Ogun State is a state in South-western Nigeria. It borders Lagos State to the South, Oyo and Osun states to the North, Ondo State to the east and the republic of Benin to the west. Abeokuta is the capital and largest city in the state.

Ogun has one federal university: the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta; and two state government universities: Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye (formerly known as Ogun State University) and the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) Ijebu Ode. Ogun State has a total of nine registered universities, the highest of any state in Nigeria. It has five private universities, including Babcock University in Ilisan-Remo, which was the first private university in the country. The state has two major government hospitals: the Federal Medical Center at Abeokuta, and the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital in Sagamu.

Other cities and towns in the Ogun State are Ijebu Ode, Sagamu, Ijebu Igbo, Ilaro Ayetoro and Ota.

The state contains the following twenty Local Government Areas:

Peter Ayodele Fayose (born 13 November 1960) was governor of Ekiti State in Nigeria from 29 May 2003 to 16 October 2006,

Fayose attended Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo. He conducted one of the most sought after medical outreach programmes during his political campaign in 2001.

He grew up in Ibadan, Oyo State, went through thick and thin to later became a formidable person in the history of Ekiti State.

Yusuf Olatunji, also known as Baba Legba or Baba L’Egbaa (born 1909, died 1978) was a Nigerian Sakara drum player, who popularized the sakara music style. He was purportedly born in 1909 in a village called GBEGILAWO in Ogun State in southwestern Nigeria, although there are still doubts about the location of his birth. His mid-life conversion to Islam boosted his career in Yoruba music. He was born a Christian and he hailed from Iseyin in Oyo state. He was formerly known as Joseph Olatunji.

He is believed to have died in December,1978.

Discography:

Yusufu Olatunji and His Group Yekinni Tiamiyu b/w Amusa Adeoye (78; HMV [UK] J.Z. 5252)

1969 Yusufu Olatunji and His Group In Action Vol. 1 (Philips PL 13411)(CD; Premier Music [Lagos] PLCD 007 [as Vol.1 Bolowo Bate]) [A] Surakaty Eki / Jioh Gbensola / Raufu Adegbite / Egbe Ifenirepo [B] Bolowo Bate / Ganiyu Ladeyinde / Yekini Akintoye / Egbe Iwajowa Ijebu-Ode

? Yusufu Olatunji and His Group Plays Sakara Volume 2 (Philips West African PL 13413)(CD; Premier Music [Lagos] PLCD 002 [as Vol.2 O Wole Ologo Keri])(CD; Zareco [Lagos] Z.O.N13413 [as Vol.2 O'wole Olongo]) [A] Ajala Jinadu / Alhaji Mustafa Dabiri / Late Ramoni Alao / Yekinni Aridegbe / Egbe Irepolodun (Ibadan) [B] Salawu Adejola / Mutairu Lemboye / Alhaji Badiru Sodunke / Badiru Amole Ajisegiri / Egbe Oredegbe (Egba)