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‘Almost every young person in Sagamu is a cultist’ – Force PRO

The Police Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has revealed that almost every young person in Sagamu, Ogun state, is a member of a cult group.

He made this known in a post via his X page on Sunday.

He wrote.”In Sagamu, almost every young person is a cultist. Okada riders, artisans, etc., are into cultism even more than students, and I think the whole town and Remoland, in general, should take action on it.

“I am an authority on Sagamu cases. Ask them if they know me. No one from Sagamu can dispute what I’ve said. So don’t worry about my statement, even the elders and Sagamites know.”

“Yes. Most of those who cause this wahala in sagamu are not even sagamites. At times, they come from Ijebu Ode or Ago Iwoye to strike and move. In some cases, they come as far as Edo State. It’s a problem that the whole system must tackle not only the security forces.

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Alaafin’s Stool Stirs Up Controversies As Oyo Mesi Accuses Makinde Of Refusal To Approve Selected Monarch

The traditional kingmakers in Oyo town have announced that they have selected a new Alaafin and are now awaiting the approval of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, for the official inauguration. High Chief Yusuf Akinade, the Basorun of Oyo, confirmed this in an exclusive interview.

An unconfirmed document also revealed that the selection of the new Alaafin took place in October 2022. The name of the nominated prince has been forwarded to Governor Seyi Makinde, but he has not yet made an announcement regarding the kingmakers’ choice.

According to the Alaafin Chieftaincy Declaration, if there are any objections to the selection, a petition can be sent to the government within 21 days. However, no petitions were received against the chosen prince.

It has been almost a year since the selection process was completed and communicated to the government. The Basorun of Oyo stated that they are waiting for a formal announcement from the state government.

The late Alaafin Lamidi Adeyemi, who ruled for 52 years, passed away on April 22, 2022, at the age of 83.

The Basorun emphasized that the selection process was concluded on October 4, 2022, and the state government was immediately informed. Although a lawsuit was filed against the kingmakers, they won the case, and the court affirmed their initial decision. They have been expecting the governor to make an announcement but have not received one yet.

Addressing rumors that the governor intends to force the Oyo Mesi to conduct another selection process, the Basorun stated that they will not allow such a setback and that they have completed a thorough process. They will wait for the governor to announce the candidate they have chosen.

The state’s Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, confirmed that the government has been informed of the decision made by the Oyo Mesi. However, the governor is taking his time to ensure that no mistakes or issues arise that could lead to legal complications.

The government will follow due process and address the issue through the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General.

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Peller congratulates Aseyin designate, new Soun of Ogbomoso

The Ayedero of Yorubaland, Honourable Shina Peller, has extended heartfelt congratulatory message to the Aseyin of Iseyin designate, Prince Sefiu Olawale Oyebola and the newly-installed Soun of Ogbomoso, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye Orumogege III.

The congratulatory message was contained in two separate posts made on his social media platforms and shared with the press, where he described their ascension to the thrones of their forefathers as welcoming and deserving.

Honourable Peller, who is currently in the United Kingdom, expressed confidence that the educational background, experience and international exposure of the two new Yoruba royal fathers will count positively as they take on the traditional roles. He added that their ascension will usher in desirable developments to Iseyin, Ogbomoso and Oyo state at large.

His congratulatory statement to the new Soun of Ogbomoso read in full:

“I extend my heartfelt congratulations to His Imperial Majesty, Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye Orumogege III, on his installation by the kingmakers as the Soun of Ogbomoso.

“With his impressive educational background, experience and international exposure, the newly-installed Soun of Ogbomoso has what it takes to bring about required development to Ogbomosoland, and by extension, Oyo State.

“As we await the formal coronation of your accession to the throne of your forefathers, I pray that your reign will be peaceful and prosperous to us all. Amen! Once again, congratulations to you sir, our revered royal father.”

