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OAU MBA Student’s Death: IGP Transfers Rahmon Adedoyin’s Case To Abuja

Usman Baba, the Inspector-General of Police, has waded into the case of Timothy Adegoke, the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) MBA student who was found dead at the Hilton Hotel and Resorts, Ile-Ife, Osun State.

A police source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said a team from Abuja arrived at the Osun Police Command on November 25 to work out modalities on how to transfer the investigation to Abuja.

“I can confirm to you that the Force Headquarters, under the instruction of the IGP, has ordered the transfer of the case to Abuja,” the source told FIJ. “Rahmon Adegoke, the owner of the hotel, has also been transported to the Force Headquarters where investigations would continue.”

FIJ gathered that the case is now being handled by the IGP’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT) at the Force Headquarters.

Timothy was an MBA student at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU). He had travelled to Osun in November with the hope of sitting for scheduled exams at OAU’s Distance Learning Centre. He was initially declared missing on November 7 before his corpse was found eight days later.

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Ekiti Gov, Fayemi Commissions Reconstruction Of Roads

Yesterday, I had the honour of receiving my three brother Governors from Kebbi, Jigawa and Sokoto States who commissioned the Ilupeju – Ire- Igbemo- Ijan road, as well as the Oye – Ayede – Ikun Dairy – Kwara Boundary road and Aramoko – Erijiyan – Ikogosi road. These are very strategic roads with socioeconomic importance and mobility advantage.

For instance, 25.6km Ilupeju – Ire- Igbemo- Ijan road constructed at the cost of N2,354,997,197.37 connects the three senatorial districts and eases transportation to the resuscitated Ire Clay Factory, while 14km Aramoko – Erijiyan – Ikogosi road constructed at the cost of N1,625,481,844.74 provides durable access to the Tourism Corridor, which spans from Ikogosi and runs through Ipole-Iloro Ekiti.

The 37km Oye – Ayede – Ikun Dairy – Kwara Boundary road which was constructed at the cost of N2,997,143,417.84 will also boost the agricultural activities of the communities along this axis, as well as the operations of Ikun Dairy Farm and the internally generated revenue of our state.

Our administration is determined to work for the people to the very last day of our mandate.

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We‘ll Continue to Support Security Agencies to Deliver on Mandates ~ Makinde

…as Governor receives South-West Zonal Conference of DSS

Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, said on Friday that his administration will continue to support security agencies operating in the state to deliver on their mandates.

Makinde, who stated this at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, while receiving State Directors of the Department of State Services in the South West States, who were in the state to hold the South West Zonal Conference of Directors of State Services, said that security is key to the successful implementation of government policies.

The governor praised the team, led by its Chairman, Sheikh Mohammed Waziri, for helping to tackle insecurity in all the nooks and crannies of the country.

He said: “We welcome you to Ibadan and I am glad that the conference went very well. You were able to interact and identify some of the security challenges within the geopolitical zone.

“I am also happy that from your interaction, you have been able to come up with the fact that drug abuse and children in primary school becoming cultists is common. Yes, we can go after them just like you have suggested. We can win the war with brute force but can we win peace with the same force? For us, we think striking at the heart of what is causing all of these is Germaine. And if you trace it, it is economical. So, it is difficult to bring people to live peacefully together.

“When you have a situation where the resources are limited and we are all scrambling for it and we are not baking enough cake to go round, then there will always be serious issues where people will look for where they can gain a little bit of an advantage over the other people. So, I will ask that in your recommendations and course of action, let us also look at how we can win the peace.

“And on this issue, I give you the assurance that when we have the South West Governors meeting, I will bring it up so that we can have a common regional approach to dealing with the challenges.

“Also, I am glad that you mentioned cooperation between yourselves, the government and among the other security agencies. Yes, it is normal to have inter-agency rivalry but what has worked for us is how we worked together as a team here.
“Even the state-owned security network, Amotekun, was pulled in and they work together. “So, we want to focus a bit more on cooperation between other agencies operating within the geo-political zone.

