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Gov Makinde Approves Sen Lekan Balogun As 42nd Olubadan

Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Senator Lekan Balogun as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland.

The approval follows a recommendation to that effect made by the Olubadan-in-Council and which was communicated to the governor.

A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that Governor Makinde wishes the newly confirmed Olubadan a peaceful and eventful reign.

The governor said: “I am pleased to announce the appointment of the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Lekan Balogun as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland.

“The appointment is in line with the Olubadan of Ibadan Chieftaincy Declaration, as well as the unique and time-tested tradition of our people.

“On behalf of the government and good people of Oyo State, I wish the newly confirmed Olubadan a successful reign blessed with peace and unprecedented progress.”

On a similar note, Governor Makinde has also approved the revocation of the amended Ibadan Chieftaincy Declaration, which regulates the selection to the Olubadan of Ibadan chieftaincy stool.

The statement indicated that the governor made the revocation order, dated February 11, 2022, in line with the powers conferred on him by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), in view of the Judgements of the Oyo State High Court on February 1 and 10 as well as Sections 7, 20,26 and 30 of the Chiefs Law of Oyo State 2000.

The four separate laws/White Papers approved for revocation were made public by the immediate past administration between 2017 and 2018.

The statement listed the laws/white papers to include the amended declaration regulating the selection to the Olubadan Chieftaincy stool, published in August 2017; the implementation of the White Paper on the review of the existing Olubadan of Ibadan Chieftaincy Declaration and other chieftaincies in Ibadan, Published in August 2017; the approval of appointment of beaded crows for the Olubadan in Council published March 2018 and the appointment of Beaded crowns and Coronet Wearing Obas published in March 2018.

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Abba Kyari is wanted over alleged link to drug cartel, NDLEA’s spokesman, Babafemi reveals

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has declared suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, wanted.

NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi declared Kyari wanted for alleged links to with an international drug cartel.

Babafemi disclosed this during a press conference held in its headquarters on Monday.

Kyari was suspended over his alleged involvement with international fraudster, Ramon Abass aka Hushpuppi.

The former Intelligence Response Team, IRT, boss was alleged to have benefitted from a heist carried out by Hushpuppi and his gang in Dubai.

Details later…

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Viral Video: Agents Of Falsehood At It Again, Tinubu In Wet-Dressed Photo, Work of Mischief-makers -Support Group

A pro-Bola Tinubu coalition, the Support Groups Management Council, has released a statement over the circulating video of the All Progressives Congress, APC, national leader’s wet dress.

The group in their statement tried to convince Nigerians that the viral video and photographs of Tinubu in a wet dress is the work of mischief-makers.

The coalition said the viral video was manipulated, insisting that the APC national leader is healthy and ready to challenge and win the 2023 presidential election.

The Jagaban of Lagos visited some top traditional rulers in Ogun State, including the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, on Sunday. The visit was in continuation of his consultations.

After the visitations, a video of the former Lagos State Governor in a wet dress around his lower region surfaced on social media.

However, the coalition, in a statement signed by its Director of Media and Publicity, Biodun Ajiboye, described the claim as false and a malicious move by haters to discredit a successful meeting between Tinubu and the traditional rulers.

The group believes it was the alleged success of the meeting that led those they described as evildoers and enemies of progress to script a dirty tale to discredit the outing.

“This time it is that he wetted his dress!

“Assuming without conceding that is the case, so is it the back of his knees that would be wet and not the bum area? So if he wetted his babariga, he would not cover it and would still move to be flat to greet the Awujale of Ijebuland in the full glare of everyone present?” The coalition wondered.

“It was the usual photoshop manipulations and shallow mental agility that pushed them to dispense a feeble narrative that made no iota of sense.

“Yet as their video showed, it was after their wetting incident that he went ahead and prostrated to Kabiyesi,” the group said.

According to them, this was another way to distract their presidential aspirant, which will amount to nothing, adding that Tinubu has his leg on the throttle and there is no going back.

