The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a cleric identified as Alfa Taofeeq Kabelohun, Mufassir Orisun Apete, and two others for being in possession of a fresh human head and other parts in Ibadan, Oyo State. -Abdulhakeem Mahmud Raji-Alaufe.
In the video obtained by Newsmen, the trio displayed the head and other parts of the man they killed.
Sources who asked not to be named revealed that Kabelohun was the Mufasir (Deputy Imam) of Orisun Awotan Central Mosque, Awotan in Ido Local Government Area, Ibadan, until his arrest.
“These people had been arrested more than twice on this same issue, and they are living in our midst, one at Peace Estate and the other at Adaba,” he said.
Another source in the community revealed that the duo were arrested when they were trying to remove body parts from a grave in Ibadan.
The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA has demolished an illegal structure in the Banana Island area of the state.
Speaking at the site of the demolition, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Engr. Oluyinka Olumide, who decried the rate at which owners/ developers continue to build without recourse to the building codes of the State, said that the demolition was in a bid to compel compliance and rid the State of illegal Structures.
He stated that the demolished structure was in gross violation of the suspension order issued by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu during his assessment visit to the site earlier in the year.
It was discovered then that the developer illegally dredged the river to reclaim the land without recourse to any approving authority.
Speaking further, the Commissioner maintained that the indiscriminate dredging activity in the area must stop forthwith, for it not only goes against Planning Laws but impacts negatively on the State’s ecosystem.
Also speaking, the General Manager Lagos State Building Control Agency, Arc. Gbolahan Owodunni Oki said that officials of the Agency had earlier sealed the site but the developer broke the seal and continued with construction, an action which contravenes the building code.
Whilst expressing concern over the illegal land reclamation in the area, Oki assured that those involved would be penalised.
The General Manager added that all buildings involved in unapproved shoreline extensions along Lagos Waterfront would be demolished and their developers prosecuted.
He urged all intending building owners to always do the needful by carrying out due diligence before the commencement of any construction, including obtaining the necessary documentation from relevant Government Agencies.
The 2023 Federation of Ibadan Students’ Union National Week has been scheduled to commence on Monday, 23rd of October, 2023 with a Novelty match with 3SC football team.
According to the National President of the Union, Aare Fakolade Anuoluwapo, the week long activities is to feature different programs from the Orientation/ Reunion to Quiz competition for Secondary School students, Dinner and Award Day, among others.
According to the planning committee, the Olubadan of Ibadan land, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Dr Mohood Olalekan and Onido of Ido, His Royal Highness, Oba Gbologade Muritala Babalola among others are the expected Royal fathers who has expressed their intention to grace the Dinner & Award Day.
Image: Onido of Ido Other dignitaries expected at different days of the event include the Oyo State Commissioner for Youth & Sports; Miss Adegoke Wasilat, Dr Temitope Kolapo(Glorious), among others.
Bellow are the schedule of event, date and venue: Day 1- Novelty Match on Monday, 23rd of October, 2023 at Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasigba.
Day 2- Orientation/Reunion on Tuesday, 24th of October at the Assembly Hall of the Polytechnic in Ibadan.
Day 3- Interschool Quiz Competition- 25th of October, at the Assembly Hall of the Polytechnic of Ibadan.
Day 4- Dinner, Award & ICON Night- 26th of October at Ilaji Hotel & Resorts.
Day 5- Jumat Service at Oja’ba central mosque on the 27th.
The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Salihu Adelabu gave the warning on Friday, while speaking with Journalists in his Office.
Prof Adelabu, who described the act as illegal, reiterated that the Oyo state government policy on Education is free from primary to secondary level in all public schools across the state.
He urged parents and guardians not to pay any fee to principals or teachers, but report anyone who might request or ask them for payment at the ministry.
The Commissioner, therefore, hinted that any principal or teacher found guilty will be seriously dealt with.
According to him, “before school resumes, We had a stakeholders meeting, where we warned all our teachers to desist from illegal collection of fees.
“Because in Oyo state, the school is free, Education is free in Oyo state; from the basic to secondary schools.
“As regards the collection of illegal fees, we cannot run away from bad eggs among our teachers, we have been hearing this rumor, I call it a rumor because we have been hunting for school principals and teachers that are collecting levies from our students.
“In fact, some Zonal Inspectorate Education Officers, (ZIE), our PS; inspector General of Education have been disguising in schools with money to pay such illegal fees when there is a red flag that; in this school, they are collecting illegal fee, I think I can mention two or three of such.