“For us as an administration, we know that the essence of power and all of these things that we are surrounded with is to ensure that people are able to live their dreams and go about their daily businesses in a safe and secure atmosphere.

“I want to use this opportunity to thank you very much because we know that while we are sleeping and enjoying ourselves, you are on the edge and all over the place trying to ensure we sleep with our two eyes closed.
“Thank you for all the hard work you are putting in to ensure that we can sleep. We are indeed very grateful. The least we can do is to give you support and we will continue to support you.”

The governor also charged the DSS to ensure it emphasizes issues that will unite Nigeria, adding that the country has never been this divided.

He said: “I will say that the country is passing through a unique and difficult period. We are faced with an economic issue and the issue of unifying this country. We have never been divided like this before. We are getting to a situation where the people of Osun would say they are not part of Oyo State but we used to be one state.

‘’So, we all now have a very serious role to play to ensure that we unify our people and contribute our quota to the unity of the country. It is a huge task before us at this period. I will ask that you also look at that issue.”

In his remarks, Chairman of the South West Zonal Conference of State Directors of State Service, Sheik Mohammed Waziri, said that the DSS understands the importance of security in a polity, adding that without security there would not be development.
He said: “Yesterday (Thursday) and today, we have discussed the issue of security challenges extensively in the zone in the area of crime and criminalities. We are concerned just like Your Excellency is also concerned about the increasing threat to local and national security in terms of kidnappings, cultism and famers/herders clashes.

“We are also concerned that this is also a period that all hands must be on deck to ensure that we resolve some of those issues and, as an intelligence-based organisation, it is our responsibility to identify the threats, share the concerns, and identify the criminals and miscreants within both governed and ungoverned spaces.

“Concerning the issue of cultism at the local level, we are looking at how we can reach out to stakeholders at the state and local levels to see how we can manage the perception of individuals. We want to also see how we can prosecute those that are recalcitrant in terms of addressing some of these issues.

“It is our hope that the governor will give us all the support that is necessary to fulfil our mandate.”

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Youth & Sports Minister, Mr Sunday Dare, Oyo State Head of Service, Chief (Mrs) Amidat Agboola, Ashiwaju Seun Fakorede, Wale Oladiti, Adejoke Lasisi, Others to Grace Ibadan Youth Summit – IPYF.

…To Train Over 300 youths on Vocational & Entrepreneurship Skills

The Ibadan Prime Youths Forum (IPYF) which is the Youth wing of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII) is inviting Ibadan Youth, young persons and all interested youths who resides in Ibadan to the 1st Edition of Ibadan Youth Entrepreneurial/Economic summit schedule for Thursday December 2, 2021 at Ibadan House Oke Aremo Ibadan.

The Theme of the summit is THE BURDEN OF YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT IN NIGERIA, WHOSE FAULT. SUSTAINABLE INTERVENTIONS AND SOLUTIONS. According to the organizers, the event will have 2 session, the key note speeech/ panel session and entrepreneurial/vocational skill exhibition/ success stories.
The Honourable Minister for Youth & Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare has been scheduled to declare the event open and give the keynote speech while Chief Mrs Amidat Ololade Agboola, Oyo State Head of Service will be the Guest Speaker and to be followed by Panel Discussion which will feature;

  1. Ashiwaju Seun Fakorede, Commissioner for Youth & Sport Development, Oyo State
  2. Mr Afeez Repete, Former Special Adviser to the Oyo State Governor on Youths & Sport
  3. Mr Asiwaju Azeez Olasunkade, HR Expert & Mentor, Member of the Governing Council, Grand Plus College of Education Ilorin
  4. Mr Olayemi Olayinka, State Coordinator, National Directorate of Employment (NDE)
  5. Mr Titilope Gbadamosi, Community Relations Expert, Office of the Minister for Youth and Sport Development, Abuja.

