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  • Crisis brews in Ogun community over ‘illegal’ building of mosque, other structures blocking street

    Crisis brews in Ogun community over ‘illegal’ building of mosque, other structures blocking street

    A crisis is brewing on Olu Ayodele Street, in the Iloye area of Sango, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government, over a mosque owned by one Kabiru Badmus, which community leaders and residents said was built on the only access road to the community, blocking human and vehicular movement.

    The community urged Governor Dapo Abiodun and Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Tunji Odunlami, to wade into the matter to prevent a breakdown of law and order.

    The community leaders expressed disappointment that their distress letters to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development and Ogun State Town Planning Authority did not receive adequate response.

    It was gathered that, landlords and residents of the area had filed a petition to the Governor’s office in March, 2025 while similar petition was also forwarded to Odunlami and the acting manager, Ogun state town planning, Jolaosho Itunuoluwa, in the same month.

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    Residents said, Jolaosho promised justice would be done but for the past six months, no action has been taken, fueling residents’ suspicion of compromise.

    A copy of the petition written under the aegis of Olu Ayodele Street Landlord/Landlady Association and dated   March 10, 2025, reads: “Olu Ayodele Street is registered, inspected and approved by the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area in the year 2000 but blocked in 2009.

  • Ogun community moves against alleged imposition of monarch

    Ogun community moves against alleged imposition of monarch

    • ‘We followed due process in nominating oba-elect’

    Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) and the Igundaniyan ruling house for Afukon Royal Stool of Idarika community in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State have raised kicked against alleged plans by the local government authority to foist a stranger on the Idarika people as their next monarch.

    The Igundaniyan ruling house and CHSR said the imposition is causing disaffection in the community, and called on Governor Dapo Abiodun, Speaker of the House of Assembly, Oludaisi Elemide, Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, and security agencies, to intervene quickly lest the situation degenerates to anarchy.

    The kingship tussle started shortly after the demise of Oba Muibi Akinsanya on January 28, 2021, and an attempt to fill the vacant stool of Akufon Idarika led to disagreement among members of the royal families.

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    The community has three ruling houses – Alabode, Igundaniyan and Onasanya. The last monarch, late Akinsanya, hailed from the Alabode ruling house. According to the community’s culture, tradition and rotational arrangement, the Igundaniyan family is next to produce the Akufon Idarika.

    Secretary of the Igundaniyan ruling house, Moshood Onakoya, while addressing reporters yesterday in Lafenwa, Abeokuta, claimed that following a January 2022 letter from the local government directing the family to nominate a candidate for the vacant stool, it put forward Prince Saheed Abayomi as the right choice for the office, but Abayomi died shortly afterwards, and this stalled the selection process.

    Prince Onakoya added that in an April 8, 2024 letter by the Ikenne local government, it again directed the Igundaniyan ruling house to re-nominate of one its princes for the stool, but while they were asking for time to respond, the Ikenne local government authority conducted a kingship selection process without the input of Igundaniyan family or the kingmakers.

    According to the family, the selection produced Shomade Olugbenga as the next Akufon of Idarika community.

    But Onakoya said Olugbenga is not from Igundaniyan ruling house or any of the other royal families of Idarika. He therefore urged the government to investigate the process that produced ‘stranger as next monarch of Idarika’.

    Also, the President of CHSR, Com. Alex Omotehinse, urged Governor Dapo Abiodun to intervene in the matter to avert anarchy.

    But Chairman of Ikenne local government area, Segun Ogunleye, refuted the accusation. He insisted that ‘due process was followed diligently to select’ the next candidate for the Idarika stool.

    He added that the person selected to ascend the throne is neither a ‘stranger nor imposter’, stressing that all necessary documents backing the decision were available for anybody to see and verify at the council secretariat.

  • Youths empower Ogun community

    Youths empower Ogun community

    The people of Ajose Community in Obafemi Owode Local Government of Ogun State have been empowered by youths in the community.

