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LAGOS—AMID wild jubilation, members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, yesterday, impeached the embattled Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, over alleged financial misappropriation. In his stead, the lawmakers chose his deputy, Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, representing Apapa Constituency I, making her the first female Speaker in the history of the House. The Assembly also removed the Clerk, Olalekan Onafeko, and dissolved all House committees. An elated Speaker Meranda, sworn in at 9 am, said she would unveil her plans next week, saying “I will not be able to talk now.” Although the former speaker maintained that he was innocent of…

A twenty three year old man simply identified as Success has stabbed his biological father to death in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. The incident occurred on Sunday, 12th January 2025. Details as to what led to Success stabbing his father to death were still sketchy at the time of this report. It was learnt that the father sustained serious injuries as a result of the stabbing and he was rushed to the hospital for medical treatment. But the father later died on Monday, 13th January 2025 in the hospital. The police promptly arrested the suspect and he is…

A 17-Year-Old Boy, Jamiu Adebayo, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s eight-year-old daughter in the Aregbe area of Abeokuta, the state capital. PUNCH Metro gathered on Sunday that the suspect reportedly lured the survivor into his parents’ sitting room, instructed her to remove her underwear, and then defiled her. The command confirmed the incident, stating that the suspect had been arrested and that a thorough investigation was underway to uncover the crime’s circumstances. PUNCH Metro learnt from the command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, on Sunday that the survivor’s mother, identified only as Olabode, was away…

Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has presented the instruments of office to the new Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade. The event took place on Monday at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Oyo State Secretariat, Ibadan. Speaking at the event, the governor said the Alaafin’s stool is important not just to Oyo town but to the Yoruba race as a whole. The governor maintained that he decided not to meddle in the appointment of the new Alaafin because of his administration’s belief in openness and transparency. He said: “The Alaafin stool is very…

(Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 13 January, 2025). The oba under our law is not a king; he is a chief. That is why the law governing the appointment and removal of the oba and his ìjòyè is called Chiefs Law. The colonial government made it so. The oba was not recognised as king by the law – because the English king/queen was the sovereign here, and there could not be more than one king in a kingdom. They didn’t stop at that. What the oba occupied or vacated was a ‘stool’, not a ‘throne’. Only the…

Former Chairman of Oyo State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (OyoRUWASSA), Hon. Najeem Omirinde, has lauded Governor Seyi Makinde for his recent appointment of permanent secretaries in the state civil service. He specifically expressed appreciation for the inclusion of three distinguished individuals from Saki West local government area, Waheed Ajuwon Tijani, Audu Hakim Ademola, and Mustapha Taiwo Niran. Also appointed as Tutor General is Mr Folawiyo Yusuf Suleyman In a statement issued on Saturday, Hon. Omirinde described the appointments as a reflection of Governor Makinde’s commitment to promoting inclusivity, rewarding merit, and recognizing excellence across all regions of…

(Published by the Sunday Tribune, January 12, 2025) In a viral video, Professor Wande Abimbola, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, and the Awise of Yorubaland – head of all Ifa oracle diviners – threw a bombshell. In it, he affirmed that the Oyo State government contacted him on the divination process leading to the nomination of a new Aláàfin of Oyo. Abimbola, who hails from Oyo town, would seem to have ignited a major earthquake which struck Yorubaland and its system of choosing kings. In its strike, the earthquake disemboweled dirt and…

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Friday, launched Southwest CNG buses, facilitated by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Oyo State Council, in collaboration with the Central Working Committee (CWC) of the union. During the unveiling of 10 buses at the NLC’s secretariat, Agodi GRA, Governor Makinde, who was represented by his Deputy, Barr. Abdul-Raheem Adebayo Lawal, stated that the CNG buses would improve transportation in the state. He added that the launch of the CNG buses in Oyo State iis a significant step in the right direction for the state’s workers and residents. While appreciating the Oyo NLC for…

Oyo state Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has charged the military to flush out bandits out of the state. Governor Makinde made this charge on Friday at Oja’ba Central Mosque during the Jumat Service to commemorate the Armed Forces Remembrance Day 2025. Recall that Governor Makinde, in his remarks on Monday at the 2025 Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service held at the Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, stated that there was information that some bandits are currently residing in villages near Fashola. Governor Makinde who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Barrister Adebayo Lawal at the Jumat Service described the Armed Remembrance…

A new Alaafin of Oyo has been formally approved by Governor Seyi Makinde. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said that Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade after thorough consultations and divinations, has been recommended by the Oyomesi and approved by the Governor of Oyo State. According to the commissioner, a statement to this effect has been issued by the Honourable Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Ademola Ojo, who said that the announcement has put to rest, all the socio and legal bickerings that have ensued since the demise of…