Oba Rasidi Ladoja, the Olubadan of Ibadanland has installed 18 Mogajis and 11 Baales at an event held at the Banquet Hall of the Olubadan Palace, Oke Aremo, Ibadan.

The Olubadan is the prescribed and consenting authority for the installation of traditional rulers in Ibadanland.

This was disclosed in a statement by the press release issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief Solomon Ayoade, after the installation ceremony.

Speaking through the Ashipa Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Salawudeen Amidu Ajibade, and the Ekerin Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Akeem Mobolaji Adewoyin, respectively, the newly installed Chiefs were reminded that, as accredited representatives of Olubadan and the Olubadan-in-Council, they should avoid anything that could tarnish the good image of Olubadan and Ibadanland.

Addressing the new chiefs, Oba Ladoja said, “As my Ambassadors, anywhere you find yourselves, do not be involved in any nefarious activity so that you will not be sanctioned.”

“Land grabbing is now the order of the day in Ibadanland, frequently reported at the palace, and it rarely occurs without the support of traditional rulers.

“Consequently, I enjoin you all not to encourage or support land-grabbing activities, as anyone caught will be prosecuted in the court of law and their bail will be withdrawn.

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“As the Chief Security Officers in your respective domains, I urge you to be security-conscious, vigilant and proactive on the issue of insecurity that is seriously threatening our existence.”

The new Mogajis are Prof Abideen Olaitan Olaiya, Dr Surajudeen Olayiwola Bello, Engineer Ridwan Adesina Kareem, Messers Ayoade Toyyib Ajibola, Salam Kamil, Raji Musiliudeen Abiola, Adeleke Muritala, Ibukun Taiwo Molomo, Afolabi Kazeem Aderemi and Folarin Saheed Adewale.

Other Mogajis are Messers Adeniyi Noah Adediran, Rahmon Akintunde Alawode, Olatinwo Morufu Ojeniyi, Festus Olalekan Fadare, Onashola Semiu Adedotun, Adekunle Adewale Olanrewaju, Fagunwa Kamorudeen Abiola and Babalola Taiwo Abolaji.

The newly installed Baales were Messers Azees Muideen Oyesina, Fajinmi Simon, Adetunji Alalade, Yisau Adewale Adeleke, Rafiu Lawal Akinlapa, Taiwo Atanda Babalola, Ojo Ebenezer Adeniji Adewumi Ismaila Akano.

Others were Messers Ademola Oderinde Ogundepo, Musibau Morounranti Adefioye, Taiwo Ajayi Osoaro and Olalere Sobur Omowumi.

Present at the installation Ceremony were Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Eddy Oyewole, Otun Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba (Dr) Kolawole Adegbola, Osi Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Abiodun Kola – Daisi, Ashipa Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Salawudeen Amidu Ajibade, Ashipa Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Abiodun Azees, Ekerin Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Akeem Mobolaji Adewoyin, Iyalode-in-Council members, traditional and religious leaders, as well as distinguished invited guests.

Six people have been rescued from the three-storey building that collapsed on Thursday at the Alakija area of Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos state.

Lagos state  commissioner of information, Gbenga Omotosho,
provided the update in a  statement published via X on Thursday.

“Building collapse at Alakija. A three-storey commercial building has collapsed at Alakija Bus Stop, Satellite Town. Six people have been rescued from the rubble,” the commissioner said.

“The search is on for others. Emergency workers are at the site.”

The commerical building, which houses multiple shops of small businesses, collapsed on Thursday morning.

Victims are currently trapped under the rubble as emergency responders have commenced rescue operation at the scene.

Emergency responders are currently using an excavator to pack out the rubble to rescue victims.

However, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, in a statement, said 10 persons have been rescued alive with varying degrees of injuries

“As of the time of this report, 10 persons have been rescued alive with varying degrees of injuries and have been handed over to medical personnel for necessary treatment,” the statement reads.

“Search and rescue operations remain ongoing as emergency responders continue efforts to locate, extricate, and evacuate any persons who may still be trapped beneath the debris.”

The death toll from Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes has risen to at least 164, with 971 people injured, interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, has said.

Around 30 aftershocks have been reported following the two strongest quakes on Wednesday, according to Rodriguez.

Authorities initially reported 32 dead and more than 700 injured.

The earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck the same area of Venezuela on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), causing buildings in the capital to crumble and forcing the closure of the country’s main airport.

US President Donald Trump said late Wednesday that “the two major earthquakes that just hit the great people of Venezuela are both massive in scale and have left a devastating number of deaths.”

“The U.S.A. stands ready, willing, and able to help! I have instructed all agencies of our government to get ready to move quickly,” the American president wrote on his Truth Social platform.

An AFP journalist saw a 22-story building completely destroyed in the capital’s Altamira neighborhood, where people cried out relatives’ names as volunteers climbed over the rubble.

“We need flashlights,” one of them said.

The first quake, with an epicenter 21 kilometers (13 miles) west of the coastal town of Moron, occurred at 2204 GMT, USGS said. Within a minute, a 7.5-magnitude quake struck about 45 kilometers away.

“This earthquake was the second event in a doublet. This magnitude 7.5 mainshock was preceded by 39 seconds by a 7.2 foreshock,” USGS said.