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  • Osun monarch, two others charged for defiling minor

    Osun monarch, two others charged for defiling minor

    The Aketewi of Iketewi in Osun State, David Ogungbemi, 62, was on Thursday arraigned alongside his son, Idowu, and one Sarafa Olayiwola before an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl.

    They were prosecuted before Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara on three counts of conspiracy, rape and sexual exploitation.

    They were alleged to have conspired among themselves and sexually exploited the victim.

    The defendants were also alleged to have had sexual intercourse with the victim, who got pregnant in the process.

    The police prosecutor, John Idoko, alleged that the defendants committed the offences on May 5, 2020, in Ilare-Ijesa.

    According to him, the defendants were living in the same house with the victim when they committed the act.

    Idoko said the actions of the defendants were contrary to and punishable under Section 516 of the Criminal Code, Cap 34, Vol. II, Laws of Osun State of Nigeria, 2002, as well as sections 31 and 32 of the Child’s Right Act, Cap 050, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

    The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges.

    Yinka Popoola and Tunbosun Oladipupo announced appearances for the defendants.

    They applied for bail on behalf of their clients and promised that they would provide reliable sureties.

    Magistrate Ayilara, however, remanded the defendants in police custody.

    He adjourned the matter till Monday, May 18, 2020, for a ruling on the bail application.

    Meanwhile, Owalare of Ilare, Oba Adejoro Otebolaku, has said he is not the king involved in the sexual outrage as reported in some section of the media.

    In a statement he personally endorsed, the monarch said the man alleged to have committed the act was the Aketewi of Iketewi, a community under Ilare.

     

  • Keep my son in jail, man begs Osun police

    Keep my son in jail, man begs Osun police

    A nonagenarian simply identified as Pa Olasupo has begged the police to keep his son in a correctional centre as long as necessary after purportedly stabbing a neighbour with a knife.

    Oladimeji Supo, 37, was ordered to be remanded following his arraignment on Wednesday for assault and theft before a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State.

    Pa Olasupo, on the court premises, said his son was very tempestuous and given to violence.

    He said, “I have sacrificed a lot for him. The court has done what is right. I am not interested in his bail.

    Enough is enough. I have gone to so many places to rescue him anytime he ran into trouble. The Police should keep him in the cell as long they want.”

     

  • COVID-19: Fayemi reacts to viral video of retired FRSC official who denied son entry into his house after returning from Lagos

    COVID-19: Fayemi reacts to viral video of retired FRSC official who denied son entry into his house after returning from Lagos

    Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has hailed a retired official of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Femi Adeoye, for denying his son, who just arrived from Lagos, access to the house without confirming his COVID-19 status.

    Dr. Fayemi, in a statement in released in Ado-Ekiti by the Information Commissioner Muyiwa Olumilua said Adeoye’s actions epitomised the core Ekiti ethos of selflessness, which placed greater premium on the collective good of the society above personal interest.

    The governor urged residents to emulate the patriotic zeal of the retired officer and report any out-of-state traveler, who sneaks into their neighbourhood.

    This, he, said would help to prevent the likely health hazard that such returnees portend for the larger society.

    The statement reads: ”The attention of the Ekiti State Covid-19 Task Force has been drawn to a video clip in circulation where a man refused to allow his son, who just returned from a trip outside the state, into his house until he had been isolated for 14 days as stipulated by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) protocol for preventing community spread of COVID-19 in Ekiti State.

    “The task force commends Mr. Femi Adeoye, for refusing to cover-up his son’s travel history and for denying him access into the house without confirming his COVID-19 status.

    “Mr Adeoye epitomises the Ekiti ethos of selflessness, which places greater premium on the collective good of the society above personal and emotional considerations. This is the core of the values orientation policy of the Fayemi-led administration.”

    “We also consider it necessary to inform members of the public that the video was recorded about four days ago, by one of the security men attached to the Fajuyi Pavilion, where the Enforcement Taskforce uses as its base for coordination of daily operations.

