The Nation Newspaper

Tag: exit

  • Exit of a sweet mother

    Exit of a sweet mother

    A special Fidau has been held for Alhaja Sidiqat Adedayo, mother of a business tycoon and Arowoshadini of Nigeria, Alhaja Muinat Shopeyin-Akande, at Beko Kuti Recreation Centre on Anthony Village, Lagos.  OLATUNDE ODEBIYI reports.

    Family members, friends and well wishers came in their numbers to sympathise with the children of the late Alhaja Sidiqat Adedayo.

    Alhaja Adedayo, the mother of a business tycoon and Arowoshadini of Nigeria, Alhaja Muinat Shopeyin-Akande, died last month.

    She was 88.

    Many were at her house in Anthony Village in Lagos to mourn her departure before the Fidau (Prayer for deceased) in her honour last Thursday.  Her home was a beehive of activities that day.

    Islamic clerics from many associations within and outside Lagos were there. Despite the down pour, guests  still turned out in their numbers.

    LASTMA officials had a hectic time controlling vehicles around the venue. Itinerant drummers made brisk business as they drummed and sang the praises of guests on entry. For traders in the area,  it was a money-making day.  Beggars made their way to the venue and got some assistance from guests.

    Many of the guests were dressed in choice traditional attires and most of the women had net Hijab on their head gears. A few of the women were on uniformed pink lace.  They all sat under the tent.

    The event was anchored by a senior lecturer at the Lagos State University (LASU), Dr Ahmad Rufai Saeed. He was assisted by the Rector, College of Islamic Affairs, Dabiri Boonyamin, and a presenter in NTA Lagos, Aliu Gbodofu.

    Imam Abdul Bariy Saba said the opening prayer and guests were introduced.   Ustaz Abdul Karim recited from the Holy Quran following which the Chief Missioner NASFAT worldwide, Sheikh Abdullahi Akinbode, started the programme. Other Islamic clerics said prayers.

    Portions of the Quran were recited by the Chief Missioner, Lagos Central Mosque Alhaji Mujitaba Giwa.

    The first lecturer, Sheikh Jubril Ramadan spoke on “Preparedness towards Akhirah”.

    He urged the gathering to avoid any form of distraction when studding the Quran.

    He said death is something that will happen to everyone and urged the people to live a good life, adding that God has a good plan for all.

    The second lecturer, Sheikh Muhydeen Bello, spoke on: The scenario of the grave.

    He described the death of Alhaja Adebayo as “a painful loss that affected all of us.

    “Even though she lived to an old age, we did not want her to go but she has gone.  Nobody wants to die but the truth is that we will all die someday”.

    He urged the people to use the gathering to reflect on what would be said of them when they are no more.

    “It is time for you to check yourselves and amend your ways,” he said.

    He wondered why a Fidau should be held like a wedding event where everyone wine and dine and all the women wore flying head gears, saying: “We are playing, gisting and whispering into the ears of our neighbours instead of paying attention for prayers because we are in the presence of God,” he said.

    “Correct your errors today so that your tomorrow will be better, do you disrespect God? Do you have wisdom? Why are our ladies wearing cloths that are showing all the shape of their bodies and our Alfa’s cannot correct them? These are questions we need to provide answers to,” Sheikh Bello said.

    Facing the clerics on ground, the firebrand preacher said: “This is your duty; it is your responsibility to tell the girls that their manner of dressing is wrong, you are not doing what you are expected to do, you have the authority to tell them that what they are wearing is wrong but you do not, God has given you the power but you are not using it. Let us all fear God.”

    The cleric later said prayers and some other Islamic clerics also did.

    Collection of blessings/ Khutbah followed and Alhaja Shopeyin-Akande thanked all for honouring her.

    The event continued with a reception at the same venue, where guests were entertained with choice food and wines.

    Kas Ventures, led by Kazeem Quadri, was on the stage. Layiwola Itinerant band was also there.

    One of the children of the diseased, Mrs Atinuke Gborigi, a business woman, described her mother as “sweet, real, kind and loving. I like everything about my mum, she was just too nice and she lived a successful and fulfilled life”.

    Alhaja Shopeyin-Akande said her mum was a good mother and a worshipper that brought up her children in the way of God. She described her  as a faithful Muslim that taught her children the Islamic religion and western education.

    “My mother was my friend and I will miss her for so many things things, including her good advice and her teachings on the way to go about life. There is no one like my mother,” she said.

