Founder of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and Olori Omoba of Ijebuland, Otunba Michael Olasubomi Balogun, is dead.
Balogun died in London this morning at the age of 89. His death has been confirmed by media personality, Dele Momodu, who wrote on Instagram;
“Diamonds are forever OVATION INTERNATIONAL magazine (since 1996)... Good night CHIEF OLASUMOMI BALOGUN... Rest in Peace Sir.”
Men of the Lagos state police command have arrested a man identified as Monday Alfred for allegedly being in possession of human parts. The suspect was apprehended on Wednesday, May 17 by a police patrol team along Ori-okuta old Shagamu road Imota in Lagos state.
The suspect and his accomplice were spotted on a motorcycle riding on top speed heading towards Shagamu from Imota. Immediately they were stopped by the police for a search, both men jumped down and ran into the bush., The police gave them a hot chase and arrested Monday Alfred of Isale-Aye Araromi Mota while the second escaped through the bush paths.
The police searched Alfred and found two cut hands suspected to be human parts inside a liquid suspected to be alcohol in a plastic bucket. His motorcycle as well as his phone were confiscated while efforts are being made to apprehend the fleeing suspect.
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A factional leader of Labour Party, Lamidi Apapa, was seen fighting over a seat in court today, May 17.
Apapa who has been attempting to take over leadership of the party since the presidential election was concluded, got a favorable court ruling last week pending the determination of the party’s leadership lawsuit by a federal high court.
In court this morning, he was spotted fighting over seats reserved by members of the party.
Eyewitnesses said he was confronting the Director General of Peter Obi’s presidential campaign council, Akin Osuntokun and others at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja.
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An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti, on Monday, May 15, sentenced three persons to death by hanging for conspiracy and armed robbery. The defendants: Omotayo Deji, 23, Chidiebere Ifeanyi, 25, and Bolaji Usman, 28, were arraigned before Justice Bamidele Omotoso on January 21, 2020, on a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy and armed robbery.
The charge reads that the defendants on “May 6, 2019, at Aba Erinfun, Federal Polytechnic Road, Ado Ekiti in Ado Ekiti Judicial Division did conspire to commit a felony, to wit; armed robbery and robbed Ademiloye Stephen, Olokuntoye Temitope and Ajayi Kolade of their belongings, such as phones, laptop computer, sandals, phone chargers and power banks valued at N186,000, as at the time of the robbery. They were armed with cutlass and wooden plank,"
According to the charges, the alleged offences contradicted Sections 6 (b), 1 (2) (a) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap. RII, Vol. 14, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
One of the victims in his statement to the police, said: “We were sleeping in our room at about 2:30 a.m., suddenly, I heard a loud sound on the door, immediately, we woke up, I saw the defendants armed with cutlass and wooden plank, immediately, they broke the electric bulb with the plank in their hand. They commanded us to lay face down and bring out all our money. We told them that we are students and we don’t have money, but they started beating us on our backs with sticks and cutlasses.
“Thereafter, they started collecting our phones, laptops, chargers, sandals, power banks and others I could not remember and ran away. We were later shouting for help but nobody came out.”
To prove his case, the police prosecutor, Kunle-Shina Adeyemo, called one witness and tendered statements of the victims and defendants, as well as phones among others as exhibits.
The defendants testified through their counsels, without calling witnesses.
In his judgement, Justice Bamidele Omotoso said, "I am of the strong opinion that the prosecution has proved beyond reasonable doubt the offence of armed robbery against the defendants.
"They are hereby found guilty as charged and convicted for the offence of armed robbery.
“The sentence of the court upon you, Omotayo Deji, Chidiebere Ifeanyi, and Bolaji Usman is that you be hanged by the neck until you are dead, and may the Lord have mercy on your souls.”
Nigerians have stormed the Twitter page of the Guinness World Records after they said they were reviewing the evidence before they can confirm if Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey, has broken the longest cooking hours for an individual.
Hilda surpassed the record time this morning May 15. Nigerians have since been waiting for the Guinness World Record to announce her as the new record holder.
GWR in a response, said it was reviewing evidence before it before it can confirm she has indeed broken the record.
Nigerians stormed their page and asked them to hurry up with their review and come up with a good verdict.
Some even threatened to ‘’cook'' the Guinness World Record if it fails to declare Hilda the new record holder.
This development occurs just a week after residents of the Chikakore community expressed their grievances to the office of FCT Minister, Nye...
