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IG Orders Probe of Policemen Who Harassed Towobola Sexually

IGP Orders Probe Into Sexual Harassment Of Female Suspect In Viral Video

The policemen after taking the kidnap suspect away, faced Towobola, handcuffed her and accused her of sleeping with the alleged kidnapper.

You will recall that the female suspect called Towobola was arrested by the team of Ibadan Special Anti Robbery Squrad SARS based on the allegation that she connived with her boyfriend to kidnap someone.

Instead of the team of Policemen who arrested her to deal with the matters at their hands in accordance with professionalism and global standards decided to handcuff the lady, molesting and harrasing her sexually. In the video, the policemen were seeing telling the lady to call the person that deflowered her and that if they had wooed her in the time past she would not oblige but she could do so to the alleged kidnapper.

In the mean time, the IG of Police having seen the video has ordered for the probe of the policemen and bring them to justice if found guilty.

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Ondo Election: Eyitayo Jegede SAN Wins PDP Ticket

Eyitayo Jegede SAN has been declared the flag bearer of Peoples’ Democratic Party in the forthcoming Gubernatorial Election in Ondo State. The declaration was made known by the Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa who was the Chairman of the Primary election that was concluded today.

Eight aspirants sought the party’s ticket at the primary.

They are Agboola Ajayi, Eyitayo Jegede, Boluwaji Kunlere, Eddy Olafeso, Ben Okunomo, Bode Ayorinde, Godday Erewa and Sola Ebiseeni.

With his emergence as PDP flag-bearer, Mr Jegede is again the main challenger to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, who is the candidate of the governing party, the APC.

It will be recalled that Mr Ajayi, the deputy governor, had rushed out of the APC and joined the PDP hoping to clinch the opposition party’s ticket.

His defeat now appears double jeorpardy for him as he will now have to fend off an aggressive plot to remove him from office.

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Ekiti Governor, Kayode Fayemi Tests Positive of COVID-19

Following the positive COVID-19 result of the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, his wife, Bisi, members of the state executive council and aides of the governor have taken coronavirus tests.

The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Yinka Oyebode, said, “The wife of the governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, being the closest to the governor, and members of the executive, including myself, as well as personal aides of His Excellency, have submitted ourselves for COVID-19 test.”

Oyebode, who spoke in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday during the press briefing of the state COVID-19 Task Force, said samples of the individuals believed to have had contact with the governor had been taken for the test.

  “We are now expecting the results. But none of us is symptomatic as of now; so no cause for alarm,” he added.

 Fayemi had on Wednesday morning disclosed through his official Twitter handle that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and had since been self-isolating.

He had said, “I took my third COVID-19 test yesterday and it came back positive. I’m generally OK and I’m already self-isolating at home and receiving the best of care from my medical team. I’m delegating critical tasks to my deputy, but will continue routine duty from home.”

 The Commissioner for Information, Muyiwa Olumilua, who also spoke at the briefing, confirmed that the governor had self-isolated.

 He said, “The governor had broken the news on his Twitter handle, but as a responsible government, we owe it a duty to do this officially.”

 Olumilua urged Ekiti people not to panic over the governor’s COVID-19 status, saying, “He remains asymptomatic as of now.”

 The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Yaya Kolade, said the molecular laboratory established by government had tested 1,000 persons across five local government areas of the state

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Lagos Promotes 3,756 Civil Servants

The Lagos State Civil Service Commission has announced the promotion of 3,756 Civil Servants who are statutorily due for elevation to the next level after the successful completion of the Year 2020 Promotion Exercise.

A statement issued on Tuesday by the office of the Chairman, Lagos State Civil Service Commission, Mrs. Olubunmi Fabamwo, noted that the recent release of promotion letters, concludes the year 2020 Promotion Exercise which kicked off in February 2020 with the briefing of eligible candidates on the conduct of the exercise and the subsequent structured training at various Training Centres.

She explained that this year’s Structured Training had the innovation of additional one-day training on the T.H.E.M.E.S. Agenda of the State Government, stressing that the objective was to emphasise the correlation between the State’s T.H.E.M.E.S. Agenda and Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with the aim of encouraging Civil Servants to have a deep understanding of State roles within a global perspective.

