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Olu Succession Suits: Leave Case For God, ‘Our Ancestors,’ Olley Advises Itsekiri

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3 years ago

January 30, 2022

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Says Court Victories Not Sure Path To Peace

National Coordinator, Niger Delta Grassroots Organization, NDGO, Comrade Weyinmi Olley has appealed to aggrieved Itsekiris at the enstoolment of Tsola Emiko as Atuwatse III, Olu of Warri, last year to leave issues of right to verdict of their ancestors, indeed God, withdraw pending court suits and promote progress.

Olley who disclosed this in a statement made available to INFO DAILY, said victory at the court was not a sure path to peace, further urging the new Olu, HRM Tsola Emiko to play “father to all role by being magnanimous to forgive and embrace aggrieved and prodigal sons on return.”

He said: “Progress is a function of peace which comes from forgiving hearts. It is my plea that the Olu of Warri, HRM Tsola Emiko, would also play father to all Itsekiri and be magnanimous to forgive and embrace aggrieved and prodigal sons on return”, Olley pleaded.

“I am impressed with the recent peace moves embarked on by the Olu in forging bonds of friendship beyond Warri Kingdom. I also think the advise of Abe 1, Ovie of Uvwie Kingdom of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Sideso, during the Olu’s visit that he (Olu) should mend fences with aggrieved subjects over his enthronement is apt so all Itsekiri would support him to succeed in his peace moves to guarantee progress in the land. Warri Kingdom should move as one”, Olley submitted.

“I have been a keen observer of events since the succession crisis begun and severally spoke into it for peace. Let me at this juncture please appeal to aggrieved Itsekiri sons and daughters to now kindly withdraw cases in Court over the Olu throne and leave issues of right or wrong to the verdict of our ancestors, nay God, for peace and progress to flourish in the land. Court victories do no necessarily guarantee peace which is paramount for our progress”, Olley advised.

“It is my considered opinion that the Emiko family, which presently occupies the throne in trust for the Itsekiri people should close ranks and thereby forge a united Itsekiri people under our respected crown”, Olley urged.

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Judge In Maradona Negligence Case Resigns Amid Scandal

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June 24, 2025

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The Argentine judge who caused the collapse of a trial over the 2020 death of football legend Diego Maradona has resigned, her lawyer said Tuesday.

Julieta Makintach’s involvement in a clandestine documentary about the trial of Maradona’s medical team led to the proceedings being scrapped in May after two months of hearings.

No date has yet been set for a new trial.

“I have the honor of addressing you in my capacity as judge (…)in order to submit my resignation from my position,” Makintach wrote in a letter to the governor of Buenos Aires that was shared by her lawyer.

Makintach was facing impeachment proceedings over her participation in the documentary about the case against seven medical staff accused of manslaughter over Maradona’s death.

Maradona — considered one of the world’s greatest ever players — died in November 2020 at the age of 60 while recovering from brain surgery.

He died of heart failure and acute pulmonary edema — a condition where fluid accumulates in the lungs — two weeks after going under the knife.

Prosecutor say the conditions of his home convalescence were grossly negligent.

Makintach was one of three judges hearing the case.

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Netanyahu Vows To Thwart ‘Any Attempt’ By Iran To Rebuild Nuclear Programme

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June 24, 2025

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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Tuesday to crush any attempt by Iran to rebuild its nuclear programme in a national address to the country after 12 days of war.

“Iran will not have a nuclear weapon,” Netanyahu said after a ceasefire put a halt to airstrikes by the two countries against each other.

“We have thwarted Iran’s nuclear project. And if anyone in Iran tries to rebuild it, we will act with the same determination, with the same intensity, to foil any attempt,” he added.

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Netanyahu Hails ‘Historic Victory’ In Iran War

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June 24, 2025

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday hailed a “historic victory” in his country’s 12-day war against Iran and vowed to prevent Tehran rebuilding its nuclear facilities.

“We have achieved a historic victory,” Netanyahu said in a televised address to the nation after the start of a ceasefire agreed to by both countries.

“Iran will never have a nuclear weapon,” he told viewers in the near-10-minute speech.

“We have thwarted Iran’s nuclear project. And if anyone in Iran tries to rebuild it, we will act with the same determination, with the same intensity, to foil any attempt,” he added.

The head of Israel’s military Eyal Zamir said earlier on Tuesday that its strikes had set back Iran’s nuclear programme “by years” and the campaign against the country was now “entering a new phase”.

Iran said on Tuesday that it was ready to return to nuclear negotiations with the United States as the ceasefire took hold.

But Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country would continue to “assert its legitimate rights” to the peaceful use of atomic power.

Israel’s government said in a statement earlier Tuesday that it had removed the “dual existential threat” of Iran’s nuclear programme and missiles during its strikes.

Netanyahu claimed that Israel’s attack on Iran, named “Operation Rising Lion”, would be “recorded in the annals of Israel’s wars, and will be studied by armies all over the world.”

It included repeated strikes on Iran’s nuclear and missile sites, assassinations of military and domestic security service leaders, as well as the bombing of state media and Evin prison in Tehran.

After the United States joined in the conflict with strikes on Sunday, President Donald Trump said his forces had “totally obliterated” Iran’s main nuclear sites.

Analysts said, however, that it remained unclear whether the strikes had put the nuclear threat out of reach, with the possibility that Iran had moved its stockpiles of highly enriched uranium away from the targeted sites.

Tehran has always denied seeking a nuclear weapon.