The Founder, One Love Family, Satguru Maharaj ji, on Friday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently sack Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment; Mallam Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education; and all those involved in the negotiation team with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over non-performance.
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Maharaj ji said that the ministers and others on the government’s negotiation team with ASUU leaders were not doing enough.
Recall that ASUU, on February 14, shut down public universities over the inability of the Federal Government to implement previous agreements both parties entered into.
“All the government negotiators, including the Minister of Labour and Minister of Education, should be sacked immediately,” Maharaj ji told NAN in Ibadan
“They should be sacked by the president because they aren’t doing anything to resolve the lingering crisis in the nation’s Ivory Towers.
“In their place, bring on board people like Femi Falana, NBA President, Prof. Woke Soyinka, among other notable and credible Nigerians, to negotiate with the striking lecturers.
“ASUU leaders too should be considerate in their demands in the interest of the future of our children.
“Because our children are suffering as a result of the incessant strike in our nation’s education sector. ASUU president too should remember one thing: he’s a parent.”
Despite warnings from the Osun State Government that the water had been poisoned by artisan miners’ operations, followers of the Osun god were seen on Friday drinking from the Osun River.
On Friday, August 12, when the Osun-Osogbo festival reaches its pinnacle, thousands of Osun worshippers and tourists descended upon the Osun forest.
Remember how many of them were observed carrying water from the river in various containers and sipping it as they left the grove?
In their white robes and beads, devotees and guests had flocked to the riverside where they could be seen dancing and chanting to traditional music.
In a prior interview with journalists, Rafiu Isamotu, the Osun State Commissioner for Health, stated that public health experts will be
The Osun State Commissioner for Health, Rafiu Isamotu, speaking earlier with journalists, said public health officials would be at the grove during the festival to further sensitise people on the dangers of drinking the water.
The annual Osun Osogbo Festival attendees, tourists, and other participants have all been advised not to drink from the Osun River because of contamination, according to the Osun State government.
The warning was given in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Osogbo by the commissioner for health, Rafiu Isamotu.
An annual cultural festival takes place in Osun State called the Osun Osogbo Festival. Changed Words
Osun State magistrate court has remanded notorious cultist, Rasheed Hammed, popularly known as Oko-ilu who has been terrorising Ede in Ilesa correctional center.
Recall, ODUDUWA NEWS had earlier reported that police had arrested Rasheed last Saturday after three months of being declared wanted for committing various capital offenses.
Oko-ilu was arrigned on Wednesday, afternoon at a chief magistrate court in Osogbo.
Chief Magistrate, Olusegun Ayilara said after reading the charged sheet, there was no need for any to take any plea.
He then ordered that Rasheed be remanded in Ilesa correctional service and adjourned the case till October 7, 2022
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, has told President Muhammadu Buhari that large-scale killing of civilians such as the one that happened during the civil war of 1967 to 1970 will never be allowed to repeat itself.
In a recent statement issued by his spokesperson, Olayomi Koiki, the Nigerian separatist leader allege a ‘pernicious agenda’ by a particular tribe in the country.
Recall that President Buhari had on Tuesday called on political leaders to stay focused and uphold the ultimate objective of promoting the interest of the country, saying, Nigeria cannot afford another civil war.
Igboho, who is pushing for Nigeria to split, has reacted.
His statement reads in part: “We know President Muhammadu Buhari is the Patron of all the Fulani worldwide. But Yoruba Land can never be conquered by Fulani.
“President Muhammadu Buhari was reminding Nnamdi Kanu and the Igbos of the massacre they carried out during the Biafra War. The President should know that this can never be repeated again in any of our Land.
“We have all woken up to Fulani Agenda.”
Although, he is still campaigning for seccession through digital means, Igboho has remained in the Republic of Benin since 2021.
The governor of Oyo State, Makinde, has delegated authority to his deputy, Bayo Lawal, to serve in that capacity until he returns from a month-long vacation.
Lawyer-turned-politician who just replaced Raufu Olaniyan’s place will serve as acting governor from today until the governor’s one-month vacation concludes on September 2, 2022.
The Justice Ministry, the Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency, OYSTROMA, and the Oyo State Housing Corporation, where Lawal previously served as chairman, have all been assigned to him, unlike Olaniyan.
This was not the case in the more than three years Olaniyan served with Makinde.
It was learnt that, Makinde had informed the House of Assembly via a letter to intimate them of the development.
A source in the Assembly confirmed the development, adding however that the letter was delivered to the office of the Speaker and Clerk around 4:30PM.
The source said “The governor is going on vacation from August 11 to 2nd September.
“The Deputy Governor, Chief Bayo Lawal will be Acting Governor during the period.”
When contacted for information, the House Committee Chairman on Information, Kazeem Olayanju said he could not confirm the development.
However, a source who confirmed the letter in the House said the letter will be presented during the next plenary.
The source could neither confirm if the House would call an emergency plenary to present the letter or wait till next week when plenary is expected to hold.
