FG Bans Local gin ‘Ogogoro’ Nationwide
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the total ban on the consumption of the popular local gin, known as Ogogoro nationwide. This is following deaths of 38 people in…
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Recently, residents of Ode-Irele, the headquarters of Irele Local Government in Ondo State were thrown into confusion when some strange deaths occurred in the town, claiming more than 20 lives.…
IJEBU IGBO:History,Culture and Values.
Ijebu Igbo (Yoruba:pronounced Ìjẹ̀bú-Igbó) is a town in Ogun State,south west Nigeria, with geographical coordinates latitude 6° 58′ 0″ North, and longtitude 4° 0′ 0″ East. It is about 15-minute drive north…
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The Yoruba of South-west Nigeria have been variously described as a People with a rich cultural heritage. In recent times, efforts have been made to project the rich culture of…
OOU Graduate, Olamide Balikis is Miss Oodua 2015
Olatunji Olamide Balikis, a graduate of Biochemistry from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, has clinched the Miss Oodua 2015 Beauty Pageant. Balikis beat 19 other contestants, including Adenuga Bukola,…
Present Ataoja Not From Any of the Five Ruling Houses in Osogbo - PRINCE ADEDOTUN
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Ibogun-Olaogun Day: Amosun Seeks Support for Re-election
By Olayinka Kolawole It was a yearly event and this year’s Ibogun-Olaogun Day held in Ifo, Ogun State, lived to its billing. It drew the attendance of the people of…
My town: IDO-ANI MONARCH GENERAL OLUTOYE. At the Height of Struggle for the Throne, Some Said I Was Fulani
A former General in the Nigerian Army, Oba Olufemi Olutoye Oluwatomiloye (1) is the first Alaani of Ido- Ani in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. Major-General Olutoye retired…
MY TOWN: Alatan of Atan Oba Oyedele Adebiyi Ibiyemi
We, Atan People Migrated from Ota; We Came from Ijomo Ruling House If you are a regular visitor to Idiroko, the border town in Ogun State, you are likely…
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