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Institute of Agricultural Research and Training Muslim Community To Organize 1st Ramadan Lecture

The Muslim Community of Institute of Agricultural Research and Training, Ibadan is set to organize the 1st Ramadan Lecture with the topic “Societal Menace Among The Youth: Roles of Muslim Communities”

According to the information made available, the first lecture series will take place on the 17th of April, 2022 at Dr. K. Jm Nwufah Hall of Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Ibadan by 10am.

The lecture has been scheduled to have TPL Oyedele Rauf Abimbade an Assistant Director/Head of Department, Town Planning and Land Services, Ayedaade Local Government, Gbongan, Osun State as the Guest Lecturer.

According information made available by the Chairman & Secretary Organizing Committee, Dr. M.A Popoola and Mr. Ojo K. Samad confirmed that the Chairman , Muslim Community IAR&T, Professor L. B. Taiwo is the Chief Host while the Sheikh Mahmoon Tijani Eleshimeta, the Chief Imam of IAR&T will also be present.

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Diaspora group urges AFDB President, Akinwumi Adesina to join 2023 presidential race

A group of supporters in a diaspora have thrown their weight behind the presidential aspiration of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

The group quoted as saying:

“Yes, the name ‘Adesina’ featuring among the presidential candidates is something of excellent value to our democracy.”

“This nation has been messed up badly. We have gone far into the woods. This APC govt has brought untold pains and hardship. Economy is dead. What Nigeria needs now is a visionary leader that can bring us out of the woods. If as a nation, we don’t get it right by 2023, then, Nigeria is finished.

“If we all love Nigeria, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina is the best man for the job, and not all these cankerworm politicians”

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Oyo Police To Investigate Fleeing Husband For Beating Pregnant Wife To Stupor Over Ramadan Meal

A middle-aged man, Taofeek Gbolagade, has reportedly fled after beating his pregnant wife, name withheld, to stupor over her failure to prepare Ramadan meal for him in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

The incident happened on Tuesday morning around 4a.m at their residence in Ogbere housing estate in Ibadan, Oyo State.

According to report, an eyewitness said: “This man always hit his wife over any little misunderstanding they have. I was able to record today’s event. He is a Muslim so I think they had an argument over Sahur.

“This man didn’t mind that she was with his second child and started pouncing on her. She wailed for hours before she was able to flee to her parents’ house. Gbolagade has flown his house after being declared wanted by the security personnel.”

Meanwhile, The State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Adewale Osifeso, who confirmed the incident said investigation had commenced on the matter and updates would be provided in due course.

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Details of Osinbajo’s meeting with APC Senators over 2023 Presidency

Details have emerged on a meeting between Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and Senators on the Platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC on Tuesday.

Osinbajo formally briefed the Senate APC caucus over his presidential ambition and sought their support.The briefing, which was part of Osinbajo’s consultations with critical stakeholders, held over Iftar dinner at his official residence at Aguda House within the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The meeting held behind closed doors but the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan who led the APC senators to the Villa told reporters what transpired.

“We had Iftar dinner with His Excellency, the Vice President and thereafter we had brief interaction on our Government and of course on the Vice President’s declaration to run for the presidency of our great country, the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” Lawan said.

When pressed further, Lawan said: “naturally, the Vice President told us that he has expressed his interest and that he wanted to consult with the Senate APC caucus.

“He wanted us to hear from his mouth and we did and he was seeking our support in whatever way we can at the appropriate time and we wish the Vice President goodluck in this endeavour.

“But let me assure everyone that the Senate APC caucus and indeed the National Assembly caucus of the APC will continue to work very hard for our great party, the APC, to continue to provide services to Nigerians and also work hard to ensure that by 2023, the next administration is an APC administration at the center and majority of the States in our country, by the Grace of God will be APC.”

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Pro-Oduduwa, Biafra Agitators To Hold One Million March At EU Headquarters

The Leadership of Ipob has revealed that a one million march involving Biafra, Oduduwa and Ambazonia will be coming up on the 14th and 15th of June 2022 at the European Union Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

The trio are nations seeking for self determinations. The Biafra people are based in the eastern region of Nigeria who are seeking for independent from the 1914 forceful amalgamated country while the Oduduwa are the yorubas in South West of Nigeria.

