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  • 16 Ibadan students get club’s scholarship

    Ten students of Ibadan origin received bursary/scholarship award from the prestigious Oluyole Club of Lagos to assist with their studies.

    The number of students who were selected from the 11 Local Government Areas in Ibadanland swelled to 16 when Prof Jide Owoeye , Pro-Chancellor, Lead City University, offered bursary awards to six more students on behalf of the Club.

    The scholarship was presented during the launch of the book, “Oluyole Club and the Socio-Economic Development of Ibadanland”, at the Lekan Are Hall of Kakanfo Inn Conference Centre, Ring Road, Ibadan.

    The book was edited by Prof Olukunle Iyanda and Prof Adeniyi Osuntogun, president of the club.

    Osuntogun, a former Vice Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, said the decision to award scholarhsip was informed by the desire to ease the burden on parents to finance the education of their wards.

    He said the club started the bursary award some 15 years ago.

    “We give it annually.  The students have to be performing because we reckoned that a performing student should be supported.  Initially we started with about N50,000 as bursary.  As you heard during the launch, we have been supported now by the Proprietor and Pro-Chancellor of Lead City University, saying that they give six candidates free tuition for their course which is a plus to support what we have started,” he said.

    Oyewole Olutayo Michael, a student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) who spoke on behalf of the recipients, expressed gratitude to the founders of the Club for creating the platform to help students from poor homes.

    “We are very happy that we benefited from the indigenous scholarship award from the Oluyole Club Lagos and it is good that there is a platform like this to help students that have some financial problems to aide their education and we also say a big thank you to the founders of the Oluyole Club Lagos”, he said.

    The colourful occasion was attended by eminent indigenes of Ibadanland including Balogun of Ibadanland, High Chief Akinloye Olakuleyin; Chairman of the Occasion, Chief Bode Amoo represented by Chief Lekan Are; Chief Adebayo Akande , represented by Director of News, Splash FM Mr Tunde Olawuwo, Prof Bola Osuntogun , Ambassador Olu Saanu; Prof and Mrs Bashir Akande; Chief Ajibola Ogunsola; and Prof Afolabi Oladapo.

     

  • Ash Wednesday: Clergymen task Christians on exemplary life

    As Christians in the country join others across the world to observe Ash Wednesday, clerics have admonished Christians to emulate the exemplary lifestyle of Jesus Christ.

    The clergymen gave this charge while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ibadan.

    They described Ash Wednesday as one of the most popular and important holy days observed by many Christians, and mark the beginning of the season of Lent.

    Most Rev. Gabriel Abegunrin, the Archbishop of Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan, said that the Lenten season was a period of 40 days of intense prayer, fasting and alms giving.

    “Ashes symbolise a call to repentance, grief and acknowledge of one’s sins before God.

    “It also serves as the reminder that we are dust and to dust we will return. It is a day of penitential prayers.

    “The Lent reflects the suffering of Jesus in the desert when he prayed and fasted for 40 days,” he said.

    He called on Christians to follow the example of Jesus and live a life of love, selflessness and service.

    “For those that cannot fast for reasons like pregnancy or health issues, they are advised to engage in active alms giving and service to others during this period,” he said.

    On his part, the Bishop of Ogbomoso Methodist Diocese, the Rt. Rev. David Moradeyo, said that Christians should use the Lenten season to have a sober assessment of their lives and values.

    According to him, it is through imitating the exemplary lifestyle of Christ that peace, tolerance and unity can be fostered in various communities and the country as a whole.

    “People looked to Jesus while on earth, He was praiseworthy and was worthy of imitation and honour.

    “He said concerning us that we are light of world and salt to the earth, therefore how we live our lives matter.

    “We must live a life of sacrifice, love and kindness,” he said.

    He said that Lent is intended to be a time of self-denial, moderation, fasting, and the forsaking of sinful activities and habits.

    “Ash Wednesday commences this period of spiritual discipline.

    “Ash Wednesday emphasises our sinfulness before God and our human mortality, it helps us to realise that both have been triumphed through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ,” he said.

