Remman:
A lot of people may think this Kanu arrest was Nigerian security effort!

If you look carefully, you'll notice a bigger hand behind the clock. The people who were hiding him are the same people who might have used him as a bait.

It also look like a game to remove Buhari. If FG is not very wise on handling this matter, the UN may force Buhari to resign.

Watch out for the next drama that unfolds.

Source: Guy, I fit lie give you? Trust me. Na me na

The Ogun State Government has commenced process to rename Tai Solarin College of Education (TASCE) after Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona

Penpushing reports that, this step followed a bill, ‘Ogun State Fiscal Responsibility Commission (Amendment) Law, 2021’, which has scaled through second reading on the floor of the State House of Assembly

The lawmakers which include: Ademuyiwa Adeyemi, Adeyanju Adegoke, Kemi Oduwole, Abayomi Fasuwa, Sola Adams and Yusuf Sheriff deliberated on the basis of the Sikiru Adetona College of Education, Science and Technology, Omu-Ajose, Law 2021,and unanimously stated that the change of nomenclature for the Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu in Ijebu became imperative to address the identity challenge being faced by the institution in accessing intervention funds.

Penpushing further reports that, the assemblymen posited that there was need for collaborative efforts between government, developmental partners and public-spirited individuals to improve on the existing infrastructural facility on the campus of the institution.

The legislators emphasised that, the choice of proposing a new name in honour of the Awujale was a well deserved recognition for the paramount ruler especially in recognition of his untiring efforts towards the development of the State.

Penpushing also reports that, the bill seeks the change of name of Tai Solarin College of Education to the Sikiru Adetona College of Education, Science and Technology, Omu-Ajose Law, 2021 as well as Oba and Chiefs, Council of Obas and Traditional Council Law of Ogun State, 2021.

The sponsor opening debate on the State Fiscal Responsibility Commission (Amendment) Law, 2021, the Sponsor, Kunle Sobukanla, as well as his colleagues Modupe Mujota and Abdul Bashir Oladunjoye, who took turn to lend their voices in support for the speedy passage of the bill, stated that when operational, the bill would be assist government in putting in place mechanism to determine its capacity to obtain credit as well as ability plan towards meeting the yearning of the people especially during emergency.

Penpushing reports that, members took turn to contribute to the debate on “H.B. number 069/OG/2021, bill for a law to provide for approved method for the selection, appointment and recognition of Obas, Chiefs and Traditional Council in Ogun State and for purposes incidental and supplementary to them opined that it was high time the various inadequacies contained in the old law were addressed through the enactment of an all-inclusive legislation that would spell out the process of installing monarchs in their various categories.

The lawmakers while condemning the irregularities that had characterized the selection process of traditional rulers, including controversial court rulings on facts and family histories, submitted that the bill poised to put the traditional institution in its pride of place; thereby encouraging charismatic and responsible individuals to ascend the thrones.

Penpushing further reports that, Speaker House of Assembly, Kunle Oluomo in his separate responses on the change of name of the college eulogized Awujale for being a worthy monarch of class, who remained reputed for discipline and promotion of education in his individual capacity.

The number one lawmaker enjoined stakeholders in education to evolve more educational reforms and enabling measures to serve as a bridge to higher academic attainment with a view to accommodating more students in tertiary institutes across the State, noting that it would take more secondary school leavers off the streets for a more productive academic attainments.

Penpushing also reports that,Oluomo thereafter charged the three bills to the House Committees on Finance and Appropriation, Education, Science and Technology as well Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs for further legislative actions.

https://penpushing.com.ng/ogun-state-government-to-rename-tai-solarin-college-of-education-after-awujale/

See for yourself

Ọmọ. Interesting

Fake news.

Why?

IPOB people keep telling us that their fellow members are nor Unknown gunmen.

So this must be fake news.

Unknown gunmen may have been Fulanis

Men of Ogun State Police command have arrested two suspected cultists for attacking two residents of Orelope area of Ilogbo Ota, in Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state , DSP, Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this in a statement on Monday .

The suspects ; Jamiu Okanlawon 20, and Oluwaseun Owoeye 30, were arrested on Sunday while they were in rival cult group supremacy battle .

Oyeyemi said the suspects were arrested, following a distress call received by the DPO Onipanu division, CSP Bamidele Job, that the cultists are on rampage, thereby making lives difficult for innocent members of the public.

The statement read “two members of notorious cult group, Jamiu Okanlawon 20 years and Oluwaseun Owoeye 30 years were on Sunday 27th of June 2021 arrested, while engaging a rival cult group in supremacy battle, at Orelope area of Ilogbo ota, in Ado odo ota local government area of Ogun state.

“The suspects were arrested, following a distress call received by the Dpo Onipanu division, CSP Bamidele Job, that the cultists are on rampage, thereby making life difficult for innocent members of the public.

“Upon the distress call, the Dpo mobilized his men, in collaboration with local vigilante and stormed the scene.

“On sighting the policemen, the hoodlums, who had already inflicted varying degrees of injuries on the duo of 45 years old Modinat Lawal and one Ope Saheed took to flight, but two amongst them were apprehended, while others escaped.

“Recovered from them are; one locally fabricated single barrel pistol, three live cartridges, one dagger casing and assorted charms.

“The two injured persons have been taken to hospital by the police for urgent medical treatment.”

The PPRO however said the Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Ajogun, has ordered the transfer of the suspects to the state Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation.

He added, “the CP also reiterated that, the war against cultism in the state is a continuous one, and the command will not rest until the vices is completely eradicated in all parts of the state.”

https://platformtimes.com.ng/2021/06/28/police-arrest-cultists-after-shooting-two-ogun-residents/

Kosoco:
Very Unethical to tap his voice call.... That total invasion of his privacy..

