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Ogun govt sues monarchs, two others over alleged land grabbing activities

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Ogun State Government has dragged the Onijoko of Ijoko Ota, Oba Fatai Matanmi, the Olu of Orile-Igbon, Oba Yusuf Olasunkanmi and two others, to a State High Court sitting in Abeokuta over allegations of land grabbing and related offences on Tuesday.

They were accused of forcefully taking over and forcibly entering lands belonging to other people contrary to laws against land grabbing in the state.

The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Ogun State, Oluwasina Ogungbade, (SAN) disclosed this in a statement made to newsmen on Tuesday.

Ogungbade stated that while the defendants were presumed innocent until proven guilty, the State had filed those charges as a further demonstration of the State’s commitment to tackle land grabbing and criminal dealings regarding land.

According to facts presented before the court, Oba Matanmi had in 1976 sold a parcel of land for N22,000 to one Madam Irokosu, who fenced the land and later sold it in 2016 to the complainant who immediately took possession after Madam Irokosu died.

Following her demise, Oba Matanmi allegedly started harassing the complainant claiming that late Madam Irokosu owed him a balance of 28,000. In search of peace, the complainant paid N5,000,000 to Oba Matanmi.

Despite the payment, the complainant alleged that Oba Matami continued to harass him, leading to the charges filed in HCT/84R/2025 The State v. Oba Fatai Matanmi.

Similarly, Oba Olasunkanmi was accused of securing entry into land by violence in the Igbesa area of the state and was alleged of using intermediaries, unlawfully appropriated land belonging to the complainant and many other persons.

Hiding under the cover of a judgment obtained against third parties, Oba Olasunkanmi allegedly commissioned the attachment of land and enforcement of the judgment in areas more than one kilometre away from the subject of the judgment, chasing away the legitimate occupants of the said land.

Oba Olasunkanmi will be arraigned on Thursday 25 September 2025.

Also, the State filed charges against two other persons, identified as Chief Lekan Agbogun and Chief Akinbowale Beckley, who sold a complainant’s property in Mosafejo area of Abeokuta, without authority.

The Commissioner for Justice noted that these persons connived and sold a third party’s property to a buyer overseas despite not having a title claim or documents to the land.

Ogungbade, however, reassured members of the public that the State will oppose and correct any land-grabbing activities that are brought to its attention, regardless of the individuals involved.

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Man in shock after lady he lodged with in a hotel in Abuja flees with his car and other valuables

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A Nigerian man is currently in shock after a young lady identified as Precious Chinyere , whom he took to a hotel in the Asokoro area in the FCT for a romantic getaway allegedly fled with his car and other personal belongings on Thursday, February 5,

The distraught man and Precious had visited the hotel and opted for a short time stay. Things took a different in the evening when the man noticed Precious had left the hotel room without notifying him and took along with her some of his personal belongings including phones and laptop and also his car.

The victim immediately reported the incident to the police.

When contacted, the spokesperson of the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, told LIB that the matter is currently being investigated and that efforts are being made to apprehend the suspect.

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US Reacts As De@th Toll In Kwara Terror Attacks Hits 200

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The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the k!lling of more than 200 civilians in recent attacks on communities in Kwara State.

Recall that terrorists launched de@dly attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night, k!lling unsuspecting citizens.

It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the villages, opened fire on residents and burned homes.

According to reports, the de@th toll from the unfortunate incident hit 200 on Thursday night.

Reacting, the US Mission Nigeria condemned the k!lling via a post on its official X handle.

The post reads, “The United States condemns the horrific attack in Kwara state in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of more than 160 people, with the de@th toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for.

“We express our deepest condolences to the families of those affected by this senseless violence.

“We welcome President Tinubu’s order to deploy security forces to protect villages in the area and his directive to federal and state officials to provide aid to the community and bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.”

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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online

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A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.

In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.

According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.

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