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  • Man docked over alleged rape of 21-year-old

    The police on Monday arraigned a 27-year-old man, Saheed Babatunde, before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State over alleged rape of a 21-year-old lady.

    Babatunde, who lives at 26 Ogundele Street, Oloko, Ota, is facing a count charge of rape, but he pleaded not guilty.

    The accused raped the lady at his residence on November 13, at 10.30 p.m., according to the prosecutor, Sgt. Abdulkareem Mustapha.

    Mustapha said that the offence contravened Section 360 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ogun, 2006.

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    Chief Magistrate Matthew Akinyemi granted the accused bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.

    Akinyemi ordered that the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and be gainfully employed, with evidence of tax payment to Ogun Government.

    He adjourned the case until December 21 for substantive hearing.

    NAN

  • Arewa community pledges 300,000 votes for Abiodun

    The Arewa community in Ogun State have declared their support for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Prince Adedapo Abiodun, pledging to ensure their over 300,000 eligible voters vote for Abiodun in 2019.

    The Arewa community also called on their members to vote only for APC candidates at all levels, and shun the misleading information being peddled that they should vote for a particular candidate of APC as well as vote for other political party in the same forthcoming general elections.

    The State Coordinator of the ethnic group in the state, Prince Hadi Sani, made the pledge while addressing members, state and Local Government executives, imams and women when they visited former Governor Olusegun Osoba at his GRA residence, Abeokuta, the state capital, on Wednesday.

    The Arewa Community was received by Hon. Adekunle Adeyemi, on behalf of Osoba, who lauded them for their resolve to work for the success of APC and Dapo Abiodun in Ogun state.

    Still on the delegation, Sani also declared their total support for the joint ticket of President Muhammadu Buhari and Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, saying they cannot afford to shift their loyalty elsewhere in 2019.

    “As good people of Ogun State have spoken by selecting Prince Dapo Abiodun as the APC candidate through direct primary election, we appeal to all aggrieved personalities to respect the decision of the masses and allow party supremacy to prevail,” Sani said.

    The Coordinator noted that they lived in Ogun state for well over 100 years and have been carrying with their economic activities peacefully and unhindered, urging the Sultan of Sokoto Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, to commend on their behalf, Vice – President Yemi Osinbajo, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Chief Segun Osoba, Prince Segun Adesegun, Senator Gbenga Obadara, Senator Gbenga Kaka, Hon. Adekunle Adeyemi, Hon. Olumide Osoba, Dapo Abiodun, and Hon. Femi Ilori their support to Arewa community in Ogun state.

    And earlier same Wednesday, Governor Ibikunle Amosun loyalists from Abeokuta South Local Government, pledged their support for Prince Adedapo Abiodun.

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    The loyalists who are from Ward 7 in Abeokuta South, vowed to ensure the victory of Abiodun in 2019 governorship election and other APC candidates contesting in all the levels in the coming general elections

    A State House of Assembly aspirant, Hon. Oyatayo Gabriel Ayomikun,  who over 200 of Amosun’s loyalists to declare for Abiodun at the Secretariat of the Ogun State Council, Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ), Abeokuta, said they decided to abide by the decision of APC National Working Committee (NWC) and support the candidature of Abiodun.

    Ayomikun appealed to Governor Amosun to allow the supremacy of the party to prevail and restrain his other supporters from moving to “unpopular political party.”

    According to Ayomikun, it would be an anti – party and unfair to Ogun APC  that has brought immense benefits to him as two term governor should he herd his supporters to a  fringe political party.

    He noted  that Amosun has visited President Buhari over five times in alleged desperation  to upturn the decision of the NWC on Abiodun and  to facilitate his anointed candidate, Adekunle Akinlade, to emerge, urging  him to  take cognisance of the fact that others too were denied party ticket for him to become Governor in 2011.

  • Mr and Miss Hallmark to emerge 

    All is set for the Hallmark University, Ijebu Itele, Ogun State to hold its 2018 pageant that will produce students that will be seen as Mr and Miss Hallmark University for the next one year.

    The event which will hold at the school’s auditorium is organised by the Students Organizing Committee.

    Speaking to The Nation, a supporting lecturer of the university, Eze Benneth said those who will qualify to participate are registered students of Hallmark University that are good looking and brainy, but also added that attendance is open to all.

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    He said: “The winner for either the male or female will get a Laptop, 1st and 2nd runner up will get a phone. One of the main aim of the programme is to encourage the students to socialize.

    “Mr Hallmark University and Miss Hallmark University will become the school’s ambassadors and they are expected to present the school in good light,” he added.

