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Sanwo-Olu Appoints Nurudeen Olaleye Acting VC Of New Lagos State University Of Science And Technology

Lagos Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appointed Dr. Nurudeen Oluremi Olaleye as acting Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) formerly known as Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) Ikorodu.

Olaleye was the Rector of LASPOTECH before it became LASUSTECH.

Sanwo-Olu recently signed the bills for the establishment of additional two universities in the State.

They are Lagos State University of Education, LASUED, and Lagos State University of Science and Technology.

Sanwo-Olu assented to the bills transmitting Lagos State Polytechnic in Ikorodu, Isolo, and Surulere campuses to the University of Science and Technology, as well as Adeniran Ogunsanya Colleges of Education, Ijanikin and Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Epe to Lagos State University of Education.

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Why I first informed Buhari about my presidential ambition – Tinubu discloses as Alake, Awujale endorses ambition

The National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, said he informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his presidential ambition in order not to offend him.

Tinubu said this was done in order not to create bad blood between him and President Buhari, saying he did not want to offend Buhari by “pulling the carpet from his feet.”

The former Lagos State Governor spoke on Saturday when he visited the Alake and paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, at his Ake palace in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Tinubu, who recently visited Buhari to inform him of his 2023 ambition, had earlier visited Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona at his Ijebu-Ode palace, Ogun State.

Addressing the monarch, Tinubu said: “I told the President I want to replace you and I don’t want to offend you. I told the President that I want to step in his shoes, but not step on his toes.

“I told him as the number one citizen, I should start my Presidential bid by informing you first, and he (Buhari) told me to inform the whole world, and I have done that.”

The APC chieftain recalled that he had served as a senator at a young age, adding that he clocked the age of 50 while serving as governor.

He spoke further that, “I have done crusades to return Nigeria to democracy before I started hearing the voices of the people that I should contest for president. I have thought about it deeply, but I cannot think about it alone.

“The people said, this time around, I should run for the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I told them that we have elected someone there and I don’t want to pull the carpet from his feet.”

Tinubu said he was in Ogun to seek the permission of the monarchs to contest for president and to also seek their blessings.

“I want to seek the permission of the Kabiyesi. I want to seek his blessings and prayers from other chiefs.

“I’m here to tell you (Alake) that, I want your prayers and I want to inform you that I want to become the president.”

Responding, the Alake prayed for Tinubu to achieve his ambition, expressing optimism that, “if Tinubu becomes the president, Nigeria will be better for it.”

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Police arrest couple with fresh human parts in Abeokuta

Police arrest Couple with Fresh Humans Parts in Abeokuta
CP Lanre Bankole of Oguns State Command and Couple Arrested with Fresh Human Parts. The Ogun State police command says it has arrested one Kehinde Oladimeji, 43, and wife Adejumoke Raji , 35, for being in possession of fresh different human parts.

DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the State Police Public Relations Officer, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta.

According to Oyeyemi, the couple who are residents of 72, MKO Abiola way , Leme , Abeokuta were arrested following a report lodged at Kemta Divisional Headquarters by one chief Moshood Ogunwolu, the Baale of Leme Community.

Oyeyemi noted that the Baale , who reported that one Pastor Adisa Olarewaju who is a co-tenant with the suspects informed him of offensive odours coming out from the room of the suspects.

“Upon the complaint, the DPO Kemta Division, CSP Adeniyi Adekunle , quickly led his detectives to the scene where search was conducted.

” On searching the room, a plastic bowl containing fresh different parts of human being was discovered in the room, and the couple were promptly arrested.

“On interrogation, the suspects confessed they were herbalists and that the human parts comprises of hands, breasts and other parts were given to them by one Michael who they claimed resided in Adatan area of Abeokuta.

“All efforts to locate the said Michael proved abortive as the suspects could not locate his house.

“It will be recalled that a dismembered body of an unknown person was found in a swamp area at Leme area of Abeokuta about a week ago, it is not yet clear whether the parts is that of the found body or not,” he said.

