The fans of the detained ace broadcaster, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat have stormed Nigerian Television Authority NTA to demand the release of the owner of Agidigbo FM.
The protesters who were chanting “free Oriyomi”, “he doesn’t kill children” and others trooped in their number to register their displeasure over continuous detention of the ace broadcaster.
Recall, Alhaji Oriyomi, Queen Naomi and Principal of Islamic High School were detained over their involvement in the recent stampede death that led to loss of the lives of 35 children in Ibadan.
The trio were arrested along with other six people and brought to Court to face charges levelled against them bordering on negligence, manslaughter and others.
The Magistrate Judge in his ruling remanded them in Agodi Prison till January 13th when the State Director of Public Prosecution DPP would have briefed the Court on the next line of action.
Meanwhile, it has been gathered that the detained organizer of the funfair that led to stampede deaths, ex-Ooni of Ife Queen, Naomi Silekunola has embarked on hunger strike in Agodi Prison.
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved with immediate effect, the appointments of both Prince Adesuyi Haastrup as the new Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesha land and Prince Johnson Adekanmi Abikoye as the new Asaoni of Ora Igbomina
A press statement issued by the Hon. Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, to that effect, indicates that the approval of the two monarchs was ratified and approved during the seating of the Osun State Executive Council Meeting presided over by its Chairman and Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke this afternoon.
The appointments of Prince Haastrup as the new Owa -elect was sequel to the demise of the immediate past Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesha land, Oba ( Dr) Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran II on the 11th of September 2024 while that of Prince Abikoye as the new Asaoni of Ora Igbomina followed the demise of Oba Tinuoye Atolagbe on the 19th of Nov.2023.
According to Oluomo Alimi in the press statement, Governor Adeleke while congratulating the two newly approved monarchs whom he said their choices followed due processes in line with the Chiefs’ law of Osun State 2002( cap 25), enjoined all sons and daughters of the two towns to co-operate with their new traditional rulers, particularly in allowing peace and unity to take the centre stage .
In the meantime, Governor Ademola Adeleke also during the State Executive Council meeting today, the last in the year 2024, passed a vote of confidence on all members of his Excutive Council for what the Governor described as a job well done in the about to be concluded year 2024.
The Governor who was extremely glad and happy for their performance, however, challenged them to surpass the feats made by all of them in the coming year 2025 by being alive to their statutory duties and responsibilities as members of Osun State Executive Council.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu extends heartfelt condolences to the government and people of India on the passing of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.
Singh, India’s Prime Minister between 2004 and 2014, died Thursday at the age of 92.
Prime Minister Singh’s official visit to Nigeria in 2007 was historic. He earned the distinct honour of addressing a joint session of the National Assembly, a privilege accorded to only a few global leaders.
President Tinubu pays tribute to Dr Singh’s dedication to strengthening the Nigeria-India relationship, noting that his diplomatic efforts remain a reference point in the history of the bilateral relations between the two nations.
The President recounts the establishment of the Strategic Partnership between Nigeria and India under Singh’s tenure, which has continued to flourish, driving political and economic prosperity for both countries.
President Tinubu further lauds Prime Minister Singh’s efforts to forge improved cooperation in defence trade, culture, education, health, science and technology, and ICT.
Expressing gratitude to the people of India for celebrating the life and accomplishments of this selfless leader and distinguished economist, the Nigerian leader salutes Singh’s role in steering India’s economic reforms during globally challenging times.
He prays that the departed Prime Minister’s dedication to service will inspire the people of India.
Victor Osimhen has distributed 100 tricycles, massive food and non food items to thousands of Youths and vulnerable households in Lagos.
Nigeria and Galatasaray star, Victor Osimhen gifted hundreds of tricycles popularly known as Keke napep, bags of rice, cartons of noodles and other food items to youths, residents and indigenes of Olusosun area of Lagos where he grew up.
Victor Osimhen gave instructions that the food items should be distributed to mothers, while the tricycles should be distributed to his fellow youths as his own way to say thank you to them.
“ I couldn’t be flying private jets up and down while Nigerians that support me have nothing for Christmas “Victor Osimhen
“ Nigerians and the whole of Africa loves me , there are many youths that need just a little support. The 100 kekes is for them to start a life and I pray they grow , the rice is for my mothers , they pray for me always . I love my people “ Victor Isimhen
It’s a beautiful thing when you give it back to same people that supported you . He might not know but some young men that received the Keke will grow to be millionaires.
Relief finally came to Sunday Morakinyo and Segun Olowookere, who were condemned to death by hanging for stealing a fowl and eggs in Osun State a few months ago, as the state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, granted them outright pardon on Thursday.