Not if they got a warrant to do it prior to doing so

Pandemonium broke out on Sunday evening in Rounder, Soyoye and their environs in Abeokuta-North local government area of Ogin state as cultists unleashed violence on the traders and residents as well as motorists in the areas

PLATFORM TIMES gathered that scores of miscreants suspected to be cultists threw caution into the wind in Rounda and Soyoye.

Some eye witnesses who spoke with PLATFORM TIMES explained that the cultists trooped out in large numbers on motorcycles from Idiya community in Rounda and headed to Soyoye where they caused mayhem.

PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the clash was as a result of an attack on a member of one of the cult group by the other two days ago .

It was further gathered that the hoodlums had been disturbing the peace in the areas a few days ago .

They reportedly beat anyone on sight including traders and residents while looking for their targets .

The cultits also reported to have turned the clash to robbery as they allegedly robbed people in Rounder market and Soyoye.

The unlucky motorists were also reported to have been attacked while a few soldiers at the checkpoint in Rounder ignored the situation .

One of the victims who narrated his ordeal lamented that the soldiers during the violence shunned the people who sought their refuge .

According to , the soldiers behaved as if nothing is happening while they continued with their business .

Another source claimed that the crisis erupted as a result of a case of a Lafenwa High School student that was brutally macheted on Saturday.

“The boy called his colleagues who arrived Soyoye last bus stop in solidarity with him and unleashed terror.

“They came in large numbers of motorcycles with dangerous weapons and the residents and traders scampered for safety.”

PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the cultists who were armed with cutlass, guns and other weapons shot into the air.

Some motorists who were caught up in the clash hurriedly turned back while some people had accidents as a result of panic over the violence.

Shop owners were also seen hurriedly closing their shops and scampered for safety.

The miscreants were seen brandishing motorcycles with cutlasses and axes as well as guns.

Police patrol was later deployed to the axis as few policemen were seen in Soyoye patrolling with power bikes and police patrol vehicles.

https://platformtimes.com.ng/2021/06/27/ogun-traders-residents-flee-as-cultists-unleash-violence-in-abeokuta/

Second incident leading to death this week in that axis involving Dangote trucks. Na serious wa

A secondary school student from Baptist High school, Ilaro was crushed to death on Friday in an accident involving a truck loaded with cement around Sabo junction in Ilaro, Yewa South local government area of Ogun.

Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesman, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta.

Akinbiyi explained that the accident occurred around 1:12pm.

The TRACE spokesperson explained that the accident was caused by excessive speeding by the truck driver.

“According to eyewitness accounts, the Dangote truck was coming from Ibese and heading towards Owode-Idiroko when the unfortunate incident happened.

“The driver of the truck lost control due to brake failure and crushed the student who was returning home from school.

“Some students trooped out in their numbers and set the Dangote truck on fire.

“They also insisted that Fire fighters should not put off the fire and instead vandalised their truck,” he said.

He said that the deceased has been deposited at the morgue of the General hospital, Ilaro.

https://oguntoday.com/blog/2021/06/25/truck-crushes-secondary-school-student-to-death-in-ogun/

Triquetra:
Congratulations to her...

Her talent account increased in crypto..

Imagine a world famous athlete had to join the police force even after she became famous...

This is the example of the real FUTURE FEMALE we are proud of, not all those Small girl with big God wey don dey murder their big gods

I don't know how old you are, but this comment shows you don't read wide enough or was not alive when Chioma won that gold.

She was a policewoman and her sporting development, just like that of Sunday Bada and Julius Aghahowa were sponsored and supported by the Nigeria Police Force. Google when she joined the Nigerian Police Force.

P. S Did you know she played football for Nigeria? Even went to the world cup? Or that she was promoted for winning the Gold?

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspected robbers after they had an accident with a stolen vehicle in Ondo State.

The third suspect died in the accident, while the gang was escaping with the stolen car.

The Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun State, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this on Wednesday.

Oyeyemi said the incident happened on Sunday when the suspected robbers were involved in a crash.

According to the PPRO, the robbers had an accident while escaping with the Toyota Camry car, which they snatched at gunpoint somewhere in Ondo State.

He said, “The suspects were coming from Ondo State and heading towards Lagos, but on getting to a point at Ode-Remo, due to dangerous driving, the vehicle hit a culvert and somersaulted.

“The three occupants sustained varying degrees of injury and they were rushed to hospital by policemen from the Ode-Remo Divisional Headquarters.

“While in hospital, the DPO, Ode-Remo Division, CSP Fasogbon Olayemi, received information that the vehicle in question was snatched at gunpoint by the victims of the accident.

“Having received the information, the DPO quickly ordered that they should be placed under arrest right in the hospital.

“The owner of the vehicle, who came all the way from Ondo State, explained that he was accosted on the road by a gang of five men dressed like policemen, and that he was dragged out of the car at gunpoint and the vehicle was taken away.

“One of the suspects, identified as Emeka John, later died while receiving treatment.

“The remaining two, Sunday Emmanuel and Idris Ibrahim, were ordered to be transferred to the state Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department by the Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, for onward transfer to the Ondo State Command, where they will be prosecuted.”

https://punchng.com/ogun-crash-victims-fleeing-with-vehicle-stolen-in-ondo-police/

What kind of foolish headline is this?

A tricycle rider, Lawal Abdulraheem, has accused the Divisional Police Officer of the Awa Police Station in Ogun State of demanding a bribe to release his and colleagues’ tricycles.

