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The two Chinese nationals abducted from their farm in Oba town in the Obafemi-Owode local government area of Ogun State have regained their freedom seven days after.
Our correspondent gathered that an undisclosed amount of money was paid before the release by their captors on Tuesday evening.
But, confirming their release, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the Chinese were rescued from their captors following serious efforts by men of the state police command.
When asked whether a ransom was paid or not to the abductors before the release, Oyeyemi denied the allegation, saying, the command was not aware of the payment of any random.
Two Chinese nationals rescued without payment of ransom — Ogun Police
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Published 7 February 2021
Former Nigerian 100m record holder and two-time African champion, Seun Ogunkoya, talks about the country’s preparations for the Tokyo Olympics, his illustrious athletics career and more, in this interview with
’TOSIN OLUWALOWO
The 2020 Olympics is around the corner, do you believe Nigeria has a chance of winning any medal?
First and foremost, there is no preparation for Nigeria to get a medal at the Olympics apart from individual athletes that are preparing themselves for the Games. In Nigeria, there is no preparation. Look at the just-concluded trials at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, nobody expected the guy that won the 100m with 10.16s, Enoch Adegoke, to clock that time; that is the fastest time in the world this season. If we are preparing for Olympics, Adegoke should be in camp by now. In some other countries, they have already started camping, so, if we are expecting good results at the Olympics, the t
The Return Of Akeredolu By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN
Perhaps unknown to herdsmen and the Presidency, there is an existing law in Ondo State, enacted as far back as 1st February, 1938, for the creation, preservation and control of virgin forests in the State.
by Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa
Jan 26, 2021
I read the story with some disbelief, praying that it will soon be rebutted and denied as one of those social media stunts. But alas! The police authorities in Ondo State later confirmed that Chief Olu Falae was indeed attacked in his farm around Oba Ile area of Akure, by suspected herdsmen. How could this happen, with such bravado, for the herders to set parts of the farm on fire, destroy the crops and hope to get away untouched? Not long thereafter, the tension was stoked again with the cold-blooded murder of Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, daughter of Pa Fasoranti, frontline statesman and prominent Yoruba leader. And as if these were not enough, we woke up one day to learn that a frontline Pastor o