People and Culture
Court Sacks Ooni’s Second-In-Command
The Obalufe of Ife, Idowu Adediwura the second-in-command to the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi was sent packing. This happened on Wednesday 11 December 2019 by an Osun State High Court sitting in Osun State.
The Obalufe was sacked by Juastice Foluke Awolalu based on his Installation not following the provisions of the Ife Chieftaincy Declaration of 1957.
Also, the court also directed the Ooni to fill the vacant position with a candidate from the Aga Ruling House within the next 21 days.
Therefore, presiding Judge, Justice Foluke Awolalu affirms that the Ife Chieftaincy Declaration of 1957 backed claims of Aga Ruling House. This house was to produce the next Obalufe and not Mr. Ajagbusiekun Adediwura Ruling House.
Besides, this judgment is coming on the heels of a preliminary objection filed by Mr. Adediwura. He had approached the court seeking the dismissal of the case and was however struck out by the court.
Dino Melaye and a former Senator at the Red Chambers bear his mind concerning his collections of automobiles.
Dino said, homosexuals spend so much money on same-sex, some hide their money in Switzerland, the occult buy blood for any amount while for him, he makes use of his money for what he loves which is to collect automobiles
Ajia Strauss, 28, from New Jersey on Thursday 13th February pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to defraud the US by being involved in a fake marriage.
She was brought before the Pittsburgh federal court where she confessed to entering into a fake marriage with a Nigerian man residing in Pittsburgh at that time so he could be a permanent resident
The Nigerian, 36-year-old Monsuru Ogunbiyi went back to Pennsylvania where he lived after the marriage was done in New Jersey on 3rd June 2016. Besides, in addition to paying Strauss $1,500 for the arranged marriage, they made false statements to citizenship and immigration services, staged loved up photos, falsified documents, opened a joint bank account, and claimed they lived together.
They were discovered when the Nigerian man, Ogunbiyi, applied for permanent residence in 2017. Also, SMS in which they talked about Strauss’s address and to know about each other before going on with the marriage.
The couple was arrested in July 2019 where the Nigerian man pleaded guilty to the same offense in December 2019. Ogunbiyi has already served two and a half months in jail and likely to be deported.
On the other hand, Strauss is expected to be sentenced in Pittsburgh on 3rd June. If found guilty, she could spend five years in prison and $250,000 fines.
A youth corps member in Kaduna State has been praised by the NYSC authorities for returning the excess allowance paid into his account.
He was paid N66,000 instead of his N33,000 allowance in January. However, he alerted his superiors to the errors.
This act of integrity has earned him commendations as he was brought before his colleagues as an exemplary corps member.
