The factional chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC in Oyo State, Alhaji Abu Adejare Gbadamosi has lost his son, Comrade Isiaq Otunba Badmus Adejare.
The news of the death of his son came a month after the party Chieftain declared himself the factional party chairman.
Meanwhile, party faithfuls, friends and relatives have been expressing their condolences to Abu Gbadamosi Adejare over the sudden death of his son, Mr Isiaka Gbadamosi Adejare a.k.a Otunba.
“Otunba’s death was a colossal loss to our great party, APC, family members, good people of Ilero, Kajola Local Government as well as Oyo APC in general.
“At this Holy Month of Ramadan, we share in the grief of our leader, father and one of the great pillars in Kajola Progressive fold who has just lost a gem. Otunba’s death should be seen as a test of faith as every mortal shall surely taste death.
“Our prayer is that Allah the most High repose the beautiful soul of the deceased and comfort our leader and the entire families he left behind” said Kajola APC in its condolence message.
Another Chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State and Okeho born-politician; CHIEF OLUSOLA OGUNBODE (Akinrogun) also sent condolence messages to Hon. Alhaji Abu Adejare Gbadamosi over the demise of his son, Comrade Isiaq Badmus Adejare popularly known as Otunba.
Akinrogun shows his grief in a release he personally signed and made available by his media office; the news of his demise was painful and heartbreaking but give glory to Almighty Allah that the deceased lived a fulfilled life.
He said late Comrade Isiaq Badmus Adejare (Otunba) was a straight forward person, man of impeccable character and agent of togetherness who preached openness, love and sincerity.
Following the transmission of 44 constitution alteration bills to state houses of Assembly in Nigeria by the National Assembly, the Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Adebo Ogundoyin has appealed to his colleagues across the country to work carefully and diligently on the alterations to ensure the task is accomplished perfectly and in no time.
The Oyo Speaker gave the charge while addressing the First Quarter General Meeting of Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria held inside the IITA, Ibadan Oyo state.
According to him, the most important assignment before the various State Houses of Assembly at the moment is the 44 Constitution amendment bills.
” The present review of the Nigerian Constitution, the fifth since the document came into effect in 1999, is an important endeavor which will be taken seriously and given all the attention it deserves hence we have set ball rolling.
” Our various Houses of Assembly have by now received 44 Alteration Bills approved for review by the National Assembly. Our inputs are pivotal and crucial as two-thirds or 24 out of 36 State Houses of Assembly must vote and approve the amendments before they are forwarded to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent.
” I want to make a passionate appeal to my colleagues at the State Houses of Assembly to hit the ground running on the national assignment before us so that we can deliver on time “
” My joy is boundless because Nigerian Legislature is poised to play its part in bringing to fruition the agitations of millions of Nigerians on the need for constitutional review. ” Oyo Speaker said
Hon Ogundoyin noted that the conference afforded the Speakers the opportunity of discussing the alterations and x-raying and gaining more knowledge about emerging issues there from.
He expressed optimism that all hope is not lost on those proposed amendments not approved by the Special adhoc committee of the National Assembly, adding that there would always be another opportunity for another set of review in future.
The Oyo Speaker appealed to all groups and associations that want some sections modified in the 1999 constitution to continue the struggle and clamour until a people oriented Nigeria constitution is achieved.
The Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde has revealed his plan to institute a lawsuit against popular online newspaper, Sahara Reporters over alleged false claims about a secondary school notebook contract awarded by the Oyo state government.
The Governor revealed this while attending the 1st anniversary of Agidigbo FM at the International Conference Center, University of Ibadan.
The governor added that if he is guilty after the proper investigation is conducted, he will resign from office as the governor of the state.
SaharaReporter had claimed in its report that the contract, awarded in three batches, is to supply customised notebooks to secondary schools in the state; the first set of 12 contracts totalling N456.504 million was awarded on August 28, 2019.
The second set was awarded in June 2020, with a total value of N94.196 million and described as “production of second batch exercise books for students of public secondary schools in the state”.
