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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to supporting religious institutions that promote peace, unity and development across the state.

Makinde stated this at the 120th anniversary celebration of the First Baptist Church, Idikan, Ibadan.

The governor, who congratulated the church and the Nigerian Baptist Convention on the milestone, described the First Baptist Church, Idikan, as a historic institution that had made significant contributions to the spiritual and moral development of Oyo State.

‘I congratulate First Baptist Church, Idikan, on the celebration of 120 years. My prayer is that the glory of the next 120 years will surpass the past 120 years. Thank you, and God bless you,’ he said.

Makinde commended the leadership, pastors and members of the church for their commitment to the propagation of the gospel, community service and nation-building over the past 120 years.

He said faith institutions had an important role to play in fostering peace and unity, adding that his administration would continue to support initiatives that contribute positively to the development of the state.

At the ceremony, the President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, Rev. Dr. David Olushola Idowu, presented an award to Governor Makinde.

Idowu expressed appreciation to the governor for identifying with the church in celebrating the anniversary, as well as for his support for the propagation of the gospel.

He particularly acknowledged Makinde’s donation of a Hummer bus to the church, saying the gesture would support the church’s evangelical activities.

Special prayers were also offered for Makinde, Oyo State and Nigeria during the anniversary celebration.

The event was attended by a former President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention and former National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. Dr. Samson Supo Ayokunle; President of the Ibadan Baptist Conference, Rev. Dr. Oyekola Bamidele; Minister in Charge of First Baptist Church, Rev. Dr. Solomon Oyelami; Chief Niyi Akintola, SAN; and other dignitaries.

The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Dr. Kashifu Inuwa, has stated that the policies formulated under President Bola Tinubu’s administration are focused on fostering a future economy.

At the recent GITEX AI Summit held in Lagos, Inuwa defined the future economy as one characterised by abundant intelligence, technology surpassing human capabilities, and prosperity generated through human endeavours that go beyond mere physical resources.

He emphasised President Tinubu’s commitment to diversification and inclusivity as part of the Renewed Hope Agenda, highlighting priority seven, which focuses on innovation and digitalisation.

Through NITDA, policies and strategies have been developed to enhance Nigeria’s contributions to the future economy, recognising that people are the greatest resource.

Inuwa mentioned that President Tinubu aims to produce graduates equipped for the future economy, which necessitates the integration of digital skills into the formal education system.

He noted that this initiative has led to the establishment of acceleration programs and deep research investments in advanced technologies, considering their potential to significantly boost productivity in critical sectors.

The DG also highlighted the creation of an enabling environment for digital innovations aimed at fostering a future economy, particularly through the National Sovereign Cloud Initiative, which promotes digital self-determination.

Inuwa pointed out that the government is shifting its perspective on infrastructure, expanding the definition to include not only roads but also digital infrastructure, connectivity, reliable power, and algorithms.

He called for support from all stakeholders to continue advancing the future economy.

‘I want you to imagine an economy where intelligence becomes abundance, an economy where technology expands human capability, where prosperity is increasingly created by what human or people can think, imagine, learn, do and solve not by limited physical resources in our possession.

‘So, this is the economy of the future. We are witnessing the rebirth of everything we do-from the way we learn, the way we connect, transact and do everything.

‘Underneath this economy is human intelligence. How can we harness this intelligence to create things in abundance AI and emerging technologies can help us achieve. The nation needs to be intentional if we want to be an active participant in this economy.

‘On assuming office, President Bola Tinubu made it clear that diversification and inclusivity are paramount to his Renewed Hope Agenda. He sets the priority areas to achieve this- with priority number seven, focusing on accelerating diversification through innovation and digitalization.

‘To achieve this at NITDA and the Ministry in general, we have designed a policy and strategy to ensure that Nigeria is not just a participant but active contributor to the future economy. We see our people as the greatest resource to our nation because the economy is about people, talent and knowledge. Therefore, we put that at the forefront of our initiative.

