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Ondo monarch jailed three years for contempt of court

5 months ago878 min

An Ondo State Chief Magistrates Court sitting in Igbokoda has sentenced the Baale of Ebute Ipare Community in Ilaje Local Government Area of the state, Francis Ogundeji, to three years imprisonment for disobedience to court order . The judgement was delivered on Monday by Senior Magistrate E.A. Manuwa but a copy of the judgement was made available to PUNCH Metro on Thursday. According to the judgement, Ogundeji and one Ikuejamoye Thomas were charged to court...

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Woman detained for stabbing Yoruba monarch to death in US

5 months ago2624 min

A 53-year-old woman, Akiba Meredith, has been charged with murder after allegedly killing the leader of Oyotunji African Village in Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA, Adegbolu Adefunmi, also known as Oba Adejuyigbe Adefunmi II. PUNCH Metro gathered that the Oyotunji African Village, which was founded in 1970, is meant to emulate villages of the Yoruba religion in the US, with “a population believed to consist of less than 10 families, although the community was home...

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Lagos monarch accused of demolishing cancer survivor’s home

5 months ago28310 min

A three-time cancer survivor, Olaitan Ogunseye, has demanded justice after the Eletu of Oke-Eletu, Adeniyi Àjàyí, allegedly demolished her building under construction on Chris Aghanenu Street, Eyita, in the Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the monarch, after taking over the property from the 64-year-old woman, allegedly threatened to kill her and anyone else sighted working on the land. PUNCH Metro learnt that the plot of land was acquired from...

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Confusion as gunmen abduct Sokoto monarch

5 months ago1034 min

Suspected gunmen believed to be bandits on Sunday kidnapped Sarkin Gobie, the traditional ruler of Gatawa District, Sabom Birni Local Government Area, one of the troubled areas in the Eastern senatorial zone of the state. When contacted on Monday, the spokesman for the Sokoto State Police Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police Ahmed Rufai, confirmed the abduction of the traditional ruler, but could not provide details on how the abduction took place. Rufai said the command...

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Slain 17 Military Personnel: Wanted Delta Monarch Surrenders Self To Nigeria Police

9 months ago895 min

One of the eight persons declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters in connection with the killing of 17 military personnel in Okuama community, Delta State has turned himself in. Clement Ikolo, the King of Ewu Kingdom in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state, on Thursday, turned himself in to the authorities by going to the state police command. Before turning himself in, the monarch spoke to Galaxy TV, saying...