Ajase News Today

Governor AbdulRazaq has steered Kwara away from the violent politics of the past, making it one of the most peaceful states in the country.

With barely two days until the festival, the prices of permissible animals for sacrifice have skyrocketed as our correspondents observe in different parts of the country.

A 45-year-old Béninoise, Christiana Ategbo, on Tuesday was brought before a Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged N1,005,000 petrol fraud. The defendant, who lives in Ajase in Republic of Benin, is facing a two-count charge of fraud and stealing, to which she pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Insp. Ayodele Adeosun, told the court that

The minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says he attracted developmental projects to his home town, Oro, because of his strong bond with the community and a common notion shared by the community members.

According to the minister, an average Oro man cannot consider himself successful until he has constructed a personal building in the town and contributed to the town’s development.

"Premised on the forgoing for the offence of conspiracy, I sentenced the 1st and 2nd convicts to a fine of N40,000 only each or 2 months imprisonment in default of payment."

A Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has sentenced two online journalists, Gidado Shuaib and Olufemi Alfred to three months imprisonment over a false publication about an Agro-allied company based in the state.

Ali Mohammed Jounwiro, the Chairman of the Gan Allah Fulani Development Association of Nigeria (GAFDAN), Kwara State chapter, has stated that nine people were killed, 450 cows and N6million were lost during the clash with the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC). Jounwiro disclosed this while addressing journalists on Sunday night, urging the state government and other relevant bodies to do everything possible to ensure the culprits are brought to justice.

No fewer than four people were killed in a clash between cattle dealers and members of the South-West outfit, Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) in Ajase, Irepodun Local Government of Kwara State, on Friday. Some commercial vehicles and passengers plying the area were also caught in the melee that lasted for hours. Traders and residents hurriedly closed their shops and scampered for safety as guns, machetes and other dangerous weapons were freely used during the incident, Daily Trust reports.

Six persons have reportedly lost their lives, on Thursday afternoon, in a fatal multiple auto accident at Falokun community along Offa-Ajase