‘Under the directive of Mr President, we are integrating digital skills into our formal education. He wants us to be producing graduates that can meaningfully contribute to the future economy.

‘We have some acceleration programmes to infuse into them the skills they need to succeed in the future we are building. We also focus on deep research because we believe skills and literacy are quickening but for the future we need to invest in deep tech. We have to focus on AI, IoT, emotive and additive manufacturing. All these are general purpose technology that can help us triple productivity in all critical sectors.

‘After empowering our people with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed, the next thing we need is to create an enabling environment. In Africa and Nigeria, we are blessed with young talented people. We also have real-world problems that need innovative solutions. Hence, we need to create an enabling environment for them to create the digital offerings for the future economy.

‘We have many policies, the recent one is the National Sovereign Cloud Initiative, we are looking at how can we build as a nation the digital self determination. Looking at our data and cloud sovereignty, we don’t want to be at the receiving end. We want to be an active builder of this knowledge. We have policies on PKI, electronic invoicing. All these are to create the enabling environment.

‘Government is resetting the thinking about infrastructure so that it’s not just about the conventional like the roads. We need to be intentional in building the digital infrastructure, the connectivity, complete power, the algorithm we need. So, we have many initiatives -the President has approved Project Bridge which is about rolling about 90,000 fibre optics. We also issued the guidelines for the Cloud First Policy so that we can have start-ups building digital offerings at scale.

‘We can’t do it in isolation. We need the global ecosystem to be part of it. Our resolve is stronger than ever. We are going to make history. So, please come work with us,’ he said.

Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke, have arrested a suspected kidnapper and also rescued a kidnapped victim in separate operations in Nasarawa and Benue States.

This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the acting Media Information Officer of the OPWS, Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu.

Lt Zubairu said that troops of Sector 2 of Operation Whirl Stroke arrested a suspected kidnapper identified as Adamu Lamu at Agyaragu in Nasarawa.

He said in the statement that the arrest followed a remarkable escape by one of the victims of the kidnapping syndicate, identified as Mr Nehemiah Elisha, aged 31.

The statement added that the preliminary information volunteered by Mr Elisha revealed that after he escaped from his abductors, he later sighted one of the suspected kidnappers at a market in Agyaragu.

The statement read in part, ‘He (Elisha) immediately alerted troops deployed in the area, who swiftly responded and apprehended the suspect.’

The acting Media Information Officer added that the arrested suspect had been handed over to the Nigeria Police for further investigation and necessary legal action.

Also, the second incident happened on September, 6, 2026, at about 10:07 am, when troops of COAS Intervention Battalion XI, deployed at Torkula, rescued a kidnapped victim, identified as Mr Vincent Nyado, along the Umene-Torkula Road.

According to Zubairu, the victim was found tied and abandoned by the roadside.

‘Preliminary information revealed that suspected terrorists had allegedly abducted him. On sighting the approaching troops, the suspects reportedly fled into the surrounding bushes, abandoning their victim.

‘The rescued victim was subsequently secured by the troops, while efforts are ongoing to obtain further information and identify the fleeing suspects,’ the statement added.

While assuring the troops’ resolve in their mandate to stem the rising tide of violence across their area of operations, Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba, the information officer said that the troops have been charged to maintain the momentum of ongoing intelligence-led operations, remain vigilant and sustain close cooperation with relevant security agencies and local communities.

He also encouraged members of the public to continue providing credible and timely information to security agencies, promising that their cooperation remains critical to defeating criminal elements and creating a safer environment for the citizens.

The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Students Engagement and National Director of the Students Wing of the City Boy Movement, Comrade Sunday Asefon, has said the President is committed to transforming Nigeria’s education sector and expanding access to quality education for students across the country.

Asefon stated this during the weekend at the inauguration of Campus Ambassadors of the City Boy Movement across tertiary institutions in Kaduna State.

