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The Tragedy in Owo is Ungodly – Ebun Adegboruwa SAN

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The human rights lawyer, Ebun Adegboruwa SAN has condemned the Owo Church attack and said the tragedy is ungodly.

This was contained in a statement released and made available today via his official Twitter account as read in part:

“Today, the people of Ondo State and Nigeria woke up to the sad news of the massacre of worshippers in Owo, Ondo State, right inside the church.

“It is ungodly to take any life, whatever the motive may be. Whether in the mosque or church, innocent worshippers should not be killed in the course of the practice of their faith.

“Although no one has claimed responsibility for this dastardly act, the security agencies bear a duty to unravel the perpetrators and bring them to justice.

My appeal is to all those who have grievances to adopt the rule of law to ventilate them. The bloodshed in the land is too much and no reason can be advanced for this desperate act of wickedness.

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“Owo being the hometown of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, I pray that this datardly act has nothing to do with his principled stand on national issues such as restructuring, resource control, power rotation, restriction on open grazing and state police.

“The Governor has been at the forefront of the implementation of the regional security outfit, Amotekun, which has been hugely successful in crime reduction. I urge him not to relent in any of these noble pursuits, if that is the genuine desire of the people that he represents.

My heartfelt condolences go to the families of the innocent souls that were brutally terminated, the Catholic Church and the people and government of Ondo State.

I hope in no time, the perpetrators will all be fished out and dealt with according to law”.

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Owo Attack: We Will Hunt Down Assailants, Make Them Pay – Akeredolu

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Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, is deeply saddened by the unprovoked attack and killing of innocent people of Owo, worshiping at the St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, on Sunday.

The vile and satanic attack is a calculated assault on the peace-loving people of Owo Kingdom who have enjoyed relative peace over the years.

“It is a black Sunday in Owo. Our hearts are heavy. Our peace and tranquility have been attacked by the enemies of the people. This is a personal loss, an attack on our dear state.

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“I have spoken to the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ondo, Most Reverend Jude Arogundade, who is presently on his way to Owo. Similarly, I have had to cut short my party’s national assignment in Abuja and visit Owo immediately.

“This is an unexpected development. I am shocked to say the least. Nevertheless, We shall commit every available resource to hunt down these assailants and make them pay. We shall never bow to the machinations of heartless elements in our resolves to rid our state of criminals.

“I commiserate with my people in Owo, particularly families of the those who lost their lives to this ugly and unfortunate attack. I extend my condolences to Olowo of Owo, Oba Gbadegesin Ogunoye as well as the Catholic Church.

“I urge our people to remain calm and vigilant. Do not take laws into your hands. I have spoken to the heads of the security agencies. I have equally been assured that security operatives would be deployed to monitor and restore normalcy to Owo kingdom.” Akeredolu said.

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Lagos Police Arrest Two Suspected Serial Armed Robbers

Officers of Ijora Badia Division of the Lagos State Police Command, have arrested one Mustapha Mohammed ‘m’ aged 37 and Abdullahi Buba ’m’ aged 20 while escaping with their loot after robbing some Lagosians.

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The suspects were arrested at about 0215hrs on Thursday, June 2, 2022 following credible information received by the police about an ongoing robbery on Apongbon Bridge Ebute-Ero. A third suspect, bearing arms shot his way into escaping.

Items recovered from the suspects include 1 Bajaj motorcycle, 1 new LG plasma TV, 66 various items ordered online from Jumia, 1 HP Laptop, 1 bag of Honeywell flour and 1 iron cutter.

The suspects, who confessed to have robbed at the same spot several times, are currently assisting the police in an ongoing investigation to arrest other fleeing members of the gang. Suspects will be arraigned in court at the conclusion of investigations.

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The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, fdc, once again assures Lagosians that the command would continue to do everything operationally possible to ensure that crime and criminality has no place in Lagos State.