It was gathered that Abdulraheem and three other riders were on June 2, 2021, hired by a man to convey bags of cement he allegedly bought from a quarry in the Mowo area of Ijebu-Awa to Ijebu-Ode.

The other three tricycle riders were identified as Olalekan Azeez, Yunus Opeloyeru and one Fatai.

Our correspondent learnt that when the owner of the quarry met the tricycle riders where they were loading the bags of cement and enquired who sent them, the man who hired them took to his heels.

Abdulraheem told PUNCH Metro that he and his colleagues were subsequently arrested and detained at the Awa Police Station.

However, when the quarry owner got to know that the riders were not the ones, who stole his cement, he told the police that he was no longer interested in pursuing the matter, but the DPO, Joshua Adewaleyinmi, allegedly asked them to bail themselves with the sum of N100,000 each.

Abdulraheem stated that after much plea from their families, the DPO collected the sum of N50,000 from each of them and insisted that they must pay another N120,000 each to collect their tricycles or they would be auctioned.

He said, “We were arrested and detained at the Awa Police Station for 11 days. While we were in the cell, one Jerry was brought to the station and he confessed to bringing the person, who stole the bags of cement, to work at the quarry.

“It was then that the owner of the quarry told the DPO that he was no longer interested in pursuing the case since he now knew who brought the person, who stole his bags of cement, and that we should be set free. Jerry was detained and released after two days.

“The DPO later called us into his office and asked us to call our family members to come and bail us with N100,000 each, but after much plea, it was reduced to N50,000 each. We all bailed ourselves with N200,000, but the DPO said we needed to bail our tricycles with another N120,000 each or they would be auctioned.

“When we couldn’t raise the money, we went to beg the DPO with N50,000, but he chased us out of his office, saying if we didn’t bring the money, we should forget about the tricycles.

“We are appealing to the state Commissioner of Police to come to our aid, because the tricycles are what we are using to feed our families and aged parents. The four of us are at home now doing nothing; we don’t have any other source of income and we are dying of hunger.”

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, did not take his calls and had yet to respond to a text message sent to his mobile telephone on the incident.

https://punchng.com/ogun-tricycle-rider-hired-to-convey-stolen-cement-accuses-dpo-of-extortion/

Odidigboigbo:
it's FG or Buhari Project? This Africa Development Bank project. It has nothing to do with Buhari.

So AFDB won't collect their money back? You will twist yourself into a knot if you continue o. Because you want something to be desperately true will not make it so ó. Facts are very strong

APOSTLECHUMA:
KIND OF A MYSTERY TO ME.

Make una dey read. Not predigested news from bigots.

Go and read about the projects if truly you are curious

OBALOLA55:
I DON’T KNOW WHY YOU GUYS DON’T THINK. SO THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA ARE THE ONE CONSTRUCTING THAT ROAD

CAN YOU COMPARE THIS WITH THE RAIL PROJECT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS USING OUR MONEY TO CONSTRUCT FOR NIGERIENS

BORORO MAKE UNA DEY GO SCHOOL NOW

Lool. Your money? You dey pay tax?

Shows you haven't actually read what the government said about the Maradi line. Just predigested news from bigots.

If you did, you'd know that both of the projects are from external financing. Because they put Adesina picture there, you think AFDB is dashing us the money? Smh ��‍♂️

A 38-year-old woman, Titilayo Benson who had been in custody at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre in Lagos state for about ten years over alleged fight with her friend and housemate Blessing Imade, but was not arraing in court , on Thursday regained her freedom.

Penpushing reports that, the fight between the duo has it that, Imade cut Benson with a razor blade, and in retaliation she stabbed her (Imade) with a broken bottle which led to death after a month, while still receiving treatment for the injury she sustained.

The suspect was subsequently, arrested and detained for months at the State Criminal Intelligence Department (SCID) Panti, before being charged before an Ebutte-Meta Magistrate Court for causing the death of another, a matter which the magistrate court has no jurisdiction over.

Penpushing further reports that, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, set Benson free following a plea bargain between the state government and the defendant,when a representative of the Directorate of Public Prosecution told the court that she has been in custody for over 10 years without arraignment



The judge who was visibly shocked about the information queried, “how did that happen? How can anybody be in custody in 10 years without being in court? It is not possible,”

Penpushing also reports that, a representative of the office of the Attorney-General and the Ministry of Justice, O.A Bajulaiye-Bishi while responding to the judge explained that there is evidence of production warrant but the defendant was not brought to court, and it is most likely the production warrant was not delivered.

‘A murder charge with suit number LD/92/13 was filed against Mrs Benson before Mrs Taiwo’s court. However, she was never produced before the judge, who later struck out the case in 2017 for lack of diligent prosecution. Mrs Benson was never arraigned, tried, or convicted by any court. Yet, she remained in prison for years.

https://penpushing.com.ng/38-year-old-woman-regains-freedom-after-spending-10-years-in-prison-without-trial/

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has described workers in the State Civil Service as one of the “best productive hands” in the country that had shown genuine commitment towards the realisation of the ‘Building our Future Together’ agenda of his administration.

Abiodun gave this commendation yesterday during the flag-off of ‘Know Your Health Status’ programme held in commemoration of the year 2021 Public Service Day at the Arcade Ground, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.


In a statement by the Press Officer, Office of the Head of Service, Mr. Passover Adeshina, the governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, congratulated the workforce for witnessing the celebration and emphasised the need for the workers to regularly check their health status to remain fit and productive for themselves and the state.

Abiodun noted that majority of the workers were dedicated to duty, affirming that government had been able to achieve much through their commitment to the implementation of impactful policies and programmes of the state government.