Also, in another separate post congratulating the Aseyin of Iseyin designate, the Ayedero of Yorubaland wrote:

“I congratulate the entire people of Iseyin, both home and in the diaspora, on the emergence of Prince Sefiu Olawale Oyebola as the Aseyin of Iseyin designate.

“Undoubtedly, I strongly believe that our new royal father’s educational background, exposure and experience will count positively as he takes on this revered tradition role. I am very confident that his ascension to the throne will usher in desirable development to our land and enrich our cultural heritage as a people.

“My royal father, as I express my heartfelt congratulatory message to you, I pray that God grants you the required wisdom, strength, sound health and long life as you ascend the throne of your forefathers. May your reign be long, fruitful and prosperous to us all. Amen!”

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Communal Clash: Gov Adeleke Declares Curfew in Orolu, Irepodun LGs

Osun state Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has reacted to the communal clash between Ilobu and Ifon communities, imposing curfew on the affected communities to enforce law and order.

The notice of curfew conveyed by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Hon. Kolapo Alimi reads as follows:

This is to inform the public that the attention of the Osun state government has been drawn to the communal clash on land dispute between Ilobu and Ifon Communities.

Based on this, Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed that Curfew begins immediately in the two local governments: Orolu and Irepodun local governments.

The Curfew will start between the hours of 8pm every night, and 6am in the morning. Human and vehicular movement is hereby restricted during the curfew till further notice.

This is to forestall attempts of destruction of lives and properties during this period, because of the land dispute.

Anyone caught wandering or moving around in Irepodun and Orolu local governments during the curfew period will be arrested and prosecuted appropriately.

Governor Ademola Adeleke sued for peace between these two local governments, and asked that the ethos of Peace, Love and Unity which the state is known for, be imbibed.

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Mohbad Was Neither Arrested Nor Poisoned, Mischievous People Behind The Speculation – NDLEA

The spokesman for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Femi Babafemi, has slammed claims that the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka MohBad, was poisoned in their custody.

In an X post on Saturday, Babafemi argued that the deceased was not one of the Marlian Music acts arrested by the agency in 2022, as speculated by many.

He added that this makes it impossible for MohBad to have been poisoned in their custody.

Babafemi shared a link by an online platform (Not Punch Online) which detailed the arrest of six people, two females, and four males, in the persons of Oniyide Azeez (Zinoleesky), Owoeye Michael (m) and Abimbola Ogbe (m).

Others are Dominica Chinwe (f), Olaolohun Shubomi Mariam (f), and Ibrahim Alawo (m).

“This is an authentic account of the arrest and detention of some Malian artistes in Feb 2022, an incident that has now been twisted by purveyors of fake news to say Mohbad was poisoned or detained by the agency.

“I hope, they’ll be bold enough to defend their claims when the hand of the law catches them,” Babafemi tweeted.

Babafemi’s tweet is coming hours after a now-viral video of the deceased surfaced online, showing him weeping in what looked like a hospital.

In the video, MohBad claimed he was harassed and given a white substance to consume.

“They gave me water to drink, it was inside a bottle of water plastic. They said I was using drugs. I was the only one who drank it, they didn’t give others to drink. I won’t lie. Then they told me to go home and told the others to wait.

“They even hit a gun on my head. I saved Zino in that video but Zino snitched on me.”

Credit: X | FemiBabafemi

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Mother Loses Two Children As Truck Crushes Motorcycle Rider To Death In Ekiti

Three persons died in a fatal road accident that occurred at the entrance of Ilupeju, a neighbouring community of the Federal University Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), in Ekiti State.

The victims identified as Oyinkansola, a 300-level Mass Communication student of FUOYE, her brother, and a commercial motorcyclist were crushed to death by a truck in the early hours of Friday, September 15, 2023.

Oyinkansola’s brother recently graduated from the varsity and owns a Unisex Salon.

Truck crushes FUOYE student, her brother and one other to death in Ekiti

A social media user @Idris_Aloma, who claimed to be a student of FUOYE, shared a video from the accident scene.

