Tag: Ogun State

Celestial Church Prophet Shot, Axed To Death During Service

Ganiyu Amodu

A Prophet with the Celestial Church of Christ, Eagle Parish, Idiroko, Ogun State, Yomi Adetula, has been shot and axed to death during a service on Sunday (today). The killing, according to available information, was carried out before 10:30am by three men bearing a double barrel gun and axe. After aiming the double barrel gun at Adetula, who fell down immediately, the three men followed it up by applying the axe on him to ensure he died. It was gathered that the three men then fled towards the border area…

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Shameless Yoruba Obas, By Tunde Odesola

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Ooni Adesoji Aderemi said there are only 17 kings in Yoruba land. We must stop and ask ourselves if we want to continue with kingship or not.”   Wear a crown on a pig, clad it in the starchiest agbada, and sheathe its feet in Gucci shoes; it’s still a pig, not a king. More than a thousand years after Oduwuwa ruled Ile-Ife in the 12th Century, and his scions expanded the kingdom to Dahomey and beyond, a taboo of impunity has descended on Yoruba palaces. Sadly, pigs have clambered…

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TASUED Suspends Religious Studies’ HoD Over Sex-For-Marks

Abibat Babalola

Dr. Olaniran Balogun has been declared wanted by ICPC for alleged abuse of office and demanding gratification     The Management of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, has suspended a lecturer, Dr. Olaniran Balogun, who was declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission. The ICPC had, a few days ago, declared Balogun, who was the Head of the Department of Religious Studies at TASUED, wanted for allegedly abusing his office and demanding gratification. READ ALSO: Nigerians Spend N600bn To Drink Beer…

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I Deleted TikTok, Instagram To Be Focused –Babcock’s Overall Best Student

Ganiyu Amodu

Idowu Khadijat Damilola of Babcock University, Ilishan, Ogun State, won the Senior Vice-President’s prize for graduating under-graduate student with the highest CGPA at the 20th undergraduate and 11th postgraduate convocation ceremony of the university. Khadijat, who graduated with 4.91 CGPA from the Department of Sociology and Social Work, narrated how she had to contend with distractions from the social media to stay focused. READ ALSO: My Mother Once Told To Throw Me Away – Nigerian Female Paralympic Champion Meet Prof. Ighedo, Nigerian Who Broke S’Africa Varsity 148-Yr Maths Record BRT…

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