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A tragic accident happened early Sunday morning when a vehicle carrying six people fell into the Ososa River along the Ijebu-Ode–Sagamu Expressway. Four people died in the crash. The spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, said the accident happened around midnight. Emergency teams were alerted shortly after. When rescue…
Festac DPO Matilda Ngbaronye Dies After Surgery The Lagos State Police Command has announced the death of the Divisional Police Officer of Festac Division, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Matilda Ngbaronye. According to a statement issued on Saturday by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, CSP Ngbaronye passed away on Friday after undergoing surgery at…
Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga, also called “Ijaya,” was a Nigerian politician and businesswoman who served as the Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives from July 2023 until her passing. She represented the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency in Ogun State and was the only woman in a leadership role in Nigeria’s 10th National Assembly. She…
Rt. Hon. Oriyomi Adewunmi Onanuga, also known as Ijaya, a member of the House of Representatives for Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency, has passed away. She died after a short illness. The news was shared in a tweet from the official House of Representatives X account on Wednesday night. Onanuga was born on December 2, 1965,…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of renowned businesswoman and socialite, Mrs. Adebisi Edionseri, describing her passing as a great loss to Ogun State and Nigeria. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Lekan Adeniran, shared this in a statement issued on Monday in Abeokuta. According to…
A popular Nigerian socialite, Bisi Edionseri, also known as Cash Madam, has passed away at the age of 89. One of her sons, Adebayo Adebowale, announced in a family statement that she died on Sunday after a brief illness. Cash Madam was a well-known figure in Nigeria’s social circles for decades, admired for her fashion…
Nigerian icon singer and actress, Onyeka Onwenu has reportedly died at the age of 72. She was said to have died on Tuesday night at the Reddington Hospital in Lagos after slumping at the birthday party of Mrs Stella Okoli. TheNiche reported that an eyewitness who was at the party confirmed the news. “It is…
President Bola Tinubu has offered his condolences to the Ogunbanjo family and the entire Ijebu-Ode community following the passing of their patriarch and elder statesman, Dr. Christopher Oladipo Ogunbanjo, OFR, OON, who made significant contributions as one of Nigeria’s most celebrated corporate lawyers. In a statement delivered by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the President expressed…
Corporate Lawyer and industry leader, Chief Christopher Oladipo Ogunbajo, has passed away at the age of 99. He was born in 1923 into the family of Reverend Canon Ajayi Ogunbanjo and Mama Christianah Towobola Ogunbanjo in Ijebu Ode and would have turned 100 in December. Chief Ogunbanjo was well-known for his efforts in advancing and…
Otunba Wahab Osinusi, a prominent leader known as the Fidipote of Ijebu Ode, has reportedly passed away at the age of 90. Hailing from the well-known Osinusi family in Ijebu-Ode, he held the title of Otunba Fidipote of Ijebu and was one of the respected Otunbas in the court of the Awujale of Ijebu, Oba…
