By Matthew Famakinde/Idowu Ogunbunmi Shop owners at Elejigbo Market, Ejigbo Local Government Area of Osun State have started counting their losses following a fire incident which broke out in the early hours of Saturday. Some of the shop owners, who spoke with Radio Nigeria, said they were yet Continue Reading
Normalcy has returned to Ejigbo town in Osun State following unrest that claimed the life of a middle man known as Jamiu Sodiq. Chairman Ejigbo local government, Mr.Gbolahan Ayegbayo made this known in a telephone interview with Radio Nigeria correspondent. Radio Nigeria had earlier reported that police had arrested nine people in connection with the […]Continue Reading
A middle-aged man known as Jamiu Sadiq has reportedly been killed while a number of others sustained various degrees of injuries in a fracas that ensued between two youths groups in Ejigbo Osun state. The unrest was said to have started on Sunday 19th of June, over disagreement on the sharing formula of an undisclosed […]Continue Reading
It would have been a perfect job had the suspect not attempted to “perfect” the job. The story started on Saturday when some residents of Ola, in Ejigbo Local Government area of Osun State noticed suspicious movements in a Baptist cemetery in the town. The suspicion, according to a source, made the people curious about […]Continue Reading
Wife of the Osun state governor, Kafayat Oyetola has urged the people of Ejigbo to remain peaceful and united. She stated this when she visited Ejigbo local government to give welfare packages to the less privileged including widows and children. Alhaja Oyetola said the choice of empowering the less privileged in Ejigbo was borne out […]Continue Reading
Ilawo grammar school has won Ejigbo south local government inter- secondary schools football competition. Ilawo grammar school defeated Ajoda Grammar school through penalty shootout after the final game ended in a barren draw. Speaking on the essence of sporting activities, Caretaker Chairman,Ejigbo south local government, Alhaji Bashiru Akintegbe said it was a Continue Reading
Caretaker Chairman Ejigbo Local government, Gbolahan Ayegbayo wants the federal government to establish more local government areas to bring the government closer to the people. He made the call while featuring on Ojukoju, a Radio Nigeria Ogo-Ilu, weekly News and Current Affairs Program. Mr. Ayegbayo noted that the existing seven hundred and seventy-four local governments Continue Reading
The All Progressives congress APC Party secretariat in Oke mission area of Ejigbo local government has been sealed. A joint security force was seen in the early hours of today sealing off the party secretariat. It would be recalled that inauguration of the party’s local government executives scheduled to hold at the secretariat went awry […]Continue Reading
The governor of Osun State, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola has inaugurated 360 newly-recruited officers into the State Security Network Agency, codenamed ”Amotekun Corps”. This follows the completion of the 23-day training programme for the personnel at Ejigbo, in Ejigbo Local Government Area as part of efforts to prepare them for the task ahead. Correspondent, Continue Reading
The newly sworn in Caretaker Chairman, Ejigbo Local Government Council Gbolahan Ayegbayo has assured people of his jurisdiction an all inclusive and citizen friendly style of leadership. He stated this while speaking with Radio Nigeria on his plan for the people of Ejigbo. Mr. Ayegbayo promised to prioritize welfare of the people, be up and […]Continue Reading
Habitants of Oke-Padi, Ola road, Ejigbo in Osun State have made a ‘Save Our Soul’ cry to the State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola over their community which has been badly affected by heavy rain. The habitants, in a message to the Governor, said if urgent intervention was not made, their community would soon be swept away […]Continue Reading