  • Obasanjo demands apology from AIT over meeting with Osinbajo story

    …Says he owns no twitter account

     

    Ex- President Olusegun Obasanjo has asked the African Independent Television (AIT) to retract with apology, the airing of a photo on its social media segment, Kakaaki Social, where a purported tweeter account belonging to him, depicted a picture of an alleged meeting with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) and the Minister of Transportation, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, at his Ota farm in Ogun state.

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    Obasanjo said the apology should also be extended to Osinbajo for the embarrassment the depiction of the picture might have caused him.

    The elder statesman who made this known in a statement through his Special Assistant (Media), Kehinde Akinyemi, on Thursday,  expressed disappointment that AIT could disseminate information it sourced from fake Twitter Account without first verifying it.

    He disclosed that he does not have Twitter account anywhere and expressed concern over the continuous use of his name by suspected fraudsters on social media platforms.

    Obasanjo  warned  that whoever that is caught perpetrating the act, would be made to face prosecution immediately, even as he advised the media to always be professional in discharging their duty and refrain from creating unnecessary confusion and heating up the polity

    “It is a fact that severally, the former President has dissociated himself from owning any social media account. Therefore, it is highly disappointing that such sensitive Twitter post would be allowed to go on air without verification by the African Independent Television (AIT).

    “There was no meeting with the Vice President anywhere. I was at the Airport and was informed that he was around in the Lounge and out of courtesy; I felt I should go and greet him. We met, greeted and exchanged pleasantries and I left. That was all.

    “The station should have been very professional and not causing confusion and heating up the polity. That I am not operating any social media account should not be strange to a station like AIT, and for that embarrassment, the Vice President and I deserve an apology,” Obasanjo said.

  • Amosun hails state troupe on award

    The Ogun State Government has commended the performance and achievement of the State cultural troupe at the recent National Festival of Arts and Culture Competition held in Rivers State.

    Giving the commendation at the 2019 Treasury board meeting, held at the Obas Complex in Abeokuta, the State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, who was represented by his Deputy, Chief (Mrs.) Yetunde Onanuga, said the cultural troupe, particularly, the winner of the Ayo-Olopon board game have made the state proud.‎

    He said that state was really proud of the giants stride been achieved during the National Festival of Arts and Culture Competition, advising them to really do more on the subsequent competition.

    Earlier, the State Commissioner for culture and tourism, Bashorun Muyiwa Oladipo, drew the attention of the Governor to the National winner of Ayo Olopon board game, Akanbi Rasheed, who in the last two years had performed well at the National Festival of Arts and Culture, thereby recommending him for automatic employment into the State Civil Service.

    “Due to the laurels recorded in the last competition, I will not hesitate in bringing the player forward, presenting him to the Governor, this is a guy that beat  the former Head of State, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in ayo-olopon ‎ (Board game)”, he said.

    While appreciating  the Governor for staffing some members of the cultural troupe, the Commissioner further appealed to the Governor to approve recruitment of some Casual staff within the troupe, saying, ” as we move on, the troupe moves higher, so we need more hands”, he said.

     

     

  • Ogun 2019: ‘We will reconcile with Amosun, others’

    The governorship candidate of the  All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Friday met with party leaders from across the state, assuring that all aggrieved members, including Governor Ibikunle Amosun, would be appeased.
    Abiodun said the party primaries have come and gone, but added that the important things today are reconciliation of all members  because of the crisis arising from the primaries and forge a “common front” as team to deal with the electoral contest ahead.
    The Oil magnate who spoke with reporters at the residence of former Governor, Akirogun Segun Osoba, in Ibara GRA, Abeokuta, the state capital, shortly after the political meeting there, described Amosun as his “long time friend.”
    Abiodun noted that the fact that there was a disagreement between them over the primaries, does not negate both still being members of APC.

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    He added that the disagreement is a “party family issue” that would be resolved, assuring that the Ogun State APC would enter 2019 electoral contest “strong and united.”
    He disclosed that his running mate would come from Ogun West Senatorial district, pledged to run “quality governance,” improve the welfare of civil servants particularly teachers.
    He also pledged to embark on aggressive agriculture to enhance food supply and create jobs for state’s teeming youth and the state’s current Internally Generated Revenue(IGR) by harnessing all her potentials if elected into power in 2019.

