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In it’s quest at promoting culture and developing monumental structures of legends in Ogun State, the Senator Ibikunle Amosun led  Administration is again set to give a facelift to the family house of the late Apala Music maestro, Alhaji Ayinla Omowura. Governor Ibikunle Amosun, who was represented by his Special Adviser on Culture and Tourism, Mrs Yewande Amusan said, the Omowura family house project, would be completed, in a matter of days. Ayinla Waidi Omowura, born in an humble beginning by Yusuff Gbogbolowo the blacksmith and Wuramotu Morenike, into the family compound of Balogun Parapo in ltoko, Abeokuta, in 1933. Ayinla Waidi Omowura, who grew up into his father’s Goldsmith trading, also enrolled as an apprentice, in the business. In early 70s, Ayinla was said to have developed interest in Apala music alongside the likes of Haruna Ishola who was reportedly invented the Apala style. Others in such musical line include S. Aka, Ligali Mukaiba, Yusuff Olatunji

A Nigerian Professor, Tijjani Mohammad Bande is the new President of the United Nations (UN), General Assembly. Outgoing president of the UN GA, María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés disclosed this today in a joint media briefing with the Foreign Affairs minister, Geoffrey Onyeama at the State House. The announcement was made after a meeting with President Muhammad Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Bande is the permanent representative of Nigeria to UN. Bande, a former director-general of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Plateau State was born at Zagga in present-day Kebbi State. He holds a M.A in Political Science from the Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, the USA in 1981 and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Toronto, Canada in 1987. He was the Vice-Chancellor Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, between 2004 and 2009.

The National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Tuesday,  May 7, 2019, slammed  the Senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Engr Chris Ekpenyong and the Party over an attempt to cause the Tribunal to reverse itself.  The Tribunal had on April 2, 2019 granted an exparte order to Senator Godswill Akpabio and the All Progressives Congress (APC) for  inspection of materials in the custody of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).  PDP had sought a counter order of the  Tribunal to bar the APC and Senator Godswill Akpabio from inspecting electoral materials used in the February 23, 2019 Senatorial elections in Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District.  Counsel to the PDP, Mr Solomon Umoh, SAN had prayed "the Tribunal to dismiss Akpabio's petition in its entirety" as well as "set aside the petitioner's request for inspection and forensic analysis of election materials." How

The Osun State chapter of the  Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has given kudos to the Nigerian Judiciary for granting Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke bail today at an Abuja Magistrate court in a case of testimonial/certificate forgery  "a repetition of various court actions some of which have been concluded others still ongoing at various other higher courts." This statement was released today by the Osun State Chairman of the Party, Hon. Olasoji Adagunodo and made available to news men. Adagunodo said "it is unfortunate that the police has turned itself to the instruments of oppression which politicians are now using to torment and terrorise law abiding citizens over a case that is awaiting adjudication in some courts of higher jurisdictions." Adagunodo therefore advised the police "to be more alive to their primary assignments of ensuring security of lives and properties of the citizens and be obedient to the rule of law rather than meddling in