The event, held at Kaduna Polytechnic and the Federal University of Education, Zaria, brought together student leaders and representatives from several tertiary institutions in the state.

Institutions represented at the event included Kaduna Polytechnic, Cooperative College, College of Water Resources, Kaduna University, Nuruddeen Polytechnic, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), College of Agriculture, College of Legal Studies and the Federal University of Education, Zaria.

The newly inaugurated Campus Ambassadors, who are students and registered Permanent Voter Card (PVC) holders, were tasked with mobilising and engaging fellow students while promoting the vision and objectives of the City Boy Movement on their respective campuses.

Speaking at the event, Asefon conveyed the message and vision of the National Patron of the movement, Barrister Seyi Tinubu, and its Director-General, Hon. Francis Tosin Soga, to the students.

He said the leadership of the movement remained committed to advancing the interests of Nigerian students and youths through meaningful engagement, opportunities and empowerment.

Asefon highlighted the commitment of the Tinubu administration to transforming the education sector, improving students’ welfare and expanding access to quality education across the country.

According to him, the administration recognises the importance of providing young Nigerians with opportunities that will enable them to acquire the knowledge, skills and support needed to contribute meaningfully to national development.

A major highlight of the event was the presentation of a letter of appointment to one of the student leaders in the zone as an Assistant Lecturer at the Federal College of Education, Katsina, Katsina State.

The appointment, according to Asefon, was facilitated through the intervention of the City Boy Movement’s National Director of Student Engagement.

He urged the newly inaugurated Campus Ambassadors to demonstrate responsible and proactive leadership, build strong networks within their institutions and engage more students through constructive dialogue.

He further charged them to uphold the ideals, values and principles of the City Boy Movement, while promoting unity, patriotism, responsible leadership and constructive engagement among students.

The event was attended by the Kaduna State Director of the City Boy Movement; Dean of Students Affairs, Kaduna Polytechnic; State Coordinator of the City Boy Movement in Borno State; Deputy National Director of the Students Wing; Special Adviser on Students to the Director-General of the movement; NANS North-West Coordinator; National President of Female Students; leaders of indigent students; and Students’ Union Government (SUG) presidents from various institutions.

Asefon said the inauguration marked another important step towards strengthening student participation, leadership and engagement within the City Boy Movement across the North-West.

For one week every August, Redemption Camp along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway becomes as much a marketplace as it is a site of worship. This year’s Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) convention, held from August 3rd to 9th, drew its usual crowd of worshippers seeking prayer and healing.

But behind the spiritual programme, hundreds of vendors turned the week into one of their most consequential trading periods of the year, paying for stands, undergoing mandatory health screening, and, for some, taking losses they can barely afford.

Interviews with vendors across the camp reveal a trade economy operating in parallel with the church’s official programme; one with its own costs, risks, and rewards, largely invisible to the worshippers it serves.

A Reliable Platform for Business

Divine Prince, who sells phone accessories under Divine Communication, has attended enough conventions to draw a clear distinction between it and the church’s other large gatherings. ‘Convention is every year, and it’s always different from other programmes like Special Holy Ghost Service or Holy Ghost Service,’ he tells Sunday Tribune. ‘Convention is the best way to advertise your goods.’

For Aluko Oluwapelumi, who runs the bag business Preal Haven, convention is also a chance to clear inventory that has not moved.

‘Apart from the spiritual aspect, which is the key thing, I feel good because there’s an option to sell goods that have not been out in a while,’ she says. ‘My kind of brand, my customers expect new arrivals every time. Some items just get stocked and aren’t moving, so during convention I get to showcase them to a larger audience and connect with people.’

Not every vendor is chasing sales figures. Oyindamilola Arogudada of D’Honey Spot and Victoria of Veekee Threads say they came to camp primarily for visibility and networking; an opportunity to put their brand in front of an audience that could carry it beyond convention week.