  • Exit of a ‘sweet mother’

    Exit of a ‘sweet mother’

    The funeral rites of Mrs Regina Aderemilekun Orekoya, the mother of the President of PEARL Awards, Nigeria, Mr Olutayo Orekoya, have been held in Isara-Remo in Ogun State. OLATUNDE ODEBIYI was there.

    The road leading to the community was busy with human and vehicular traffic. Many vehicles and motorbikes discharged their passengers at the same point.  The place was abuzz with activities. It was the venue of the funeral for Mrs Regina Aderemilekun Orekoya, mother of the President of PEARL Awards, Mr Olutayo Orekoya.

    The long line of exotic cars was a spectacle to behold for indigenes of the community.

    Many guests were clad in orange Ankara fabric chosen for the occasion.

    Mrs  Orekoya died on January 23. She was 78.

    Most of her family members arrived in the town earlier for the commendation service and the service of songs, the lying-in-state and wake keep.

    Mama, as she was fondly called, was a business woman, a contractor and major distributor of Guinness Plc and Nigerian Breweries Plc. She also held various positions in church.

    She is survived by her husband, Prince Emmanuel Orekoya and five children – Mrs Olufunmilayo Adeyemo, Olajide Olutayo, Oluwatope and  Afolabi. She also left many grand children.

    The funeral service was held at St. Johns’ Anglican Church on  Odemo Road, Isara-Remo in Ogun State. The remains of Mrs Orekoya were brought to the church in a white Navigator Jeep. The silver casket was transferred into a raised platform and taken into the church.

    The widower, Pa Orekoya, wore a light grey Agbada, his children appeared in uniformed orange lace with Ipele, Gele and caps made with Aso-Oke. The grand children wore cream lace and sat on the front row.

    Members of the Young Women Christian Association (YWCA), to which Mama belonged, wore white Iro and Buba with blue head gear and Ipele. They sat on the left flank of the church.

    The service began with the choir singing some hymns. One of the officiating ministers, Lord Bishop of Remo Diocese, The Rt. Revd. Olusina Fape, took the Bible reading from 1Corinthians, 15: 14-26.

    The Bishop of Ilesa Diocese, Rt. Revd Samuel Sowale, in his sermon, admonished those present to live righteously.  He prayed for the widower and the children

    The brigade of the Anglican Communion held a presentation before Mama’s remains were taken from the church. The choir took the withdrawal hymn. “We speak of the realm of the best”. St. Francis Pall bearers conveyed her remains to her final resting place.

    At the grave side, Pa Orekoya sat on a chair to watch proceedings. Pastor Moses Olulaja of Global Mission Network, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, coordinated the service. He was assisted by Pastor Owolabi Jonathan and Pastor Matthew Oluwagbemiga.

    The children took turns to perform the dust-to-dust rite.

    The widower  moved to a tent in his home where he sat with Egbe Obaneye, a group of old men, to which he belongs.

    He described his late wife as his sister, confidant and jewel.

    “We were two in one; you showed me love and respect. Darling, you preferred dying before me and your death has left me with a very big sorrow. I can never forget you until we meet not to part again,” he said.

    One of the children, Mrs Adeyemo, said her mum brought them up in the right way.

    Another child, Olajide, said: “She was fantastic; a mother, indeed, with a good heart. A mother in Israel, who did everything to provide for the family,.”

    Olutayo, PEARL’s Award president, said there was none like his mum.

    “She was caring and loving. She took good care of her children and loved our father so much. They were always together and she gave everything to her children.

    “She was the mother of all, a philanthropist of the highest order, a woman of God, a pillar of the family and I give God glory for her life,” he said.

    Another child, Oluwatope, described her as a wonderful mother; the best mother in the world.

    “I will miss everything about her. She told us to make sure we are one when she was passing on and we will ensure that,” he said.

    Afolabi, another child, said his mum was everything to him, a mother in a mullion and a mother to all.

    At the reception at St. Peters Primary School Grounds, Isara-Remo, there were five tents erected by each child. The tents were decorated in orange and white with chairs set round tables covered in white fabric.

    Guests wined and dined to their satisfaction.

    Special Adviser to Ogun State Governor on Political matters Prince Adeniyi Adesanya, who represented Governor Ibikunle Amosun, said: “Mama lived an exemplary life and left good steps for others to follow. She was a woman of influence,” he said.

    His counterpart on Information Communication Technology (ICT), Mr Bunmi Adebayo said: “Mama left a good legacy for her children and brought them up to be of relevance to the society.”

