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OGUN: One dead, five injured as Customs, smugglers clash again On By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta At least, one person has been confirmed dead following a clash between officers of Nigeria Customs Services and some rice smugglers in Oke Ola area of Ilaro, Yewa South Local Government area of Ogun State on Saturday. Vanguard learnt that trouble started when Customs officers stormed a hideout where the imported rice were stored,  shooting into the air to scare the smugglers. Armed too, the smugglers were said to have engaged the officers in a gun battle that led to the killing of an innocent boy ...

Vanguard News SEVEN YEARS AFTER EXILE: I’ve forgiven my attackers On By James Ogunnaike THE Olofin of Ado-Odo in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Lateef Adeniran has cleared the air on his purported return to the palace after seven years and seven months in exile that followed his attack in 2013. It would be recalled that Oba Adeniran was in April 2013 attacked by some angry youths in the town. He was beaten and stripped naked by the people, who were said to have earlier invaded his palace to vandalized cars and torch his house. The youths at the time were protesting a ...

Yelutide: Vigilante group to deploy six million officers On James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Vigilante Group of Nigeria, (VGN) says it has concluded arrangement to deploy no fewer than six million of its officers, to ensure hitch-free celebrations during the Christmas and New Year festivities. The Commander General of the Group, Dr Usman. Muhammad Jahun disclosed this in a press statement made available to newsmen by the Group’s National Public Relations Officer, Mr Nureni Adedoyin. Jahun explained that the officers who were picked from all the State chapters of the VGN would work hands in gl...

FG tracking new type of coronavirus in Nigeria On Kindly Share This Story: …Strain traced to South Africa …Again, FCT shuts bars, clubs, others, limits wedding guests to 50, lKwara imposes partial lock down …Ondo cancels cross-over service …Gov Abiodun suspends carnivals, cross-over gatherings By Sola Ogundipe, Dayo Johnson,  Omeiza Ajayi & Demola Akinyemi, James Ogunnaike The Federal Government is investigating claims by Nigerian scientists that the mutated variant of the coronavirus recently discovered in the United Kingdom has been existing in Nigeria for several months. The Pres...

By James Ogunnaike Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has expressed his happiness and relief over the safe rescue of the over 300 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, captured by bandits more than a week ago. Expressing his joy in Abeokuta, Governor Abiodun noted that the abduction of the students apart from throwing the nation into a sad mood, had also created negative mentions in international media and a disservice to the admirable education policy of Katsina State government. “Words are inadequate to express the deep sigh of relief and great joy...