  • Rudderless Nigeria is not God’s making – Obasanjo

    Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday bemoaned the frustrations of Nigerians because of the state of affairs in the country, but said he still remained convinced that “God did not create Nigeria to be rudderless.”
    Obasanjo said God created Nigeria and endowed her to be one of the great nations of the world, declaring that it is not the fault of God that the country is unable to attain its potential despite the great endowments.
    The ex – President spoke at his Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library(OOPL), Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital,  when the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Bolade Osinowo led the candidates of the party in the state, including the governorship candidate; Prince Gboyega Nasir Isiaka, the running mate,  Mrs Bisi Okeowo – Bolade and Chief (Mrs) Titi Oseni – Gomez, for the 2019 general elections to him.
    He reckoned that God though usually use human beings to advance his cause on earth, stressing however,  that what the pitiable state the country is today is result of the “conscious and unconscious choice of the people of Nigeria.”
    He noted that many are “hopelessly frustrated and disillusioned” in the country, but also counselled Nigerians not to despair much, expressing the hope that the “God of miracle” that had continued to love Nigeria, would  bring succor to the land.
    He also admitted that Nigeria as a country has made many mistakes which could have plunged it to extinction, but said the country has continued to exist and remained as one because of the love and grace of God upon her.
    Obasanjo explained that he is not one of those who would sit down and be wringing one’s fingers when things are bad, on the contrary, he said he would reflect and deliberate to figure out what is amis as well as suggests likely exit path.
    According to him, this informed why he wrote a certain letter in the  past, pointing out what ails Nigeria and proceeded to push for a coalition of forces to spearhead and drive a better country for all.

    He said: “I believe that God has decided that things will change for good in Nigeria. Some people are in despair due to the situation of things in the country, it is understandable.

    “God did not create Nigeria to be rudderless, He did not create Nigeria to be a failed country. God created Nigeria to be one of the leading countries among the committee of nations. That we are not there is not the fault of God, that we are not there is a conscious and unconscious choice of the people of Nigeria.

    “I believed then, when we were confronted with bad situations in this nation, we should sit back and think and look at the situation and ask ourselves, what is wrong? and when we have ascertained what is wrong, what can we do to correct what is wrong?

    “And that was the statement I made on the 23rd of January which led to the establishment of Coalition for Nigeria Movement to start doing something about the wrongs and stop complaining.

    “One thing is to think of what to do, another is to do something about it which is very important. We have gone from that  statement making to  the adoption of a political party because movement is an activism but in the context of moving Nigeria froward, our Constitution only allow a political parties to be the instrument.

    “And when we did the assessment we decided to come up with a political party for the yearning Nigerians and for the betterment of Nigeria.

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    “We have made so many mistakes in this country that should have stopped Nigeria from existing but that has not been our lot. Some are going from PDP to APC and back to PDP, in the short run we have no choice but in the long, we have choice because we cannot be running here and there and expect transformation.

    “We have to get out of where we are and the only way to get out is through what you have in your hand, your party.

    “If your party do things the way  other parties have done things in this country, it will not create a new channel for Nigeria so you have to be different and that is why the movement adopted ADC.

    “You can not do things the way other parties have done it in the past and expect a difference, in fact you must not.

    “Going by so what  happened in Osun election, you must not give money to voters, don’t buy voters, your party must be different and voters should know that those who buy them will steal their money.

    “Let me warn those of you who are going for legislative assembly, don’t go their to steal you are going as law makers so make laws for good governance. It is necessary for you to let people know that you are different.

    “I will continue to do what is good for the country till I die. I am not a man of ADC I am just a guide and adviser also to PDP and APC and SDP. Whoever comes around, my doors are open.”

    Obasanjo lauded the ADC for what he described as its phenomenal growth in Ogun State and Nigeria, and advised the party to strive to be different from other political parties and also “work extremely hard” to achieve successes in 2019.
    On the Governorship candidate of the party in Ogun state, Obasanjo described Gboyega Nasir Isiaka as his “son” in whom he is “well pleased,” saying he is a “credible and trusted candidate” deserving of the executive office of the state.

    “Gboyega Isiaka, I believe you are a good product and your running mate but don’t sleep, you have to work hard. We have a peculiar situation in Ogun State since creation and the situation is that the East has democratically produced governors twice also the central but the West has not produced any.

    “One of the things I usually hear is that they(Ogun West) have no people, how there you say that. No section of this country has monopoly of good people. I have maintained that it is time for the people of the West to be given opportunity to provide the governor,” he said.

  • LASG tasks NSE on professionalism

    The Lagos State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr Ade Akinsanya, has called on the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) and its regulatory arm to uphold professionalism in service delivery to retain public trust.

    Akinsanya, represented by his Permanent Secretary, Mr Olujimi Hotonu, said this while delivering a lecture during the Investiture of Mrs Funmi Akingbagbohun as the 13th chairman of the Ikeja Branch of the NSE, on Friday in Lagos.

    Akinsanya said that engineering was evolving and played special social roles in the society, hence the need for professionalism.

