by Akan Ido There home of the governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun located at the Housing Estate, Ibara, Abeokuta was yesterday gutted by fire. The exact cause of the fire is unknown but sources say the fire started when the air conditioning system in one of the rooms sparked an caught fire. The inferno... Read More

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Mystery trails the death of Mrs. Yellow Williams in Ogun (GRAPHIC IMAGE)

In Ososa village in Ogun State, there is a raging puzzle: Who killed Bose, a mother of two children? At her death, she was living with her third husband after two previous failed marriages. Her lifeless body was found on her matrimonial bed on January 10, 2013. It was covered with her own wrapper. Her... Read More

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January 15, 2013

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One down: PDP crisis deepens as Tukur replaces Oyinlola with Onwe

by Isi Esene The internal wranglings within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) intensified yesterday as the party chairman, Bamanga Tukur directed former Osun State governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, to step down from his position as party secretary. This action was understood to be with the tacit support of the presidency seeing Oyinlola as part of the... Read More

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January 14, 2013

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Arepo explosion: Bodies float on creeks, arrested suspect dies (GRAPHIC IMAGES)

by Isi Esene The site of the Arepo pipeline, in Ogun State which exp0loded on Saturday is reportedly filled with floating corpses. A suspected vandal, Sunday Reuben, who was arrested on Saturday by the police close to the site of the explosion had told reporters that over 50 people were involved in the explosion. According... Read More

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January 13, 2013

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Survivor narrates how Ogun oil pipeline exploded killing over 50 suspected vandals (PICTURED)

by Akan Ido Over 50 suspected pipeline vandals were said to have died at Arepo Village, Owode LGA of Ogun State yesterday when an NNPC pipeline exploded. The suspects reportedly breached the oil pipeline to illegally siphon petroleum products from it. There were fears, last night, that damage to the pipeline could worsen petrol scarcity... Read More

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January 12, 2013

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PDP tussle: Buruji Kashamu floors Obasanjo as court sacks Olagunsoye Oyinlola

by Isi Esene A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday sacked the secretary to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olagunsoye Oyinlola. The former Osun state governor was dragged before the Federal High Court by a faction of the party’s Ogun state chapter, led by a businessman, Buruji Kashamu. The chairman and secretary of the Ogun... Read More

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January 11, 2013

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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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December 24, 2012

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Diepreye Alamieyeseigha: Bola Ajibola dares President Jonathan to repeat himself

by Akan Ido Nigeria’s former attorney general and minister for justice, Bola Ajibola has upbraided president Goodluck Jonathan for describing the former governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha as his political benefactor. According to Ajibola, it was wrong for the president to refer to an ex-convict as his benefactor. The former minister reportedly said this... Read More

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November 19, 2012

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“I do not believe in God…” – Seun Kuti

by Isi Esene Seun, the last son of the Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has been known to say it exactly the way he thinks it is. It is therefore not surprising to hear him utter something a lot of Nigerians will consider blasphemous. In a recent interview, when asked about the existence of God... Read More

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November 6, 2012

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Clash of faiths: Monarch attacked for refusing to worship ‘Ogun and marry another wife’

by Isi Esene Owa of Ogbagi, Oba Victor Adetona, was on Friday chased away from his palace by the youth of the area for failing to approve the yearly celebration of the Ogun festival. The youth armed with dangerous weapons went on rampage destroying property in the palace and vandalizing cars. The monarch was accused... Read More

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November 2, 2012

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Ogun employs 20,000 sweepers

by Hauwa Gambo The Ogun government said yesterday that it has employed 20,000 sweepers to keep the state clean. The sweepers will be paid above the N18,000 minimum wage, it said. The governor, Ibikunle Amosun, said this at the 2013 Budget Town Hall Meeting, which held at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta. Revealing... Read More

