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  • Ilorin Emirate mourns

    Ilorin Emirate mourns

    The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), in a condolence message by the National President, Alhaji AbdulMumini Abdulmalik, described her death as a big loss to the renowned family, people of Ilorin Emirate and the country at large.

    According to IEDPU, the late Mrs. Saraki was an embodiment of humility, hard work and fraternity.

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    “IEDPU sympathises with the Waziri of Ilorin and former Governor Bukola Saraki and Senator Gbemisola Saraki, and other members of the Saraki family, on the demise of their mother.

    “We pray Allah grant the family the fortitude to bear the loss.”

  • Commissioner advises parents on education

    Commissioner advises parents on education

    Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Mr. Ibrahim Layode, yesterday urged parents to ensure sound education for their children, to enable them become leaders of tomorrow.

    He spoke during the 21st edition of Ayeye Ileya ceremony to mark Eid-El Kabir festival in Badagry.

    The commissioner advised parents to partner the Ministry of Education in implementing educational policies.

    Layode, represented Mr. Sesi Pot-Balogun, a member of the Education Committee of Ayeye-Ileya, said educated children are the hope of the country in future.

    Presenting gifts to the children, the commissioner said the gesture was aimed at supporting education of children in Badagry.

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    The Akran of Badagry Kingdom, Aholu Menu Toyi 1, enjoined Badagry Muslim Community to use the occasion of Sallah to pray for peace and development of Badagry, Lagos State and Nigeria.

    Akran, represented by Depegan of Badagry, Chief Tunde Giro, said peace, growth and development can only be enjoyed when there is security of lives and property.

    Mr. Solomon Bonu, the lawmaker representing Badagry Constituency 1 in Lagos State House of Assembly, advised Muslims to pray for peace and stability in the country.

    The Chief Imam of Badagry Division, Alhaji Uwais Akewusola, urged residents to use the festive period to pray for peace, progress and prosperity of the country.

  • Ijaw community protests chieftaincy stool rotation

    Ijaw community protests chieftaincy stool rotation

    Residents of Furupagha Ijaw Community in Odigbo Local Government of Ondo State have protested a supposed agreement to rotate Ibeodiowe of Ebijaw chieftaincy stool.

    They marched on the Governor’s Office, Alagbaka, carrying placards. The protesters said the agreement was aimed at balkanising their land and sharing it with those they termed trespassers from Edo and Delta states.

    The proposed agreement, according to government sources, was to rotate the chieftaincy stool, to sustain peace in the area.

    A community leader, Pa Emmanuel Odushu, the Opu-Idushu of Furupagha-Ijaw/lbe-Okosuwei, who led the protest, said they rejected a proposed “Agreement between Ebijaw and Taribor for the rotation of Chieftaincy Stool of Ibeodiowe”.

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    He said: “There are three tribes of the Ijaw ethnic nationality in Ondo State, namely the Apoi, Arogbo both in Ese-Odo Local Government and Furupagha-Ijaw in Odigbo Local Government. Each of them has its defined territory and chieftaincies in line with their customary laws.

    “Furupagha-Ijaw territory is indivisible and is constituted by the Ebijaw Ward, inhabited by the aboriginal Ijaw and people from other parts of Nigeria, who have been living peacefully together as part of the Ondo Province, Ondo Division, Ifesowapo and now Odigbo Local Government.

  • Ekiti assures residents of better life

    Ekiti assures residents of better life

    Ekiti State Government has restated the commitment of the Governor Biodun Oyebanji-led administration to bring about all round significant improvement in the quality of lives of residents.

    Commissioner for Information Taiwo Olatunbosun spoke while featuring on a current affairs programme, ‘Bottom Line’, aired on a local radio, New Cruise FM, Ikere-Ekiti.

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    He stressed the need for residents to not only support Governor Oyebanji to make life more meaningful for the people, but also key into opportunities facilitated by government to better their lives.

    Acknowledging that times are tight due to factors, including global economic downturn, low oil prices, impact of the fuel subsidy removal, high unemployment rates, inflation among others, Olatunbosun said the government had proactively activated short, medium and long term measures to mitigate the effects of the global economic downturn, stressing that Governor Oyebanji’s focus had always been to ensure the well-being of the citizenry.