Ambazonia is a nation in the southern part of Cameroon who declared their independent on the 1st of October 2017 and since then has involved in arms struggle to liberate it’s nation from the hands of Cameroonian government.

Speaking via the official Twitter handle of The directorate of states, Ipob mazi Chika Edoziem revealed that the protest will be a historic one as it will be the first time such form of protest will be happening from African people!.

“Biafra, Ambazonia and Oduduwa/Yoruba Nation, these three emerging Nations will storm the EU Headquarters in Brussels. Be part of this historical 1 Million Man Match.

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Osun ALGON condemns murder of APC Chairman in Atakumosa LCDA

The Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Osun State Chapter, Hon. Samuel Idowu Abiodun, has condemned the killing of the Chairman of the APC in Atakunmosa East-Central Local Council Development Area, Chief Gbenga Ogbara.

ALGON also sympathised with the family of the deceased who was shot dead by yet to be Identified gunmen at his residence in Igangan town in the early hours of today.

The death of the APC Local Government Chairman has thrown the Residents of the town into Mourning.

Reacting to the unfortunate incident, Osun ALGON Chairman, said that the killing of the APC chairman came with rude shock and bewilderment.

“I am personally traumatised by this gruesome and inhuman act that has left myself, other Local Government Chairmen and Secretaries, the APC family, and indeed, all well-meaning people shattered.

“The deceased was known for his rare virtues as an astute politician, grassroots mobiliser, complete gentleman and loyal party man.

“We pray God to console the spouse, child and other members of the family at this trying time”, he said.

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Oyo Workers Threaten To Shut Down Tertiary Institutions Over Non Payment Of Salary

The workers of various tertiary institutions in Oyo State have threatened to shut down various campuses across the State over non-payment of salary.

This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen as read in part:

“A communique issued at the end of the meeting read in part:

“Convening the Meeting became imperative because of the lingering unpleasant realities of staff welfare and infrastructural situations across the institutions. As usual, JAC is quick to identify the advent of positive changes in the sector at the beginning of the present administration of the state. The positive situation has changed in recent past, which makes it impossible to ignore the obvious lack of interests, reneging on promises, administrative aberrations and evasiveness of the present administration on very serious and urgent matters concerning the smooth runnings of the institutions.

There exist myriads of long standing and new issues, but IAC wishes to highlight few as follows:

Inadequate monthly subventions to all the institutions: the monthly subventions to all the institutions remain as they were in 2016, not minding annual salary increments and promotions between then and now. The subventions are greatly inadequate to pay workers wages. Oyo State College of Education Lanlate received 80% of their salary in February, while EACOED OYO and OYSCATECH Igboora keep borrowing before they could pay salary. Expenses such as running and capital costs suffer neglect.
Persistent delays in salary payment: this has remained recurring since September 2021 till date. (Except for Dec. 2021). Unlike other sectors that still maintain the 25th of every month as their payday, the tertiary institutions sector now receives theirs on an uncertain day in the following month. As at this day, Monday April 11, 2022 the salaries of March 2022 are yet to be paid.

Non implementations of the January 2021 agreement on minimum wage arrears at OYSCOED Lanlate: 16 months after penning the agreement, workers in Lanlate are yet to receive any of the accrued 12 month arrears despite His Excellency promise in February to pay all the arrears within four weeks, whereas the agreement has either been fully or nearly fully implemented in other institutions
Non-payment of 2018 & 19 salary arrears to the affected institutions: despite His Excellency’s assurances to commence the defrayment of these arrears immediately after exhausting 2016 & 17 arrears, it is worrisome that several months after, the requisite approval for the commencement remains a mirage.
Substantive Management: Despite the fact that all the processes for the appointment have been completed, the Government is yet to announce the substantive management in TOPS Saki and OYSCATECH, Igboora.
Breach of 2021 Agreement: Government has failed to implement the agreement with the unions to approve necessary running costs to all tertiary Institutions on semester basis through a tripatrite meeting of ministry of education, Governing Councils and the institutions management as contained in 2021 Agreement. This has ultimately affected service delivery in these institutions. The students are the ones bearing brunt
Our Demands

In the interest of preserving the prevalent industrial harmony across all the institutions, JAC hereby makes the following legitimate demands:

Monthly subventions to all the institutions should be increased to amounts surplus to payment of salaries.
Salaries of workers in the sector should henceforth be paid on His Excellency’s campaign date of 25th of every month. And the yet to be paid March salaries should be paid immediately.
All accruable arrears of minimum wage should be paid to workers in OYSCOED, Lanlate immediately.

