Tag: Abeokuta
Athletes from 18 countries storm Ogun for first-ever West Africa para games
President of the Paralympic Committee of Nigeria, Sunday Odebode, also praised Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun for hosting the landmark…
“Gunshots were fired,” Obasanjo library fumes over EFCC invasion
EFCC operatives reportedly stormed the Green Legacy Hotel, located within OOPL, and arrested some people suspected to be internet fraudsters.
Ogun governor unveils rebranded Olumo Rock Centre (PHOTOS)
The rebranded Olumo Rock Tourist complex boasts of a modern art gallery, showcasing portraits of notable Nigerians and curated cultural…
South Africa’s Oluchi Ndubueze excited winning gold in father’s homeland
"I am so honored to be able to compete in my first international meeting in my father’s homeland. As someone…
CAA U-18/U-20 Championship: 15 events final to be decided on Day 2
Ikwesi, who paired with Melvin Ododo, started from 1.80m, achieving perfect record until a near missed at 2.03m before he…
AFN names 92 athletes for 3rd CAA U-18/U-20 Championships
Temitope Ademola and Honourable Victor Clement are the captains of the team, Ademola leads the girls and Clement is the…
Rifle, exotic cars recovered as EFCC grabs 48 for internet fraud in Ogun
Other items recovered from the suspects, according to the statement, are five high-end cars, a motorbike, several mobile phones, laptop…
Nigeria welcomes Africa’s future stars as Athletics championships return after 28 years
Nigeria is proud to host again and showcase its capacity to organise world-class sporting events.”
NSF 2024: Tinubu harps on sport as tool for national integration, cohesion
Tinubu said that the reorganisation and administration of sports under the present administration into a stand alone National Sports Commission,…
Why I donated Sodeke Statue to the Egba people – Prince Yemisi Shyllon
The statue, which stands gallantly at the roundabout, a stone throw from the Ake palace, was donated, according to Shyllon…
Nigerian athletes win top prizes in Lotus Bank 10km race
James breasted the end tape at 30 minutes 11 seconds to win the marathon race while Gyang Raymond came second…
Missing 12-year-old found mutilated in Ogun community
“The DPO informed the police at Adigbe and Lafenwa but it was the boy’s corpse that was found at Kotogbo…
How Ogun fuel station was gutted by fire
“We later got to know that the fire started when a tanker that brought diesel was transferring it into another…
Nigerians who voted for Tinubu not fools, say Ogun anti-interim govt protesters
The protesters said they were ready to protect the mandate of the President-elect Bola Tinubu and democracy with their lives.
Hiccups in OBJ’s polling unit as voting begins in Abeokuta
Early turnout of voters, hiccups in aome polling units as voting in 2023 general elections commences in Abeokuta Ogun
Massive riot in Abeokuta over Naira scarcity, First Bank, others attacked (Videos)
In one of the videos cited on social media, a stray bullet hit a youth in the hand, as he…
Many shops razed as petrol tanker explodes in Abeokuta
the tanker was engulfed in fire due to the uncooperative attitude of people around the axis who were scooping fuel
CBN donates branch building to NTA Abeokuta
It was donated as part of the CBN Abeokuta branch’s corporate social responsibility to its host community,
Residents escape death as tanker falls in Abeokuta
Scores of residents escaped death at the Totoro area in the Abeokuta metropolis on Sunday after a tanker laden with…
Abandoned mother of triplets cries for help
Mrs. Balikis Popoola, who was abandoned at a hospital by her husband six months ago after giving birth to a…
Abiodun offers employment to Abdulsalam Ibironke
Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, on Saturday, gave automatic employment to the best graduating student of the Crescent University, Abeokuta,…
Truck crushes Army officer to death in Ogun
A truck loaded with granite on Friday crushed an Army officer identified as R. A. Nata’ala to death in Iyana…
Ogun govt. to support Adire traders over demolition by past administration
The Ogun Government on Friday pledged necessary support to Adire traders whose shops were affected during the demolition exercise for…
Obasanjo votes in Abeokuta
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo finally voted at his Ward 11 unit 22, within Olusomi compound, Abeokuta, in Abeokuta North Local…
Young Boxers Storm Abeokuta As GOtv Boxing NextGen Search 4 Begins
Over a hundred young boxers seeking to join the professional cadre have arrived Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State, for the…
GOtv Boxing NextGen Search 4 To Hold In Abeokuta
The fourth edition of GOtv Boxing NextGen Search will hold in Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State, between 13 and 15…
Flood wreaks havoc in Abeokuta, mother and child missing
Scores of people, including a mother and child were missing Friday and properties worth billions of naira were destroyed after…
African Drums Festival commences in Abeokuta
The African Drums Festival commenced in Abeokuta, Ogun, on Thursday with more than 20 cultural troupes from about 13 countries…
MKO Abiola’s family demands presidential entitlements
The family of the late Chief MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, has called…
Why I did not pay teachers at Tai Solarin College of Education-Amosun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta: Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has disclosed his reason for withholding the salary and emolument of the…