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  • Renewal of apostolic mandate

    Christianity birthed in the area now known as Osun North East Diocese of the Anglican Communion with the establishment of St. Philips Anglican Church in Otan-Ayegbaju.

    An itinerant trader and son of a prominent Ifa priest, Ogunjide Fariyike, who became a Christian in Lagos after his contact with European missionaries, brought his new found religion to his place of birth, Otan-Ayegbaju, in 1900. He was later joined by Pa Samuel Laseinde, Pa Joshua Omotoso, Pa Ogunjide Fariyike hosted the first service in his house.

    The first church was built at Ita Elokun, Otan-Ayegbaju and the dedication service was conducted on Tuesday November, 1st, 1900. From the beginning when Revd. Ayedun served in 1922 down to the incumbent Ven. M.T. Olaleke, a total of 17 vicars had served at St. Philips Cathedral Church, Otan-Ayegbaju.

    Even when Christianity has been firmly rooted in Iba, Obaagun, Otan-Ayegbaju, OraIgbomina, Ila-Orangun, with churches in these areas growing into Archdeaconries, there was a sustained agitation for the creation of a diocese to cement the foundation of the Christian religion and further spread the gospel far and near.

    The struggle led to the inauguration of a 28- man committee headed by late Chief J.A.O. Bamigbaye to work towards the establishment of Osun North-East Diocese. The work of the committee culminated in the approval of an application to the Board of Anglican Communion for the establishment of the new Diocese consisting of Otan-Ayegbaju, Ila-Orangun and Ora-Igbomina archdeaconries on 12th March, 2009. The Diocese was, however, inaugurated on 16th March, 2009 with Rt. Revd Humphrey Bamisebi Olumakaiye enthroned as the first Diocesan Bishop at St. Philips Anglican Church Cathedral, Otan-Ayegbaju, Boluwaduro Local Council, Osun State.

    As the first Diocesan Bishop, Rt. Rev. (Dr) Humprey Olumakaiye worked tirelessly in the Diocese to ensure it lives up to its name, the A-ONE Diocese, through church planting, establishment of schools, hospital and infrastructural development.

    A man of God with an unusual grace, who has been described as the Nehemiah of our time by his parishioners, Bishop Olumakaiye provided purposeful leadership that saw to the building of the ultramodern Bishop’s court at the Diocesan headquarters, Ogo-Oluwa, Ila-Orangun road, Otan-Ayegbaju.

    Also, five buildings that complimented the Bishop, court namely, the Library and Resource Centre, Archbishop Adebola Ademowo Amazing Grace Chapel, Olori Ololade Oyinlola Events Centre, Diocesan Office Complex and the Chaplain’s Quarters have all been completed.

    Bishop Olumakaiye established God of Glory Nursery and Primary Schools in Otan-Ayegbaju and Obaagun. Bishop Olawale Idowu Diocesan Memorial Hospital, Ora-Igbomina was also established to bring healthcare the people in the Diocese and beyond. His tenure witnessed an unprecedented growth in the Diocese with his special focus on the core mandate of the Church – evangelize the world and bring people to Christ.

    However, under ten years of his service before he moved on to become the Diocesan Bishop of Lagos Diocese in 2018, he planted 17 new churches within the diocese.

    Also, five preaching stations were upgraded into full pledged churches within the period under review. It is noteworthy that one of them, All Saints’ Anglican Church, Otan-Aiyegbaju, has within a short time become the seat of Otan-Ayegbaju Archdeaconry with a big church and a standard choir.

    In the quest to promote ministration of the gospel through music, the Pa J. A. O. Bamigbaye Diocesan School of Church Music was set up. It has produced music teachers and injected life and inspiration to worship within the Diocese. The 20-bedroom Hostel of St. Matthew’s Anglican Church Ila-Orangun and other construction work in progress under the Diocese in Iba, Obaagun, Iresi, Ora-Igbomina are being given due attention.

    To strengthen the faith of parishioners and Christians in Osun State and beyond, the Oluranti Ademowo Prayer House Mountain of Visitation was inaugurated by Bishop Olumakaiye, while the Women of Excellence Tele-Evangelism Programe on OSBC Television, Osogbo was anchored by Dr (Mrs) MotunrayoOlumakaiye, the wife of the Diocesan Bishop.

    As Rt. Revd Ebenezer Akorede Akinyelu who was consecrated at St. David’s Anglican Church Cathedral Ijomo, Akure, Ondo State on 29th March, 2019, as a Bishop of the Anglican Communion takes the mantle of leadership as the second Bishop of Osun North East Anglican Diocese, it is our prayer that this zealous worker, a preacher of the good news in season and out of season, who has been anointed to carry on with the propagation of the gospel and tender the flock of God be under the direction of the Holy Spirit to make a huge success of the tasks ahead of him.

