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The Ogun Police Command on Tuesday, paraded a 77-year-old father, Adedamola Idowu for allegedly defiling his seven years old daughter.

The Police also paraded Idowu’s 26-year-old neighbour, Oluwatobi Adebisi, after they were arrested at Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode for the alleged defilement.

The Police Commissioner, Abiodun Alamutu paraded the suspects alongside others at Elewe eran Police headquarters, Abeokuta.

About seven suspects were paraded for offences related to defilement, cultism, and kidnapping.

Speaking on the offences, Alamutu described the 77-year-old man as a “randy father who has been having unlawful carnal knowledge of the 7yr old girl with his neighbour.”

He said, “The above randy father and his neighbor have been having unlawful carnal knowledge of the 7yr old girl. She has been referred for counseling and emotional therapy, and the case has been transferred to SCID for discreet investigation and prosecution.”

Alamutu also paraded five suspected cultists, Francis Okere, Ogunkoya Olayinka, Awotungase Samson, Abalo Ayomide, and Saka Olawale.

A first class graduate of University Of Ibadan whose name is Opuofoni Freeborn Ebimotimi was killed at the early hours of today at Honeyhill Tombia Bayelsa State for stealing bread.

Opuofoni Freeborn Ebimotimi who is From Korokorosei community of Southern Ijaw Local Government area Studied Business Administration (B.Sc) UI.

He was beaten to death by angry youths for stealing a bread this morning, Neighbors and friends who saw the incident rushed to the scene of the actions and pleaded with the angry youths to allow him leave, stating they will pay for the bread in double folds but the angry youths decline the plead of the people as they killed him.

Opuofoni Freeborn Idisemi, the younger sister to the deceased lament that life has been unfair to them since the demise of their father adding that she has no idea of what led him to steal bread this morning stating that they are used to the hardship of life.

She however points out that despite having uncles who are doing well in government and other places but could not help them.

An Ikeja High Court has sentenced a 30-year-old hotel worker, Jeffrey Ehizojie, to death by hanging for strangling his employer, Olusola Olusoga and the hotel manager, Tunji Omikunle, to death in Lagos. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, Justice Oyindamola Ogala, held that the prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubts.

Mrs. Ogala found Ehizojie guilty of beating and strangling the Managing Director of Etsahol Hotel and Suites located at Ojodu-Berger, Lagos. She said the crux of the case of the prosecution was premised on the confessional statement of the convict as well as circumstantial evidence.According to her, the court had carefully considered the retracted defence statement, (which was admitted as evidence) which showed where Ehizojie stated that one of the hotel staff, Henry, had informed him that he observed that the owner of the hotel kept much money at home.

Mrs Ogala said: “the defendant, in his confessional statement  said that Olusoga treated her workers badly so they planned to tie her and collect her money.
Confessional statement is the best evidence to ground conviction and as held in several cases, it can be relied upon solely where voluntary.It is curious that the defendant who was privy to the state of affairs in the hotel told  the court that he was shocked when the police informed him of the death of his boss and the manager when he was arrested at Port Harcourt.

“There is no doubt that the defendant was present at the premises of the scene of crime as confirmed by him in his evidence in chief and exhibits before the court,”
The judge held that the court had carefully considered the evidence of the defendant, particularly his account of how he left the hotel premises on Jan. 25, 2019 and his incredible story as to why he did not return to the hotel after the incident nor report at the police station”.

She held that the convict had no clear explanation why fled to Port Harcourt the next day until his arrest. According to her, the circumstantial evidence against the convict was unequivocal, positive and irresistibly pointed to his guilt.

Paramount Traditional Ruler in Oke Ogun region of Oyo State, The Onitede of Tede in ATISBO Local Government of Oyo State, His Royal Majesty, Oba Alhaji Abdulrauf Adebimpe Oladoyin, has congratulated the newly elected chairman of the Economic Community of West African State ( ECOWAS) , President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria.

The Royal Majesty pledged the supports of Traditional Rulers in Yorubaland and indeed the Nigeria for the President in the discharge of his duties at various levels.

He advised the Government to consider the nomination of Barrister Ahmed Raji, SAN or any other prominent Oke Ogun Professionals home and abroad for Ministerial, Ambassadorial and Policy making positions in order to support the new hope of Nigeria.

The Monarch maintained that there are enormous lands across Tede and Oke Ogun region which are suitable for Agriculture, Mineral Resources exploration, Industries, Research Institutes and Educational Institutions, Commerce, Tourism, etc. The utilisation of such will provide employment opportunities for the Youths, expansion of our Foreign Exchange markets, revenue generation for local, State and Federal Government among others.

The Monarch finally urged Nigerians to be patient for the Tinubu- led administration and be prayerful for an unprecedented transformation programmes of the Government which he believes shall have positive impact on all citizens in the medium and long terms.

A Nigerian man, Oluwatobi Kufeji, has embarked on the longest singing marathon in his quest to set a new Guinness World Record.

The marathon kicked off in Lagos on July 5 and is expected to run until July 13.

Kufeji had earlier announced his ambitious plan to undertake a 200-hour praise-a-thon as he aimed to surpass the previous record of 105 hours set by Indian singer Sunil Waghmare in 2012.

“Guinness world records has accepted my application to break the record of the LONGEST SINGING MARATHON of 105 hours currently held by Sunil Waghmare (Indian) since March 2012 and the record of the LONGEST CONCERT BY A SOLO ARTIST for 501 hours currently held by Kuzhalmannam Ramakrishnan (Indian).

“These marathons will be done separately. I’m very convinced that I will break the two records. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,” he posted.

As observed by our correspondent on Kufeji’s Instagram handle, he has already surpassed 106 hours.

However, he is not the only Nigerian seeking to break Guinness World Records recently.

ODUDUWA NEWS reports Hilda Baci, a talented individual, recently achieved a new record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual.

Following in her footsteps, another chef based in Ekiti State, Damilola Adeparusi embarked on a five-day cooking marathon, further adding to the wave of record-breaking attempts. Also, a chef, Adeyeye Adeola recently undertook a 150-hour cooking marathon in the Ile Oluji/Oke Igbo Local Government Area of Ondo state, to surpass Baci’s record.