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Ijemo Rock: An untapped tourist attraction in Ogun

Just like the Olumo rock, a major tourist attraction in Abeokuta, Ogun State, the Ijemo rock has potential to attract fun lovers across the world and boost the state’s economy, but lies

February 22, 2024

Features

SPECIAL REPORT: Ogun turns breeding ground for ‘Olosho business’

Gift Barry-Oba reports on the growing trade of prostitution among teenagers and young ladies in Abeokuta, Ogun State, often referred to as ‘Olosho.’ Driving through the major streets of Abeokuta, Ogun State,

December 4, 2023

Features

Ogun fish sellers protest 100% price hike

Fish sellers under the auspices of Fish and Seafood Sellers Association of Nigeria have on Tuesday stormed the Ogun state governor’s office in Abeokuta in protest of a 100% increase in fish

November 7, 2023

Metro

Storytime: how Abeokuta women protests caused removal of Alake in 1949

Abeokuta was a place known for its rich culture, ancient traditions, and resilient people. However, a storm was brewing, one that would change the course of history.

October 24, 2023

Features·History

By the end of 2023, 200 housing units will be delivered to PMB estate says Abiodun

Dapo Abiodun, Governor of Ogun State, has revealed that approximately 200 units of semi-detached, detached, fully detached duplexes and terraces under construction at the Muhammadu Buhari Estate in Abeokuta are nearing completion

October 22, 2023

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PSN takes medical outreach to Ogun market, 300 traders benefit

In an effort to reach Ogun State’s rural residents the pharmaceutical society of Nigeria (PSN) have taken a medical outreach to traders in Sapon market Abeokuta. The medical outreach which began at

September 25, 2023

Health

Ogun residents protest over bad road connecting Soyinka train station

We have personally spent 20 million naira on this road

September 16, 2023

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MAPOLY former deputy rector, Lekan Famuyiwa dies at 72

A former deputy rector at Moshood Abiola Polytechnic in Abeokuta, Lekan Sakibu Famuyiwa, popularly known as Baba Fancy is dead. Baba Fancy, age 72, was said to have died on Friday afternoon

September 16, 2023

Education

Chaos erupts as police use bullet, tear gas to disperse phone dealers in Abeokuta

In the early hours of Friday, officers from the Nigeria Police, Ogun State command, attacked the popular phone market, TARMAC armed with heavy weapons. The police arrived at TARMAC around 5:30 a.m.

September 15, 2023

Crime

Adire, the pride of Egbaland, slowly fades away

In the early twentieth century, an indigo-dyed cloth adorned with resist patterns earned the Yoruba name Adire, meaning "tie and dye" in English.

September 13, 2023

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