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  • Father docked over alleged defilement of daughter

    Father docked over alleged defilement of daughter

    A 35-year-old father of three, was on Tuesday arraigned in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly defiling his six-year-old daughter.

    The accused, Harrison Agu, who resides at No.23, Rotimi Omotosho St., Isheri Osun, Lagos, is facing a charge of indecent treatment of a minor.

    Although the accused entered a not guilty plea, the prosecutor, Insp. Simon Imhonwa, told the court that the accused had regularly defiled his 6-year-old daughter within the last 36 months.

    “The accused began the assault in 2013 when the child’s mother was away for the compulsory one year NYSC.

    “It was during this period that the child fell ill with a serious infection in her genitals for the first time.

    “Thereafter, the mother of the child observed that the child’s genitals regularly produced a foul smell with discharges,” the prosecutor said.

    Imhonwa said that the mother took the child to the hospital where it was confirmed that the child had been defiled.

    According to the prosecutor, the six-year-old told her mother that her father always asked her to remove her pants and then deep his fingers into her private part.

    “The mother said her child told her that Agu always asked her to remove her jeans and pants and then he will put his hand in her ‘bum bum’ (virgina) and if she refuses, he beats her,” Imhonwa said.

    The prosecutor said investigation revealed that the child had been physically and emotionally abused since she was aged 3.

    He said that the offence contravened Section 135 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011.

    The Magistrate, Mrs Bola Osunsanmi, admitted the accused to bail in the sum of N500, 000, with two sureties in like sum.

    The magistrate ordered that the file be forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for advice.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the offense carries seven-year imprisonment as penalty if found guilty.

  • She took my son away, claiming I was not the father (2)

    I GOT home that evening to find Julia lying on the living couch, looking dejected.

    “Is anything the matter, Julia? You look unwell,” I said, sitting down besides her. Wordlessly, she handed me a piece of paper.

    It was a pregnancy test. I glanced at it in surprise as it was so unexpected.

    “When did you do this?” I asked her.

    “Today. My period is late and I’ve been feeling ill lately. So, I went for a test,” she explained.

    “So, what do you want to do now?”

    “What else? Get rid of it,” she stated bluntly.

    “What? You can’t just do that,” I said.

    “Why not? I’m the one carrying this baby; I decide what happens to it,” she maintained.

    “That’s where you are wrong. It’s mine too, so I have a stake in it,” I reminded her.

    “So, are you saying I should have this baby? I’m still in school, remember!” she said.

    The argument went on for sometime with me insisting she should keep the pregnancy. Though unplanned and I was not expecting to be a father yet, I liked the idea of her having the baby. I did not have plans of settling down with Julia for certain reasons but with a baby involved, who knows. Anything could happen.

    Thanks to my mother’s intervention, Julia changed her mind. Mother had a long talk with her,

    stating that it was a taboo to abort in our family, insisting “we keep all our babies.”

    That was how Julia had my son, whom we named Edward. My mother came over to help look after the baby as Julia, being a first time Mum could not cope alone. Julia, an only child, was an orphan, her parents having died when she was still quite young. She had been brought up by her uncle and aunty till she finished secondary school when she started living on her own.

    Runaway mother

    As I stated earlier, Julia abandoned my son with mother when the boy was about six months old. I had returned from a business trip to Abuja one day to meet an empty house. Julia had left, stating she wanted to return to school to complete her degree programme.

    She had mentioned it some weeks before, but I had advised her to wait till Eddie was weaned.

    Now, she just left without even waiting for me to return home. I was not happy at her action and I told her so when I spoke with her on phone.

    “The baby’s still too young to leave with Mama. How could you do that? You have to come back,” I said.

    “Come back for what? Look, Sunny, I have my life to live, ok? I had to put my life on hold just to have this baby. Now, you want me to sit down at home and play ‘baby-nurse? I’m too young for all this responsibility. My mates are out there having fun and I’m stuck in the house playing mummy. That life is not for me,” she stated.

