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IT can only be providential that a young prince studying Accountancy in England would be recalled home at the age of 25 years to occupy the stool of his forefathers as the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of the Ijebu nation, when he was oblivious of what was going on in Ijebuland. Such was the lot of charming Prince Sikiru Kayode Adetona from the Anikinaiya Ruling House.
Apparently, the incumbent Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Daniel Robertson Adesanya, Gbelegbuwa II, the 57th Awujale had joined his ancestors few months after Prince Adetona arrived England in January 1959. His father, Omo-Oba Rufai Adetona, and uncle, Adenaiya Adetona were the two eminently qualified to ascend the throne. However, his father, Omo-Oba Rufai Adetona, for some divine inclination, put forward the name of the charming prince as the candidate from the Anikinaiya Ruling House to the consternation of all. And, out of the six candidates nominated by the family at its meeting on September 7, 1959, Prince Sikiru
âShe loves Jesus more than anythingâ: St. John the Baptist parishioner turns 100 With help from his dad, Francisco Carrillo, 2-year-old Michael reaches out to Alice Shelley following a Mass that included a birthday blessing for Shelley. Michael was born prematurely, and Shelley prayed hard for him. âI told Michael to say, âThank you,ââ said the boyâs mom, Adriana Carrillo. (Katie Scott/Catholic Sentinel)
select Alice Shelley is pictured circa 1938 as a student of the now-closed Girls Polytechnic High School in Portland. (Courtesy Kathy Fonaas)
MILWAUKIE These days she can’t hear the digital version, but Alice Shelley nonetheless has an effective alarm clock. “God gets me up in the morning for daily Mass,” she said. “He is my alarm.”
Limerick student wins top environmental prize
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A LIMERICK transition year student has grabbed the climate topic prize in the popular school competition EPA’s The Story of Your Stuff.
Oonagh Hales, who is a transition year student in St. John’s Baptist School in Hospital, scored a winning prize in this environmental competition with her video about the lifespan of plastic cutlery.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) The Story of your Stuff competition is now in its fifth year, with a record number of entries. The competition asks students to engage in storytelling around real environmental challenges.
Father Drew rape trial delayed again
New allegations against priest facing rape trial: court docs By Jennifer Edwards Baker | April 23, 2021 at 9:26 AM EDT - Updated April 23 at 11:18 AM
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - The trial for a Cincinnati-area priest accused of raping a 10-year-old altar boy three decades ago is being delayed again, FOX19 NOW has confirmed.
This the third time the trial of Father Geoff Drew, 59, has been postponed in the past 14 months, court records show.
He has pleaded not guilty to nine counts of rape and faces life in prison if convicted.
Father Drew’s trial was delayed as well last fall, on Oct. 13, 2020, to Monday at the request of both prosecutors and Drew’s defense attorney, Brad Moermond.
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