    The youths, under the aegis of  Ajose Community Development Committee, empowered over 200 residents from various communities in the local government area.

    The youth representative, Toba Olorunlogbo, said the empowerment initiative aligns with the community’s mission to enhance the quality of life of residents.

    The beneficiaries were trained in wealth creation, financial empowerment, recharge cards production, solar panels, among others. Some were promised financial assistance to kickstart their entrepreneurial endeavors.

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    A lecturer at the College of Nursing, LUTH, Adebayo Yewande, sensitised the residents on reducing cardiovascular and non-communicable diseases, such as hypertension, through proper diet.

    She said: “The quest for increased income has become expedient with the increasing daily cost of living.

    “It is worthy to note that most non-communicable diseases such as colon cancer, high blood pressure, and diabetes are linked to food. The quality and quantity of food, as summed up in the Ws and Hs — what you eat, when you eat, and how you eat — are crucial for optimum health.”

    Minister of Humanitarian Affaris and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, represented by Abimbola Osonuga, who supported the empowerment, said: “This empowerment training is one of the several initiatives of Betta Edu Gov aimed at ensuring the Ogun youths are not only equipped but also given the necessary support that will enable them to compete with their peers globally.

    Osonuga encouraged participants to teach what they learnt to others at the community level and establish themselves by taking responsibility for community development associations in their respective communities.

  • New oba for Ogun community

    The Olisa of Emuren Town in Shagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State, Chief Nosiru Tayo has announced the new Elemuren of Emuren Town, Otunba Adesegun Bolaji-Alowonle.

    Tayo announced the emergence of the new king-elect recently after a closed-door meeting that lasted for three hours. The meeting was held in order to nominate the new king by the King Makers of Emuren Town.

    Present at the meeting were the Chairman. Shagamu Local Government Area,  Oluemi Kafak , Chairman, Shagamu South Local Council Development Agency,  Hon Olugbenga Hassan and Secretary to Shagamu Local Government,  Otunba Wale Fakoya who supervised the process.

    There was heavy presence of anti-riot policemen from the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, (SARS), military personnel, Agbekoya and other security operatives to ensure maximum ecurity of lives and property during the event.

    Otunba Segun Bolaji Alowonle was among the seven candidates who were nominated by the members of the Owuyo Rulling House, whose turn it was to provide the next monarch.

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    Speaking after the meeting, Tayo said four members of the king makers in Emuren Town unanimously voted for the emergence of the new Elemure of Emuren, Otunba Segun Alowonle and we are grateful for the conclusion of the process which the community had longed for since the death of the former king of the town in 2017.

    He said the position of obaship of Emuren Town was keenly contested. Seven sons of the Ewuyo Family contested the position of the king and among the seven sons, one was nominated in the person of Prince Olusegun Alowonle Joshua. All the sons were qualified but we consulted widely before we took the decision.

    Tayo, who is the Regent of Emuren debunked the rumour going the rounds that money had changed hands, adding that nobody collected a dime from anybody.

    He said: “Apart from the traditional steps taken by the king makers, we looked at other considerations which were education, contributions to the progress of the town, the wherewithal, behaviour, family background, maturity and acceptability among the people of Emuren, especially the youth”.

    He stressed that money did not play a role and “if money changed hand, the outcome of the election would have been different.”

    He appealed to all contestants who are Princes and Princesses of Awuyo and all citizens of Emure to remain calm and join hands with the oba-elect to move the community forward as the town has been long neglected.

    He advised members of the community to show greater commitment to the development of the town before government will come to their aid.

     

  • Ogun community gets monarch

    The Paramount Ruler of Egba land, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo (Alake of Egba land), has installed Sagbua of Itoko, Alhaji Taiwo Ekerin, as the First Baale of Pejuola community, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

    Performing the rites at his Ake palace, Oba Gbadebo showered encomium on Ekerin for his dedication and service to humanity. He urged the people to support him to develop the area. A statement by the community’s spokesman, Mr. Passover Adeshina, the Alake called on Egba Indigenes, home and abroad, to continue to support the development drive of the Governor Ibikunle Amosun-led administration.