Discussants in the second session includes the following
Damilola Asaleye, CEO Ashdam Solar; Adejoke Lasisi ,CEO Planet 3R; Oluwole Odetayo Co-founder Loftyinc/Wennovation Hub; Wale Oladiti , CEO Weeldrop Petroleum.
According to the organizers, these are successful entrepreneurs who are good at what they do, and they will also exhibit their brand in the outdoor event session to motivate the youths and at the same time share their success stories, the challenges they encounter in their business life.

According to the organizers, their will be opportunities for over 300 participants to get vocational and entrepreneurship skills training slot from partners of the events worth over #200,000 per person, skills include Photography, Tailoring, Weaving, free CAC registration for 40 persons among others.

Expected Participants are to register through the link below.

https://forms.gle/iZ6jbwfdU5fncvoPA

For Partnership and Sponsorship contact Dr Oluwatunmise Adeagbo on +2347051856395 Mr Wahab on +234816 5629314

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Thabo Mbeki: How I Worked Against Obasanjo’s Third Term Presidential Bid

Further revelations on the failed third term bid of former President Olusegun Obasanjo have been revealed.

Former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, has disclosed how he and Abdulsalami Abubakar, former Head of State of Nigeria, worked against the ill-fated ambition.

Obasanjo has repeatedly denied he was involved in the bill proposed to the Nigerian parliament to amend the constitution and grant him an extra term.

Speaking virtually on Thursday at the Abdulsalami Alhaji Abubakar Festschrift Conference held in Abuja, Mbeki said he called the former Nigerian leader to discuss the issue with him.

He said, “As a privilege to reiterate the commitment of General Abubakar to democracy in Nigeria in 2006, more than five years after he had handed over powers to Olusegun Obasanjo, the constitution on whose basis president Obasanjo was elected described a two-term limit for the head of state, and since he [Obasanjo] had been elected for the second time, this meant that he would end his term in 2007.

“But some time before, in 2005, a campaign began in Nigeria to amend the constitution to allow for three presidential terms. This developed to a point that the draft of the proposed amendment had been presented to the Nigerian parliament as papers.

“When I heard about this development, I engaged Obasanjo to communicate my unease at the proposal. In the end, I discussed it with general Abubakar, and we agreed that the proposed amendment was undesirable. We shared the view that the amendment must be avoided at all costs. We were of one mind that it spells bad both for Nigeria and the rest of the continent, tampering with and compromising our democratic system, which is just a few years old.

“We agreed to add our voices to those kicking against the amendment. We agreed that Abdulsalam would follow the situation in Nigeria closely and indicate to me when we should intervene against the constitutional amendment. I was very pleased when he called that the Nigerian senate has voted against the amendment.”

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Boko Haram Will Soon Recruit Out-Of-School Children – Obasanjo Warns

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that Boko Haram might soon recruit out-of-school children if the government fails to return them to their classrooms.

Obasanjo said this while addressing participants at the presidential youth mentorship retreat held at the Youth Development Centre, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Obasanjo blamed security challenges in the country for the increasing rate of out-of-school children.

He lamented that about 14 million children who ought to be in school are on the streets; therefore, the situation can worsen the nation’s security situation.

He said, “A situation today where we have 14 million children that should be in school that are not in school, does anybody need to be an oracle to say that 10 years or 15 years from now, those will be where you will recruit pure Boko Haram.

“Therefore, if you deal with Boko Haram by stick today, in a few years’ time, the situation will be worst because we are talking about security, it will be worst.”

The former president added that when it comes to security and poverty, the solution should start from education.

Obasanjo maintained that the unity of Nigeria is paramount, stressing that he would fight for it throughout his life.

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OAU MBA Student’s Death: Ooni Suspends Oduduwa Varsity Founder, Adedoyin As Maye Of Ile-Ife

Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi (Ojaja II) has again suspended the embattled Founder of Oduduwa University in the ancient town, Dr. Ramon Adedoyin, as the Maye of Ile-Ife.

