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  • Mob attacks driver after crushing pupil in Ibadan

    A teenage secondary school girl was Wednesday crushed to death by a driver of one of the Oyo State-owned mass transit buses, popularly known as Ajumose in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.

    The incident which attracted scores of other students, led to a mob attack on the bus.

    All the windscreen, side mirror, and parts of the bus were smashed by angry mob who swooped on the driver of the bus.

    The driver of the bus, a middle aged man, however escaped death after sustaining severe injuries.

    The sad event which occurred around Mokola area of Ibadan on Wednesday saw many people running towards the bus parked in front of Lafia Hospital.

    The unidentified driver was said to have also injured some other pupils in the accident that happened after schools closed for the day.

    An eyewitness, Isaac Ajibade, said the bus was damaged by the mob, who seized the driver before he could escape from the scene.

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    He said, “The traffic was light and there were many pupils who were going home. Suddenly, the bus appeared and hit the pupils, killing a secondary school girl immediately. Passengers in the bus quickly alighted but the driver was grabbed by the angry mob. He was beaten before the police came to rescue him from the mob.”

    The Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, Adekunle Ajisebutu, who confirmed the accident, said the driver was recovering at Police Hospital in Eleyele, Ibadan.

    He said, “The erring driver is in our custody. He has been taken to the Police Hospital, Eleyele for medical attention following attack on him by angry mob before the arrival of the police who eventually rescued him. The corpse of the schoolgirl had been deposited at Alafia Hospital morgue for autopsy. Meanwhile, discreet investigation has commenced in earnest.”

  • IG’s wife urges police to shun cultism among barracks’ children

    IG’s wife urges police to shun cultism among barracks’ children

    The wife of the Inspector General of Police Barr. Asina’u Nayako Ibrahim on Tuesday expressed concern on the rate of cultism and drug abuse among barracks children and charged police officers to change the mentality the society has about them .

    These children, she said must assisted to imbibe moral values and be better members of the society.

    The IG’s wife who is also the National President of Police Officers Wives Association( POWA ) made this charge on Tuesday in Ibadan during her visit to Oyo State Police Command Headquarters, Eleyele.

    In her address, Asinau encouraged police wives to join the crusade on child modesty to create a new image about police children.

    “The work load is on our women, let us have good relationships with our children, let us be open with them, and imbibe in them moral values to make us proud.

    Speaking on the roles of a virtuous woman, Asina’u added that ” A virtuous woman should be submissive to her husband, be at peace with him and create a condusive environment for her husband to meet at home “.

    Asina’u who said her visit to Oyo state was part of her program to sensitise women on general cleanliness, a way to prevent ailments, added she had earlier visited Lagos state and would be extended to osun.

    Enjoining parents to work hand in hand in training the children, She advised ” I want all of us to come together to give our children good education and make them skillful, having it in mind that they are our future”

    By so doing, the children will shun vices such as drug abuse, cultism, stealing and make something out of their time”.

    In her welcome address, the wife of the Oyo State Commissioner of Police Mrs Balikis Odude acknowledged the effort of the National President, saying it Worth emulation.

    According to her, The IGS wife through this program stopped that something that could be a disaster if it had continued that way, Her coming to Oyo State will make something meaningful”.

    In his remarks, Oyo Commissioner of Police Abiodun Odude said ” In the 37states, Oyo state has the lower level of crime so far”.

    Odude noted that the Police Officers Wives Association( POWA)
    Is very essential in the world, adding that the police is 100% successful with the association backup. “A man cannot be dutifully in his post if he is not in peace with his wife” He said.

  • GBENGA ADEBOYE SPONSORED MY SECOND ALBUM –BUSOLA OKE AKA ‘ELEYELE’

    GBENGA ADEBOYE SPONSORED MY SECOND ALBUM –BUSOLA OKE AKA ‘ELEYELE’

    In 2004, gospel and cross-over musician Busola Oke achieved fame with her song, ‘Eleyele’, which she even got named after. Married with two kids, Busola who is set to release a double album on her birthday later in July, talks about her music and her personal life in this interview with JOE AGBRO JR. Excerpts

    AFTER your hit song, Eleyele, you’ve somehow disappeared from the radar. What’s been happening?

