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TERRORISM: OLUBADAN TASKS LADOJA, OTHERS TO BE VIGILANT

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  The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, has tasked the newly elevated High Chiefs in Ibadanland to be security conscious and prevent infiltration of their communities by terrorists and other criminals. The Olubadan, who was represented by the Otun Balogun of Ibadanland, High Chief Tajudeen Ajibola, said this at the installation of the High Chiefs to their new offices in Ibadan on Friday. Those elevated were former Governor Rashidi Ladoja from Osi Olubadan to Otun Olubadan; High Chief Eddy Oyewole from Ashipa Olubadan to Osi Olubadan; High Chief Abiodun Kola-Daisi from Ekerin Olubadan to Ashipa Olubadan; High Chief  Hamidu Ajibade from Ekarun Olubadan to Ekerin Olubadan; and Adebayo Akande from Abese Olubadan to Ekarun Olubadan of Ibadanland. Olubadan said, “The high chiefs who have just been promoted should be up to the task in discharging the responsibilities they have been saddled with. The high chiefs are to oversee security, ensure peace and happiness of the peopl...

TINUBU AND YAHAYA BELLO IN A CLOSED-DOOR MEETING

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  The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress and former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is currently in a closed-door meeting with Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, in what political observers said was part of reconciliatory moves to pacify aggrieved aspirants of the APC presidential ticket. Tinubu was accompanied to the meeting on Friday by Governors  Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos); Bello Matawalle (Zamfara); and Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano). A former governor of Edo State and former national chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole, is also in the entourage. It was, however, not clear if the issue of Tinubu’s running mate would be part of the agenda. We learnt that they would brief the press on the outcome of the meeting. Source: The punch newspaper