Oba Olatunde Olusola of Imojo-Ekiti, one of the two Ekiti monarchs killed by bandits on Monday, was on track to become a professor within a year before his untimely death. The Second-in-Command to the Onimojo, the Elejira of Imojo, Chief Ayodele Dada, disclosed this in a meeting between Ekiti State officials and elders of the community. On Monday, gunmen ambushed …

The announcement that Alhaji Saad Bamgbola, the Chief Imam of Egbaland, had been suspended on Tuesday caused confusion in Abeokuta. According to information gathered, prominent Muslims in Egbaland claimed on Monday that Bamgbola had been suspended over allegations of “high handedness, administrative exclusivity, mishandling of funds and conflicting of interest between his position as the Chief Imam and membership of …

An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti on Thursday sentenced two men — a 63-year-old cleric, Adereti Ebenezer, and 68-year-old chief, Akinyede Joseph — to three years imprisonment each for forgery. They were arraigned before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye on 18th October 2021, on four counts bordering on conspiracy, forgery, false sworn declarations, and making documents without authority. According to …