#ijebu-ode

‘Abducted’ Ijebu-Ode Chief Imam found dead inside car

A prominent Islamic cleric and Chief Imam of Atiba community in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Sheikh Mushafau Bakare, who was reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen, has been found dead. Although details of the occurrence are still sketchy at the time of this report, it was gathered that the deceased was abducted on Wednesday night, August 11. However, his lifeless body was found inside his newly…

Three Killed as a Truck Slammed into a Building in Ijebu-Ode

On Monday, three persons were killed when a truck lost control and slammed into a building in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. An unregistered Mack truck was involved in the incident, which happened at 2:30 p.m. in the Imepe neighborhood of Ijebu-Ode, according to NG Times Online News. The incident was confirmed by the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE). READ ALSO; PDP Youth…

Fourth Wife Stabs Her Husband To Death For Impregnating Another Woman In Ijebu-Ode

Olanshile Nasirudeen, a 47-year-old woman, has allegedly stabbed her husband to death for impregnating another woman, DAILY POST reports. The suspect, it was gathered, was the fourth wife of the 51-year-old deceased husband. The duo were co-butchers at an abattoir in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. The woman was arrested following a distress call received by the DPO of Obalende divisional headquarters,…

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, weekend, declared that the 14.7km Ijebu-Ode-Epe Expressway would be ready for their use by Christmas 2020.

According to him, “The entire stretch going all the way from Epe to Ijebu-Ode would be completed by Christmas 2020.

“The contractors have assured me that they will intensify work on this road. I have insisted because we have Christmas approaching, and…

Tribunal Sacks Ogun APC Rep, Orders Rerun Within 90 Days

The National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital has nullified the election of APC’s Kolapo Korede Ogunsanya representing Ijebu Central Federal Constituency. PDP candidate, Taiwo Shote had challenged INEC’s declaration of Ogunsanya as winner in the February election.

The tribunal, in its judgment upheld Shote’s petition and cancelled elections in two…

Ogun: Hoodlums Attack Warder During Environmental Sanitation

Environmental sanitation was not designed as a violent event.  It was set up for people to clean their environment for health and hygiene reasons.  But that was not the case on Saturday when a Nigerian Prisons Service warder was beaten to a pulp by some hoodlums in Abeokuta as the warder attempted to arrest them during the monthly Ogun State environmental sanitation.

Reports say the hoodlums were…