    Meanwhile, Governor Fayemi has ordered the immediate suspension of one of his aides identified as Sola Durodola who reportedly shot the video where he was making mockery of the retired FRSC officer.

    In the video, Durodola who is neither an health official nor medical doctor authoritatively certified the suspect as free of covid-19, which was against the directives of the WHO.

    The statement gathered, that the security man who recorded the encounter is neither a health worker, nor qualified or authorized to determine the health status of the young man. So, none of his actions or misstatements reflect the capacity or preparedness of the State Taskforce to combat the COVID-19 virus.

    ” The officer in question has been suspended pending further investigations, for acting outside the jurisdiction of his scope of authority.

    “Following the encounter, the young man has been in the custody of the State for the past 4 days, and has since been taken to one of the designated quarantine centres, where he would be for 14 days, in line with laid down procedure that dictates that anyone who sneaks into the State, would be quarantined for fourteen (14) days, at their own cost.

    His samples will also be taken for testing in order to ensure he has not been infected in the course of his travels to high incidence areas of the country.

  • Graphic Photo: Mysterious son stabs mother, sets self ablaze in Imo

    Graphic Photo: Mysterious son stabs mother, sets self ablaze in Imo

    The Imo State Police Command has arrested a man, Johnbosco Ejiogu, for stabbing his mother and then setting their home ablaze.

    According to a statement by the police command, the incident occurred at Umudagu Mbieri, Mbaitoli Local Government Area of the state on Friday.

    State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Orlando Ikeokwu said that Ejiogu perpetrated the acts following an altercation between him and his mother.

    He noted that only a swift reaction from neighbours and police prevented the suspect from killing himself and his mother in the burning house.

    The statement read, “On the 24/4/2020, at about 1020 hrs, operatives of Mbieri Divisional hqtrs, while reacting to a distress call arrested the above-named suspect and rescued the above victim.

    “Preliminary investigation revealed that the said Johnbosco Ejiogu stabbed his mother Pauline Ejiogu as a result of an altercation.

    “He went further to lock the door behind himself and the victim, and then set the house ablaze, but they were rescued alive sequel to the swift reaction of the officers and men of the Division and the members of the neighbourhood.

    “However, Both of them have been taken to the hospital for treatment, while investigation has commenced.”

  • BREAKING: Late activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa’s son dies of Coronavirus in UK

    BREAKING: Late activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa’s son dies of Coronavirus in UK

    Menegian, son of late activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa has died of Coronavirus in the United Kingdom.

    This was disclosed by his sister, Noo Saro-Wiwa on her Facebook Page on Thursday.

    According to Noo, his bother had Coronavirus, combined with underlying health conditions, on Monday, which led to his death.

    “We said goodbye to my brother, Gian; on Monday, he had COVID-19 combined with underlying health conditions. Gian was the smartest and most talented out of all of us.

    “A champion sprinter at school, a poet, an artist, budding engineer, a self-taught guitarist and pianist. But mental health issues limited his life from age 16 onward.

    “I took this photo of him a few months ago before he was hospitalised. We were singing Hysteria by Def Leppard, a song we both love. Although the side-effects of medication altered his athletic physique, this photo still captures Gian’s essence: a kind and beautiful soul, always wanting the best for his family, always praying for our future success while being eternally optimistic about his own.

    “And, of course, always loving his music. He leaves a wonderful son, Louis,” she said.

    Menegian Saro-Wiwa was born in 1970.

  • Ezekwesili rebukes el-Rufai’s son over tribalism, rape threat

    Ezekwesili rebukes el-Rufai’s son over tribalism, rape threat

    Former Minister of Education, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, has cautioned Bello el-Rufai, the son of Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State, for threatening to rape the mother of someone who disagreed with him on Twitter.

    The former World Bank Vice-President also asked Bello to apologise for making caustic comments spiked with tribalism.

    Ezekwesili made this known o Twitter.

    She tweeted, “Did I just see horrific tweets from your handle threatening gang-rape? What was that? Why the ethnic vitriol toward Igbos? What’s that, Bello? Too tragic!

    “You need to not just immediately apologise for those vile tweets but get into an anger management program quickly.