    Actually, I was around. After Eleyele, I released Asoro Ma Tase. After some years down, I released Alabarin, Aseyori, My Love. All these were all hits. But the main reason why you’ve not been seeing me constantly was that I relocated to London. I’ve been living in London with my husband and kids.

    Since when have you been in London?

    I’ve been in London since 2003 before I came to limelight in 2004. But I’ve been getting a lot of messages from my friends and fans, saying, ‘why are you staying there? It’s affecting your career. Nobody is hearing from you.’ Though, I’ve been releasing albums but I’ve not been doing follow-up because I’m not around. But now, I’m back and better.

    When did you come back?

    I came back finally last year, though I’ve been around since 2010, I’ve been going, coming, going, coming, London, America. But I’m back finally. I’ll just be going for visits. And I’m going to release my new album this month on my birthday, July 23.

    What’s the title of the album and what’s it all about?

    It’s titled Ogo Tuntun, meaning ‘New Glory.’ And it’s a full gospel album. It’s a double album though. I have full album which is a cross-over album and I have a full gospel album, Agogo Igbeyawo (Wedding Bells). So, I’m releasing two albums on my birthday. That’s my birthday gift.

    And how old would you be on that day?

    I’m going to be an adult. (Laughs)

    But you’ve always said you’re not a gospel artiste, how come you say you’re releasing a gospel album?

    I’m a gospel artiste. I’m a cross-over artiste. I’m the two. But the general name I can give for my kind of music is inspirational songs. I love worship songs. But at the same time, I won’t forget my moral songs.

    There are some people that are fans of my moral songs and they love my cross-over music like the Wedding Song, like the song I sang in Eleyele album, Ile Olorogun and Ma Ba Won Kegbe. So, those are educative songs and I love doing that. I don’t want to ever bring them together because of the respect I have for God. That’s why I’m putting the cross-over project aside and putting the gospel in one place.

    What’s the status of your record label, Royal Water?

    Royal Water started in 2014 and I have two artistes already. I have Segun Royal. He sings juju gospel. And I have Kolade. He sings hip hop and he’s going to release his new video very soon on Christmas day. I love releasing my projects on special days.

    How do you manage your schedule as an artiste with motherhood?

    It’s been very interesting. See, if I don’t do all these things, I will fall sick because I’m used to being busy. I grew up with my grandmother and I’m always very busy. She used to sell food then. We woke up very early by 4pm, put beans on the fire, we sell ewa aganyi (mashed beans) and bread and yam and dodo. I’m also a professional caterer. So, it’s in my DNA. Coping with the motherhood thing, the wife thing, everything, that has been so easy. It goes smoothly every day.

    You’re on the plus side. Do you embark on any type of fitness regime?

    Yes. I use to be very slim when I was in secondary school and university. So, I started eating but I didn’t grow big until I had my first boy in 2006. Then, I started growing bigger, bigger, bigger. But people are now complaining that I’m big, ‘that you have to slim down.’ Now, I just enrolled for gym, exercise. Last year, I was bigger but now I think I’m getting round to it. I’m growing slimmer now. When I was big, I was using size 22, now, I’m back to size 18. And I want to go back to size 12.

    What is your favourite food?

    My favourite food is Ewa aganyin (mashed beans) and dodo. If you give me, you can kidnap me. You don’t need Evans to kidnap me.

    How do you unwind?

    I watch films. I love American films because I learn so much from it and they are very real. I love dancing. Atimes, I use dancing as exercise. I can dance for like three, four hours. And I love writing scripts, songs.

    You’re a beautiful and being in limelight brings male admirers. How do you manage them?

    That doesn’t bother me because I don’t have issues with anybody, people’s assumption or desires. So when people approach me and try to make advances, I just laugh. I don’t take life too serious so I just play about it, laugh about it. No is no, yes is yes.

    Two years ago, you said there were cracks in your marriage and your husband not being comfortable with you. How are things now?

