“I Thought He Had Quit Kidnapping” -Father of Arrested Seriki Fulani in Ijebu-Ode Breaks Silence

The father of Abdulazeez Oladimeji, popularly known as the Seriki Fulani of Ijebu-Ode, has spoken out following his son’s arrest by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command over alleged involvement in kidnapping activities. Speaking after the arrest, the elderly man admitted that he had previously known about his son’s involvement in kidnapping but believed…

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Ogun Waste Management Authority Begins Special Clearance Operation

The Ogun State Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA) has commenced a statewide special clearance operation aimed at evacuating accumulated waste and restoring environmental sanitation across major urban centres. The newly appointed Special Adviser to the Governor and Managing Director of OGWAMA, Farouk Akintunde, said the intervention became imperative to address the backlog of refuse that had…

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Awujale Stool: Ruling House Defends N10m Fee, Refunds Applicants

The Fusengbuwa Ruling House has clarified the circumstances surrounding the controversial ₦10 Million application fee earlier fixed for aspirants to the Awujale of Ijebuland stool, insisting the decision was reached collectively and without any intent to commercialise the revered throne. The Olori Ebi of the ruling house, Otunba Lateef Owoyemi, made the clarification on Friday…

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Meet Ọmọ-Ọba N’Ìjẹ̀bú Tó Fẹ́ Ọmọ-Ọba![The True Ìjẹ̀bú Royalty In One Frame]

Prince Olawale Adeyemi Oriola, Esq., and his wife, Princess Temilade Remi-Adeoye—daughter of the late Oba Remi Adeoye, first Alawuren of Oke-Lamuren (a.k.a Rod Publciity). It feels like just yesterday when Omo-Oba Olawale, then a student of Ijebu-Ode Grammar School, first expressed his admiration for Omo-Oba Temilade, who was attending Our Lady of Apostles School, Ijebu-Ode….

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Awujale Succession: Court Throws Out Wasiu’s Injunction Bid, Schedules Jan 14 Hearing

The Ogun State High Court sitting in Ijebu-Ode has dismissed an application for an interim injunction filed by an aspirant to the Awujale of Ijebuland stool, Otunba Wasiu Olasunkanmi Ayinde Adesanya Marshall, ruling that the request lacked merit. The decision was delivered on Monday by the presiding judge of High Court 3, Ijebu-Ode Judicial Division,…

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Moyegeso, Ajidagba, Others Honour Prince Oriola At Opening Of Historic Ule Obanlefa Administrative Centre

The Agunsebi area of Ijebu-Ode, ancestral home of the prominent Fusengbuwa Ruling House witnessed a significant moment on Saturday as dignitaries, traditional leaders, and members of the royal family gathered to inaugurate the newly renovated Ule Obanlefa Administrative Center, Library, and Archive. The restored building, originally the residence of the late Prince Oduwole Obanlefa, grandfather…

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