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Igboho, Akintoye speak from exile: We’ll be back in Nigeria soon

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Leader of the Ilana Omo Oodua, Professor Banji Akintoye and Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Igboho
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YORUBA Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Sunday Igboho, and leader of the Ilana Omo Oodua, Professor Banji Akintoye, have hinted of returning to Nigeria soon to continue their agitation.

They dismissed the insinuation that they have abandoned the agitation for Yoruba Nation.
Igboho and Akintoye gave the hint during an interaction with select journalists who visited them in Cotonou, Benin Republic.

YORUBA Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Igboho, and leader of the Ilana Omo Oodua, Professor Banji Akintoye, have hinted of returning to Nigeria soon to continue their agitation.

They dismissed the insinuation that they have abandoned the agitation for Yoruba Nation.
Igboho and Akintoye gave the hint during an interaction with select journalists who visited them in Cotonou, Benin Republic.

During the session, he spoke in Yoruba about his struggle and how he intends to see to the actualization of the Yoruba Nation.

The agitator fled Nigeria when operatives of the DSS stormed his residence, killed some of his aides and arrested many others.

He was, however, arrested at the Benin Republic international airport and detained in a Cotonou prison over immigration-related offences.

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Igboho, who gave a hint of his return to Nigeria, did not mention a specific date of his return.

His words: “I don’t want to say much for some obvious reasons but I am coming back to Nigeria very soon and it is going to be a grand entry”.

On his house invasion, he said: “I will give full details of how I escaped from my house during the invasion. The DSS operatives wanted to kill me, they did not come to kill me.

They destroyed all my properties. I walked past them during the invasion and I cursed them. I have never seen a day like that in my life. If say anything now, it will no longer be useful. For now, I want to be silent on that until the appropriate time. As far as I am concerned, the Yoruba Nation self-determination struggle continues. There is no going back; no retreat, no surrender. But I want the world to know that I will be back to Nigeria soon, my return is not far.”

Speaking on his case before the Court of Appeal, Igboho said he believes in the judiciary to do the right thing irrespective of whose ox is gored.

“I believe in the sanctity of the judiciary that it will give judgement in my favour. I am optimistic that the Court of Appeal verdict will be my favour”, he said.

Our lives constantly under threat, says Akintoye
Speaking in the same vein, Akintoye said he will return to Nigeria soon but failed to give a specific date.

The leader of Ilana Omo Oodua said: “Don’t ask me detailed questions, those are security matters. Sunday Igboho will return to Nigeria and I am coming back too. How and when, I cannot tell.”

He, however, disclosed that the Fedeal Government has planted moles to infiltrate the self-determination struggle.

He said, “There are people among us who are working for the Federal Government; they are not part of the movement. They are pretending to be part of the movement. They are moles and they are working for the Federal Government and their objective is to irritate me out of the struggle.
“If you want to fight for a struggle, know the intricacies from day one and be ready for it.
“For me and for the rest of my life, the most important thing is the struggle. I do not need money. If they approach me with N100 billion, what will I use it for? How much longer do I have to live in this world that will make me mess myself up?”

Speaking on his safety and other in the struggle, he disclosed that he and his deputy, Professor Wale Adeniran, are being trailed by security operatives.

“This is our 7th abode in Benin Republic. We do not discountenance information. Some weeks ago, we had to sleep outside our house after inaugurating the Yoruba National Front.

“Just last night, we got information that about seven people were sent from Nigeria with power bikes to an obscure border entry into Benin Republic. That is our situation.”

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Justice Olaolu Olanipekun of Oyo State Magistrates’ Court 7 sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, has issued a warrant for the arrest of a prophet of a Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S) church, Ojo Amos (aka Elewuogbo).

Justice Olanipekun ordered that Elewuogbo and his two sureties be arrested and detained for jumping bail.

Elewuogbo is on trial for alleged defamation of character of the Founder of One Love Family, Sat Guru Maharaj Ji.

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Elewuogbo and a Lagos-based blogger, Gbenga Asabe, had, through publications, accused Maharaj Ji of selling human body parts for money rituals.

The court also granted request for consolidation of the cases against Elewuogbo and Asabe brought by Maharaj Ji’s counsel, Dapo Akinosi.

Akinosi prayed the court that since the facts were related, they should be merged. The court granted the application and adjourned the case till April 30.

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Students drag university to court over payment of registration fees

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Three students of one of the universities in northern part of the country, Al-qalam University, Katsina, have dragged the institution to a High Court in Katsina over payment of registration fees.

The applicants, Hauwa’u Sani-Barda, Rabi’atu Sani-Barda and Hafsat Sani-Barda, all students of the respondent, got admission in 2018 and 2019, and graduated in 2022 and 2023.

They, however, claimed that the respondents had refused to mobilise them for the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), because they had not settled all fees due to the institution.

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During the proceedings on Thursday, the applicants’ counsel, Muhammad Mukhtar-Lawal, told the court that his clients had filed an exparte motion in pursuance to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).

Mukhtar-Lawal said that the application sought the leave of the court to apply for judicial review.

After the counsel’s submission, the judge, Justice Abbas Bawale, said that the applicants should have filed a motion on notice.

Bawale, however, granted a leave order to the applicants to apply for judicial review by way of mandamus.
He said after that, processes would be served on the university and enable the court to hear the case.

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NAFDAC busts fake Eva water factory, arrests suspect

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NAFDAC busts fake Eva water factory, arrests suspect

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has exposed a counterfeit bottled water operation in Port Harcourt, specifically targeting the renowned brand Eva water.

Following a tipoff, NAFDAC officials conducted a raid on a derelict shop situated on Pipeline Road, Eneka.

The establishment disguised as a pool house and served as the hub for producing the fraudulent water.

During the operation, authorities discovered that used Eva plastic bottles were being refilled with contaminated water sourced from a paint bucket.

The water was then filtered through unhygienic rubber funnels covered with cloth.

Counterfeit Eva labels were affixed to the bottles, which were subsequently sealed with fake Eva corks.

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One suspect, identified as Chibunna James, was apprehended while in the process of loading the adulterated water for distribution. However, the mastermind behind the operation remains at large.

The confiscated products were promptly evacuated to the NAFDAC office for further investigation and analysis.

Cyril Monye, NAFDAC’s Public Relations Officer for Rivers State, disclosed that the scheme of the perpetrators involved repackaging contaminated water in used Eva bottles, employing makeshift filters made from unsanitary materials, and applying fake labels and corks to deceive consumers.

While efforts are underway to locate and apprehend the ringleader of the syndicate, NAFDAC urges the public to provide any relevant information that could aid in their apprehension.

Furthermore, Monye revealed that thirty packs of the counterfeit products were confiscated and transported to the NAFDAC office in Port Harcourt for thorough investigation. To prevent the circulation of the counterfeit water, the uncorked bottles were emptied and disposed of.

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