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Jegede @60: He’s A Worthy Compatriot-Akeredolu

The Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN has described his main challenger in the last two governorsjip elections, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, SAN as a worthy son the State should be proud of.

This was contained in a statement signed and released to the newsmen by the Chief Press Secretary To the Governor of Ondo State, Olabode Richard read in part:

“Beside describing Jegede’s virtue of humility as legendary, Governor Akeredolu says notwithstanding the last two political outings in which they were both the major players, their bonds of friendship, brotherliness and professionalism remain very strong.

“It is without doubt that Tayo remains an appreciable figure in our dear State. His palpable passion for the State is incurable even as he remains one worthy son we should all be proud of in Ondo State.

“Between Tayo and I, there have been two keenly contested governorship elections which to the Glory of God, have both come my way. In spite of this, our friendship, brotherliness and professional bonds have remained strong and largely unaffected.

“In all these, our shared commonality and virtues have played a big role. But above all, Tayo’s legendary humility deserves a huge commendation.

“As Tayo clocks 60, it is our profound prayer for God to keep him in good, sound health and increased wisdom to achieve his heart desires. On behalf of my Adorable Betty and the good people of Ondo State, I congratulate my dear brother, learned friend and worthy compatriot.

“CONGRATULATIONS. All honour, glory and adoration belong to the Lord for seeing you to this enviable age. Asodunmodun, àsosùmòsù, igba odun odun kan. Age gracefully!”.

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Makinde Launches Special Security Joint Task Force Against Kidnapping, Banditary, Others

The Oyo State Government, on Monday, says it has set up a Special Joint Security Post, set up at Mamu village – a border between Ibadan and Ijebu Ode in Ogun state is to complement efforts of the security operatives in nipping insecurity, especially issues of kidnapping, in the bud.

Gov Seyi Makinde, who made this disclosure while on inspection tour to the border area, declared that the Ibadan-IjebuOde road had been in the news recently for kidnapping of travellers plying the route.

He said the Mamu Joint Security Post was set up to secure the entry and exit points in the state, adding that the Mamu post was a pilot project that would soon be replicated in all the borders with other states.

According to the governor, there is CCTV camera at the post; that is being monitored from the Security Control Room in Ibadan, “So if there is anything going on here security personnel can quickly be alerted and deal with the situation appropriately.

“For us, if we know people coming into the state we can trace them or if any crime is committed within the state and the criminals want to escape from the state’ we can activate the process, whereby they can be apprehended at the exit point here.”

Makinde assured the people of the state of his administration’s committment towards provision of adequate security of lives and property.

He added that his administration, in collaboration with the security agencies in the state, were working round the clock to ensure that residents of the state were secured.

Heads of security agencies in the state; Ngozi Onadeko – Oyo State Police Commissioner and Iskilu Akinsanya – Oyo State Commadant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps(NSCDC) took part in the inspection tour.

Gov Makinde later handed over nine patrol pickup vans to the Police and NSCDC; five pickup vans for the Police.

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Ramadan: NGO Donates Worshipping Materials to Mosques, Gifts Food Items to Less Privileged in Ibadan

Ramadan is a month where Muslims globally observe fasting, share ideals of the Holy month, pray fervently for God’s mercies as well as showing love to one another, earlier yesterday, the Baby Blue Angels Foundation in its usual bid to ensure that religious places and less privileged are not left out in its philanthropic objective has donated worshipping materials like kettles, prayer mats and wall clocks to some Mosques as well as feeding the less privileged in Ibadan.

Baby Blue Angels is a Foundation established to stretch helpful hands to the less privileged and is geared towards changing the course of humanity.

The Team leader of the Foundation, Ajadi Motunrayo while speaking on behalf of the Founder, Amb. Ramata Agberemi Dabo said, Baby Blue Angels Foundation knows the importance of Ramadan, a month filled with superfluous blessings and it has been their usual norm every month of Ramadan to go round Mosques in Ibadan to identify some of the things they are lacking in order to make prompt provision.

“This is the time we must all come together to share the virtues and ideals of Ramadan as spelt out in the Holy Qur’an, which symbolize perseverance, love and giving arms to the needy. These virtues and ideals cannot be overlooked, reason why we have come out today to gift items like prayer mats, kettles and wall clocks to some Mosques in Ibadan as well as giving food items to the needy in our society”’, said Lara.

