Justice Olusegun Odusola of the Ondo state High Court in Akure has sentenced the Founder of Sotitobire Praising Chapel, Prophet Babatunde Alfa and 5 others to life imprisonment over the disappearance of one year old gold kolawole in the church last year.

Justice Odusola convicted the defendants having found them guilty of the two count charge of kidnapping and aiding and abetting to kidnap based on the circumstancial evidence presented by the prosecution.

He also condemned in strong terms the complicity, compromise, and lackadaisical attitude of the Ondo state police command after Gold got missing which also led the burning of Sotitobire Church.

Details later

https://www.osrc.ng/breaking-ondo-court-sentences-sotitobire-founder-prophet-alfa-5-others-to-life-imprisonment-over-gold-kolawoles-disappearance/posts/5969

Ondo state government has directed the closure of all primary and secondary schools as well tertiary institutions in the state as from Friday 20th, March, 2020 indefinitely because of Recruitment COVID-19

This measure is to harvest children into the safety net for proper monitoring and care.

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu gave the directive in a statewide broadcast.

He called on all residents of the state to obey and observe the simple, time tested and internationally accepted precautionary measures to fight this debilitating virus.
It will be recall that the Ondo state House of Assembly had earlier advised the state government to shut down schools in the state and ban any form of large gathering due to the suspected case of coronavirus in the state.
The decision was taken by the lawmakers after a briefing by the state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Wahab Adegbenro.

https://www.stewardshiptv.com.ng/breaking-akeredolu-orders-closure-of-schools-over-coronavirus/


HIS SPEECH:

My dear good people of Ondo state, as you are aware, the world is currently experiencing an outbreak of corona virus (COVID-19) infection. This is a highly infectious disease spreading all over the world.


The disease is easily transmitted from one person to another. Our country Nigeria has not been spared of this attack.

In the last few weeks, the fear of its presence in our country has been confirmed.

The major symptoms of this viral attack are fever, cough, sore throat, sneezing, runny nose and difficulty with breathing. Any individual with these symptoms especially those who have recently travelled to areas where there is a serious outbreak should embark on self-isolation for a minimum of 14 days.

Such individuals should also in the interest of our corporate existence, report in any of our healthcare facilities nearest to them or call any of our emergency lines that will be released for assistance if they develop any of the symptoms.

On our part, this administration had taken the following steps to ensure that the health system is ready to manage the situation effectively in collaboration with the federal government and our development partners. These steps include:
Equipping the state infectious disease hospital as a treatment center for the disease.

Upgrading the state disease surveillance network to be able to identify cases and ensure proper community surveillance
Roll out a sustained media campaign on the COVID-19 infection.

Ensure a seamless collaboration with federal government and other development partners
To further strengthen our capacity to respond effectively to this emergency, we have set up a high level inter-ministerial committee to coordinate state’s response to the COVID-19 challenge.

The committee which is chaired by the hon commissioner for health, has members cutting across relevant institutions and MDAS.
The main term of reference of this committee is to activate, coordinate and drive the state response protocols.

The committee will engage all stakeholders and explore all means possible to curtail the threat of covid-19.

In furtherance of this, we have also directed the closure of all primary and secondary schools as well tertiary institutions in the state as from Friday 20th, March, 2020 until further notice.

This measure is to harvest our children into the safety net for proper monitoring and care.
There is no doubt that this global pandemic poses a real challenge to all nations, yet if we all collaborate effectively, we will overcome it successfully.

One major advantage that our state has is the experience and expertise we have developed over the years from our fight against Lassa fever and other infections.

We believe this will place us in good stead at this critical period. It is therefore important for members of the public to remain calm, avoid panic and spreading of inaccurate information.

We therefore wish to use this opportunity to call on all residents of Ondo state to obey and observe the simple, time tested and internationally accepted precautionary measures to fight this debilitating virus.

We urge us all to fully embrace the hand washing exercise at every interval of our daily activities. We must avoid hand shaking and unnecessary social embrace.

We must reduce or where possible, postpone, until further notice, ceremonies and other social gatherings.

We urge us to avoid staying in overcrowded areas and avoid any unnecessary travels outside the state.

It is important we engage in improved self and family hygiene as well as mobilise our community service providers including traders, drivers, butchers, bank workers, health workers to make use of face mask to cover the mouth and the nose when engaging in their daily activities.

