Abeokuta

February 7, 2023

One killed as Ogun residents protest, vandalise Bank ATMs over naira and fuel scarcity

Protesters on Tuesday vandalised automated teller machines in a bank premises in Abeokuta as demonstrations over the scarcity of the new naira notes and Premium Motor Spirit, commonly called petrol, reached Ogun State. As demonstrations over the shortage of the new naira notes and Premium Motor Spirit, often referred to as gasoline, spread to Ogun... Read More

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Abeokuta

5 things to do and see in Abeokuta

The names Abeokuta and the Egba language are sometimes interchanged because the dialect of the indigenes of Abeokuta speak Egba. The Egba people are a subgroup of the Yoruba people, a majority of whom are from Ogun Central Senatorial District which comprises six local government areas in Ogun: Abeokuta North, Abeokuta South, Ewekoro, Ifo, Obafemi Owode and Odeda local governments. Abeokuta has different stories. From the use of... Read More

The Late 5: Two Chinese citizens kidnapped in Nigeria; EFCC arrests 32 suspected ‘Yahoo boys’ in Abeokuta | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Two Chinese citizens kidnapped in Nigeria Two Chinese nationals, Sun Zhixin and Wang Quing Hu, have been kidnapped in Ebonyi, South-east Nigeria. The two men are workers of Tongyi construction company. They were working on a road project in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi when they were forcefully... Read More

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August 11, 2017

Suspected Lassa fever patient under investigation in Ogun

There are reports that a 22-year-old man in Abeokuta, Ogun, has allegedly contracted Lassa fever and is under medical observation at the State General Hospital, Ijaiye. The patient, names withheld, returned from Lagos with the symptoms. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Babatunde Ipaye, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with Newsmen on Thursday in... Read More

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How I rejected Jonathan’s re-election bid in the presence of Adeboye, Oyedepo – Obasanjo

by Dolapo Adelana Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has given reasons for rejecting the re-election of immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 presidential election. Obasanjo said this in a book, Against the Run of Play, written by Mr. Segun Adeniyi, Chairman of the Editorial Board of ThisDay Newspapers. The book, an account of what happened in the... Read More

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February 28, 2017

Opinion: Why Lagos ‘cool kids’ should never travel to Abeokuta by rail

by Adeyemi Falade So we got a little adventurous at ID Africa for our 2nd Anniversary and took a trip to the ancient city of Abeokuta by rail. Sounds like fun, yeah? Well, not so much. Travelling by rail from Lagos to Abeokuta is not for the faint-hearted and most definitely not for the... Read More

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February 15, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] We have a book: Buhari Vs Yar’Adua | But it has nothing to do with health

Apparently, President Muhammadu Buhari and the late former president Umaru Musa Yar’Adua have more in common other than taking off in the middle of heated affairs for a vacation that somehow led to health complications. While the case of Yar’Adua has been resolved, with his death in 2010, confirming that he tried to keep the... Read More

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November 11, 2016

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o to headline the 2016 Ake festival

Abeokuta, Ogun State will stand still once again as it hosts an outstanding roaster of writers, thinkers, artists, filmmakers, musicians, book lovers and art enthusiasts at the fourth edition of the Ake Arts and Book Festival2016. We are pleased to announce that our dates for this year are 15th -19th November and the festival will... Read More

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November 3, 2016

Code2Earn training continues in Uyo, Abeokuta, and Port Harcourt

As part of our goal to get one million fingers coding by 2017, Aiki Nigeria continues its training on coding and entrepreneurship. In the last quarter, Code2Earn training has held at different locations covering Zamfara, Port-Harcourt, Uyo, and Abeokuta. To cover as many locations as possible and train more young people, The Future Project has... Read More

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September 26, 2016

PROFILE: How dare you compare Denrele Edun to Bobrisky?

by Emeka Nwankwo Nigeria’s 15-year veteran of television is more than his shoes, his bags, his make-up and his chains… I was at Denrele Edun’s house at exactly 3:55pm but it would take another one hour before our interview would begin. He took me around the house (which he got early this year but only... Read More

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August 27, 2016

Man held in prison for stealing tubers of yam

A middle aged man, Samodi Olorodo has been remanded in prison by an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court sitting in Isabo, Ogun State, for allegedly stealing 18 tubers of yam and a bunch of vegetables from a shop in the community. Pulse reports that Olorodo, 30, committed the offense on August 1, 2016, at about 10 am in the Oke-Odo... Read More

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‘There is only one way for corrupt people- it ends in prison’ | Soyinka

World renowned author and Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, on Thursday, said that the Federal Government should jail anyone who is found guilt of corruption. Soyinka stated this at an event while in Abeokuta to mark his 82nd birthday which was celebrated on Wednesday. Answering questions at the 7th edition of the Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange programme... Read More

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Many dead as shopping mall collapses in Abeokuta

Deaths have been allegedly reported following the collapse of a four-storey shopping mall still under construction at Itokun in Abeokuta, Ogun state on Friday. Many were also still trapped and alive under the rubbles. The shopping mall is said to be constructed by the Ogun state government but there has been any statement from the government. See... Read More

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September 30, 2015

PDP chieftains flogged by thugs at Ogun election tribunal

Political thugs attacked the Ogun state Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, for about an hour, on Tuesday, September 29. The thugs, who were armed with canes and other weapons, flogged chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party and other members, who had gathered at the court’s premises. The governorship candidate of the PDP, Prince Gboyega... Read More

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September 13, 2015

We learnt something new about Obasanjo today

The Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Dr Sikiru Adetona, gave us a lesson in history on Sunday. Oba Sikiru Adetona, says former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, is to thank, for making make Abeokuta, his hometown, the capital of Ogun state. The monarch said Obasanjo used his position as Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, to favour Abeokuta,... Read More