    He urged Christians to use this period of fasting and prayers to call on God for his intervention in the country’s affairs. (NAN)

  • Battle over Olubadan stool: Court orders hearing service on Olubadan

    Battle over Olubadan stool: Court orders hearing service on Olubadan

    An Ibadan High Court presided over by Justice Oladiran Akintola, Monday ordered that  hearing notice of the suit filed by the Seriki Chiefs be served on the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji and other members of the Olubadan-In-Council.

    The Seriki Chiefs led by High Chief Bayo Oyediji, had dragged Governor Abiola Ajimobi, the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and members of the Olubadan-In-Council to court, over the installation of Oba Adetunji, following the death of Oba Samuel Odulana.

    He had seek the order of the court that it is the turn of the Seriki line to produce the next Olubadan after the death of Oba Odulana

    At the resumed hearing of the case, counsel to the Seriki Chiefs, Mr. Sarafadeen Sanni, had drawn attention of the court to the fact that the defendants most especially members of the Olubadan-In-Council, had been employing delay tactics to prolong the case to the detriment of his clients.

    According to him, the last time that members of the Olubadan-In-Council last appeared or represented in the case was February 10, 2016, urging the court to do everything within the law to come to the rescue of his clients by fixing a date for the case to commence in earnest.

    Justice Akintola however drew his attention to the letter written to the court by the counsel representing the state, Mr. Salau Adegboyega, requesting for the adjournment of the case to either March 27 or 31 due to other official engagements.

    Sanni in his response said while he would not oppose that the case be adjourned, the dates suggested by the state counsel were too long as the two days were over a month.

    The presiding judge however enjoined him to pick within the dates suggested by the state counsel, stating that it would amount to futility to fix a hearing date for the case and at the end of the day; the state counsel would come again with a letter for adjournment when he was not part of the date picked.

    Justice Akintola then adjourned the case to March 27 after Sanni has agreed with the date, ordering that a hearing order which may be the final be served on all the defendants in the case.

  • Retired banker, 60, arrested for assault

    The police, on Thursday in Lagos, arraigned a retired banker, Femi Fasoranti, before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly assaulting his younger sister.

    Fasoranti, 60, a resident of No. 22, Road 4, Omolayo, Akobo, Ibadan, Oyo State is facing a two-count charge of assault and breach of peace.

    The Police Prosecutor, Insp Peter Nwangwu, told the court that the accused committed the offences on Dec. 26, 2016 at about 4.30 p.m. at No. 158, Adekunle Fajuyi Road, G.R.A Ikeja, Lagos.

    Nwangwu said that the accused assaulted the complainant, Mrs Racheal Olatunbosun, by threatening and beating her to a pulp.

    He said that the accused and the complainant went for a wedding at Ibadan, Oyo State, and an argument ensued between them at the venue.

    He said the complainant alleged that the accused was a fraudster, who sold their mother’s house without the family’s consent.

    The prosecutor said the accused suddenly pounced on the complainant, slapped and beat her and also destroyed her gold jewellery valued N350,000.

    Nwangwu said Fasoranti also threatened to deal with her sister, hence the report to the police.

    The prosecutor said the offences contravened Sections 166 and 170 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2011.

    The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

    The Magistrate, Mrs Y.O. Aje-Afunwa, granted the accused bail in the sum of N200,000, with one surety, whose address must be verified by the court.

    Aje-Afunwa also ruled that the surety must be a blood relation, gainfully employed with two years tax payment to the Lagos State Government.

    She adjourned the case till March 8

     

  • S/West economy: Obanikoro, Bankole, others meet in Ibadan

    S/West economy: Obanikoro, Bankole, others meet in Ibadan

    The Former Speaker of House of Representatives, Rt Honourable Dimeji Bankole, former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, were among other ‎political bigwigs from various political parties in SouthWest, on Monday met in Ibadan, Oyo State capital to discuss agenda for the economic and industrialised emancipation of the region.