“Ogun State civil servants are the best one can get anywhere and do not allow any unscrupulous individual sabotage the existing standard and integrity of the civil service. I want to advise you to do regular check-up to detect early, any ailment that may affect your work for the progress of the state,” he said.

https://thenationonlineng.net/ogun-workers-are-the-best-says-abiodun/

In Nigeria, women whose husbands have died can face stigma, suspicion and families determined to take away what little they have left.

By Femi Amogunla

In Nigeria, stories abound of widows being forced to drink the water used to wash their husband’s corpse – in the belief that it will kill them if they are guilty of causing his death – or of being made to declare their innocence before a local deity.

The stigma, or outright rejection, a woman who has lost her husband can face often leaves her abandoned. Superstition causes other women to believe they may lose their husbands if they associate with a widow, while some men fear they, too, will die.

Such stigmatising practices have been outlawed in Nigeria since 2015 under the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Law and are subject to a 500,000 naira ($1,220) fine or two years in prison, but so far only 23 out of Nigeria’s 36 states have formally adopted these laws into their own statutes, and cultural practices continue regardless.

Many must abide by strict traditional practices in widowhood such as cutting their hair short, wearing only dark clothes and remaining isolated at home for a period of 41 days, while others lose their property as it is claimed by their husband’s relatives.

While Nigeria’s laws of inheritance provide for women to inherit from their husbands, many defer to local, traditional practices instead. These can be deeply patriarchal. A widow’s fate, therefore, can depend entirely on the goodwill of her late husband’s family.

As the United Nations highlights International Widows’ Day today, with the theme “Invisible Women, Invisible Problems”, we shine a light on the realities of life for Yoruba widows in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Elizabeth Adebowale, 44, was abandoned by her late husband’s family in 2012 after she refused to give in to their demands to sell the land she owned with him [Femi Amogunla/Al Jazeera]

Elizabeth Adebowale: ‘His mother became hostile to me’
When Samson Adebowale died from liver disease in July 2012 at the age of 39, he left behind his wife, Elizabeth, now 44, and two small children aged three and five.

He also left behind a family dispute.

In May 2012, Samson had complained of fever and stomach pain. Like many low-income Nigerians who wish to avoid expensive hospital tests and appointments, he first went to the local pharmacist who gave him some medication for the pain. But he did not get better.

Days later, the couple received a diagnosis at the hospital – liver disease. During the next two months, they frantically tried four different hospitals, but none of them could help him. They spent all their money on medical bills and their joint business, selling mobile phone top-up cards, suffered.

There is no universal healthcare system in Nigeria. The government does subsidise low-cost insurance policies, but even these are out of the reach of many poor people, particularly those who earn a daily wage rather than a monthly or annual salary.

In July, Samson asked his wife and two of his siblings to take him to a prayer mountain – a sacred space on a mountaintop where prayers and other religious practices take place – in a last bid for a miracle cure. He died there. Elizabeth was distraught, and her relationship with her husband’s family quickly turned sour.

“His mother became very hostile to me. She said terrible things to me; that fate had decided that I would be a widow,” says Elizabeth. She did not retaliate, she says, because of the traditional expectation that women must always be respectful to their mothers-in-law. Then, Samson’s family demanded that Elizabeth sell the couple’s land on which they had started construction work to build a new home.

“His brother told me that they wanted to buy land where they could bury him in Abeokuta. So, they had to sell the land we owned together.” While Samson’s brother had no legal rights over the land, his demand came from a traditional belief in the community that a man’s land is owned by his brothers.

Samson’s brother seized some of his other property, including some bicycles, his widow says. However, she refused to sell the land because it was all that her husband had left behind. Instead, she wanted him buried there so that their children would be able to visit his grave and still have the land as an inheritance.

She moved swiftly, asking gravediggers to dig a grave on the plot. This made it difficult for his family because there is a traditional belief among Yoruba people that once a grave is dug, the person for whom it was intended has to be buried there; not doing so could spell bad luck for the family of the deceased.

They were surprised at her refusal to give in to their demands, Elizabeth says, but ultimately they backed down. She has not heard from them since.

To support her children, she worked as an attendant at a petrol station and learned how to sew clothes and school bags. She used the income to send her children to school.

“Things were very tough for us but I know that as long as I have my hands and good health, we will not suffer,” she says. “And I have tried all that I could to provide good food for my children and send them to school.”

Five years after her husband’s death, she was pressured by people – particularly congregants at her church – to remarry in order to provide a father figure for her children. She did so and had another child, but the marriage only lasted two years because, she says, her second husband mistreated her.

Elizabeth believes her status as a widow enabled him to treat her badly. She left with all three children last year and is now gradually picking up the pieces of her life all over again – something made harder by the fact she has been diagnosed with heart disease.

Still, she says, she finds ways to stay happy.

“These days, I sing. I bought a secondhand keyboard and I am learning to play. You know that thing that they say about what does not kill you making you stronger? I have realised that I have to remain strong for my children,” Elizabeth says, smiling.

Alice Ibitoye, 54, was widowed in 2006. Her husband’s family refused to help her unless she gave up custody of her two children aged one and four at the time, which she refused to do [Femi Amogunla/Al Jazeera]

Alice Ibitoye: ‘I had to stay indoors for 41 days’

As a child, Alice Ibitoye, 54, dreamed of learning to design and sew beautiful clothes for people to wear. In June 1982, when she was just 15, however, she started suffering intense pain in her left leg and developed a fever. This condition continued on and off for 11 years before she was finally diagnosed with osteomyelitis, an infection of the bone, in her leg. The condition requires surgery, which Alice has never been able to afford.

