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Reach Out To Aggrieved Party Members, Ondo APC Chieftain Tells Aiyedatiwa

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Ayirimi Emami, has urged Ondo State governor and winner of the party’s ticket for the forthcoming governorship election, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to seek genuine reconciliation with all the aggrieved aspirants who contested with him ahead November off-season election in the state.

In the primary conducted by a team led by Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, Governor Aiyedatiwa was declared winner having polled 48, 569 in the Direct Primary exercise to defeat all the other 15 aspirants.

Some of the aspirants have since kicked against the outcome of the election, alleging that the Governor Ododo team did not follow the party guidelines.

Lauding Aiyedatiwa, the APC chieftain described his victory at the primary as testament of his impactful governance for the few months he has taken over as governor of Ondo state.

He urged him to broker peace with the aggrieved aspirants and accommodate them in the course of his campaigns for the overall interest of the party and development of the oil producing state.

Emami maintained that Governor Aiyedatiwa’s stance should be a no victor, no vanquished towards the other aspirants on the outcome of the primary, saying the cooperation of other aspirants would make the party’s victory seamless and accelerate the developmental strides being witnessed in the state.

He also appealed to other aspirants that contested the APC governorship primary to sheathe their sword and support the candidacy of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa.

Some of the contenders for the ticket included the senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Jimoh Ibrahim; Olusola Oke (SAN); former president of the Nigerian Medical Association, Prof. Francis Faduyile; a mechanical engineer, Dr Funmilayo Waheed-Adekojo and the national vice chairman of the APC (South APC (South West), Isaac Kekemeke.

Others are Dr Soji Ehinlanwo, Akinfolarin Samuel, Okunjimi Odimayo, Adewale Akinterinwa, Olugbenga Edema, Brig. Gen. Ohunyeye Olamide (retd), Morayo Lebi, Oladiran Iyatan and Engnr. Ifeoluwa Oyedele.

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If I do not see the end of Yahaya Bello’s fraud case, I will resign – Olukoyede, EFCC Chairman

The EFCC Chairman said made a direct phone call to the former governor out of respect, urging him to appear before the commission and address the charges. Unfortunately, the former governor declined the invitation.

Governor Yahaya Bello has alleged to summoned the EFCC to make an appearance in his village.

Olukoyede highlighted the importance of Nigerians supporting the EFCC for its success, emphasizing that the agency’s failure would reflect negatively on Nigeria.

He pointed out that the ongoing efforts have positively impacted the value of the Naira and the foreign market.

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LAUTECH: One Shot Dead, Two Others Injured As Violence Erupts In Ogbomoso

Pandemonium broke out at the Ladoke Akintola University Of Technology, LAUTECH, in the Ogbomoso area of Oyo State on Monday as a police officer allegedly gunned down a student and injured two others.

It was gathered that the unfortunate incident occurred when the police officer, who is yet to be identified, was invited to settle a misunderstanding between two people in the school.

While attempting to settle the matter, the officer reportedly shot sporadically into the air and, in the process, gunned down one student and injured two others.

The incident triggered a riot in the school as students locked the school gates in protest, demanding justice for the deceased.

When contacted, SP Adewale Osifeso, the Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, told FBS-NEWS that he was busy but promised to revert.

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Oluyole student-leaders declares support for Comr. Titilope Kolapo Omotapiri as ward 7 councillor

In the course of building our environment towards a good and conducive political atmosphere, that will be an advantage of enjoying a good and responsive representative at the grassroots, at all times. We, the ever reasonable Student Union Leaders of Oluyole are presenting a revolutionary candidate that is an agent of real change at the grassroots of Oluyole ward 7 (Olomi Olunde ward 7) in person of Comr. Titilope Kolapo Omotapiri of African Action Congress (AAC) as our councilorship candidate.
Comr. Titilope attended his primary education at Asegun Group of School Ile Aperin beside Obisesan Compound, also Secondary Education at the same Asegun Group of School, Asolo Akanran Road where he was a prefect. He graduated as a certified Telecommunications Engineer (Electronic And Electrical Engineering) from the prestigious Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso where he first showed his love for Ibadan students in general, under Federation of Ibadan Student Union (FIBSU) National.He worked hand-in-hand with the executives of the union to facilitate bursary for the students of Oluyole local government during the tenure of Achiever and honourable Adepoju-Aliu as Leader following the step laid by the past executive lead by Dr Adeagbo Oluwatunmise.

He’s a true son of Ibadan from Tella’s Compound, Elero meta, Oje Ibadan. He’s a son to one of the major community leaders, Akano within the hemisphere of Oluyole ward 7 where he worked with elders as time keeper of the community meeting.