The development was disclosed by the governor’s spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, in a statement in Osogbo.
According to him, 51 other inmates have also been pardoned, and the relevant agencies have since acknowledged receipt of the letters sent to them to this effect.
The statement read: “In line with the recommendations of the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, Governor Ademola Adeleke has exercised prerogative of mercy towards 53 convicts serving various convictions within the Nigerian Correctional Service.”
“The letter of commutation dated December 24th, 2024, and which has since been received and acknowledged by the relevant prison authorities, read as follows:
“WHEREAS: the inmates whose names are set out in the schedule to this order have been convicted to various terms of imprisonment to wit:
(i) Simple offences and have served substantial portions of the sentences,
(ii) Convicts sentenced to death (having spent a minimum of 10 years in custody).
“AND WHEREAS: following the recommendation made to me by the state advisory council on the prerogative of mercy that I should exercise my power in relation to the said inmates in order to mark the 2024 Christmas celebration.
“AND WHEREAS: in the case of the 30 (thirty) inmates convicted of simple offences, I have decided in accordance with the said recommendation to remit and forgive the remainder of the said sentences in whole.
“AND WHEREAS: I have decided in accordance with the said recommendation to grant outright pardon to 12 (twelve) inmates convicted of simple offences.
“4 (four) convicts have their sentences commuted from death to outright pardon. AND WHEREAS: I have decided in accordance with the said recommendation to commute the sentences as follows:
“1 (one) convict has his sentence commuted from death to 15 (fifteen) years imprisonment.
“6 (six) convicts have their sentences commuted from death to outright release.
“Now know ye therefore that I, Senator Ademola Jackson Adeleke, the Governor of Osun State of Nigeria, in exercise of the power conferred on me by paragraph (a), (c), and (d) of subsection (i) of section 212 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), am pleased to extend my grace and mercy unto the said inmates.
“My will and pleasure thereof is that you commute the death, life, and years of imprisonment as indicated herewith in the schedule.”
Those in the schedule are as follows:
CONVICTS RECOMMENDED FOR OUTRIGHT PARDON (SIMPLE OFFENCES)
OLABOMIJI NURUDEEN MUSTAPHA ISAH OLALEKAN ABDULLAHI AYOMIDE OLOJEDE AKEEM RAPHAEL ADEYEMI ABIODUN OLADIPUPO SEGUN OMISAKIN SUNDAY ADEMOLA ADIO TUNDE OLAPADE LATE CHIEF WOLE OLA RUFUS OJO OMOLOYE OLAJIDE OLAYEMI CONVICTS RECOMMENDED FOR OUTRIGHT RELEASE (SIMPLE OFFENCES)
OLUBO SUNDAY ISAH UMAR BIODUN FAWAS KAREEM OMIRIN TEMITAYO OLARENWAJU AYOMIDE DARE SUNDAY OLADAPO TUNDE GANIYU SAHEED ADEWUMI SODIQ ADEBAYO ADEOYE KEHINDE LASIS KAZEEM DAUDA OJO (59 YEARS) ISMAILA RAJI OSENI MICHEAL AJAYI KOREDE ABIONA NURUDEEN OSHI SAMUEL SHEU YUSUF OLATUNJI OJO AANU MUSTAPHA KEHINDE LASIS ABEEB ALEXANDRA IORLAHA OJO TAIWO AZEEZ MUJEEB AKINYEMI DAVID ADEOSUN ADEKUNLE OLAOBAJU SAMUEL ADURA ADEFEMI PAUL BASIL KUNLE DAVID CONVICTS RECOMMENDED FOR OUTRIGHT PARDON FOR GOOD CONDUCT (CAPITAL OFFENCES) – 4 (FOUR)
SUNDAY MORAKINYO SEGUN OLOWOOKERE TUNDE OLAPADE DEMOLA ODEYEMI CONVICTS RECOMMENDED FOR OUTRIGHT RELEASE ON HEALTH GROUNDS (CAPITAL OFFENCES)
OLUWAFEMI FAGBEMI BEWAJI SUNDAY AMEHIN GEORGE AYOMIDE ARULOGUN TAIWO OLUWATOBI STEPHEN ABUBAKAR ABDULAZEEZ CONVICT RECOMMENDED TO BE COMMUTED FROM DEATH TO 15 YEARS IMPRISONMENT HAVING SPENT AT LEAST 10 YEARS IN CUSTODY
An unidentified two-year-old boy was discovered abandoned at a dumpsite in the Iganmu area of Lagos State.
