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The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old woman, identified as Yetunde Gbadebo, for attempting to sell her three-year-old daughter on Aladiye Street in Sagamu. Our correspondent gathered on Sunday that the incident occurred at about 10:00 on July 25, 2024. PUNCH Metro learnt from a police source at the command that the suspect
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The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi has called on the general public and Iwo sons and daughters to officially address him as His Imperial Majesty and not His Royal Majesty. Oba Akanbi gave the directive through a personally signed statement posted on his Facebook page on Sunday. The traditional ruler revealed that the
Address me as His Imperial Majesty — Oluwo
The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi has called on the general public and Iwo sons and daughters to officially address him as His Imperial Majesty and not His Royal Majesty.
Oba Akanbi gave the directive through a personally signed statement posted on his Facebook page on Sunday.
The traditional ruler revealed that the reason for the notice is because the throne of Oluwo is such that commands respect and it is of the direct bloodline of Oduduwa.
He noted that unlike many other towns whose kings were promoted from being Baale (Dukes) to Oba, Iwo never had a Baale and as such any Oluwo of Iwo should be addressed as His Imperial Majesty.
The statement reads, “The general public, most especially the admirers of The Paramount Ruler of Iwoland, are to note that Oluwo is an Imperial Majesty not His Royal Majesty.
“The stool of Oluwo commands the respect of the direct blood of Oduduwa. The Oluwo stool is a crown from inception. Unlike many other stools in Yorubaland, Iwo stool was never upgraded from Baaleship. It is a natural Paramount crown from formation. Oluwo is a viceroy of none. Oluwo has over 30 Obas he crowned.
“As such, Oluwo should always be addressed as His Imperial Majesty not His Royal Majesty. Any correspondence without proper address will not be honoured. No General will love to be called a sergeant likewise no Doctor will answer the name of a nurse.”
The Senator representing Niger East, Sani Musa, on Monday rejected the proposed establishment of state Police in the country, saying the outfit will be subjected to ‘political abuse.’ Musa spoke in Kano shortly after the deliberations at the just-concluded Retreat of the Senate Committee on Review of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Niger Senator rejects state Police, says it’ll be abused
The Senator representing Niger East, Sani Musa, on Monday rejected the proposed establishment of state Police in the country, saying the outfit will be subjected to ‘political abuse.’
Musa spoke in Kano shortly after the deliberations at the just-concluded Retreat of the Senate Committee on Review of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Musa, who is also the Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, however, supported the autonomy for local governments in the country, describing it as very important.
The lawmaker also stated his position on the creation of a system of federalism in the country.
According to him, the country has been demarcated into zones based on connecting sub-national states.
He said: “I am no longer in support of what we want to do in creating State Police.
”I just took a sample of the Community State Policing that we said we have introduced.
”It’s not working, look at the infrastructure , look at the photography of the people that work, it’s not balanced. It will only create a problem for this country.
“There will be political abuse, there will be corruption, ethnic, religious or zonal bias and disparities.”