To ensure that all measures stated earlier are totally successful, we hereby task our community leaders, political leaders, traditional rulers, religious leaders, heads of educational institutions, Nigerian medical association, association of general medical practitioners and other health workers, leaders of traders association, women groups, youth groups, transport unions and others to urgently commence a deliberate and comprehensive mobilization of their members to observe these precautionary measures.

Please let us take these measures seriously so as to wage the war against corona virus together and win.

My dear people, contrary to the misinformation and mischief set to create panic among our people, I wish to stress that no death has been recorded in Ondo state on account of corona virus so far. The situation as at today is that a suspected case is under intense observation and comprehensive test.

This process of surveillance and management currently ongoing in this isolated case is part of the standard procedure in dealing with infectious disease outbreaks. We urge us to ignore the unauthorized and unconfirmed statements.

Every epoch in history comes with its own challenges. We believe this corona virus pandemic is another test of our resolve to preserve our existence, we will win by the grace of almighty god.

As I end this speech, let me reassure you again that Ondo state government will do everything and all things in its power, knowledge and capability to protect and preserve our well-being. It is our duty and commitment to ensure that Ondo state people live a healthy and fulfilled life.

I thank you and may God bless every resident of this state.

baralatie:
You left out Oba Of Benin by the British

Re read the article again.
He was the second person on the list.

princemillla:
Op God bless you wherever you go.

Same God that will bless this Op will punish all those behind the scrapping of history from our academic curriculum

Amen

ADEYEMI, ALAAFIN OF OYO

Adeyemi Adeniran II ascended the throne as the alaafin of Oyo in 1945 and reigned for about a decade before his abrupt and unexpected dethronement in July 1955 by Obafemi Awolowo, leader of old western region, reportedly over political reasons.

In 1950, Awolowo established the Action Group, promising freedom from British rule among other things for all those who followed him, particularly the westerners. The alaafin was among those who did not identify with Awolowo and did not hide the fact that he was a fan of Nnamdi Azikwe and by extension the National Council of Nigerians and the Cameroons (NCNC), a rival party for Awolowo’s camp. He was at some point also accused of conspiring to work against the regional government, part of what led to his suspension and eventual dethronement. His son is the incumbent alaafin of Oyo.

MUHAMMADU SANUSI I

Muhammadu Sanusi I, was deposed as the 11th emir of Kano 57 years ago by the then northern Nigeria regional government led by Ahamdu Bello, the late sarduana of Sokoto.

Sanusi I replaced Abdullahi Bayero, the 10th emir of Kano, who died on December 23, 1953. Prior to this appointment, he worked as a senior councilor of the emirate council where he controlled the administration of the emirate, as the sole native authority for over a decade. Palace officials reported that the late emir had a special relationship with the emerging western educated elite and he brought many of them into the services of the native authority.

Upon his emergence as emir, he played key roles in the major shift in elite configuration in the state. He was also instrumental in the formation of the Northern Peoples Congress (NPC). Indeed, Sanusi I was charismatic, politically sound and influential in the northern region. He stood firmly against injustice and oppression, seizing moments to condemn any of such acts.

However, trouble began when most of the senior members of the NPC in Kaduna resented his influence. This resentment led to the instituting of a commission of inquiry into the finances of the Kano native authority under Sanusi. A probe panel was set up and members of the native authority testified before D. J. M. Muffet, the sole commissioner. The panel recommended the resignation of the emir and the regional government implemented the recommendation, thereby requesting Sanusi I to resign. With little or no restraint, the late emir tendered his resignation to Kashim Ibrahim, the then governor of the northern region on March 28, 1963.

Sanusi I went into exile at Azare, a city in Bauchi state, where he kept a low profile. He spent 20 years in exile before returning to Wudil state, Kano, where he died. He was replaced by his brother, Muhammadu Inuwa, the 12th emir of Kano, whose tenure only lasted for six months. Inuwa was succeeded by the late Ado Bayero, who spent 51 years on the throne before he died. In 2014, Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of the state, appointed Sanusi II as the 14th emir of Kano

IBIKUNLE AKITOYE, OBA OF LAGOS

Among the earliest prominent traditional rulers dethroned was Ibikunle Akitoye, the oba of Lagos who ascended the throne in 1841 but was deposed in 1845, with the involvement of his nephew Kosoko who later succeeded him as oba.

Against the advice of his chiefs, Akitoye recalled kosoko so as to bring him back to fold, but the result was that he lost the throne to him but later got it back through the help of the British in 1851. Part of what caused his travails, as was told, was his move to ban slave trade, as local merchants, who were prominent slave traders, kicked against this and mobilised for his removal.

