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Alleged murder Timothy Adegoke : Adedoyin, others, entered no-case submission in their defence
All the defendants standing trial before Justice Adepele Ojo of Osun State High Court, Osogbo over the alleged murder of Timothy Adegoke, OAU’s postgraduate student have entered a no-case submission in their defence.
This followed the close of the prosecution case by the counsel, Mr O. Omosun after calling its eight witnesses at the resumed hearing on Monday.
Counsel to Dr Rahman Adedoyin, Mr Yusuf Alli, SAN, as well as the six other defendants, Mr Muritala Abdulrasheed, SAN, Roland Otaru, SAN, and Okon Ita all entered a no-case submission on behalf of the defendants in the matter.
According to Alli, “My Lord having studied the proceedings, the testimonies and document before the court, I have concluded to enter a no case submission for the first defendant and urged the court to oblige us 48 hours to file written address before it.”
Similarly, counsel to the 2nd, 4th and 5th defendants, Rasheed and counsel to 3rd and 6th defendant, Otaru, while praying with the court to avail them 48 hours to file written address, said, “we have seen that the best thing to do with the case before the court is to enter a no case submission”.
Ita, counsel to the 7th defendant also seek leave of the court to adopt similar submission and 48 hours to file his written address.
Prosecution counsel, Omosun urged the court to grant him four days to respond to the addresses, but Alli urged the court to grant the prosecution 48 hours so that counsel can adopt their addresses before the court by Friday.
Earlier, prosecution had called a witness, which is the PW 8, DSP Samuel Odeh, a forensic scientist with the Force headquarters and disclosed that the department conducted a swab stick analysis to identify a substance on a curtain brought to the laboratory.
The report of the analysis was tendered in exhibit, though, all the defence counsel objected to the admissibility of the report, but reserved the grounds of their objections to written address stage.
The report was marked exhibit Adegoke 19 after which the prosecution counsel closed it case as the other witness of the day, a staff of a commercial bank, was not available in court.
Chief judge Ojo, therefore adjourned the matter to Friday, March 25, 2022, for adoption of written addresses by counsel.
The Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, has passed away at the age of 91.
The respected monarch reportedly died on Sunday, just hours after the announcement of the death of his longtime friend and former President, Muhammadu Buhari.
Mourning his passage, a prince of Ijebu, Prince Adedoyin Alatishe wrote on X, “Baami Ogbagba agbatewole , Erin wo. Omo anikilaya saagbu.”
Adetona, who ascended the throne in 1960, was one of Nigeria’s longest-reigning traditional rulers and widely revered for his contributions to the sociopolitical development of Ijebuland and Ogun State at large.
Former president muhammadu Buhari has died at a hospital in London this afternoon according to the family, He was former military head of state in 1983.
The family of the former president has announced the passing on of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, this afternoon in a clinic in London. May Allah accept him in Aljannatul Firdaus, Amin.”
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Breaking : Tinubu returns to Abuja tonight after diplomatic visits to Saint Lucia, Brazil,Says Onanuga
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to arrive Abuja later tonight following a two-nation diplomatic tour that took him to Saint Lucia in the Caribbean and Brazil in South America.
His return was confirmed in a message posted on Saturday afternoon by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, on his verified X handle, @aonanuga1956.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returns to Abuja today after his two-nation visit to Saint Lucia and Brazil,” the presidential aide stated.
The President departed Nigeria on Saturday, June 28 for what was described as a strategic outreach aimed at strengthening ties with regions historically under-engaged in Nigeria’s diplomatic matrix.
His first stop was Saint Lucia, where he made a historic visit to build new ties and explore emerging partnerships with Caribbean states.
While in Saint Lucia, Tinubu interacted with regional leaders under the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), reinforcing Nigeria’s growing interest in Caribbean diplomacy and South-South cooperation.
He subsequently proceeded to Brazil to participate in the 17th BRICS Summit held in Rio de Janeiro.
On the sidelines of the summit, President Tinubu held a bilateral meeting with his Brazilian counterpart, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The leaders co-chaired the Nigeria-Brazil high-level bilateral meeting , where they discussed mechanisms to boost trade, infrastructure financing, and cultural cooperation between Africa’s most populous country and Latin America’s largest economy.
With the President’s return, focus is expected to shift to domestic engagements and follow-up actions on the diplomatic and investment commitments made during his foreign tour.
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