    “I have maintained that we can disagree without being disagreeable. We can object without being objectionable. Healthy debates and divergences that arise are important for democratic development of societies.”

    Drama began after Bello took to Twitter to insult United States President, Donald Trump, over the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Bello said “There is nothing as radioactive as an incompetent leader during a time of crisis. The United States of America is a case in point. A few states in Nigeria too.”

    However, a Twitter user named Consigliere with the handle @oewonah, said Bello should rather concentrate on Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)

    He maintained that the American President was miles ahead of Buhari and even Bello’s father, el-Rufai, in terms of quality leadership.

    Consigliere wrote, “He (Bello) can’t call Buhari out for his ineptitude yet he’s calling Trump names? Did he vote Trump?”

    El-Rufai’s son, however, decided to rain expletives on the man who disagreed with him and also insulted his ethnicity.

    He tweeted, “Tell your mother I’m passing her to my friends tonight. No Igbo sounds please! Tueh.

    Not done, Bello sent a private message to Consligiere, saying it was obvious that he was attacking Buhari because he is Igbo.

    Bello further stated that Buhari was completing the Second Niger Bridge in the South-East, a feat which former President Goodluck Jonathan could not attain despite being supported by Igbo.

    He also insulted the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.

    He tweeted, “Your mother is the main whore of the South-East. I can’t reply you publicly. F**k Kanu and take a picture of the Second Niger Bridge, thanks to Buhari. My mentions are mine. If a Sunday bastard makes up lies and drags my father, his mother will be games. If he doesn’t want it, he shouldn’t mention me. The crowd has never phased (sic) me…

    The upsurge sparked outrage on Twitter with Bello trending at number one.

    The person whose tweets Bello was directed at, expressed surprise at the insults, explaining that he wasn’t even Igbo.

    However, the argument became more stimulating when Bello’s mother, Hadiza, who is a women’s rights advocate, was tagged.

    Mrs. el-Rufai, however, supported her son’s outburst saying, “Don’t @ me. Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind. All is fair in love and war.”

    As of 3am on Twitter Nigerian time, Bello was still trending, attracting nearly 60,000 tweets

    He stated that he would not apologise for the insults, insisting that he and his family had been victims of tribal insults in the past.

     

  • D’banj opens up on trauma after son’s demise

    D’banj opens up on trauma after son’s demise

    Self-proclaimed ‘koko’ master, Dbanj has opened up on the trauma of losing his son and only child back in 2018.
    TheNewsGuru recalls that Daniel drowned in a swimming pool at the singer’s Lagos home.
    In a post shared on his Instagram page on Saturday morning, Dbanj said that for the first time in 21 months, which is the number of months that have gone by since losing Daniel, he slept in his room.

     

    Read the post below

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B-RgR_mjNnR/

    His revelation sparked various reactions from both celebrities and fans.
    Read the comments gathered by TheNewsGuru below
    @Delemomodu: May God be with you and yours always.
    @Tokemakinwa:Love you and your family
    @Drdolor: Better Days Ahead
  • COVID-19: Aero opens up on Atiku’s son flight to Lagos

    COVID-19: Aero opens up on Atiku’s son flight to Lagos

    Aero Contractors on Tuesday said Mohammed Atiku Abubakar, son of the former Vice President, wore a protective face mask and had limited contact with other passengers and crew throughout his flight to Lagos.

    The Chief Operating Officer of the Airline, Capt. Ado Sanusi, made this clarification on Wednesday in Lagos.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) had announced that son of the former vice president, Mohammed, tested positive to the dreaded Coronavirus on his return from an international trip.

    Also, Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, who had contact with Atiku’s son, while on board as they both shook hands and exchanged pleasantries, had gone into self-isolation.

    Sanusi said in the statement that the Bauchi State Governor was one of the Aero’s esteemed customers mentioned that had contact with Atiku’s son.

    The airline chief said that the airline was cooperating with relevant authorities toward taking necessary precautionary measures with other passengers on the mentioned flight.