Also he’s a resident of a major community, Amere in Oluyole ward 7. As a member of Amere Awoseyin Landlord/Landladies Association,Comr Titilope is the current financial secretary of a unit under the general Community, as well as past secretary general of Amere Awoseyin general Community and the present Auditor General of the Amere Awoseyin general Community. He is a Tech Bussinessman that has two business annexes with the head office at Olomi market, the major market of Oluyole ward 7, the second along Olunde road where he employs labour and empowers willing youths with technical expertise on telecommunications thus reducing the rate of unemployment among youths in Oluyole Ward 7.
The thrill to this candidacy is his love for humanity and the solidarity role he always played in the Oluyole and Nigeria at large as a member of Take It Back (TIB) group. Therefore, he decided to take up the challenge to represent the residents of Oluyole ward 7 and serve not only as the son of the soil but also as the only vibrant youth and genuine servant of communities among those vying for the position. This election is not going to be as usual, as our democracy grows at the electioneering level every four years. We believe the executive governor of Oyo State, His Excellency Engr Seyi Makinde is ready to proof himself once again as a statesman that encourages unity and fair play at all times, as well as a real son of the pace setter state, and He’s ready to showcase that before and after the April 27th Oyo State Local Government Election. With all these, we the indefatigable student union leaders of Oluyole are calling on the most conscious general public, and residents of Oluyole ward 7, from Olomi, Olunde, Akano, Aba Alfa, Sokelu, Alabakan, Alagba, Irewole, Ile sheu, Atagba,Papa, Aladi, Omiyale, Olohunkemi, Titilope area, Shagari, Ago, Ajiyo, Amere, Fadare, Boluwaji, Sanyo, Jogbin, and their environs to support and to vote Comr.Titilope Kolapo Omotapiri, to vote AAC for Councillor Oluyole ward 7 on Saturday 27th April 2024.

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1,500 People Benefited From Free Surgery Programme-Gov. Abiodun

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun said that over 1,500 people have so far benefitted from the ongoing surgeries under the Free Surgery Intervention Programme of his administration.

The governor, who disclosed this while monitoring the sale of discounted rice to civil servants at the State Secretariat, Oke-Mosan Abeokuta, on Monday, said that thousands of pregnant women, the aged and the vulnerable have also benefited from the free healthcare services rendered by the state government.

He said that his government will continue to be proactive in addressing the welfare and wellbeing of the people of the state.

He said: “To date, we have done over 1,500 free surgeries. We have provided free healthcare services to our pregnant women, the aged and the very poor and vulnerable.

“We have paid N50,000 to about 80,000 Ogun State students in tertiary institutions across the country. We have also paid N10,000 to over 400,000 indigent students in primary and secondary schools in the state. We have also given them exercise books. All these initiatives are aimed to cushion the effect of this period.”

Prince Abiodun, who expressed delight at the orderly manner the exercise was conducted, emphasized that civil servants remain the representatives of a unique and identifiable segment of the society, adding that whatever is done to the workers have direct impact on the society.

“I have come to witness the implementation of this laudable initiatives which is one amongst several initiatives that the state government has put in place to cushion the impact of the inflation that we have experienced in the economy in recent time.

“The unintended consequences of this inflation is what we are trying to mitigate. We are all aware that our indefatigable President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on the assumption of office, took some very decisive steps that had been applauded across the length and breath of the entire world.

“These steps were corrective and proactive to free our economy and reposition our country. The first step was the removal of subsidy on petrol and the second was to allow the Naira to float and today, as difficult as a time it is for us, we all know that there is no gain without pain. We can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

“As we navigate this painful period, your responsible state government, being mindful of what you are going through, appreciated the fact that we need to ride this storm today began to implement this initiative,” the governor noted.

Prince Abiodun urged the people not to lose hope in the country as the economy was gradually picking with the Naira appreciating at an incredible speed, just as the president was concerned about food security in the country.

He noted that the government would soon provide food items at an affordable price while he commended the state’s Head of Service (HoS), Mr. Kehinde Onasanya, for making the process fool-proof and payment seamless.

Speaking earlier, the Head of Service, Mr. Onasanya informed the governor that the sales, which started at the weekend, was fool-proof as Directors of Administration and Permanent Secretary of each agency were on the ground to identify their staff before purchase could be made.

He commended the governor for making the food item available for the workers at a reasonable price, saying the gesture would go a long way in mitigating the hardship being experienced in the country.

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Traditionalist Conspires With Friends To Kill 45-Year-Old Fulani Woman In Oyo

A traditionalist, Onifade Oyekanmi, has narrated how he collaborated with his friends to kill a 45-year-old Fulani woman, Usman Aminat for money ritual.

Onifade, popularly called Ife, disclosed that he committed the crime along with four other friends at his Iyana Ajia residence in Ibadan, Oyo State on March 13, 2024.

His accomplices include, Oyebode Olalekan, 40, Ifayemi Ojeleke, 32 and Jamiu Lasisi, 40.

He added that he met the deceased at a marabout place and after exchanging pleasantries she offered to take him to another marabout in Ogbomoso in Oyo State.

“The day she took me to Ogbomoso, we were told the marabout had travelled to Kwara State. She later called to inform me she was back and I asked her to come and meet me at my resident in Ibadan.

“She left Apomu to Ibadan and when she came, I and my friends strangled her to death. One of them dismembered her bodies and we used some part of her organs. Her intestine was burnt along with pig and goat’s intestines into powder form.

“We wanted to use her for money ritual but the Muslim cleric that told me about the ritual has not given me the instructions on how to use the powder mixture before we were caught”, he added.

