Agagu was ondo governor on the platform of the pdp. The lagos nigeria plane crash kept the headlines quite busy in october 20, especially because the confusion and the contradictory news regarding feyi agagu, the son of the late former governor of ondo state, dr. Gbenga obasanjo, son of former president, olusegun obasanjo has managed to. Exgov agagu buried amidst wailing and confusion vanguard news. He was replaced as governor of ondo state by olusegun mimiko. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Iyabo obasanjobello, a former senator of ogun state.
Olusegun agagu was deeply troubled by former president goodluck jonathans recourse to political correctness by the way he. The crowd on the hot trail of the convoy shouted olee yen loun sa lo yen. A paradise for maggots, by festus adedayo premium times opinion. Olusegun kokumo agagu was a nigerian politician who was governor of ondo state in nigeria from 29 may 2003 until february. Olusegun kokumo agagu lasted for two years, 2007 to 2009. The mysterious death of a nigerian politician the quiescence of the dead to object to their eternal confinement six feet below, certifies the reality of their nonexistence. The charter flight faced engine failure and hit the ground just after take off.
The choice of the name kokumo was borne out of the fact that he was the only surviving male son from his maternal side. Labour party and the 2007 election in ondo state eisa electoral. A history of the yoruba people is a comprehensive exploration of the founding and growth of one of the most influential groups in africa. His later passport gave his date of birth as 5 march 1937, although this was an estimate, and there are no records of obasanjos birthdate from the time itself. His first name, olusegun, means the lord is victorious. Sep 14, 20 olusegun agagu olusegun kokumo agagu born 16 february 1948, died september 20 was governor of ondo state in nigeria from 29 may 2003 until february 2009, when a court voided his reelection as governor on account of electoral irregularities.
Obaro ikime has 23 books on goodreads with 660 ratings. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. List of books and articles about ghana history online. The movement of the living from the void to the darkroom below is wrapped in mystery. Aggregating select rss feeds gaining quick insights from the feeds. I didnt betray tinubu, adefarati, agagu, mimiko says in. Improving lives by supporting existing scholarships as well as awarding new scholarships is one in which the scholarship scheme focuses on. Trump speaks at white house coronavirus task force news conference march 22, 2020 pbs newshour,844 watching live now. We, the living, also grope in a void of vanity that we proudly call existence. Obaro ikimes most popular book is groundwork of nigerian history. The woman, whose husband, a former governor of ondo state, dr. According to afigbo, igbo history like a hot soup should be approached from the edges.
Feb 03, 2015 the remains of dr olusegun agagu,former governor of ondo state was laid to rest in iju odo amidst folorn faces,frazzled feets and frozen forehead. As the world loses faith in democracy, leaders of vision are desperately. The independent electoral commission inec, departing from the norm, announced election results in abuja, the federal capital, declaring the incumbent the winner. Journal of the australian association for maritime history, vol. Olusegun agagu, the former governor of ondo state for what it called the years of selfless services he has offered the people of ondo. Books by obaro ikime author of groundwork of nigerian history. Let us be in charge of taking your productservices to your potential clients. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Paper presented by the honourable minister of power and steel at the 2002 media summit on power, serialised in the punch lagos, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17 august 2002. Depositional characteristics of the frio formation. The handbook of yoruba religious concepts by baba ifa karade, olodumare.
Olorunfemi isaac agagu, a court clerk and madam omopelumi agagu, a petty trader. He stated, i have no history of either betrayal or treachery. Books written about nigerian civil war aloko adewale peter 11. Posts about olusegun agagu written by greatriversofhope. It consumed the energy of hundreds of lawyers and the attention of millions of nigerians. More than 33,000 books headed to staff and students of the olusegun agagu university of science and technology in nigeria. Olusegun obasanjo s most popular book is my watch volume 2.
Olusegun kokumo agagu 16 february 1948 september 20 was a nigerian politician who was governor of ondo state in nigeria from 29 may 2003 until february 2009, when a court voided his reelection as governor on account of electoral irregularities. Matthew olusegun aremu obasanjo was born in the village of ibogunolaogun in southwest nigeria. In april 2003, the erstwhile unpopular pdp won, and olusegun agagu became the governor of ondo state. View latest articles, news and information about what happened to olusegun agagu, nigerian politician, that died on friday september th 20at age 65. The former governor died at his lagos residence around 6 pm nigerian time some 24 hours after returning from vacation in the us. Other notables who visited mrs agagu at her residence in bodija ibadan include exoyo state governor alao akala, mr jumoke akinjide minister.
