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By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta The Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) has disclosed that no fewer than 176 persons died while 990 others sustained various degrees of injuries in various road accidents across the state in 2020. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the TRACE spokesman, disclosed this to newsmen in Abeokuta. Akinbiyi explained that a total number of 852 road traffic crashes comprise of 186 minor, 567 serious, 99 fatal were recorded. He added that the crashes involved 171 private ...

Tension, as Ondo gov’s 7-day ultimatum to herders expires On …Police, Oyo govt delegation visit Ibarapa to broker peace between Fulani, Igangan residents …Police vow to arrest culprits in violence, arson …Arrest 3 suspected herdsmen in Ogun …Why Ibarapa residents rejected Fulani herders— Sunday Igboho …Why I’ve been silent — Gani Adams …Agbekoya, OPC back Akeredolu, Sunday Igboho; warn Presidency, Northern leaders …FG portraying itself as ‘defender of Fulani herders’,...

Vanguard News Ogun residents protest six months power outage On By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Youths in Owode-Egba, the headquarters of Obafemi-Owode local government area of Ogun State, on Monday staged a peaceful demonstration to protest  six months power outage in the town. The protesters under the aegis of Owode-Egba Youths Development Movement, carried placards with inscriptions such as ‘End darkness in Owode-Egba’, ‘We are tired of darkness in Owode-Egba’, ‘We say no to esti...

Attack on farmers: We are investigating — Ogun govt On By James Ogunnaike— ABEOKUTA Ogun State government, on Saturday, assured all residents of the state of adequate security, and that the reported case of soldiers escorting herdsmen to attack some villagers was being investigated. Kunle Somorin, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Dapo Abiodun, gave the assurance while reacting to a report that soldiers from the 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, escorted some Fulani herders to a...

…No accord with states to re-open schools Jan 18 — FG …Partial compliance with safety rules as schools reopen …No COVID-19 test required for resuming students — FG …NMA decries re-opening amid second wave infections …Low turnout of students …To sanction second batch of 100 test defaulters By Sola Ogundipe, Health Editor, Dayo Johnson, Olasunkanmi Akoni, Chioma Obinna, Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Adesina Wahab,  Omeiza Ajayi, Joseph Erunke, Rotimi Ojomoyela, Shina Abubakar, James Ogunn...

Vanguard News Man beats relative to death over bush burning On By James Ogunnaike A 55-year-old man Ishau Falana has been arrested by the Ogun state command of Nigerian police for allegedly killing his relative, one Badmus Rafiu. A release signed by the command spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said “the suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged at Ayetoro divisional headquarters by a younger brother to the deceased who reported that the deceased went to their farm at Oluwasogo area of Ij...

JMK: The rank of elder statesmen depleted, says Gov. Abiodun On James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Sunday, commiserated with family, friends and associates of elder statesman, Alhaji Jubril Martins Kuye, who passed on at on Sunday morning at the age of 78. For Governor Abiodun, the demise of the former Minister of State for Finance marks the end of an era and significantly underscores the depletion of the rank of elder statesmen, men of faith and progressive...

Vanguard News Reopening of Universities: FG needs to contact relevant stakeholders for public safety On James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The National Association of Doctors in University Health Services (NADUHS) has called on the federal government to as a matter of urgency contact all relevant stakeholders for inputs, consultation and adoption of effective strategies that will ensure public safety before Universities across the country resume. The call was contained in a statement issued by Concerne...

Ogun begins registration of 20,000 vulnerable for free healthcare On James Ogunnaike, ABEOKUTA Ogun State government has commenced the registration of 20, 000 vulnerable individuals across the 20 local government areas of the state for free and qualitative healthcare services in government-owned facilities. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, disclosed this while monitoring the registration process under the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund at the Primary Health Center, Iperu in I...

By James Ogunnaike— Abeokuta Operatives of Ogun State Command of Nigeria Police have arrested three suspected armed robbers who came from Lagos State to carry out robbery operation in Ogun state. A statement by the command spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi said the three men; Samuel Sunday, a 20 years old resident of Fagba in Lagos State, Adeleke Mustapha; a 22years old resident of Ajala area of Lagos State and Joel Rotimi, a 19 years old resident of Taju Bello street Agbado, Ogun state were ar...