    She refused to listen to reason, stating that she was moving on with her life, ‘so she can start living again,’ as she put it.

    That left the responsibility of raising the baby to my mother. She really tried. She and my younger sister Morin. Without their support, I don’t know how I would have coped bringing up a child on my own with running my business and other commitments.

    After Julia left, I moved on with my life. I dated other ladies till about a year ago when I met Gloria, a nurse whom I’m presently engaged to. We plan to marry soon and start a family.

    It was in the midst of all these that the unexpected happened. Julia came and virtually  kidnapped my son, the boy that she basically abandoned for so long.

    After my mother told me what happened at Eddy’s school, how Julia came and took him away, I tried contacting her but she was unavailable.

    I even went to her school to look for her. She was not there and neither of her friends that I met knew where she was.

    “I saw her last over two months ago. She doesn’t come to school regularly,” stated one of her course mates that I knew.

    I was in a very bad state of mind that period, not knowing where my boy was or his mother’s intention of taking him away like that. What could she be up to, I kept wondering.

    Some days after my son’s disappearance, I was contemplating reporting the matter to the police when Julia called me and dropped the bombshell that has turned my world upside…

    To be continued

     

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  • Churchill Oladunni set to be a father

    Churchill Oladunni set to be a father

    Churchill Oladunni, nephew to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, and better half of popular Nollywood actress, Tonto Dike, is set to be a father.

    Popularly called Mr. X, the Chairman, Big Churchill Haven Limited and CEO of Big Church Entertainment got married to the screen goddess last August.

    And the Rivers State-born actress has been spotted with a baby bump.

  • She took my son away, claiming I was not the father (1)

    I WAS with a client that afternoon when one of my phones rang. Normally, I don’t pick calls during meetings especially when with a very important client like Chief Eriga.

    But it was my mother calling, so excusing myself, I I took the call. What she told me spoilt my mood for the rest of the day.

    “Sunny, we can’t find Eddy!” she stated urgently. She explained further that my younger sister had gone to the school to take him home, when she was told that his mother had picked him up earlier.

    “Why did the school allow her to go with him? I remember instructing them that no one could pick him except my immediate family members. What kind of thing is that?” I stated furiously.

    Later, as I drove to my mother’s place at Surulere, I kept wondering what Julia, my ex girlfriend and Eddy’s mother was up to. Since she had the boy over eight years ago, she had not shown much interest in him. She had left him with my mother at barely six months old, stating she wanted to return to school to complete her degree programme.

    As it turned out, it was a lie. We learnt that the new man in her life, whom she had moved in with, was not keen on raising another man’s child. So, she had dumped the baby with my mother. For nearly four years, Julia never came to check on her baby or ask after him. Eddy was about five years old when she showed up one day, with the boy looking at her like a stranger, unable to recognise his own mother.

    That became the pattern over the years. She would pop in once in six months or so, then disappear again. What kind of mother did that to her own child?

    A mother like Julia, who cared more about her own desires and needs, whose sole purpose in life seems to be about catching fun and having a good time…

    ***

    Actually, I met Julia in the ultimate fun spot-  a nightclub. I was attracted to her from the start; she was friendly, beautiful and fun loving. That first night we met, she ended up at my house. She was a second year student at the Uni then. We would date for the next two years and it was two wasted years of my life.

    Okay, it was fun at the beginning and I loved her but as time passed, I discovered that being with Julia is like dating the whirlwind- you can’t pin it down. This is a lady with no sense of commitment, of sticking with one man. She had several boyfriends all over the place and she did not even bother to hide them from me.

    Sometimes, she would even bring her man friends to my house when I was away at work or business engagements took me out of town. We had so many fights over this.

    “What is it you are looking for with those guys? I give you everything-money, love, attention. What more do you want?”

    “Is that all there is to life?” she would retort, blowing cigarette smoke in my face.

    I stepped away from her to avoid inhaling the noxious fumes. That was another bone of contention between us- her smoking and drinking habit.