The Nigerian Xpress reports that Dr. Adedoyin had been embroiled in the suspicious death of a Master’s degree student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, Mr. Timothy Adegoke, at his Hilton Hotel and Resort, Ile-Ife.

He had been in police detention since the story broke.

This is the second time that Adedoyin will be suspended as Maye of Ile-Ife.

In 2018, he was suspended over a trending Poem, ‘Ewi’ on the Ooni, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi released to defame the stool and character of the frontline monarch.

The address of the Council was read by the Secretary to the Ife Traditional Council, Chief Adetoye Odewole.

He said, “That beyond a reasonable doubt, Chief Ramon Adedoyin and his cohorts like Oba Adeoye Adefarakan have committed offences of defaming the stool and character of the Ooni of Ife, assault and the libellous release of the ewi remain indelible and all these acts are conducts likely to cause a breach of peace.

“That all parties involved in the meeting passed a vote of no confidence on Chief Ramon Adedoyin and Oba Adeoye Adefarakan.

“That the House of Oduduwa henceforth suspends the chieftaincy title of Maye of Ife that was bestowed on Chief Ramon Adedoyin until further notice.

“Chief Ramon Adedoyin should not parade himself as the Maye of Ife until he absolved himself of his disloyalty and betrayal to the stool of Ooni and the House of Oduduwa.”

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Subsidy Removal: NANS Kicks, Threatens To Ground Economic Activities In Nigeria

The National Association of Nigerian Students on Friday threatened to shut down the country should the Federal Government proceed to remove subsidy from petrol.

The organisation called on Nigerians and all its allied structures to be on the alert for further directives on the next action.

The President of NANS, Sunday Asefon, issued the threat during a press conference held in Abuja.

According to him, although NANS was not totally against deregulation, the conditions for such already agreed upon must be out in place before deregulation.

The text of the briefing was titled “Nigeria will be shut down should the Federal Government attempt the removal of fuel subsidy as allegedly being proposed.”

Asefon said, “None of those conditions is in place at the moment. It is therefore very strange that the Federal Government could contemplate the removal of fuel subsidy now.

“The four refineries are not functioning, and if they are functioning at all, it is at a near-zero level. There is zero consultation with stakeholders to even consider issues around deregulation and why it should or should not be. The survival of Nigerian workers and their wards is yet to be discussed, yet a date that may take lives out of them have been fixed.

“Furthermore, inflation is already passing a skyrocketing level. So we may need to find a word to describe the kind of inflation that will be experienced if the pump price of PMS goes above 200 per cent.

“In fact, we are very convinced that the Federal Government is acting impulsively on a matter as sensitive as this.

“NANS is rudely shocked by the statement credited to the Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari to the effect that Premium Motor Spirit could sell as much as three hundred and forty N340 by February 2022. This is said to be due to the plan of the Federal Government to remove fuel subsidy and usher in an era of so-called deregulation.

“Even more absurd is the proposal announced by the Honourable Minister of Finance, Budget and National Hajia Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed that N5,000 will be paid to 40 million vulnerable Nigerians to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal.

“NANS is still trying hard to make an iota of good sense out of this strange proposal. We shall return to this particular point.

“But let us first of all categorically state that on behalf of the suffering millions of Nigerian students and on behalf of the millions of the frustrated masses of the Nigerian people who are our parents, brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts, friends and neighbours, we reject this socio-economic evil proposal and we shall resist it.

“Nigerians are really suffering. We are in dire socio-economic straits. We are weeping in our hearts and souls. We are dying in silence. We feel the agony and anguish because we are practically involved. Therefore, any attempt to aggravate the social woes and economic manacles that we already face and wear will not only be unconscionable but reckless. It will amount to testing the patience of Nigerians too far. And we wish to warn against it.

The country is very stretched and tensed. In case the government is not aware, we are passing them this intelligence free of charge now. Again we advise, let the government not stretch it further. The consequences will be dire. The people are already flamed. Mendacity will beget mendacity. NANS is happy that the organised labour and civil society groups have all rejected the proposal.