    The politicians who held a meeting under a group called Yoruba Patriots’ Movement, YPM, allso included, former Minister of State, Defence, Prince Kayode Adetokunbo, former Secretary to Osun State Government, Alhaji Fatai Oyebade, former Chief of Staff to former Governor of Oyo State, Dr Saka Balogun, Professor Adesoji Adesugba and Dr Kunle Olajide.

    Others are Dr Doyin Okupe, Elder Wole Oyelese, Chief (Mrs) Funmilayo Jabaru, Professor Soji Adejumo, Prince Dotun Oyelade among others.

    Speaking to journalists, the National coordinator of the Movement, Hon Oladosu Oladipupo the meeting was not for 2019 general election but to liberate the region from its current economic hardship.

    He said, “YPM was floated to mark out agenda for the region’s economic emancipation which majorly dwell mostly on agriculture and industrialisation”.

    Oladipupo said impunity of Fulani is one of the reasons for the decision to liberate Yoruba from the bad influence of the people from the Northern Nigeria saying the idea is to be modelled after the economic principles of Obafemi Awolowo during his rule in Western regional government.

    He said the group will have another meeting where they will come up with agenda that revisit the utility function of the region’s natural resources to generate wealth.

    He added that the agenda will also seek to educate the present generation to be value oriented to make use of the orientation of the past to make the Yoruba nation thrive economically again.

  • Chris Enahoro was a complete sportsman – Chuka Momah

    Chris Enahoro was a complete sportsman – Chuka Momah

    Former President, Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), Chuka Momah has described the late all-round sports legend, Chris Enahoro as a complete sportsman, whose passion for sports could not be doubted.

    The late front-line tennis promoter passed on Thursday January 19 at his Lagos residence after a brief illness and the erstwhile NTF boss said: “The late Chris Enahoro was a fine gentleman with a large heart and a benevolent spirit. We attended the same school – the great Government College, Ibadan (GCI) but I never met him in school. I read about his exploits as an all-round great sportsman, which he carried over to represent different entities in sports.”

    “He was one of the greatest cricketers in the history of the country. Apart from being the captain of the national team and Chairman, Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF), he played good football, tennis and took part in athletics. It was the cricket aspect that overshadowed other sports in his sporting career.

    “He played cricket alongside great players like Jide Gbadamosi who also captained the national team. He played for Dyaks Cricket Club while I played for Lagos Amateur Cricket Club (LACC). He got into tennis with the Chevron project and his deep knowledge of the sport could not be underestimated.

    “He had a good working relationship with the NTF. I was happy that I mentioned his contribution to sports in my book – Sports Spectacular,” he added.

    Enahoro was a former schoolboy athlete, who in the 1950s and early 60s held the West African high jump record and he also played football for the defunct Western Region and was also captain of Nigerian cricket national team.

  • Ajimobi: ‘I love challenges’

    Ajimobi: ‘I love challenges’

    Oyo State Governor, ‎Senator Abiola Ajimobi while resuming to the office, after a week, stated that he was elected to face and tackle challenges in the state, expressing that he loves challenges and all will be solved.
    The state governor who stormed his office in high spirit on Monday looked charming and was chatting with journalist and security operatives, saying: “How are you today, hope you are fine. Don’t worry, I was elected to solve and tackle challenges. I love challenges and all will be solved.”
    Just last week, a Federal High Court in Abuja restraints the state Independent Electoral Commission, Oyo State (OYSIEC) from conducting the scheduled February 11 local government election.
    “How are you this morning. You are looking fine and I am sure you are happy. I am happy this morning. I am happy to see you. Though we have challenges, I love challenges, this‎ is why we are here. We are here to tackle challenges,” he said.
  • LAUTECH: Oyo, Osun pay N500m to end crisis

    LAUTECH: Oyo, Osun pay N500m to end crisis

    The Oyo and Osun state governments have paid N250 million each to the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) to end the crisis rocking the institution.

    The Nation confirmed the development from a very top source in the university yesterday.