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    The statement reads: “Egba indigenes home and in Diaspora should not forget their fatherland. Everyone should continue to support the development drive of Governor Ibikunle Amosun by working together to make Ogun State great.” Alhaji Ekerin thanked Oba Gbadebo for the recognition and providing the enable environment to serve the community and make it a better place.

  •  45-yr-old allegedly murdered over chieftaincy tussle in Ogun community

    The police have launched a manhunt for suspected killers of one Waidi Obidairo, in Agodo village, Ewekoro Local Government Council Area of Ogun State.

    The 45-year-old father of six, was allegedly murdered over a lingering chieftaincy tussle on December 4, 2018.

    It was said that the perpetrators were about to set Obidairo’s body ablaze alongside injured victims, when the Ota Area Commander, Adegoke Fayoade, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) rushed to the scene with his men including the Divisional Police Officer(DPO) of Ibogun Division, in response to a distress call.

    It was said that the deceased had been enmeshed in a controversy following his support for an Oba-elect, whose coronation was to take place last month.

    The late Waidi, according to sources, had gone to the village in the company of about nine other persons in preparation for the coronation when they were ambushed by hoodlums suspected to be loyal to those opposed to the new monarch.

    The case had since been transfered to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP’s) Monitoring Team, code-named “Striking Team”, attached to the headquarters of Lagos State Police Command in Ikeja Lagos.

    Meanwhile, lawyer to Obidairo’s bereaved family, Chief Adekunle Funmilayo, in a petition dated December 6, 2018, urged the Inspector General of Police(IGP) to bring the culprits to justice..

    One of the victims, Mrs. Rebecca Onilere, revealed that she escaped being killed during the mayhem by whiskers, adding that many people had deserted the village, for fear of being killed by those behind the crisis.

    A top police source told The Nation that the crisis in the community had been on for three years until it recently turned bloody leading to the death of the late Obidairo.

    He said that normalcy had since returned to the community, while some suspects are now in police custody and may be prosecuted soon.

  • Ogun community gets monarch

    Sons and daughters of Siun community in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State stormed the ancient town of Siun to witness the presentation of staff of office and instrument of appointment to the former Baale of the town, Oba Lawrence Olawale Odeyinka as the first Olu of Siun.

    Performing the official installation, the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun congratulated members of the community for the upgrading of the stool of Baale of Siun to the status of a part II Oba, noting that the upgrade would herald all-round development of the town as well as bring more dividends of democracy to the area.

    While commending the efforts of Alake and Paramount ruler of Egba land, Oba (Dr.) Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo  in the upgrading the monarch, he said Kabiyesi  had been a rallying point for the entire  traditional rulers in Egba land, which had made the council to witness peace and remarkable progress.

    Amosun, who was represented by his Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Chief Jide Ojuko admonished sons and daughters of the town to join hands with the Kabiyesi in moving the town forward.

    “I am particularly happy that the upgrading of the stool of Baale of Siun to the status of Oba came into reality during the lifetime of Oba Lawrence Olawale Olayinka who was the incumbent Baale until his appointment as an Oba.

    “I must commend the overwhelming support the people of Siun accorded the new Oba during the upgrading process. This shows that Kabiyesi is a bridge-builder and a reference point for all, even during his reign as the Chairman of the Ogun State Council of Baales” Amosun remarked.

    The Governor, however, enjoined the new monarch to be more receptive and responsive to the yearnings and aspirations of his people, adding that by his appointment, he has become a member of the Egba Traditional Council.

    He enjoined Oba Lawrence Odeyinka to work hand-in-hand with the Council in order to promote peace and progress of not only Siun community but the entire Ogun State, adding that he should mobilise more people towards the discharge of their civic responsibilities as the State Government relied on Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) for continued delivery of dividends of democracy to its citizenry.

