World twins festival promoters, Oguntoye brothers become international cultural ambassadors

Taiwo and Kehinde Oguntoye have been named as cultural ambassadors for National Museum of Unity. 

The National Commission for Museums and Monuments, National Museum of Unity, Ibadan honoured the popular twins during the 2023 International Museum Day celebration on Thursday.

The twins are the initiators of the famous World Twins Festival and founders of Twins Tourism. 

Dr Yemi Farounbi, the former Nigerian Ambassador to Philippines chaired the colourful occasion, held at Oba Alado Awaye Hall of the Museum in Ibadan.

In his address at the event themed Museums, Sustainability and Well Being, Farounbi challenged the participating school students to be in-charge of their today as leaders of tomorrow.

He urged them not to throw away the cultural values, objects in museum  exhibition is teaching.

Farounbi emphatically demonstrated to the participants great lessons the conserved last car of the late Premier of Western Nigeria, Chief Ladoke Akintola can teach them about greatness.

Earlier, in his opening remark, the Director General, National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Prof. Abba Isa Tijani who was represented by the curator, and deputy director, National Museum of Unity, Ibadan, Mrs Oriyomi Pamela Otuka stated that through the years, International Museum Day has become a veritable avenue to advocate for the role of museums in the society.

He further said that the theme for the year's Museum Day has opened up huge possibilities for museums and cultural organizations to engage with the health and well-being of society.

Highlights of the 2023 International Museum day celebration were the presentation of awards in acknowledgement of immense contributions to culture and African tradition which was presented to Ambassador Dr. Yemi Farounbi, Karamat Ajala, Ajibola Ogunkeyede and Ambassadors Taiwo and Kehinde Oguntoye as International Cultural Ambassadors.

Other activities at the event included cultural performance by Ogere Community High School, Inter Schools quiz competition , cutting of the International Museum Day celebration cake among others.

In attendance were team from American Space Ibadan, Nigeria Association of French Teachers, Museum Society of Nigeria, Friends of the Museum, selected secondary schools among others.

Court remands popular businessman, Abiodun Ejigbadero over alleged land grabbing, fraud

A Chief Magistrate court sitting in Yaba, Lagos state on Thursday reminded a popular businessman, Abiodun Ejigbadero.

Ajigbadero was arraigned over allegations of terrorizing land owners in Alimosho area of the state.

Land grabbing, arson and fraud were part of the offences he was alleged of committing.

The accused is facing a five-count charge of conspiracy to murder, unlawful possession of firearms, in suit number A/52/2023, and will be remanded in prison pending the Attorney-General's legal advice.

The charge reads: "That you, Abiodun Ishola Ejigbadero (M) and others still at large sometimes on or before 13th day of January 2022 at Akowonjo road, Alimosho Lagos, in the Lagos State Magisterial District, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony with assault ocassioning harm and thereby committed an offence punishable under 411 of the criminal law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015

The Second charge reads: "That you Abiodun Ishola Ejigbadero, (M), and others at large on the above mentioned date, time and place assault one Olugbenga Bakare (M) with first blows which caused him bodily harm and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 174 of the Criminal code laws of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015

The third charge reads: "That you, Abiodun Ishola Ejigbadero (m) and others still at large on the same day, time and place in the aforesaid Magisterial district with intent to defraud, did knowingly made false statement on oath in suit No ID/9661LMW/202 wherein you misrepresent yourself as Prince Ishola Akapo and thereby committed an offense punishable under section 86 of the criminal code laws of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.

 

The fourth charge reads: "That you, Abiodun Ishola  Ejigbadero others still at large on the same day, time and place in the aforementioned Magistrate District, with intent to defraud, did knowingly made a false document to wit: forged land documents dated 18th December, 1974 with intent that it may in anyway be used or acted upon as genuine whether in Nigeria or elsewhere to the prejudice of Olubunmi/Olubimi family and others and thereby committed an offense punishable under section 365 (1) of the criminal code laws of Lagos state of nigeria 2015.