    The parishioners of Osun North East Diocese welcome him to Diocese in peace and in the name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

    • Olaleke is the Dean, Cathedral of St Phillip’s Anglican Church, Otan-Ayegbaju, Osun State.

  • Isoko Boy: No rift with Mercy Aigbe, Cossy Orjiakor

    Social media sensation, Clement Akpobome Ogudu has cleared air over the rumo ur about a cold war between himself and some popular Nigerian celebrities including Mercy Aigbe and Cossy Orjiakor.

    The South Africa based comedian has been at the receiving end of criticism by fans of the two actresses after he took shots at their lifestyles in some of his viral videos. In the recent viral post, the comedian took pot-shots at actress, Mercy Aigbe for exaggerating her physical features with use of photo-editing applications. He also took shots at voluptuous actress, Cossy Orjiakor for a racy photo in Swim Wear.

    His popular, often controversial video commentary on social media regularly draw favourable and unpleasant attention from his fans and other social media followers alike. Although laced with humour, this has drawn the anger of celebrities and their fans.

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    The Isoko South Local Government born talent also runs Delta Fashion Week and his Media Outfit rose to prominence after emerging one of the leading contenders in a social media challenge thrown open by Wizkid.

    “I think a lot of people got me wrong,” he said,” I don’t have anything personal against these actresses as a person. I was just doing my usual video skits the way my fans love it served. I always advise those who go to any length to impress on social media in most of my videos.”

    On the backlash he has received, Isoko Boy said, “Yes, I have received several backlashes since I started and I consider this to be a normal thing. It is impossible for everybody to like my content. Even as an individual, everybody can’t like you regardless of how you try to please them.”

    “Bobrisky’s fans came after me sometimes ago. Some of his fans even went as far as reporting my videos about him on Instagram for it to be banned. It was that serious,” he reveals.

  • ‘No fraudulent exams in LASPOTECH’

    Authorities of the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), Ikorodu, on Friday refuted the claim by one of his staff members that the just concluded 2018/2019 examinations were fraudulent.

    A statement signed by the polytechnic’s Deputy Registrar, Information and Public Relations, Mr Olanrewaju Kuye, said the examinations were well conducted in sync with best global practices, including both internal and external moderation of questions.

    ‘’ Adequate security and medical services, power supply and all other essential needs were put in place to ensure the smooth conduct of the examinations, despite the attempts made by the non-academic staff unions to disrupt the academic exercise.

    ‘’It should be on record that Mr Salami Gbenga, who granted the interview, casting aspersions on the conduct of the examinations was never a member of the non-academic staff union, talk less of being the spokesman of the union as he claimed in the said interview.

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    ‘’ It should be noted that Mr Salami participated fully in the invigilation of the exercise (examinations), graded the students’ scripts and had since submitted his results. There was no time he reported any wrongdoing throughout the conduct of the examinations”.

    Kuye noted that protesting non-academic staff members actually attempted to cut off essential services, including water supply, generating set and medical services needed for the conduct of the examinations, but they were thwarted by the management of the polytechnic.

    ‘’The management of the institution thwarted their plans with the support of the security agencies to ensure the smooth conduct of the examinations that started on Monday March 4 and lasted for three weeks without a hitch,’’he said.

  • LBS unveils MBA application schedule

    Lagos Business School (LBS), the graduate business school of Pan-Atlantic University, has announced the launch of its Professional MBA programme, an intensive 24-month business management study with separate elective tracks for entrepreneurship, technology, and general management.

    The programme was announced at a media briefing at the school campus in Lekki, Lagos.

    The professional MBA programme will incorporate classroom and online sessions, activity-based learning activities and a final capstone project, and is designed to equip participants with a thorough knowledge of main business disciplines, analytical competencies, and problem-solving capabilities.

    The classroom delivery is one intensive week in three months, a total of eight weeks classroom sessions spread over two years.

    “The Professional MBA is created to position young professionals to deliver a transformational impact on their organisations and careers. The programme is flexible and fully customisable for professionals looking to hone their skills and apply it to their current job,” said Dr Uchenna Uzo, MBA Director, Lagos Business School.

    “Today’s launch is another step towards achieving our set objectives which is to build a new generation of business people with capabilities and competence to transform businesses through applying global best practices,” he concluded.

    Students in the programme will be engaged through interactive computer-based business simulations and case studies to help them practice making business decisions while assessing changing industry and competitive conditions.