Her dreams of being a fashion designer died because she could no longer use the pedal to work her sewing machine and found walking to source materials at markets too difficult. She resorted to setting up a small business selling nylon packaging and bubble wrap instead.

In 1997, she met her husband, a Ghanaian taxi driver named Abdulmumin, who not only helped her to transport the goods for her business but also supported her financially once they were married.

But, in 2006, nine years into their marriage, Abdulmumin died in a car accident while driving his taxi, leaving her alone with two children, aged four and 16 months. As was required by his family’s beliefs, following his death, Alice cut her hair short and confined herself to her house for 41 days.

“If you refuse to do it, people may think that you are responsible for his death. They say, ‘Why should you be going out immediately after his death? Why should you be looking good when your husband’s body is not cold in the earth yet?’” Alice explains.

But as a daily wage earner, this made life extremely difficult for Alice and her children.

Alice asked her husband’s family for help but they refused unless she surrendered custody of her children to them. “I did not want to release my children to anyone else. I would rather raise them myself even if we are hungry,” she says.

Due to her health condition and a lack of support from her late husband’s family, Alice was forced to rely on donations from well-wishers in the neighbourhood. Fifteen years later, she still struggles to pay her rent and the landlord has threatened her family with eviction several times.

“I have been served a quit notice by the landlord more than five times,” she says. “Once I am able to pay half of a year, the landlord tempers justice with mercy. The last one was not funny. He almost did not want to listen to my plea again.”

Alice’s children, now aged 19 and 16, cannot continue their education beyond secondary school because there is no money to pay for it. Meanwhile, her leg has worsened. The skin is scarred and pus-filled and she walks with a limp using a walking stick. The last time she visited the hospital, she was asked to pay 350,000 naira (around $850) for the surgery she requires.

“Where will I get that kind of money?” She asks.

When Abimbola Ogundare’s husband hanged himself in 2006, she had to endure the shame and stigma associated with suicide, which is taboo in Nigeria [Femi Amogunla/Al Jazeera]

Abimbola Ogundare: ‘His family was ashamed of his suicide’

At first, March 13, 2016, was a Sunday like any other for Abimbola Ogundare, now 44. She bathed her children, dressed them in their Sunday outfits and headed to church. Usually, her husband, Wale, would join them later on. But on this Sunday he never arrived.

The next time Abimbola saw him, he was dead. He had hanged himself. His church clothes were still on the bed, untouched. The couple had been married for 16 years and had six children. It was one of their sons who first found his father. He had nightmares for months after.

It was Wale’s fourth suicide attempt. “Looking back, I think that he was depressed but he never talked about it. He would be sad, wear a long look, and no matter how much I tried to ask him, he never responded,” Abimbola recalls. Her husband had been struggling to find work as a painter.

In Nigeria, suicide is taboo. It is common for people to speculate openly about whether the widow was responsible. For two years, Wale’s body remained in the mortuary: His family wanted nothing to do with his burial after they learned how he had died and Abimbola felt it would be disrespectful to bury him without their participation.

“Because of their beliefs about suicide, his family wanted him to be buried at the site of the suicide. This was not possible because it was a rented apartment. So, they left everything to me – they wanted nothing to do with it. I did everything myself. I raised the money to pay the 1,400 naira ($3.40) weekly mortuary bill, to pay for his burial ground. Till today, they do not know where he is buried,” she laments.

Abimbola’s own health began to deteriorate after her husband’s death. “I could not sleep for days,” she says. “I started using sleeping medications just to get some hours of sleep. I was also having continuous headaches.

“I would be going out on the road and thinking I could hear him calling my name. I was also having terrible dreams.”

The family had to leave the house they were renting. “The landlord believed that his death was a bad omen and he wanted nothing to do with it,” Abimbola explains. “My neighbours were calling me mad because I would be hearing him calling my name.”

Every Friday after his death, for the two years his body remained at the mortuary, Abimbola’s church pastors organised special prayers for her children so that they would not die too. This is because, in Nigerian culture, many people believe that when someone takes their own life, they will return after death to carry off members of their family. Abimbola says she visited her husband’s body at the mortuary to plead with him not to take her or their children with him.

He was only buried when the Oyo state government ordered families with relatives at the mortuary to come and take them away – something that happens every so often when mortuaries become over-full.

It has now been five years since Wale’s death, and Abimbola is still struggling financially. She says there are days when they do not eat three meals and months when she has to beg at her children’s schools because she cannot afford the fees. However, her children have helped her to move on from the sadness over time.

“It is my children that make me happy. We play together. I may not have a husband but I am happy with my children. They are my husband now,” she says, smiling.

After Folasade Johnson was widowed at the age of 26, her husband’s family seized most of his possessions as well as the earnings from the couple’s poultry business [Femi Amogunla/Al Jazeera]

Folasade Johnson: ‘I had to start my life over again’

For 12 months after her 58-year-old husband’s death in a road accident, Folasade Johnson, then just 26, kept her hair short, dressed only in dark clothes and did not wear any makeup or jewellery. The accident, 16 years ago, nearly claimed the lives of Folasade and her 10-month-old daughter as well, but for the kindness of a passing stranger who took them both to hospital.

“It was as if I was watching my world collapse right before my eyes,” Folasade, now 42, recalls.

Folasade and her husband, Feyisara Joseph, had started a poultry business together but, after his death, his family were of the opinion that the business was solely his. They went to all of the couple’s clients and took the money Folasade was owed.

Then, they allowed Folosade to take a few possessions from her home before removing everything else from the rented accommodation. They just wanted her gone, she says.

