Cubana Chief Priest: Why I Supported Obi Over Tinubu During 2023 Elections

Cubana Chief Priest has once again called on Igbo people to support President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections.

Speaking at a recent City Boy Movement (CBM) rally in Imo state, the socialite admitted that he did not back Tinubu in the 2023 election because he wanted to identify as an “Igbo boy” supporting Peter Obi.

He described that decision as a “mistake” and referred to his past stance as “foolish,” stating that he has now reconsidered his position.

Cubana emphasised that “Igbo people are looking for a fair stake in Nigeria’s political arrangement and must be strategic with their votes moving forward”.

“At the past election, I did not support Tinubu because I wanted to be an Igbo boy by supporting Peter Obi and I made some careless mistakes. I was a fool then but not anymore now. We are just looking for a fair share in this government,” he said.

“We Igbos are the people that was defeated during the war and it has not been easy for us in Nigeria since then. That is why we want to be smart this time around so we can get what we want. We do not want to lose again and we will never wastes our votes again.

“That is why we are standing with City Boy Movement and Tinubu. Also they would not tell you that Seyi Tinubu married an Igbo girl. He is our brother and our own.”

Cubana Chief Priest

In February, Cubana had called on the south-east to back Tinubu in the forthcoming elections, adding that he is hopeful that the president will hand over to an Igbo man at the end of his tenure.

The socialite was appointed as the Imo director of CBM, a youth-oriented support group for Tinubu’s re-election campaign.

Court Sentences Ekiti Lecturer Shittu Isiaka To De@th By Hanging For Armed Robbery

Court sentences Ekiti lecturer Shittu Isiaka to de@th by hanging for armed robbery. The court of appeal sitting in Akure, the Ondo state capital, has sentenced Shittu Isiaka, a lecturer at the College of Health Technology, Ijero-Ekiti, to death by hanging for armed robbery.

Omolara Adejumo, the presiding justice, delivered the judgement after finding Isiaka guilty of conspiracy to commit armed robbery and armed robbery.

John Joshua, the prosecution counsel, told the court that the incident occurred on July 5, 2017, along Ibuji on the Akure-Ilesha expressway.

Joshua said Isiaka and other accomplices – who are still at large – robbed Olatunji Olowoyeye, a commercial driver, of his Nissan Cabstar vehicle with registration number XJ 214 KTU at gunpoint.

While testifying, Olowoyeye told the court that he knew the defendant before the incident.

He said Isiaka and two other men had hired him in Ilesa to transport cocoa beans from Igbara-Oke for N20,000.

According to him, the men paid N8,000 upfront and promised to pay the balance after the trip.

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Olowoyeye said he became suspicious when the passengers asked him to drive the vehicle into the bush near a primary school at Ibuji.

He told the court that one of the men sitting beside him suddenly brought out a gun while Isiaka sat in the front seat.

The victim said the attackers dragged him out of the vehicle, collected the key, his phone and cash, tied his hands and legs and abandoned him in the bush.

Olowoyeye further alleged that the defendant injected him with a substance before tying him to a tree.

According to him, he later rolled through the bush and reached the highway, where police patrol officers rescued him and took him to a hospital.

Olowoyeye told the court that he passed bloody urine for several days and spent about 15 days receiving medical treatment.

Kehinde Omotosho, an inspector and police witness, told the court that highway patrol officers brought the victim to the Igbara-Oke police station, where he made a statement implicating Isiaka.

During the trial, Isiaka denied the allegations.

The suspect told the court that he was not involved in the robbery and also denied injecting the victim with any substance.

The defendant argued that he was not a medical practitioner and had no licence to administer injections.

He further told the court that investigators failed to present any syringe or item allegedly used in the crime, adding that no medical report was tendered to support the victim’s claim.

In the judgement, the judge held that the prosecution failed to establish the offence of endangering life as required under section 135(1) of the Evidence Act.

The judge also noted that there were no eyewitness accounts of the alleged injection and no medical report to support the victim’s claim.

She said it would be unsafe to rely solely on the testimonies of the victim and another witness without any supporting medical evidence.

Court Sentences Ekiti Lecturer Shittu Isiaka To De@th

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The judge consequently acquitted Isiaka on the third count but held that the prosecution established sufficient evidence linking the defendant to the robbery.

Adejumo convicted Isiaka of conspiracy to commit armed robbery and armed robbery, sentencing him to life imprisonment for conspiracy and death by hanging for armed robbery.

“The sentence of the court upon you is that you be hanged by the neck until you are dead,” the judge said.

Government Approves N34bn For 25 Divisional Police Headquarters, Other Projects In Delta

Government approves N34bn for 25 divisional police headquarters, other projects in Delta. Mr Aniagwu said that the government approved over N400 billion to address sundry projects.

The Delta State Executive Council (DELSEC), on Friday, approved N34 billion to build Police Divisional Headquarters across the 25 LGAs, ahead of the proposed State Police.

The Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Charles Aniagwu, disclosed this at a news briefing on some of the decisions reached at the DELSEC meeting, presided over by Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori at the Government House, Asaba.

Mr Aniagwu said that the government approved over N400 billion to address sundry projects, including the Divisional Police Headquarters, roads, hostels for the nine state-owned tertiary institutions, rural electrification projects, and social intervention programmes in the state.

He added that the approval covered the construction and rehabilitation of over 50 road projects across the state.

He described the approval as a watershed, adding that the government had presented a lead, particularly with regard to the State Police infrastructure in readiness for its creation.

The commissioner said: “Gov. Oborevwori, in line with his M.O.R.E. Agenda, has been able to lead us to approve several projects that touch the lives of our people across different sectors in the state.

“But principal among the decisions that were reached at today’s State Executive Council meeting hinged on the number one function of the government, which is the security of the people.

“Ahead of the federal government policy on State Police, the state government today approved the construction of state-of-the-art Divisional Police Headquarters in the 25 LGAs and a Special Police Protection Unit at the cost of about N34 billion.

“This is because we want to advance the security of our people even when, today, Delta ranks as one of the most secured and safest states to live in Nigeria,” Mr Aniagwu said.

According to him, the decision has become necessary since the Federal Government is most favourably disposed at this time to allow state police across the country.

Mr Aniagwu added that the government was partnering with the Rural Electrification Agency, noting that the EXCO also approved N5 billion to boost electricity supply in the state.

“Government also approved N1.5 billion for the Ministry of Economic Planning to execute the second phase of its social investment intervention in the state,” he said.

Also, the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ekemejero Ohwovoriole, disclosed that the state government approved the construction of 10 units of residential quarters for judges, comprising five at Osubi in Delta Central and five in Asaba.

Mr Ohwovoriole said that the government, in its bid to ensure a state-of-the-art and conducive working environment, also gave approval for the renovation of 16 Customary Courts and 26 Magistrates’ Courts across the state.

He added that the government had a work plan in place to ensure a better welfare package for magistrates, particularly regarding mobility and housing.

On his part, the Commissioner for Higher Education, Johnbull Tonukari, explained that the government’s approval to construct one male and one female hostel in each of the nine state-owned tertiary institutions would help address their accommodation needs.

Delta Governor Oborevwori

Mr Tonukari said that when completed, the hostels would provide accommodation for at least 960 students in each of the institutions, including four universities, three polytechnics, and two Colleges of Education.

According to him, the four universities alone have over 45,000 students, so building new male and female hostels in each institution will be a huge relief for students and their parents.

The Commissioner for Housing, Godknows Angele, said that the ministry was ready to deliver all the projects for the state police, judiciary, and higher institutions in good time and according to specification.