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Omoba Adebami Adefukuyo In the well-documented traditions of Ijebuland, the conferment of the Otunba title has historically served a specific and respected purpose. Awujales traditionally bestow the Otunba chieftaincy on individuals drawn from female lineages or on royal descendants who, by custom and law, are ineligible to ascend the Awujale stool. It is an honourable recognition of service and proximity to the throne, but it has never conferred succession rights. Recorded history is unequivocal: no Otunba has ever been installed as Awujale. This unbroken custom, acknowledged by the Ijebu Royal Houses and repeatedly affirmed during the reign of the late Awujale, reflects a settled principle that Otunbas are not selected from the male Abidagba lines eligible for the throne. The tradition is neither ambiguous nor discretionary. Further reinforcing this position is the performance of the Ilete rites. These rites, once administered, cannot be repeated. Otunbas undergo Ilete ri...

The Awujale of Ijebu Land is not merely a crown; it is a sacred trust rooted in centuries of custom, lineage, and collective consent. It is deeply alarming that, right before the beginning of the nomination process for the open stool, a single name, Abimbola Onabanjo, has been relentlessly amplified across blogs, social media, and online news platforms as the “new Awujale,” raising serious questions not just about the individual involved, but about the motivations behind such premature narratives. More disturbing is the scale and coordination of the publicity. Media observers and social media monitors estimate that no fewer than 70 bloggers and content promoters, operating across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter (X), including several obscure and anonymously run platforms, have circulated the same unverified reports presenting Abimbola Onabanjo as the Awujale-in-waiting, or worse, as the crowned monarch himself. The repetition of identical language, imagery, and cel...

  By Gbenga Odugbesan The Awujale of Ijebu Land is not merely a crown; it is a sacred trust rooted in centuries of custom, lineage, and collective consent. It is deeply alarming that, right before the beginning of the nomination process for the open stool, a single name, Abimbola Onabanjo, has been relentlessly amplified across blogs, social media, and online news platforms as the “new Awujale,” raising serious questions not just about the individual involved, but about the motivations behind such premature narratives. More disturbing is the scale and coordination of the publicity. Media observers and social media monitors estimate that no fewer than 70 bloggers and content promoters, operating across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter (X), including several obscure and anonymously run platforms, have circulated the same unverified reports presenting Abimbola Onabanjo as the Awujale-in-waiting, or worse, as the crowned monarch himself. The repetition of identical ...

By Our Correspondent  Suspected herdsmen have invaded a community, in Ipaja and its Environs in Alimosho Local Government area of Lagos State, leaving  several people injured. The herders who on Tuesday September 16th, 2025, came to the community with dangerous weapons, swooped on a house belonging to one Awosanya Olushoga Tunde and dealt a deadly attack on the residents of the house. During the invasion, the suspected herdsmen, who were said to be armed with weapons including guns, cutlasses, stones and bottles, attacked and injured people at the residence of Awosanya Olushoga Tunde, who was brutally attacked while in Yelewata, Benue state. During the Lagos attack the invaders destroyed the window and closed circuit television installed on the building, and also vandalised vehicles parked on the premises, and beat the occupiers of the building to pulp. Our correspondent, who visited the scene, gathered from eyewitnesses that the attackers, while expressing their g...

By Our Correspondent  It has come to our attention that one Mr Babatunde Adeniregun, popularly known as Tupac, Residing  in Obantoko area in Abeokuta as a deadly "Cultist" alongside 16 other members of ALORA CONFRATERNITY was arrested with many guns, axes and cutlasses by the Ogun State Anti Cultism Squad,Oke Ijemo in Abeokuta. These are the people that perpetrated various killings in Ogun State in last year. Information at our disposal is that ,he has just been released on bail by the Police with an huge amount of money without even carrying out their investigations  Even ,series of petitions against ,Mr Babatunde Adeniregun ,AKA,2pack by the Community where he resides had bern forwarded to the Nigeria Police Force times without that , 2pack and his gang had been terrorizing the whole of Obantoko and its environs  Nigerian Police force has to take a bold step to let these criminals face the full wrath of law. This would safe Ogun State from any further b...

By Our Correspondent  National and international Scholars, professionals, researchers and leaders of thought, have ended a historic 3-Day Conference in Caleb University Imota Lagos, during which 115 of them presented papers and participated in robust sessions to chart a new course at the 2024 edition of the Institution's Annual Disruptive Innovation Conference. This 4th edition of the conference, according to Olawale Adekoya, the Information, Media and Publication Specialist, was organised in collaboration with  Lancaster University, UK and University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN), South Africa, with the theme ‘Leveraging, Technological Innovations to Create the New Normal World.'  The 2024 Conference, following the tradition of the previous 2021, 2022 and 2023 editions, created a strategic platform which assembled some of the world’s brightest minds to proper sustainable solutions to global challenges. The Vice Chancellor, Prof Nosa Owens-Ibie,   in his w...