“This happened right in my school, Federal University Oye Ekiti. Passion Unisex Salon owner died along with his junior sister in a ghastly accident. May their souls rest in perfect peace,” he wrote.

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Private Jet Conveying Governor Adeleke And His Aides Catches Fire

A private jet carrying Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke and his entourage reportedly caught fire at the take-off point at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos.

The incident occurred about 9 a.m. on the fateful day at the domestic wing of the airport as the plane was about to take off from Lagos to Abuja.

According to reports, at the time of the incident, the plane was about to take off but taxied to the end of the runway when a loud explosion was heard from the plane’s engine.

As a result, the launch was immediately canceled.

However, the incident was not formally reported to the relevant aviation regulator as it violated standard protocols.

A source said:

“No deaths or injuries were reported, and other passengers in the plane as of the time of the incident could not be ascertained.”

The jet belonged to billionaire businessman Chief Adedeji Adeleke, father of Afrobeats musician David Adeleke (also known as Davido). He was also the younger brother of Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke.

Adeleke was the owner of Bombardier Global Express 6000, which was involved in the incident.

The jet was used by the Adeleke family as their family plane.

It was said that the jet was found parked in the airport’s executive jet hangar before its September 5 deployment.

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Alleged Assault Against Oyo Obas: APC blasts Obasanjo, Makinde – Demands Public Apology

The All Progressives Congress APC in Oyo state state has taken a swipe at the former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, over an alleged verbal assault he meted out to a cross section of traditional rulers from the state at an official function hosted by Governor Seyi Makinde at Iseyin on Friday saying that he (Obasanjo) acted in bad faith and in clear demonstration of his vindictive tendencies.

In a short video clip which went viral on virtually all the social media platforms on Friday evening, Chief Obasanjo was captured castigating some monarchs and title chiefs for an offence derived from their reported failure to rise up and be on their feet ostensibly in honour of him (Obasanjo) and Gov. Makinde while they were coming to the venue of the road project commissioning. The former president lampooned the traditional rulers and then ordered them to stand up and then sit down.

While reacting to the development in a statement issued at the weekend and made available to journalists in Ibadan by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, Oyo APC submitted that Obasanjo’s verbal assault against the traditional rulers was not accidental or coincidental but premeditated, scripted and purposely delivered as a prize to people who had defied the former president on his mission to enthrone Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party against the popular choice of Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the APC in the last presidential election.

“It is evident that Chief Obasanjo used the avenue of his questionable invitation to the road project commissioning to get back at certain individuals who openly rejected his presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the build up to the last general election. We recall that one of the monarchs on seat appeared on some private radio stations during the electioneering and mobilized support for Tinubu who won the election eventually. This did not go down well with the former president who is popular for his vindictiveness and he used the opportunity handed down to him by one of his loyalists (Gov. Makinde) to hit back at his target.

“Meanwhile, we condemn in strong term the conduct of Chief Obasanjo who threw decorum into the wind on account of being a former president and chose to desecrate the rich culture and traditions of the Yoruba people. By assaulting the monarchs, who were at the occasion on invitation, the Owu-born former military dictator had shown to the world that he was not worth his status as a statesman, title chief and leader on the African continent.

“It is on record that despite ruling Nigeria for a combined period of 12 years, Obasanjo did not make a.significant impact on the lives of the people of Oyo state as the best he did (and still does) was removing an elected governor of the state and refusing to add value in the areas of infrastructure, wealth creation and empowerment of our people. So, the good people of the Pacesetter state do not hold him in high esteem and they expect little or nothing from him even if has another opportunity to become president again in future.