OLATERU OLAGBEGI, OLOWO OF OWO

Olateru Olagbegi ruled as the Olowo of Owo on two occasions, first appointed in 1941 and later returned to the position in 1993.

He was highly revered and first ruled for 25 years before he was deposed and sent into exile reportedly as a result of a regional crisis between two Action Group leaders: Obafemi Awolowo and Samuel Akintola.

Interestingly, the Action Group was birthed in his palace about 10 years earlier, but a misunderstanding between the two leaders in the early 1960s saw the traditional ruler taking sides with Akintola.

His decision did not go down well with some members of his community, the end result which was a revolt against him in 1966. He was deposed and subsequently banished, only to be re-instated in 1993, following the death of the reigning monarch.



Source
https://www.thecable.ng/adeyemi-tukur-dasuki-seven-monarchs-dethroned-like-sanusi

UMARU TUKUR, EMIR OF MURI

Umaru Tukur was installed as the 11th emir of Muri in 1966. Twenty years into his reign, he fell out with Yohana Madaki, the then governor of Gongola state. The bickering and resultant running battle led to his removal from office. On August 12, 1986, the governor issued an order removing him as emir and chairman of Muri emirate council.

Madaki had claimed the emir was deposed for his wrongdoings and misconduct in his place. He issued another order in September, 1986, banishing the dethroned emir to Mubi in the present day Adamawa.

IBRAHIM DASUKI, SULTAN OF SOKOTO

On April 20, 1996, Ibrahim Dasuki was dethroned as the sultan of Sokoto, eight years after he ascended the throne.
He was said to have been dethroned on the orders of Sani Abacha. On the day he was deposed, the emir was called into the office of Yakubu Muazu, then military administrator of Sokoto, and was told he was deposed as the Sultan. He was said to have been subsequently taken to Yola and later to Jalingo in Taraba state where he was placed in exile.
Some of the reasons the emir was deposed, according to Muazu, were his actions “causing enmity” among the people and among the royal family, and ignoring government directives.

MUSTAPHA JOKOLO, EMIR OF GWANDU

In June, 2005, Mustapha Jokolo, the 19th emir of Gwandu, was dethroned by the Kebbi state government for allegedly making reckless statements “capable of threatening national security.” He was also said to not be in good terms with other traditional rulers in the state, and had allegedly abandoned his throne and relocated to Kaduna with his family.

Mohammed Ambursa, then commissioner of information in Kebbi, had said Adamu Aliero, then governor of the state, dethroned the emir while acting on the basis of the powers conferred on him by the chiefs (appointment and deposition) law.

The state government wasted no time in appointing a new emir, although a Kebbi state high court later ordered the reinstatement of Jokolo in 2014, about nine years later.

The dethronement of Muhammadu Sanusi as the emir of Kano has continued to generate reactions; some say it is expected going by recent happenings but others are still in shock. There are also those who claimed a revered traditional ruler like the emir of Kano has never been treated in such manner. Some even said such cannot happen in certain parts of the country.

But the dethronement of emirs — or those in similar positions of authority — is not an entirely new thing in Nigeria; one of such events played more than 100 years ago when the oba of Benin was deposed and sent on exile.

Here are seven influential traditional rulers who have experienced such.

OLUWADARE ADESINA, DEJI OF AKURE

Who remembers Oluwadare Adesina, the former deji of Akure, who fought with his wife in public? He was dethroned after the public brawl with Bolanle, his wife, an act that was widely described as a public show of shame. The Ondo state government deposed Adesina in 2009, after invoking sections 17(1) and (2) of the state’s chiefs law, accusing him of conducting himself in the “most dishonorable, condemnable and disgraceful manner.”

The dethroned king was also banished from Akure for six months. The council of kingmakers had called for his deposition, while his estranged wife, now late, sued him for battery.

OVONRAMWEN NOGBAISI, OBA OF BENIN

Apart from not being in good terms with then British government, part of the cause of the dethronement of Ovonramwen Nogbaisi as oba and his subsequent exile in 1897 was the murder of James Philips, then acting consul-general, during a visit to the Benin kingdom.

The oba was captured by the British authorities and tried in accordance with the British law; he was subsequently found guilty before being deposed. He was said to have angered the British government through various actions such as forbidding his people from trading with the British and barring the white men from entering Benin after he discovered a treaty signed with the government was a “tactic to annex Benin into the British Empire.”

Another of his actions that did not go down well with the authorities was the stoppage of palm oil supply to Itsekiri middle men in 1896. He reportedly took the action because they refused to pay their tribute to the oba, a move seen as puncturing the business of the British merchants in the region.

