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  • Olaitan replaces Adebanjo as Afenifere factional acting leader

    Olaitan replaces Adebanjo as Afenifere factional acting leader

    A faction of Afenifere has appointed Oba Oladipo Olaitan as its new leader.

    The appointment of Olaitan followed recommendations of the body’s national caucus after the death of Pa Ayo Adebanjo.

    A statement by Secretary General of the Afenifere faction, Chief Sola Ebiseni, said Olaitan was called to the Nigerian Bar as a lawyer in 1971 and was a political adviser to Lagos State Governor Lateef Jakande as well as a member of the Lagos State Executive Council between 1979 and 1983.

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    The statement said Olaitan had been a member of Afenifere for over 45 years and served in capacities, including national financial secretary under the leadership of Chief Reuben Fasoranti and deputy leader under Chief Adebanjo.

    It said Olaitan would function as the leader in acting capacity till after the final burial of Papa Adebanjo when he (Olaitan) would assume office as the substantive leader.

  • Pa Olaitan for burial Friday

    Pa Olaitan for burial Friday

    The late Pa Alfred Adetokunbo Olaitan will be buried on Friday.

    Pa Olaitan died on September 6, 2023. He was 89.

    His remains will leave General Hospital, Iwaro-Oka to his 77, Okusa Quarters, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State home for lying-in-state. A wake will hold in the evening of same day.

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    Funeral service will hold on Friday at Emmanuel Anglican Church, Okusa, Akungba-Akoko, and interment will follow at his residence.

    Guests would be hosted at Holy Trinity Anglican Primary School’s field, Akungba, Akoko South West.

  • Adebooye, Olaitan made UNIOSUN DVCs

    Adebooye, Olaitan made UNIOSUN DVCs

    Two senior lecturers of the Osun State University, Prof Odunayo Clement Adebooye and Prof Janet Olubukola Olaitan – have become Deputy Vice-Chancellors (DVCs).

    Adebooye and Olaitan became Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) after an election conducted by the university’s Senate on April 27.

    Two contenders nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Labode Popoola for the positions are: Provost of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Prof Janet Olaitan; the Provost of College of Health Sciences, Prof Esther Olufunmilayo Asekun-Olarinmoye, for the position of the DVC (Administration).

    Also, a former Provost of the College of Agriculture, Prof Clement Adebooye, was nominated with former Acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof Ganiyu Olatunde, for the position of the DVC (Academics).

    Adebooye was unopposed after Prof Olatunde stepped down a day before the election and pledged his support for his candidacy.

    Announcing the result of the election, which started at 9 a.m and ended at 10:30 a.m, Acting Registrar, Gafar Adebayo Shittu, told members of Senate that the Council had approved four candidates nominated by the Vice-Chancellor to vie for the positions.

    Shittu said the university’s Governing Council, on April 19, gave the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Mallam Yusuf Ali (SAN), the power to approve the results of the election to enable the victorious candidates assume duties immediately.

  • Olaitan saves Ergotelis from defeat

     

    Nigerian star,  Michael Olaitan   proved  a super sub yesterday as he rescued a point for his Greek club Ergotelis in their 2-2 draw with Panionios.

    The 22-year-old watched from the bench as the visitors raced to a 2-0 lead courtesy goals from Taxiarchis Fountas and an own goal from Manolis Tzanakakis but thankfully before the break Ergotelis won a penalty when he was expertly dispatched by Greg Houla.

    With the energy inside the Stadio Pankritio in full swing, manager Pavlos Dermitzakis sent on Olaitan at the restart of the second half and the Nigerian completed the turnaround when he collected a pass from Houla and applied his finish with great aplomb to make it 2-2.

    Ergotelis will next be in action against Atromitos in the Greek Super League and will need a win to get off the bottom four as they are currently placed 15 on the 18-team  log.

  • Olaitan’s debut ends in defeat

    Former Flying Eagles star Michael Olaitan debuted for Ergotelis on Wednesday in a Greek Super League game, which they lost 4-0 to Panaitolikos.

    Olaitan, who was loaned out to Ergotelis by Olympiakos till the end of the season after he returned to football action, was in action for Ergotelis as a 68th minute substitute for Mohamed Youssouf.

    He will be at Ergotelis till the end of the season.

    This was his first league game since he ell to the ground unchallenged during a Greek league game against Panathinaikos on March 2, 2014.

    Last month, he appeared in a Greek cup game for Olympiakos against Tyrnavos.

  • Olaitan resumes training after heart scare

    Olaitan resumes training after heart scare

    Michael Olaitan, who at a time was tipped to make Nigeria final World Cup squad, is to resume training with Greek champions Olympiacos after a heart scare that threatened to end his highly promising career, AfricanFootball.com can exclusively reveal.

    “He will resume training with the Olympiacos first-team squad ahead of the new season,” a top source told only AfricanFootball.com.

    “During the off-season, Olaitan repeated a visit to Belgium to see a world-regarded cardiologist and it appears he has now finally got the green light to play again.”

    In March, former Nigeria U20 midfielder Olaitan was hospitalised for several days after he slumped on his own during an Athens derby involving his club and city rivals Panathinaikos.

    He has since not returned to train with Olympiacos as they went on to win the Greek league championship and exit the UEFA Champions League at the hands of Manchester United.

    The 21-year-old midfielder, who won a  football reality show in Nigeria before his move to Europe, enjoyed an eventful debut season at Olympiacos, playing a total of 16 games and scoring eight goals.

    Former Nigeria skipper Sunday Oliseh will go on to say he is ripe to star for the Super Eagles at the World Cup.

  • Olaitan living the dream at Olympiakos

    Olaitan living the dream at Olympiakos

    On June 30, 2013, a Nigerian youngster, Michael Olaitan sealed a move to 40-time Greek champions, Olympiakos CFP from the Football League in Greece on a free transfer.

    Olaitan had first come under the spotlight with several heart-warming displays for Nigeria’s Under-20 team, the Flying Eagles at the 2013 Toulon Youth Festival and the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Turkey.

    The 20-year-old took some time to assert himself at the Thrylos but is now a fan favourite at the Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki. He hit his second league goal of the season on December 7 in Olympiakos’ 2-0 win over Asteras Tripolis.

    The midfielder had bagged his first league goal of the season six days earlier against Ergotelis to underline his status as a man in a rich vein of form.

    He did not score on Tuesday but put in a commanding display for the 90 minutes he was on the pitch, as he helped Olympiakos beat Anderlecht 3-1 to seal their place in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League.

    He thus became the second Nigerian – after John Obi Mikel of Chelsea – assured of participation in the knockout stage of the most glamorous club competition in the world.

    Olaitan is fast maturing in his game as a midfielder and weighs in with his fair share of goals. He has scored four times this season in all competitions with two recorded in the Cup against Fokikos on September 25 and against the same club in the reverse fixture on October 30.

    John Obuh coached the youngster at under-20 level and believes the former Veria man can only improve in the coming days.

    “The young man is a very disciplined footballer. That is one of the first things I noticed about him when we worked together. He is always willing to learn,” Obuh told supersport.com.

    Olympiakos could draw sides like Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Atletico Madrid in the next round of the Champions League and Olaitan who has now nailed down a regular first-team spot in Jose “Michel” Campo’s squad will continue his development at the highest level of the game at pace.