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September 22, 2012

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FRSC dismisses 4 officers for carrying more than N200 on duty

by Isi Esene Four Federal Road Safety officers were recommended for dismissal by a constituted disciplinary committee over allegations of receiving a N3,000 bribe from motorists on July 21 in Ogere, Ogun State. The Federal Road Safety Corps members operate under the Zone 2 division of the road safety organisation which comprises Lagos and Ogun... Read More

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September 17, 2012

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Petrol scarcity bites in Lagos, other South West states

by Isi Esene Scarcity of petroleum products is slowly creeping into Lagos and other south-west states due to the vandalization of the Arepo distribution pipeline which supplies products to depots in these states. The scarcity will affect Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kwara and Ondo States because petroleum products from the Atlas Cove jetty is normally conveyed... Read More

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September 9, 2012

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TICKER: Road accident kills 12 in Ogun

No fewer than 12 people were on Saturday burnt beyond recognition while three others sustained serious injuries in a ghastly accident along the Sagamu-Ore-Benin Expressway. The accident was caused by a collision between a Toyota Hiace bus belonging to Ajetunmobi motors and a Mack Truck. An eyewitness said that the two drivers, who were coming from Lagos, were... Read More

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September 1, 2012

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ELOO, ELOO! Did you know the wives of ACN governors have an association? See exciting details

by Hauwa Gambo So, we were quietly going about our business this morning, when we cam across this priceless full page advert in Thisday. On its face, there’s nothing wrong with this. The no-doubt impressive mother of the Oyo State governor has passed on and surely must be celebrated by her accomplished son. So... Read More

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August 20, 2012

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“We need to return to Sango”(!) – Traditional ruler blames Christians andMuslims for Nigeria’s problems

by Isi Esene Mr. Possu Awarawuru, one of the seven white cap chiefs of the Akran of Badagry Kingdom, Wheno Aholu Menu Toyi 1, has blamed Christianity and Islam for the problems presently experienced in the African society. He said this on Saturday at this year’s anniversary celebration of the ancient kingdom tagged ‘Reconnecting with... Read More

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July 8, 2012

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Girlpower: Woman caught trying to steal car

by Isi Esene Banish the picture of a group of hard-looking men when it comes to car theft – that’s just chauvinist. Here’s proof: Just on Friday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, a female suspected robber, identified as Ikechukwu Abigael, was apprehended by men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corp (NSCDC) while... Read More

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June 30, 2012

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Relief Cometh: Agency promises floods will soon stop (but only for a while)

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) has promised that Nigerians will have some relief from the rains and flood in mid-july. Thebreak, known as ‘little dry season’, should be expected by the third week in July, Cyprian Okoloye, deputy regional manager of the agency told the Punch following floods across Lagos and other South-Western states this... Read More

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Fire guts Gov. Amosun’s house in Ogun

Mystery trails the death of Mrs. Yellow Williams in Ogun (GRAPHIC IMAGE)

One down: PDP crisis deepens as Tukur replaces Oyinlola with Onwe

Arepo explosion: Bodies float on creeks, arrested suspect dies (GRAPHIC IMAGES)

Survivor narrates how Ogun oil pipeline exploded killing over 50 suspected vandals (PICTURED)

PDP tussle: Buruji Kashamu floors Obasanjo as court sacks Olagunsoye Oyinlola

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

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha: Bola Ajibola dares President Jonathan to repeat himself

“I do not believe in God…” – Seun Kuti

Clash of faiths: Monarch attacked for refusing to worship ‘Ogun and marry another wife’

Ogun employs 20,000 sweepers

FRSC dismisses 4 officers for carrying more than N200 on duty

Petrol scarcity bites in Lagos, other South West states

TICKER: Road accident kills 12 in Ogun

ELOO, ELOO! Did you know the wives of ACN governors have an association? See exciting details

“We need to return to Sango”(!) – Traditional ruler blames Christians andMuslims for Nigeria’s problems

Girlpower: Woman caught trying to steal car

Relief Cometh: Agency promises floods will soon stop (but only for a while)

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