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Ogun

British  
/ əʊˈɡʊn /

noun

  1. a state of SW Nigeria. Capital: Abeokuta. Pop: 3 728 098 (2006). Area: 16 762 sq km (6472 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Arguably, Akangbe Ogun himself put it best when he said: "I am a dot, just a dot, connecting the past to the present, and the future."

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

Nigerian police and Ogun state officials said Ayodele and Ghami died at the scene, while Joshua and Kayode sustained minor injuries.

From Barron's • Jan. 3, 2026

Joshua's personal trainer, Latif Ayodele, and strength coach, Sina Ghami, died on Monday after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a stationary truck on a highway in Ogun state, near Lagos.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

"The driver... is currently in custody in connection with the Anthony Joshua accident," Oluseyi Babaseyi, spokesman for the police in Ogun state, told AFP.

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

So she leave Shango and go to Ogun, and then she Ogun wife.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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