In a post on his X.com account, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, Spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, reported that the child was found on Monday night.
As at the time of filing this report, efforts ongoing to investigate the mystery surrounding the incident.
A 20-year-old man, Akeem Sumonu, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly raping and impregnating a 16-year-old girl in the Olodo Community of Odeda Local Government Area.
The arrest was made on Tuesday by police operatives stationed at the community security post. The victim’s mother reported the incident to the police, stating that Sumonu had violently assaulted her daughter in October 2024 and threatened her to keep quiet.
The victim, fearing the suspect, initially concealed the incident. However, her mother noticed unusual changes in her behavior and injuries, prompting the victim to reveal the assault. The medical report confirmed the victim was eight weeks pregnant, suspected to be a result of the rape.
The suspect has confessed to the crime and is currently detained. The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation.
This incident follows a similar case in March 2024 where a pastor, Adeleye Dada, was accused of raping and impregnating the teenage daughter of a church member.
A mother of the former Queen of Ooni of Ife, Prophetess Naomi Silekunola has appealed to Nigerians to help her after her daughter was remanded in Agodi prison, over the stampede that led to the death of 35 minors in Ibadan, the Oyo state, capital.
In a short video, the mother, in tears, pleaded and declared that her daughter is innocent of the charges against her.
She said, “Help me, have mercy on me, don’t let them destroy my life, my daughter has been doing this programme for over 10 years, it is to help children. Please, the world, help free Naomi, help free my daughter, she is very innocent.”
It would be recalled Chief Magistrate Olabisi Ogunkanmi of the Oyo State Chief Magistrate Court 1 sitting at Iyaganku in Ibadan on Tuesday ordered the remand of an ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife, Prophetess Naomi Silekunola Ogunwusi; the owner of Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat; and the Principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, Fasasi Abdullahi Babatunde, at the Agodi Custodial Centre.
The Court said the remand order was pending the issuance of legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), Ministry of Justice, Oyo State.
The charges read, “That you Naomi Silekunola Ogunwusi F, Alh, Oriyomi Hamzat ‘M’, Fasasi Abdullahi Babatunde ‘M’ and others now at large, on the 18th day of December 2024, between 5:00 am and 8:00 am, at Islamic High School, Bashorun area, Ibadan, in the Ibadan Magisterial district did Conspire with one another to commit felony to wit: Acceleration of death and thereby committed an offence Contrary to Section 324 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 38, vol. II, Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria, 2000.
Three students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, lost their lives in a fatal car accident on Friday, December 20, along the Ago-Iwoye–Ilisan road, while two others sustained injuries.
The incident has prompted condolences from the university and an ongoing police investigation.
The Vice Chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Prof Ayodeji Agboola, on Saturday, expressed his heartfelt sadness and shock over the demise of three students of the university in a fatal lone accident which occurred on Friday, along the Ilisan-Ago-Iwoye road.
The students who died in the tragic accident included Nifesimi Dada, 300 Level Geology; Opeyemi Joshua, 200 Level Taxation; and Ogooluwa Miracle Daniel, 200 Level Mass Communication.
Two other students of the University, who were among the passengers of the ill-fated vehicle were said to have been immediately rushed to the hospital for medical attention.
However, in a statement issued on Saturday by Dr Wale Balogun, Corporate Affairs Division of the institution, the VC said the university is extremely sad over the loss of the students and is already working with relevant authorities to provide support and assistance to the affected families.
The lawmaker representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju State Constituency at the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. (Surv) Dele Adeola has felicitated the Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, on the occasion of his 57th birthday.
Adeola said this in a statement personally signed by him and made available today to ODUDUWA NEWS on the commemoration of birthday ceremony of the Governor, which usually holds every 25th of December, adding that his leadership has not only inspired the people of Oyo State but has also set a benchmark for the governance across Nigeria.
Adeola was quoted as saying:
“Your commitment to good governance, equity, and progress has repositioned the state.
“Governor Makinde’s name resonates quality leadership and accountability, should we talk about his litany of achievements in the education, healthcare, human development among other areas? He has proven that he is unequalled among his peers.
“As a leader, you exemplify courage, innovation, and empathy. Your inclusive policies and people-centered projects have given every citizen a sense of belonging. The achievements under your administration have fostered trust and unity, proving that Oyo State is truly in the hands of a capable and compassionate leader.
“On this special day, we pray that Almighty God continue to bless you with wisdom, good health, and the strength to take Oyo State to a greater height. May your days be filled with endless joy, peace, and fulfillment as you steer our beloved state towards a brighter and more prosperous future.
