Chief Imam to Soun Ogbomosho: ‘You lack power to query me, Chief Imam not traditional title’

Sheik Teliat Yinus Ayilara, the Chief Imam of Ogbomoso, in a strong-worded response to the query issued by the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye, has rejected the monarch’s authority to query him, arguing that the position of Chief Imam is not a traditional title that falls under the authority of the traditional ruler. Ayilara stated this in a letter addressed to the Soun, as a response to a query issued to the Chief Imam by the traditional ruler. The Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye, has earlier…

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65-yr-old cleric arrested for allegedly raping 7-yr-old girl

Francis Ogwu, a 65-year-old cleric, has been handed over to the police for allegedly defiling his seven-year-old domestic help. The suspect, Ogwu, was arrested following an alarm raised by concerned residents of the town. The media aide to Anambra Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Miss Chidinma Ikeanyionwu, said this in a statement to newsmen in Awka on Thursday. The suspect, a pastor and general overseer of Jesus House of Joy Church, Awka hails from Imo State. He has lived in Anambra, with his wife and children, for over…

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