Folasade had to start all over again. Unable to afford rent, she moved in with her godmother.

“With a loan from my godmother, I was able to gradually find my footing again,” she says. “Without my godmother’s kindness and that loan, it would have been really tough for me to start again.” It was this that inspired her to start the Hope Soars Foundation for Widows in Ibadan, Nigeria in 2016.

“I wanted to help women find the hope to rise again, beyond their widowhood experiences. They do not have to go through all that I went through,” she says.

Through the foundation, Folasade helps widows train in new skills as well as get medical checkups, loans and food, which she hopes should make their burdens easier to bear.

Five years after the foundation started, she says it has helped about 3,000 widows, including by sourcing scholarship programmes for 10 children, while about 40 widows have used loans from the foundation.

“Everything that happens happens for a reason. I think I experienced widowhood so that I could make other women’s experiences easier,” says Folasade.

Monsurat Omobonike’s husband died at the age of 60 in 2003 when she was just 35. She struggled to put her four children through school but her son, a successful footballer, died when he was 30 [Femi Amogunla/Al Jazeera]

Monsurat Omobonike: ‘My husband died, then my son died too’

In May 2003, when Monsurat Omobonike was 35, her husband died after suffering a stroke. A security official at Lagos Airport, Usman Abu was 60. The couple had married when Monsurat was a teenager after the early deaths of her parents left her responsible for five younger siblings at the age of 13.

Their marriage was happy, she says. “He was a very kind man who treated me and my children well. He always brought back goodies for his children from his job at the airport,” she remembers.

For the 41-day mourning period, she was secluded within the house with her four children, aged between eight and 16.

After her husband’s death, things became really difficult for the family. Her husband had been an only child, so had no siblings who could help her. Monsurat’s catering business went through a tough time when her unlicensed stall was removed from the university campus it was located at. She was forced to resort to menial jobs such as cleaning and doing laundry to survive.

After her own parents died, Monsurat, who is now 53, had been unable to finish school and she wanted better for her own children, particularly her daughters.

“Isn’t a girl also a human being deserving of education? Look at me now, just doing small small work, only to survive,” she says. “That was when I told myself that my own children must go to school, that they must have an education so that they will be better.”

Once, when things were particularly tough, she sold a plot of land to pay her daughter’s school fees. Her only son, Yusuf, was good at football and was able to make a successful career out of it.

After he secured a place with a local football club in Oyo State, he promised to support his mother. “I will buy you land. I will build you a house. I will buy you a car,” he told her. He bought the land and was paying his sisters’ school fees but then tragedy struck.

Yusuf, too, died in November 2020, after collapsing during training. His mother says she never found out what caused his death. He was 30 years old.

“His death made me remember his father’s death all over again,” Monsurat says. “It was as if I was stripped naked two times. He was my only hope; he left me hopeless.”

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2021/6/23/watching-my-world-collapse-the-plight-of-nigerias-widows

Nice. Wish I had money for it

Authorities of the Oyo State Police Command, on Monday, disclosed that three men have been arrested for shooting six cows dead and injuring 13 others cows at Eruwa, in Ibarapa East Local Government Area of the state.

The suspects were apprehended, on Sunday, inside the bush at Sunbare area, along old Ibadan-Eruwa road while attempting to chase Fulani herders from the forest to graze their cattle.

According to a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), “on Sunday 20th June 2021, several gunshots were reportedly fired in a bush at Sunbare Area, along old Ibadan road Eruwa, causing fear and panic in the hearts of residence.”

The suspects were apprehended, on Sunday, inside the bush at Sunbare area, along old Ibadan-Eruwa road while attempting to chase Fulani herders from the forest to graze their cattle.

According to a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), “on Sunday 20th June 2021, several gunshots were reportedly fired in a bush at Sunbare Area, along old Ibadan road Eruwa, causing fear and panic in the hearts of residence.”

“Upon receipt of the information, Police operatives attached to Eruwa Divisional Police Headquarters in a concerted effort with stakeholders in the area gathered momentum and stormed the reported scene. Upon arrival at the scene, the trio of Opeyemi Ajibodu ‘m’ aged 30yrs, Segun Dade ‘m’ 29yrs and Dare Adenle ‘m’ 25yrs, were arrested.”

“Found in their possession were the following exhibits: three fane guns, two daggers, one cutlass, two head-lamps, charms, three I.D cards and one Access ATM card belonging to Ajibodun Opeyemi, one lighter, ten expended cartridges and two live cartridges.”

“Conduction of an on-the-spot assessment at daybreak led to the discovery that the gunshots were from an attack launched against a group of Fulani herders, which resulted in the killing of six cows and wounding of thirteen 13) others.

“Upon interrogation, fact gathered revealed that the attack was perpetrated to wade off the herders from grazing in the forests in Eruwa environs. Efforts to apprehend other accessories to the crime is at top gear.”

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Ngozi Onadeko fdc, wishes to assure the general public about the Command’s unflinching commitment toward ensuring that the lot of justice is preserved as every hand involved in the perpetration of this dastardly act is brought to book.

https://tribuneonlineng.com/police-arrest-three-persons-for-killing-six-cows-injuring-13-other-cows-in-eruwa/

A police sergeant attached to the Igbeba Police Station in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, has been shot dead by suspected cultists.

The killing of the sergeant occurred barely four days after an Inspector of police was killed by kidnappers, who abducted four Chinese workers at a village in Odeda.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the killing of the sergeant to our correspondent on Sunday.

Oyeyemi said the deceased, whose identity was not disclosed, was targeted and attacked around 11pm on Saturday.

