8-396: Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), (formerly called, Ogun State University Teaching Hospital (OSUTH), is situated at Sagamu , Ogun State , South West Nigeria . The teaching hospital was established in 1986 with the primary aim of teaching medical students from Olabisi Onabanjo University and providing healthcare services to the indigenes of Ogun State and Nigeria as
16-419: A whole. OOUTH was founded on January 1, 1986, in partnership with Obafemi Awolowo College Health Sciences to provide medical training for medical students of Olabisi Onabanjo University . The teaching hospital was located at the former State Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria. The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital was Prof. A.A.O. Laditan. The hospital is managed by governing council appointed by
24-625: Is located in Sagamu. Sagamu (Offin - Ile) is the new seat of the Akarigbo of Remo ("King" or "Lord" of Remo), the traditional ruler of the Remo Kingdom. The former seat was located in a farther area of Offin . Four ruling families are eligible to wear the beaded crown of the Akarigbo , all descending from the first Oba , Akarigbo, a prince of the house of Oduduwa . The current Akarigbo
32-450: Is used in the city's major industry, the production of cement . Agricultural products of the region include cocoa and kola nuts . Sagamu is the largest kola nut collecting center in the country. The kola nut industry supports several secondary industries such as basket and rope manufacturing, which are used to store the kola nuts. The city was founded in the mid-19th century when several small towns united for purpose of defense during
40-538: The state government. As of 2016, the chairman of the governing council is Professor Emmanuel O. Otolorin. 6°50′57″N 3°39′11″E / 6.84904°N 3.65302°E / 6.84904; 3.65302 Sagamu Sagamu or Ishagamu is an agglomeration of thirteen towns in southwestern Nigeria. It is located in Ogun State along the Ibu River and Eruwuru Stream between Lagos and Ibadan . It
48-727: The wars brought about by the fall of the Oyo Empire . Sagamu controlled the trade routes between the ports in the Niger Delta and the Yoruba mainland until the British occupied the city at the end of the 19th century. Sagamu has experienced both population and economic growth since the 1950s, due to its position between the cities of Ibadan and Lagos . The population in 1995 was 114,300 but 2007 estimates placed it as high as 228,382. The Olabisi Onabanjo University 's college of medicine
56-521: Was founded in the mid 19th century by members of the Remo branch of the Yoruba people . The 13 towns are: Makun, Offin, Sonyindo, Epe, Ibido, Igbepa, Ado, Oko, Ipoji, Batoro, Ijoku, Ijagba and Latawa. It is the capital of Remo Kingdom, and the paramount ruler of the kingdom, the Akarigbo of Remo, has his palace is in the town of Offin. The Sagamu region is underlain by major deposits of limestone , which
64-525: Was installed and crowned as King in 2017. Notable areas within Sagamu include Offin, Itunshokun, Sabo, Makun, Ajaka, Makun Station, Isale-oko, Isote, Epe, Soyindo, Surulere, Ijagba, Ewu-Oluwo, Ogijo, Simawa, GRA, Ijokun, Batoro. Ijebu language, a dialect of the Yoruba language , is spoken in Sagamu. The old Sagamu Local Government has been divided into Three(3) Local Council Development Areas namely Sagamu West LCDA, Sagamu Central LCDA and Sagamu South LCDA. For Administrative convenience, Sagamu Local Government
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