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The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday charged the newly sworn-in judges in the state to be truly the last hope of the common man. The governor sworn in Mr. Martins Akinyemi, as a judge in the State High Court, Mrs. Bolanle Awoyemi and Mr. Adeniyi Lawal as…
The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, codenamed So-Safe Corps, has apprehended a man terrorising the Ala Community in Odogbolu Local Government Area with a fake pistol. A statement issued from the Office of the State Commander of the Corps, Commander…
Men of the Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, codenamed So-Safe Corps, have arrested a robbery suspect, Biola Adebesin, who allegedly specialises in burgling places of worship in Baba Ode and Iju communities in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the…
Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Kunle Oluomo, has been impeached. He was impeached during the plenary session on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. Out of the 36 members, 18 voted in favour of Oluomo’s impeachment, citing charges of embezzlement, haughtiness, and other…
In a bid to combat rising concerns regarding the activities of miscreants in Oshodi, the Lagos State Taskforce initiated an early morning raid resulting in the arrest of 63 individuals and the recovery of weapons. The raid, conducted on Monday, lasted for over three hours and…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is set to provide fuel to approximately 150,000 retail outlets operated by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) following a successful meeting between the refinery’s management and IPMAN executives. The meeting,…
Over the past few weeks, a lot has happened in various parts of Nigeria that clearly points to the condition of security the nation has found itself. An average citizen is well aware of the recent happenings, a rather appalling string of events that do not speak well of the…
Oduduwa News has gathered that a fire outbreak occurred at one 10-storey building identified as Mandilas Building, in Broad Street, Lagos Island. A warehouse in a 14 storey building was gutted by fire around 1:15pm on Sunday. The fire originated from the first floor before it…
Social media in Nigeria has been slammed by Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, who called it “taken over by barbarians.” Soyinka voiced dissatisfaction with the dwindling quality of intellectual conversation on Nigerian social media platforms during a speech at an event. He…
Two people have been reportedly taken away to an unknown destination by a team of kidnappers who stormed Itesiwaju Local Government of Oyo State at early hours of Saturday. According to a resident and leader in the community, Mr. Johnson Kehinde who hinted the newsmen. He…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five suspects Akeem Alabi (30), Toba Bolu (20), Abah Abdullahi (35), Sulaiman Mohammed (32), and Yusuf Alabi (30) for robbery. The Lagos Police Command disclosed this in a post on its official X account on Friday. Sharing a photo of…
Following Tuesday’s explosion which rocked Bodija in Ibadan, Oyo State, one more corpse has been recovered from the rubble, bringing the number of casualties to four as rescue operation continues. ODUDUWA NEWS reports that the yet to be identified corpse was found yesterday…
The University of Lagos (UNILAG), Lagos State, asserts that unidentified miscreants vandalized the school bus, stealing gowns intended for graduates participating in the 54th convocation ceremony scheduled for January 16, 2024. Graduates, having paid N15,000 for gown…
The family of Squadron Leader Nurudeen Popoola, a Nigerian Airforce officer and his wife, Dr. Ganiyat Olawale-Popoola, a practicing medical doctor and Abdulmugniy Folaranmi, a 16year old 100 level student of the Nigerian Air Force Institute of Technology, Kaduna, have pleaded…
The Chairman, Oyo State Community and Social Development Agency (OYCSDA), Hon. Abideen Adeaga has commended the prompt action taken by the Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde over the explosion that rocked Bodija area of Ibadan on Tuesday. The explosion which occurred in…
Oyo State Government has commiserated with those who affected by the explosion that rocked Ibadan yesterday which led to the dead of two people leaving over 72 people injured. Governor Makinde made this disclosure today via a statement made available to newsmen as read in…
Oyo Government has appealed for calm due to the recent explosion that just rocked Ibadan. This was contained in a statement made available by Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelami as read in part: “Residents of Ibadan and immediate environ experienced an uncommon…
A very loud explosion has been heard in the city of Ibadan and the surrounding area, causing damage at multiple locations, according to local residents. The causes of the sound was not yet known The incident happened at about 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday when a very large “blast” or…