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Gunmen storm event center, kill University professor, abduct two others in Ogun

A professor of Law at Babcock University, Ilishan, Ogun, Yinka Olomojobi, has been killed by unknown gunmen in the Iperu area of the state on Friday, April 22.

According to Channels TV, Olomojobi was shot dead for allegedly refusing to be whisked away by the assailants. While he was shot dead, two residents were kidnapped and taken to an unknown destination.

The gunmen who were said to be eight in number and dressed in black, stormed an event centre on Sagamu Road and began shooting indiscriminately. Eyewitnesses say the late Prof Olowojobi was shot in the chest. At the same time, a manager of a car stand known as Dare, and one other yet-to-be-identified person, were said to have been taken captive by the gunmen.

Confirming the incident to newsmen, the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Omolola Odutola, said one person had been arrested in connection with the incident.
“A two-week-old security man was arrested based on reasonable suspicion as police commence discreet investigation. A report from the Iperu Division indicates that a kidnapping and murder incident occurred on the 19th of April, 2024, at about 9:20 pm. A suspicious coincidence led the police to arrest one Awada Ishaya of Plateau state who was employed two weeks ago when the event centre was launched as a security man for further interrogation.

The lecturer was taken to Babcock University Teaching Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Efforts are underway to apprehend the culprits and rescue the kidnapped victims. Further updates will be provided as the situation develops.”Odutola said.

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Diesel: We Can’t Sell At New Price Because Of Old Stock – IPMAN

Automotive gas oil (AGO), also known as diesel, sold for as high as N1,500 at fuel stations in Lagos and Abuja on Saturday.

TheCable observed that Mobil and TotalEnergies fuel stations in Festac Town, sold for N1,300 per litre and N1,500 per litre, respectively.

In Abuja, the price of the product was N1,450 per litre at Eterna, Banex, and N1,500 a litre at Emadeb, Kado.

The prices have remained the same despite Dangote refinery announcing a reduction in its costs of diesel to marketers from N1,200 to N1,000 on April 16.

Speaking on the issue, Abubakar Maigandi, president, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), said marketers still have old stocks, hence the current price of the product.

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Don’t take unknown luggage from anyone, NDLEA warns Nigerians

Femi Babafemi, Director of Media & Advocacy at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), recently disclosed a concerning incident involving the apprehension of individuals in possession of codeine syrup.

According to Babafemi on his official X handle, a PhD student and another individual studying abroad were taken into custody after bottles of codeine syrup were discovered in the luggage they were carrying for a female friend overseas.

Babafemi emphasised that this situation could have resulted in imprisonment if the NDLEA had not intervened to ensure the responsible party was promptly sent back home.

He posted “A PhD student and another student studying abroad got into custody because bottles of codeine syrup were found in the luggage they picked for their female friend abroad.

“That’d have been jail if NDLEA had not worked hard to ensure the owner was put on the next flight home Reason why we warn you not to take any luggage you don’t know its content from anyone. Video shows how bags of opioids were concealed among spare parts coming from Onitsha heading to Mubi in Adamawa.”

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Oyo Tourism Summit and The Marketing of Iyamopo Hill By Governor Seyi Makinde. | Adesina Julius

I must first commend the unrelenting effort of Governor Seyi Makinde, towards investing and developing tourism in Oyo State.

Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration has taken tourism development as one of its key areas of interest, with the sole aim of boosting the state economy and creating shared prosperity for all.

In keeping with the provisions of the roadmap to sustainable development he has shown through actions and deeds that he takes tourism development and prosperity of Oyo State too serious and will stop at nothing to make Oyo State a prosperous state.

With Governor Makinde administration starting to develop the huge potential in the tourism sector and thereby opening a new vista of financial buoyancy forq the state through the sector, there can be no doubt as to the better days ahead of the state.

The Iyamopo hill in Igbeti which occupies over six kilometers of land mass and is as high a hundred and fifty feet was rated as the biggest hill in Southwest State of Nigeria. Legendary tales recall that it was once used as shelter against attacks.

The Iyamopo hill harbor plethora of tourists attraction that could boost the economy of the people in no time and coupled with the interest, passion and unbiased commitment of the people is a good sign of fortune for the town and the state at large.

The Iyamopo tourism project will definitely create thousands of both direct and indirect jobs for indigenes and residents of the host community Igbeti and its neighbouring towns.

However, there is nothing as good in marketing than building a global brand. Saying I have a potential and I don’t let the world know about it, then I have a problem. The potential of tourism is enormous, and we all have a shared responsibility to make sure it is fully realized. We have to do anything necessary to support government to promote culture and tourism in Igbeti.

The government need to invest in building a good road network around the Iyamopo hill, improve security, provide amusing facilities and make the environment of the Iyamopo hill habitable and catchy for tourists.

This Iyamopo tourists attraction sites which if well harnessed could place Igbeti and Oyo State on global map among tourism destinations in the world.

It will also be of immense benefit to Oke Ogun, Oyo State and Nigeria as a whole and even Africa as a continent.

Adesina Julius write from Igbeti, Olorunsogo Local Government.

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