The police spokesman told our correspondent that the cop was not on duty when he was killed by those he identified as cultists.

He said, “It is true that a policeman was killed by suspected cultists. But the policeman was not on duty; he was off duty at the time.

“I think he was going somewhere between 10.30pm and 11pm on Saturday when he was killed. He was no longer on duty at the time of the incident.

“A suspect has been arrested. The suspect happens to be a member of the Eiye Confraternity.”

Oyeyemi added that a manhunt had been launched for other members of the gang.

https://punchng.com/ogun-cultists-shoot-dead-off-duty-policeman-one-arrested/

SimplyFacts:
Even after footing the hospital bills I'm afraid there's one feministic NGO behind this woman. Some females are troublesome & can push one to the wall. In all, we should learn to be patient with the gender.

So if someone cuts off your leg, so far as they pay you, it's okay?

Besides, read it again. The man did not pay anything. Rather, he's trying to change the narrative by sating she slapped him first.

Na people like you dey encourage death of women at the hands of their husbands. Please change that your handle to SimplyBullshit

A man identified as Bello Olatunji has been accused of urinating openly in a neighbour's compound and beating up a female neighbour, Adefunke Olanrewaju for complaining about it, in Ogun State.

The incident happened on May 25, 2021, at 3, Olanrewaju Avenue, Peaceland Estate, Ifesowapo, Lambe area of the state

But since the incident was reported at the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development and Ajuwon Police Station, SaharaReporters learnt that traditional chiefs in the community have been using their influence to shield the suspect from facing justice, describing their clique as well connected.

It was learnt that the Iyaloja of the community even went to the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development after the matter was reported there, to truncate the course of justice.

"We even reported to Ministry of Woman Affairs and Social Development in Abeokuta, the Iyaloja still went there again and said there is nothing we can do about the assault," Adefunke said.

Narrating the event, Adefunke said, "I was in my compound around 8 am when I saw a man, Bello Olatunji, from a welding workshop beside my house urinating in my compound, so I approached to caution him.

"He started hurling abuses at me. I rebuked him for that and was about to go back to the water I was fetching when he slapped me and started punching me. He punched me several times. Before people could intervene, my nose had started bleeding. I reported the matter at Ajuwon Police Station and was referred to the hospital for first aid treatment and he footed the N4,500 bill.


"Later, my dad called to tell me to withdraw the case because the landlords in our estate had been calling and begging him to drop the case. So, I did. My dad did that because he had not seen my pictures. I later had to send a petition letter to the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta days after when he started bragging about that he intentionally beat me up because I was too proud.

"I was invited to Abeokuta last week and an invitation letter was sent to him too. He then reported himself to the Baale's palace so they could beg me. I was invited to a meeting at the Baale's palace and the chiefs begged me to withdraw the case so we could settle it internally in the area and that he would foot the medical bills. I explained to them that I couldn't and why told them why. I said he should appear in Abeokuta on the given date and time.

"But one of the chiefs, the Iyaloja, said no police could arrest him if he did not appear. She said I should take the case to court if that's what I wanted. She said they have connections in Abeokuta and that I would be the one to get tired after spending unnecessary cash on transport fare and that he wouldn't even appear. Truly he didn't go to Abeokuta; they are already trying to use their influence.

"One of the chiefs said if it's court case I want, I'll meet them there, even if up to the Supreme Court. The chiefs, the man, and his wife have been spreading false information about me that I have had an ailment since I was a kid that makes me bleed from the nose.

"They said he only slapped me but that I was trying to implicate him, which is a very big lie. I've been in the area for close to 20 years and I had never had issues with anyone. Everyone knows I've always been peaceful all these years. I really wish to get justice because I've not able to work since the incident happened, I've been staying indoors."


When called for his reaction, Olatunji said he had not honoured the invitation of the women affairs and social development ministry because he was ill.

"But I will be there tomorrow. I have been unable to go there because I have been ill," he said in Yoruba.

Reacting to the alleged move by the chiefs in the community to shield him from facing justice, he said, "No, it is a lie. The chiefs are trying to settle the matter because the incident happened in the community and they don't want any trouble. They are begging her and have told her that whatever she needs, they will give her. But she insists that she wants to take the matter to court. Everyone has been begging her, but she said she would take it to court.

"I was urinating and initially, I didn't know she was talking to me. She started saying the place was not a toilet. Then when I realised she was talking to me, she asked if I was blind for not seeing the place was not a toilet and deaf for not replying her. Then she moved closer to me and slapped me.

"So I said 'you slapped me because you were talking to me, and I didn't hear you'. That was how the fight started. My wristwatch hit her in the nose; that was why her nose was bleeding. The blood was coming from her nostrils; it was not because I punched her. The chiefs are not trying to shield me; I will go to the ministry tomorrow."

http://saharareporters.com/2021/06/20/man-who-urinated-my-compound-assaulted-me-complaining-ogun-chiefs-shielding-him%E2%80%94victim

anselm791:


The advantages of gun control in US are:
Self-defense.
Reduced Homicide.
Risk Of Violence Reduced.
Creation Of The Black Market.
Reduces Self-Dependence.
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.
PHYSICAL DISCIPLINE.
CONFIDENCE.
STRESS RELIEF.
TAKING PRIDE IN GUN OWNERSHIP.

Oh, and highest number of deaths from gun violence for nations at "peace"

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three suspected land grabbers,Wasiu Adenuga,Michael John and Moruf Alaba for alleged robbery at Itusokun quarter in Odogbolu , located in Odogbolu local government area of the state.