    That wasn’t two years ago. That was in 2010. It’s just like what I just said. It’s a natural thing for men to feel intimidated when men make advances at you and when people always talk about you. And the rumour mongers, they say a lot of things that are not true at all. And you know, when rumour starts spreading, it depends on the ear that is listening to it and the personality of the person that is taking the rumour. When you’re too agitated, acting so furious about a rumour, it means it is real. If you just laugh it out and just ignore it, it means you don’t care because you’re sure of yourself (that) you didn’t do it.

    Are you together now?

    No, my husband doesn’t stay in Nigeria. But I travel a lot. He does too. He just left. And I travel a lot too.

    So you really don’t miss each other?

    Of course, that is obvious. Why would you miss somebody too much when you’re seeing the person almost every time.

    What are some of your fond memories?

    When I was recording Eleyele, with Bayowa (Gbenga Adewusi) at Eko Reel Mix, that was really really fun. We were also rehearsing for Asoro Ma Tase at the same time. So there was this time that my producer, Julie King, was like, ‘Okay, let’s rehearse, let’s rehearse. So, we were all just playing, we were not serious. We were just recording. So there were a lot of songs that we didn’t plan to sing.

    We were just singing it because we were rehearsing. So, after doing everything, we said, ‘okay, rehearsal over.’ And Bayowa just came and said ‘Hello Busola, recording ti mo fe la ti se yen’ (Hello Busola, this is the recording that I want).’ I was like, ‘ah, that was rehearsal, that was rehearsal’ and everybody was laughing. And he (Bayowa) just said, ‘that is the recording. There is no rehearsal.’ What we just recorded is what he wants. I was like, ‘oh my God, I should have sang like this, I would have done better.’

    So in the same session you recorded Eleyele and Asoro Ma Tase, you thought it was a rehearsal?

    Yes. I believe that it was ordained for it to be like that. It was fun. Everybody was laughing.

    But the song Eleyele became a hit

    Yes. That’s because it was ordained like that.

    How about memories you wish to forget?

    Like the time I recorded tribute to Gbenga Adeboye. Adeboye was very close to me before he died. When we were in the studio, each time I take a line, I cry. At a time everybody was crying, we couldn’t record. We now left the studio, went outside to freshen up. And Bayowa just said, ‘when would you stop crying? Get back inside and let’s record. It was really painful. I couldn’t believe Adeboye was gone. He actually sponsored my second album, Ayanmo. I can never forget that. But it’s okay, I don’t ever want to remember that again.

  • Woman burnt to death in Ibadan

    Woman burnt to death in Ibadan

    A woman, whose identity could not be ascertained last night, was yesterday burnt to death in a tanker fire accident in Ibadan, Oyo State. Three vehicles and buildings were also razed.

    The accident occurred about 11:30 am at Eleyele when the tank filled with 33,000 litres of diesel detached from the vehicle while ascending a hill.

    A witness, Mr. Lekan Durosaro, said the tank rolled over a Nissan Almera car coming behind and caught fire.

    The intensity of the fire reportedly made it difficult for rescuers to help the woman trapped in the car.

    The rescue team, including policemen, officials of Department of State Security Services (DSS), Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Road Safety Corps and state Fire Brigade Service tried in vain to identify the woman.

    Sympathisers wailed as her remains were removed from the wreckage.

    The trailer driver and the motor boy fled the scene.

    Before fire fighters arrived, three buildings, including a church, Save and Serve Ministries, had been gutted.

    A Mazda car registered as Lagos LSR 208 EJ, parked in the compound of a former commissioner, was affected by the fire.

    The remains of the woman were taken to a mortuary.

    Police spokesman Adekunle Ajisebutu said: “Our men have been sent to the accident scene.”

  • ELEYELE OUT WITH NEW HIP-HOP SINGLE

    ELEYELE OUT WITH NEW HIP-HOP SINGLE

    BUSOLA Oke, better known to her followers as Eleyele, has released a hip-hop single, titled ‘Good Angel’.

    Released on Tuesday 30, November 2016, the single featured Qdot.

    Speaking on the newly released single, Eleyele said ‘Good Angel ‘ is one of the songs in an album that I am working on.”

    Other songs in the  singles are  ‘Dem don pay’, ‘Iwofa lenu’, ‘Mother and child’, ‘Next glory’ and ‘Eleyele remix’..

