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Three die, shops razed as Hausa, Yoruba clash in Osun



Three lives were lost in the clash involving some Hausa youths and indigenes of Iyere village in Atakumosa West Local Government Area of Osun State on Monday.

Although the issue that led to the crisis was not known as of the time of filing this report, our correspondent, however, learnt that during the clash, market stalls mostly belonging to Hausa and Fulani traders were razed down.

The Osun State Police Command said only one life was lost in the crisis.

A resident of Igila, an adjourning community to Iyere, Olaide Agboola, in a chat with our correspondent, said residents of Igila got wind of the clash in Iyere around midnight when some people that escaped from the scene of the violence entered the village.

Agboola said from the account they gave, a yet-to-be-identified Fulani man and a Hausa man were fighting and an indigene of Iyere town, who owns a store nearby intervened to prevent the matter from escalating.

“Unfortunately, the peacemaker got killed and he was a Yoruba man. Some residents, in reprisal, killed two Hausa youths. That was the cause of the crisis. And it lasted all night.

“Roadside stalls and markets were completely razed. Goods worth several millions of naira were lost to the crisis. Policemen and soldiers have arrived the town and everywhere is quiet now,” Agboola said.

Agila of Igila, Oba Samuel Falaye, told our correspondent that from the reports available to him, lives were lost, while market stalls were also destroyed in the clash.

When contacted, the acting Police Public Relations Officer for Osun State Police Command, Mustafa Katanyeyanjue, explained that around 9:35 p.m. on Monday, at Osu one Baguga, a non-Yoruba settler allegedly stabbed 27-year-old Tope Kayode to death over a yet-to-be-established reason.

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/three-die-shops-razed-as-hausa-yoruba-clash-in-osun/amp/

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Mary Ikoku, a development consultant, was stopped by FRSC officials in Abuja for driving with Google Map and her car was impounded.

The media practitioner said she was placed under arrest by officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps. When she asked what her offence was, she said she was told to show them her phone. They noticed she was using Google Map so they told her that was her offence.

Her car was impounded and she was asked to follow them to their office. There, she was fined 4,000 Naira and was also asked to check into a national hospital for mental evaluation for driving with Google Map.

Sharing photos of the offence sheet opened for her, she wrote:

Wow! We still have a lot of surprises in this yulitide. Men of the Federal Road Safety Corps have just impounded my car. Asked what's my offence, they said, show me your phone and I turned my phone to him, and the guy said you are under arrest for driving with the aid of Google map on your mobile phones. Wawu!! I'm like seriously!! He said, madam it is a serious traffic offence. I asked to see the team lead, their team lead came and after hearing fro his collegue and me said, "the law forbids motorists from using mobile phones in any form while driving, as it can lead to accident". I can see you are using Google map on your phone. Madam it is distractive so follow us to our office.

This is unbelievable!! You see ba, I have an emergency and have requested for a ticket so I can deal with this later but they said No. I must drive to their office. Well ladies and gentlemen, I've been given a ticket of N4000 payable to Remita my offence is using GPS. They have my car and my keys and my drivers license. When I'm done paying to remita then I will be checked into national hospital for mental examination for using GPS while driving. The real mad folks are those who believe is an offence to drive with Google map. They called Google map a distraction. So if you are driving in Abuja, ditch the GPS and drive on, get to middle of the road stop and ask any road safety or traffic warder thus; oga where is the direction to Apo, Asokoro or just any where you are going. You don't need direction map. The worst kind of illiteracy is the illiteracy of a government.

Please if you have an opportunity to live in a saner place , now is the time to weigh your options and check out. A lot of things don't make sense here.

In a new post, she revealed that her car has been released to her after some FRSC officers intervened. The mental evaluation was also waived.

She wrote:

Update on the Road Safety saga: My car has been released to me. It took the intervention of two Road Safety guys Adeniyi and Akeem. God bless them. Fine officers I must say.

The guys also took me to the office of the corp marshal for emotional evaluation waiver. I had a great conversation with the gentle men and can tell that indeed there are some great guys within the road safety. The overzealous ones may be in every corner and in your face but those two are incredibly awesome in handling my matter.

Let me use this time to thank you all my friends who made a call or two. Thank you for not calling Nigeria a zoo out of provocation but e reach to do so lol. What is the price of a #hatespeech by the way. Believe it, use of phone while driving whether is for Google map or map Google is an offence.

