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The Ogun State Police Command has secured the conviction of  Samson Okonkwo for offences involving counterfeit electrical cables bearing the Coleman brand.The judgment, according to a statement by the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, on Monday, was delivered on September 24, 2026, by Magistrate O. P. Mobee at the Magistrate Court in the Ojodu Abiodun Magisterial District of Ogun State.Babaseyi said Okonkwo and other defen...

Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 14 Chinese and one Nigerian at four illegal lithium processing plants in the Ogere area of Ogun State.The anti-graft agency stated on Monday via its X handle that the operation was carried out when its operatives busted the illegal lithium plants.It said the 15 suspects were arrested last Friday, October 23, 2026, adding that lithium rocks, laptops, amo...

   Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal headline the race for the 2026 men’s Ballon d’Or, with England captain Kane emerging as the bookmakers’ favourite to end the country’s 25- year wait for the prestigious individual award. The winner will be announced today at 70th edition of the ceremony, with Kane seeking the first Englishman since Micheal Owen in 2001 to claim football’s most coveted individual honour.  The Bayern &n...

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a suspect, Adam Muhammed, and recovered a motorcycle and a generator allegedly stolen by him and his fleeing accomplice at Itori, the headquarters of Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state.The arrest reportedly followed a tip-off from a motorist who spotted an unregistered tricycle conveying the items along the Onigbedu–Itori Road on Sunday morning.The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Olu...

The Ogun State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has announced plans to relaunch Iwe Iroyin as an online news platform as part of activities marking its 50th Golden Jubilee anniversary, with a renewed commitment to press freedom, professional journalism and public confidence in the media.The Council Chairman, Comrade Akinwale Olanrewaju, disclosed this at a press conference heralding the anniversary, scheduled to hold from October 26 to November 1, 2026, unde...

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has appointed its National Leader, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, as chairman of its National Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general elections, with its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, named as co-chairman.The party announced the appointments in a statement posted on its official X account on Sunday, outlining the leadership structure that will coordinate its nationwide campaign activities and mobilisation efforts.Under the...

By Adewumi OmoboadeDirector of Strategic Communication of the African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Phrank Shaibu, has said former Vi...

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has threatened to sign the death warrants of four men convicted of kidnapping in Benin City if they fail to appeal their sentences within 30 days.The governor made the declaration while speaking at a fellowship programme organised by God’s People Worldwide Prayer Ministry in Benin City, where he recounted his administration’s efforts to combat kidnapping, cultism and other violent crimes in the state.The four men were ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has approved a weekly stipend of ₦100,000 for each eligible individual placed under isolation or quarantine as part of measures to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).The Director-General of the agency, Dr Jide Idris, disclosed this on Sunday in Abuja, explaining that the financial assistance was designed to ease the economic burden on people identified as contacts of Nigeria’s confirmed ...

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has proposed a 200 per cent gratuity and improved pension benefits for retired police officers as part of efforts to address longstanding welfare challenges in the Nigeria Police Force.Disu disclosed this on Sunday in Abuja, explaining that the proposal was before a presidential committee established to examine the concerns of police personnel and recommend sustainable solutions to the force’s pension crisis.The pr...