Woman arrested for alleged attempt to smuggle ‘Colos’ into Ogun prison
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Ogun State Command, has arrested a female visitor, identified as Mrs Iyabo Sowunmi, for allegedly attempting to smuggle suspected illicit drugs into the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ibara, Abeokuta. Sowunmi was arrested at about 1:33 p.m. on Friday during routine screening at the facility’s main entrance […]
Sokoto bus massacre: Ortom sympathizes with state govt
By Peter Duru – Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has again expressed deep pains and sympathized with the Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, as well as the people of the state over the gruesome massacre of scores of commuters who were burnt to death by armed bandits in the state. The […]
OAU student, Adegoke’s autopsy report out, organs intact
By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Report of the autopsy conducted on the body of Timothy Adegoke, the dead Obafemi Awolowo University’s (OAU), a postgraduate student has been submitted to Osun State Police Command and the force headquarters in Abuja. It was gathered that the report was submitted today, Wednesday, by expert that conducted the test. […]
Court dismisses suit challenging new Akirun’s appointment by Osun govt
An Osun High Court sitting in Osogbo, on Wednesday, vacated the interim order restraining Osun government from appointing a new Akinrun of Ikirun in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun from Oba Ara ruling house. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Prince Yinusa Akadiri from Oba Ara ruling house had been elected as […]
Aggrieved youth razes pastor’s residence over missing girl in Ekiti
Aggrieved youths on Tuesday razed a building belonging to a pastor attached to the Redeemed Christian Church in Adebun Area of Ado-Ekiti over a missing seven-year-old girl. NAN gathered that the lifeless body of the girl, identified as Demilade, was allegedly found in the pastor’s house. It was gathered that the victim who was sent […]
Ojodu School Tragedy: I panicked when I saw my son’s shoe at the scene — Survivor’s mother
Ezejiofor Grace, the mother of 17-year-old student of Ojodu Grammar School, Ezejiofor Wisdom, a survivor of the Tuesday’s accident that claimed the lives of several schoolchildren, has revealed that she almost collapsed when she saw her son’s shoe at the scene of the accident.
