Tag: Abeokuta
One killed as Ogun residents protest, vandalise Bank ATMs over naira and fuel scarcity
Protesters on Tuesday vandalised automated teller machines in a bank premises in Abeokuta as demonstrations over the scarcity of the ...
5 things to do and see in Abeokuta
The names Abeokuta and the Egba language are sometimes interchanged because the dialect of the indigenes of Abeokuta speak Egba. ...
The Late 5: Two Chinese citizens kidnapped in Nigeria; EFCC arrests 32 suspected ‘Yahoo boys’ in Abeokuta | Other stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Two Chinese citizens kidnapped in Nigeria Two Chinese nationals, Sun Zhixin and ...
Suspected Lassa fever patient under investigation in Ogun
There are reports that a 22-year-old man in Abeokuta, Ogun, has allegedly contracted Lassa fever and is under medical observation ...
How I rejected Jonathan’s re-election bid in the presence of Adeboye, Oyedepo – Obasanjo
by Dolapo Adelana Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has given reasons for rejecting the re-election of immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan ...
Opinion: Why Lagos ‘cool kids’ should never travel to Abeokuta by rail
by Adeyemi Falade So we got a little adventurous at ID Africa for our 2nd Anniversary and took a trip ...
[The Presidential Blog] We have a book: Buhari Vs Yar’Adua | But it has nothing to do with health
Apparently, President Muhammadu Buhari and the late former president Umaru Musa Yar’Adua have more in common other than taking off ...
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o to headline the 2016 Ake festival
Abeokuta, Ogun State will stand still once again as it hosts an outstanding roaster of writers, thinkers, artists, filmmakers, musicians, ...
Code2Earn training continues in Uyo, Abeokuta, and Port Harcourt
As part of our goal to get one million fingers coding by 2017, Aiki Nigeria continues its training on coding ...
PROFILE: How dare you compare Denrele Edun to Bobrisky?
by Emeka Nwankwo Nigeria’s 15-year veteran of television is more than his shoes, his bags, his make-up and his chains… ...
Man held in prison for stealing tubers of yam
A middle aged man, Samodi Olorodo has been remanded in prison by an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court sitting in Isabo, Ogun ...
‘There is only one way for corrupt people- it ends in prison’ | Soyinka
World renowned author and Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, on Thursday, said that the Federal Government should jail anyone who is ...
Many dead as shopping mall collapses in Abeokuta
Deaths have been allegedly reported following the collapse of a four-storey shopping mall still under construction at Itokun in Abeokuta, Ogun ...
PDP chieftains flogged by thugs at Ogun election tribunal
Political thugs attacked the Ogun state Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, for about an hour, on Tuesday, September ...
We learnt something new about Obasanjo today
The Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Dr Sikiru Adetona, gave us a lesson in history on Sunday. Oba ...
Photos from Saraki’s meeting with Obasanjo
Earlier today, Senate President, Bukola Saraki, visited the hilltop mansion of former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, in Abeokuta, Ogun state. This ...
Is Obasanjo stylishly canvassing votes for the APC?
by Kolapo Olapoju It’s not at all farfetched to conjecture that former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, is canvassing for votes for ...
Jonathan’s visit to Awujale of Ijebu Ode is so far… strictly confidential
by Kolapo Olapoju Journalists aren’t allowed in the President’s meeting with Awujale of Ijebu Ode, for the time being. As ...
Edwin Clark will definitely have a lot to say about yesterday’s attack on his wife
by Iyobosa Omoregie The outspoken Ijaw leader, Edwin Clark, will have surely have some words to spew, as his wife ...
Adeyemi Adefulu: Why I support Gen. Buhari, my jailer
by Adeyemi Adefulu I found Lola Shoneyin’s piece on Buhari titled, “How My Father’s Jailer Can Offer Nigeria A Fresh Start” ...
No time: OBJ has been expelled by Ogun PDP
by Kolapo Olapoju A few hours after dumping the Peoples Democratic Party and ripping apart his membership card, former President ...
We begged Buhari to contest this time – Tinubu reveals
by Temitope Onitiju National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has revealed that the opposition made ...
Adeboye, Oyedepo present as Jonathan meets OBJ in Abeokuta
by Kolapo Olapoju On Monday, January 12, former President, Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan held what is believed to ...
I can’t sacrifice my life for any party, only for Nigeria – Obasanjo speaks again
by Kolapo Olapoju Olusegun Obasanjo says while he can sacrifice his life in the interest of Nigeria, he wouldn’t dare ...
Did Obasanjo just take a swipe at himself with these comments?
by Kolapo Olapoju Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has just dished his latest dose of criticism for the nation’s leadership, ...
Abiola’s brother nabbed for defrauding Pastor
by Kolapo Olapoju Mubasiru Abiola, the 73-year-old younger brother of M.K.O Abiola, has been arraigned by the police before a ...
‘Nigeria’s in a bad shape’: What OBJ told PDP govs who met with him
by Kolapo Olapoju Some governors of the ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party, have held a private meeting with former President, ...
Bloody murder: Man hacks friend to death in Ogun
by Azubuike Azikiwe In a gruesome case of murder, a man has been jailed for macheting his friend to death. ...
APC, PDP, run to Obasanjo’s hilltop for counsel and support
by Godwin Akanfe The 2015 elections draws closer and the two major political parties, the ‘People’s Democratic Party and the All ...
As OOU students surrender, we have to ask, how effective are student protests?
by Adedayo Ademuwagun Students at Olabisi Onabanjo University in Ogun state are back in school now, and the campuses have ...
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