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Many Feared Dead As Bomb Rocks Catholic Church In Ondo

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Suspected terrorists are said to have blown up St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, the headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

Many worshippers have died and several others have been left injured following the explosion at the church which is situated close to the palace of the Olowo of Owo.

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As at the time of filing this report, the authorities were yet to give a detailed statement regarding the development.

The police are expected to give a brief within the hour.

Details later.

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Consensus: Southwest Leaders Meet As Osinbajo, Fayemi, Others Persuaded To Step Down For Tinubu

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A former Governor of Ogun State and an elder statesman, Chief Olusegun Osoba has held a midnight South West caucus meeting with presidential aspirants from the region in the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The meeting, according to credible sources, was centered around the need for the Southwest to be united and speak with one voice going into the presidential primary election of the party.

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A source who was privy to discussion at the meeting said Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is being persuaded to step down for the National Leader of the Party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“Everything is looking good for Asiwaju (Tinubu). Naturally, the stakeholders are conscious of the fact that the Vice President has the right of first refusal considering the democracy we are practicing.

“However, on the strenght of the peculiarity of the situation, he (Osinbajo) is being persuaded to see the need to step down for Asiwaju.

“There is also the issue of the Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi who is believed to have the backing of some of his colleagues from the North.

“In the next few hours, we wait to see what pans out at the end of the day. But what I know is that we are all on the same page on the need to present a formidable candidate that can square up and defeat Atiku (Abubakar), the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),” the source said.

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Presidency: Northern Govs Ask Buhari To Cede Power To South, Move For Consensus APC Candidate

The 11 northern governors under the platform of APC have asked Buhari to ensure that power is rotated to the South, saying that ceding presidency to the zone will engender fairness, justice and harmony.

This was contained in a statement released and made available to newsmen by the governors after a meeting with Buhari.

“APC governors and political leaders from the northern states of Nigeria today met to review the political situation and to further support our Party in providing progressive leadership amidst our national challenges. During our discussions, we welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari’s invitation to governors and other stakeholders to contribute to the emergence of a strong presidential candidate for the APC.

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“After careful deliberation, we wish to state our firm conviction that after eight years in office of President Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the APC for the 2023 elections should be one of our teeming members from the southern states of Nigeria. It is a question of honour for the APC, an obligation that is not in anyway affected by the decisions taken by another political party. We affirm that upholding this principle is in the interest of building a stronger, more united and more progressive country.

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“We therefore wish to strongly recommend to President Muhammadu Buhari that the search for a successor as the APC’s presidential candidate be limited to our compatriots from the southern states. We appeal to all aspirants from the northern states to withdraw in the national interest and allow only the aspirants from the south to proceed to the primaries. We are delighted by the decision of our esteemed colleague, His Excellency, Governor Abubakar Badaru to contribute to this patriotic quest by withdrawing his presidential aspiration.

“The APC has a duty to ensure that the 2023 elections offer a nation-building moment, reaffirming that a democratic pathway to power exists for all who value cooperation and build national platforms. This moment calls for the most sober and inclusive approach to selecting our party’s candidate, and we call on all APC leaders to fulfil their responsibility in this regard.

Signed, 4th June 2022:

Aminu Bello Masari Governor of Katsina State
Abubakar Sani Bello Governor of Niger State
Abdullahi A. Sule Governor of Nasarawa State
Prof. B.G. Umara Zulum Governor of Borno State
Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai Governor of Kaduna State
Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya Governor of Gombe State
Bello M. Matawalle Governor of Zamfara State
Simon Bako Lalong Governor of Plateau State
Senator Aliyu Wamakko Former Governor of Sokoto State
Dr. A.U. Ganduje Governor of Kano State
Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu Governor of Kebbi State”

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One Raped, Several Items Stolen As Armed Robbers Raid Poly Ibadan Students’ Hostel

ODUDUWA NEWS has gathered that there was a report of armed robbery incident at exactly 2am on Saturday at a private hostel located in Cooperative Estate, Adaba, Apete Ibadan.

