Crises have broken out in Agosasa, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, following a violence erupting over who becomes the next monarch of Agosasa town. The throne had become vacant following the death of the first Oja of Agosasa, Oba James Elegbede, in February 2022. Our correspondent further gathered …
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A truck in Ogun State has claimed the lives of a man, his wife and their baby while travelling on a motorcycle. The accident happened Wednesday at Ijebu-Ode, along the Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode highway, around 9:05pm. The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement (TRACE) Corps, said the driver of the truck had …
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At least 10 buildings have been consumed by a fire incident at Lambe, Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State. It was learnt that the fire broke out after a petrol-laden tanker crashed along Matogun Road around 7am on Saturday and spilled into content. The Lagos Territorial Head of the …
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Controversial Nigerian recording artiste, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable has been conferred with a Chieftaincy title ‘Amuludun of Tigbo’, a town in Aworiland, Ogun State. The term ‘Amuludun’ in the Yoruba language refers to one who makes a town happy. The Ogun State-born musician has made headlines in recent …
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The Vice Chancellor of Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State (CUAB), Prof. Ibrahim Gbajabiamila, has expressed worry that over 78,000 Nigerians schooling in Ghana and pay school fees in dollars. With this, Gbajabimiala expressed concern that Nigerian parents are spending more on education in other countries than the five percent, which …
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A suspected kidnapper, Opeyemi Ibikunle, has explained why she arranged for men in military uniform to kidnap a Pastor Mapai Samuel of ZOE Family International Church, Odo Eran, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Pastor Mapai was said to have been forcefully abducted by two men in military uniform on the …
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A magistrate court sitting in Ogun state has sentenced a 23-year-old man identified as Mohammed Abubakar to three months imprisonment for biting off the pinky finger of another man. The state police command had charged Abubakar before the court for assault. He had pleaded not guilty. Magistrate A O. Adeyemi …
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The Baale of Otun community, in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State, Chief Oluwaseye Fagbenro, has said purification ritual would be carried out to cleanse the community of the “inhuman act” after a man, Ponle Adebanjo, defiled the land by burning his wife, Lateefat, to death. Speaking with …
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Government of Ogun State has admonished aggrieved traders at the Olabisi Onabanjo International Market, Ijebu-Ode, who protested the upward review of rent and other challenges, to respect and comply with the arrangement made with stakeholders on the rent review across state-owned markets pending when all grievances are resolved. This was contained …
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The Abeokuta General Hospital, Ogun state embarked on an indefinite strike on Tuesday morning, June 28, creating panic as members of the staff union locked the gates, and prevented doctors and patients from entering the hospital. The indefinite strike action was caused by the refusal of the state government to …
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