Abeokuta

September 20, 2013

ASUU strike: Students, lecturers, activists protest in Ogun

Scores of human right activists, lecturers and tertiary students Thursday staged a protest in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, over the protracted nationwide strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The protest, organised under the aegis of Joint Action Front (JAF), paralysed commercial and vehicular activities in some parts of the... Read More

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September 3, 2013

‘He raped me with soap on my face’: Pastor arraigned for raping woman during ‘spiritual bath’

A 46-year-old Pastor, Olamide Sobowale, of Glory Church of Christ Aladura, Oke-Itoku, Abeokuta, Ogun State, has been ordered to be remanded in prison for allegedly raping a woman while bathing in his church backyard. Pastor Sobowale, who was arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, yesterday, was accused of raping one Dupe Makinde,... Read More

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August 26, 2013

Political violence: APC chieftain beaten and stripped off his clothes by thugs in Ogun

by ‘Jola Sotubo Saturday was a dark day for Emmanuel Ajala, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, as he was severely beaten and subsequently stripped naked by suspected political thugs. Mr. Ajala was on the way home to his Gbonagun residence at about 6:30pm on Saturday when he was waylaid by... Read More

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August 22, 2013

Opinion: Olusegun Obasanjo’s selective amnesia

by Is’haq Modibbo Kawu He profited handsomely from illegal and unconstitutional sale of national assets, including the creation of TRANSCORP, which he DIRECTLY profited from! Shamefully, Obasanjo mentioned Salisu Buhari but conveniently forgot how he personally organized the chap’s pardon and had attempted desperately to reinstate him Speaker! “It is sad that after 53 years... Read More

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August 16, 2013

Akin Osuntokun: The trial of Reuben Abati

by Akin Osuntokun The role of a presidential spokesman is mostly a no-win situation. It is his lot to champion and defend the president in all materials particular even where he personally entertains a different opinion. I recently attended the burial ceremony of the mother of the spokesman of President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Reuben Abati,... Read More

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August 12, 2013

Monster: Man accused of raping and killing young hawker in Ogun

Why should a young girl suffer so much pain before she was so callously murdered? That is the question that residents of Idimeta village, Ibaragu, on the outskirts of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, are struggling to find an answer to. Bilikisu Adeyemi, a 16-year-old groundnut hawker, was allegedly raped and then shot dead with... Read More

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August 11, 2013

8 people arrested in Ogun for killing elephant

by Oge Okonkwo Eight people have been arrested for killing an elephant in a forest reserve popularly called elephants forest located in a border area between J1 and J3 in Ijebu-Igbo, Ijebu North local government area of Ogun State. Disclosing this to newsmen in Abeokuta on Sunday, the state commissioner for forestry, Ayo Olubori, said the... Read More

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AWFUL: Landlord sets 6 youth ablaze for smoking Indian hemp (GRAPHIC IMAGES)

by Chisom Ukaegbu Six young men got more than they bargained for when they were set ablaze by a neighbor for incessant gambling and smoking of Indian Hemp. The incident occurred in Ago-Oko area, Abeokuta, Ogun State late on Tuesday night when the man identified as Agba got fed up with their habit after warning... Read More

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Okey Ndibe: Minna, Abeokuta and bankruptcy of the Nigeria project

by Okey Ndibe This architect of Nigeria’s misfortune appears to cherish some Nigerians’ proclamation that he was a much better “leader” than, say, President Jonathan. Such flattery proceeds from a short memory as well as a profound misreading of Obasanjo’s role in misshaping our present. The starkest evidence yet of Nigeria’s despairing circumstances could be... Read More

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Pastor, 3 others arrested for robbery in Ogun

by Oge Okonkwo The arrest of a pastor with a Pentecostal church (names withheld) in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital over alleged armed robbery caused a mild drama within the vicinity as it sparked protest from members of his church. Vanguard reports: It was gathered that the clergyman was apprehended, weekend, alongside three other suspects who... Read More

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Monster: Man, 45, arrested in Ogun for raping his 16-year-old daughter

by Oge Okonkwo A 45-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping his 16-year-old daughter. The 45-year-old man,Toyin Sodimu, who lives in Temidire community of Oke Apo, Akomoje, Abeokuta was arrested after a report of the incident was made to the police by the victim and subsequently taken to the hospital for examination and treatment. The Vanguard... Read More

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Why I visited Obasanjo – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has confirmed meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday in his residence in Owu, Abeokuta, Ogun State. He told newsmen that although he was in Abeokuta to pay condolence visit to his Special Adviser, Reuben Abati whose mother was buried on Friday, he could not have come to the Ogun State... Read More

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Jonathan, Northern governors meet Obasanjo

by Isi Esene There are reports that President Goodluck Jonathan today paid a visit to the former president, Olusegun Obasanjo in his Abeokuta home. The president was said to have arrived with his convoy at Obasanjo’s expansive Hilltop mansion around 11:52am with security operatives immediately beefed up in the area. The two immediately engaged in... Read More

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Abati’s mother’s funeral: Gov. Amosun, Gbenga Daniel take political rivalry to church

by Akan Ido The governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun and the forrmer governor, Gbenga Daniel renewed their political hostilities on Friday in Abeokuta during the church service for the late mother of the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati. Amosun accused the former governor, who was also in... Read More

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Terrible: Vigilante kills MTN staff, student in Ogun

by Akan Ido Men of the Vigilante Service of Ogun State reportedly shot dead Moruf Raji, a student of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic and Akeem Usman, a staff of Telecommunications giant, MTN in the early hours of Sunday. The vigilante men were said to have killed the victims while chasing suspected armed robbers. Reports say... Read More

