Category: Southwest News
Mentally-ill man stabs NSCDC officer to death in Ondo
Tragedy struck at the Oba Ile community in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State on Thursday as a mentally-derailed man killed an ... Read More
Ogun Gov mourns as Obafemi Awolowo’s grandson, Olusegun, dies at 62
Mr Olusegun Awolowo, a grandson of the late Nigerian nationalist and statesman, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, is dead. Olusegun, who was the former executive director of ... Read More
Tension as Lagos street urchins stab Air Force officer
Residents of Oremeji, in the Shasha area of Alimosho Local Government, Lagos State, were thrown into panic on Sunday, November 9, after street urchins stabbed ... Read More
Fayose attacks Obasanjo over remarks at his birthday celebration
Ayo Fayose, former governor of Ekiti State, may have renewed his hostility against former President Olusegun Obasanjo following a Short Message Service (SMS) he sent ... Read More
Ogun Police foil robbery incident, recover operational vehicle
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have foiled a robbery attempt in Sagamu and impounded the operational car brought by the thieves, following a ... Read More
Farmers protest land grabbing, detention of Ondo monarchs
Some farmers in Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State on Tuesday took to the streets to protest the detention of two of their ... Read More
Lagos govt sues N’Assembly for contempt over gaming bill
The Lagos State Government has approached the Supreme Court seeking leave to commence contempt proceedings against the National Assembly for allegedly violating a subsisting judgment ... Read More
Lagos CP insists Sowore is wanted
Moshood Jimoh, Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, has once again restated that human rights activist and the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action ... Read More
Police rescue 15 victims from sex trafficking syndicate in Ondo
The Ondo State Police Command has rescued no fewer than 15 women between the ages of 20 and 26 from a sex trafficking and exploitation ... Read More
Olubadan promotes five chiefs in first official ceremony
Oba Rashidi Ladoja, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, has elevated five traditional chiefs in the Olubadan line. The ceremony was held at the Olubadan Palace, Oke-Aremo, ... Read More