“There was a radio programme some time ago that they were collecting illegal fees in one of the secondary schools in Iseyin, They tagged the fee as ‘IFINKO’, so we quickly called the PS, IGE in charge of that zone. He conducted a search, and he discovered that nothing of such happened.
“There was another incident in IDO, we were trying to at least get one or two as a scapegoat, until now, we are unable to get a result.
“We are not resting on our oars because we have stumbled on one, and we are seriously working to unravel the truth of the matter, if we can get it, if that information is correct, that particular teacher will definitely be queried and is going to face the panel, so, all our teachers should be very careful.
“To the parents, they should know that education is free in Oyo state, no school, no head of school should demand a dime.
“They should not pay them, when such happened they should, please contact the Ministry of Education in Oyo state. If they cannot come over, we have all our LIEs (Local inspector of Education, we have our PS: Inspector General of Education.
“They should please contact them, and they should let us know.
“We have been carrying out what I called sting operation, we are going to schools to find out what type of fee or levy they are collecting from students.
“We’ve not been able to get so much of them, but In the public domain, we are hearing rumors, we are receiving WhatsApp messages, but we have not been able to at least get one or two of them.
“We are still looking for them, you too can help us, if you know of any school, just get in touch with us.”
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the staggered establishment of the four Colleges of Education to be converted into Federal Universities of Education.
He has also given approval for the establishment of two Federal Universities of Agriculture and two Federal Universities of Medical and Health Sciences and five Colleges of Education.
Assistant Director, Press and Public Relations, Obilor-Duru Augustina Okechi, in a statement signed on Friday on behalf of the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, said this was in line with the present administration’s commitment to ensure continuity in governance and policy consistency.
She said the approved institutions for which the establishment process would commence immediately are: the Federal Universities, Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences, Kwale, Delta State; Federal University of Agriculture, Mubi, Adamawa State.
Colleges of Education converted to Federal Universities of Education are Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Ondo State and Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Imo State.
The Colleges of Education are: Federal College of Education, Ilawe Ekiti, Ekiti State; Federal College of Education, Ididep, Ibiono, Akwa Ibom State and Federal College of Education (Technical), Yauri, Kebbi State.
“The establishment and conversion of these institutions is a further demonstration of President Tinubu’s Education for the Renewed Hope Agenda and will help in improving access to tertiary education in the country,” she stated.
Police detectives in Ondo State, have spread their dragnet in search of a man, Kehinde Olanipekun, for inflicting injuries on his wife, Damilola, for accusing him of sexual advances to his 14 year old step- daughter.
Kehinde was alleged to have macheted the wife for having the effrontery to ask him about the illicit affair with his step daughter, at their ldashen residence in Owo, Ondo state.
Sources told vanguard in Akure, the state capital, that the victim is at present receiving treatment at a private hospital in Owo, following the degree of injuries inflicted on her during the vicious attack by her fleeing husband.
It was learnt that the step daughter after several advances by the suspect, reported the ugly developments to her mother who confronted the husband.
According to the source, the step daughter reportedly told her mother that the sexual harassment had been on for a long time but that she couldn’t inform her out of fear.
“But when she could no longer bear the pressure mounted on her by the step-father, she summoned courage and told her mother.”
Vanguard gathered that the husband didn’t deny the allegation, but apologized, only to viciously attacked his wife later.
Few days after the wife’s confrontation, the suspect reportedly hurriedly returned back from work, sent the two children on errand and descended on the wife with a sharp cutlass after locking the doors.
The victim was said to have been viciously attacked by the suspect and that all efforts by their neighbors to rescue her proved abortive as the doors had been locked by the suspect.
Vanguard gathered that the suspect fled the scene after the victim pretended to have died as a result of the brutal attack.
The victim, thereafter, reportedly managed to open one of the locked doors for their neighbors who rushed into the house, and took her to the hospital.
She was said to be unconscious by the time they rushed her to the hospital and was later revived by the doctors.
Contacted, the spokesperson for the state police command, Funmi Odunlami, confirmed the attack on the woman by her husband.
Odunlami said that the state police command has launched a man hunt for the fleeing husband.
The Chief Magistrate Court 1, Iwo Road Ibadan, presided over by Magistrate Taiwo Oladiran has on Friday, convicted one Adeleke Ronke Mary of the Oyo State Ministry of Lands, to a year imprisonment for official corruption.
The Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency (OYACA) secured the conviction of Adeleke after it had investigated a case submitted against her by a victim from whom she dubiously collected the sum of Six Hundred Thousand Naira (#600,000.00).
The court also ordered that the convict to refund the said money to the victim within a month.