    The staff of Office of Odemo of Isara-Remo Oba Idowu Onadeko, was held high throughout the ceremony by his representative.

    Present at the event were Timi of Ede in Osun State, Oba Munirudeen Adesola Lawal and Member, House of Representatives, Ikeja Constituency Hon James Abiodun Faleke, among others.

  • Exit of a ‘sweet mother’

    The final funeral ceremony of Madam Nusirat Tijani, mother of the Chief Executive Officer of Medris Integrated Technologies, Mr Kamoru Tijani, has been held in Lagos, writes NNEKA NWANERI

    THE late Madam Nusirat Tijani, according to many, was a  peace loving and industrious woman.

    She was a trader in Lagos until she retired home to Oyo in Oyo State.

    She died on January 3, after a brief illness.  She was 76.

    Though she had four children, one of them died about five years ago. She is also survived by five grandchildren,  three great grand children and her widower.

    The eighth-day Fidau prayer was held in Oyo on January 10, and a final burial, to celebrate her life was held at the Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area, Hall in Lagos on April 18.

    Earlier in the day, short prayers were said in the  Lagos homes of her children for those that could not make the Fidau prayer in Oyo.

    There were lots to eat and drink.

    The uniform ankara fabric chosen for the occasion was sewn in different styles by guests. It dominated the occasion. The late Madam Tijani’s children and their spouses, were in lace with red headgears and caps.

    The family members ensured that guests were well taken care of. Women also distributed souvenirs to guests.

    The deceased’s first son, Kamoru Tijani, the CEO of Medris Integrated Technology Communications and Medris International Properties Ltd, said he would remember his mother for her pieces of advice to her children.

    He recalled that when he was younger his mother would cook and serve not only her children, but also the neighbours.

    “Though I wasn’t present  at the time of her demise, my aunty who was with her on her death bed said she requested severally to see me  few hours before she died.

    “I learnt she said a lot of prayers for all her children before she died. She will be remembered for her kindness and charity; she was always giving. She was an Alasalatu woman and held a title in her Oyo home town.

    Mrs Olasunmbo Owolegbon, the deceased’s daughter, described her mother as a woman who lived a fulfilled life.

    “My mother was an accommodating, neat and very religious woman. I never valued her until I went through the experience of giving birth to my first child. It was then I began appreciating her and knowing what she went through.” She said.

    Members of Anwar-Ul-Islam College, Agege Old Students Association (ACAOSA) were  there to support one of their own, Kamoru Tijani.

  • A painful exit

    The House on the Rock in Lekki, Lagos State rose on March 28 for the funeral of Olufemi Enitan Segun. His remains were interred at the Vaults and Gardens in Ikoyi, Lagos. OLATUNDE ODEBIYI writes.

    Slowly, sympathisers streamed into the House on the Rock in Lekki Lagos,took their seats and waited patiently for the service to begin.

    The gathering was for the funeral of Olufemi Enitan Segun.

    Segun died in a Lagos Hospital on March 21 due to complications from the multiple injuries he sustained in a road accident while driving his power bike in Millennium Estate, Lekki Scheme One, Lagos on March 14.

    He was 56.

    He is survived by his widow Bisi, former wife Yeni Kuti (daughter of the late Fela Anikulapo-Kuti) and two daughters, Rolari and Fikemi.

    The church choir led the guests to sing some processional hymns including: praise and worship songs.

    Pastor Paul Adefarasin, who delivered the sermon, described the late Segun as a good friend and a lovely person who had the spirit of God.

    His death, he said, is a painful and great loss.

    He urged Bisi, Yeni, Rolari and Fikemi to hold on to the power of God who will never leave His own.

    Pastor Adefarasin said Segun was a great man that lived his life for God.

    ‘’He is a loving father who never stopped talking about his daughters. We in the House on the Rock love and appreciate him, his death is a deep sense of loss to us,’’ he said.

    After the church service, the train moved to Vaults and Gardens in Ikoyi.

    The brown coffin with a cross top was conveyed in a silver Mercedes Benz hearse. The pall bearers were from the funeral parlour, T.O.S.

    Tears rolled down people’s eyes as his remains were interred.

    To his aged mother, Mrs Mabel Segun, the pain of losing a dear son was too much. Old boys of Igbobi College a.k.a. Igbobians, also felt the pain of losing a wonderful colleague and a good friend.

    Many of them cried all through the interment, wiping their faces with handkerchiefs.

