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Why Procedural Abuse, Cultural Shortcuts, and Power Brokerage Now Threaten the Stability of the Awujale Stool This matter has moved beyond confusion or disagreement. What is unfolding in Ijebuland reflects a deliberate and sustained distortion of established tradition, driven by urgency, private ambition, and procedural recklessness. The cumulative effect is a succession process so compromised…
The National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS) has condemned the recent attack on officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun I Area Command, during an anti-smuggling operation in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State. In a statement released on Monday and made available to The Guardian, the association described the incident as reckless…
Following the suspension of the selection process for a new Awujale of Ijebuland by the Ogun State government, a group of residents, yesterday, staged a peaceful protest across Ijebu-Ode in support of the decision. The protesters, under the banner of Ijebu Sons and Daughters and Ijebu-Ode Progressive Youths, marched through major roads in the town carrying placards with…
The Vice-Chancellor of Tai Solarin Federal University of Education (TASUED), Prof. Adekunle Adeogun, said that 5,141 students will graduate at the university’s 17th convocation, scheduled for next Wednesday and Thursday. He said the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has helped many students stay in school. In the 2025/2026 session, 4,210 students received loans totaling N700…
Tai Solarin Federal University of Education (TASFUED) is set to graduate 4,785 students at its 17th convocation ceremony, including 40 graduates who earned First Class honours. The Acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Adekunle Adeogun, disclosed this while speaking ahead of the event. He praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s education initiatives, saying they have helped prevent students from…
TASFUED is set to graduate 4,785 students, including 40 who achieved First Class honours. Over 4,000 students benefited from the NELFUND programme, with 700 million naira given to students this session. The Acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Adekunle Adeogun, praised President Bola Tinubu for his educational programmes, saying they help prevent students from dropping out because of…
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has advised young people to stay away from anti-social behaviour, saying they play a key role in the state’s economic growth, social development, and democratic stability. The governor gave this advice during the official opening and swearing-in ceremony of the 2026 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Batch A, Stream 1,…
The Council of Otunbas in Ijebuland has said that there is no law in Ogun State that stops anyone with the Otunba title from becoming the Awujale of Ijebuland. The council was responding to claims that Otunba titleholders are not allowed to contest for the Awujale stool. It said that in the past, people who…
The Secretary of the Ijebu Council of Chiefs and Vice Chairman of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House, Chief (Prof.) Adetokunbo Fassy Yusuf, has asked the Ogun State Government to properly investigate alleged corruption in the process of selecting a new Awujale of Ijebuland. Speaking in Ijebu-Ode over the weekend, Yusuf criticised attempts by some people to…
The Ogun State Government has restated its commitment to sustain advocacy against child abuse and to prosecute anyone found guilty of such acts. The Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Olatokunbo Talabi, made this known on Monday while receiving the Executive Council of the Paediatric Association of Nigeria at his office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. Talabi…