Meanwhile, the commissioner of police, CP Lanre Bankole , has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to Homicide Section of the state criminal investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation.

The CP vowed that anyone directly or indirectly involved in the crime would be brought to book to serve as a deterrent to others.

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Makinde To Officially Pronounce Lekan Balogun As Olubadan On Monday

The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Oluseyi Makinde declared on Saturday that he will officially sign the appointment of Senator Lekan Balogun as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadan land.

The Governor made this known while delivering his speech on Saturday at Liberty Stadium during the Final Burial Celebration of the late Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji Ajeogunguniso 1.

According to the Governor, Ibadan kingship structure is not broken and there’s no need to fix it, affirming that the Olubadan succession structure remains sacrosanct.

The Governor informed the gathering that unlike other Cities or towns where their stool can be vacant for 8 years+ that reverse is the case here, as all issues has been resolved, and he has received letter from the Olubadan-in-Council as to who will become the next Olubadan.

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Oluwo didn’t demand N20m from Oyetola to wed Kano princess –Palace

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, on Friday, denied writing Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, to solicit support for a proposed wedding in Kano State.

A letter had gone viral on the internet where the royal father purportedly solicited money for the Kano wedding.

The letter dated February 8, 2022, addressed to Oyetola, was received on behalf of the governor, by the office of Special Adviser to the governor on Chieftaincy Affairs.

The letter read in parts, “I have the instruction of the His Imperial Majesty, Oba (Dr.) Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, the Oluwo of Iwo, to notify you of Oluwo’s decision to marry a princess from Kano Emirate, to be precise, Ado Bayero Dynasty.

“I wish to remind your Excellency that this kind of royal wedding within two notable traditional institutions in Nigeria will require huge expenses, which necessitate the support of the state government financially, even logistically.”

But when contacted, Press Secretary to Oluwo, Alli Ibraheem, said the palace did not author any letter.

He said, “We didn’t author any letter. The letterhead you saw is not the one used by Oluwo. Moreso, if Baba will write government, it will carry his signature.”

Oluwo’s marriage to his Jamaican wife, Ms. Chanel Chin, had crashed in December 2019.

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Gov Makinde Visits Lanlate College of Education, Awards N100m For Infrastructural Development

The Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde has paid a working visit to College of Education, Lanlate in Ibarapa Local Government of Oyo State. In the visit, Makinde promised to donate the sum One Hundred Million Naira as a kick off grant to start infrastructural development in the institution.

This was contained in a statement released via the Gov’s Facebook account as read in part:

“Today, we paid a working visit to the College of Education, Lanlate, in Ibarapa East Local Govt Area, to assess the situation of things at the institution and meet with stakeholders led by the Chairman of the School’s Governing Council, Group Captain (Dr) Bisi Ojebola (retd.).

“I assured all stakeholders present that the issues raised at the meeting including infrastructure development and staff welfare would be addressed. I also urged striking staff to resume work and stated that N100 million for infrastructural development would be released to the school”.

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One Dead As Federal Boys, PMS Boys Clash In Ibadan

A clash between members of the Park Management System in Oyo State, and some hoodlums known as the federal boys, has reportedly resulted in the untimely death of a man known as Afiz Agate.

Agate, it was gathered, was a member of PMS formerly known as the National Union of Road Transport Workers.

The clash reportedly started at the Oremeji area of Ibadan on Thursday and continued until Friday morning with heavy shooting.

The clash was said to have caused panic among residents of the area.

The Commandant of the Amotekun Corps in Oyo State, Olayinka Olayanju, who confirmed the incident, said one person has been killed.

The Public Relations Officer of the Park Management System in the state, Emiola Jelili, when contacted, told journalists that, the federal boys were not drivers, but touts popularly called areas boys, who usually extort motorists, and steal from passengers and others at the Oremeji area.

He said, “There is no fight between PMS members. What happened is that there are area boys called federal boys, they are not drivers but they extort drivers and steal from others.