    Julia would wake up in the morning and the first thing she would do is to light a cigarette. Because of her, my house often smelled like a cigarette factory.

    “You had better stop this your smoking or it will kill you one of these days,” I would warn her.

    “A man must die by one thing or the other,” she would rejoin.

    My mother, on noticing some of these traits in her, called me one day and said:

    “Sunny, this girl that has been living with you all this while, what are your plans towards her?”

    “What do you mean, Mama?” I countered.

    “I hope you are not nursing plans to marry her? That girl no be am at all!” she said bluntly in pidgin.

    “What do you have against her, Mama? She’s not that bad once you get to know her well. She’s a nice girl,” I told her.

    “Nice girl? That one that smokes and drinks as if she works in a brewery! Anyway, I’m not surprised considering where you picked her from!” she retorted.

    I assured her not to bother her head about the issue as I was not intending settling down soon with her or any other lady.

    That was until one day I returned home to hear some surprising news from Julia…

    To be continued

     

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  • SUNNY NNEJI: MY FATHER WANTED ME TO BE A SOLDIER

    SUNNY NNEJI: MY FATHER WANTED ME TO BE A SOLDIER

    His name surely rings a bell in the Nigerian music industry. A veteran in his own right, Sunny Nneji, whose late 90s hit single, Mr Fantastic still rocks the airwaves, speaks with DUPE AYINLA-OLASUNKANMI about his latest moves, acting career, as well as his soon to be released album.

    What has Sunny Nneji been up to?        

    I have actually been recording. I’m just taking my time to make sure that whatever album I release now will be worth the wait and will stand out. You know a lot has been happening in the industry, so I’m just taking my time so I bring out the best. As we speak, we are recording and compiling all the songs for the album.

    People say that you are not as visible as you once were…

    Everyone is entitled to their opinion but we just know that we are working. Eventually, we have works out there that our fans are longing for.

    You were born to a military father. What was it like growing up under him?

    Unfortunately, I never experienced that side of him because I am the youngest. A few months after I was born he retired from the army, so I never really experienced things.

    Did you consider following your father’s footsteps? 

    At some point, my father was actually pushing me to be a soldier but I wasn’t cut out to be one. We all have our destiny regardless of what you push your children to do. Your children will only excel in their area of calling. So, I realised since I was a little boy that there is no soldier in me.

    Why did your dad choose you of all his children to be a soldier?

    Honestly, I don’t know if he tried to push my other siblings too. But in my own case, he was deliberate and, honestly, my father didn’t live long enough for me to ask him so many questions. He was already gone by the time I became man enough to sit him down and ask questions.

    As one who studied fashion designing, have you at anytime delved into that industry?

    No, I never did. The only fashion I did was when I did my industrial training. That was the only time I practiced. Even all that while, music was burning so much in me that I just couldn’t wait to face it. Every human being has a calling, so no matter where we find ourselves, there is a calling. And when that calling is very strong, you will never get that internal satisfaction until you yield to it.

    What was your parents’ reaction when you decided to go into music?

    There wasn’t any opposition, really, because I had everyone’s cooperation. I grew up with my elder brother. In fact, it was in his house that I started to launch myself out and that gave me the opportunity to become exposed to contemporary music. I got all the encouragement I needed.

    What exactly is your attraction to highlife music?

    When I started breaking fort, I was exposed to several genres, not just highlife music. Highlife was there, RnB was there, jazz, calypso, juju, apala, fuji, country music, reggae music was there too. I was exposed to every genre but somehow I became so connected to highlife spiritually. Of course if you listen to me, you will hear me delve into some other genres of music, but, predominantly with highlife, I am able to express myself, and I am able to connect too with my fans. So that’s why when my fans hear me do another genre, most of them complain.

    What challenges did you face when you started out?

    Well, it used to be very challenging those days because you couldn’t just walk into a studio, record and release your music like it’s done today. There was a process. We used to have proper recording companies then.