    Produced by Puffy T, she said the album is different from her other jobs because it is a hip-hop and it will be released next year.

    When released, the album will be her 17th effort and a follow up to ‘Emi mimo’ released two years ago.

    Ahead of the release of the single, Busola Oke’s foundation, Havilla women’s foundation, has donated food and other valuable items to a motherless baby home, the Precious pearl orphanage, in the Egbeda area of Lagos.

  • Oyo Lawmaker’s killers: We are robbers, not assassins

    Oyo Lawmaker’s killers: We are robbers, not assassins

    *as police parades four suspect, declares three others wanted

    One of the four suspects arrested in connection with the gruesome murder of a member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Gideon Aremu, on July 1, 2016, Ayobami Adedeji (23) has disclosed that they were mere robbers and not assassins as it was insinuated.

    Adedeji and three other suspects; Adediran Oladapo (31), Kareem Isiaka, and Sodiq Adedeji (20) were paraded by the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Leye Oyebade at the Police Command headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan on Monday.

    The lawmaker from the Labour Party, representing Oorelope constituency, was until his death the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Public Relations and Security.

    He was killed in front of his house in Alakia area of the state as he alighted from his car to open his gate. Three gunmen on a motorcycle were said to have trailed him to the house and shot him severally after a brief argument according to family source.

    In an attempt to quicken the arrest of the killers, the state Governor Abiola Ajimobi placed a N5m bounty on the heads of the gunmen responsible for the murder of the lawmaker.

    Narrating how the lawmaker was killed, Adedeji said they did not know the status of late Aremu before one of them called ‘Abbey’ shot him after collecting his mobile phone and money.

    According to him, we met at our usual Awo joint in Beere area, Ibadan, to carry out a robbery operation at Adegbayi, Ibadan on that fateful day.

    “We did not track the lawmaker to his residence but it was one of us called Abbey that his mother reside in Adegbayi that brought the job to rob the lawmaker to us. I did not know why Abbey shot him, but the only thing they gave me was N40,000 which was my share of the operation.” he said

    Adedeji who also confirmed to be an ex-convict said he is was jailed last year for selling Indian Hemp but was later pardoned after spending a year at the Agodi prison in Ibadan by the State Attorney General.

    The suspect claimed that he became friends with Abbey, Kola Mission, Yusff Ikire at Awo joint, around Ogunmola compound in Beere after he was released from prison.

    He noted that on the day they killed the lawmaker, they took off from the Awo joint after consuming Indian Hemp served to them by one Dele Awo.

    But one of the arrested suspect, Sodiq Kareem, who is a criminal receiver claimed that he was not aware that the killed lawmaker’s phone he bought was a stolen one.

    “It was Kola and Yusuf that sold the lawmaker’s phone to me for N12,500 but I could not make use of the phone because it was locked and has a security code, so I gave it to Kareem Isiaka aka Alfa to unlock for me or sell. Alfa sold it to Adeniran Oladapo for N16,000” he said

    Also, Alfa confirmed collecting the phone from Sodiq to sell but did not know that it was a stolen phone.

    Oyebade said that the arrest was made possible by a combined team of Intelligence Response Team of the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris and detectives from the Oyo State Police Command.

    “The suspects did not have the knowledge of the status of the lawmaker. As robbers their intention was to rob him of valuable property in his possession. The victim was killed because they thought he could identify them due to a torch flashed on them during the operation.” he said

    The police boss declared wanted three of the fleeing suspects which includes; Abbey, Kola Mission, and Yusuf Ikire, adding that anyone with useful information that could lead to their arrest should contact the police command.

    He saluted the patience of the family of the victim, the understanding of the state government and the people of the state.

    Oyebade assured that no criminal will commit crime of any magnitude in the state and get away with it.

    Lauding the effort of te police, The lawmaker representing Ibadan North State Constituency II, Mr Olaleye said the effort of the police in the arrest of his colleague is very commendable.

