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Suspected Yahoo boys crush one-year-old child, mother, others injured in Ogun

7 September 2024

It was learnt that the woman identified as Ogunbunmi Rukayat, was carrying her one-year-old baby, Sekiniat, on her back when the accident happened. Reports say the grey Lexus ES350 car, was driven by 27-year-old Ishola Qudus, accompanied by three others who were allegedly drinking inside the vehicle before the accident occurred. It was gathered that […]

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Passenger slumps, dies on commercial bus in Ogun

5 September 2024

It was learnt  that the incident occurred at a filling station in Itori. The command’s spokesperson, Odutola Omolola, confirmed the incident to newsmen and stated that the deceased’s family had been informed. The bus driver, Akeem Olorode, reported the incident to the Ewekoro Divisional Police Headquarters. Odutola said, the driver was en route to Ibadan […]

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Tricycle rider kills mother, severs son’s private part in suspected ritual attack

5 September 2024

Community sources told newsmen that trouble started for the late woman about 10p.m. when she made an effort to rescue her grandson from his father, who severed his private part in a suspected ritual attack. It was gathered that the tricycle rider had attacked his son, and severed his private part which made the boy […]

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Gunmen kill two guards, cop, raze Imo police station

5 September 2024

In two separate attacks, gunmen, on Tuesday night and in the wee hours of Wednesday, killed two vigilante members guarding Isiala Mbano Local Government Area headquarters, and a policeman after setting ablaze the Obowo Police Station in Imo State. News reports gathered on Wednesday that the gunmen also burnt some vehicles parked at the council […]

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Two Nigerians sentenced in U.S for $5m fraud

4 September 2024

This is contained in a statement posted on the website of the US Department of Justice. Okwonna, 34 years old, was sentenced by a federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia to five years and three months in prison. He was also ordered to pay nearly $5 million in restitution. Okwonna had pleaded guilty […]

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LASTMA official, three others injured in Lagos multiple crashes

4 September 2024

This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the LASTMA’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Adebayo Taofiq. Taofiq noted that the accident occurred when a truck that had developed a mechanical fault rammed into a stationed armoured vehicle. The impact of the collision was said to have caused the armoured vehicle […]

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More than 10 dead as bus crashes into students and parents outside school in China

3 September 2024

The students were waiting to enter the gate of a middle school in Tai’an city in Shandong province when the bus slammed into them after 7 a.m. The public security bureau in Dongping county said in a statement the bus, specially customized for transporting students, lost control when it drove into an intersection, th Five […]

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Traders lament as fire guts 40 Oyo shops

3 September 2024

Traders at a popular market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, lamented their losses when their over 40 shops were completely razed to the ground after a fire incident. Though, no life was lost, the incident, which happened at the popular Oranyan Market, herbal section, in the Ibadan North East Local Government Area of the […]

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Abducted Kogi journalist’s wife, daughters regain freedom

1 September 2024

The family of Kogi journalist, Mohammed Bashir, and nine others kidnapped two weeks ago in a Kaduna suburb have regained their freedom. The journalist confirmed this in a statement  giving no details on how the victims were released and whether any ransom was paid to secure their freedom. Recall that Bashir’s wife, Aminat Shana, his […]

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35-year-old commits suicide in Ogun

31 August 2024

The Ogun State Police Command informed Newsmen earlier in the day that the incident took place around 9:00 a.m. on Friday. This incident occurred just days after a 32-year-old man, Olúwaṣeun Shorinola, died by suicide in the Kémta area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on August 28, 2024. The command’s spokesperson, Odutola Omolola, told […]

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