ODUDUWA NEWS has just gathered that a man was arrested by the the security committee of Abayomi Estate, Onipepeye, Old-Ife Road in Ibadan while he was trying to scoop diesel out of generator powering the street lights in Ibadan.
The young man who was caught and paraded by the security men while he was siphoning diesel out of the generator that powers the street lights installed by the Oyo State Government has been handed over to the Police for further investigations.
Before he was caught, the thief who siphoned two 4-litre kegs filled with diesel stolen from the generators last night said to have been engaging in such act for a long period of time before he met his Waterloo.
The residents in the axis had been complaining of streetlights not powering on due to a lack of fuel in the generator being used to power the streetlights.
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Saturday said the resumption of investigation into the murder of a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, was already hamstrung and disrobed of credibility with the emergence of a prime suspect in the case as the National Secretary of the ruling All Progressive Congress.
The playwright expressed the view in a statement on Saturday titled, “Perhaps closed files should remain just that-closed?” He said, “With the emergence of the said prime suspect as National Secretary of the ruling party, is the Inspector-General of Police equipped to confront political obstacles in a resumption of investigation? Is there any guarantee that the result will see the light of day? How suspect, ab initio, will be the conclusions, given the present political ordering?
“To this layman, that investigative revisit is already hamstrung and disrobed of credibility. I think the nation should simply relieve President Buhari of his pledge. I am certain the Inspector-General of Police will be equally relieved and can now turn his mind and energy to the national accustomed posture – Business as Usual.”
The elder statesman in December last year urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to ensure the exposure of Ige’s killers to reinstate what he termed “the broken lines of justice.”
Soyinka wondered then what happened to the President’s pledge to open an enquiry into the country’s spate of political murders.
The essayist stated that barely three months had passed since the twentieth anniversary of Ige’s murder; an occasion which he said he utilised to remind the President of a subsisting election pledge.
He added, “That pledge was to re-open the files on the spate of unsolved political assassinations that had plagued the nation in recent decades. Prominent among those cases was that of the Minister of Justice, murdered on his way to take up a prestigious position with the United Nations.
“Presidential response was swift. Buhari ordered the Inspector-General of Police to re-open those files and resume investigations. The nation has patiently awaited even a hint of work in progress. Most, I am certain, expect no less than a revaluation of prior investigative efforts. None, to my knowledge, has attempted to rush the Chief of Police and his team into judgment. We all take solace in the knowledge that the wheels of justice grind slowly, but they arrive. Eventually.” Soyinka, however, stated that an unusual turn of events had raised questions because the ruling party, headed by the same President, had just elected as its National Secretary one of the prime suspects of the most notorious of the nation’s unsolved murders.
He stated, “Not for a moment does one suggest that mere accusation, even trial, presumes guilt. More than a mere verdict is involved in any trial, however. The process of arriving at that ultimate destination – justice – is integral to the very concept of democracy and equality under the law. That process is one of the structures of civic education.
“Unresolved till today were quite a number of untidy, even suspect aspects of investigation, prosecution and trials, aspects which revealed improper cell co-habitation by suspects under custody. That this led necessarily to recantations of earlier depositions is not thereby proven, but the fact remains that such U-turns did take place. One was so brazen that it induced a heart attack that proved fatal to the victim’s wife, another Justice – Mrs. Atinuke Ige.
“That the prime suspect was privileged in a number of improper ways went beyond mere allegation. Political interventions, including pressure on the judiciary during bail hearings, cannot be denied. A judge under such pressure kept a diary with accusations, pages of which he consigned to friends for safe keeping.”
Consequent upon protracted crisis in the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) operating in the Public Motor Parks in Ondo State, the Government has intervened by proscribing the Union and setting up MOTOR PARK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE to manage and administer all the Public Motor Parks in the State.
The government in a statement signed and released and sent to ODUDUWA NEWS by Kenneth Odusola-Stevenson, Press Secretary, Office of the Deputy Governor and Acting Governor decried the unfortunate unending crisis and litigation involving the Union in Court which has adversely affected activities in the Public Motor Parks in the State.
The statement further reads: “The Government therefore has decided to take over all the Public Motor Parks in the State and set-up a Committee to administer same.
