Tag: Abeokuta

Agbongbo Akala: Life And Times Of Legendary Egba Warrior

Ganiyu Amodu

+ What you need to know about the annual Lisabi festival   The Egba people have long gathered once a year to honour their illustrious and courageous liberator, Lisabi Agbongbo Akala, through the renowned Lisabi Festival. The festival serves as a unifying event, drawing Egba sons and daughters from near and far to commemorate the valorous exploits of Lisabi Agbongbo Akala in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. Alagba: Close Up On The Royal Ogbomoso Tortoise Which Lived For 344 Years This annual event not only commemorates his pivotal role in liberating…

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‘One In Lagos, Two In Abeokuta,’ Three Nigerians Commit Suicide In 24 Hours

Damilola Olonade

‘Off Third Mainland Bridge,’ Lady jumps unto Lagos Lagoon, dies “Two elderly men also allegedly took own lives In Abeokuta”   Tragedy struck on Thursday as three Nigerians died in circumstances described by the Police as alleged suicide in Lagos and Abeokuta, both cities in the South-West Nigeria. Platforms Africa reports that a yet-to-be-identified woman jumped off the Third Mainland Bridge into the waters near the University of Lagos (UNILAG) waterfront in Lagos State, resulting in her death despite rescue efforts. The incident occurred around 4 p.m. on Thursday, and…

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History Of Ibara, A Yewa Community At The Heart Of Abeokuta

Ganiyu Amodu

Ibara, the nerve center of economic and social activities of Abeokuta, is one of the most prominent traditional towns in the city, hosting most of its banks and commercial ventures. The history of Ibara commenced with the breakup of the once prosperous Oyo Empire, when the Egbado, in an effort to avoid the insurrections and revolts which greeted the decline of Oyo migrated to settle partly in present day Ilaro and Ibara areas of Abeokuta. These were about the same time when potential political successors to the power of the…

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Nigeria’s Akeem Badru Is Cambridge Regional Teacher Awards’ Winner

Abibat Babalola

“How the teacher at St Michael RCM Primary School, Ogunpa Lunloye, Abeokuta, won the 2023 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards for Central and Southern Africa.”     A teacher at the St Michael RCM Primary School, Ogunpa Lunloye, Abeokuta Ogun State, Akeem Badru, has been announced as the regional winner of the 2023 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards for Central and Southern Africa. The Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards, which is run by the Cambridge University Press, is an annual competition to celebrate teachers globally and their efforts in educating their pupils. The…

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Find Miss MAPOLY Happiness Odeh’s Killers, Ogun Gov Orders Police, Others

Ganiyu Amodu

Corpse of the ND2 Mass Communication student, reportedly dumped after she was allegedly raped and killed by kidnaopers, was discovered on Thursday The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has ordered the police and other security agencies in the state to fish out the killers of a student of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Happiness Odeh. Odeh, who was the school’s beauty pageant winner, was reportedly abducted along Iperu Remo Road on her way to a movie location in Ipara-Remo last Tuesday. READ ALSO: Miss MAPOLY Kidnapped, Murdered Days After Emergence As…

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Miss MAPOLY Kidnapped, Murdered Days After Emergence As Beauty Queen

Ganiyu Amodu

How lifeless body of Happiness Odeh, an ND2 student of Mass Communication, was found after abduction on her way to Ode Remo Movie location   A student of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Happiness Odeh, has been reportedly killed by her abductors. Platforms Africa reports that Odeh won the Miss MAPOLY beauty contest on August 3, 2022, and was declared missing and found dead less than a week after. The ND2 student of Mass Communication was said to have been kidnapped on her way to Ipara, in Ode Remo…

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