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Ex-UNAAB student nabbed for armed robbery in Ogun (PICTURED)

The operations of a suspected armed robber, Solomon Ayodele Solarin, who attacked and robbed students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) recently have been halted as a result of his arrest by policemen from Obantoko Division of the Ogun State Police Command. Recovered from the suspect, who was said to be an ex-student... Read More

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Sad: Man commits suicide over inability to give father a befitting burial

by Akan Ido A sixty year old man, Akanni Timothy yesterday committed suicide in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital over his inability to raise money to give his late father a befitting burial. The man popularly known as Marshal was reportedly found hanging on an orange tree in the early hours of Saturday around the... Read More

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You don’t say: “Nigeria lacks good leaders” – Former President Obasanjo

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, declared that Nigeria lacked good leaders. Obasanjo lamented that the dearth of good leaders in the country as well as on the African continent, had become an issue that deserved serious attention. The former president spoke during the final of the African Regional... Read More

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February 27, 2013

“Poverty rate in the North is 3 times of what it is in Lagos” – Bill Clinton, as ThisDay honours 15 teachers

by Isi Esene Former United States president, Bill Clinton has attributed the growing terrorism menace in the country to poverty. Clinton said this yesterday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, at the ThisDay Newspapers awards ceremony organised to recognise deserving individuals. The former US president said the challenges facing the country could be surmounted with effective leadership,... Read More

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January 28, 2013

Kidnapping gang busted by vigilante group, OOU final year student, 5 others arrested

The Ogun State Vigilance Service, Sunday, said it had arrested six suspected kidnappers including a final year student of Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ago-Iwoye, (name withheld) who demanded a sum of N25million ransom from their victim’s family. The Public Relations Officer of the Service, Soji Ganzallo told newsmen in Abeokuta, that the suspects had on Thursday... Read More

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January 28, 2013

Sorry, dad: Daughter exposes father whose gang allegedly killed policemen in Lagos

by Isi Esene A 17-year-old daughter of an armed robbery suspect reportedly exposed her father’s whereabouts to the police after hours of interrogation. The young lady simply identified as Ife exposed her father who was said to be the leader of a 10-man armed robbery gang that killed four policemen in Ajah, Lagos, about two... Read More

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January 11, 2013

Pesky journalists – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze Making use of his teeth, he separated the left ear of one of the journalists from the chap’s body. You see, human parts are also valuable. Journalists are a really annoying lot. I should know, I’ve worked with quite a few of them in the last three years. They ask too many... Read More

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January 11, 2013

Sad: Female ‘learner’ driver arraigned for killing corps member; “He was busy pinging,” she says

The police in Ogun State on Thursday arraigned a 52-year-old woman, Kehinde Olubanke, before an Abeokuta Magistrate’s Court for allegedly crushing a 28-year-old youth corps member, Egbe Ogbu, with her car. The Prosecutor, Inspector Anabel Emmanuel, told the court that the accused committed the alleged offence on January 8 while driving along the Ogun Secretariat... Read More

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January 3, 2013

“I would have been a dead person…” – Obasanjo speaks (again) on the fire incident

by Isi Esene Olusegun Obasanjo is counting his blessings and announcing it to anyone who cares to listen. The former president who met with the executive members of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday in Abeokuta, said he could have died in the recent inferno that engulfed his Hilltop mansion.... Read More

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December 28, 2012

Obasanjo assesses fire damage, bursts into victory song [DETAILS]

by Isi Esene The Hilltop mansion belonging to the former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo which reportedly started around 4:30pm on Thursday was caused by an electric surge. The fire damaged a section of the building which is said to be the office of Obasanjo’s secretary. The inferno was quickly put under control by men... Read More

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December 27, 2012

Updated: Former President Obasanjo’s hilltop mansion in Abeokuta on fire (PICTURED)

by Isi Esene The Hilltop mansion of former president Olusegun Obasanjo in his hometown, Abeokuta, Ogun State, was gutted by fire. It was gathered that the fire, which started around 4:30pm on Thursday, 20 minutes after Obasanjo reportedly left the mansion for his family house at Ita-Eko, Abeokuta, destroyed some documents and property. A resident... Read More

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December 6, 2012

“How top police officer is shielding my father’s killers from prosecution”

On March 13, 2012, Pastor David Ogbolu, Founder of Christ Bible Gospel Church, Ajibawo Village in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government of Ogun State, was murdered by some land speculators. His sin, according to information gathered by PUNCH Metro, was that he was not ready to compromise on land matters. But over eight months after the 50-year-old... Read More

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November 27, 2012

LAGBUS crushes commercial bus injuring 6 passengers (PHOTO)

by Isi Esene About six people were injured yesterday at the Ebute Ero area of Lagos Island when a LAGBUS collided with a commercial bus. Witnesses say the LAGBUS was heading towards Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) when the incident happened. Reports say the LAGBUS with registration number, Lagos KSF76XA, illegally stopped for a passenger... Read More

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November 24, 2012

Sad Friday in Ogun: 4 die, others injured in auto accident

by Isi Esene An accident which happened on Friday at Onihale in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State reportedly took four lives leaving ten critically injured. Reports say the accident involved a bus heading to Lagos from Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State. The bus was said to have skidded-off the road and somersaulted... Read More

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November 7, 2012

Shock absorber: Mechanic absconds after discovering his wife is pregnant with triplets

by Isi Esene Yemi Oyeniyi, a 33-year-old auto-mechanic residing in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has reportedly absconded after his wife delivered triplets. We learnt the family already had two children before the triplets. Oyeniyi was said to have been very uncomfortable after seeing the result of a scan which had earlier shown that his wife was... Read More

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