    “Professionalism is the lubricant for progress,’’ he said.

    The commissioner called on the Council for the Regulation of Engineering (COREN) as regulator to ensure compliance to ethical standards.

    Akinsanya urged engineers to continue developing their capacity to enhance their performance in service delivery to the nation, in order to maintain the trust reposed in them by the public.

    “The rights and privileges granted to engineers depend upon the maintenance of professionalism. It is the responsibility of all engineers to uphold the high standards of professional and ethical behavior for service delivery to the public.

    He added that engineers were held in high esteem and they must uphold professional values in order not to breach public trust.

    “Engineers possess specialised knowledge which they must maintain and expand throughout their careers,’’ Akinsanya said.

    He commended the Ikeja branch whom he noted had performed “creditably well’’ in various dimensions.

    Meanwhile, the President of the NSE, Mr Adekunle Mokuolu, in his speech, urged members of the society to attend the forthcoming Annual General Meeting in Abuja which was targeted at revolutionising the NSE.

     

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    “The conference would allow those in the infrastructure value chain to showcase products and competencies,’’ he said.

    He said that the Ikeja branch of the society has always been known for excellence, which must be maintained.

    Mokuolu urged the new chairman to continue on the path of excellence, promote teamwork and capacity building, as well as build on the legacies of his predecessors.

    Akingbagbohun pledged capacity building and various revolutionary programmes for the branch.

    She promised to increase public and private sector involvement in the activities of the branch and give prominence to youth engineering development and other key sectors.

    The newly-elected chairman, who also doubled as a co-master of ceremony, presented awards to various deserving members, as well as the traditional ruler of Aiyepe-Ijebu, Ogun State, His Royal Highness Adebisi Okubanjo.

  • 2019 Polls: PFN preaches peace, ask Nigerians to vote rightly

    The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Ogun State chapter, on Friday prayed for peaceful general elections in 2019, with calls on Nigerians to embrace peace and vote according to their conscience.

    The PFN also urged Nigerians to desist from politicizing everything happening in the country, shun vote selling and buying as well as refrain from playing politics with the lives of others.

    The State chairman of PFN, Apostle David Otaru, who made this known in Sagamu, Ogun State, while addressing reporters on the first 100 days of the new  executives of the Christian body,  also advised that whoever commits a crime should be treated as criminal without politicizing it along ethnic, religious and party lines.

    Otaru who disclosed that the new executives of PFN which he leads in the state would focus on evangelism, winning of souls and charity to the needy in the next four years, also warned that Nigerians risk having unsafe country if they continue to politicize suspects of “crimes or play politics with people’s lives.”

    He said: “We pray for peaceful elections in Nigeria, we don’t have other nation than Nigeria. Let’s go to the poll and vote according to our conscience. Let there be peace in Nigeria and every part of it.

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    “Nigeria is greater than one individual and his dream. Nigeria is a collective project and not one man’s project. In an election, there will be winners and losers, that is how it is and we saw that in the just concluded midterm election in the US where the Democrats won more seats at the House of Representatives than the Republicans.

    “There should be religious tolerance in Nigeria. I came from a muslim background. In my family, my eldest sister is a Muslim and she is in my house. One of my brothers recently called to say he is now a Christian.

    “Everybody should be free to practice what he deemed fit as his faith. 98% of my family members are Muslims and we still live peacefully and happily together and the constitution allows it.

    “We should allow peace to reign, this is very important as we approach another election year. We should not play politics with everything. One of our problems in this country is that we play politics with everything. I won’t play politics with people’s lives.

    “Whoever commits crime should be treated as criminal. If you play politics with that, it means we are not ready for a safe Nigeria.”

  • Woman slaps man, gets N50,000 bail

     A 32-year-old woman, Oluwakemi Saheed, was on Thursday brought before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for allegedly slapping a man publicly.
    Gift, who lives at No. 12 Tolani Street, Iyana-Iyesi near Ota, is facing a charge of assault.
    According to Police Prosecutor Chudu Gbesi, the woman committed the offence on Nov. 4 at 7.00 a.m. at Odan Otun, Itele, near Ota.
    The accused assaulted the complainant, Mr Jinadu Kazeem, by slapping him in the public during an agreement, Gbesi told the court.
    The offence contravened Section 351 of Criminal Code, Laws of Ogun, 2006.
    The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

    While ruling on the bail application of the accused, the Senior Magistrate, Mr G. E. Akan, granted her bail in the  sum of N50,000 with two sureties in like sum.

    Akan said that the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and should be gainfully employed with an evidence of tax payment to Ogun State Government.

    He adjourned the case until Jan. 19 for further hearing.

    NAN