    You record a demo, there was a department of the company that would listen to the demo, like it, sign you on, then you go to the studio to record properly and then they release you. That process was used to separate the chaff from the wheat because if you were not truly talented, then it would be very difficult for you to be heard. So, those were some of the challenges we used to have those days because those were not the days of CDs. Now you can just go to the studio, record and cut to CDs. Back then, it wasn’t like that. To record a master tape wasn’t something easy.

    How did you get money to fund your career?

    That’s the point; you don’t fund your career, and all you do is find the money to record a demo. That wasn’t too expensive. By the time you harass your relations they can pull little money for you and you can record a demo tape. You take the demo tape to recording labels; they need to sign you up before your career can kick off. If the demo is not good, you are not going anywhere. But if the demo is good, they might sign you and tell you, ‘wait, we are not promoting highlife now we are promoting reggae but wait for another one year before we start promoting highlife.’ So, there were processes then, unlike now.

    Comparing the past to the present, which would you say is better?

    To everything, there is a positive and negative part. Some people will argue that it helps to maintain sanity. People were not hearing songs that they were complaining about but that too could have also prevented people who were genuinely talented in some other genre of music from being heard. So, it has its positive and negative sides.

    What is happening to your acting career?

    These days, I’m delving into acting a little bit because people have been approaching me to come and act. Time is the problem, but if I like a script and I can find the time I will do it. I did a movie last year, I think they will release it soon because it’s a Christmas movie, but I am not fully into acting.

    Your song, Mr. Fantastic, shot you into limelight, making you somewhat a sex symbol. What were some of those experiences you had?

    The truth of the matter is that if you are a pop artiste, if you are someone who has a song out there that people are crazy about, it is normal for ladies to fantasise about you because ladies constitute more than seventy percent of our fan base. If you have a concert and you don’t have more ladies in that concert you will not enjoy it because ladies are very emotional and they tend to support more than men. My female fans are my female fans; I need them as much as I need my male fans. And luckily, they tend to be more supportive when it comes to music and art generally.

    We learnt they fight over you sometimes…

    It was a normal thing but it’s not a physical fight. It’s just that women love to show their appreciation when they love what you are doing.

    How did you meet your wife amidst all those women?

    I just walked into my bank then; I think she had just started working at that branch of the bank. Someone introduced her to me and instantly I knew she was the one. At that time, marriage wasn’t on my mind but immediately I saw her I started thinking of marriage.

    You hardly went to church before you met your wife…

    Yes, that is true. That is why there is a man for every woman. When you meet that woman that God has predestined to be your wife, you will know. She will set you straight; she helps you organise your life, gives your entire life more meaning, makes you more responsible, and gives you more direction. That is why she is your wife; she comes there and helps to correct certain things that are wrong.

    We learnt you proposed to her in the banking hall?

    Immediately we were introduced, I asked her, ‘will you be my wife?’ she was shocked she didn’t even know when she said yes because that was how it was destined to be.

    It is believed that you married her because she was a banker and you thought she had money…

    Well, that is very funny to say, but, you see in life, I have come to understand one thing; not to really engage people. People will always talk. I have a song titled Them go Talk. It doesn’t matter what you do, someone will always have a contrary opinion. But, of course, you know why you do what you are doing. I married my wife because I fell in love with her instantly.

    How have you been able to abstain from smoking and alcohol?

    Drinking and smoking don’t do anything for me, so I wonder why I should do it. I will rather eat my pounded yam and afang soup and drink my water or take juice if I can. I don’t take too much of it anyway, because of the sugar content. I am a very natural person. I try to be as natural as possible and I watch TV, I read my bible, I don’t have a particular routine for relaxing.

    As an entertainer, you hardly go out. Why is that?

    To a large extent, I am an introvert. I do not go out as other people in the industry do. I only go to places when I have things to do.

    As one who neither smokes nor drinks, how do you face the crowd?

    I think everybody has some degree of stage fright but that should not bother you because this is what you do. You sing because you want people to hear it, so that’s my kick. Once I’m performing and my audience is enjoying what I’m doing, it gives me the kick. People only manage their stage fright because there is a spirit on stage and once that spirit takes over you then everything becomes fun.