The rebuttal from the corps marshal is neither here nor there. Please read it again and be guided. There was indeed, a country.

Source: https://www.ogbeta.ng/2019/12/frsc-arrests-development-consultant.html

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President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after five-day official visits to Malabo, Katsina and Kaduna State.

The president had on Nov. 28 departed Abuja to participate at the 5th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

The president was accompanied on the Malabo trip by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva; Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite; and the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kolo Kyari.

The president left Malabo after the summit on Friday and headed to Daura, Katsina State, on another official assignment where he performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the University of Transportation, Daura.

Source: https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/12/04/buhari-returns-to-abuja-after-official-visits-to-malabo-katsina/amp/

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The photos of a school drama that portrayed a wedding ceremony have sparked lots of reactions on social media.

The wedding ceremony drama had taken place at Pine Crest School, in Enugu state. It was gathered that the school organised the drama with their pupils to teach children a practical way.

According to the Facebook user identified as, Ruthie Queen Kaima, who shared the photos on her page, the drama served as a pedagogical deepening of third-grade scheme of work on the marriage. Kaima also revealed that the school drama was titled The Royal Wedding.

The realistic wedding photos showed the little 'couple' dressed in their wedding outfit.The groom was dressed in a blue suit and the bride was dressed in a white and pink dress.

The photos got mixed reactions on social media, some gushed about how beautiful the kids were. They said the wedding scene was beautiful and inspiring. Others expressed outrage, noting that the drama is a bad example for the kids which might make them act like they are a real couple.

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Kano state Executive Council has approved Emirate Council Bill 2019 which provides for the establishment of additional Emirates in the state.

To this end, the Council has, with this development, endorsed the establishment of four new Emirates namely Rano, Gaya, Bichi and Karaye and forward same to the state Assembly for necessary action.

A press statement issued by the commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba at the end of the Council Session held at the Council Chambers, Government House, Kano, on Monday, indicated that some of these emirates have even pre-dated Kano in ancient times, while the effort to revive them during the Second Republic was short-lived.

Source: https://www.ogbeta.ng/2019/12/council-approves-establishment-of.html

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At 36, a popular singer and founder of Alterplate record company, Harrison Okiri, better known as Harrysong, is good for marriage. But for reasons best known to him, he has not taken a wife.

At the wedding ceremony of his former manager, Desmond Ike, Harrysong revealed that he had found his other half. In fact, he said he would get married in January 2020.

Although he didn’t share the lucky lady’s identity, Social Circuit searched further. Her name is Isioma but it is not certain yet if she is also an entertainer or not.

He described his ex-manager as a family, adding that their relationship remained solid, contrary to public opinions.

Born as the only child of his Ijaw parents in Warri, Delta State, Harrysong’s mother died when he was very young. He became a drop out following a strained relationship with his step-mother. But things took a turn around for him when he found music.

Source: https://www.ogbeta.ng/2019/12/singer-harrysong-set-to-wed-his.html

The Ogun State government says it will to lock up houses without toilet facilities and arrest the landlords to face punishment.

This comes after an outbreak of cholera hit Abule-Otun, Lafenwa, Kuto and Idi-Aba areas of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, killing five persons.

According to Dr Adesanya Ayunde, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Governor Dapo Abiodun’s directive takes effect from this week.

“Government will soon send its workers to inspect houses across the state. Any house owner who fails to provide toilet in his house will be made to face the consequences,” the Permanent Secretary stated.

Dr Ayinde said upon confirmation of the outbreak in the state, the government had swung into action to spot the index case through a thorough investigation in the suspected areas.

He revealed that out of the five deaths reported in the news, only one was taken to a government health facility, which helped officials to trace and get information on the other four victims.

Source: https://www.ogbeta.ng/2019/11/ogun-state-government-locks-up-houses.html

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Don’t you just love it when you see your favourite Big Brother Naija housemates getting along pretty well, because we love it.

Our faves, Elozonam, Seyi, Nelson, Venita, Sir Dee and Ike brought a whole lot of spice to this photo, and we can’t get enough of it.

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The Ogun State Government has canceled the monthly environmental sanitation exercise in the state.

The Government said it has also lifted the restriction of movement order.

This, the State Government said would enable secondary school students across the state to take part in the on-going National Examination Council (NECO) examinations.

This was contained in a statement on Friday by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Kunle Somorin.

