James Ogunnaike

Articles by James Ogunnaike

Chieftaincy crisis: Ogun community disowns five ‘suspended’ chiefs

NewsFebruary 3, 2026

By James Ogunnaike A community in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Igbogila, has distanced itself from five individuals said to have been removed as chiefs and members of the I...

Ogun Customs intercepts arms, ammunition, explosives, others worth N721.45m

NewsJanuary 29, 2026

By James Ogunnaike The Ogun Area 1 command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday said it intercepted 2,128 live cartridges, 1,315 explosives, hard drugs including methamphetamin...

Awujale selection: Osugbo demands fresh Council of Afobajes

NewsJanuary 28, 2026

By James Ogunnaike Members of the Osugbo Society in Ijebu-Ode have called Governor Dapo Abiodun, to reconstitute the Council of Afobajes (kingmakers) to ensure transparency and credibility in the ...

Awujale Selection: Osugbo decries exclusion from Kingmakers’ council

NewsJanuary 27, 2026

By James Ogunnaike Members of the Osugbo Society in Ijebu-Ode have faulted its exclusion from the selection process for the new Awujale of Ijebuland. The Council also expressed dissatis...

Tinubu approves oil drilling at Tongeji Island – Abiodun

NewsJanuary 22, 2026

By James Ogunnaike Ogun State Governor , Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday disclosed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the commencement of commercial oil drilling at Tongeji Island in Ipok...

Court grants Anthony Joshua’s driver bail, adjourns trial to Feb 25

NewsJanuary 21, 2026

By James Ogunnaike ABEOKUTA —A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Sagamu, Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State, has granted bail to Adeniyi Kayode, the driver, who conveyed former world hea...

New Awujale emerges in one month — Fusegbuwa ruling house

NewsJanuary 16, 2026

By James Ogunnaike Olori Ebi of the Fusegbuwa Ruling House, Ijebu-Ode, Otunba Abdul-Lateef Owoyemi, has assured indigenes and residents of Ijebuland that a new Awujale will emerge within the next ...

OGFTZ fire: No casualties recorded, explosion claims false – Management

NewsJanuary 12, 2026

By James Ogunnaike The management of the Ogun-Guangdong Free Trade Zone (OGFTZ), Igbesa, in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, has stated that no casualty was recorded in the fir...

Ogun psychiatric doctors back NARD national strike

NewsJanuary 9, 2026

By James Ogunnaike Resident doctors, working at the Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Ogun State, have declared their support for the resumption of the nationwide strike by the Nigerian As...

Ogun Police debunk viral security alert, warn against false information

NewsDecember 3, 2025

By James Ogunnaike The Ogun State Police Command has dismissed a viral security advisory circulating on social media, featuring the photograph of the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Ogunlowo,...

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