    The source said: “Yes, both states have paid the amount as promised and the sum is now in the kitty of the university.”

    LAUTECH students have been at home for eight months due to the industrial action by all categories of workers in the institution.

    The crisis reached a peak last week when LAUTECH students protested to the Office of the Governor of Oyo State in Ibadan, the state capital.

    While addressing them, the governor promised that each owner state would contribute a sum of N250 million to get back workers to their duty posts and build on it afterwards.

    Governor Abiola Ajimobi said the sum would enable the institution to pay some salaries and reopen for academic activities before the end of this month.

    Reacting, the President of the Students’ Union Government of the institution, Olatunde Bakare, commended the two governors, saying it was a way forward.

    According to him, the sum, though not up to exactly what is needed to clear salary arrears for two months, would help kick-start the process of implementing the short term solution to the crisis.

    Bakare said once the short term solution is implemented, it would pave the way for the
    medium and long term solution the financial problem plaguing LAUTECH. He promised to confirm the payment.

  • Court dissolves marriage over telephone dispute

    Court dissolves marriage over telephone dispute

    A burst up between a couple, Alade Muniru and his wife Sadiat, over the removal of a telephone battery has resulted in the collapse of their 18-year-old marriage.

    Sadiat had approached the Ogungun Customary Court at Agodi in Ibadan, seeking the dissolution of the marriage, explaining that her husband had turned her into a punching bag.

    In her testimony before the court on Friday, the plaintiff narrated how her sweetheart of 18 years had beaten her mercilessly on New Year Day for tampering with his telephone battery.

    “Although he used to beat me at least twice a week but that of the first day in the New Year was beyond what I can bear.

    “I have four children for him and he rarely caters for me and the kids, despite my total submission to him as the head of the family.

    “I, therefore, pray the court to separate us as his parents also are not helping matters, due to the fact, he is supported by them, whenever I reported his bad attitude to them,”  Sadiat said.

    The husband admitted the allegation, pleading with the court to grant the divorce, saying that he was equally not interested in the marriage anymore.

    Alade, a battery charger, described his wife as a deviant, who hardly obeyed his instructions.

    He said that Sadiat had been warned several times not to touch his phone battery “because customers would not be able to reach me whenever my handset battery is down.

    “ I do not joke with my job and I prefer allowing her to go than doing what will affect my job negatively, so the court should as a matter of urgency grant the dissolution,” Muniru stated.

    The president of the court, Chief Mukaila Balogun, wasted no time in dissolving the marriage since both parties had agreed to part ways.

    Balogun, however, directed the defendant to take two of the children in his custody while the plaintiff should take care of the other two kids.

    He ordered the defendant to be paying N6, 000 as monthly allowance for the two kids in the custody of the plaintiff.

  • Man bags 2 months for phone theft

    Man bags 2 months for phone theft

    An Ibadan Magistrates’ Court sitting in Iyakanku on Friday sentenced a 23-year-old man, Abiodun Ajibade, to two months imprisonment for scaling the fence of a house to steal a Tecno C8 phone valued at N42,000.

    Senior Magistrate Munirat Giwa-Babalola handed down the sentence to Ajibade without an option of fine.

    She said Ajibade should serve the jail term with hard labour.

    Before Giwa-Babalola delivered her judgment, the accused, in his allocutus, said his mother was ill and that he stole the phone belonging to one Adenike Akangbe with the intention to use proceeds from the sale of the phone to take care of his mother.

    Prosecutor Oluseye Oyebanji had told the court that the accused committed the offence on Dec. 24, 2016 at Akinsanya Street, Loogun Oluwo, Ibadan.

    He said that the accused allegedly scaled the fence and broke into the room of Akangbe to steal the phone.

    “He said he used a stone to gain access into the room and picked the phone from the complainant’s bedside where she was charging it.

    “In the process, the complainant woke up and raised an alarm. The accused escaped but he was later arrested when he was trying to sell the phone for N15, 000.”

    The offence violated Sections 383 and Section 390 (9) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Oyo State, 2000.