Abiodun, while giving the approval, said the decision was arrived at after reviewing the challenges that the restriction of movement order would have on the Mathematics paper in the NECO exams schedule for Saturday and which coincides with the timing of the monthly sanitation exercise.

“It has become expedient that the interest of the students be considered. Mathematics is a general subject and we need to facilitate hitch-free preparation and movement of students, teachers and NECO officials and examiners to various centres where the exams would hold within and outside the state,” the statement said.

Gov Abiodun, however, implored all citizens to ensure that the cleaning exercise is observed at their various houses, irrespective of the non-restriction of movement during the period of the exercise.

He further noted that it was imperative that all drainage channels be kept free of silts and refuse to avoid flooding of homes that could lead to the destruction of lives and properties.

“Cleaning should not be one-month affair. We need to take care of our personal hygiene and clean our environment regularly and on a daily basis to avoid outbreak of cholera and other preventable and communicable diseases that could lead to epidemics,” the statement further said.

The Governor mentioned that the Ministry of Environment and the Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency (OGEPA) have been mandated to go round and collect refuse generated during period of the exercise, while Environmental Health Officers have also been directed to ensure compliance with Public health regulations and bring offenders to book.

Source: https://www.ogbeta.ng/2019/11/govt-cancels-monthly-environmental.html

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on December 11, re-arraign a former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon, Adeyemi Ikuforiji and his aide, Oyebode Atoyebi, for alleged laundering of N500 million at a Federal High Court in Lagos.

The duo are to stand trial on a 56-count charge bordering on the alleged offence before Justice Mohammed Liman.

Justice Liman fixed the date on Wednesday upon a request by the defence lawyer, Tunde Akinrinmisi, for an adjournment of the matter to allow for proper service of the charge on his clients.

The lawyer told the court that he received a hearing notice as one of the lawyers who represented the defendants and it was out of “utmost respect for the court” that he came to court on Wednesday.

He prayed the judge to grant an adjournment for him to get in touch with the defendants who were absent at Wednesday’s proceedings.

Responding, EFCC’s lawyer, Rotimi Oyedepo, expressed his reservations about Akinrinmisi’s request saying the case has suffered series of adjournments in the past.

He alleged that the charge has been served on the defendants when the trial started some years ago.

“This is a case that the prosecution has given evidence and closed its case but Justice Ibrahim Buba discharged the defendants on no-case submission, which travelled from here up to the Supreme Court. Here we are six years after,” Oyedepo said.

https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/8-years-later-efcc-to-re-arraign-lagos-ex-speaker-ikuforiji-over-alleged-money/vqktjcb.amp

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Controversial sex therapist, Jaruma has announced her intention to help Ella boost her music career, after the reality star made a video calling her an angel.

Recall that Ella posted a video on her instagram page yesterday, praising Jaruma for her kind gesture and advising fans to desist from trolling the sex therapist.

The reality star remarked that Jaruma is indeed a kind person who would never ask anything in return after rendering help to someone. Ella’s video came after the therapist transferred N600k to her for her sick mom’s hospital bill.

Reacting to this, Jaruma posted;

“If u have ever won something on this page or I have ever done anything for u pls comment below. I have NEVER asked anyone of u for anything in return! I have NEVER asked anyone of u to “PAY A PRICE” after I did something for u!

I had my money since 2015, long before I started selling aphrodisiacs (Kayan mata) pls check YouTube channel Jaaruma Empire for PROOF & those I gave to in 2015 / 2016 were NEVER asked to pay a price!

@therealmissella Im ready to help u with ur music! ”

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https://www.ogbeta.ng/2019/11/sex-therapist-jaruma-reaches-out-to.html

Following the recalcitrance of the Department of State Services (DSS) to release the convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore despite court orders, his wife, children, and supporters have taken to the streets of New Jersey to demand his release.

After spending 116 days in detention, friends and family staged a rally, on Tuesday, outside the office of U.S senator Bob Menedez.

The protesters tied yellow ribbon on a trees, clamouring for Sowore’s freedom.

His wife, Opeyemi Sowore said: “I can’t explain to our children why their father isn’t here for thanksgiving. The children need their father, I need my husband. Communications have been extremely sparse”.

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https://www.instagram.com/p/B5XH1OqlVYf/

https://www.ogbeta.ng/2019/11/sowores-wife-children-and-supporters.html