Penpushing reports that the Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi who confirmed said the suspects were arrested, following a report lodged at Odogbolu Divisional Headquarters by one Kemi Olukoya.

The police spokesman said the lady reported that while she was at her new site supervising construction workers, a group of boys numbering about eight invaded the site, and started shooting sporadically and chased the workers out of the site.

Penpushing further reports that, she told the police that, the hoodlums also snatched her bag containing sum of N500,000 and her mobile phone valued at N40,000 at gun point.

‘Upon the report, the DPO Odogbolu Division SP Adeniyi Awokunle mobilized his men, and moved to the scene, on getting there, the hoodlums were seen escaping through the nearby bush, they were hotly chased and one of them by name Wasiu Adenuga was subsequently apprehended’, Oyeyemi said.

Penpushing also reports that, he said further combing of the bush led to the arrest of two others namely; Michael John and Moruf Alaba, while three Bajaj motorcycle they used for their operation were also impounded.

The Command Public Relations Officer, said the victim had identified the three of them as members of the gang that attacked her and her workers,adding that the Commissioner of Police Edward Ajogun has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.

Meanwhile, Oyeyemi added that the police commissioner also directed that the remaining members of the gang be hunted for and brought to justice.

https://penpushing.com.ng/three-alleged-landgrabbers-arrested-over-robbery-in-ogun-state/

anselm791:


The remedy is more guns, not less.

How's that working for them in USA?

Pandemonium broke out on Saturday following the deadly clashes between rival members of two cult groups in Ijebu-Ode leaving a policeman and one other dead.

Residents of the area especially in Igbeba, Lagos garage and other areas scampered for safety as the cultists unleashed violence on one another.

PLATFORM TIMES gathered that there had been killings in many parts of Ijebuland by the cultists over leadership tussle and other issues.

It was further gathered that violence erupted on Saturday when one of the members of the cult groups was killed by the rival group.

Ijebu-Ode had been enmeshed in a renewed violence after some members and leaders were arrested by policemen.

Attempts to bring the situation under control led to the death of a policeman attached to Area Command, Igbeba.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state ,DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi could not be reached as of the time of filing this report.

https://platformtimes.com.ng/2021/06/19/ijebu-ode-boils-as-cultists-kill-policeman-one-other/

elpee2015:
Sorry for the inconvenience, some IBEDC staffs can be notorious. Also, a lot of fraudulent practices are been perpetrated by IBEDC staffs and the company but you can still seek redress if you are willing to be patient and go the long way. My first question is hope you are not involved in any electricity theft or Meter by-passing. If not, the next step is to go their leme office and demand to speak to the Customer Service Officer. Explain what transpired and ask what he/she can do. If you are still not satisfied you can call their Ibadan head office or contact NERC Ibadan office to lodge your complaint. The phone number for IBEDC head office at Ibadan is 07001239999 while the phone number for NERC Ibadan is 08146862252.

Calling NERC Ibadan is a waste. There was one long weekend (Weekend plus public holiday) that there was a fault in my area. I got to Leme and our Area Office repeatedly and they told me the repair guys don't work weekends or public holidays


I called NERC IBADAN FOR FOUR STRAIGHT DAYS AND THE NUMBERS DIDN'T GO.

We stayed in darkness all through.


NERC is as terrible as IBEDC

In a bid to encourage vaccination against COVID-19, free pre-rolled marijuana joints were offered to residents who have received the vaccine by the state of Washington, United states.

Officials of the Washington state Liquor and Cannabis board (LCB), said they had “received multiple requests from cannabis retail licensees to engage in promotions to support state vaccination efforts”.

The board on June 7, therefore, gave state licensed cannabis retailers permission to offer free ‘weed’ to “adult consumers who receive a vaccination at an in-store vaccination clinic”.

According to the LCB, the promotion, which it called “Joint for Jabs” was aimed at supporting the state’s vaccination efforts.

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The board ran the promotion from June 7 through June 12 for adults 21 and older but said consumers could only claim the complimentary joint from the retail location on the same day they received the jab.

This offer came just a few weeks after the LCB offered free beer, wine and cocktails to those who got vaccinated.

Washington is not the only state to offer marijuana to people who receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

An Arizona dispensary in its “Snax for Vaxx” programme, offered vaccine recipients age 21 and up with a free edible and a free pre-roll.

Many states across the US have been offering incentives from free donuts to lottery prizes to encourage people to get vaccinated as the states try to reach their vaccination goal.

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), 64 percent of adults in the US have received at least on dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Since the start of the pandemic, over 33 million cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed across the US, and almost 600,000 have died of the infection.

https://www.thecable.ng/us-state-begins-marijuana-for-jabs-campaign-to-boost-covid-vaccination

Five people lost their lives on Wednesday as a result of a tanker explosion that occured at Ajilete axis Owode-Idiroko road in Ogun State.

It was reported that two other persons sustained injuries due to the explosion.

The Nigerian Tribune gathered that the tanker conveying 33,000, litres of diesel fell and spilt its content while descending a sloppy road, and immediately went up in flames.

Confirming the incident, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Commander, Idiroko Unit, Akinwunmi Olaluwoye, said the accident happened at about 8:15 am.

He said further that the five victims were burnt to death while a bus and a motorcycle were equally burnt into ashes due to the explosion.

He said “No vehicle rammed into the tanker. The tank dropped off from the back of the tanker and exploded. The number of persons involved are seven, five dead, two injured.

“The driver had taken away the head of the truck as at the time we got there. But we have allowed policemen to take charge and handle that aspect.”

https://tribuneonlineng.com/tanker-explosion-claims-five-in-ogun/