    According to the Head, Corporate Communications at the School, Aderayo Bankole, the programme is a natural progression in the institution’s quest to develop well-rounded entrepreneurs and business professionals.

    “We are delighted about this launch as it opens new inroads for business people and young career professionals to take advantage of.

    “With the quality of faculty and innovative mode of delivery which includes online and offline engagement, we have no doubt that this programme will achieve its set objective, which is to provide participants with the fundamentals of business practice in dynamic and complex markets,” Bankole stated.

  • Fayemi’s new cabinet is robust, says Ondo APC

    The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress(APC)  on Saturday hailed the composition of the new cabinet of Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, saying it is made up of people of high integrity.

    The party’s  Director of Media and Publicity ,Steve Otaloro  noted that the coming on board of new commissioners in a record time,confirmed the commitment of Fayemi as a true democratic to regain the lost glory of Ekiti State.

    “ Everyone can attest to your faithfulness to develop your home state socially and economically and to evolve a lasting solution  to its political problems,” Otaloro said.

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    “ With your past history of the struggle to achieve an inclusive and a democratic constitutional,we shall continue to work with you and support the people and the government in an effort to bring honour and pride to Ekiti State”.

    Ondo APC also acknowledged Fayemi’s sterling performance since assumption of office as  noteworthy and praiseworthy, urging him not to relent.

  • Nigerian student breaks Indian varsity academic record

    A Nigerian born and 2012/2013 first class graduate of Chemistry from the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Stella Emelife Chinelo, has broken a 100-year academic record at the 99th convocation ceremony of the Mysore University, India to emerge overall best graduating student.

    The record breaking performance by the Danfodite has hitherto placed her high to be decorated with 20 Gold Medals in addition to five cash prizes awards.

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    Disclosing the development yesterday at the 35th, 36th and 37th combined convocation awards of degrees, diplomas and certificates, Vice Chancellor of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Professor Abdullahi Abdu Zuru noted that academic excellence and standard remain the focus of the institution.

    He said any of the current students and graduands could do so, adding that “just always remember that learning is a lifelong endeavour and its key ingredients are observation, thinking, consultation and decision making.”

    Zuru said: “We have equipped you with all these attributes. So, go out there and demonstrate to the world that you are Danfodites”.

  • One dead, two injured as tricycle rams into waste disposal truck in Ibadan

    A lady, Adeniyi Balikis Olajumoke on Friday died when the commercial tricycle she was travelling in rammed into a stationary waste disposal truck at Leventis, along Sango-UI road, Ibadan, Oyo State.

    It was said that the deceased, suspected to be a student of Faculty of Science, University of Ibadan (UI) was returning from a bank where she had gone to pay her school fees.

    The accident which occurred at about 9:30 am when the tricycle with number plate RU 152 UP, ran into the waste disposal truck also left in its trail two others who are critically injured.

    According to an eye witness, Bamgbose Omobola the reckless speed of the tricycle operator was what led to the accident, adding that the lady died immediately the accident happened.

    “The lady was coming from GTB bank at Ajibade where she went to pay her school fees, the phone in her bag was recovered and this was what made it easy for us to get in touch with her parents.

    “The two other victims who had fractures in their head and leg had been taken to the hospital for treatment.”

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    Another eyewitness, Adelowotan Adelani said that the owner of the tricycle was christening his baby today(Friday), which was why he gave the tricycle to  the operator involved in the accident called ‘Baba Mercy’

    “The tricycle route was from Orita Merin to Sango, this accident would not have  occurred if the waste disposal truck was not packed on the road side.

    “We are appealing to the present and the incoming government in Oyo State to stop these trucks from evacuating refuse and packing on the road side. The government should bring back the waste bin we are using before, whereby waste basket has been put beside the road for the people to dump their refuse there.

    “Oyo State government should look for another way of evacuating refuse instead of using these truck and people should also stop dumping reduce on the road side again”.

    Contacted, Police Public Relations Officer of Oyo Command, Mr  Olugbenga Fadeyi, a Superintendent of Police(SP) confirmed the incident, adding that the deceased was an employee of a business organisation in the Sango area of Ibadan.

    He added that the remains of the deceased had been deposited at Adeoyo Hospital, Ring Road, Ibadan, while the injured victims, whose identity was yet to be confirmed had been taken to the nearest hospital for treatment.

  • NERC permits Ikeja, Benin DisCos to roll out meters

    The Commission has issued permits to Ikeja & Benin Disco’s Meter Asset Providers (MAPs),in accordance with
    section 4(3) of the MAP Regulations- NERC- R-112 of 2018, to MAPs that were successful in the procurements conducted by Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (“IEDC”) and Benin Electricity Distribution Company (“BEDC”).