Upload and share your own ebooks or use our free self publishing services. Olusegun kokumo agagu was governor of ondo state in nigeria from may 29, 2003 until february 2009, when a court voided his reelection as governor on account of electoral irregularities. Agagu was appointed first aviation minister by president olusegun obasanjo in 1999. On the one hand was the mimiko team, considered the underdog in the struggle. Sep 17, 2018 gbenga had accused his father, olusegun obasanjo and his wifes father, otunba alex onabajo of sleeping with his wife. Books by olusegun obasanjo author of my watch volume 2.
Olusegun is an actor, known for lords of the underworld 2007. David olusoga is a historian and broadcaster, and presenter of the bbc two documentary, britains forgotten slave owners. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Like a smart alec that he is, he ingratiated himself into the heart of the former president and the governor of his state, olusegun agagu.
Olusegun agagu three years after ilutitunosooro diary. Olusegun agagu, two years after nigeria and world news. Olusegun obasanjo has 26 books on goodreads with 81 ratings. For most of friday, ijuodo town in okitipupa local government area of ondo stood still, with virtually everybody pensive, as the remains of olusegun agagu, former governor of. Buy olusegun obasanjo ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Obasanjo was appalled at the starvation that he witnessed in india although took an interest in the countrys culture, something that encouraged him to read books on comparative religion. Olusegun agagu died four years ago and whose remains were involved in a plane crash, would have suffered a second tragedy since her son was also involved in the crash. In the book, the ondo state governor equally denied betraying the national leader of the all progressives congress, asiwaju bola tinubu. Former ondo governor, olusegun agagu buried in ijuodo youtube. Olusegun mimiko, has said former president olusegun obasanjo threatened him and also pleaded with him not to resign from his government as a minister. Another tragedy struck in lagos on thursday morning when a chartered aircraft carrying the remains of a former governor of ondo state, dr. With a population of nearly 40 million spread across western africa and diaspora communities in europe, the caribbean, latin america, and north america yoruba are one of the most researched groups emanating from africa. Olusegun mimiko, his political rival, based on a court injunction.
The olesegun agagu foundation scolarship scheme was established to immortalize the name and times of the late dr. Ropes of sand according to him is a hesitant steps towards a study of history and culture of igbospeaking peoples of southern nigeria. Olusegun oni project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Ondo pdp wants mimiko to name projects after late agagu. Olusegun kokumo agagu 16 february 1948 september 20 was a nigerian politician. Calls have gone to the ondo state people to take steps to immortalize the former governor of the state, dr olusegun agagu who died about two. Oluremi remi obasanjo, is the mother of his oldest children, the most wellknown being dr. Isaac kekemeke in this interview speaks of how the people of ondo state misinterpret their governor, dr olusegun kokumo agagu, on a number of issues.
Segun agagus widow, funke marks 70th birthday in grand style. Former ondo state governor olusegun agagu is dead sahara. According to him, his wife has confided in him that she had been sexually abused and defiled by her father on several occasions and his attempt to forcefully put an end to it severed the ties between him and his fatherinlaw. A subreddit put together by uwillis7737 for the purposes of. Africa history leadership legal nigeria olusegun obasanjo politics.
Olusegun kokumo agagu, recently marked the second anniversary of his transition. The story of the first nigerian coup by adewale ademoyega, oil, politics and violence. I created this video with the youtube video editor. Suddenly, mimiko let down the old man, jumped into the peoples democratic party pdp and became a minister under president olusegun obasanjo.
Dec 30, 2018 former president, olusegun obasanjo said shagari was a man of honour, an achiever and a unifying force for the nation, whose contributions to the growth and development of democracy in nigeria cannot be easily forgotten, and who lived nobly and died in nobility. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. Religion, history, and politics in nigeria is concerned with the problematic nature of religion and politics in nigerian history. The study is an attempt to put forward a hypothesis of igbo cultural development 4. The book provides a lively and straightforward treatment of the relationship among religion, politics, and history in nigeria, and how it affects public life today. Olusegun mimiko competed in the gubernatorial elections on april 14, 2007, against the incumbent olusegun agagu. He served as the governor from may 29, 2003 to february 2009 under the. Depositional characteristics of the frio formation, subsurface south texas olusegun kokumo agagu on. Sep 19, 2015 the family of the late former governor of ondo state, dr. Olusegun agagu, 20 passengers and crew crashed less than a minute after takeoff from the local wing of the murtala muhammed international airport, ikeja. Home browse history african history african countries ghana history.
Jul 21, 2017 about olusegun agagu foundation scholarship scheme. Olusegun obasanjo project gutenberg selfpublishing. Discover librarianselected research resources on ghana history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. I didnt betray tinubu, adefarati, agagu, mimiko says in new book. Join facebook to connect with olusegun agagu and others you may know.
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