However, it was gathered that with the notification of the lawmakers through the letter, the Governor has fulfilled the requirements to make Lawal serve as Acting Governor pending his return.
Since the current political dispensation, it is the first time a governor of the state will be going on a vacation and transmitting power to the deputy to serve as Acting Governor.
Residents of Lagos state, are calling for the urgent intervention of the government to revamp the water system in Lagos.
According to the information residents lament poor water supply as houses have result to buying water from commercial boreholes who sell at N100 per 25liters, while others build their boreholes in other to survive in lagos.
Moreso, a resident of Mushin Mr Rasak said it he has to fetch water from like 100meter away from his house in Idioro area of Mushin, Lagos.
A resident of Ojuelegba Ebuka lament bitter “I wonder why Lagos state that is sorrounded by water is having crisis”
A resident of Iyana ipaja (Aboru) Mrs Olabisi said “We have been neglected here, I wonder if we are still on the map of Lagos, No water, even our boreholes are not drinkable due to the nature of the soil here”
A resident of Okokomaiko who is also a student of LASU, Miss Debora said “I go through hell before getting water here, no direct water supply and the boreholes is only good for bathing and washing, can’t be use to cook.
A nursing mother in Lagos Island Mummy Abike, said I just relocate to Lagos last year when my husband was transferred to Lagos, and the water issue is one of the reason I don’t enjoy my stay in this area. The government should please do something about the water crisis.”
Ondo State Government has clarified that one Idris Ojo that escaped during Kuje Prison attack not among suspects being held in connection with the Cathic Church attack in Owo on June 5.
Government statement in Akure on Wednesday explained that the Owo Church attack preceded the Kuje Prison incident.
The statement reads: ‘The attention of Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Aketi, SAN, has been drawn to the announcement of Idris Ojo as one of the attackers of St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, arrested by the security agencies.
“Governor Akeredolu acknowledged the confusion the statement has created in the public space, considering that the ugly event of June 5 attack in Owo preceded the unfortunate incident on Kuje prison.
“The Governor said there was a mix up in the announcement by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor.
“Governor Akeredolu explained that Idris Ojo, who is number 14 on the wanted list of Kuje Prison Escapees was arrested in his brother’s house in Akure.
“The announcement of the arrest of Idris Ojo as one of the perpetrators of the June 5 attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owo was a mix up from the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor.
“Idris Ojo, who is number 14 on the wanted list of the Kuje Prison Escapees was arrested in his brother’s house in Akure.
“His brother, Jimoh Rasheed Ibrahim, received and accommodated him after his escape from Kuje prison.
“He was thereafter moved and kept in the custody of the security operatives at the same time the attackers of Owo Catholic Church were arrested and brought into custody. Hence, the mix up.”
Governor Akeredolu urged members of the public to remain vigilant and give necessary supports to the security agencies in the State.
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The Southwest axis of National Association of Nigerian Students NANS Zone has suspended one it’s members over alleged rape case.
“This was contained in a statement made available to ODUDUWA NEWS by the Zonal Coordinator, Comrade Adegboye Emmanuel Olatunji as read in part:
The attention of the Leadership of NANS Zone D (south west) has been drawn to a disturbing news trending on social media involving one FUTA 500L student who was said to have been drugged, raped and subsequently filmed for blackmailing purpose.
“As an ideological Zone with the sincere love of Nigerian students at heart, the zone hereby suspend Awoyinfa Opeoluwa with immediate effect pending the determination of the allegation against him. The Zone has immediately set up a committee to holistically review the allegations of rape and blackmail against the said individual, and get back to the zone with a comprehensive and unbiased report within the next 5 working days.
“It should be on record that the leadership of NANS ZONE D totally frown at rape and other social vices, even as the zone had in recent times frequently campaigned against rape and other vices in the zone and the country at large.
“The 5-man Committee appointed to conduct the said discreet investigation on the subject matter includes the following:
COM OMOTOSHO SURPRISE ONDO NANS JCC CHAIRMAN
COMR ADELEKE ABIDEMI QUADRI OYO NANS JCC CHAIRMAN
COMR IBIYEMI ABIODUN SUG PRESIDENT FUTA
COMR TEMIKOTAN OLUWASEUN OMOTOLA DIR OF GENDER NANS ZONE D
COMR TAIWO JOEL ONDO NAUS CHAIRMAN
“Please, be rest assured that the zone remains committed to ensuring equity and social justice for all Nigerian Students irrespective of age, sex, tribe or status”.
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has condemned the incursion of religion into the political arena of the country, adding that it portends danger for the polity ahead of the 2023 general election.
Governor Akeredolu, who stressed that the solution to the challenges faced in the country will not be found in the faiths of individuals, noted that a person’s religious persuasion is based on personal conviction.
The Governor spoke on Wednesday at the 1st year Monograph of Memorial Lecture and Celebration of Life of Professor Bankole Olusiji Oke, held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Oyo State capital.