The private hostel housing many Polytechnic Ibadan students including both males and females was said to have been raided by two-man robbery gang who raided room to room and carted away several valuable items including phones, laptops and money.

According to our correspondent, the armed robbers gained entrance to the hostel through the backyard fence, broke several doors and made their way to several rooms. The robbers according to eyewitness who spoke under condition of anonymity to ODUDUWA NEWS said, one of the robbers was sighted with a gun which he used to overpower male students living in the hostel.

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The robbery incident was said to have lasted for 2 hours before the robbers later scaled fence and ran away having suspected move by some residents to descend on them.

It was learnt that a female resident was raped by the armed robbers.

Meanwhile, some of the students had lamented poor management of the hostel by the owner who had turned deaf ear to their request to attach importance to their security by erecting iron doors in the hostel.

The wife of the hostel owner who manages its affairs on behalf of her UK-resident husband, said to have alerted Nigerian Police for further investigation.

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My Statement In Ogun Was Misquoted, Respect For Buhari, Abiodun High

The Presidential aspirant under the platform of All Progressives Congress APC has claimed that the statement credited to him while he was addressing delegates at Abeokuta in Ogun State was error in translation.

This was contained in a statement released and made available to newsmen as read in part:

“The attention of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidential Campaign Organisation has been drawn to the erroneous, misleading and mischievous interpretation of his address in Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State on Thursday.

“It is on record that the leading presidential aspirant in the forthcoming primaries of the APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu addressed the national delegates of the party in Ogun State , with Governor Dapo Abiodun in attendance.

“In his effort to convince the party delegates to vote for him at the primaries, he went down memory lane to provide specific instances when he brought his political clout and strategic skills to assist individuals, groups and tendencies in the party to gain political power.

“These factual references are already in the public realm.

“They have been reported and analysed in the media in the last eight years.

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“While we recognise that recent unexpected interventions in the time table and the heat generated by the proximity of the event might have led to some anxiety, this campaign organisation believes that the main thrust of Asiwaju’s presentation, was that his huge contributions to the formation and electoral success of the APC should count in his favour as a true party man who desires to be the flag bearer.

“There is also no doubt that the fresh conditions proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari for the consideration of a presidential candidate of the party made it necessary for Asiwaju to labour to convince the delegates that he fits the bill.

“The campaign was surprised at the way the opposition and Tinubu’s traducers had turned his statement to give an interpretation Tinubu did not mean and did not say.

At no time did Tinubu play any ethnic card or denigrate any ethnic group. That is surely out of his character, as David Babachir Lawal, attested in his viral whatsApp statement.

Tinubu’s speech in Abeokuta did not demonstrate any disrespect to President Buhari, for whom he has a very high regards and whose re-election campaign he chaired in 2019. The campaign organisation hereby appeals to the media to avoid over-sensationaling issues of facts and play its role of informing the electorate”.

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Tinubu: You’re Always On The Wrong Side Of History, Tonto Dikeh Knocks Reno Omokri

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Actress, Tonto Dikeh, has come for former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, for comparing her to presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu.

Omokri had on Friday said, “Tinubu is just behaving like Tonto Dikeh and Nkechi Blessing. Like a woman who was promised marriage and jilted and is now exploding and exposing the jilter. Buhari don buy market. He either builds another ‘other room’ for Tinubu, or marry him as promised!”

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After actress, Nkechi Blessing Sunday lashed out at Omokri, Dikeh did the same.

Dikeh said, “Reno, Twitter fingering from exile… always on the wrong side of history.

“Look at the difference your mate, Peter Obi is creating, rather you are here figh&ing young girls with bigger dream”.

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Okada Ban: Lagos Govt Crushes Impounded Motorcycles

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The Lagos State government on Friday crushed motorcycles popularly known as Okada, that were seized after the ban on their operations went into force in the state.

The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, had in May announced a ban on Okada operations in six local government areas of the state.

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