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Ekiti 2022: Fayose, Olujimi, Eleka, Other PDP Stakeholders Meet To Resolve Crisis Rocking Party

The former Governor of Ekiti State, Chief Ayodele Fayose, Senator Abiodun Olujimi, the ex-PDP 2018 gubernatorial candidate in the State among other leaders and stakeholders of the party met yesterday in Ado Ekiti to chart a way forward on the forthcoming governorship election in 2022.

Far reaching decisions were taken to ensure that the party wins the 2022 governorship election.

It was learnt that all stakeholders agreed to sheather their swords and forget their grievances in order to ensure that the party clinch on victory in 2022.

It will be recalled that Fayose and Senator Olujimi had been at loggerhead in the past over the leadership of the party in the State.

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Stop Patronizing Hawkers of Herbal Concoctions, The Substance Kills – NAFDAC Warns

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has again warned Nigerians against patronizing hawkers of herbal concoctions.

The Director-General of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, who gave the warning on Wednesday in Lagos, said the medicines lacked storage standards.

“Liquid herbal concoctions start growing bacteria, especially after four or five days.

“Even if the herbal concoction has some medicinal properties, the bacteria will kill the person first that is taking it,” she said.

The NAFDAC boss said that any drug being hawked on the streets or in buses should be avoided because of the uncertainty of its source.

Ms Adeyeye, however, said some of the herbal medicines work but consumers must ensure that they pass NAFDAC’s safety and efficacy tests.

“Many of our herbal medicines work but we have to do a lot of research to show how they work, at what level we are supposed to be taking them so that it will not get to the toxicity level.

The DG particularly cautioned against the use of performance-enhancing drugs because of the danger it poses for many unsuspecting men.

“Many men have died using performance-enhancing drugs because if they use them and they have heart problems or have ‘X’ type of ailment, it can easily kill,” she said.

Ms Adeyeye said the agency would continue to use the multifaceted approach it adopted, which includes strengthening the pharmaceutical industries, to ensure that the citizenry is protected from fake, substandard or contaminated foods and drugs.

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Reconciliation: Deji of Akure Intervenes In Ooni Of Ife, Olori Naomi Conflict

The Deji of Akure Kingdom and Chairman, Ondo State Council of Obas, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi, has intervened in the crisis between the Ooni of lfe, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi; and his estranged wife, Olori Naomi.

Olori Naomi recently announced her separation from her husband on her social media accounts following certain differences between them.

But the Akure monarch was said to have visited both parties in a bid to end the rift between the couple.

According to an impeccable source, the meeting was successful as both parties reportedly responded positively to the intervention of the Deji of Akure land.

The source said, “lt is true that the Chairman of the Ondo State Council of Obas and the Paramount traditional ruler of Akureland, Oba Aladetoyinbo, took it upon himself to wade into the conflict between his fellow Oba and the Olori.

“It will interest you that the matter would soon be resolved as both parties have agreed to sheathe their swords. Differences are normal in marriage, it is nothing unusual, it is a teething problem and within a couple of days, the Olori will move back to the palace and life will continue.”

The Chief Press Secretary to the Deji of Akureland, Michael Adeyeye, confirmed the development , saying the Deji had meetings with the Ooni and his estranged wife.

When contacted, Adeyeye said, “Yes, the Chairman Council of Obas in the state, the Deji of Akureland personally paid a private visit to both parties and the matter was discussed and being ironed out. The process is ongoing and all the tension has gone down.”

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Stop MC Oluomo From Becoming Oba Of Oshodi, Olushi Onigbesa Family Begs Sanwo-Olu

The Olushi Onigbesa royal family has appealed to the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to stop the Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Mr Musiliu Akinsanya (popularly known as MC Oluomo) from becoming the Oba of Oshodi.

The Head of the Olushi Onigbesa royal family, Kabiru Eyantan, said this on Wednesday during a press briefing.

He said, “The attention of the Olushi Onigbesa royal family of Oshodi Awori Kingdom has been drawn to the picture of Alhaji Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo, Chairman, NURTW in Lagos State circulated on numerous social media platform where he was dressed in traditional kingly attire intended for an Oba in Yorubaland.

“Our attention has also been drawn to the trending videos and news in social and conventional media with reference to the message delivered by a first class Oba in Ikorodu Division at the coronation anniversary of Oniba of Iba Kingdom in Iba Town, Ikeja Division on the issue of intended aspiration of Akinsanya to become Oba of Oshodi.

“We plead with the Lagos State Government to avert communal crisis, breakdown of law and order and bloodshed in Oshodi community, if urgent action is not taken by our proactive and peace-loving Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to stop MC Oluomo from soliciting to become the Oba of Oshodi or laying claim to the Obaship stool.”

Eyantan added that Akinsanya was not eligible to the throne of the Oba of Oshodi.

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Osun to Sustain Quality, Accessible Healthcare Initiatives ~ Oyetola

Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, has said quality and affordable healthcare delivery remains one of his top priorities for the masses.

This is just as he promised to sustain Osun Health Insurance Scheme in the interest of the indigent residents.

Oyetola spoke during a community engagement programme organised by the state’s engagement centre on Tuesday in Onigangan Town, Ayedire South Local Council Development Area of the state.

Oyetola who was represented by his Special Adviser on Civic Engagement, Hon.Olatunbosun Oyintiloye said huge investment had been made to revitalise the health sector and ensure restoration of healthy living among the people.

He said in a bid to provide affordable health care to the masses, the administration has ensured rehabilitation, revitalisation, renovation and upgrading of 332 focal Primary Healthcare Centers across the state.

