‘I’LL TURN OFF THE MIC’ — REMI TINUBU REINS IN ADELEKE’S SINGING AT OONI’S ANNIVERSARY. (VIDEO/PHOTO).

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 ‘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...

85-YEAR-OLD EX-DG OF IMO BROADCASTING CORPORATION,ALLEGEDLY STABBED HIS WIFE TO DEATH.{PHOTO}.

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     A former Director-General of the Imo Broadcasting Corporation (IBC), Mr. Theophilus Okere, has allegedly stabbed his wife to death at Imerinwe community in the Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area of the state.
Aged 85, Okere was said to have carried out the act unknowingly.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quoted a source as saying the former DG had been suffering from dementia, a term for diseases and conditions characterised by a decline in memory, language, problem-solving and other thinking skills that affect a person’s ability to perform everyday activities.
The sources reportedly said the family had been managing Okere’s dementia for some time.
“Okere has been down with dementia and the family has been managing the problem. Even today that he stabbed his wife to death, when he was asked why he did it, he responded that his wife was still sleeping,” the source reportedly said.
”The other Sunday, Okere went to church and said that his car was missing when in fact the car was parked in his compound.”
Okere’s wife, who was 77 years, was described as a retiree of the Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo.
The couple had been married for 50 years.
The spokesman of the Imo State Police Command, Mr. Orlando Ikeowu, who confirmed the incident, told NAN that the police had commenced investigation into the matter.
“It is true that the former director-general of the state-owned broadcasting corporation, Mr. T.C. Okere, about 85-years allegedly stabbed his wife to death this morning. The command has commenced investigation into the matter,” he reportedly said.-Thisday.
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