“We have reported them to the police at Agugu in the past, but nothing was done. Some even told us that the police could not do anything to the boys because some of the policemen benefitted from the boys.

“But yesterday (Thursday), while the robbery at Idi-Ape was going on, there was gridlock on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway and other roads. These federal boys seized that opportunity to be robbing people in the traffic.

“Some of those who escaped from them ran to our park in the area to take refuge, but these boys still pursued them there. We had to drive them back. They came back and attacked our offices after we had closed, but security agents had taken over the place now.”

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Oyo Assembly PDP Caucus Dismisses Purported G-13 List, Insists Party Will Have The Final Say In 2023

The People’s Democratic Party, PDP Caucus in the Oyo State House of Assembly has distanced itself from the purported G-13 list being circulated about saying the list is fake and it is not traceable to any of the lawmakers of the party.

Recall that some aspirants into the Senate, House of Representatives and State Assembly in 2023 under the platform of the PDP in Oyo State reportedly threatened to resist any plan to impose candidates on them or present automatic tickets to some elected members.

They were allegedly reacting to a list of some 13 members of the Oyo state House of Assembly whom they claim have been given automatic tickets to contest under the platform of the PDP in 2023

Speaking through the Party Whip of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Akintunde Olajide (AKT) (Lagelu) wondered where the so-called G-13 list actually emanated from.

Hon Akintunde who stated that as far as the Oyo Assembly PDP Caucus consisting of 26 members is concerned there is nothing like G-13 , adding that there was never a time any meeting of such was held amongst the lawmakers or with Governor Seyi Makinde.

According to him, all the PDP members in the House have been doing their best in terms of good representation and they will allow the party to decide their fate in 2023 through the laid down party and election guidelines.

” It is very funny how people cook up stories. There’s nothing like G-13 as far as we are concerned in the Oyo State House of Assembly Unfortunately, my name is in the said list and i keep wondering who initiated the list. I have never held any meeting with anybody under the platform of G-13 so who is behind such a list? For the PDP lawmakers in Oyo Assembly we are one indivisible entity. When the time comes every necessary step will be taking democratically. The PDP which is our party is supreme and every eligible member is free to vote and be voted for. They are free to contest for any political post they prefer.

“One of those things that helped us during the last general election was because everything was done in accordance with the constitution. There was nothing like imposition of candidates at that time. The choice of candidates was made by the party through party primaries. As the party working to win the Presidency come 2023, we will never deviate from the constitution and whatever the party decides will be the final. ” Hon Akintunde said

The Lagelu lawmaker stressed that members of the PDP caucus will not be a party to any action that is capable of causing crisis or disintegration in our political party ahead of the 2023 election.

” We want to approach the election with a solid and united front. For all of us in the Oyo State House of Assembly, we will continue to connect with our constituents and by extension the electorate in general through quality representation and oversight functions. And at the end of it all we shall again sing and dance to the song of victory like we did in 2019″ He added

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Don’t Change Our School’s Name To LAU, Leave LAUTECH For Us, Students Tell Makinde

The Students’ Union Government of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) has written an open letter to Governor Seyi Mankinde, the Executive Governor of Oyo state over proposed change of institution name, GISTSMATE Media reports.

In the open letter signed by President of the union, Comr. Adeboye Anuoluwa, he stated that the name LAUTECH has been in existing for over 30years, and changing it to LAU will do more harms than good.

Citing institution like ESUT as an example, student union argued that adding new courses to the institution should not be reason behind renaming it.

See the full letter below;

STUDENTS’ UNION GOVERNMENT
LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, OGBOMOSO
Dynamism, Equity, and Integrity

AN OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR SEYI MAKINDE ON THE PROPOSED RENAMING OF LAUTECH

Your Excellency Sir, we Ladokites sincerely appreciate your efforts so far and plans to further develop our dear great institution in all areas. However, the changing of the name of our dear institution would do more harm than good to the image of the institution. It will cause more distractions and even sabotage most of your salient efforts in the continuous development of LAUTECH.