    As the remains of Segun were lowered into the grave around 3:00pm, every one virtually broke down in tears.

    The dust-to-dust rite was performed after the singing the processional hymn.

    Pastor Adefarasin prayed that God would be with Segun and widow and former wife, two daughters and all those he left behind.

    A cousin to the deceased, Mr Obi Alu, said he felt so bad when he heard the news, adding that he is yet to believe Femi is gone.

    ‘’I call him Egbon; he was a man of his words,’’ he said.

    Actor Patrick Doyle said he missed him so much.

    He described him as an achiever, a great and gentle man.

  • A painful exit

    A painful exit

    The eighth day prayer for Alhaja Idiat Aroyewun, mother of Alhaja Taofikat Danmole, has been held. Alhaja Danmole is the wife of Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs and Tourism, Alhaji Oyinlomo Danmole. ABIKE ADEGBULEHIN, who was at the Eko Club in Surulere, Lagos Mainland, writes.

    If only the dead could see, Alhaja Idiat Aroyewun would have been proud of the crowd that came for her eight day Islamic prayers. The children of the late Alhaja Aroyewon brought their friends together to celebrate her passage.

    She was 68 years.

    Guests attested that she was a hardworking woman who touched the lives of those she came in contact with.

    It was not all that fun as all were still in grief over the death of their beloved mother, sister and friend.

    The late Alhaja Idia Aroyewun was the mother of the Legal Officer of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Alhaja Taofikat Danmole.

    Most of those who were in attendance were those who had a personal relationship with her. The children of the deceased as well as the members of their family were adorned in green and pink dresses.

    The prayer session started at noon, just as soon as the Imams arrived.

    Prayers were offered for the deceased, her family members and all those in attendance.

    Dr Kabir Paramole, Chairman, Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, urged all to live exemplary lives.

    He hailed the deceased for her humanitarian gesture.

    The prayer session ended with special prayers for the family of the deceased.

    The hall was immediately transformed into a reception arena. Some guests had their family names on different tables. They settled on the ones meant for them while others moved to sit outside where canopies were decorated in white, red and gold.

    The son-in-law of the deceased and Commissioner for Home Affairs and Culture, Alhaji Oyinlomo Danmole, described her as a God- fearing and nice woman who always attended to other peoples’ problems.

    The children of the deceased include: Alhaja Monsun Paramole, Abdul Taofik Abidemi Ajose, Alhaja Taofikat Omolara Danmole, Alhaja Rashidat Adetoun Jaiyeola, Mrs Modinat Adetayo Asheta and Abdul Azeez Adeyemi Aroyewon.

    Among the guests were Hon Gbenga Basanya; Princess Olajumoke Jimbo Ademeyin; some members of the Lagos State House of Assembly.

  • Exit of a teachers’ teacher

    Exit of a teachers’ teacher

    The late renowned author, Prof Chinua Achebe, was a man of many parts. He was a writer, teacher, broadcaster, social critic and humanist. For years, his books were used as Literature in English texts in secondary schools.

    Secondary school pupils in the 70s and 90s answered comprehension questions from passages drawn from some of his books like Things Fall Apart, No Longer at Ease, Anthills of the Savannah, and Arrow of God.

    Portions of the novels have also featured in many English textbooks for junior and senior secondary schools.

    Many who read his books, recall the joy they derived from the exercise. They praise the literary icon for his contribution to education.

    They said the books, especially Things Fall Apart, which he wrote at 28, teaches culture, morals and socio-political history.

    By the time of Achebe’s death, the book had sold 14 million copies and had been translated into 45 languages worldwide.

    Former Lagos State Deputy Governor Mrs Sarah Sosan said the late Achebe built people through his books.

    “It is quite painful that at this time in our country we lost a person like that, especially somebody who holds his integrity highly and I think this is a lesson for the junior ones. They believe that it is only when you build roads but you have to build the people. I read almost all his books; Things Fall Apart was the most popular with students. How Okonkwo ended is quite something that you cannot juxtapose. You will say this is somebody that is so powerful but at the end of it all, the family separated,” she said.

    Mrs Alero Ayiola Otobor, the Chief Executive Officer of Incubation Africa, a firm that seeks to reform teacher training, said the late Achebe inspired a new generation of writers, who are excelling. Nigeria, she suggested, could popularise his books more by using the platform of the World Book Capital to be hosted by Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, next year.

    She said: “I think for education, if we ride on that with the World Book Capital coming to Port Harcourt I think we are going to create a love for his books and a desire once again to read books in different forms.”

    Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) Prof Godswill Obioma said he is reading Things Fall Apart again, adding that the late Achebe’s books will remain relevant for a long time.

    “I take delight in reading his books and as long as those books are extant which I think they are, they will always be used for schools and for those who love to read,” he said.

    Mr Isa Mohammed, a teacher at King’s College, Lagos, said the author inspired him as a pupil.

    “It is a great loss losing Chinua Achebe. When I was in secondary school it was the late Chinua Achebe’s writing that inspired me, honestly speaking, because when I read his novel it was as if I was losing a lot of things, at that time I don’t know east, west and south because I am from the North but through the late Chinua Achebe’s novels especially these two novels Arrow of God and Things Fall Apart. I think the man is a blessing. I am an activist and a comrade. When chinua achebe rejected the honour given to him saying at that moment it was not a deserving honour, I felt like God how I wish this man was of our own age group so that we can go to him, and share thoughts on how to move this nation forward. We have lost a great comrade”.

    Mr Emmanuel Oriakhi, Chairman, Kings College Parent Teacher Association (KCPTA), said he was surprised to find the book in other languages outside Nigeria.

    “When we read Things Fall Apart it was like a standard for all of us, even our examination and our English literature. When I travelled out of the country I saw the book written in French and German languages and I said to my self: ‘So people all over the world are reading it?’ Its has it own morality and has a way of striking our young ones and putting them in the right direction; it is a book all young men should read”.

    Otunba Dele Olapeju,Principal Kings College, said the late Achebe should be celebrated.

    “We do not mourn Achebe we celebrate him because any writer is a living legend. Chinua Achebe is the literary genesis of African literature in the world. In line with our school song which says service to the leaving and honour to the dead that’s why we are celebrating the renowned and African writer; we want to tell our children to be like him because he is a role model for them. Even at the corners of their room they can start writing something and then become literary scholars”.

    An English Literature teachers in a private school in Ojo, a Lagos suburb, Mrs Chinwe Adia, lamented none of the late Achebe’s books has been recommended by government for use in public schools.

    Mrs Adia said: “My grouse with government is that none of his (Achebe’s) books is being used in our public schools today. Look at his book, Things Fall Apart, it was published nearly 60 years ago but its message is still apt and very relevant to our present socio-economic challenges. It’s like Achebe actually had a foresight. I see him as a seer who through the book projected the future. But unfortunately, we don’t have listening leaders.”

    A parent, Mr Olaosebikan Sanusi 60, said though he was a science pupils, he read Achebe.

    “I was never an Arts student so I did not do Literature in English while in school. But I will never forget some Chinua Achebe’s books, especially the Things Fall Apart. That name stuck to my memory. Despite that I rate myself poor when it comes to reading novels, I still try to read Achebe’s Things fall Apart, Arrow of God and Man of the People.

    An English Language teacher at Ojo High School, Mr James Onuoha said the country owes the late Achebe a lot.

    Onuoha said: “What Nigeria can do to appreciate this distinguished African son is to single handedly fund and publish Things Fall Apart, a book that launched Achebe into limelight and give it free to all secondary school pupils. This will help pupils to appreciate the untiring efforts of our literary giants like Achebe and Soyinka and the lofty ideas they projected.”

  • Pa Samuel Oni: exit of a good man

    Ile Oluji community in Ondo State has recorded the death of another community leader and a distinguished son, Pa Samuel Adeyemi Oni.

    The late community leader was born on June 6, 1926 to the late Chief John Johnson Oni, aka Baba Jay Jay, an eminent business tycoon by his second wife, Madam Esther Adeputi. Following the early demise of his father in 1938 the burden of his continuing education fell on his mother who was fortunately a successful trader. The brilliant young man was also encouraged by his maternal relations notable among whom were Late Chief Lisa Akingbadega and late Chief Lamikan Adelosoye.

    After completing his Standard Six education in Ile Oluji, he attended Ondo Boys’ High School, Ondo, one of the famous secondary schools in the region at that time. He completed his education there with distinction and was retained by the school as a teacher. Although he only taught for a few years he became known as Brother Teacher to a large number of people.

    Pa Oni also attended the School of Forestry, Jericho, Ibadan, where he got a trophy as an outstanding graduate. That marked the beginning of his distinguished career in Forestry. The career was marked by unrelented hardwork and transparent integrity. While serving in Ibadan, some people called him African Oyinbo as they watched his diligence to work. He related smoothly and intelligently with his Europen colleagues who were serving in the then Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources (MANR), Western Region.