  • Ogun gives grant, land to young farm graduands

    Ogun gives grant, land to young farm graduands

    Ogun State Government has doled out N2.5million and land to 25 indigenes, who graduated from the Enterprise for Youth in Agriculture (EIYA) programme, packaged by Soiless Farm Lab, in partnership with Mastercard Foundation, to boost their agricultural endeavours.

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    Speaking during the presentation and graduation at Awowo, in Ewekoro Local Government, Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security,  Bolu Owotomo, said the gesture was to enable the graduands adopt, adapt and implement knowledge acquired to boost the agricultural sector.

    Owotomo said the training was a further assurance that the ageing farming population could effectively and adequately be replaced with young farmers with modern skills, to enhance the agricultural value chain. Represented by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mr. Samuel Adeogun, the commissioner said harnessing the potential and innovation of Nigeria, young farmers and entrepreneurs in agriculture would not only revitalise the sector, but also make it sustainable and technologically advanced.

  • Kogi governor seeks Ekiti, others’ support in battle against insecurity

    Kogi governor seeks Ekiti, others’ support in battle against insecurity

    Kogi State Governor Usman Ododo has called for an improved and stronger collaboration between the state and neighbouring states, to tackle insecurity.

    He stressed the need for neighbouring states, including Ekiti, Niger, Ondo, Nassarawa, Anambra, Benue, FCT, Enugu, Kwara and Benue states to form a common front towards confronting insecurity in the axis.

    The governor spoke yesterday while hosting the leadership of Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti Alumni Association Worldwide, led by the Global President, Dipo Bamisaye, an engineer, at his country home in Okenne, Kogi State.

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    He said the level of insecurity in the country had become a major threat to human existence, hence the need for a more deepened collaboration among subnationals.

    He said: “We cannot continue to fold our arms and allow the current situation to degenerate to a level of disrepair and continuous threat.

    “The ugly trend has to be stopped as we must strategise and work with relevant security agencies and stakeholders in order to make the roads and commuters safe.”

  • PDP, AbdulRazaq clash over Saraki

    PDP, AbdulRazaq clash over Saraki

    Kwara State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed the decision of former Senate President Bukola Saraki not to attend yesterday’s Ilorin Durbar in the interest of peace.

    PDP said the former governor’s decision to cancel his attendance of the event shows Saraki’s unwavering commitment to the peace and stability of the Emirate and Kwara in general.

    But, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq countered, saying Saraki had not attended the Ilorin Durbar since 2019.

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    In a statement, PDP spokesperson Olusegun Adewara said: “Our party believes the governor’s camp is intimidated by Dr. Saraki’s popularity and fears his presence at the Durbar. As a result, they have plotted to create chaos during the event and falsely attribute it to Dr. Saraki and his supporters.”

    Governor AbdulRazaq’s media aide, Rafiu Ajakaye, urged Senator Saraki to leave the governor out of the whole issue.

  • Edo APC decries call for Shaibu’s resignation

    Edo APC decries call for Shaibu’s resignation

    • ’Hails ex-deputy governor’s support for Okpebholo

    All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has condemned the call for the resignation of former Deputy Governor Comrade Philip Shaibu, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

    It hailed Shaibu’s support for the governorship candidate of APC in Edo for the September 21 election, Senator Monday Okpebholo.

    Edo APC, yesterday in Benin, through the Publicity Director of Okpebholo Governorship Campaign Council, Comrade Orobosa Omo-Ojo, urged Nigerians to ignore “the irritating and baseless call for Shaibu’s resignation.”

    It said: “PDP should first suspend Governor Godwin Obaseki and the party’s deputy governorship candidate, Osarodion Ogie, for spending the state’s huge resources to build structure for the Labour Party (LP) in Edo State, before the 2023 general election.

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    “It is obvious that PDP leaders are yet to understand the hurricane that happened in their party. Virtually everyone with political relevance has left the PDP in Edo State. The remaining politicians in Edo PDP are only waiting for undertakers to bury them.

    “Rather than asking Shaibu to resign, PDP leaders should suspend Governor Obaseki for leading them to political obscurity. Shaibu is a true definition of ‘homeboy’, and a political giant in Edo, like Okpebholo.”