    The commission made this known in a statement on Friday.

    The statement said that Section 4(3) of the MAP Regulation 2018 requires all electricity distribution licensees to engage MAPs that would assist, as investors, in closing the metering gap and thus eliminating the practice of estimated billing in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (“NESI”).

    IEDC has appointed Mojec International Limited- (399,790 meters), Consolidated Infrastructure Group Ltd- (397,922 meters) and New Hamshire Capital Ltd-(276,699 meters) respectively within the Ikeja Disco franchise under MAP. While Benin Disco has appointed FLT Energy System Ltd, G-Unit Engineering Ltd, Inlaks Power Solution Ltd, Sabrud Consortium Nigeria Ltd and Turbo Energy Ltd to provide meters within its franchise.

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    The Commission has directed that the rollout of meters shall commence no later than the 1st of May 2019.  Customers of Ikeja & Benin Disco’s should expect from the commencement of rollout date for meters to be installed in their premises within 10 working days of making payment to MAPs in accordance with section 18 (3) of the MAP Regulations 2018.

    MAPs shall charge an upfront amount of N36,991.50 for single phase meters and N67,055.85 for three phase meters respectively.  These costs of meters are inclusive of supply, installation, maintenance and replacement of meters over its technical life.

    The Commission shall monitor closely the rollout plan of distribution licensees and overall compliance with the regulation and various service agreements by the MAP and electricity distribution licensees.

  • NOLLYWOOD OLDIES WITH PANACHE!

    The Nigerian movie scene is home to a special breed of actors and actresses whose stars have shone brighter and brighter over the years.

    These ageless and very beloved diamonds have simply refused to fade with time.  Olu Jacobs, Taiwo Ajai-Lycett, Jide Kosoko, Joke Silva, Adebayo Salami (Oga Bello), Idowu Philips (Iya Rainbow), Peter Edochie, Kola Oyewo, Patience Ozokwor, Sunday Omobolanle (Baba Aluwe), Chiwetalu Agu and Kareem Adeboju-Baba Wande, are some of these ageless oldies.

    These masters are still active in the industry and each day,  you can see them on our screens putting up dominant performances despite their old ages and the stiff competition from Nollywood’s younger, fitter and more active stars.

    All over the world, in the make-believe industry, stardom has a time limit. This is also true of Nollywood where many oldies are either retired or living penury. Great movie roles tend to go to new kids on the block, who have just recently stepped on the scene. Our beloved veterans are usually pushed aside for less juice roles. But despite all of these, many of these our old veteran thespians are not letting their age deter them from doing what they know how to do best and keeping fit. They established themselves during the most vibrant decades of cinema, the 1970s-80s, and they have become enduring and iconic figures in the world of Nigerian and African movies.

    It seems like only yesterday that these hot performers in Nollywood caught our attention with their good looks and exciting talent. Today, decades later, they are still at it and doing it better than ever. They are actors with great charismatic screen presence and larger-than-life acting skills.

    Here are the faces of our Nollywood thespians that are getting hotter and better with age. And they are the reason we all love movies!

  • Alaafin of Oyo congratulates Ganduje over victory

    The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi has congratulated the  Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje over his victory in the just concluded gubernatorial election in the state.

    He described Ganduje as a warrior who has brought development to his people.

    Oba Adeyemi, who sent a high powered delegation to the governor, under the leadership of Asiwaju Abayomi, who met him at the Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja, commended Ganduje for being receptive and highly disciplined politician, who believes that political rivalry simply means difference in political approach.

    “We are here as a high powered delegation to our in-law, a highly detribalised leader, whose zeal in the development of the country is unassuming. We are here to purposely congratulate your excellency over your victory in the just concluded governorship election in Kano State,” Abayomi said.

    Adding that governor’s victory means a lot in explaining to the public how dear and cheerful the governor is to Kano people. “If you are not doing well for the development of the state, they wouldn’t have re-elected you for the second term. But with this re-election, it is clear to all that Dr Abdullahi Ganduje is doing well in his domain.”

    He further hinted that, His Majesty, the Oba wanted to be physically around for the congratulatory visit, but other pressing issues cropped up, which necessitated for sending of the delegation.

    In his response, the governor appreciated the royal message from His Majesty, the Alaafin, assuring that, “I will continue with the good work to my people as you identify, while you are coming from far away Oyo State. I am happy that, you are getting correct information concerning our developmental projects and policies.”