“We want to assure Nigerians that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is healthy and strong enough to undertake the responsibilities involved in the expected rigours of campaigns and politicking when the time comes,” they maintained.

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Owner of collapsed Lagos building arrested as death toll rises

At least three dead bodies have been recovered from the rubbles of a three-storey building that collapsed on Saturday afternoon at Akanbi Crescent, Yaba, Lagos State.

Two persons have also been rescued by emergency workers.

The incident comes a few months after the collapse of a 21-storey building that claimed the lives of 45 persons at Gerrard Road, Ikoyi area of the state.

It was gathered that a section of the building, which was still under construction, collapsed on another building beside it.

An eyewitness who spoke with the media said a part of the building had collapsed last year.

When contacted, Director-General (DG), Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyitolu, told The Guardian that the agency was working to rescue more people who may be trapped in the rubbles.

“The building was said to have shown signs on Thursday and when one of the neighbours called their attention to it, they told him off,” Ibrahim Farinloye, National Emergency Management Agency acting zonal coordinator, southwest, said.

The State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Idris Salako, said in a statement that Lagos State Building Control Agency sealed off the construction site in 2021.

He said work resumed without authorisation.

”Preliminary findings indicated that the site had been sealed off twice by the Lagos State Building Control Agency in 2021 for non-compliance with building regulations, after which the site was abandoned,” Salako said.

“However, the developer later broke the government seal, sneaked into the site and recommenced construction without official authorisation.

“As at 9:00 p.m., one person had been pulled out alive, while two deaths were recorded.

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Tinubu is suffering from Urinary Calamity — Farooq Kperogi

A popular social commentator and a columnist at Nigerian Tribune, Prof. Farooq Kperogi has claimed that national leader of APC and presidential aspirant in 2023 general election is suffering from urinary disorder.

This was contained in a statement made available by the Prof via his official Facebook account as read in part:

“When I read about the widely circulated scatological disaster that occurred to Tinubu when he flew to Minna on January 20 to seek IBB’s blessing for his presidential run, I dismissed it as probably a made-up anecdote by his political opponents.

“Then came the video of Tinubu in what appears like a mortifying urinary calamity at the palace of the Awujale of the Ijebuland on Saturday, there’s now no doubt that Tinubu is way sicker than we ever thought–and than Buhari has ever been.

“I hope his wife– and people who truly love him– will be kind enough to advise him to stop subjecting himself to further public humiliation by giving up his presidential ambition and going to take care of his health. I may die before him, but Aso Rock is not a hospice.

“I sincerely feel sorry for the man, but I’m even more sorry for a country that considers someone like that as an option to be president”.

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Breaking: Stalemate As ASUU Vows To Make Final Decision On Indefinite Strike Tommorow

The Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU has just ended its meeting in deadlock while resolving to make known the official outcome of meeting tommorow.

Meanwhile, some officials who spoke under the condition of annonymity have made known that the indefinite strike commences tomorrow should FG fails to avert it as the meeting just ended in stalemate.

Details later.

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Armed thugs that attacked Igboho’s residence killed one aide, leaving others matcheted – Lawyer

One person was feared killed and many confirmed injured on Saturday when armed thugs attacked the Soka residence of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, in Ibadan, Oyo State.

Igboho’s lead lawyer, Yomi Aliyyu (SAN), confirmed the attack in a telephone chat today.

Our correspondent also obtained footage of the injured aides of the Yoruba Nation campaigner.

According to Aliyyu, the armed thugs stormed Igboho’s residence and macheted the associates of the Yoruba Nation campaigner, leaving one of his aides dead.

He said the hoodlums attacked the same house of the agitator that the Department of State Services attacked on July 1, 2021.

The secret police had stormed Igboho’s Ibadan residence in a Gestapo style around 2am on July 1, 2021. The secret police killed two of the agitator’s associates and arrested 12 others who were released months later.

Declared wanted by the secret police for allegedly stockpiling arms to destabilise Nigeria, an allegation he denied, Igboho escaped to the neighbouring francophone country in July 2021.

However, luck ran out on him and he was arrested by Interpol at a Benin airport when he tried to board a Germany-bound flight.