The Cost of Entry

Sunday Tribune gathered that setting up at convention carries a cost that goes beyond the price of a stand.

A stand costs roughly ?20,000, according to Prince, who registered through the church’s CRM system. Aluko Oluwapelumi, who runs the bag business Preal Haven, paid between ?42,000 and ?45,000 for a stand and canopy, depending on the product category. ‘It’s not free; we pay for the stand and we pay for the canopy,’ she says. ‘The total I paid was ?42,500, including canopy.’ Oyindamilola, who secured space through a private hotel rather than the church’s official channel, says she paid separately for a tent and the space itself.

Beyond the direct costs, vendors describe a toll that does not appear on any receipt. ‘It takes a whole lot,’ Oluwapelumi says. ‘Apart from my goods – with or without convention, I would restock anyway – there’s getting the canopy, paying for the stand, the back and forth of registration. I can’t even quantify it, because it’s emotional stress, physical stress, everything.’

For food vendors and hairdressers, entry comes with an additional requirement: mandatory health screening.

Oni Esther, who works at the White Suite Indomie Spot, says vendors undergo medical checks, including HIV tests, before being cleared to sell.

‘Before we start selling, we go for check-up, because they don’t allow people to just come in and sell for people here,’ she says. ‘They test us if we are fit. They do HIV tests and all, so we don’t infect people coming for the programme. It’s not only us; it is all food vendors and hair salons.’

Oyindamilola, who runs a snack stand, confirms the requirement applies to her business as well. ‘It cost a whole lot; let me say roughly ?500,000 or more,’ she says. ‘I had to go through medical tests. You have to submit your health documents to be assured you’re fit to do the job.’

Uneven Returns

Despite the outlay, convention does not guarantee a profitable week, and vendors describe adapting their strategies from year to year in response.

Blessings Afolabi switched her product line after a disappointing run selling small chops at previous conventions, bringing slippers instead this year.

‘It’s different for me this year, because this isn’t what I was selling before, but people are patronising me,’ Afolabi tells Sunday Tribune. ‘The small chops didn’t have much gain; that’s why it’s different this year, because I’m seeing profit.’

Oluwapelumi describes her experience as inconsistent. Buyers, she says, tend to delay purchases until the convention’s final days. ‘Most people say they’ll come back Thursday, Friday, Saturday; they don’t want to spend all their money before going home, so they prefer to come at the end.’

A late change in her stand’s location, from a higher-traffic spot to one outside her target market, has compounded the difficulty. Pricing has been a further point of friction: ‘Someone said ?8,000 is too expensive for a bag that normally sells for ?10,000 to ?12,000 and people buy it at that price elsewhere. Coming here is even discouraging, because they still want me to slash it further.’

But other vendors report the opposite experience.

‘I make sales, I can’t even wait,’ Afolabi says. ‘It always feels like there should be convention here every day. If I sold my goods here every day, I would make far more.’

Similarly, Esther says her stand sees similarly strong returns: ‘We do make sales more than on normal days. During Holy Ghost Service we make sales, but convention is when we make the most.’

Balancing Trade and Worship

With the church programme running alongside the trading day, vendors have adopted different approaches to staying connected to the convention’s spiritual purpose.

Divine Prince, a member of the church, says he does not feel the two pull against each other. ‘I go for the programme from 9:30am, and when Daddy finishes, I come back,’ he says. Oluwapelumi says the service is projected near the vendor stands, allowing traders to follow proceedings between customers.

Not all vendors have that access. Afolabi says she has no one to mind her stand, ruling out in-person attendance. Esther says her team previously had a speaker relaying the service but no longer does. ‘We feel left out, but there’s nothing we can do. We work for the office, and they don’t allow us to go to the auditorium to watch, so we have to stay here.’

Oyindamilola and Victoria have found an alternative: streaming the service online from their stand using a personal speaker and power bank. ‘I’ve been connecting since Monday, straight through to Friday for the main service,’ Victoria says. ‘We’re not only here for the business.’ Oyindamilola adds: ‘I don’t feel left out, because I joined online. As I’m working, I’m praying.’