The deferment of 2018 &19 salary arrears should commence with April 2022 salaries.
All appointment related matters should be resolved in line with the provisions of the edicts immediately.
Immediate implementation of 2021 Agreement to provide running costs for all institutions

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Money Ritual: Man Kills Girlfriend, Buries Her Corpse In Lagos

The decomposing body of a bar attendant, Oritoke Manni, has been found at a site in Otolu town, Akodo, in the Lekki Local Council Development Area of Lagos State.

According to PUNCH Metro, it was gathered that Manni went missing after visiting her boyfriend, Segun Titilayo, at his house in the area.

When efforts by Manni’s family members to locate her proved abortive, they reported a case of missing person to the police.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Thursday, said the victim’s corpse was found after an engineer reported to the police that his company, while excavating its site at Otolu town, exhumed the body.

He noted that Manni was identified by workers of the hotel.

Adejobi said, “The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Segun Titilayo, 29, of Otolu town, Lekki LCDA of Lagos State, for killing and burying the corpse of his girlfriend, Oritoke Manni, 26, a bar attendant at K.C. Hotel, Apakin town, Lekki.

“On October 13, 2020, around 11am, it was reported that the suspect, Segun Titilayo, put a call to the deceased and she went to Segun’s house, but Oritoke (Manni) could not be traced or seen afterward.

“The police recorded a case of a missing person for the deceased. The police wireless message on the case was widely circulated to all police formations across the state for search and necessary police action as a practice.

“However, on November 7, 2020, one Engineer Adegbago David of Adron Homes and Properties reported to the police station at Akodo rea, Lagos State, that while the company was excavating its site at Otolu town, their caterpillar exhumed a decomposing corpse. Police detectives swung into action and the corpse was identified by the staff of the hotel to be Oritoke’s. The corpse was evacuated to a public morgue for autopsy.

“The police placed a manhunt on the suspect and he was arrested. He is being detained at the SCID Panti and giving useful information to help the police in their investigation.

The state Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, has condemned the crime and directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State CID, DCP Yetunde Longe, to carry out thorough investigation into the matter.

“The CP cautions the youth, especially ladies, against keeping unscrupulous and destructive friends. He also encourages Lagosians to promote moral values and shun crimes and criminality.”

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Osinbajo No Longer A Member Of Lagos APC But Ogun State – Laolu Akande

Vice President is no longer a member of the Lagos state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), his spokesman, Laolu Akande has confirmed.

Speaking with newsmen on Monday, Akande said Osinbajo who declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election on APC platform moved his membership to Ogun state when he revalidated his APC Membership status in Ward One, Ikenne, Ogun State on 9th February 2021.

Prior to his movement, Osinbajo is a chieftain of the Lagos APC with his polling unit at Code 33, Unit 2 Victoria Garden City, Lagos.

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2023: NNPP Posters Flood Ibadan, As Ex-PDP Chieftain, Olopoeyan Set To Unveil New Party Structure

Residents of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital woke up on Sunday morning to see a series of posters belonging to the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) on display in major areas of the city.

This is coming weeks after a prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Alhaji Abdulrasheed Adebisi Olopoeyan resigned his membership from the party and announced that he would make known his new party structure in due course.

According to Tribune Online, the flag of NNPP has been hoisted at the house of the former PDP chieftain in the Bashorun Area of Ibadan to replace that of the PDP, while some vehicles have already been branded with details of the NNPP.

Speaking on the development, Olopoeyan told Tribune Online that he is now a member of NNPP, but it will be made official tomorrow when the National Secretary of the party, Dipo Olayokun, alongside other principal officers of the party will present the membership card of the party to him.

Olopoeyan stated that: “NNPP has come to stay in Oyo State. In the coming weeks and months, things will start taking proper shape as the party will become a force to reckon with.”

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