We shall ensure that the entire country is shut down and paralysed should the Federal Government proceed with its insensitive plan of deregulation, or even any further increase in the pump price of fuel. We have had enough.

“We know that neo-liberal and imperial economists will soon emerge to confuse themselves with some well-rehearsed stale analysis and commentaries. Let us tell them already that nothing can change except the practical reality of the socio-economic condition of Nigerians changes.

“No deregulation can happen on the basis of import-driven deregulation. We are aware of our reality with all the ones already deregulated, including Kerosene, diesel and cooking gas (which price has gone totally out of control).”

Beyond the issues already raised, NANS said that in the 2022 Appropriation Bill, the Federal Government already provided for fuel subsidy.

NANS, therefore, wondered why government would provide for what it plans to eliminate.

Asefon said, “Upon which data did the Honourable Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning determine that only 40 million Nigerians are vulnerable? And what is the definition of vulnerability in our socio-economic context? Where does she intend to generate the money which will be paid to those 40 million Nigerians since there is no provision for it in the 2022 Appropriation Bill?

“Is it not very strange economics to rob the poor to pay the poor even lower?

“On which economic sense or theory does five thousand Naira (5,000) per month ‘cushion the inflationary effect of 200 per cent increment on the central economic item of a country?

“It is really sad that government can contemplate something as critical as deregulating the petroleum sector without thinking it through, without consultation and without a robust debate.

“As far as we are concerned, this sinister plan is the quest of government to get money at all costs to squander and finance the ostentatious lifestyles of public officers and senior civil servants. And for these selfish reasons, Nigerians much suffer to breaking limits for it. Again, we reiterate that it is a total no, never.

“We, therefore, call on the Federal Government to rescind the plan till adequate arrangements like refining at home and utilising our petrochemical by-products are made. Then after that, there will be a robust discussion by all stakeholders to deal with associated socio-economic issues and discuss the details of the new regime. It is only on this condition that there can be a corresponding social equilibrium, economic prosperity, job and wealth creation for Nigerians.

“And while we hope that Federal Government will heed this patriotic advice, we call on all our comrades, allies and all structures of NANS to be on the alert. Nobody should be swayed or distracted. Because freedom comes by struggle, we shall struggle to free ourselves from further socio-economic chains.”

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Ekiti 2022: Stop Linking Me To Tinubu’s Presidential Ambition, APC – Fayose Warns Aspirants


Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has described campaigns of calumny by some aspirants, linking him with the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Senator Bola Tinubu, as “dead on arrival”.

In a statement on Friday, by his Spokesperson, Lere Olayinka, Fayose pointed out that such campaign will not guarantee anyone the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket.

He reiterated his endorsement of the immediate past PDP chairman in the State, Otunba Bisi Kolawole, to get the party’s ticket.

Fayose insisted that he owes no one an apology as he was convinced that the former PDP chairman has what it takes to win the election and govern Ekiti better.

“Linking me with APC and Tinubu in the desperation of some aspirants to clinch our party ticket, is dead on arrival,” Fayose said.

“In and out of office, Nigerians can attest to my commitment to the PDP and opposition to the APC govt in defense of the ordinary Nigerians.

“We have seen sitting governors defecting to APC, but in and out of office, I remained steadfast with the PDP even in the face of undeserved harassments.

“When did visits and interactions of our political leaders across party lines become evidence of anti-party?

“As for the race for the PDP governorship ticket, I want to make it expressly clear once again that I have no apologies for supporting Bisi Kolawole.

Those going from house to house in Abuja, looking for shortcuts to the governorship ticket should rather go back to Ekiti and seek support of the delegates who will decide the fate of our party’s aspirants.

“To our party stakeholders, whenever they come to you in Abuja with tales by moonlight about Fayose, let them be reminded that I am not an aspirant, but cannot be wished away. They should rather go back home and seek the necessary support as all politics is local. No shortcut!”

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