According to her, “The Civil Service Commission had concluded arrangements for the Part Two of the Exercise which is the Job Specific Oral Interview that was to run from Monday 23rd March to Thursday, April 16th 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsisting physical distancing policy in the State, the Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola announced the suspension of the exercise by the State Government”.

“The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a rare gesture that underscores his benevolence and commitment to the employees’ welfare, approved that only the scores of the Structural Training Programme and Staff Performance Appraisal Development Report be aggregated for Promotion of Eligible Officers irrespective of Cadre and Grade Level”, she added.

While noting that the Governor also directed that the year 2020 Promotion Exercise be concluded in earnest to enable retiring Officers to attain their seniority levels and notional dates of either 1st January or 1st July 2020 before retirement, Fabamwo implored the promoted officers to show greater commitment in the discharge of their statutory duties.

In her words, “It is expected that Civil Servants would reciprocate the magnanimity of the State Government with renewed vigour towards achieving all set objectives and deliverables in their respective spheres”.

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Two Jailed, One Granted Bail for Allegedly Stealing Plastic Bottles in Osun

The Osun State Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo on Wednesday remanded two men and granted one other bail for allegedly stealing Plastic Bottles.

According to the charge sheet, Hamzat Rasak (34), Adesina Rasheed (23), Yakubu Taoheed (37) were alleged of stealing some plastic bottles from the factory of Iyanu Plastic Valued Seventy-Two thousand naira (#72,000:00k) only, properties of Fidudusola Olusegun.

The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Adeoye Taiwo disclosed that the suspects committed the offences on 20th July, 2020 at Iyanu Plastic Factory, opposite Heritage Hotel, Estate Area, in Osogbo.

He argued that the offence contrary to section 383 and punishable under section 390(9) of the criminal Code Cap 34 Vol.II , Laws of Osun State, Nigeria.

When the two count charges of felony and stealing were read to the accused persons, the first and second accused person pleaded not guilty while the third accused person pleaded guilty.

The defense counsel for the first and second accused persons, Kehinde Adepoju and the defense counsel for the third accused person, Muftau Abiodun applied for their bail on a liberal term with the assurance of a liable sureties.

While ruling, the Chief magistrate, F.I Omisade thereby remanded the first and second accused persons at Ilesha Correctional Centre while the third accused person was admitted to bail with the sum of two hundred thousand naira (#200,000:00k) with two sureties in like sum. He, however, adjourned the case till 27 August, 2020.

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Oyo Speaker Urges Women to Embrace Family Planning and Fewer Children

Let’s Embrace Family Planning, Fewer Children

In a statement released today by the Speaker of Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Debo Ogundoyin via his Twitter handle read as thus:

The economic reality and inevitable need for healthy families in Nigeria as the most populous country in Africa makes family planning an essential health concept.

The heavy stigmatization and misunderstanding of Family planning and contraception among couples deserve aggressive reorientation considering the Hundreds of thousands of women die in childbirth every year, child malnutrition and other family based social responsibilities.

Today’s Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative, NURHI 2 END OF PROJECT DISSEMINATION MEETING in Ibadan pointed clearly at the need for increase use of modern contraceptive methods and similar increase in the desire of women to have fewer children.

The Oyo State House of Assembly shall continually collaborate with NURHI and other local and international bodies towards improving both the supply of and demand for modern contraception. Policies shall be made to make working with health care workers and community clinics, religious leaders, government officials flexible to improve health care quality and access to contraception, ensuring there is adequate supply of these services.

Thank you for supporting our dream and lab our for healthy and safe families in Oyo State. I equally appreciate the recognition bestowed on me in acknowledgement my efforts in the public service.

Thank you.

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Oyo State Cancels Third Term of 2019/2020 Academic Calendar

The Oyo State Executive Council at its meeting today 21st of July 2020 has approved the academic calendar to guide resumption of schools and other associated educational activities in the State.

According to the approved calendar, Third Term 2019/2020 session has been cancelled and promotion of students, for all affected classes, will now be determined by First and Second Term Continuous Assessment.

