…as hospital reviews footage from CCTV in search of the corpse There was palpable confusion in Ogun State on Friday when a yet-to-be-identified female corpse slated for burial on Saturday went missing from the morgue of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu. A hospital source said the drama started on Friday when the family
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Murder Of 70 Yr Old Man: Police, Estate officials fingered in cover-up plot
…The Daily Vendor learnt that a woman, identified only as Omotayo, allegedly poured chemical on the 70-year-old The police and the leadership of Havanah Estate, Arepo, Ogun State, have been accused of plotting to bury a case involving a woman, identified only as Omotayo, who allegedly poured chemical on a 70-year-old painter, Emmanuel Agbeli, which
Read moreHerbalist yanks off head of lotto operator in Ogun
….the herbalist said he slaughtered the victim because he was pompous and always lived as if he was rich An herbalist, Idowu Talabi, has allegedly beheaded a lotto operator, Isau Oluwatobiloba, for accusing him of stealing his money at their residence around Ilishan-Remo, in the Ikenne area of Ogun State. Sources claimed that Talabi and
Read more2 in police net for robbing traders with toy gun in Ogun
…on searching the robbers, it was discovered that they came to rob the shop with toy guns The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a woman, Chioma Okafor, and 19-year-old Nweke Joshua, for allegedly robbing traders with toy guns in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the command, Abimbola
Read moreTension as explosion rocks Ogun community
…The Daily Vendor, however learnt that no life or property was lost as a result of the explosion Ojodu Abiodun, Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State on Sunday rocked by explosion, causing tension among residents. Sources claimed that residents of the area said they are yet to find out the cause of the blast.
Read moreBizman abducted at the entrance of his house in Ogun
…the abductors were said to have hijacked Oparinde’s car and whisked him away A businessman, Segun Oparinde, has been abducted by gunmen who ambushed him at the entrance of his house at Imeko, in the Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State. The incident sources claimed happened at about 11.30pm on Tuesday. The gunmen allegedly shot
Read moreMissing woman: Herbalist tackles hotelier, Yahoo boy
…herbalist confirms he saw the missing woman in the vehicle with the hotelier and Yahoo boy outside the shrine Four men have been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command over the disappearance of a 36-year-old woman, Aminat Adebayo, who went missing about two months ago. The suspects, Azeez Raimi, 21; Saheed Yusuf,
Read moreOgun INEC office set ablaze by suspected hoodlums
…the Ogun INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner says level of damage is being assessed The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, office in Ogun State has been set ablaze by suspected hoodlums. The Daily Vendor learnt that the incident happened in the early hours of Thursday. It was gathered that the arsonists, numbering about eight reportedly scaled
Read moreMan defiles stepdaughter, blames devil
…he has been having sex with me since 14th of October 2022 – stepdaughter A 40-year-old man, Taofeek Sulaiman, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling his 13-year-old stepdaughter, blaming the devil for the incident. Sulaimon was arrested on Monday following a complaint lodged at Owode Yewa divisional police headquarters
Read morePolice nab four suspected robbers, recover guns
…the suspects attacked and snatched a Bajaj motorcycle at gun point Operatives of the Ogun state Police Command have arrested four suspected armed robbers who allegedly specialise in snatching motorcycles from owners at gun point. The suspects, Muhammad Adamu, 20, Okacha Alidu, 22, Yusuf Mohammed, 28, and Muniru Sunmaila, 20, were arrested following a distress
Read moreTragedy: 3 die as Truck crashes into taxi in Ogun
…suspected cause of the crash was route violation – FRSC Three persons on Sunday morning lost their lives in the Obada area of Abeokuta, Ogun State after a truck crashed into a taxi. Sources claimed that the incident happened at about 7:15 AM after Obada police station, along the Lagos-Abeokuta highway. The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps
Read moreTanker explosion: Gov Abiodun sympathizes with victims’ family
…Abiodun calls for caution on the part of drivers plying busy highways The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has expressed his heartfelt sympathy to the families of the victims of tanker explosion, which occurred in the early hours of Thursday at Araromi Town, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. No fewer than 10 persons were burnt to
Read moreOne killed, other escape as speeding truck falls on car
Two male adults involved in the crash, saying “one killed and the other unhurt.” One person was killed when a speeding truck fell on a car along the Abeokuta-Ota road in Ogun State. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said the crash occurred at about 10:29 p.m.around Eruku, involving an Iveco container truck with registration number,
Read moreOgun Guber: You will fail in your anti-party activities, Gov tells predecessor
“He is nothing and he is saying he will stop a governor that God has ordained; he will definitely fail again by the grace of God.” The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has told his predecessor, Sen Ibikunle Amosun that his “anti-party politics aimed to scuttle his re-election bid in 2023” will fail. Abiodun, who
Read moreSchool Fees Palavar: Man kills wife in Ogun
‘She got into an argument with her husband over the payment of their three children’s school fees’ A 40-year-old woman, Folasade Badejo, has been allegedly killed by her husband, Oluranti Badejo, at their house in Orimerunmu, Mowe, in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. Sources claimed that Folasade, a fashion designer, on Wednesday,
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