A Trade-Off Vendors Keep Making

Some vendors have traded at convention for more than a decade; others are attending for the first time.

The costs – a paid stand, mandatory health screening, and a customer base that expects convention-week discounts regardless of a vendor’s margins – are consistent across both groups. What varies is the return. For vendors like Afolabi and Esther, this year has justified the expense. For others, including Oluwapelumi, the outcome remains uncertain even as the convention draws to a close.

What keeps traders coming back, by their own account, is the scale of opportunity the week represents; one that no other point on the church calendar offers.

Nigerian-American gospel artiste and convener of the 1-150 Songs of Psalms, Evangelist John Kola-Idowu, has urged Nigerian youths to embrace positive values and reject attempts by politicians to use them as instruments of violence ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Kola-Idowu, made this warning to the youths against sacrificing their future for pecuniary gains from desperate politicians, stressing the need for peace, unity and peaceful coexistence.

He spoke at the launch of the Psalms 1-150 Global Concert, Global Choir and Global Indigenous Worship Project in Osogbo, where he described spiritual songs as a potential tool for addressing insecurity, social division, hopelessness and moral decline.

According to him, the messages of the Psalms can inspire young people to choose hope over despair, unity over division and positive engagement over destructive behaviour.

‘At a time when our world faces conflicts, insecurity, social division and economic challenges, we need initiatives that encourage love, understanding, hope and peaceful coexistence,’ he said.

The cleric also called on governments and world leaders to prioritise peace-building, youth empowerment, cultural inclusion and moral development in tackling insecurity, noting that the fight against violence should go beyond security operations to address its social and moral causes.

He urged religious leaders to intensify the preaching of peace and discourage their followers from participating in electoral violence.

‘We must pray that the 2027 general election will not divide us, but rather strengthen our commitment to unity, justice and peaceful coexistence,’ he said.

Kola-Idowu said the Psalms 1-150 project was more than a musical initiative, describing it as a movement aimed at preserving indigenous languages, empowering young people, promoting peace, celebrating diversity and uniting people across nations through worship.

He disclosed that the global concert would bring together established and emerging gospel artistes, worship leaders and choirs from Africa, Europe, Asia, the Americas and other parts of the world, beginning with online participation before expanding to physical concerts in different countries.

The project, he added, would feature celebrated gospel ministers and artistes, including Evangelist Bola Are, Yinka Alaseyori, Woli Agba and Mike Abdul, alongside other gospel singers, in a bid to inspire a new generation of worshippers.

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday declared that Nigeria requires patriotic leaders and citizens whose commitment to national development transcends personal interests and self-aggrandisement.

?Tinubu, who spoke at St. Monica Cathedral of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria, LCCN, Jimeta, Yola, in Adamawa, during a thanksgiving service organised to mark the 70th birthday of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Dr. Boss Mustapha.

?Represented by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, the President called on public officials and citizens alike to embrace devotion to the public good as a core value.

?In his words: ‘Nigeria needs men and women who value what transcends personal interest, but rather a devotion to public service.

?’Today is first and foremost a day for thanksgiving. We gathered not only to celebrate a passage of seven decades, but to celebrate the faithfulness of God, who has preserved and sustained Boss Mustapha through the various seasons of life.’

?Also speaking at the event, Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, described the septuagenarian as a benchmark for public service integrity, while making a case for unity among political leaders in the Middle Belt region.

?Similarly, Adamawa Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, represented by his deputy, Prof. Kaletapwa George Farauta, lauded the former SGF for his contributions to nation-building and the steadfastness he has demonstrated in public governance.

