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POLICE ARRAIGNS TWO FOR ALLEGED DEFAMATION OF OBA ELEGUSHI

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2 years ago

May 14, 2024

Two men, Adesola James and Odunmosu Azeez Awiye, have been arraigned before the Federal High Court, Lagos for alleged cyberstalking, illegal publication, and defamation of a monarch, the Elegushi of Ikate Kingdom, in Eti-Osa, Saheed Elegushi.

Justice Abimbola Awogboro also granted them bail in the sum of five million naira, Among other conditions.

Adesola James, 34, and Odunmosu Azeez Awiye, 40, pleaded not guilty to the four count charge in the amended charge sheet dated May 8, 2024.

They are accused of illegally and unlawfully publishing by audible sounds and exhibiting through their respective TIKTOK platforms, contents said to be false, grossly offensive and prejudicial to Oba Saheed Elegushi and the people of Ikate Kingdom within the Eti-Osa Local Government Area.

They are also alleged to have circulated the publication on several other social media platforms.

The alleged offences are said to have been committed between Dec. 2023 & March 2024 in Lagos, and punishable under Section 24(1)(b)(2)(a)(i) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention) Act, 2015, and other extant laws.

The first defendant’s counsel also applied that he be remanded in the custody of the police command headquarters in Lagos, as he is undergoing treatment at the police hospital. But Justice Awogboro turned down the request and ordered the treatment to be transferred to the correctional center.

The prosecution didn’t oppose the bail applications and left it to the court’s discretion, adding that they wanted the trial to begin in earnest.

In the ruling, the court held that it found merit in the bail applications, granting the defendants bail in the sum of five million naira each. They are to provide two sureties each in like sum, who must be blood relations and have substantial and verifiable means of livelihood, living within Lagos state, and with evidence of tax payment.

The defendants are remanded at the Nigerian Correctional facility, Ikoyi, pending the perfection of their bail conditions.

Hearing is adjourned till June 4 and 5 for trial to commence.

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“Early marriage is better than fornication” – Mixed reactions as young Nigerian couple trends after welcoming a child

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1 day ago

March 5, 2026

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A young Nigerian couple are currently trending on Arewa social media circles after they welcomed their first child.

The pictures taken by a Kaduna-based photographer have sparked mixed reactions, with some people saying that the girl is underaged and not old enough to be a wife and mother.

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PRESIDENT TINUBU SENDS 5-PERSON DELEGATION TO ATTEND JESSE JACKSON’S BURIAL

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2 days ago

March 5, 2026

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a five-person delegation to represent him and the country at the final burial rites of Rev. Jesse Jackson, the American civil rights leader, activist and former presidential candidate.

Jackson passed away at age 84 on February 17, 2026, in Chicago.

Senator George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, is the leader of the delegation.

Other members are the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu; the Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa; the Special Presidential Envoy for Global and Pan-African Affairs, Brian Browne; and the Senior Special Assistant, Foreign Affairs and International Relations, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaye.

The delegation will deliver President Tinubu’s message of condolences to the Jackson family.

In an earlier tribute, President Tinubu described Reverend Jackson as a great friend of Nigeria and Africa.

“He was a moral voice and a formidable resistance to apartheid in South Africa. He played a leading role in the campaign for the release from prison of Nelson Mandela and other African National Congress leaders. He won critical support for sanctions against the then apartheid government”, President Tinubu wrote.

The burial programme for the civil rights leader began on February 26, with a lying-in-state at Rainbow PUSH Coalition in Chicago. Services in South Carolina and Washington, D.C., and a lying-in-state at the South Carolina Statehouse were scheduled for March 1-5.

On March 6, a “People’s Celebration” will take place at House of Hope in Chicago, followed by a private homegoing on March 7 at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.

Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President,
(Information and Strategy)
March 4, 2026

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The Moment Gov. Adeleke Danced And Sang To Celebrate Pastor Adeboye On His 84th Birthday (Video)

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2 days ago

March 4, 2026

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On Monday, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke joined in celebrating the 84th birthday of Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.

In a video shared by the governor’s Special Assistant on Digital Media, Oni Lawrence, Adeleke was seen serenading the cleric during a courtesy visit.

The video was captioned, “Yesterday night, Governor Ademola Adeleke rejoices with Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye on the joyous occasion of his 84th birthday.

“He celebrates a life devoted to faith, humility and service to humanity, a spiritual father whose teachings and prayers have shaped generations across Nigeria and beyond.”