    “It is very clear to the world now that Honourable Aremu was not killed politically but by arm robbers. It’s not up to two months now and they have expose the face of this evil perpetrators and am sure those that flee too will soon be caught” he said

    Also, Oyebade commissioned‎ the Secretariat of the Police Officers Wife Association (POWA) and a new police station in Ogungbade, Ibadan.

  • Oyo NURTW boss nabbed for rape in Ibadan

    Oyo NURTW boss nabbed for rape in Ibadan

    The Vice-chairman of Gbagi branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, (NURTW)‎ Oyo state branch, Alhaji Saheed Tijani aka ‘Omo Olomo’ has been arrested by the Oyo State police command for raping a 28 years old Abosede.

    Abosede was abducted by the suspect and his cohorts while returning home from work on Monday, April 4, 2016 around 9 pm.

    The State Commissioner for Police, Leye Oyebade disclosed this while parading Omo Olomo and other suspects at the command headquaters, Eleyele, Ibadan on Friday.

    According to the police boss, though the victim resisted and shouted for help, she however subdued by the ferocious men who threatened her ‎with a knife.

    “Having successfully threatened her into submission, she was abducted in the most brazen, commando-like manner and forcibly taken to a Hotel in the Sango area of the state, where she was drugged and subsequently mercilessly raped till the next day. Soon, the suspect and his accomplice went undergroup to evade arrest.

    “Consequent upon the report made to the ‎police, the Anti-Kinapping Squad of the command commenced manhunt for the suspects. After several days of diligent investigation, the rapist was arrested in his hideout somewhere in Ibadan. The suspect has since confessed to the crime,” he said

    Oyebade said investigation revealed that Omo Olomo until his arrest was a pain in the neck of innocent citizens especially female some of whom he has raped in‎ the past.

    He went further that:” The suspect’s ‎illicit sexual escapade was known to many in Iwo road area, but victims could not report due to stigmatization and fear of attack by the suspect who was dreaded. This has also earned him suspension from the union on many occassions”

    In an interview with ‎The Nation, Omo Olomo noted they he has sexual intercourse with the victim was just based on agreement between them.

    “We are friends and we have been having an affair together. I did not rape her she agreed to it and I do give her money whenever we have an affair. Am surprise with this allegation she levelled against me” he said

    But Abosede insisted that he has never met Omo Olomo before in his life not to talk about been friends with him.

    She went further that:” She raped me and warned me not to report him to anybody or else I will be ‎killed  me but I summoned courage and reported him to police. I have two kids now and my husband has chased me out of the house due to this incidence”

    Also, the Police boss said the command have recovered seven stolen vehicles at gun point from many parts of the state.

    The vehicles recovered are: a blue Honda Accord car with reg. No. KSF 765 BlackBerry, A wine Toyota Corolla car with rg no. AAA 591 DW, one Toyota Camry with reg no JJJ 796 EA, Toyota Matrix with reg no FST 929 EC, Toyota Camry with rg no LSD 659 DR, one unregistered wine Toyota Camry car and Toyota Camry car with reg no KRD 92 DU.

  • ELEYELE RETURNS WITH EMIMIMO

    ELEYELE RETURNS WITH EMIMIMO

    BUSOLA Oke, formerly with Bayowa Records, is back with a new song titled Emimimo. Popularly known as Eleyele, the beautiful songbird told The Nation about her hiatus in the industry, and why she has decided to stage a comeback.

    “I have been going in and out of the country, at a time I relocated permanently, but I am back to Nigeria now”, she said.

    The artiste also reveals her plans for the remaining part of the year. “It is going to be a busy year for me because I have lots of projects on the table. For example, I will be releasing the album of my first artiste, Segun Royal, and I will be dropping the video for my song, Emimimo. I will also be launching my foundation, and clothing line, and finally, I will be introducing my new music concept,” she added.

    According to the artiste, after her sojourn, she has decided to come up with her own record label called Royal Waters. “We focus on any genre of music, be it Hip Hop, RnB or Gospel. Segun Royal is the first artiste on the label,” Eleyele revealed.

    Since her return to Nigeria, Eleyele has been doing live performances at Rodizzo Bar in Ikeja every Thursday night to win back her fans, while trying to establish a fresh relationship with those who are yet to have a taste of her style of music.