The fifth charge reads:"That you, Abiodun Ishola Ejigbadero and others still at large on the same day, time and place aforementioned Magistrate District, did fraudulently presented yourself to the office of the Local Government Chieftaincy Affair, Alimosho LGA as a member of Olubunmi Chieftaincy family with intent that you will be crowned Baale of Alimosho Town and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 380 (1) of the criminal law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.

The Prosecutor, MS A.O Olatunbosun ESQ, in her ruling, denied the bail application by the accused counsel and ordered that the accused be remanded in prison, pending the Attorney-General's legal advice. 

The lawyer to the suspect, Samson Ajala, pleaded with the court not to grant the remand application, rather the court should consider the age of his client and admit him to bail in the most liberal term

The Magistrate while adjourning the matter till July 24, 2023, for mention, ordered that the suspect be remanded in prison custody

He adjourned further hearing to July 23, 2023.

Weeks after mum's death; Oyo speaker, Adebo Ogundoyin, wife welcome baby boy

Adebo Ogundoyin, the speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly and his wife, Olamidun have welcomed a new baby boy on Thursday.

The baby is coming a few weeks after the youthful speaker lost his mum, Chief (Mrs) Justina Ogundoyin.

Mrs Ogundoyin was one of the windows of the late Eruwa-born business mogul, Chief Adeseun Ogundoyin. 

The new baby would be the second child of the couple.

Announcing arrival of the baby, the Speaker said, ”My heart is full of joy as my wife has just put to bed.

"To God be the glory. It’s another bouncing baby boy. We have another beautiful soul added to our family as a consolation from the Lord.

"Just less than two months, our mum bid the world goodbye. We are happy mum is resting with the Lord now but we have another bundle of joy, another precious gift.

"Thank you O Lord! My beautiful wife, Olamidun and the beautiful baby are amazingly good. We are super excited at the moment.

”We feel blessed and happy to receive and welcome our little one to the world this beautiful Thursday.

"He is our second bundle of joy. It is a special gift from God. We can’t be happier. Join me in praising the Lord."

Autopsy reveals policeman starved, tortured to death in Kogi cell

Inspector Taiye Atobiloye, a police officer who passed away in a cell at the Kogi State Police Command's "D" Division, displayed signs of assault on his body and had also been starved to death, according to an autopsy that was performed on his remains.

According to the postmortem report, the deceased, who had hypertension, had been starved in the cell.

According to additional information on the occurrence, Atobiloye was a member of the Oke Onigbin Police Division in Kwara State. However, trouble for him began in April 2023 when he was transferred to Zone 12 in Kogi State for special duty but refused the order.

The deceased’s wife, Oluwabukola, said that when her husband’s efforts to stop the deployment failed, Atobiloye travelled to Kogi State to resume but, he was detained for late resumption at the ‘D’ Division.

Oluwabukola claimed that, after one week without anyone picking up the numerous calls she made to his telephone line, she heard from another person that, her husband had died inside a cell in ‘D’ Division.

 

When her husband's attempts to block the deployment were unsuccessful, the deceased's widow, Oluwabukola, claimed that Atobiloye traveled to Kogi State to continue but was detained for a late resume at the "D" Division.

Oluwabukola asserted that after calling his phone multiple times for a week and getting no answer, she learned from another person that her husband had passed away in a cell in "D" Division.

The widow claimed that several police officers tortured her husband Taiye, who had served in the department for 22 years, to death. She was demanding justice at the time.

The Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, Ruth Awi, however, stated that the deceased was intoxicated when he passed out in the cell in her statement over the incident.

The primary causes of the deceased's death were listed as "acute left ventricular failure" and "hypertensive cardiovascular disease" in the five-page post-mortem report, which was issued on May 3rd, 2023, and signed by one Dr. Awelimobor Daniel of the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja. The secondary cause was listed as "multiple superficial soft tissue injuries."

The victim was taken to the hospital already dead and did not slump and pass away as alleged by the police, according to a portion of the autopsy report.

“External examination: young man, not pale, axyanosed, anicteric, no pedal oedema, obvious bruising and external signs/marks of violence are seen over the forehead, face, shoulders, both wrists and on the leg and empty stomach.”