Pry 6, JSS 3 and SSS 3 will proceed on holiday from 30th of July and resume for their Examination as follows; Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE)- 10th to 18th August 2020. Competitive Entrance Examination into the Schools of Science- 19th August 2020.

Placement/Screening Test to JSS1- 20th August 2020. Placement Test into Technical Colleges- 28th August 2020.

The SSS 3 will resume for their Examination as soon as WAEC announce the date. The 2020/21 academic session, according to the calendar approved by the State Council is as follows;

First Term- 21th September to 18th December 2020. Second Term- 11th January to 9th April 2021. Third Term- 3rd May to 30th July 2021

In a statement released by the Commissioner, Barr. Olasunkanmi Olaleye, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology enjoins all stakeholders and members of the public to take note of the details of the academic calendar.

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Amotekun Corps in Oyo State will carry guns – Rtd. Gen. Togun

The Commandant General of Amotekun Corps in Oyo State, Rtd. Gen. Kunle Togun in a statement released today has made it known that the prospective corps of Amotekun will carry guns while discharging their duties.

He disclosed further that the corps will be empowered to investigate, arrest and handover the offenders to the police for further prosecution.

He however warns the prospective applicants to be wary of some group of syndicates who are going about in parading themselves as agents of the government by selling forms to defraud unsuspecting applicants. He disclosed further that the form can only be gotten on jobportal.oyostate.gov.ng being the only accredited website of Oyo State Government.

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Ondo Election: Akeredolu Wins APC Ticket

The Governor of Ondo State, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has emerged the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the October 10 governorship election in the state.

The result was declared around 12.25am, Akeredolu won in all the local government areas of the state, defeating other seven contestants.

The primary of the APC was conducted with over 2,500 delegates from the 18 local government areas of the state who converged on the International Event Centre, Alagbaka, Akure, the state capital, to cast their votes.

Scores of armed security men from the police, the Department of State Services, the National Security and Civil Defence Corps and men of the Federal Road Safety Corps, were deployed in the venue of the exercise.

No fewer than eight aspirants finally contested for the ticket of the party after three aspirants stepped down for Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.

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Federal University of Oke-Ogun Bill: Aseyin and others speak at the Public Hearing

Today, Aseyin of Iseyin land, Oba Ganiyu Jimoh, Barr. Hammed Raji SAN, Okere of Saki among other stakeholders in Oke-Ogun made it to the Nigerian Senate Public Hearing on the establishment of Federal University of Agriculture, Oke-Ogun.

You will recall that the Sponsor of the Bill, Senator Fatai Buhari who represents Oyo North Senatorial District at the National Assembly made it known in the past that the Bill he started sponsoring from the 8th Assembly only scaled through the 1st reading but unable to be finally passed before the last Assembly came to an end. This neccessitated his unrelenting effort to pick the bill again in order to ensure speedy passage at the current 9th Assembly.

Currently, the Bill for the Establishment of Federal University of agriculture, Oke-Ogun is now at the Public Hearing stage where stakeholders in Oke-Ogun are making their contributions and inputs to aide the smooth passage of the Bill.

The Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Tetfund earlier today held public hearing in respect of 3 number of bills targeted to improve Nigeria education sector. Among which is Distinguished Senator Buhari’s bill that seeks to establish Federal University of Agriculture and Technology, Oke Ogun.

Public Hearing is an important part of legislative process which affords the concerned public and the stakeholders the opportunity to make input that will shapen the decision of the parliament in legislative process and the gathering witnessed a large turn-out of the representatives from Oke-Ogun ranging from the Traditional Rulers, Professionals, colleagues from House of Representatives, educationists and others who have come to convince the committee on why it is not negotiable to establish the university of learning.

Senator Fatai Buhari in his remark, calls the attention of all stakeholders to ensure that the Bill is finally passed to law because Oke-Ogun blessed with both natural and human resources does not have any federal presence and a region that contributes immensely to the agricultural revolution we have been clamouring for cannot be left out in having its own University of Agriculture for rapid economic development.

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