‘I’LL TURN OFF THE MIC’ — REMI TINUBU REINS IN ADELEKE’S SINGING AT OONI’S ANNIVERSARY. (VIDEO/PHOTO).
‘I’ll turn off the mic’ — Remi Tinubu reins in Adeleke’s singing at Ooni’s anniversary First Lady Oluremi Tinubu cautioned Ademola Adeleke, the Osun state governor, for prolonged singing during his remarks at the 10th coronation anniversary celebration of Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife. The moment, captured in a now-viral video, occurred as the governor mounted the podium on Sunday to pay tribute to the monarch and to congratulate the Remi on her newly bestowed chieftaincy title, Yeye Asiwaju Gbogbo Ile Oodua. Rather than proceed immediately with his formal message, Adeleke, popularly known as the “Dancing Governor” for his spirited public appearances, burst into a short musical chant, drawing laughter from parts of the audience. Remi, who had moments earlier received her traditional title from the Ooni, walked towards the podium, gestured lightly to the governor, and whispered to him to proceed with his statement. “Go ahead,” she was heard saying, in an attempt to steer the ev...
According to sources,there was drama at Ejigbo Magistrates curt after a 30 year old man arrested for stealing a 4 year old girl turned out to be the father of the girl in question in Lagos state.The police at Ejigbo division arrested Segun Omotola and charged him before the court with stealing Titilayo Omotayo Omotola.The happened after he had a quarrel with his wife,Olujoke,who abandoned the child to him and left their matrimonial home.The incident happened at 7,Tunde Bello street Ejigbo,Lagos where he resided with hid family.Omotola too the little girl to his mother in Niger Republic and came back to Lagos and continued his mechanic work.When his wife later returned to her matrimonial home and did not find the little girl,she went to the police and reported that Omotola had stolen the girl.She did not disclose to the police that Omotola was her husband.The police arrested Omotola and charged him to court with stealing under the criminal code.The real drama started when Omotola was arraigned and he pleaded not guilty on the two count charge of assault and stealing the girl.The prosecutor,Mr Femi Adeleye objected to his bail on the ground that he would escape out of the country if granted bail.Omotola's counsel,Barrister {Mrs} Jacinta Ogbedelote informed the court that the victim was his daughter and the complainant was his wife who abandoned the girl for him before he took the girl to hid mother for care in Niger Republic.The complainant,Olujoke Owolabi who refused to use her husband's name,then confirmed before the court that Omotola was actually her husband with whom she had three kids and the child in question was their daughter.The revelationn by his wife,however,did not change the course of the proceedings as the presiding Magistrate,Mr Peter Nwaka,admitted Omotola on bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in the lie sum.The court also ordered that Omotola should deposit his ECOWAS passport before the court pending the determination if little Titilayo was his daughter.However,Omotola was remanded in Prison custody pending when he will perfect his bail condition.The matter was adjourned till 16 September,2015.
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