Have you ever had one of those days when everything seemed to be going perfectly, until one little thing went wrong and suddenly you felt like the entire day was ruined? Perhaps you prepared carefully for a presentation, delivered it well and received positive feedback, but then you stumbled over one answer during the question and answer session. Instead of remembering everything that went well, your mind immediately says, ‘I messed up. The whole presentation was a disaster.’

Or maybe you set a goal to exercise regularly, but you missed two days. Instead of telling yourself, ‘I had a difficult week, I can start again tomorrow,’ your mind says, ‘I have failed. I can never stick to anything.’

Sometimes, the mind does not leave much room for grey areas. It wants things to be either right or wrong, success or failure, good or bad, perfect or useless. This is known as all or nothing thinking, one of the common cognitive distortions we can fall into without realizing it.

All or nothing thinking happens when we see a situation in extremes and overlook everything in between. Instead of recognizing that something can be partly successful, imperfect but worthwhile, or difficult without being a complete failure, the mind creates two opposite choices and forces the situation into one of them.

Think about a student who receives 75 percent in an examination but focuses entirely on the 25 percent they did not get. They may say, ‘I failed.’ But did they really fail? The result may not have been perfect, but it certainly does not erase what they achieved.

Or consider someone who has been working hard to improve a relationship. They have had several good conversations, made progress and resolved some disagreements, but then they have one serious argument. Their mind immediately says, ‘We are back to where we started. Nothing has changed.’

This is the problem with all or nothing thinking. It can make us overlook progress simply because the outcome is not perfect.

And perfection can be a particularly dangerous standard because life rarely gives us perfect outcomes. We can do our best and still make mistakes. We can love people deeply and still disagree with them. We can be successful and still have disappointing days. We can be confident and still feel afraid. Two things can be true at the same time.

You can make a mistake without being a failure. You can have a bad day without having a bad life. You can be disappointed about one thing and still appreciate many other things in your life. You can fail at something without becoming a failure.

The mind sometimes struggles with these middle grounds because certainty feels easier. It is simpler to say, ‘I am good at this’ or ‘I am terrible at this’ than to accept that we may be good at some aspects and still have things to learn.

This way of thinking can also affect our relationships. We may begin describing people as completely good or completely bad depending on how they treat us at a particular moment. Someone disappoints us and suddenly we think, ‘I knew they were never a good person.’ Someone makes us happy and we place them on a pedestal, only to feel deeply betrayed when they eventually make a mistake.

But human beings are complicated. We are not one behaviour, one mistake, one disagreement or one good deed. Neither are our relationships.

This is not about making excuses or lowering our standards. It is about seeing the whole picture.

The next time you catch yourself thinking, ‘Either I do this perfectly or I have failed,’ pause and ask yourself, ‘Is there a middle ground here?’ Ask, ‘What went well, even if everything did not go perfectly?’ You may discover that the situation is not as black and white as your mind first presented it.

Here is a little Mind Exercise to carry with you this week. Whenever you notice yourself using words such as ‘always,’ ‘never,’ ‘everything,’ ‘nothing,’ ‘perfect’ or ‘failure,’ pause and ask yourself: ‘Is this really all or nothing, or is there something in between?’

Life is rarely all or nothing. Sometimes, good enough is still good, progress is still progress, and one difficult moment does not erase the whole story. The fact that you have failed before does not mean you will fail again. It simply means that something did not work that time. You have learned, you have grown, and you have another opportunity to try differently.

Life is filled with attempts, lessons, progress, setbacks and second chances. So, give that project another chance. Give love another chance. Apply again. Start again. Try that thing you abandoned because one attempt did not work out. Do not allow one disappointing experience to convince you that the story is already written.

There is a whole world between ‘I failed’ and ‘I am a failure.’ There is also a whole world between ‘it did not work’ and ‘it will never work.’ Sometimes, what we need is not a perfect outcome, but the courage to leave room for another possibility.

And perhaps that is the healthier way to think: not everything has to be perfect to be worthwhile, and not every setback has to become a final verdict on who we are.