By Our Correspondent  In a significant turn of events, the Lamidi Apapa-led Labour Party has elected Bar Uwadiae Asemota Anderson,  as its gubernatorial candidate for Edo state. The decision was made during the party primaries held at the Golden Tulip Hotel Etete, GRA Benin City, Edo state. Anderson, a season lawyer secured ab affirmation with 188 votes, showcasing strong support within the party. The primaries were conducted by Chief Electoral Officer, Comrade Roland Daramola, and the Secretary of the electoral committee, Bishop Favour Reuben on behalf of the National Working Committee However, a twist occurred as another candidate, Olumide Akpata, emerged from the Julius Abure led faction of Labour Party, declaring victory with 316 votes in a separate exercise held in Benin City. This conflicting outcome led to a heated dispute within the party. National Publicity Secretary, Comrade(Dr) Abayomi Arabambi, expressed dissatisfaction, denouncing Akpata's candidacy as "ultra vire...

By Our Correspondent Man allegedly defils minor inside mosque's restroom in Ogun  the arrest and escape of some suspected group of Gay and bisexual members, and the subsequent violent reactions from some youths, a community leader who pleads anonymity has condemned the attack on the home of one Ogundeyi Sunday Ayomide an alleged bisexual in Lagos. A Source told Our Correspondent that Ogundeyi Sunday Ayomide, who just got to Lagos was declared wanted by the NSCDC, Gombe Command following his involvement in a gay Marriage. It was gathered that on his relocation to his friend, house at No 2 Igbeyinadun street, Oshodi Lagos and the sighting of his picture by the youths, they allegedly swooped on his home located at Oshodi area of Lagos State. Though they did not meet him at home, adding that for some months now, his whereabouts remains unknown. Speaking on the attack, Our source said some irate mob attacked and set ablaze the suspected home where they thought Og...

By Our Correspondent  Following series of intervention in alleviating the suffering of Nigerians most especially the people of Ogun West Senatorial District during this economic crisis facing the country, the Senator representing the district at the national assembly has been applauded for his various empowerment programmes. The Inter Party Advisory Council wishes to appreciate Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, (Yayi) for the gesture and called on other lawmakers in the State to emulate the gesture. We at IPAC congratulate Ogun West Senator Sen Adeola Solomon Yayi for the 2nd YAYI EMPOWERMENT of 5000 Market Women and Men  in Ogun West senatorial districts The Oloja Yayi concept serves as a testament to Senator Solomon Adeola Yayi's unwavering commitment to the traders in Ogun West Senatorial District in support of Gov DAPO ABIODUN OKOWO-DAPO INITIATIVES  IPAC especially congratulate Sen YAYI who considered it expedient and vital to  extend consistent aid to the trad...

By Our Correspondent  Ogun state’s foremost university of medical sciences, Gerar University of Medical Sciences, has appointed Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, Chairman of Sifax group, as its first Chancellor.   In a statement signed by Inemesit Hanson, Public Relation specialist to Gerar University, the Vice Chancellor of Gerar University, Prof. 'Niran Adetoro believes that the appointment of Dr. Taiwo Afolabi as the first Chancellor of the university is a great step in the right direction. While on the visit of the University, the newly appointed Chancellor, who showed his excitement on the level of development going on in the Institution, said the visit has afforded him opportunity to assess the infrastructure on ground in the university as well as inspect the facilities in the faculties of Basic and Allied Health Sciences.  The Chancellor showed his excitement at the fact that the University is taking off to it's permanent site as the approval of all its Nine take-off program...

By Abubakar Idris The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Alh Bashiru Lamidi Apapa and the National Working Committee of the party have passed a vote of confidence on the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu. Reacting to a viral open letter addressed to the INEC Chairman "on frivolous allegations" by the media aides of former National Chairman of Labour Party,  Julius Abure, the Party insisted that it was a deliberately orchestrated bland and false narrative about the proceedings inside the Court of Appeal at Igbosere, Lagos state on the 19th of October 2023 in a matter involving Labour Party and Hon Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, INEC  and two others in Appeal N0. CA/OW/HR/AB/05/2023  In a letter dated October 21, 2023 which was addressed to the INEC Chairman, Abuja and signed by Dr Arabambi Abayomi, its National Publicity Secretary, the Labour Party maintained its position on the Appeal Court proceedings in Lagos on Suit No: ca/...