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Ekiti 2022: Segun Oni Begins Tour To Local Government Councils

With less than one month to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship primary in Ekiti State, the aspiration of Chief Segun Oni to emerge candidate of the Party has continued to gain wider endorsement by delegates across the State.

During a visit to (Emure,Ise/Orun and Gbonyin) Local Government Areas, the enthusiastic delegates pledged their support ahead of the primary scheduled for 28th January 2022.

The delegates noted the developmental strides of the Segun Oni administration when he was governor between 2007 and 2010.

According to a cross section of the delegates, many of the projects executed during the period are still standing the test of time till date.

Meanwhile, the tour of LGS embarked upon by the PDP leading Aspirant,Chief Segun Oni is continuing today with a visit to Ekiti East,Ikole and Oye.

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Itunu Babalola, Who Died in Ivory Coast Prison Buried in Ibadan

The remains of Itunu Babalola, the Nigerian lady who died in prison in Côte D’Ivoire after she was wrongly jailed, has been buried at the Sango Cemetery, Ibadan, Oyo State.

She was buried at 11: 25 a.m in the presence of officials of the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission sent by the Chairperson, Abike Dabiri-Erewa.

The deceased’s body had arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos on Friday at 11pm via Air Côte D’Ivoire and was conveyed to Oyo State.

Babalola reportedly died on November 14, 2021 and Nigerians had taken to social media to express deep anger over her death.

According to reports, 21-year-old Babalola from Oyo State was a trader based in Bondoukou, Cote d’Ivoire. Her apartment had been burgled by an Ivorian in September 2019 and she had reported the incident to the police but the DPO informed her that the suspect was his nephew.

He reportedly offered her a settlement worth roughly N100,000 to drop the case, an amount lesser than the N300,000 worth of stolen effects.

Babalola was subsequently arrested when she refused the settlement, charged to Court for human trafficking and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

A journalist, David Hundeyin, had shared the story of Babalola on Twitter in March 2021 and NIDCOM had said it was working to prove the innocence of Babalola.

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Oyo Jail Attack: Aregbesola Never Rejected Makinde’s CCTV Installation – Aide

The Senior Special Assistant to the Minister of Interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Strategy and Innovation, Ademola Adeyinka says contrary to the information in the public domain that his principal rejected the offer to install Closed Circuit Camera at the Abolongo medium Correctional Centre in Oyo by Governor Seyi Makinde after the attack on the facility recently, nothing of such happened.

It would be recalled that Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola had been quoted to have said that Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State does not have the power to order an installation of CCTV Camera within the premises of the Correctional Centre in Oyo during his visit to Oyo after the jail attack.

But fielding questions from Aanuoluwapo Omorinde on Impact Point, a weekly current affairs programme on IBR 92.5fm Ibadan, the Minister’s Aide said the report is the handiwork of the federal government’s traducers.

“Nothing of such happened. Ogbeni never said anything like that. I think the media aide to the Minister was only quoted out of context. These things are the making of the Traducers of the government”.

Reacting to an inquiry from a Caller on the programme, Adeyinka said popular Fulani Warlord Iskilu Wakili is in safe custody adding that he was never at anytime kept at Abolongo Correctional facility in Oyo.

His words “I think what the people needs to know is that Wakili is in safe custody. He was never in Abolongo before the attack because the nature of his crime never warranted that he should be kept there”.

Speaking on what is being done to forestall a repeat, he said all Correctional facilities across the Country is now being treated as “critical national asset”.

“what the federal government through the Ministry of Interior has done is to classify these facilities as critical asset of national importance. I can tell you that anyone who attacks any of the correctional centres in the country now is on a suicide mission as they are now well fortified”.

He advised Nigerians to stop patronizing touts for their international passport admitting that there are exploiters out there with the sole aim of milking unsuspecting Nigerians.

He however noted that the government is after them.

According to him, with the new initiative introduced by his Principal, issuance or re-issuance of international passport should not take more than six weeks.

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Ondo Islamic Cleric Caught With Human Head Allegedly Dies In Custody

An Islamic cleric and suspected ritualist, Alfa Tunde Olayiwola, who was arrested for being in possession of a fresh human head, has died in police custody.

Olayiwola, who also claimed to be a herbalist, was paraded along with other suspects by the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Oyeyemi Oyediran, last Thursday at the command headquarters, Akure.

According to the police commissioner, the deceased was arrested at the Oka area of Ondo town.

Oyediran said, “On December 23, 2021, around 9am, the police received information that a self-acclaimed cleric named Alfa Tunde Olayiwola, a suspected ritualist, was about to receive a consignment suspected to be a human head.  The police immediately swung into action and the cleric was apprehended at the Ajagbale area of Oka, Ondo town.

“A fresh human head was found in his custody.  He confessed that the head found in his possession was to be used to ensure he had a better life.”

The 55-year-old Olayiwola, who confessed to the crime, had said he bought the head from a man, whom he did not identify, for N60,000, adding that he wanted to use it for a money ritual.

Oduduwanews learnt that the suspect died on Saturday, as the cause of his death had yet to be ascertained.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the death of the suspect.

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Lekki big boy arrested while trying to use juju to steal N22 million car on Christmas eve

A Lekki big boy was on Friday apprehended after he tried to steal an expensive car with the use of charms also known as jazz or juju.

The car dealer shared the story alongside a video of the suspect, whom he said called him indicating interest to buy a 2020 Dodge Challenger.

They bargained the price over the phone and agreed on N22 million, after which the buyer said he would visit to inspect the car.

When he arrived, he started acting funny in the office by first demanding to know the name of the car dealer.

He then asked that the security man come and show him the car, when the guard showed up, the big boy dipped his hand in his pocket and ordered them to give him the keys.

But the security gave him a hot slap before police was called to arrest him.

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