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 THE eternal sacred order of cherubim  & Seraphim Unification Mountain Of Mercy Boluwatife parish located at no 43, Olanrewaju Osunfowora street Fashogbon Estate Ota Ogun State. Under the leadership of SENIOR PROPHET SAMSON ADEFAYE will on Sunday 29 November 2020 celebrate it annual harvest. According to a statement released by the chairman of this year harvest committee,Prince Adeleke Daramola, he stated that though the harvest would not have been been possible due to covid-19 outbreak. Prince Daramola further stated that the reason for harvest is to give thanks to God for not allowing the devil have control over the church. He however stated that this year's harvest will be massively different from the previous ones held in the past.  When our correspondent seek to know the mood of the members, they all showed anxiety towards the upcoming harvest. The members said harvest is like a new year celebration to them saying it is time to praise God and also merry with memb...

                             A 40yr old house wife Iswat Taofeek a resident of No36 Isoka Kugba Abeokuta has been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for dehumanizing a 12yr old boy living with her. The suspect was arrested at about 8:30am on Monday 23rd of November following a complaint by one of her neighbors who came to Adatan police station with the little boy whose body was full of injuries inflicted on him with a hot knife and cutlass. While the report was being lodged, the little boy fainted at the station and was quickly rushed to a hospital for medical attention.           On the strength of the report, the DPO Adatan division, CSP Samuel Aladegoroye detailed his detectives to the woman’s house where she was promptly arrested. On interrogation, the suspect explained that the little boy is a son to her brother-in-law and he has been living with her for some time. She stat...

  A member of an armed robbery gang Alo Monday was on Friday 20th of November 2020 arrested by men of Ogun state police command with a Toyota Camry car snatched from one of their robbery victim . The suspect an indigene of Ebonyi state was arrested following a distress call received by police at shagamu division at about 8: 30 pm that armed robbers were operating along shagamu/ Ikenne road.Upon the distress call, the Dpo shagamu division sp okiki Agunbiade mobilized his patrol team and moved to the scene. On sighting the policemen, the robbers quickly jumped into an already snatched unregistered Toyota Camry also known as "muscle" and started driving towards Lagos/shagamu interchange. They were hotly chased by the policemen consequent upon which they abandoned the car and ran into the bush. The entire area was cordoned off by the policemen who combed the bush in search of the hoodlums. The effort paid off when one of the robbers Alo Monday was apprehended with a sledge hammer...

  Ogun state health official says that th  deworming drugs being administered on school-age children in 14 local government areas in the state are in no way poisonous. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, who made this known in the ...wake of the news making rounds that two school  children in Abeokuta died from complications occasioned by the drugs, said the same drug was administered on her alongside other top government functionaries at the flag-off of the exercise. She said that the drugs were administered on 249 pupils of the said school out of which two children who lived within the  same compound were said to be  stooling and vomiting on getting home. Coker disclosed that these signs were not part of the symptoms of side effects of ...the deworming drugs. The Commissioner who paid a condolences visit to the house of the deceased children on Wednesday, said that she pleaded for the release of the corpse which had not been buried and ordered fo...

  The Ogun State Government, in collaboration with Orange Card, is planning to host maiden edition Teachers Fest in the State, in order to inculcate and impact Information, Communication Technology (ICT) on wards at the early stage.  It will also contain the training of teachers on Information Communication Technology (ICT), so as to enhance a better training/teaching of wards in the course of their job. The programme, which will come up on the November 28, 2020 tagged "Teachers Fest,” was held at Abeokuta, the State Capital. Speaking to newsmen during a press conference, the Coordinator, Orange Card, Mr. Abiodun Oshodi said the Teachers Fest was first of its kind in Nigeria and Ogun State, noting that teachers were the most important people on earth."The reward of teachers should not be in heaven but should be enjoyed on the earth. Teachers form the people content of the input of education, while technology is there to enable them to be better at delivering value," Osho...

  Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has been awarded 2020 best Governor on education in Nigeria by the National Parents' Teachers Association, for his landmark achievements in the education sector. Presenting the Award to the Governor in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, the President of the Association, Chief Adeola Ogunbanjo, acknowledged the innovative ideas brought to bear in the sector while highlighting, free education, stoppage of education levies, offering of automatic employment to best graduating students in higher Institutions, renovation of schools and increase in students enrollment, as some of the factors that led to the award. "We have observed your landmark achievements in the education sector. You did not only make education free, you stopped payment of education levies in the schools, employed best graduating students in our higher Institutions and you are renovating schools. "During the Covid-19 pandemic, no incident was recorded in Ogun schools...

  The Olota of Ota Awori kingdom, H.R.M professor Abdukabir Adeyemi Obalanlege, has admonished tipper and quarry drivers in Ogun state to always drive with caution while on the road. The monarch said this at the inauguration of parks executives, Yewa/Awori zone of the union of tipper and quarry of Nigeria, Ogun state chapter. The monarch in his speech said in as much as he would love to associate with the union, failure to properly maintain their tippers has been one of the critical issue he has always considered. He urged the union leaders to prevail on their members to always carry out proper checkup and maintenance  before putting such tippers on the road.  Other kings present at the event are, Ajana of Ajana land, H.R.H Clement Akinyemi, H.R.H Onikosi of OSI land, H.R.H Ishola Anibire, Olukotun of Otun Ota, H.R.H Hakeem Odunaro and H.R.H Wadudu Ajani Deinde, the Oloruba of Oruba land. 

  If a change in law being planned for the country scales through, those who want to join the Nigeria Police Force either as constables or cadets will henceforth possess minimum qualification of National Diploma. The current minimum requirement for constables is Secondary School Certificate. Apart from academic qualification, prospective constables or cadets will also be expected to have undergone and passed medical tests that will include psychological and mental tests. Apart from academic qualification, prospective constables or cadets will also be expected to have undergone and passed medical tests that will include psychological and mental tests. These are parts of the highlights of a law being worked on by the National Assembly to reform the police and the Police Service Commission. Federal lawmakers privy to the arrangement told journalists in Abuja on Sunday that the House of Representatives, in line with its Ninth Assembly Legislative Agenda, is carrying out the amendment i...

  Former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has used the occasion of his 60th birthday to forgive all those who might have betrayed him in the course of his political journey, especially after he left office in 2018. Fayose, who urged all politicians in Ekiti State to forget the politics of bitterness for the interest and progress of the state added that at 60, his desire was to be closer to God and be a preacher of His words. The former governor made this known yesterday while speaking on a radio programme to commemorate his birthday on Our People’s FM, 104.1, Ado-Ekiti. Fayose thanked God for what He has used him to achieve in the last sixty years, especially what he was able to do when he was the governor of Ekiti State. He charged all politicians to start embarking upon what will make people to remember them after leaving the position of authorities, noting that whatever they do today will become history tomorrow. The former governor mentioned few among his achievement...

  Men of Ogun state police command on 12th of November 2020 apprehended three members of robbery gang who have been terrorizing Iju ota and its environs for quite some time.  The suspects Bamidele Oluwashina, m' 31, Adebowale  Kehinde m' 32 and Oluwasegun Abayomi were arrested following a distress call received by the police at Onipanu divisional headquarters at about 9:30 pm that robbers have invaded Iju love bus stop and tipper garage wielding dangerous weapons and dispossessing people of their valuables.  Upon the distress call, the  Dpo Onipanu division CSP Bamidele Ishola Job mobilized his patrol team to the scene and engaged the robbers in gun duel. Having realized that the superior fire power of the police, the hoodlums took to their heels but one of them was arrested at the scene.  The entire area was cordoned off while police intensified search for other members of the gang with the help of members of the community, two other members of the gang we...

  Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, will on Tuesday, 17th November, 2020 inaugurate another batch of chairmen and members of commissions and boards he recently appointed. In a statement by the Governor's Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, once the members of the boards, commissions and agencies are inaugurated, they will commence work in earnest. Governor Abiodun urged the appointees to make selfless service their watchword and ensure consistency  in policy execution by deliberately and creatively mainstreaming the 'Building Our Future Together" Agenda of the present Administration into the mandates and programmes of their respective agencies. According to the statement, the commissions and boards to be inaugurated include: • Ogun State Civil Service Commission • Local Government Service Commission • Teaching Service Commission • State House of Assembly Service Commission • Ogun State Television • Ogun State Printing Corporation • State Universal Basic Education...