    APC said the only sane thing left for PDP leaders in Edo would be to join Obaseki and Ighodalo on a pleading tour of the state, to beg for forgiveness for bad governance of the almost eight years.

    It will be recalled that the Deputy Director-General, Media and Publicity of PDP’s Ighodalo/Ogie Governorship Campaign Management Council in Edo, Rev. Olu Martins, on Monday, asked Shaibu to resign honourably from PDP to fully support Okpebholo.

    He also urged Shaibu to always think and speak as a comrade, particularly being a former president of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), while he was an undergraduate at the University of Jos (UNIJOS) in Plateau State.

    Martins insisted that Governor Obaseki was not a godfather or a dictator, as alleged by Shaibu.

    The ex-deputy governor of Edo, on Sunday, while speaking with reporters at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Airport Road, Benin, during the celebration of Father’s Day, described the standard-bearer of PDP in Edo, Asue Ighodalo, a Lagos-based lawyer, as a product of ‘godfatherism’, which, according to him, a two-term governor of the state, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, fought against.

  • Lagos floats information platform for patient data management

    Lagos floats information platform for patient data management

    Lagos State has introduced the Smart Health Information Platform (SHIP), to transform data transmission and management across state-owned health care facilities.

    The secure digital cloud is a government-led effort in collaboration with eClat, a health technology company, and Interswitch Limited, to create a backbone for seamless movement of patients’ data and enhance digital transformation in the state’s health care.

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    Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday supervised signing of the Concession Agreement between the Office of Public Private Partnership (PPP) and the Digital Health Platform Limited. The agreement signing was also witnessed by the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro.

    The digital system will eliminate loose data sharing and transmission, and provide improved protection and privacy for patients’ data.

    Sanwo-Olu described the innovation as ‘transformational step’ in simplifying data collection and usage in the health sector, stressing that the government made a ‘bold move’ in leveraging technology to enable efficient health delivery.

    The governor said the innovation would enable proper allocation of resources and empower decision makers to analyse and evaluate the impact of interventions in the sector.

    He said: “We have seen global trend in using technology as a backbone to manage health care delivery and to assess changes in lifestyle of the population. We have seen the transformation technology has brought to banking, transportation and education.

    Smart Health Information Platform is our own bold step to transform health care and ease the cumbersome data processing in our hospitals.

    “This transition has taken us about two years of building a robust platform that will secure and protect patients’ data. During this journey, we are able to identify best partners that will deliver and help us realise our vision for the transformation of services in our hospitals.

    This is the beginning of full information technology reform in our health care system.”

    The governor assured the public of full protection of the database, saying there was nothing to worry about in maintaining privacy of the data collected through the platform.

    Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi said the state-owned general hospitals alone generated seven million contact data, besides data collected by Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs), tertiary health institutions and private hospitals.

  • Pro-Obaseki PDP members expel Orbih’s ally for alleged anti-party activities

    Pro-Obaseki PDP members expel Orbih’s ally for alleged anti-party activities

    • Youths vow to resist violence ahead Sept 21 poll

    Pro-Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki’s members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ward 2, Oredo Local Government, have expelled Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, an ally of the National Vice Chairman, Southsouth, of PDP, Chief Dan Orbih, who is at loggerheads with Obaseki.

    Ogbeide-Ihama, the former member representing Oredo Constituency in the House of Representatives, was expelled for alleged anti-party activities.

    The yesterday’s expulsion followed the resolution of an enlarged meeting by the ward members and executive, held on Airport Road in Benin.

    The Chairman of PDP, Ward 2 in Oredo Local Government, Lawrence Aguebor, reading the resolutions, said the ex-federal lawmaker’s expulsion followed his suspension by the ward executive and stakeholders of Oredo Ward 2, who met on May 3, 2024 and suspended him for 30 days, after which a disciplinary committee was set up.

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    Hundreds of youths of Upper Sokponba axis of Benin in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government of Edo State, yesterday during a solidarity march, vowed to resist violence and mischief-making, ahead of the September 21 governorship election.

    They reaffirmed their support for the governorship candidate of PDP, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, and his running mate, Osarodion Ogie, during the poll involving 16 political parties.

    The youth President, Edward Edegbe, said they would ensure victory for PDP in the local government.