“However, there is a pertinent question begging for answer regarding the choice of Obasanjo as the chairman of the occasion at the instance of Gov. Makinde. The simple truth is that the whole scenario has further exposed the hypocrisy in Gov. Makinde who has done everything possible to claim the glory of President Bola Tinubu’s victory in Oyo state in the February 25 presidential election. How can you be loyal to two opposing characters in a political contest at the same time? It is obvious, Obasanjo is anti-Tinubu and Makinde is also pro-Obasanjo while we watch keenly as the governor continues his tricky game in the political space.” Sadare stated.

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Obasanjo’s Second Term Was Nigeria’s Most Successful Period Of Economic Growth – El-Rufai

Nasir el-Rufai, ex-governor of Kaduna state, says the second term of former President Olusegun Obasanjo was the “most successful” in terms of economic growth, job creation, and inflation rate in Nigeria.

From 2003 to 2007, Obasanjo completed his second term in office, after a preceding four-year tenure.

El-Rufai said Nigeria returned to “proper integrated planning and we also got lucky” at the time.

The former governor spoke on Friday during a session at the Africa In the World conference in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

He emphasised the need for proper planning to aid the economic growth of any country.

“We have a planning commission in Nigeria but it has not been as effective,” the former governor said.

El-Rufai said planning committees are “absolutely relevant” in most developing countries.

“If you look at Nigeria’s economic trajectory, the most successful four to five-year period of economic growth, job creation, and reduced inflation was the period of the second term of President Obasanjo in 2003 to 2007, when for the first time, the country went back into proper integrated planning and we also got lucky,” he said.

“Oil prices began to rise but we did not waste the windfall because we had planned. We had an excess crude account (ECA) that was based on fiscal rule that any surpluses above a certain benchmark price of crude oil goes to that savings account.

“And with that, we were able to get rid of all our foreign debt.”

El-Rufai said Nigeria’s fiscal health was at its best in 2007, such that when the global financial crisis took place in 2008, “Nigeria did not feel anything”.

“Nothing was felt in Nigeria because Nigeria had a big savings account; we had huge reserves and we were able to absorb the shock without any internal problems unlike most countries,” he said.

To achieve accelerated economic growth, el-Rufai said long-term and coordinated planning as well as the inclusion of all stakeholders are crucial.

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Desecration of Traditional Institution: “If I Were The Obas, I Would Not Stand Up; I Blame Them”-Oluwo

The foremost traditional ruler, Oluwo of Iwo, Abdularasheed Akanbi has condemned the desecration of the reverted traditional stool by the former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Oluwo in a statement signed by his Media Aide, Alli Ibrahim said he would not stand up if he was in Iseyin.

He was quoted in the statement as read in part:

“I trust myself and my stool. At death, there are certain things my soul will not take let alone when alive, active and kicking. I only blame the monarchs who stood in obeisance to such an ignoble and desecrating of traditional institutions from the old man. Respects should be earned not demanded.

“Traditional Rulers respect their subjects too. There is a way respect is accorded to people of old age and position by monarchs. Kingship is an institution of God. As such, relating with kings requires a high sense of modesty, courtesy and respect.

“The display by the former president of Nigeria, General Obasanjo was an affront, an intentional desecration and sacrilege against revered stools of Yorubaland. An injury to one is an injury to all. Yoruba traditional rulers are not uniform men anyone can command at will. I don’t blame him, those Royal Fathers who stood up to obey such an embarrassing direction are to be blamed.

“I’ve strong assurance that such will never happen in and some few monarchs I will not mention “Iwo kogba igbakugba”

“The show by the former general is condemnable. Yoruba traditional institutions demand an apology for the open desecration to molest and bring down the institution. He needs to prove himself as a core Yoruba man with an apology letter. Kings are not toddlers. We are fathers. He will never dares that against the Northern Emirs.

“This action should be a great challenge to the Yorubas most especially the Royal Fathers. This is the result when monarchs joined Ogboni confraternity and became junior to a road side mechanical engineer or carpenter. As a responsible monarch, you don’t have to join any secret society where you may be controlled by a teacher or even a herbalist.

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