    Can you share with us the highest and lowest parts of your career?

    Over the years, I have come to understand that everything that happens to a man needs to happen to him. We all have our parts that God created us to follow. So, everything you experience opens the door for another experience. Life is full of different experiences until the day we are called back to the father.

  • The Nation man buries father

    The Nation man buries father

    The remains of Deacon Daniel Adejo Akor, father of The Nation photojournalist, David Adejo, who died aged 83, have been buried. 

    The funeral of Deacon Daniel Adejo Akor was like a political rally because of the huge crowd it attracted.

    A patron of the Idoma Development Association and Igala Development Association,  members of both organisations as well as that of United Evangelical Church (UEC),  where he was an Elder, attended the event.

    Also present were members of the Nigerian Legion in Kogi State as well as staff of Federal Ministry of Work and Housing, Lokoja. They came in large numbers to honour the man they fondly called ‘Baba Lokoja ‘.

    They were gorgeously dressed in ankara, though   a few other others wore lace. The dorminant colour was green.

    The last journey of  the late Akor began from the Kogi State Specialist Hospital, Lokoja to his home town Ofante Olamaboro.

    Though the town is in remote area with a rough road, guests and well wishers were not deterred from paying their last respects.

    Exotic cars of various sizes meadered their way to the family compound. An indegne of the town quipped that the premises looked like a car dealer’s shop.

    They came from far and wide – Lokoja, Lagos, Ikom in Cross River State, Nasarawa State, Federal Capital, and the neigbouring Benue State, among others. Also, colleagues of his son David Adejo  came from The Nation. His friends also came from far away London, where he lived for years before joining the newspaper.

    The weather was friendly during the ceremony despite the rainy season.

    Caretaker Chairman, Olamaboro Local Government, Dr. Simon Onuche, described the late Akor as a man of integrity, who loved people, both old and young.

    Onuche, who chaired the event, said: “He was my late father’s friend. Baba Daniel Akor’s loved and created good relationship wherever he was. He welcomed us to his house and would not discriminate against any one. That was why even when he was from Idoma land, he asked his family to bury him here where he was born. I think that would further strengthened our relationship with the family.’’

    Chairman, United Evangelical Church in Gadumo, Lokoja, Elder Peter Atabo, said: “The life Deacon Daniel Akor lived created a strong appeal for the young, the old and all Christians. Baba lived a committed, humble and dedicated life. He loved the young and the elderly; everybody that came in contact with him commented on his godly life and good relationship with people. We will miss Deacon Akor very much if not for anything but for his intelligence and ability to recite memory verses of the bible up to one hundred at a time.’’

    The children of the deceased were not left out of the praises for their father. His first son  James described him as “a man who loved and feared God; a crusader among men and the brethren”.

    David said: “My father was my friend and my role model. He made me what I am today. He asked me to respect men, and to love and fear God. ‘Dan’ as I usually called him was a brave and God-fearing man, who never compromised his faith. If there is another world to come, I will like to be his son again.”

    One of the late Akor’s best friends, Moses Oguche, who  was the last to speak with him before he died, described the late deacon as “a brave soldier, a great hunter and a committed Christian.”

    Also at the funeral were the Idoma Youth Cultural Group, a popular Disc Jockey (DJ) who thrilled the crowd. There were folk tales and recitation of bible verses.

    Pastor of Otukpo branch of the Dunamis Gospel International Church, Sunday Onoja, called the late Akor a great man.

    “He accommodated everyone that came to him. He was an extra-generous person. Before I married his daughter 23 years ago, I had known him.

    “Since I became his son in-law. I never had any misunderstanding with him or his daughter. Pa Akor was a disciplinarian and a true Christian until he passed on peacefully in his sleep,” Onoja said.

    The burial rites were later moved to Adupi-Orokam Ogbadibo in Benue State, where the late Akor hailed from.

