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Views: Visits 10 By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Worried by the spate of banditry and kidnapping for ransom in some parts of Ogun State and perceived inability of the security agencies to stem the tide, the chapter of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) on Tuesday disclosed its readiness to protect all Oodua sons and daughters from the marauders threatening people’s lives and peace in the State. The State Coordinator of OPC, Chief Adesina Jimoh, who addressed newsmen in Abeokuta to deplore the situation, claimed media report has it that a whooping sum of N34. 5 million had been pa...

Police kill two armed robbers in gun duel in Ogun On By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Men of the Ogun State Police command on Sunday, shot and killed two suspected armed robbers at Sagamu Interchange, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, Abimbola Oyeyemi who disclosed this on Monday in a statement said, the police engaged the robbers in a gun duel during a robbery operation. According to Oyeyemi, the police at the Sagamu division, received a distress call, that “a robbery operation was going on at Sagamu Interchange and that one of their...

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Members of All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth League in Ogun State, at the weekend joined other progressive youths across the country to pray for peace and unity in Nigeria, especially as the country battles insecurity and economic crises. The special prayer session tagged “National Prayer for Peace, Against Insecurity and Sabotage” held at Ori Omi, Totoro in Abeokuta, the state capital, where prayers were held for God’s protection of the nation, people, and leaders. In his admonition, an Islamic cleric who is also the Publicity Secretary of the league, M...

INEC creates 1,832 additional polling units in Ogun On By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogun State on Monday said it has created additional 1,832 polling units as part of its voter access expansion. With this new development, Ogun State, which hitherto had 3,210 polling units, will now have a total of 5,042 polling units. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Abdulganiy Raji disclosed this at a stakeholders meeting held in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Raji said it was expedient to create additional polling units because of t...

Views: Visits 10 By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogun State on Monday said it has created additional 1,832 polling units as part of its voter access expansion. With this new development, Ogun State, which hitherto had 3,210 polling units, will now have a total of 5,042 polling units. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Abdulganiy Raji disclosed this at a stakeholders meeting held in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. ALSO READ: IPOB, Biafra: 4 arrested Newspaper vendors freed in Imo Raji said it was expedient to ...