Judiciary

Family Executes Judgment on Nine Hectares of Land in Odoyanta

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By Olaolu Fawole

The family of late Oba Solomon Erinle on Tuesday, executed a state High Court judgment over a 9-hectare parcel of land in Odoyanta Village, Ijebu Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State.

The judgment, which was delivered on April 29, 2024 by Justice Hassan Oyajinmi of the state High Court sitting in Ijebu Ode was enforced by the family’s counsel in company of court bailiffs and detachment of fully armed policemen from the state headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta.

During the exercise, the bailiffs marked structures erected on the land with inscriptions “possession taken today 4/2/2025 in suit No: HCJ/17/2023”, while illegal occupants and workers were warned to immediately vacate the land.

According to a copy of the court judgment made available to Radio Nigeria, the land was covered by Certificate of Occupancy and was duly registered at the Land Registry, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Speaking with newsmen during the enforcement, Gani Faniyi, who is the lawyer to the claimants, Mrs Mojisola Oyedele nee Erinle, Olugbenga Erinle and other beneficiaries of the Estate of Oba Solomon Erinle said the illegal occupants had been warned against taking possession of the land, but they did not yield to their warnings.

“Trespassers came on this land, unauthorized by the claimants, we warned them, but we don’t want to take the laws into our hands, therefore we proceeded to court and we got judgment of court against the trespassers and that’s what is being enforced now. From this moment, we have taken possession of the land”

Mr. Faniyi called on the illegal occupants to channel their grievances through legal means.

He equally enjoined prospective land buyers to engage services of professionals to avoid falling into the hands of fraudsters.

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Health

Stakeholders Seek End To Maternal Mortality

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Coalition of Ogun Women on Maternal Health initiative has called on the state government to strengthen policies that will end Maternal mortality especially at the rural areas across the country.

They made the appeal during a stakeholders meeting at Ijebu Ode, Ogun State.

Addressing the participants, the Chairman, National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Ogun State Chapter, Comrade Funmilayo Solarin said the re- introduction of Midwives Service Scheme to cater for the hinterlands would help to reduce the number of people trooping to urban areas to access health services.

She maintained that the programme being implemented in Ogun State through the collaborative efforts of both the Federal And State governments was stopped in the year Twenty fifteen. 

Comrade Solarin equally called for prompt payment of Salaries, enhanced welfare package and improved security across the country in the bid to address the problem of brain drain in the public health sector.

Also, The Secretary, Ogun Women for Health Initiative, Alhaja Adeyemi identified poor infrastructure as well as the lack of equipment and personnel at many of the rural health facilities as major causes of maternal mortality. 

In the same vein, a representative of civil society organisations in the state Mrs Moji Akinsanya suggested the need for advocacy visits to enlist the support of stakeholders towards identifying and addressing the bottlenecks affecting women’s health management. 

Modupeola Sobukola

Security

Anyone caught with arms will be charged with armed robbery – Ogun Police

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Youths and politicians caught with arms in Ogun State would henceforth be prosecuted for cultism, illegal possession of arms and robberies prevailing in their area of arrest.

Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Edward Ajogun disclosed this at a stakeholders meeting with community leaders, youths groups and security agencies at the Ijebu-Ode Police Area Command, Igbeba.

Correspondent Wale Oluokun reports that prevailing cultists clashes in Ijebu Ode between rival cultists groups was reenacted while the police commissioner was holding meeting with the stakeholders.

His report.

Wale Oluokun

Economy

Ogun Youths Call On Government To Tackle Unemployment

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The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Lekan Adegbite has held interactive sessions with representatives of the youths across the three Senatorial Districts of Ogun State. 

Participants in the sessions held at Ilaro, Ijebu Ode and Abeokuta were unanimous in their call on the federal government to address the rising cost of living and tackle unemployment headlong in the interest of the youths.

Olusegun Folarin has the rest of the story.

Olusegun Folarin

Politics

OGHA Charges Council Chairmen On Boosting Democracy

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Local Government Transition Committee Chairmen in Ogun State have been charged to be more proactive in the discharge of their duties to further boost people’s confidence in democracy.

Chairman, Ogun State House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr Akeem Balogun, gave the charge during the lawmakers’ oversight visit to some Local Government Council Areas in the state to assess their performance for the period of August and October 2020.

Mr Balogun who admonished the councils not to rely on the revenue from the federation account gave the assurance that the Ogun State House of Assembly, OGHA, would engage the relevant government’s agencies towards ensuring the remittance of all revenues accruable to the councils.

He noted that the Local Government Chairmen also needed to strengthen their revenue base to complement what would be accruable to them from sources being handled by the state government. 

In separate remarks, Chairmen of the local governments, including Sagamu, Ijebu Ode, Odogbolu, Ijebu East and Ijebu North East promised to intensify efforts at making life meaningful for the people. 

Oluwatoyin Adegoke