  • How my police father, disabled mum shaped my life , by Edo lawmaker

    How my police father, disabled mum shaped my life , by Edo lawmaker

     Hon Osaigbovo Iyoha is a first-time lawmaker in the Edo States House of Assembly. He won election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to represent Oredo East Constituency. In this interview with Osagie Otabor, the lawmaker reveals how the determination to succeed, in spite of his humble background, spurred his efforts.

    How do you combine business with politics?

    It is not easy. It is only in Nigeria and in some other countries that politics has become a full time job. It is bad for it to be so. Ask somebody here who he is, he will tell you, I am a politician. I think politics should be part-time. We should make politics less attractive. That is what drives stealing and other vices. It will make people to know that public service is an avenue to serve. People should have time for their business as well as being involved actively in politics.

    What was your growing up like?

    It was not easy growing up. I was not born with a silver spoon. I am the son of a policeman and a disabled tailor. They did their best to make sure I had a good education. I grew up in Benin City. I sold things on Lagos Street to survive. A lot of people had it more difficult than I did. It was not bread and butter always. My parents had to bend their backs to ensure I got educated. The secondary school I went to, the Immaculate Conception College, was one of the best in old Bendel State. For me to get admission into ICC then, being from a modest background, means my parents meant well.

    How did you make the breakthrough in business?

    As every young man, while in secondary school, you aspire to be a doctor, lawyer or an engineer. I attended former Edo State University now Ambrose Alli University. I actually wanted to be an Electrical Engineer but I was given Mechanical Engineer. At that time, we were under the illusion that after school, jobs would be waiting for us. Growing up in a difficult time, I knew that I had to find a way to survive.

    After completing my National Youth Service Corps, I went to live with my sister in Lagos. Luckily, I was around where real estate was growing – the Badagry area real estate was growing. I became an agent and turned into a super-agent. I moved to Ajah axis where they call the fastest growing real estate area in Africa and I became a broker for most of the communities. That was what we did for 10 years. In 2007, we moved to Bayelsa. The attraction was real estate. But after three years, I was lucky to be close to people through which we started doing construction jobs. It was from there I moved into politics.

    How did you feel when you made your first millions?

    I am not a millionaire, but the reward for hard work is success. You will realise that some people work harder than you but they have not been fortunate. It is only through God we can achieve more. Making money is like arithmetic; when you are able to be at the right place at the right time and take it when opportunities call. When you project and work towards your dream, you will get there. You also need to be truthful. Morally, I was taught to be modest by my parents. No matter what happens, nobody knows tomorrow. When I look at my background compared to where I am now, I never believed it. If you have the desire and energy to work at something, make sure you have every time and not taken by the vices. Once you keep the focus, you will achieve your goals.

    What pushed you to run for political office?

    I have been a private businessman all the while. I got interested in politics because of what Oshiomhole said the day he declared to run for governorship. He said governance is a serious business that should not be left for mediocre. That was where the drive came from. We needed to start building the system and to make good laws. That was the drive and I believed (that) I have a lot of goodwill.

    How has it been this past three months?

    It has been a very interesting time at the Assembly. We are learning on the job. We are not a rich state. We are doing something but you know we are barely three months in office.

    Do you think your party will make headway in 2016?

    What you sow is what you reap. If you ask people on the streets and market women they will tell you the difference between the PDP and APC. I was surprised people were congratulating Jonathan for conceding defeat. He did not have a choice because the people wanted change. The thing is to impact on the people because the day of reckoning will come. I always tell people they should vote us out if we do not perform. The only reason people voted APC was when they compared what APC governors were doing in Lagos and Edo to other PDP controlled states, they saw the difference.