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Photos from Saraki’s meeting with Obasanjo

Earlier today, Senate President, Bukola Saraki, visited the hilltop mansion of former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, in Abeokuta, Ogun state. This was Saraki’s first visit to Obasanjo, since his election as Senate President. See photos:

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Is Obasanjo stylishly canvassing votes for the APC?

by Kolapo Olapoju It’s not at all farfetched to conjecture that former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, is canvassing for votes for the All Progressives Congress. Here’s the reason for such a conjecture- Obasanjo went to the market place on Saturday, in a state that heavily voted for the APC in last week’s election, and said they... Read More

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Jonathan’s visit to Awujale of Ijebu Ode is so far… strictly confidential

by Kolapo Olapoju Journalists aren’t allowed in the President’s meeting with Awujale of Ijebu Ode, for the time being. As President Goodluck Jonathan meets with Oba Sikiru Adetona today, Thursday, March 12, the press have been declined access. While Jonathan holds a confidential conversation with the Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, mean-looking... Read More

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Edwin Clark will definitely have a lot to say about yesterday’s attack on his wife

by Iyobosa Omoregie The outspoken Ijaw leader, Edwin Clark, will have surely have some words to spew, as his wife was attacked in Abeokuta, on Tuesday, March 10. Dr. Bisola Sodipo-Clark and her supporters were attacked by hoodlums in the Sokori area of Abeokuta North Local Government Area, Ogun State. Sodipo-Clark who is the senatorial... Read More

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Adeyemi Adefulu: Why I support Gen. Buhari, my jailer

by Adeyemi Adefulu I found Lola Shoneyin’s piece on Buhari titled, “How My Father’s Jailer Can Offer Nigeria A Fresh Start” very engaging although it dredged up some very painful memories. It took me down memory lane; indeed, it was a vivid reminder of an awful road on which l and others like Audu Ogbeh, now... Read More

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February 16, 2015

No time: OBJ has been expelled by Ogun PDP

by Kolapo Olapoju A few hours after dumping the Peoples Democratic Party and ripping apart his membership card, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been expelled from the PDP in Ogun state. Obasanjo had in a press conference organised in Abeokuta, announced that he was no longer of the party, on Monday, February 16. The Ogun... Read More

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January 14, 2015

We begged Buhari to contest this time – Tinubu reveals

by Temitope Onitiju National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has revealed that the opposition made entreaties to Muhammadu Buhari, to contest for presidency. Tinubu made the comment as the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) presidential campaign’s tour berthed in Abeokuta, Ogun on Tuesday, January 13. The delegation was led by the presidential... Read More

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January 13, 2015

Adeboye, Oyedepo present as Jonathan meets OBJ in Abeokuta

by Kolapo Olapoju On Monday, January 12, former President, Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan held what is believed to be a peace meeting at his Hilltop residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The meeting reportedly commenced around 7pm and its subject of discussion is believed to the lingering face-off between the pair and the re-election... Read More

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January 9, 2015

I can’t sacrifice my life for any party, only for Nigeria – Obasanjo speaks again

by Kolapo Olapoju Olusegun Obasanjo says while he can sacrifice his life in the interest of Nigeria, he wouldn’t dare do the same for any political party. The former president stated that since he left office, he has been dedicated to promoting the interest of the country. Obasanjo made the comments on Thursday, January 8,... Read More

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December 29, 2014

Did Obasanjo just take a swipe at himself with these comments?

by Kolapo Olapoju Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has just dished his latest dose of criticism for the nation’s leadership, albeit this time, he didn’t specify, he generalized, thereby chastising himself and other leaders of Nigeria in the process. While speaking at the 2014 edition of “Leadership insight and experiences” seminar organized by Entrepreneurs Organization... Read More

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December 9, 2014

Abiola’s brother nabbed for defrauding Pastor

by Kolapo Olapoju Mubasiru Abiola, the 73-year-old younger brother of M.K.O Abiola, has been arraigned by the police before a magistrate court, in Abeokuta for defrauding a pastor of N1.5million. According to the police, Mubasiru simultaneously sold one acre of land to one Pastor John Joseph of the Gospel Apostolic Church and another person. Police prosecutor,... Read More

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December 4, 2014

‘Nigeria’s in a bad shape’: What OBJ told PDP govs who met with him

by Kolapo Olapoju Some governors of the ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party, have held a private meeting with former President, Olusegun Obasanjo. The meeting was held today at his Hilltop Mansion in Abeokuta, Ogun state. After the meeting which lasted over three hours, Obasanjo addressed reporters, saying that “Nigeria is in a bad situation” at the... Read More

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October 21, 2014

Bloody murder: Man hacks friend to death in Ogun

by Azubuike Azikiwe In a gruesome case of murder, a man has been jailed for macheting his friend to death. The 24-year-old man, Adedeji Adeniyi, was arraigned before a Chief Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Abeokuta, on Tuesday, 21 October on a charge of murder. Adeniyi was accused of murdering his 25-year-old friend, Akeem Agbadaowo. The police prosecutor,... Read More

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October 4, 2014

APC, PDP, run to Obasanjo’s hilltop for counsel and support

by Godwin Akanfe The 2015 elections draws closer and the two major political parties, the ‘People’s Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress’, are desperate to edge each other out at the polls. Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, is regarded as one of the most important persons to have on board by both parties, especially the PDP.... Read More

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October 3, 2014

As OOU students surrender, we have to ask, how effective are student protests?

by Adedayo Ademuwagun Students at Olabisi Onabanjo University in Ogun state are back in school now, and the campuses have come alive again. The students are relieved that the lockdown is over. The students revolted this August to clamour for a tuition slash. At the time, a student in science was paying about N130,000 a... Read More

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