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South-West Guild Of Online Publishers Commiserates Oyo NUJ Chairman, Babalola Over Demise of Mother

The South-West Guild of Online Publishers (SWEGOP) has commiserated with Comrade Ademola Babalola, Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State Council on the passing of his mother, Alhaja Wulemot Aweni Babalola. Alhaja Babalola passed away on Sunday at the age of 76 and has since been buried according to Islamic rites. SWEGOP, in a statement by its chairman Olayinka Agboola and made available to newsmen by its Publicity Secretary, Oluremi Oladoye, expressed heartfelt sympathy to Comrade Babalola and his family, describing the loss of a mother as a bitter pill to swallow. SWEGOP noted that Alhaja Babalola’s nurturing spirit and commitment to her family have inspired many, providing a foundation of love that has impacted lives of countless individuals. “Alhaja Wulemot Aweni Babalola will be remembered for her kindness, resilience, and dedication to her family and people around her”, stated SWEGOP in the statement. The guild prayed that God grant the deceased eternal rest and

Oyo NUJ Chairman, Ademola Babalola Loses Mother

The death of Madam Wulemot Aweni Babalola, the mother of Comrade Ademola Babalola, Chairman of the Oyo Oyo State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has been announced. She passed away at the age of 76. According to a release signed by Ademola Babalola and shared on his Facebook page, the late Madam Wulemot Aweni Babalola died on Saturday, November 2, 2024. The deceased will be buried on Sunday (today) by 4:00 pm according to Islamic rites, at the family house, Olorunsogo-Akanran Road, Palupo Community, Asegun Group of Schools, Asolo B/Stop, Ibadan. She is survived by the children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. The statement partly read, "Mama was a devout Muslim and respected Otun Iya Adeen of Palupo Muslim Community, Ona Ara Local Government Area of Oyo State. "May Allah grant Mama Wulemot Aweni Babalola a peaceful rest and admit her into Jannah. May her legacy live on through all of us, in the family. "Please join our family in praying for h

Ex-Oyo North Senator, Gbenga Babalola Speaks On Life After Nigerian Senate

Senator Gbenga Babalola, the former federal lawmaker who represented Oyo North Senatorial District at the Country's Upper Chamber, last week, spoke exclusively on his experience at the Senate 13 years after. According to Babalola, being a first timer at the Senate then wasn't a barrier for him having served and retired from the Ministry of Finance as an Assistant Director. For him, his times at the Senate was also a memorable one as a member of the 6th Assembly from Oyo State under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Babalola, an NBA holder from the United Kingdom and a Doctor of Business Administration from USA, also shared his thoughts on the state of the nation, especially why all arms of government seems incapacitated as regards the present situation of things in the country. Babalola is also a member of the Oyo State Advisory Council. The businessman cum politician bared his mind, last week, during a popular magazine radio show, Parrot Xtra Hour on Splash 1

Ayinde Barrister, North and Tinubu’s VAT Bill | By Festus Adedayo

In a gripping but evergreen musical rendition of a Yoruba folklore, late Fuji music lord, Ayinde Barrister, once deployed the canvas of the forest to paint the inequality of the world. In his Fuji New Waves album, he also depicted the acrimonies that follow the sharing of jointly hunted games. What the anecdote tells us is that, if we listen to the unspoken voices of the forest, humanity may find answers to some of its knotty matters. The narrator and about eleven of his friends, had gone on a hunting expedition in the forest. After a very tedious day-long exercise, the crew stumbled on a fleshy Àgbọ̀nrín (deer) which it instantly killed. Excited at having killed such a game as reward for its toil, the hunting party whistled excitedly home, the day-long hunting barely allowing them to lift their languid legs. The hapless animal was strung to the neck of one of them like a priceless necklace, blood dripping from its mouth. On getting to the village, the deer’s furs were instantly heated

Downstream deregulation: Between Obasanjo's half-measures and Tinubu's bold leadership | By Temitope Ajayi

A video of former President Olusegun Obasanjo's interview with News Central Television has been trending on social media platforms for the past week. In the interview, the former President, in a veiled reference to the current administration, said Nigeria has a President who came into office without a plan. Yet, the same ‘planless’ president is implementing a bold economic reform programme that Obasanjo initiated and abandoned mid-way. This intervention is essentially about a tale of two leaders and how they both handled fuel subsidy removal, a very touchy issue every president of Nigeria has avoided since 1973 because of its disruptive nature and potential to precipitate a pushback that may lead to civil unrest. This serious matter in itself can make a difference between a bold and courageous leader from one that is pretentious and hesitant. It is a fact of history that one of the things former President Obasanjo set out to do, among other reforms his administration embarked upon,

PRESIDENT TINUBU'S POLICIES- THE MISTAKES, THEREIN!

