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  At least four people have been reportedly  injured on Thursday when thugs  believed to be members of the Oyo State people Democracy Party  (PDP) launched a bloody attack on Supporter of the Oyo state Action Democracy Party (ADP). On Thursday, June 2nd, 2022, there was an occurrence that took place in the Aba-Alamu Apata area in Apata, Ibadan, Oyo State.  During the bloody attack,  4 people were said to have sustained severe injuries while the residence of a supporter of the Action democracy party,  Mr Olageshin Olajide, was attacked while property worth millions of Naira were destroyed during the attacked.  Source said the attackers initially  targeted Mr Olageshin Olajide, who was a very influential figure in the PDP before  pitching tent with the ADP along with thousands of his supporters, infuriated by this, the PDP became  threatened knowing they could loose the election with Mr Olageshin whose Suddenly left the Party to join ...

  A 36 years old man Kingsley Essien has been arrested by men of Ogun state police command for trafficking his wife to Mali for prostitution and subsequently sold her 2 year old son at the rate of #600,000. The suspect was arrested following the report lodged at Agbara divisional headquarters by the suspect's wife, Bright Essien, who reported that sometime in October 2021, her husband, Kingsley Essien, informed her that he had secured a job for her in Bamako Mali, and that he has assisted many people to that country for greener pastures before. She explained further that been her husband, she didn't suspect any foul play until she got to Mali only to discover that she has been sold to human trafficker cartel headed by a woman at the rate of One million four hundred thousand naira. While in Mali, she was forced into prostitution, but later find her way to Nigeria embassy in Bamako where she was assisted back to Nigeria. On getting to Nigeria, she discovered that her two years ol...

  A 27 years old armed robbery suspect Sodiq Oladele was on Sunday 15th of May 2022 arrested by operatives of Ogun state police command while on his way to carry out robbery operation with other members of his gang. The suspect was arrested at Obasanjo farm junction ota while the DPO Onipanu Ota division, CSP Bamidele Job and his men were on routine patrol of the area and sighted a motorcycle conveying three male passengers. The motorcycle was flagged down but the passengers quickly jumped down and ran to different direction. They were hotly chased by the policemen and one of them Sodiq Oladele who was in possession of a black bag was apprehended while others escaped. On searching the bag, two locally made single barrel pistols, one live cartridge and assorted criminal charms were recovered there in. On interrogation, the suspect confessed that he and his fleeing colleagues were on their way to carry out robbery operation before they were accosted by policemen. Meanwhile, the commi...

  A 26 years old armed robbery suspect, Segun Azeez was on 12th of May 2022 arrested by men of Ogun state police command while planning for robbery operation with others who are now at large. The suspect was arrested following an information received by policemen at Sango ota divisional headquarters that armed robbers were planning to attack Agoro community of Sango ota.. Upon the information, the DPO Sango ota division, SP Saleh Dahiru quickly moblised his patrol team and moved to the suspects hideout at Abanikole junction where the suspect was arrested while others escaped. Recovered from the arrested suspect are one locally made double barrel pistol and one live cartridge. On interrogation, the suspect confessed that he was planning with other members of his gang to attack some houses in Agoro community before police swooped on them and got him arrested. Meanwhile, the commissioner of police, CP Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to state criminal i...

  As preparations are in top gear for the 2023 general elections, some greedy politicians are becoming more desperate in bid to peddle lies all in the name of good performance. Some of this politicians are going to the extent of listing rejected gifts as part of their achievement in office. One of this deceitful act came to the limelight when Hon Jimoh Ojugbele listed giving some youths a sum of #200,000 as one of his giant stride achievements for the twelve years already spent at the green chambers. Reacting to the development, some of the concerned youths having noticed the prank of the honourable immediately explained that the money in question was never accepted at any point in time.  It is true Jimoh Ojugbele sent in the sum of #200,000 during the fix Ota road protest but the money was immediately rejected. We placed a call to him to let him know that we don't need the money and that he should send his account details so we can send the money back to him which he pleaded ...

  As the Ogun 2023 governorship election approaches, Hon. Adekunle Akinlade, has obtained the nomination and expression of interest forms under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Akinlade, a 2019 governorship candidate, said he purchased the forms on Friday to contest for the ticket of the party with other aspirants. In a statement on Sunday, Akinlade maintained that it was a mandate that “we all must undertake with clear conviction and determination to succeed.” According to him, he had thrown his hat into the ring to sustain and complement the infrastructural strides of past administrations. The former lawmaker said he had phoned other aspirants in the state, congratulating them for joining the guber race. He asserted that the desire to serve should be selfless, devoid of acrimony and divisions, saying “this the time to reset our focus and reposition the future of our dear State.” His words: “My dear good people of Ogun State and party faithful, as a young Eagle...

  Barring any last minute change, the top echelon of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will disqualify third term National Assembly members seeking for a return ticket, from contesting in the party’s primaries for the 2023 general elections. There are reports that the APC’s new guidelines for nomination of candidates for the 2023 general elections provide that all lawmakers seeking for a fourth term ticket must contest for other positions or would be disqualified. A party source told ThisNigeria on Tuesday that the “There won’t be a return ticket for all National Assembly members seeking for a 4th term ticket. “Any 3rd term legislator interested in contesting or returning to the National Assembly shall be disqualified by the new NWC of our great party; That’s why people like the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan won’t be returning back to the senate, instead he wants to be the president.” The source told ThisNigeria that the opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP, were equa...