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The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemo III has conferred the chieftaincy titles of Ayedero and Yeye Ayedero on the lawmaker representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Iwajowa/Kajola Federal Constituency, Hon. Shina Peller and his wife, Ayobola Peller. The conferement was held yesterday at the Palace of the monarch in Oyo town. The snapshots below are for photostory.

Chairman of the Southwest Governors’ Forum and Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Friday accompanied the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, on a condolence visit to the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, over the death of his father, Dr Emmanuel Adesanya Abiodun.

Governor Akeredolu, in his own remark, congratulated Governor Abiodun on surviving his father.

The Governor said the late retired teacher would be remembered for his good works which he said helped in transforming the society.

The Southwestern Nigeria Security Network (WNSN), codenamed Amotekun Corps, in Oyo state has arrested four suspected kidnappers on Thursday along Iseyin-Oyo road.

The suspected kidnappers who were arrested at a farm at Odo-Ogun were identified as Adam Musa (18 years old) from Kogi State, Babuga Ali (19 years old) from Sokoto State, Abdullahi Sheu (18) from Niger State and Umar Mesan (17 years old) from Kano State.

The four men were apprehended while attempting to kidnap another farmer at Odo-‘Mighty Ogun’s Farm,’ where they were found with a variety of weaponry including locally made firearms and ammunition, machetes, knives, and other hazardous weapons.

The offenders told Amotekun operatives that they were responsible for two successful kidnappings in which they received N6.4 million and N1.2 million from the two victims.

They also said that they sent N3 million from the ransom collected to a yet-to-be-identified contact in Kano State, who they said would assist them in obtaining several cows.

The suspects have been handed over to the Police in Iseyin for additional investigation and prosecution, according to a close source within the Amotekun operatives in Iseyin who spoke to ODUDUWA NEWS.

Comrade Lekan Badmus, is a columnist, writer and contributor @Oduduwa News.

It is no more a news that CR7 has returned to the team that brought him into limelight. What is news is whether he would be honoured with his symbolic jersey no 7 currently on the neck of Cavani.

Jersey no 7 is the most popular jersey number in Man U. From George Best to David Becham , Ronaldo to Owen, Depay to Martial and currently to Cavani, every player that has worn the number is seen as a genius and an extra ordinary player. The issue now is: will CR7 retain 7; a number that has become household to his hotels and private jet ?!

It is not impossible to return 7 to Christiano. Cavani could willingly submit. Never forget the fact that Martial relinquished the number to the current holder.

If Dybala could do that for Ronaldo at Juve, nothing stops Cavani to respect Ronaldo.

At PSG, Neymar wears 10 which incidentally is synonymous to the new arrival- Messi. This might pose little emotional problem. Although, report revealed that Messi would be given No 30 which he wore at Barca while Ronaldhino was wearing 10. As soon Ronaldhino left, Messi got 10.

One thing is cock sure. If this issue of 7 is subjected to an open debate in England, majority would vote for CR7.

Omo ju omo lo !

Meanwhile, the available number of jerseys optional and available for the the five-time world best player are : 12, I5, 24, 28, 30, 32, 33.

In conclusion, the return of Portugal Christiano Ronaldo would undoubtedly improve the image of the red-devils, increase the popularity of Premiership, attract more money and spectators to the “Theatre of Dreams” and ultimately inject serious competition to the the team.

Comrade Lekan Badmus is freelance writer, Sports and Education Consultant.

E.mail: lekanbadmuscolumn@gmail.com

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The Governor of the State of Osun, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has said one of the contributions of his administration to Osun’s journey is changing the narrative of the State from a civil service State.

He explained that economic diversification had been one of the drivers of his administration, with Agriculture, Tourism and Mining (ATM) being important diversification instruments.

This, according to him, informed the decision to organise the Osun Economic summit in 2019 which brought critical stakeholders and potential investors to the State.

Oyetola, while fielding questions during a live broadcast as Guest of the Month on the Osun State Broadcasting Corporation (OSBC), as part of events to mark the 30th Anniversary of the State’s creation, assured that in a matter of years, Osun will thrive significantly in mining.

“I’m not contesting whether or not the State was known as a civil service state, but we are changing the narrative. The essence of the Osun Economic summit of 2019 is to talk about the possibility of economic diversification.

“We sought to diversify the economy from a civil-service-reliant economy to one that is buoyant. We identified agriculture, mining and tourism as our growth sectors and we have indeed done well in these three sectors, particularly in the area of mining.

“It will amaze you that we have interested investors coming from Canada and other foreign countries to explore the possibilities of responsible mining in the State, as against previous activities that gave rise to degradation, low remediation and the likes.

“Now, we have responsible miners like Segilola Gold Project. And a number of them are still showing interest. So, I can assure you that in a matter of years, Osun will be able to thrive significantly on mining”, he said.

Commenting on the State of Osun at 30, Oyetola described the progress of the State as one that is steady yet setting enviable precedence of good governance.

He commended the efforts of the founding fathers and former governors who had served in the course of the State’s history, adding that they all contributed positively to the development of the State.