Ajadi further stated while speaking to ODUDUWA NEWS correspondent that, the gesture was born out of the desire to use the occasion of ongoing Ramadan to seek the blessings of Almighty Allah on all the people of Oyo State and Nigeria at large particularly at a time like this where the menace of kidnapping and banditry seems to hold sway.

The Mosques where the worshipping materials were distributed to included Moniya Central Mosque, Mercy Land Estate, Apatuku Central Mosque, Olorunda Central Mosque, Lalupon Central Mosque, Eyin Olu, Aroro Yerokun Mosque, Elewedo Central Mosque among others.

The recipients of those items while speaking on behalf their respective Mosques thanked the founder of Baby Blue Angels Foundation, Amb. Ramata Agberemi Dabo for counting worshipping centres worthy of donations and pray that Almighty Allah continue to be their guidance in all endeavours.

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Sunday Igboho alleges plot to arrest him, says home under siege

Earlier today, news report of a plot by Nigerian Army to arrest Chief Sunday Igboho was flying around.

The report of the attack on Chief Sunday Igboho’s house was confirmed to ODUDUWA NEWS today by his Spokesman, Olayomi Koiki.

Mr. Olayomi said the soldiers came to Igboho’s residence around 2am and started shooting sporadically until they were resisted by their men.

Gunshots could be heard intermittently in the background as Mr Koiki spoke. He claimed soldiers were doing the shooting but that could not be independently confirmed by ODUDUWA NEWS

As at the time of making this report known, the Nigerian Army is yet to make official statement known to the public regarding the incident.

“We are more than capable of securing ourselves, we have chased them far from here,” Mr Koiki said in the video. “I am sure you can hear gunshots. That is them shooting from afar, we cannot be intimidated because we are fully prepared and ready for them”, said Koiki.

“By tomorrow morning, I am sure the government would come with false press statements, that it was a set of unknown soldiers, that was the same tactics they used to attack Fela’s mother. They equally used it during #EndSARS.

“They brought us a letter sometimes ago but we rejected them because the letter was what they used to kill Dele Giwa. We have chosen to be peaceful only for them to keep looking for our trouble which we won’t hesitate to give to them.”

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Gov. Fayemi Visits Ikun Diary Farm, To Promote Cattle Ranching in Ekiti

It is no longer news that Ekiti State is leading its peers in modernizing cattle rearing in Southwest and Nigeria at large, this gave birth to a diary farm established to rear cows in a modernized ranching settlement.

Earlier yesterday, Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi toured round the diary farm to assess the level of completed work done in the farm.

This was contained in a statement made known to the public by the governor via his official Twitter handle which reads in part:

“Today, I visited Ikun Dairy Farm to inspect the jersey cows delivered to the farm last week. I am pleased that our dairy project is on course to become a success story from our efforts to transform our agribusiness sector and make Ekiti the destination of choice for investors.

“I also inspected the project status of the State Civic Center in Ado Ekiti which will host entertainment and hospitality facilities, increase internally generated revenue, and provide job opportunities for the people of Ekiti State”.

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Guns Recovered as Police Storm Initiation Ground, Arrest Five Suspected Cultists in Ekiti

A photo released by the police on April 25, 2021, shows the suspected cultists arrested in Ekiti State.

ODUDUWA NEWS has gathered that Ekiti State Police Command has arrested five suspected cultists who claimed to be students of the Ekiti State University (EKSU).

In a statement on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Sunday Abutu, noted that the arrest was made during an initiation ceremony held in a bush behind the school campus.

He explained that the Police Rapid Response Team acted on a tip-off and burst into the initiation venue to stall the exercise.

Those arrested were Adeyeye Adeyemi (29), Adeyemi Tobi (25), Moyosore Onajobi (22), Dickson Godwin (23), and Olowosaye Martins (21).

“The information was received by the Police Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Ekiti State Command, that some members of the Black Axe (Aiye) secret confraternity were holding an initiation rite inside a bush behind the Ekiti State University (EKSU) Campus, Iworoko-Ekiti,” the statement said.

On sighting the police team, the command’s spokesman said the suspects shot sporadically but later bowed to the superior power of the security operatives, leading to the arrest of five of them while others took to their heels and escaped.

“Upon the receipt of the information, a team of the RRS Operatives, in synergy with the police personnel attached to Iworoko Divisional Police Headquarters swung into action and stormed the bush where the suspected cultists shot sporadically on sighting the police,” the statement added.