Ondo State Government Press Statement

Re: Demise of Madam Muyinat Mimiko, Mother Of Former Governor, Ondo State

The Government of Ondo State earlier today, received the news of the demise of Mama Muyinat Mimiko, the mother of our dear former Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko.

With a deep sense of loss, Governor Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu SAN, on behalf of the Government as well as the good people of Ondo State, shares this moment of loss with his school mate, friend of decades and immediate predecessor in office. Mr Governor considers Mama's exit a personal loss.

Undoubtedly, her exit has created an irreplaceable vacuum in the family and her immediate environment. Nonetheless, our collective sense of fulfillment lies in the comfort of Mama's hardwork, high moral standards, discipline as well as prayers for her children.

The Government of Ondo State is particularly enthralled by the exploits of one of her sons, Olusegun, the former Governor whose shrewd intervention in the critical health sector is now a reference point.

While appreciating God's benevolence and Grace of age on Mama, our prayers are with the children and the entire family during this period of grief and personal loss of their beloved Mother.

Donald Ojogo
Commissioner for Information and Orientation,
Ondo State.

Peter Dada , Akure
The mother of the immediate past Governor of Ondo State , Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, Mrs Muyinat Mimiko is dead .
It was gathered that she died on Friday night during a brief illness at her residence in Ondo, at the age of 88.
An aide of the former governor , Mr Paul Akinduro , who confirmed the incident to our correspondent on Saturday said the octogenarian died on Friday night.
He said , “ The 88- year -old mother of former Governor of Ondo State , Dr Olusegun Mimiko, Mama Muinat Mosekola Mimiko, fondly called ‘ Iye Ruka ’ has gone to rest . We will miss her dearly. ”


https://punchng.com/mimikos-mother-dies-at-88/

LeoThaGreat:
I support the motion that Port Harcourt has to be renamed.
Not only Port Harcourt, but every colonial memorabilia, paraphernalia, or traces whatsoever.

Hummmm

Babzrockman:
God bless the op. some of the lies bombarded me when i was a kid now cleared. Abacha respect to you. no wonder your style of Head of State was principled. Baba Obasanjo i sighted u sir. The kind koboko Stella go chop that particular night ehn...

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University of Ibadan main gate

2. The first set of Medical doctors

1. The first and oldest Medical Hospital

A political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Director of the State Security Service (DSS), Independent Corrupt Practices Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate his claims against Vice President, Prof, Yemi Osinbajo objectively.

He also challenged the Vice President to sue him instead of threatening media houses over his latest revelation of N90 billion used for the last general elections.

Frank said he was anxiously waiting to receive court summons from the Vice President, assuring that such a move will afford Nigerians and the international community the opportunity to hear more about the activities of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) pastor (Osinbajo).

He also asked Osinbajo to resign as VP to give room for a thorough investigation and unbiased prosecution in court, saying, “This is important so as not to influence the judiciary as well as use public funds to pursue the case as a sitting Vice President.”

The political activist had revealed how the VP allegedly collected about N90bn from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to fund the last presidential election.

Frank said he is rather expecting the VP to sue him instead of threatening media houses for keeping the general public informed.

“I understand Prof. Osinbajo, through Femi Falana has written Vanguard Newspaper, demanding for a retraction. It is a move to silence the media and those of us speaking for Nigerians. I challenge Osinbajo to sue me and not Vanguard Newspaper. I’m prepared to meet him in court whenever he is ready to do so.

“The VP should know that I can not be intimidated by his threat. We shall meet in court.

“The VP is trying to intimidate everyone including the media but he has forgotten how he accused others like former President Goodluck Jonathan and former Senate President Bukola Saraki without any evidence,” Frank stated.

“Osinbajo is trying to use his position as Vice President to intimidate me and especially the Vanguard Newspaper but he won’t succeed.

“I have also spoken with Femi Falana, the VP’s lawyer who has confirmed that he has a letter from the Vice President for me but I’m yet to receive the letter,” he stated.

Frank also challenged the EFCC to quickly release the reports of its earlier investigation of the activities of the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) under the current leadership.


https://www.acnntv.com/n90bn-scandal-osinbajo-reported-to-efcc-dss-as-timi-frank-dares-vp-to-sue-him/

Cymix:





Anglican Church Kwa
thought he is cele Cele member

Most of these our politicians do attend many churches by the way (maybe for political reasons).

In actual fact, it's not one's denomination that really matter as Christians but the way we rule and live as leaders and followers.

