Tag: Ijebu-Ode
Kashamu Largesse: Three dead as cult groups clash in Ijebu Ode
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Three persons have been confirmed dead in Ijebu Ode, Ijebu Ode local government area of Ogun state after…
Banks shut again in Ijebu-Ode
Abiodun Onafuye/Ijebu-ode Commercial banks in Ijebu Ode, Ogun state in western Nigeria remained shut for the second day today, over…
Ogun APC primary: Ballot snatching aborted, 7 persons faint
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Member of the House of Representatives, Kehinde Odeneye, and six other persons today fainted after inhaling the…
Breaking news: Ballot box snatched in Ijebu-Ode at gun point
The All Progressives Congress primary to pick the party’s House of Representatives candidate for Ijebu Federal constituency, turned ugly this…
Breaking: Kidnappers free TASUED deputy VC
Prof. Joseph Olusoga Olusanya, the deputy Vice Chancellor of Tai Solarin University of Education, TASUED, Ijagun in Odogbolu local government…
LG boss assures of hitch free Sallah
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta People coming to Ijebu Ode, the headquarters of Ijebuland for this year’s Ileya and Ojude Oba festivals have…
Banks in Ijebu-Ode shut over malfunctioning APCs
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Commercial banks refused to open for business in Ijebu-Ode,Ogun state today triggering fears of a robbery attack.…
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Ex-Governor Daniel sleeps at Labour Party rally, attacks Amosun
Abiodun Onafuye/ Ijebu Ode Supporters of the Labour Party gathered in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state for another rally, Sunday, with their…
Kidnapped Motor Dealer Pays N4m for freedom
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A motor dealer in Ijebu Ode, Abiodun Olokodana, popularly known as Abbey Motors who was abducted last Tuesday…
Dead brother of Oba Adetona to be buried today
Abiodun Onafuye, Abeokuta Prince Abdul Rasheed Adesupo Adetona, the immediate younger brother of Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba…
Trailer kills motorcyclist
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A trailer heading towards Ibadan via Oru-Ijebu axis ran over a commercial motorcyclist at the junction connecting the…
Three killed in another cult clash in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Three persons have been killed in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State as rival cult groups clashed. One person was…
Rampaging soldiers attack drivers in Ijebu Ode
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Hell was let loose Sunday at Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State when some military personnel invaded the popular Lagos motor…
Final goodbye to GOK Ajayi
Abiodun Onafuye/ Ijebu-Ode Ijebu-Ode, the ancestral home of the legal icon, Chief Godwin Olusegun Kolawole (GOK) Ajayi, stood still for…
In Pictures: 2014 IPEF Annual Award
Pictures by Emmanuel Osodi Mr Adebayo Onanuga, Managing Director, The News Magazine and PM News Paper was awarded Ijebu Professional…
TheNEWS MD Bags Professional Award
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Veteran editor and the Managing Director of TheNews and PMNews newspaper, Mr Adebayo Onanuga was today honoured with…
In Video: Homage to Oba Sikiru Adetona, Awujale of Ijebuland
On Thursday 8 May, the Ijebu people from six local council areas of Ogun state, converged in Ijebu-Ode to pay…
Jonathan, Amosun, Buhari Others Eulogise Awujale
Abiodun Onafuye,Abeokuta President Goodluck Jonathan has described the Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Dr. Sikiru Kayode Adetona as…
In Pictures: 80th Birthday of Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona
Pictures by Emmanuel Osodi
4 persons killed in cult wars in Ijebu-Ode
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta No fewer than four persons were killed in clashes between rival cult groups in Ijebu Ode, Ijebu Ode…
2 persons killed in fight over Buruji Kashamu’s largesse
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Two persons were reportedly killed Sunday night in a clash between the cult groups in Ijebu Ode, in…
Ijebu State: I’m Optimistic— Awujale
Lanre Babalola & Abiodun Onafuye/Ijebu-Ode The Awujale of Ijebu land, Oba Sikiru Adetona Ogbagba II on Tuesday expressed optimism that…
NLC pickets petrol stations
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) Ogun state chapter today picketed some filling stations in the state over hoarding…
Gunmen kill OOU lecturer
Gunmen have killed a lecturer at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, western Nigeria. The victim, Dr Segun Onabanjo,…
Tambuwal, Amosun Pledge Support For Ijebu State
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE8cuDjXAKc Abiodun Onafuye/ Ijebu Ode The Speaker of Nigeria’s Federal House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has pledged support for…
Ojude Oba 2013: Awujale drums up support for Ijebu State
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta The Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, in western Nigeria, has for the umpteenth time canvassed support…
Amosun promises to complete Ijebu-Ode bridges
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of the western Nigerian state of Ogun, has given assurance to the people of…
Fire Guts Lotto Office in Ijebu Ode
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Fire said to have been sparked by a faulty air conditioner gutted a lotto office in the western…
Nigerian Cultists Kill muslim Youth Leader
The unending fracas between two cult groups in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state, southwest Nigeria, has claimed the life of Abdul Wasiu…
Wife of Ogun state lawmaker kidnapped with friend
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Folasade, wife of the lawmaker representing Ijebu North-East State Constituency in Ogun state southwest, Nigeria, Samson Onademuren…