Breaking: Afe Babalola to drop charges against Dele Farotimi

Yomi Durojaye 

Legal luminary, Afe Babalola has said he is ready to withdraw his criminal defamation suit against Lagos lawyer, Dele Farotimi.

 Breaking: Afe Babalola to drop charges against Dele Farotimi

This follows a visit to him by a delegation led by Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Sunday night.

Ooni visited the elder statesman at his residence at Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti (ABUAD) to plead with him to withdraw the suit against Dele Farotimi.

The Ooni, who arrived at ABUAD at about 10.30 pm, was accompanied by other top Yoruba traditional rulers, including the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, Ogoga of Ikere-Ekiti, Oloye of Oye-Ekiti, Ajero of Ijero-Ekiti and Olojudo of Ido- Ekiti among others.

Chief Afe Babalola had sued Farotimi in an Ado Ekiti Magistrates’ Court following Farotimi’s publication of a book which allegedly defamed him.

The Ooni had said Yoruba leaders and the traditional institution had been following the development keenly.

The traditional ruler said that he and others resolved to intervene so that Babalola, ” can pardon his son, Farotimi.”

He commended the legal icon for building his integrity over the years and urged him not to relent following the development.

In his response, Babalola said he had received several letters as well as calls on the issue from eminent Nigerians asking him to withdraw the suit.

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Policemen Who Drive Against Traffic Crushed Two To Dealth

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Some policemen allegedly driving against the traffic, on Monday, crushed two motorcycle passengers to death on the Long Bridge end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State.

The motorcyclist was also said to have sustained injuries during the crash involving a white Toyoyta Hilux pickup van with number plate GGE 960 DD and a Bajaj motorcycle with number plate MEK 418 VH.

According to eyewitnesses, the policemen in the patrol vehicle took to their heels after the accident occurred around 10.50am, while emergency responders, who rushed to the scene, took the injured victim to hospital.

The remains of the deceased were said to have been deposited in the Lagos State Emergency Centre at the old tollgate area.

An eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity said, “When the accident happened, the policemen ran out of the vehicle and jumped off the bridge and ran away. No one could catch them.”

At the scene of the accident, other commercial motorcyclists, while mourning the death of the vicitms, threatened to burn the van.

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Lagos Council Boss Warns Against Illegal Dumping of Refuse

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The Chairman, Ifako-ijaiye LG Area of Lagos State, Apostle Oloruntoba Oke, on Monday, warned residents across the council area,  who are in the habit of dumping their refuse indiscriminately to desist from the act or face the full weight of the law.

He made the statement while on assessment visit to Power line and Ashabi Taiwo area of Obawole, where last week Monday,October 29, 2018 down pour resulted in floods that wrecked havoc on some residents' fences.

While sympathising with the victims of the flood disaster, the council boss, said that " henceforth, government will not hesitate to prosecute anyone found dumping refuse on drainage channels thereby impede free-flow of water in any part of the council area, adding that with the Magistrate Court, at the Area Office, Bola Ahmed Tinubu Way, Iju, now in place, erring residents would not be spared.", he noted.

He implored residents to always clean up their drainages and dispose their refuse properly to avoid incident of flood in their community.
The council helmsman, immediately directed the Works and Infrastructure Department  of the council, to desilt and reconstruct the portion of Power line drainage  channel that led to the flood.

Those who accompanied the chairman on the tour are: the vice chairman, Prince Usman Hamzat, the supervisor for Works & Infrastructure, Chief Shola Ajibose, senior member of staff of the department, as well as Toba Oke Media Team.