In our Milestone story, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja was installed as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland at 81, concluding a 32-year journey through the traditional Yoruba chieftaincy system.
His historic coronation, attended by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is significant as he is the first former Governor and Senator to ascend the throne. Oba Ladoja is known for defending the Ibadan chieftaincy system against interference throughout his career.
Also in Ibadan, members of Arise News crew were attacked by police while on assignment.
In Lagos, former gubernatorial candidate Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour warned that the city’s severe flooding is primarily caused by reckless sand filling of water bodies and wetlands, a practice he states is also displacing indigenous communities.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Government has commenced the demolition of illegal developments and structures at the Trade Fair Complex, citing the structures’ location on floodplains and road setbacks as a cause of the state’s flooding.
In Katsina State, peace meetings were held between local authorities and prominent terrorist leaders under the federal government’s Operation Safe Corridor initiative.
It comes as the bandit leader Kachalla Ummaru pledged to cease hostilities, but warned against the kinetic approach to insecurity, arguing that killing bandits will only create more of them.
Local Government Chairmen in Adamawa State have sparked outrage for allegedly sponsoring their wives to go on a “wasteful” leadership training program in Istanbul, Turkey, using public funds. Critics condemned the expenditure, citing the state’s high poverty levels.
In our Good News report, the multiple Grammy Award-winning music star Rihanna and her partner A$AP Rocky have welcomed their third child, a daughter named Rocki Irish Mayers.
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