Arakunrin Akeredolu delivered the Lecture titled “Nigeria: The Politics Of Religion In A Transitional Society.”
While pointing out that the public space must remain secular, the Governor noted that the current agitations for a faith-based political representation are anchored on certain misapprehension of the requirements for leadership in a multi-ethnic state such as Nigeria.
He stressed that the incursion of religious agitation is driven by mischief to set the people against themselves to attain political power, adding that any religious leader who ignores knowledge and competence as necessary criteria for measuring leadership capacity is an apostate.
The Governor, who warned that the earlier the people stop the dangerous and divisive faith-based campaign the better for country, added that any war fought to establish the supremacy of a faith over others can only end in tears.
“The manipulative skills of politicians as being currently put to use will aggravate an already bad situation.” He said.
Governor Akeredolu explained that the clamour for the restructuring of the polity and agitation for power shift must gain prominence over the debate on representation based on religion.
“The military handed over power, eventually, in 1999 and there has been civil rule since that time. Nigerians celebrate the fact that the democratic experience remains unbroken ever since. There appears to be an understanding that power must rotate between the North and the South.
“This understanding witnessed the contest of two candidates from the Southwest for the Presidency. It was part of the unwritten agreement that the power equation must be balanced to allay the fear of domination harboured by the people of the South.
“There is a conscious attempt not to disrupt the extant agreement. There has been a seamless transition from one civilian regime to another since 1999, the longest in the political history of the country.
“The current political permutations raise strong suspicions about an undeclared motive to thwart the arrangement that has been working for the country. The rotation of the office of the President has always been between the North and the South since the inception of the Fourth Republic.
“The attempt to disrupt the process of democratic transition using all manner of subterfuge heralds forebodings of unpleasant consequences.
“But beyond the agitation for power shift is the quest for economic independence of the states under the current political arrangement. The clamour for the restructuring of the polity should gain currency more than the unprofitable noises made for representation based on religion.
“Those who overheat the polity for personal aggrandizement should lend their voices to the issue of resource generation and control by the federating units.
“As the country prepares for another transition in 2023, it is only reasonable to expect that the arrangement, which has engendered peace for almost two decades, subsists for the benefit of all. Any attempt to change this design to assuage personal ambition can only worsen the already bad situation.
“Our people must reject any overweening cravings which may impact negatively on the polity. The current noises made on the need to have people occupy offices on the basis of religion is not only dangerous, but, annoyingly, does not portray politicians as those who are interested in public good.
“Religion has always been a weapon of manipulation in a transitional society. Religious leaders rely on the gullibility of their followers to participate, actively, in politics, while presenting a façade of spirituality. A country in the process of evolution cannot afford to be distracted by the business of religion.
“Granted that it is expected of political gladiators to magnify even the most irrelevant of issues to score cheap political points, it is profitable for the leaders of thought, especially religious leaders, to act decently. The contestation for a political office and fight for relevance must not be used as an excuse to mislead the people.
“Most reasonable people will question the economic logic which propels a country, purportedly practicing Federalism, to run a monolithic economy. Let all those who agitate for representation do so on the basis of economic participation first. This should be the fundamental consideration.
“The warped mentality which predisposes the elites, both the clergy and political, to always indulge in permutation on the expectation of largesse sharing is deplorable.”He said.
The Governor also described the controversy trailing the recent choice of the presidential candidate of the ruling APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a Muslim, to pick Senator Kashim Ibrahim Shettima, another Muslim, as his Vice-Presidential candidate, as most regrettable.
“This choice has generated needless controversies. Those who spearhead this apparent mischief either ignore or are oblivious of the fact that the position of the Vice President, as provided in the 1999 Constitution, as amended, is innocuous. The occupier of that office can only act as directed by the President who wields the real executive power.
“It appears that these protests are symptomatic of the level of distrust among the members of the political class who will do anything to grab power. The brazen incursion of religion into the political arena portends danger for the polity. Quality representation had absolutely nothing to do with the belief of a political office holder.
“The leadership of the two popular religions, Christianity and Islam, must avoid making inflammatory statements capable of causing chaos in the polity. This is the time all patriotic citizens must speak with one voice on the need for economic emancipation of the regions. We must begin to seek ways to remove the odious shackles of dependence which has almost run the whole country aground.
“We should all condemn and seek to end a system which promotes indolence. We must encourage all parts of the country to contribute to the economic development. We should all tap into our respective areas of comparative advantage as it was in the First Republic.
“And, consequently, we cannot afford to make the mistake of electing our leaders on mendacious and sentimental premises. Just as no reasonable person will choose to be driven by a driver on account of ethnicity and religion, only the competent aspirants with manifest capacity should be considered.
“A heterogenous society must have its affairs controlled by knowledgeable leaders with proven records of public service. Motivational speeches and copious quotes from the Holy writs can only inspire. The job of the President of a country in distress requires capacity, forthrightness and courage.” He concluded.
Richard Olatunde Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Ondo State. August 10, 2022.