“The Union’s activities in Public Parks in the State is accordingly suspended.
“The following persons are hereby constituted into Park Management Committee to administer all the Parks in the State:
MR. JACOB ADEBO IDAJO – CHAIRMAN
EVANG. FESTUS OBASOOTO – VICE CHAIRMAN
BAYODE GBENGA – SECRETARY
GBONYA OYEDEPO ADENIYI
OLALEKAN AWOJOBI
OJO OLANIPEKUN
BAMIDELE OLAPADE
PASTOR SUNDAY OLAWUYI
OGEDEGBE OGUNMUYIWA
ADEMOLA ODUDU
JONES AKINRINLOLA
AKINYOSADE AKINLOLU
13.EZEKIEL ADEMOLA
JOHNSON AKINRIBISI
EMIDUN SIMEON
LAWRENCE IKUOMEHINLO
OLOWERE AMOS
TOJUE ATIJOSAN
OGUNWO OLUSEGUN
OYEDELE MONEBI
HIGH CHIEF ARIYO
“The Committee shall report to the Governor of the State through the Office of Special Adviser to the Governor on Union Matters and Special Duties”, the statement concluded.
Adeyinka Grandson has been jailed for 4.5 years by a UK court for using social media to stir up hatred against Nigerian tribes.
Adeyinka Shoyemi, 45, popularly known as Adeyinka Grandson, of Powis Terrace in Notting Hill, first came to the attention of counter-terror police in the UK in March 2019 after members of the public tipped them off about the posts targeting particular ethnic groups in Nigeria.
They found the posts, which had commentary encouraging attacks against certain ethnic groups, especially the Igbo, were in potential breach of the law and launched a probe. He was first arrested at his home address in August 2019, with officers searching three properties linked to him and seizing various digital devices.
He was on Thursday, March 31st, 2022 sentenced to four-and-a-half years’ imprisonment. Grandson was found guilty on 30 November 2021 of eight counts of inciting racial hatred after a trial at Southwark Crown Court.
The Ramadan crescent moon has been sighted in SaudiArabia, meaning the holy month will officially begin on Saturday 2nd April, Al Arabiya television reports.
The crescent moon of Ramadan 1443/ 2022 was seen in multiple locations in Saudi Arabia. 1st Ramadan 1443 will be on Saturday, 2nd April 2022. Here’s a list of countries that have already announced the first day of the Islamic Holy month of Ramadan.
When it comes to Ramadan crescent moon sighting, the countries that align themselves with the Saudi announcements include Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrian, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Chechnia, Denmark, Finland, Georgia, Hungary, Iceland, Iraq (Sunnis follow Saudi), Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgizstan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Netherlands, Palestine, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tatarstan, Togo, Turkmenistan, UAE, UK, Uzbekistan and Yemen.
Meanwhile, Muslim faithfuls in Nigeria await the announcement of the Sultanate Council for the commencement of the fasting.
Oyo Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, on March 30, 2022, convicted and sentenced three internet fraudsters for their involvement in fraudulent cyber activities after they pleaded “guilty” to the separate charges preferred against them by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The convicts according to a press statement issued and signed by Wilson Uwujaren, the
Head of Media & Publicity of EFCC are Ojelakin Yinka Oluwaseun, Adebayo Fawaz Gbolahan and Ehis Hopkins Esezobor were prosecuted on charges of fraudulent impersonation contrary to Section 22 (2) (b) (i) and punishable under Section 22 (2) (b) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015.
Justice Agomoh sentenced Ojelakin to two years imprisonment, Esezobor to eight months and Adebayo to five months jail term. The court further ordered that the convicts restitute their victims and forfeit all items recovered from them to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
A popular Nollywood comic actor, Kunle Mark Tokunbo, known as Dejo Tunfulu reportedly died on Friday morning. In a post by a colleague, Kunle Afod on social media, confirmed the Dejo’s death.
Afod wrote, “You posted few days ago Dejo Haaaaaa This is so sad, Pressy, Tunfulu, Daddy Junior, still can’t believe this.” May his soul rest in peace. In a related development, Adeyemi Olabode, one of his lovers and fans on Facebook confirmed report.
