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Ogun govt. begins evacuation, rehabilitation of destitutes

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4 weeks ago

April 5, 2024

Ogun Government says it has begun evacuation and rehabilitation of mentally-derailed destitutes who constitute nuisance to communities across the state.

Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Adijat Adeleye, who made the disclosure on Friday in Abeokuta, said the exercise was geared toward sanitising the environment and ensuring security of residents.

Adeleye decried the increasing number of destitutes roaming the metropolis, while stressing the need for the ministry to expedite action to curtail the abnormality and reduce the dangers it posed to the society.

She stated that the rehabilitation department of the ministry had gone round the 20 local government areas of the state to ensure that streets were rid of vagrants, for the safety of others.

The commissioner stated that this set of people would be properly rehabilitated and united with their families after receiving medical care.

“Let me advise the good people of Ogun to ensure they maintain social and mental health and also refrain from activities that can lead to mental disorders, such as drug abuse, among others.

“I want to assure you that, as a government, we won’t relent in our resolve to ensure the wellbeing of our residents,” Adeleye said.

The commissioner assured that those picked would go through medical examinations to determine their conditions with a view to ascertaining the real miscreants and those in disguise.

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Let’s join hands with him – Adepoju canvasses support for Finidi

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3 seconds ago

April 30, 2024

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Former international Mutiu Adepoju has canvassed support for the newly appointed Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George.

Finidi was named head coach of the three-time African champions on Tuesday.

The 53-year-old was one of the assistants to former head coach, Jose Peseiro.

Adepoju also congratulated the former winger on his appointment.
“Congratulations to my brother, Finidi George for getting the final nod as @NGSuperEagles Head Coach.Let’s join hands and wish him the best of success,” Adepoju wrote on X.

Finidi’s reign will begin with the Super Eagles’ 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Benin in June.

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Kaduna: Police nab man for allegedly abducting, hiding kid in fridge

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5 mins ago

April 30, 2024

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Personnel of the Kaduna State Police Command have arrested a suspect who allegedly abducted a 10-year-old girl and hid her inside a refrigerator.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest of the suspect to newsmen on Tuesday in Kaduna.

He said on Saturday, at about 1400hrs, the mother of the abducted girl, Uwaila Idris of Unguwar Gara Village of Kauru Local Government Area of the state, reported the disappearance of her daughter.

“She came to the police station and reported that on April 26, at about 1300hrs one Aminu Garba of the same address allegedly abducted her 10-year-old daughter named Hanifa Garba in his shop,” he said.

Hassan said when the suspect was asked about Hanifa’s whereabouts, he denied any knowledge of where she was.

He added, ” The suspect denied seeing her and went back to his shop, covered the girl’s mouth with a Hijab (veil) and forced her into a refrigerator, and padlocked her inside.

”The youths in the area insisted on searching the shop, after which Hanifa was found locked inside the refrigerator.

“The suspect was immediately arrested, while investigation is ongoing to establish the real motive behind the suspect’s action.”

According to him, the suspect would be charged in court on completion of the ongoing discreet investigations.

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‘Retire from music if you’re fed up’ – Israel DMW tells Wizkid

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38 mins ago

April 30, 2024

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Davido’s Logistics Manager, Israel Afeare, popularly known as Israel DMW, has wadded into the beef between his boss and Wizkid.

NEWSMEN reports that Wizkid and Davido were engaged in a fierce social media war on X on Monday.

Reacting via his Instagram story, Israel DMW stated that he was disappointed with Wizkid’s behaviour, stressing that Davido had done nothing to deserve it.

He urged Wizkid to retire from the music industry “honourably” if he is fed up.

He also berated him for shading ace music executive, Don Jazzy.

Israel DMW wrote: “I use to like everything about you, thinking you’re a human being. I never knew you’re a fully daft headed human being. Why dis continous jealousy and hatred? Did oga [Davido] stops you from releasing ur own back to back sweet hits?

“He has never in anytime said anything bad of you at all. You you just keep hating him for nothing sake. Retire from music if you’re fed up. Resign honourably. Who the hell are you? You’re just a small dwarf. You will be taught a lesson, if you’re not careful.

“You’re an idiot. A whole Don Baba? Na ur mate? Ugbeowagbon, Usaloa.”