In a Press Statement signed by the Chairman, OYACA, Honorable Justice Eni Esan and made available to newsmen in Ibadan on Friday, Adeleke was investigated by the agency and found culpable before her case file was handed over the State’s Ministry of Justice for prosecution.
“The Chief Magistrate Court 1, Iwo Road, Ibadan, Presided over by Magistrate Taiwo Oladiran (CM1) convicted today, Adeleke Ronke Mary, a civil servant of the Ministry of Lands for official corruption under the Section 22 of the OYACA Law and the court sentenced her to a year term of imprisonment.
“Also, the court ordered the convict to refund the sum of #600,000 (Six Hundred Thousand Naira) collected from the victim within one month.
“Adeleke Ronke Mary has since been handed over to the officers of the Nigerian Correctional Services,” the statement added.
Justice Eni Esan said OYACA in its commitment towards zero tolerance for corruption within the public service in Oyo State, is ready to rid the State of all forms of corrupt practices and to ensure that justice is served in all cases of corruption within Oyo State.
Signed:
Justice Eni Esan, Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Joseph Aloba, the father of the late Nigerian musician Ilerioluwa Olademeji Aloba, aka Mohbad, has explained the reasons he felt the Deoxyribonucleic acid, popularly known as DNA of his deceased child’s son, Liam, must be done in his presence.
Aloba mentioned the need to clear the heated controversy among Nigerians about the paternity of the child and other surrounding issues between the former Marlian singer and his wife.
In an interview with Stams TV on Wednesday, the late singer’s father also emphasised the importance of the test while discrediting the rumour about the DNA being done in a post made by popular skit maker, OGBCultist, who is believed to be Mohbad’s friend.
He also proposed that the test be conducted at two different hospitals to ensure the accuracy of the results.
Aloba said, “Concerning the DNA test, it’s a must they do it. Nigerians are demanding it. I heard rumours that they did it, but no matter what, I’m Mohbad’s father, so I’ll give consent to the DNA test or send anyone who can represent me during the test if I’m not there to know how they’ll do it. And even when they want to do it, it should be done in two different places so we can be very sure and know the truth.
“Also, where I am from in Ikere Ekiti, even Olu Ikere just left my side now after visiting me. We don’t accept bastards where I’m from, but it will be a thing of joy for me if this child is Mohbad’s because this is the only child he said he left for me. Three days before his death, I was with him, he even served me food, and he put Liam on my hands, and he was taking pictures.
He added that he is also interested in the police rounding off their investigation process so that the burial rites of his late child would be done.
“I will call the police boss to know if it is possible for us to bury him. In fact, many have complained of seeing Mohbad’s ghost and this is only possible because he has not been buried. I would really be glad that this is looked into as early as possible,” he said.
It is reports that MohBad died on September 12, 2023, at the age of 27, and his death sparked controversies leading to nationwide protests among Nigerians with his former label boss, Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, and his associate, Samson Balogun, aka Sam Larry named among the five prime suspects.
Yoruba Study Group, a coalition of young professionals and political conscious youth and some notable elders of yoruba origin on Thursday, the 19th of October, 2023 honored the immediate past President-General of Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes, who’s currently the National President for Nigerian Red Cross Society NRCS, Prince Oluyemisi Adeaga with a Golden Leadership Excellence Award.
According to the group, Prince Oluyemisi Adeaga has demonstrated significant level of excellence both in his professional career and service to humanity, hence the reason for giving him such prestigious award.
Prince Oluyemisi in his remark, appreciated the group and assured them of his continuous support. “I thank you for recognizing me for the little we have been doing in advancing the humanity cause, this recognition is also an acknowledgment that people are taking note of whatever we do, or that we are doing, and personally, I believe that giving back to the society is the duty of all, and we must all be part of it to have a society of our dream”
The EFCC invited Oyo kingmakers yesterday in response to bribery allegations, which arose from a petition by a candidate vying for the vacant Alaafin of Oyo throne.
It was gathered that the petitioner alleged that the kingmakers collected bribes running into millions of naira to favour a particular candidate, hence the decision of EFCC to summon the kingmakers for questioning.
Only Oloye Agbaakin and Oloye Samu honoured the EFCC invitation while Basorun, Lagunna and Akinniku were said to be absent.
Recall, there has been a lot of controversies and intrigues surrounding the appointment of new Alaafin of Oyo. Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde had earlier alleged the kingmakers of corruption in the selection process. He made the disclosure known publicly during the commissioning of LAUTECH Iseyin Campus that he would henceforth drag the kingmakers to EFCC if they do not desist from such act.