He had since been remanded in a prison in Benin Republic for over six months where he is said to be facing trial for immigration-related offences, amongst others.

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), said the Federal Government would bring back Igboho to Nigeria after his prosecution in Benin Republic.

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One Dead, Hoodlums Arrested In Oremeji Agugu Cult Clash – Oyo Police Claims

A press statement made available to ODUDUWA NEWS on Sunday cleared the aired that the incident was a cult related violence.

Osifeso through the statement however confirmed that a person was killed during the heated fracas, while some hoodlums that responsible for the break down of law and order have been arrested for thourogh investigations.

The statement stated as thus; “Cult related violence broke out at the early hours of Friday 11/02/2022 between some hoodlums around Oremeji Area, Ibadan.

“Upon the strength of a distress call received by operatives of the Oyo State Police Command deployments of operational and tactical assets were swiftly executed.”

“Preliminary investigation reveals that the violence was as result of claims for supremacy among the hoodlums and in the process a gang member lost his life with others injured while motorcycles and vehicles were vandalized.

“Meanwhile, Normalcy has returned to the area as it remains under close monitoring and surveillance with high visibility policing and intensive patrols.”

“Arrests have been made and efforts are ongoing to break the criminal network for the apprehension of other criminal elements within and outside the jurisdiction.” Osifeso stated.

Concluded part of the statement maintained that, “Further developments would be communicated accordingly, please.”

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Makinde Has Abandoned The Political Structure That Got Him Elected In 2019 – Demola Omotosho

A Chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party and former Local Government Chairman of Ibadan North Local Government, Demola Omotoso has accused Governor Seyi Makinde of abandoning the political structure that fought for his victory in the 2019 gubernatorial election stating that many of those who are now his Lieutenants are alien to the struggle that gave him victory in the last poll or they were on the other side then.

He therefore advised the Governor to look for those who worked for his victory in 2019 with the same zeal he used in the build-up to the last election. He asked him to court them all over.


Omotoso who was Aanuoluwapo Omorinde’s guest on this week’s edition of BOTTOM LINE on IBR 92.5fm Ibadan said “it annoys me whenever we demand justice and some people talk about the vault being opened. I was the returning Officer for my party, the PDP in my local government in the 2019 gubernatorial election. If you don’t understand what politics is, you don’t get such assignment! My local government produced the highest votes for the governor in the election and that shows how much we worked but all of a sudden, we were sidelined. All we are asking for, is justice and equity. Many of those who are now with the governor are aliens to the struggle then”.

He speaks further “there was practically no meeting called then, that I did not attend to ensure that Engineer Seyi Makinde win the election. I know the governor to be a deliberate person. He doesn’t just take decisions without thinking it through. So, I want to believe that he is also deliberate in his decision to sideline some of us but I advise him to change”.
He alleged that there are plans to also sideline him in his local government.

“One thing I will not condone is the plan to sideline in my local government. By all standards, if you call for PDP Leaders in my local government using the two parameters, I am qualified but there are plans to sideline me too. Those who are parading themselves as leaders of the party in Ibadan North Local Government have at one time or the other left the party except for myself and Chief Hazeem Gbolarumi who have not left the PDP since inception. I joined the PDP in year 2000 and since then, I have never left the party and will not for whatsoever reason leave”.

When asked if he was aware of his appointment as Chairman, Governing Council, the Polytechnic Ibadan, Omotoso said he was never given any appointment because he was not officially informed. He however admitted that he heard of what played out but said he was not interested in talking about it.

When reminded that Governor Seyi Makinde facilitated a national assignment at the party level for him in 2019 and that the same man cannot turn against him, the former Local Government boss said “all these things are not beggarly. I laboured and worked for my party. I served as the Executive Chairman of my local government twice and in Caretaker capacity twice. So, I have lived for the PDP.

“There are three elected Executive positions in Nigeria; that of the President, Governor and the Chairman. I am happy to have served as a Chairman. So, as regards the national assignment, I have paid my due.”

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