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As preparations for the 2027 general elections gather momentum, a governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, Dr. Jelili Amusan, has donated nine campaign buses to the state chapter of the Tinubu National Think-Tank (TNT) to support the re-election campaign of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The donation was announced on Sunday…
Here is the list of people nominated for the position of Awujale of Ijebuland. The nominees include many princes and princesses from the royal families. (A long list of the nominated candidates was released.) In addition to the names on the list, five more candidates were nominated at the venue, bringing the total number of…
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed that it invited a social welfare activist, Adetoun Onajobi, also known as Just Adetoun, over her recent comments against Governor Dapo Abiodun. According to reports, the police invited her after a petition was written against her. The state police spokesperson, Oluseyi Babaseyi, confirmed that she was invited to…
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has called on residents to remain vigilant and united during the Christmas season. The governor made the appeal on Sunday at the Christmas Carol and Service of Nine Lessons organised by the state government at the Arcade Ground, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. Abiodun said Christmas goes beyond the open declaration of faith…
The Ogun State Police Command has announced a shooting range exercise for its officers scheduled to hold on Tuesday at the 35 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Alamala, Abeokuta. In a statement issued on Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, said the exercise is part of the command’s ongoing training programme…
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has reacted to a letter from the Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu-Ode rejecting Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde, also known as K1 De Ultimate, over his claim to the Awujale throne. Onanuga, who said he is from Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State, shared the…
On Sunday, details emerged on why the Fusengbuwa ruling house postponed the nomination meeting to choose candidates for the vacant Awujale stool, the traditional ruler of Ijebuland. It was gathered that at least 60 princes are interested in becoming the next Awujale. The Fusengbuwa ruling house, which is next in line to produce the Awujale…
Two people were killed on Saturday when a bus driving against oncoming traffic crashed into a truck along the Ososa stretch of the Sagamu–Benin Expressway. Speaking by phone on Sunday, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident. He said 21 people were involved in the collision,…
The Jadiara Royal House of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House has stated that Fuji musician Otunba Wasiu Ayinde Anifowose (K1) is not a member of their royal lineage. Prince Akinola Odedina, the head (Olori Ebi) of the Jadiara Royal House, said this in a letter dated December 7. The letter was sent to the Chairman, Deputy…
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Odogbolu Local Government Area have formally endorsed Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, CON, for the Ogun East Senatorial seat in the 2027 general elections. The endorsement came on Wednesday during a well-attended stakeholders’ meeting, where the motion was moved by Hon. Femi Ogunbanwo Omo-Iwa, the federal…