    Sanusi said the airline wish to state that since the past three weeks, the management of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, (MMA2) Lagos, had adopted some strict measures.

    “The measures is to check every passenger that is processed from the terminal.

    “These include: the use of sanitiser and temperature checks, and anyone whose temperature rises above safe level is referred to the Port Health Authority.

    “On our own, we have also adopted safe measures to protect our passengers. We disinfect our aircraft before and after every flight.

    “We also ensure that our customers are given hand sanitiser prior to boarding and check their temperature.

    “These steps are measures we have taken in accordance with the international standards,” he said.

    Sanusi, therefore, assured the travelling public and its esteemed customers that it would continue to take every measure to ensure that all its aircraft were safe from the Covid-19 pandemic.

    He said that the airline would always protect every passenger that flies with them from any kind of exposure to this dangerous virus.

  • Coronavirus: Atiku clears air on son attending Makinde’s PDP rally, Abuja night club

    Coronavirus: Atiku clears air on son attending Makinde’s PDP rally, Abuja night club

    Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to reports that his son refused to isolate himself upon return.

    Atiku had on Sunday revealed that his son tested positive for the deadly disease.

    He said he has been moved to Gwagwalada specialist hospital.

    But reports on Monday emerged that Atiku’s son attended a popular club in Abuja, as well as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s rally that was held in Ibadan.

    But reacting Atiku in a statement by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe debunked the reports.

    Describing the reports as a ‘false narrative,’ Atiku said his son returned to the country on 17th March via Switzerland from some business engagements in France and Switzerland and isolated himself when he returned to Abuja.

    He urged Nigerians to disregard the ‘perfidious information that his son accessed open location.

    The statement reads, “The clinical case attended a private meeting of six (6) persons same day in Lagos, stayed in his private house for the night and took an Aero 5.20pm flight to Abuja on the 18th.

    “The case did not travel with his family or any other but travelled alone by Emirates Airline.
    The case wore face mask as a precautionary measure since his arrival in Nigeria.

    “The case did not show symptoms of infection and voluntarily placed a call to NCDC on arrival in Abuja late on the 18th to inform them he had returned from COVID-19 prone country and desired to be tested.

    “On the 19th, NCDC took his blood sample which result came positive on the 20th. He subsequently went into self-isolation to protect his family within his own house.

    “Meantime his son has since tested negative while his wife’s result is being awaited. The two persons are currently in self-isolation.

    “We urge members of the public to disregard the perfidious information that the case accessed open location. He was not at Play Lounge nor any other club in Abuja as being mischievously bandied about.

    “The case neither attended the Friday Jumu’a prayers nor any social gathering until his evacuation to Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital on the 20th where he is being treated and managed.

    “We thank Nigerians for their prayers and support through this difficult time. Once again, it needs to be restated that the risk and danger of #COVID19 is real.”

  • Atiku’s son tests positive to Coronavirus

    The son of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, has tested positive for COVID-19.

    Mr Abubakar made this known via his verified Twitter handle late Sunday evening.

    “My son has tested positive to coronavirus. The @NCDCGov (Nigeria Centre for Disease Control) has been duly informed, and he has been moved to Gwagwalada Specialist Teaching Hospital in Abuja for treatment and management. I will appreciate it if you have him in your prayers. Stay safe, coronavirus is real,” he wrote on Twitter.

    This brings the total number of cases in Nigeria to 28. Two of the infected have fully recovered and have been discharged while no death has occurred from the disease in Nigeria.

    A breakdown shows that Lagos has the highest number of confirmed cases with about 19.

    There might be a rise in cases as the government has intensified contact tracing to trace those who might have been in contact with the infected people.

    So far, nobody has died from the virus in Nigeria as compared to other places across the globe where the virus has killed over 13,000 people.

    Global cases

    Cases of COVID-19 have continued to soar globally as confirmed cases topped 300,000 Sunday morning.

    As of Sunday, 11:00 GMT, a total of 311,796 infected cases have been reported with 13,071 deaths globally.

    Also, a total 95,838 people have so far recovered and have been discharged globally.