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An Ondo monarch, the Ajagun-Ode of Ode community, Oba Adewale Boboye has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for unlawfully demolishing palm trees and food crops. An Osi Magistrate Court, in Akure North council area of Ondo state who was sentenced had earlier been charged with malicious damage. The trial Magistrate, Mrs Bukola Ojo, sentenced the convict to 10 years after finding him guilty of the charges preferred against him. Police Prosecutor, Sergeant Ajiboye Babatunde, said the convict, and others at large “on September 20, 2022, at about 3:00 pm at the ‘Pastorate and laity of The Apostolic Church Nigeria,…

A 40-year-old Lagos pastor, David Ihejirika, has been arraigned before the Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ojo, Lagos State, for allegedly defrauding a woman of N1.1 million. Ihejirika, who was arraigned before the court on Friday, was charged with obtaining money by false pretence, causing a breach of peace and theft. He, however, pleaded “not guilty” to the charge. The prosecution counsel, Dr Simon Uche, told the court that the pastor committed the offence at a place known as ‘The Stripe of Jesus Christ Church’ in Ajangbadi, Ojo area of Lagos in 2021. Uche told the court that the defendant obtained…

A divorce-seeking husband, Oyeyinka Adegoke, on Friday, pleaded with a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan to save him from his wife, Wuraola, whom he alleged was diabolic. Adegoke stated in his testimony that his fortune had nosedived since he exchanged marital vows with Wuraola. He added that his wife was not only diabolic but that she was also stubborn and disobedient, hence the reason he wants a divorce. `My lord, Wuraola recently destroyed two of my vehicles and a motorcycle which I use for business. “Worse still, I gave her a car for transportation, but she caused the…

By Onomiguren Agbamu A Non-Governmental Organization, known as “The Mid-Westerners” has scored high Okowa’s administration, especially in the area of Education, Human Capital Development and others. The NGO in a statement signed by the Chairman, Hon. Iwemdi Nwaham, and Secretary, Hon. Fidelis Chimokwu was made available to journalists in Asaba The group said, Governor Okowa has done marvelously well in Educational Development, Human Capital Development and among others and has stood tall among all those who have previously ruled in the state, especially the establishment of the model Technical Colleges in all the Senatorial District. The group, while commending the…

Crisis is brewing in the Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger following the allegedly lopsidedness in the process of the new Rector . The Great Light Foundation has petitioned the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, asking him to constitute an investigative panel to probe the process that will produce a new Rector . The foundation in the petition signed by I Rahim Issah  faulted the interview process, which it claimed that “One of the interviewed candidates was one Engr. Dr. Baba Aliyu Haruna, who is from the same place as the outgoing Rector.” According to the petition, “The outgoing Rector is…

Ridwan Oliyide & Aminat Gusanu Ogun State has in recent times drawn attention to itself as the epic centre of cult activities. From Abeokuta to Sagamu and Ijebu Ode, different cult groups have several times unleashed mayhem usually against rival cult groups while causing despair amongst residents in the state. The increasing cult activities have been linked with the high rate of drug abuse amongst youths in this state. In 2021, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. General Buba Marwa (rtd), said about 17% of those in Ogun State engage…

The  Central Bank of Nigeria has hinted that the Federal Government spent $112.35m servicing external debt in January 2023 . The Apex bank disclosed this in it’s Weekly International Payments. The data from the CBN revealed that the amount spent in January was higher than $45.64m spent in December 2022 by 146.17 per cent. It was gathered that the Federation Account Allocation Committee shared N750.17bn among the three tiers of government in January 2023. The figure represents a decrease of N240.02bn compared to the N990.19bn shared in December 2022. In 2022, Nigeria spent $2.4bn to service its external debt, which…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has declared that the congestion of custodial centres was responsible for jailbreaks. The CJN said this on Thursday, while speaking at a two-day conference on Decongestion and Corrections Administration in Abuja on Thursday. He said, “Unnecessary congestion of prisons has led to jailbreaks and of course, overstretching the dilapidated custodial centres built 100 years ago. “In order to enthrone a seamless dispensation of justice, the issue of congestion and reform has always occupied the front burner of discussion since the advent of this democratic dispensation and we have been waiting with bated…

To ensure the effective management of diabetes in children, the Talabi Diabetes Centre, a Non-Governmental Organization, has provided school teachers with complimentary medical screenings and training. During a one-day seminar on Diabetes and Hypertension, held at the Talabi Diabetes Centre in Isara-Remo, Remo-North local government area of Ogun State, experts emphasized the importance of monitoring the attitudes of students for proper diabetes management. An Endocrinologist at the Federal Medical Centre in Abeokuta, Omoshalewa Oyewole, highlighted the crucial role of teachers in managing diabetes in children. Oyewole emphasized the need to educate teachers about diabetes and its management in school-aged children.…

Residents of Oke-Ela and its environs in the Ilaro Local Government Area of Ogun State have been thrown into panic following a court order authorising a family to take over not less than 300 houses and plots of land in the area.