(No denomination in heaven)

asuustrike1:
Is Babajide Sanwo-Olu a member of MFM?

No, he is a member of St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Okepopo, Lagos.

Attending programmes like this doesn't mean he is a member of the church.

Most of our bloggers just assume without working on what they post.

Peter Dada, Akure

Some soldiers have allegedly raped a female student (name withheld) of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko.

The incident allegedly happened on Wednesday evening at the military checkpoint at Ikare Akoko in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State.

According to a source, the soldiers, who were attached to the Ikare Akoko checkpoint, allegedly raped the lady, a 300-level student at AAUA, while she was returning from the campus.


The source, who identified one of the soldiers, alleged that the soldiers took turns to sexually assault the victim.

He said one of the soldiers at the checkpoint allegedly ordered the victim to get down from a vehicle she and others were travelling in, and took her into a cubicle at the back of the checkpoint where the soldiers allegedly forcefully had sex with her.

A student of the institution who witnessed the incident but who did not want her name in print for fear of intimidation and harassment confirmed the incident.

She said, “We went to Ikare Police Station to report the incident and then rushed her to Ondo State Specialist Hospital, Ikare-Akoko, for examination and treatment.

“As I’m talking to you, she is at the hospital and doctors confirmed that she was raped.”



The eyewitness said it was not the first time such a thing would be happening at the military checkpoint in the town.

A Police source at the Ikare Police Station, who confirmed that the incident was reported at the station around 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, said the Police had stepped into the matter.

https://punchng.com/soldiers-allegedly-gang-rape-aaua-student-at-checkpoint/

By Ade Adeleke

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday was said to have telephoned the bereaved National Leader of Afenifere Pa Reuben Fasoranti whose second daughter was shot dead by suspected armed kidnappers on Friday afternoon along Benin-Ore-Ijebu ode road.

This is just the Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, revealed that it never occurred to him that the late Funke Olakunrin came to him on Friday morning to bid farewell.

The 58-year old daughter of Pa Fasoranti was murdered by gunmen on Friday afternoon along Ore-Ijebu ode expressway.

The Nonagenarian urged President Buhari to find lasting solutions to incessant killings in the country.

Fasoranti, who spoke while receiving dignitaries who came to his Akure residence on Saturday to sympathize with him, said the had received call from President Buhari.

The 94-year old said: “She came to me around 9 am on Friday to bid me farewell. I never thought I would not see her again.

He confirmed that, “President Muhammadu Buhari has called to commiserate with me. But all I need from the president is to find solutions to these killings in the country.”


DRIVER RECOUNTS HOW DAUGHTER OF AFENIFERE’S LEADER WAS KILLED

Sympathizers have begun to throng the residence of National leader of Afenifere, Rueben Fasoranti to commiserate with him over the killing of his second daughter, Olufunke Olakunrin Olufunke who was killed by unknown gunmen along Ore expressway Friday.

Family members also gathered to discuss the killing of Olufunke.

The driver of the deceased, Tayo Ogundare while narrating the incident said some masked men came out from the bush to attack their vehicle.

He added that they shot their vehicle on the expressway just after the Ore toll gate. He said his boss died at the hospital due to gun shot injuries.

“We had a stop over to by soft drinks at Ore. We were attacked Ore toll gate by some masked men who emerged from the bush.

“At this point, madam asked me to reverse which I did.

“They started shooting at us and other vehicles.

“In the process my boss was hit by bullets. Some of us in the vehicle escaped. We later rushed her to the hospital where she gave up the ghost” he stated.




http://sunshinetruth.com.ng/2019/07/13/what-i-told-buhari-when-he-telephoned-me-on-my-daughters-killing-fasoranti/

darbeelicous:
[color=#9990000hehehehe..... boss Pedro it's darbeelicous here o. no mind Suyi. [/color]

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Scailz:

hi, batch b PCM here. I'd like to know if there's an ATM at the ondo camp

no but there are POS everywhere.

2017 batch B are also welcome, so if you're Posted to Ondo, drop your number

IamGeorgie:
Thank ya'all for your former responses.
A friend of mine who did change of course after 100level,now has a degree in Microbiology,but his admission letter still bears the former course(Zoo). I would like to know: does he need a new admission letter for anything at all(I learnt it's quite expensive)? Secondly, can the 'change of course' letter suffice? Lastly,will this have any effect on him,either during the Service year or later on? We're really skeptical about this matter and would appreciate your contributions as usual. Thanks in anticipation.

to all these your questions, the answer is NO.