Give yourself permission to see the middle ground. There may be more possibilities there than your mind is allowing you to see.

A man in Taiwan was sentenced to five months behind bars after recording his wife’s extramarital affair with a robot vacuum cleaner, the country’s media reported on Friday.

The media reported the bizarre case of a scorned man who, after catching his wife cheating with another man, used the footage to sue them both for compensation.

Unfortunately, that same footage was then used against him in a counter-lawsuit for recording people without their consent.

The unnamed man and his wife married in 2021 and moved in with his parents. They also owned a vacation home that they only visited during the holidays.

Recently during one such visit, the man found a strange toothbrush, which raised suspicions about his wife’s fidelity.

After checking the surveillance footage from the parking garage, he noticed a man who had previously driven his wife home from work.

When confronted, the man’s wife denied any wrongdoing, and he believed her. However, three months later, he accidentally discovered that she had indeed been having an affair.

He had remotely activated the home’s robot vacuum cleaner via its mobile application to surprise his wife by talking to her through it, but he ended up catching her with her lover.

Upon activating the vacuum cleaner’s camera, the husband saw his wife in bed with the man he had seen on the surveillance camera.

His instinct was to confront them immediately, but he kept his cool and decided to continue recording them as evidence in a subsequent lawsuit.

The footage showed his wife embracing her lawyer and walking around the house naked while the man sat on the sofa.

Armed with video evidence, the husband took his wife and her lover to court, demanding NT$2 million ($68,000) as compensation.

The judges ruled that the man’s extramarital relationship surpassed the boundaries of friendship and ordered them to pay the cheated husband NT$500,000. Unfortunately, his success was shaded by a counter-lawsuit filed by his wife.

The video evidence captured with the robot vacuum cleaner may have helped the man prove his wife’s unfaithfulness, but it also proved that he had recorded the two lovers without their consent.

He claimed that his actions were justified, but the court ruled that marital obligations do not supersede a person’s right to privacy, and he had no right to record his wife and her lover without their consent.

Under Taiwanese law, recording or disclosing another person’s private activities or information without informing them carried a sentence of up to three years in prison and a fine of up to 300,000 Taiwanese dollars.

In this particular case, the husband was sentenced to five months in jail and ordered to pay a fine of 150,000 Taiwanese dollars.

A 32-year-old truck driver, Oriyomi Ayesoro, has been convicted and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for unlawful transportation of 2,647 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa.

Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court sentenced the truck driver after he pleaded guilty to a one-count charge filed against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

The judge equally ordered the interim forfeiture of the white Iveco truck with registration number FKJ 271 IYL and Chassis Number SBCAIA000B015241, used to convey the illicit drugs, to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

In addressing the court, the counsel for the NDLEA, Paul Ekuri, stated that the convict was arrested on July 9, 2026, at Abraham Adesanya Street, Lekki, Lagos, while transporting the banned substance from Alasia Tipper Garage to Berger, Lagos State.

According to the charge designated FHC/LAG/CR/642/2026, the offence is contrary to and punishable under Section 11(b) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

Ayesoro pleaded guilty to the offence when the charge was read to him.

Therefore, consequent upon his guilty plea, the counsel for the NDLEA prayed to the judge to convict and sentence him accordingly and to order the forfeiture of the truck to the Federal Government.

Even the convict’s lawyer, Dennis Warri, did not oppose the request for conviction but opposed the final forfeiture of the truck, citing several legal authorities and provisions of the NDLEA Act.

Handing down his judgment, Justice Aluko sentenced Ayesoro to five years’ imprisonment but gave him an option of N1 million fine instead of the jail term.

The judge further held, while speaking on the fate of the truck, that the onus is on the vehicle owner to prove that the crime was committed without his knowledge or consent.

According to Justice Aluko, ‘The owner of the vehicle, of the truck, is given a period of seven days from today to place facts or evidence before the Court to show cause why the final forfeiture order should not be made over the truck.’