Items recovered from the scene included a small-sized locally made pistol, two expended cartridges, a gallon containing liquid drug, weeds suspected to be Indian hemp, and two motorcycles.

In his reaction, the Commissioner of Police in Ekiti, Tunde Mobayo, ordered a thorough investigation of the arrested suspects and asked the security operatives to ensure they apprehend the fleeing suspects.

According to him, the police will not give cult activities a breathing space in the face of other security challenges currently bedevilling the country.

Last week, about eight people were killed and many injured in Ikere Ekiti when two rival cult groups clashed.

Police confirmed the arrest of about 50 suspects in connection with the incident.

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Oyo LG Council Poll: OYSIEC Releases Names of Electoral Officers

The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) has released the names of Electoral officers and their various assistants across the three Senatorial district in Oyo State.

According to the release obtained by ODUDUWA NEWS, it was gathered that the release is in furtherance to the preparation for the election schedule to hold May 22nd, 2021.

Recall that the election was planned to hold May 15, 2021 but shifted a week for thorough planning and effective conduct of local government election, to May 22nd, 2021.

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JUST IN: Unknown Gunmen Kidnap Fulani Man in Ibarapa, Demand N5M Ransom

A Fulani man identified as Ibrahim Momodu has been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen in Abola Village, Idere, Ibarapa Central Local Government, Oyo State.

A brother to the victim, Usman Momodu Reported that the gunmen suspected to be bororo herdsmen abducted his brother around 11am on Thursday. He said that some vigilante operatives and Villagers had, on Thurday, apprehended two fulani who are suspected to be Kidnappers in Abola Village, Those fulanis came to buy drinks in Multitudes and Villagers asked them to provide Their identity, they claimed they were herders and Villagers followed them to where they claimed their cows were kept but unfortunately, they didn’t see any traces of their cow. They also discovered that Ibrahim was Kidnapped

Ibrahim was asked to follow them because of interpretation of Language, When they didn’t see their cows for hours, Ibrahim was abducted

The remaining part of suspected kidnappers retaliated back by kidnapping Ibrahim. Through phone Conversation, they were demanding the release of their man before they could release Ibrahim

“One of the kidnappers was speaking fluent Yoruba while others were bororo”

The arrested kidnapper had, in the late hours of Thursday, been transferred to Police Headquarter, Ibadan”

Speaking to the Pressmen This morning, the head of Abola village, Baale Sunday confirmed the authenticity of the incident, he said the case has been Reported to DPO Ibarapa Central Igboora and they are working and tracking the number to get the location of those people

The brother to the victim said when they called him this morning, they are demanding for 5 million Before they can release his brother

He urged the government and the security agencies worthy enough to be mentioned to intervene and find lasting Solution to this Menace because it’s becoming unbearable.

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RAPE: Outrage Trails Nollywood Actor, Baba Ijesha’s Arrest as Police Confirms possession of CCTV footage

Nollywood Veteran, Baba Ijesha Arrested For Alleged 7-Year Rape Of Minor

Outrage have trailed popular Nollywood actor, Olarenwaju James better known as Baba Ijesha’s arrest.

ODUDUWA NEWS had earlier reported that Lagos State Police Command apprehended the comic actor for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl since she was 7 years old.

In the light of reactions that followed, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Muyiwa Adejobi, expressed that there was substantial evidence against the actor as he was caught in the act on Closed Circuit Television (CCTV).

Adejobi in an interview with ThePunch, stated that; “The CCTV caught the suspect in the act”, re-emphasising his previous statement titled, ‘Lagos Police Arrest, Investigate Popular Nollywood Actor For Defilement’.

He stated;

The case of defilement was reported on 19th April, 2021 by one Princess Adekola Adekanya ‘f’ at Sabo Police Station and transferred to the Gender Unit of the State CID, Panti, Yaba Lagos for proper investigation.

Based on preliminary findings, the suspect started sexually assaulting the victim, 14 years, since she was 7 year old. The suspect confessed to the crime and was also captured by a CCTV camera in the house of the complainant.

According to the police spokesman, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered for proper investigation as he promised to do justice in the matter.

Reacting to the development, some Twitter users took to their various handles to express shock and disbelief about the heinous act allegedly carried out by the actor.

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