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Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Oba Dosunmu Has Passed On

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The Ogun State government in a statement released by the State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Afolabi Afuape has announced the death of one of its monarch’s Oluwu of Owu Kingdon, Oba Dosunmu, Amororo II.

Oba Dosumnu who is a first-class monarch passed away in his palace in Abeokuta on Sunday the 12th of December 2021 after a brief illness. A source told Sahara Reporters that the mood in the palace was gloomy after the monarch passed on.

He ascended the throne in 2005, as the 13th Olowu succeeding Oba Adewale Adisa Odeleye, Lagbedu 1 who died in 2003 at the age of 65. Oba Dosunmu had refused to take part in any ritual before his coronation as king, describing such practise as anti-progressive; he made this known in an interview.

The late Oba shares the same village as Nigeria’s former president Olusegun Obasanjo.

Condolences have poured in since the public learned of his passing. In his statement, the state’s Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Afolabi Afuape expressed condolences to his chiefs and the people of Owu.

The state governor Prince Dapo Abiodun also sympathized with the late Oba’s family describing him as a man of peace and a passionate supporter of development. In a condolence message released by his Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, the governor asked the people of Owu to take solace in the fact that the Oba, during his reign, made a lasting impact.

“God Almighty grants Kabiyesi’s soul eternal repose and the people he left behind the fortitude to bear this loss,” the governor said.

Oba Dosunmu, prior to ascending the throne was a civil servant, broadcaster, businessman, and politician. He attended the prestigious King’s College in Lagos before proceeding to study Drama and Television Production overseas at the Hendon College of Technology in London in 1963.

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Before leaving for the UK, the late Oba Dosunmu began to serve as a civil servant with the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Ebute Metta, Lagos State in 1956. He would later join the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation where he rose to head the drama department.

He left the NBC in 1975 to establish his own production company, Starline Films Limited. His best-known work was The Village Headmaster, the Nigerian TV series that was very popular and held the record of the longest-running popular television series for over 20 years.

The late monarch also had a bachelor’s degree in Theology from Landmark Baptist College, Tennessee, United States.

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Donald Trump Wins US Presidential Elections, defeats Kamala Harris

Donald Trump has won the US presidential election after securing the over 270 Electoral College (EC) votes required to emerge victorious.

As of this report, Trump has secured 279 EC votes, while his main challenger, incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris, has secured 223 votes.

Mr Trump is also ahead in the popular vote count, securing over 71 million votes to Mrs Harris’s over 66 million.

This election is the first since 2004 in which a Republican presidential candidate will secure more popular votes than a Democratic Party candidate, indicating Mr Trump’s solid performance and Mrs Harris’s sub-par performance.

“America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate,” Mr Trump told a jubilant crowd in Florida Wednesday morning.

As of Wednesday afternoon, Mr Trump had already won in four of the seven crucial Swing states – North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – and was ahead in the remaining three – Michigan, Nevada, and Arizona – BBC reports.

Apart from winning the presidential election, the Republican Party also took control of the US Senate for the first time in four years and maintained its hold of the House.

Several world leaders, including Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, have congratulated Mr Trump on his victory.

According to President Tinubu, Mr Trump’s victory reflects the trust and confidence the American people have placed in his leadership, the president’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, wrote in a statement.

President Tinubu believes that, given President Trump’s experience as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021, his return to the White House as the 47th president will usher in an era of earnest, beneficial, and reciprocal economic and development partnerships between Africa and the United States, he added.

“Together, we can foster economic cooperation, promote peace, and address global challenges that affect our citizens,” the Nigerian leader was quoted as saying.

Many other leaders posted their congratulatory messages on X, the social media platform whose owner, Elon Musk, was one of the main campaigners for Mr Trump.

“Ready to work together as we did for four years. With your convictions and mine, with respect and ambition. For more peace and prosperity,” French President Emmanuel Macron wrote on X.

“For a long time, Germany and the U.S. have been working together successfully promoting prosperity and freedom on both sides of the Atlantic,” wrote German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on X. “We will continue to do so for the wellbeing of our citizens.”

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Nigerian Chief Of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja Dies At 56

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, has died at the
age of 56, according to a state house press statement. Lt. General Lagbaja passed away on Tuesday night in Lagos following an illness, as announced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

President Tinubu expressed profound sadness over the loss of a “dedicated servant
of the nation” whose military career spanned over three decades.

Lt. General Lagbaja, born on February 28, 1968, was appointed Chief of Army Staff on June 19, 2023. His service history includes numerous leadership roles in critical security operations such as Operation ZAKI in Benue, Lafiya Dole in Borno, and Forest Sanity across
Kaduna and Niger States. A distinguished alumnus of the U.S. Army War College with a Master’s in Strategic Studies, Lt. General Lagbaja was recognized for his strategic acumen.

Lt. General Lagbaja is survived by his beloved wife, Mariya, and their two children. President Tinubu expresses his heartfelt condolences to the family and the Nigerian Armed Forces during this difficult time. The president wishes Lt. General Lagbaja eternal peace and honors his significant contributions to the nation.

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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have detained a former governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, for the alleged diversion of N1.3 trillion of the 13 percent derivation fund from the Federation Account between 2015 and 2023.

A source close to proceedings says that Mr Okowa was detained on Monday, 4 November, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, when he reported at the Port Harcourt Directorate of the EFCC on the invitation of investigators handling his matter.

The former governor allegedly failed to account for the funds and another N40 billion he allegedly claimed to have used to acquire shares in the UTM Floating Liquefied Natural Gas.

Mr Okowa allegedly bought N40 billion worth of shares in one of the major banks in Nigeria, representing eight percent equity, to float the offshore LNG.

The funds were allegedly used for other purposes. The anti-graft agency is also investigating the former governor’s alleged diversion of funds to acquire estates in the nation’s capital, Abuja, and Asaba in Delta State.

He is being held at the EFCC holding facility in Port Harcourt.When contacted on Monday evening, the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, confirmed Mr Okowa’s detention but declined to give details.

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