    The community leadr, fondly called Baba Ibadan by relations, was a tender-hearted, humble and a highly dedicated man who could not hurt a fly. Rather than have issues or argument with anyone, Pa Oni would rather enter his room and pray for the person. He was a loving father and a commited family man who once turned down an overseas scholarship offer because it would seperate him from his young family. He spent all his days praying for his children and their spouses.

    He was well loved by his children, relations, neighbours and colleagues at work. He led an exemplary life of dedication, devotion, diligence, integirty, good neighbourliness and love to all. He was blessed with eight children and several grand-children. He shall be greatly missed.

    Pa Oni will buried in Ile Oluji, Ondo State on December 1 at his home at 57 Ajiferere Street. A thanksgiving service will be held same day at Christ Apostolic Church and a reception at the playground of Bapstist Primary School, Ile Oluji.

     

    •Oketunbi, the spokesman of Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Lagos, is son-inlaw to the deceased.

  • Exit of an achiever

    Exit of an achiever

    ALL was solemn at the Apostolic Church Lawna International Convention Ground, Olorunda-Ketu, Lagos.

    Members of the Senate of the Samuel Adegboyega University, Ogwa, Edo State, held a farewell service for the pioneer Vice-Chancellor, Prof Samson Folawunmi Adedoyin.

    The convention ground is the school’s liaison office.

    Prof Adedoyin died at 60.

    The event was anchored by the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof Adetokunbo Adeola, who said the opening prayer.

    Many paid glowing tributes to the deceased.

    They praised him for being a disciplinarian.

    Though done in a confined way, the seats in the hall barely contained everybody as guests trooped in.

    The Chancellor Pastor Gabriel Olutola, said the late Adedoyin was a great man who will be missed dearly.

    “Prof Adedoyin was a combination of greatness, power, beauty, excellence and praiseworthy virtues,” he said.

    He described the late Adedoyin as a great academician and an achiever who sailed through the hurdles of life with faith and dedication.

    “In his greatness he rose above all the challenges of birth and growing up to become a great academician in a nation where education is becoming the privilege of few,” he said.

    “Professor Samson, you have left a vacuum too large to fill. You have left a shoe too heavy to find a carrier. You left a cap too large to find a head to fit in, but our hearts are decorated with praise, because you have left for home eternal. We know you are with the Lord. That is why we rejoice and our tears dried. Professor Samson Folawunmi, we shall see on resurrection day. Sleep on Christian soldier, Sleep on, Sleep on, Sleep on,” he added.

    In his tribute, the Overseer and Chairman Board of Trustees of the university, Dr Ebenezer Okebukola described the deceased as an achiever.

    Okebukola said: “This is indeed the exit of an achiever; I call him God’s own V.C because he knew what he was doing in the institution. He is not gone eternally but he is just transformed from mortal to immortal. He will always be remembered as the pioneer VC. He has made a good mark in the school. You would always remain in our hearts.”

    In a poem, the deceased’s son Adedayo Adedoyin eulogised his father. He thanked guests for coming. The poem centred on the loss and the cruel hands of death.

    Others in attendance were Dean of Student Affairs Samuel Adegboyega University, Professor A.I. Akinmoladun; Acting Vice- Chancellor Olabisi Onabanjo University Prof S. Adesanya; Ag Vice Chancellor, Osun State University-Prof G.O. Olatunde; Vice-Chancellor University of Benin- O.G. Oshodin and Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council, Samuel Adegboyega University Elder Bisi Ogunjobi.

  • GOVERNOR’S CUP TENNIS Babalola, Lawal book early exit

    GOVERNOR’S CUP TENNIS Babalola, Lawal book early exit

    It was a repeat of the usual Monday as Nigeria’s duo of Abdulmumuni Babalola and Shehu Lawal were edged out in the first round, first Futures of the 12th Governor’s Cup.

    The duo, who ordinarily would have put up a good fight, found their opponents too hot for comfort. While Lawal who incidentally was the only home lad that was named directly into the main draw crumbled 6-0 6-2 to Rodriguez Ranzano of Spain, compatriot Babalola was shown the door by Italy’s Alessandro Petrone 7-6(2) 6-4.

    Downpour which took a greater part of the early hours of the opening day delayed most singles matches, forcing the cancellation of doubles ties.

    Action, however, continues today even as most players who spoke to SportingLife on the two-legged futures championship, prayed for clement weather.