I purposely coined the above headline to reflect my earlier answer, on the social media, to one of the reactions to my last piece, entitled " TINUBU, ATIKU AND NATION'S QUESTIONS?- THE 6 YEAR-TERM PROPOSAL!" My answers, which were in line with the issues genuinely raised by one of my followers, went thus- Just been able to read this, and thanks, immensely, for your deep, and painstaking submissions- it takes a deep to go to the deep, indeed! Big KUDOS. Yes, you are very correct, Sir, corruption is the bane...but, including self-interest- 2006 Constitutional review recommendations could not be implemented, because of Baba Obasanjo's alleged third term agenda. While Jonathan used the CONFAB 2014 as a bait for his 2015 reelection bid, including lack of political will. On rotational presidency, as I submitted in my above article, it would be a seamless exercise in a more restructured dispensation- holistic restructuring of the country (politico-economic). As you rightly

The Guardian’s dog and rape of Lady Justice | By Festus Adedayo

As I was concluding this piece, my eyes caught a presidential sledgehammer which landed on the head of Conscience Nurtured by Truth – The Guardian. In a release issued by the State House yesterday, authored by erstwhile Editor-in-Chief of TheNews, Bayo Onanuga, the newspaper was accused of a crime almost similar to what General Sani Abacha accused it of in 1994 which led to its closure. The “NADECO government” of Bola Tinubu merely rehashed the allegation. I will address this presently. All over the world, the Lady Justice is sacred, representing the divine order, law, and custom. It is also an allegorical persona depicting the moral force of the judicial system. Originating from the Ancient Roman goddess called Justitia, her attributes are a blindfold, scales and a sword. When a leader is depicted to have raped this personification of justice, he has violated the deity of goodliness in society. Last week, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, narrated how he revoked t

"I Didn't Make Mega Bucks From Akala's Government As Alleged" - Jogor Boss, Femi Babalola

The CEO of Jogor Event Centre and Jogor Hotel Ibadan, Engr. Femi Babalola has cleared the air on the claims that he made his mega bucks as a contractor during the regime of the late former governor of Oyo State, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala. Jogor, as the businessman is popularly known, made the clarifications on Sunday during an interactive session with some journalists, including Trendscopenews publisher. Recall that Babalola, alongside Akala and a former commissioner in the state, Hosea Agboola, was probed but later discharged and acquitted of an alleged N11.5 billion fraud. He, however, said that his companies executed only 3 projects of about #150 million in the whole of Akala's regime. He said, "I always laugh when people say Akala regime this, Akala regime that. The whole of Akala regime my companies did maximum of 3 projects. I can say it with all authority that all the money that came to us wasn't up to #100 million or #150 million. It was so bad that when Ajimobi wa

Femi Otedola Donates #3.7b To Expand Augustine University Engineering Faculty Building

Nigerian billionaire and philanthropist, Femi Otedola has donated #3 billion towards the construction of phase 2 of the engineering faculty building at Augustine University, Epe, Lagos State. This came after an earlier donation of #2 billion by the debonair business magnate. The project, according to Otedola, is projected for completion within 12 months. Otedola, who is the chancellor of the Catholic-owned university, gave the assurance while speaking at 6th convocation ceremony of the university on Tuesday. The convocation was attended by prominent dignitaries, including Lagos state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, religious leaders, and university officials. In his address, Otedola honoured the academic and character development of the university’s graduating class. He thanked the university’s leadership, faculty, and staff for their role in shaping the graduates. He expressed his desire to see Augustine University emerge as a centre of excellence for engineering studies. The chancellor’

How The Next Owa Obokun of Ijesaland Will Emerge

It's no longer news that the Owa Obokun Adimula and Paramount Ruler of Ijesaland Oba Adekunle Gabriel Aromolaran II has joined his ancestors. It has also become a stale gist that the 90 days traditional transitional rites for the deceased monarch has begun with the very first phase of it, the closure of markets across Ijesaland for 7 day, had already been observed between 14th and 20th September 2024. Within this period, curfew was also declared for Oro rituals for the proper spiritual cleansing of the ancient town. What has, however, remain the center of interest now is who succeeds Aromolaran who ascended the throne on February 20, 1982, and passed away on Thursday September 12, 2024, at the age of 86. Of course, it's a known traditional fact that no succession process will take place until after the final burial of the departed Kabiyesi. It's also an established fact that the ruling house to produce a successor to the throne is already known, according to the rotational

TINUBU, ATIKU AND NATION'S QUESTIONS?- THE 6YEAR-TERM PROPOSAL!

Without any political, religious, or ethnocentric indulgence, on my part, as a political realist, and not a political stargazer...their Excellencies, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar, are still visibly standing, as veterans, in the nation's body politics, having traversed the Nigerian political landscape for decades with their experiences, and millions of political supporters, lovers, haters, critics, and villains in the saddle, for different reasons, across the country and in diaspora. Hence, as the last contemporary political titans, therefore, the need to bequeath a new viable modern day Nigerian nation, should not be far fetched, or traded away, on the pedestal of Nigerian political stock exchange market...'cos, any human emotional, ethno-religious, and political sentiment, error of judgment, abdication, or anything to the contrary, therein, may lead to the nation's future political jeopardy, tragedy, and untoward events, in the end ! Deep down...there are