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A Chief Magistrate Court in the Isabo area of Abeokuta has sentenced five Egba chiefs to six months in prison for damaging a sealed letter and removing caution tape placed on the Ogboni Igbore House by the Abeokuta South local government. The convicted chiefs are Anthony Ogunseye (55, Apena of Igbore), Ajasa Enisemo (67), Saheed…
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…
Over 50 senators gathered in Iperu, Ogun State, for the 38th Akesan Day celebration. Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, representing Senate President Godswill Akpabio, praised Governor Dapo Abiodun for his strong support of the National Assembly and his dedication to development. Bamidele recalled how Governor Abiodun stood by them during the elections of Senate President Akpabio…
Sodiq Quadri, fondly revered as “Omo Alhaja” during his glorious days at his higher institution, was no doubt the epitome of Ojude-Oba 2024, as he was at his height, the best and most vivid during the annual religion festival that usually saw an assemblage of sons and daughters of Ijebuland, including their friends, associates, well-wishers,…
AAAF, the Ajoke Ayisat Afolabi Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the SIFAX Group, said it will award scholarships to 2,000 indigent students across the country in 2024. The Executive Coordinator of AAAF, Foluke Ademokun, said the aim is to support indigent parents and tackle the menace of out-of-school children. “We have a platform…
The paramount ruler and Awujale of Ijebuland, His Royal Majesty Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, Ogbagba II, has conferred the traditional title of ‘Gbobaniyi of Ijebuland’ on the immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, on Saturday. In a post on his verified social media handles hours before the event on Saturday, El-Rufai said he…
Oguntoday has received exclusive information disclosing the selection of Chief Sonny Kuku, the distinguished Joint Chief Medical Director and Co-Chairman of EKO Hospital, as the appointed Ogbeni Oja of Ijebuland. According to reliable sources within the Ijebu Council of Chiefs, the revered Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, has designated Sonny Kuku for this prestigious…
The state warns Ondo against border incursions and attacks on residents. The Ogun State Government has issued a plea to its neighboring state, Ondo, urging them to address the issue of their citizens encroaching on Ogun territory and launching attacks on Ogun indigenes residing in communities along the shared border. The statement was released by…
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs And Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, is currently in Ogun State to sign off on the social register to be used for the federal government’s conditional cash transfer and to distribute relief materials to victims of Isheri flooding. Edu arrived Ogun State on Friday evening where he met with Governor Dapo…