    In his acceptance speech, Oba Lawrence Odeyinka appreciated all indigenes of the community and well-wishers for their numerous supports that have made the event a huge success.

    Oba Odeyinka also assured the community that he would use his wealth of experience in Co-operative Associations  to devise means to reduce poverty by establishing a democratically and mutually owned community-based Co-operative Association  that would afford the people the opportunity of pulling their resources to enhance economic benefits and financial independence among his people.

    Earlier, the Chairman of Obafemi Owode Local Government Area, Alhaji Jamiu Balogun commended the Senator Ibikunle Amosun-led administration for his unprecedented infrastructural development, noting that the presence of government is being felt in all sectors of the economy and that traditional institutions were not left out as they were given their right place in governance.

  • Ogun community gets magistrate’s court

    A magistrate’s court built and donated by the Olu of Itori, Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Fatai Akamo, has been inaugurated.

    The new court complex was opened on Thursday by the Chief Judge of Ogun State, Justice (Mrs) M.I. Dipeolu.

    Speaking during the ceremony held in Itori, Justice Dipeolu said the new magistrate’s court would enhance justice administration system in the state.

    She thanked Oba Akamo for donating the court complex to the state government and urged other well-meaning indigenes to emulate the monarch.

    In his welcome address, Oba Akamo noted that the need to ensure quick dispensation of justice triggered his resolve to build and donate the new complex to the state government.

    Oba Akamo admonished indigenes and residents to assist the state government in its bid to ensure provision of basic amenities and infrastructural development of the state.

  • Lawyer donates borehole to Ogun community

    To help solve the problem of lack of potable water in Igan-Okoto in Ilupeju, Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, a Lagos lawyer Kayode Adegbola has donated a borehole to the community.

    According to him, it will help prevent diseases from unclean water.

    He said: “The borehole is capable of producing 5,000 litters of water per hour and would work for six hours daily to produce 30,000 litters.

    “I’m sure that the 30,000 liters of water from this borehole will conveniently serve a minimum of 1,000 people daily,” he said.

    The Adokun of Igan-Okoto, Oba Mukaila Salako, represented by Otunba Sarafadeen Adeleye, said Igan-Okoto had suffered from lack of potable water for many years, adding that their nearest water source was over two kilometers away.

    A resident, Mrs. Oyelanke Odunlami, praised Adegbola for the gesture, saying it would help to end water scarcity in the area.

    Adegbola, who is aspiring to represent Yewa North Constituency in the House of Assembly under the All Progressives Congress (APC), also gave fully-funded secondary school scholarship to two pupils to the Vale College Ibadan.

    “I wanted to give the opportunity to others to get the kind of education I got because I am a proud alumnus of the school”, Adegbola said.

  • Car kills three teachers in Ogun community

    A car driver on Monday evening killed three teachers, all women, at Alapako in Ogun State.

    One of them is said to be a teacher at a public school in Ajebo village.

    The accident occurred opposite the office of the Ogunmakin Unit of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway at Alapako.

    Another woman was injured.

    It was learnt that the teachers were waiting by the roadside for a vehicle to convey them home after school hours when the Toyota Camry car (1996 model) with registration number (Lagos) EPE 140 BP swerved off its lane and knocked the women down on Monday evening.

    The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) Babatunde Akinbiyi recalled that “the driver lost control and hit the women (school teachers) standing by the roadside” when “one of the front tyres of the speeding Camry car” suddenly got detached.

    Akinbiyi said the injured was taken to the Victory Hospital at Ogere while the dead were deposited at the FOS Mortuary at Ipara by operatives of the FRSC.

    The TRACE spokesman added that the accident vehicle had been taken to the Alapako Police Station.

    It was learnt that the driver was heading to Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, when the accident happened around 4.05 p.m.