    Go to Delta State, you will not believe it is an oil rich state. Go to PDP states, they have not done anything. We have the momentum in APC. It is no longer business as usual in this country because a new sheriff is in town. Everything in this country was programmed to fail because certain individuals want to reap from the system before it collapses. We will not lose focus on what we have for the people. Very soon, everything is going to fall in place. The problem we have in this country is corruption but things have started falling into place. There is improvement in power. Policemen now conduct themselves a little better. I travelled and was surprised to see a new immigration service at work. Where several immigration officers used to stay, you find only two and there was no queue. I was initially worried. We got in the baggage room and all the baggage were ready. Before now, you will wait for two hours and be asked series of questions just to be extorted. Things are falling into place in this country.

    What is view on the search for Oshiomhole’s successor by Dr. Ogbemudia?

    Only the people have the power to install a successor. When he finds his successor, we are still going to determined who to succeed Oshiomhole.

     

     

  • Father cries out for justice over son’s death

    Father cries out for justice over son’s death

    A FATHER is crying out for justice over the killing of his son.

    Mutiu Adefuye, an artican, is asking the government to bring to book the killers of his son, Sunday, 25.

    Sunday, he said, was killed by hoodlums at Ijoko Ota in Ogun State, on August 5. He named the suspected killers as Mohammed, Muibi, Wale, Ibrahim, Gbenga, Sodiq, Nurudeen, Kalinga, Aloma and others at large.

    They were said to have attacked the late Sunday, his friend, Lekan Oladitan and a motorcyclist, Sunday Ajayi, around 3pm.

    Adefuye said the gang leader was arrested with his driver on September 12 around 10pm in Oko-Oba in Lagos and was transferred to the Ogun State Police Headquarters at Eleweran in Abeokuta before he was released on bail on September 16 without recourse to court.

    He said: “Mohammed said there is nothing money cannot do including his connection and that is why I am calling on the Federal Government, Ministry of Justice and Inspector-General of Police to come to my rescue and let justice prevail.

    “He (Mohammed) is bragging that he knows the police and he won’t be questioned. Sunday works with me where I repair refrigerator; he is an easy going boy, he associates with good people and he is very hardworking.”

  • Farewell to a loving father

    Farewell to a loving father

    The remains of a former Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) General Manager, Edward Adeyemi, an engineer, have been interred in Otan, Osun State. DELE ANOFI reports

    It was more like a celebration of life of the late Edward Adegbite Alade Adeyemi, an engineer,   considering the befitting final passage rites penultimate Friday in Otan Ayegbaju, Osun State.

    He died on July 19.

    Families, friends, associates and well wishers of the former General Manager (Shiroro Transmission region) at the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) turned out in large numbers.

    The sleepy town was agog with guests from all parts of the country who came to bid farewell to the late engineer.

    The officiating Minister at the St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Rev Father Stephen Ilesanmi, said the kindness  of the late prince of Otan-Ayegbaju drew the crowd that besieged the town that day.

    After the church service, the interment of the 61-year-old engineer, who retired in July 2014, was sorrowful.

    The widow, Mrs Cecilia Omoronike, tried without success to be strong. She  sobbed quietly.

    Her children, Adedayo, Fadekemi (Obasanya), Adefunke (Ashamu) and Adeyinka, however, took solace in the fact that their father died a fulfilled man.

  • Ex-Lagos council boss loses father

    Ex-Lagos council boss loses father

    Former Chairman of Mosan-Okunola Local Council Development Area, Alhaji AbdulRasheed Abiodun Mafe has lost his father.

    The deceased, Alhaji Moshood Mafe Mayeleke, died last Friday and was buried the same day according to Islamic rites.

    The late Mayaleke’s remains were interred at Porogun near Ita-Osu in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State.

    Before his demise, he was a community and a religious leader.

    Aged 96, the late Mayeleke was a successful businessman and commanded respects from the community.

    According to his son, Alhaji Mafe, the deceased was a devout Muslim, disciplinarian and very accommodating.

    Mafe said the Eight-day Fidau (Prayer) will hold on Thursday at Itayo Street, Porogun, Ita-Osu, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State.

    “We’ve lost a loving father; a shrewd businessman. I will deeply miss his words of advice,” he said.

    The late Mayeleke was survived by children, grand children and great grand children.