The name LAUTECH has been in existence for over 30years and has generated enough goodwill. Changing the name of our institution would affect this goodwill negatively. The strength already gathered by the name LAUTECH can all be forgotten if there’s a name change. Instead, Your excellency can look inwardly and see to the better recommendation of more ways in which the institution can progress further.

LAUTECH as it were, has started operating as a conventional University lately. Courses such as Marketing, Economics, Business Management has commenced earlier on. On Monday 7th February 2022, NUC visited our dear institution, LAUTECH, for the proposed Departments of English and Literacy studies, Philosophy, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Sociology, and History. They all came to study the University’s preparedness to commence the new Programmes. Hence, there is no need to hide under the so-called change to conventional University as this doesn’t have any effect on the name. A case study is ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (ESUT) which is offering some of these conventional University courses yet retained her TECHNOLOGY name. Further investigations revealed that ESUT is offering Law as a course and doesn’t affect or warrant their change of name in any sense. Why then do we have to opt for a change of name?

All great institutions, including personalities, care a lot about their Legacy. LAUTECH as a citadel of learning has been through both thick and thin just to earn the Legacy. LAUTECH started from scratch (from the days of OSUTECH in which nobody was offered OSUTECH certificate rather LAUTECH certificate) through the days of constant strikes and finally, the institution has made it to the top and has become a reputable University worldwide. The Tech inclined here in LAUTECH is part of what is making the University soar high amidst her contemporaries. ? Or do we have to talk about external grants and sponsorship the University is enjoying because of the Technology part?

Your Excellency Sir, kindly reconsider the idea of renaming the institution. While we leave it untouched, let’s focus on creating future and lasting solutions to what can return us to days of old. More firms within the University should be created that can boost the IGR of the University. More Research centers should as well be created to expose and also attract external bodies in and outside the countries to the University; these and many more. Our dear institution needs to be boosted to a point such that even without enough subventions from the government, our Institution can continue to run without any delay or outcry.

Your excellency Sir, LAUTECH as an institution has produced a lot of different icons and reputable individuals in this country and overseas, hear our voice as we all collectively say we stand with the name LAUTECH and as true Ladokites we are saying that the name and Legacy of Ladoke Akintola University Of Technology (LAUTECH) be retained.

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IBEDC/Govt Rift: Oyo APC Blames Makinde For Paralyzing Businesses, Others For 24 Hours

OYO State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), has berated Governor Seyi Makinde for allowing entire Oyo State be thrown into total darkness following the government’s erroneous closure of the office of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBDEC) on Wednesday.

Chairman of the party, Mr. Ajiboye Isaac Omodewu condemned the government for closing the IBDEC office instead of finding a means to settle over N450 million bills his administration is owing the distribution company.

Omodewu lambasted the Oyo state government for allowing the entire state thrown into 24 hours darkness as a result of its inefficiency and poor management of the state’s resources.

He said the development whereby IBDEC’s management claimed that the government owed it N450 electricity bill in the last three years is an indication of the poor administrative efficiency of Governor Makinde and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led government.

Omodewu said in the last 24 hours major businesses in Oyo have been paralysed, hospitals in comatose and artisans are also groaning due to lack of electricity. These according to him has escalated the rate of crime in the last few hours where hoodlums and men of underworld took advantage of the situation to inflict pains and series of robberies on innocent citizens.

The party therefore urged citizens of the state to make up their minds and use the coming 2023 governorship election to remove Makinde and PDP as they have nothing to offer other than the pains they have inflicted on the state and the citizens since 2019.

The party also urged the Federal Government to wade into the matter as IBDEC is one of the revenue generations base of the government, which ought not to have been clamped down on just like that by a state government, and if at all not even the one that is owning the company.

APC also berated Makinde for turning Oyo into huge refuse dump as most major highways are now dotted with refuse dumps. He lamented that the refuse management system under the present administration has collapsed.

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