 Former Ekiti state governor, Peter Ayodele Fayose has released his first ever campaign poster. The former governor who shared the picture on twitter reminded his followers how he started his political journey. 

A 70yr old man Hunsu Sunday was on the 10th of November 2020 arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for defiling his 15 yr old granddaughter (name withheld) and subsequently impregnating her. The suspect was apprehended following a complain lodged at Ado_ odo divisional headquarters by the aunty of the victim who reported that the victim has been living with her grandfather since the demise of her mother. She stated further that the victim came to inform her that her grandfather has being abusing her sexually for quite some time and she has been having strange feeling on her recently. Upon the complain, the DPO Ado-odo SP Michael Arowojeun detailed his detectives to the scene where the randy old man was promptly arrested. On interogation, he confessed having carnal knowledge of his granddaughter but claimed that he didn't know that the victim is pregnant. The victim has been taken to hospital for medical treatment. Meanwhile, the commissioner of police CP Edward Awolowo Ajogu...

*Adire now school uniform in Ogun Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has called on the Federal Government to adopt Adire as an attire for national events and as a cultural symbol in the nation's foreign missions, to further promote the rich culture of the nation to the outside world. Governor Abiodun made the call at the official launch of Ogun Adire Digital Market Place at the June 12 Cultural centre, Kuto, Abeokuta. He also advocated the making of ceremonial dress from Adire for the nation's athletes taking part in International Sporting activities. Already, the Governor said, starting from next term, adire fabric would become official school uniform in all public schools in the State.  "iwant to call on all stakeholders in the information, culture and tourism sectors to partner with us in promoting this national heritage. I want to particularly call on our Honourable Minister of Information and Culture to help promote the Adire at the National level. For example,...

  A 29yr old teacher Odugbesan Ayodele Samson has been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for kidnapping his 8yr old former pupil Rasaq Akeeb on the 4th of November 2020.         The suspect was arrested following a complain lodged at Ajuwon divisional headquarters by the mother of the victim one Fatimat Akeeb who reported that her son went to school at Arifanla area of Akute but is yet to return at about 6pm only for her to receive a phone call from an unknown person who asked her to be ready to pay the sum of 200, 000 if she wishes to see her son alive. She stated further that the caller told her that the boy was brought to him by somebody and he will not release him until the said amount is paid.        Upon the report, the DPO Ajuwon division SP Andrew Akinseye directed his detectives to embark on technical and intelligence based investigation which led to the discovery of the suspect's hideout. In order not to harm the victim, ...

 The family of Akowonwado has debunked rumor of hiring land grabbers to unleash terror on Ilasa Oko omi Okikilu illogbo, oreonitan saari, Okikilu, Erinle and akinleye villages in Ado Odo Ota local government of Ogun state. According to a statement released by the head of  Akonwonwado family, chief Solomon Adisa Oyetola, he said all the villages mentioned are owned and controlled by them.  Chief Solomon explained that some persons who claimed to be part of the family hired thugs to encroach on our land and began to sell land illegally to unknown persons.  Chief Solomon further stated that notice had been given to those who bought the land to quit immediately or show receipt of purchase of such land.  We have judgement up to supreme court level on the said land. How can the family who has the legitimate authority over a land hire land grabbers? That is not possible. It is they who has nothing on the land who are hiring thugs to unleash terror on peaceful residents...

       An armed robbery suspect was on early hour of Monday 9th of November 2020 shot dead by men of Ogun State Police Command while others escaped with gun shot injuries.        This followed a distress call received by police at ikenne divisional headquarters at about 5 00 am. that a group of armed robbers had blocked road along Olabiro street in ikenne and dispossessing people of their valuables at gun point.      Upon the distress call, the DPO Ikenne division CSP Noukauba Onuma quickly mobilised his patrol team and moved to the scene, on sighting the policemen, the hoodlums engaged them in gun battle which lasted for about 30 minutes at the end of which one of the hoodlums was shot dead while others escaped with various degree of gun shot injuries       Recovered from the dead robber are; one cut to size locally made gun, one live cartridge and one expended cartridge.       Meanwhile, the commissio...