By Our Correspondent The Supreme Court has confirmed Alhaji Lamidi Apapa as the acting National Chairman of the Labour Party while the court also affirmed all candidates that emerged through primaries conducted by his faction as the authentic candidates for the off-season governorship elections for Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi States. The confirmation followed the dismissal of the appeal filed by Senator Athan Achonu and Mr. Basil Maduka against the ruling of the lower courts. With the Supreme Court ruling, the Lamidi Apapa Executives were confirmed as the authentic leaders of the Party. The confirmation also confirmed Chief Ukaegbu Ikechukwu Joseph Ikenga as the Imo Labour Party Gubernatorial Candidate. In a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Dr Abayomi Arabambi he said that the affirmation by the supreme court ruling was a result of the decision of a five-man panel of Supreme Court judges that ruled on the appeal brought before it by the SEN ATHAN Achonu of J...

By Our Correspondent The national leadership of Labour Party has felicitated with the National deputy secretary of the Party,  Barrister Monday Marwa as he celebrates his birthday today. The Party in a message by the spokesperson of LP,  Dr Abayomi describes Marwa as a true hero of democracy. "Happy Birthday to a dependable friend brother and lawyer who has always been there striving to make the Legal profession a better place. "Your legal expertise, advocacy, and compassion are those rare attributes that make you a true hero with respect to your profession "You always went above and beyond when working on all Labour party cases and most importantly the land mark victories of LP in 24 states Pre Elections Matters for our some of our Gubernatorial, Senatorial ,House of Representatives and House of Assembly candidates in the build up to 2023 General Election without collecting a kobo. "Thank you once again for your hard work and working extra hard to ensure our party ...

By Our Correspondent A prominent Owo Queen, Ondo State, Olori Tolani Elerewe of Elerewe Compound, Igboroko Owo, Ondo State has petitioned the acting inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun over the gruesome murder of a high Chief in Ondo State, Chief Tunde Lori Elerewe. In a petition written on her behalf by a law firm, Tai Odion Idemudia & Co. Queen Elewere who is the wife of the high Chief called for a proper investigation into the murder of her husband some years ago. The petition titled 'Re: Murder of High Chief Tunde Ilori Elewere and Improper investigation and compromising attitude of the investigating police officers: A call for justice, said "Olori Tolani Elerewe was the wife of late High Chief Tunde Lori Elerewe who was murdered in cold blood in Owo on the 15th day of December 2021, when the world all over was preparing for the celebration of Christmas. "While the family of our client was rather thrown into mourning and despair by his contender one MR. ...

By Modinat Aliyu Prof.  Musa-Olomu The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee probing the alleged job racketeering and gross mismanagement in federal ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) has been told to beam its searchlight on the allegation of job racketeering in the Federal Medical center, Abeokuta. A non governmental organisation and human right group, National Conscience Awareness, (NACA) in a statement also urges the House of Representatives ad hoc committee to invite the Medical Director of Federal Medical Center,  Abeokuta,  Prof Adewale Musa Olomu and othees to explain their roles in the illegal recruitment of staff carried out between 2021 and 2022. The group in a statement signed by the National Coordinator of the group, Chief Kunle Adebakin said the House of Representatives need to look into the alleged illegal recruitment and promotion that was carried out by the FMC a few years ago without the approval of the Board of the Center. It could be recall...

....As new Olori Bunmi Ade battles multiple scandal in UK ....Exclusive details of how she arrested her husband and kids before eloping to Nigeria for controversial marriage ...Set to sell UK home to finance royal lifestyle Oba (Dr.) Adeyemi Olanrewaju Adekeye, the Apepa of Jogaland, Joga-Orile in Yewa North local government area of Ogun state is currently in the eye of the storm.  There's serious trouble in Oba Adekeye's palace according to sources. And if care is not taken, the respected monarch might end up bringing his exalted throne into disrepute courtesy of his recent bigamy affair with a strange woman who's bent on setting the throne on fire in order to control and manipulate the monarch for her alleged selfish gains. According to knowledge sources, the bone of contention is not unconnected with the bigamy affair between Oba Adekeye and a United Kingdom based woman known as Bunmi Christy Ade who is now the apple of Oba Adekeye's eyes.  We gathered reliably that ...

By Our Correspondent  The Labour Party (LP) has called for the immediate dismissal and prosecution of Melee Kyari, Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) The party also warned Joe Ajaero, National President, of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, against embarking on national protest against the removal of Oil Subsidies. Speaking at a press conference in Abeokuta on Thursday, Abayomi Arabambi the National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party called for the investigation of the financial records of NNPCL as it had to do with subsidy matter The Party also caution NLC president, Joe Ajaero on the August 2nd Nation Wide protest, saying the action is capable of setting Nigerians against the Tinubu Administration for violent Overthrown The Lamidi Apapa-led National Working Committee (NWC) and National Executive Council (NEC) while reacting to a press conference by the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) under Comrade Joe Ajaero who is the...