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Residents of Oke-Baale area of Osogbo, the Osun State capital have bee gripped with fear, following the murder of a middle-aged woman. The woman, said to have been homeless for some months, was beheaded by suspected ritualists on Monday night, March 25, 2024. Her headless…
The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State, Lawal Pedro (SAN), has expressed readiness for the establishment of state police, asserting that the state is fully prepared and only awaits the signal to commence the creation process. Mr Pedro made this…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have launched massive raids across Lagos, Edo and Ondo state leading to the seizure of over 44,948.1 kilograms (44.9 tonnes) of illicit drugs and arrests of eight suspects as well as the seizure of 11 vehicles…
The Lagos State chapter of the Labour Party, LP, has asked the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, to resign to sustain the party’s integrity. Rasheed Bamishe, the LP chairman in Lagos State, made the call at the party’s secretariat in Lagos on Saturday. He urged…
The Lagos State Police Command has foiled a staged kidnapping and arrested four people involved in the scheme. The command's Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. The statement partly read, "Detectives of the Lagos States Police…
Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has revealed what he spends the better part of his weekdays doing. Speaking when he paid a courtesy visit to Abia state governor, Alex Otti on Friday, the elder stateman disclosed that he plays squash on Mondays, Wednesdays…
Operatives of the Ogun Police Command on Thursday reportedly engaged suspected kidnappers in a gun duel and killed five of them. The kidnappers numbering eight were said to have been responsible for the kidnapping of Tunde Osifowokan, the farm manager of Flourishing Poultry…
Chaos engulfed Abeokuta, the Ogun state Capital on Monday following a violent clash between two factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers at Kuto, Lafenwa, Obantoko, Ita-Osin Odeda, and other motor parks across Ogun Central Senatorial District. The conflict…
No fewer than ten people have lost their lives to the ghastly motor vehicle accident that recently occurred on Tuesday night in Oyo State. It was learnt that the motor accident conveying passengers from Iseyin to Ogbomosho suddenly summersaulted and ten people reportedly died…
All respective Local Government Areas in Oyo State that have outstanding Audit Queries to be answered on Statutory Audit Report for the year 2021 and 2022 have been directed to submit their various responses within two weeks to the Office of Auditor General for Local…
A Chinese national, identified simply as Yespon, is currently on the run after allegedly using an electric shocker on one of his father’s employees, known as Kelvin Godwin, at a timber factory in Ijebu-Ode. ODUDUWA NEWS learnt that the incident occurred at a timber forest on…
Former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has advocated adoption of Parliamentary system of government, adding that Nigeria cannot survive the current executive presidential system of government. Aregbesola, who was Osun Governor, added that Nigerians are united more by…
K1 De Ultimate hits back at former drummer’s allegations of maltreating his band members K1 De Ultimate has vehemently retaliated against grave accusations raised by his former and longtime drummer, Kunle Ayanlowo. In a candid interview, Ayanlowo laid bare the extensive…
Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 31.70 per cent in February from 29.90 per cent recorded in January 2024. This figure indicates an increase of 1.80 per cent, the National Bureau of Statistics said in its latest CPI and inflation report released on Friday. This indicates that…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have directed their members nationwide to embark on a seven-day strike, starting from Monday, 18 March. According to a memo…
The self-style activist, Chief Sunday Igboho has reacted to statement credited to Aare Onankankanfo, Iba Gani Adams allegedly linking him to the murder of late Chief Bola Ige. This was contained in a statement made available to Oduduwa News by his Spokesman, Olayomi Koiki as…
The coronation process of the Olubadan designate may commence after the observatory of a 21-day mourning period even as residents continue to throng his Alalubosa residence and his ancestral home at Itabaale Olugbode, Ibadan. The Olubadan Advisory Council led by Otun…
President Tinubu has ordered Nigerian Army to fish out perpetrators of heinous attacks that claimed no fewer than 16 personnel. This was contained in a statement made available available by the President via his Twitter handle as read in part: “On Saturday morning, the…
