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Member Representing Oluyole Federal Constituency and Chairperson, House Committee on Diaspora Affairs, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has urged Nigerians to emulate Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him), by imbibing the spirit of love, peace, kindness, and sacrifice during Sallah and afterwards. Akande-Sadipe further called on Muslims to pray for peace, unity, prosperity, and economy recovery of the country, Nigeria. This was contained in her message to Muslims signed by her Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Olamilekan Olusada.   She noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed the pace of development in the country, but reminded them that Allah puts us in hard times so that we can appreciate his blessings afterward. “Let's put our trust on him and pray for courage and solutions”. “Only Allah knows what is best for us. So, don't lose hope in our troubled times, instead, let us remind ourselves that Allah always has the best plan for all of us”. Quoting the Holy Quran, s

Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has felicitated the Muslim  Ummah in the State and across the world on the occasion of the Eid-il-Kabir celebration, admonishing them to continue to keep adhering to the teachings of love, sacrifice and perseverance, which the  festival exemplifies. Governor Makinde, in a Sallah Message made public and signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, noted that the “Festival of Sacrifice" known as Eid-el-Kabir, presents an opportunity for Muslims to reflect on the faith with which Prophet Ibrahiûm (Abraham) willingly agreed to sacrifice his son, in obedience to the command of the Almighty Allah. The governor maintained the all-important Eid Adha was worth celebrating despite the restrictions brought upon the world by the COVID-19 pandemic, encouraging the Muslim Ummah to use the opportunity to pray for the peace of the world and to show love and selflessness in line with the examples shown by Prophet Ibrahim. The governor equally

Federal House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Affairs, says effective partnership of all tiers of governments, especially Wives of State Governors and other relevant stakeholders will enhance Nigeria’s fight against human trafficking in the country. The Chairman of the Committee, Hon. (Mrs) Tolulope Akande-Sadipe K, made this known today in an interview with newsmen, as part of activities marking the 2020 World Day Against Trafficking Persons. Akande Sadipe, expressed worry over the high-level of trafficking, inviting, Wives of Governors in the country to rise against this and other vices against females. "This is another form of violence against women", she said. “The best way to eradicate this evil among us is to work in unity. Wives of Governors should use their offices to advocate against this act”.  "The traficking agents and their collaborators are not more powerful than those who mean well for the people of this Nation".  Hon. Akande-Sadipe revealed

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, explained that his administration's determination to fix the huge infrastructure deficit in the state and get the state on the right track for economic growth was behind the move to secure loans that target key infrastructure. He added that the problem with loans is not in taking them, but in the way they are utilised, noting that with the extant economic reality in the state, it would be difficult for the state to get out of its infrastructure crisis and be well-placed to attract investments, without taking loans targeted at developing key infrastructure.  A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the governor stated these during the signing of the reviewed 2020 Budget from N213 Billion to N174 Billion into law. The governor explained that in the revised 2020 budget, N65.2 Billion has been earmarked for capital projects while N108.9 Billion is for recurrent expendi

Environmental Consultant and CEO, Macpresse West Africa Limited, Mr. Idowu Salawu has commended plans by the Oyo State Government to tap into renewable energy sources, such that it will come from utilization of land fill gas from Awotan dumpsite. Mr. Idowu Salawu stated this while speaking with newsmen on the potentials embedded in the 12.5 Hectare of land where the dumpsite is located in Ibadan. He added that revitalisation, rebuilding and reforming processes at the dumpsite, after completion, would develop Oyo State’s electricity supply chain, if the State partners with a Solar Energy company. Salawu further said tapping into the renewable energy potentials of the dumpsite would be a good support for the Federal Government’s off-grid power supply in the State. He added that this will bring in more electricity supply to Oyo State. He added that, "the decision to tap into the solar and landfill gas, as the end use of the dumpsite is the best decision, because th

                                                                          The founder and former presidential candidate of the defunct National Action Council (NAC), Dr Olapade Agoro has declared that Nigerians are hungry and angry with the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government in the country. This, according to him is because of the present economic situation and the increasing spate of insecurity, less than effective handling of the anti-corruption fight and the COVID-19 pandemic. The elder statesman, church leader, who also holds the traditional title of Owatapa of Itapa-Ijesa expressed these views while featuring on Space FM Ibadan’s programme, Parrot Xtra Hour On Radio anchored by Olayinka Agboola on Tuesday. According to Agoro, those clamoring for the restructuring of the country are getting it wrong adding that true restructuring can only be done when Nigerians’ hunger and anger disappear and not the other way round. The elder statesman was of the opini

The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, has asked the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 election, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, to rise above cheap politics in his criticisms of the state’s Prosperity Bond unveiled last Wednesday. Adisa, in a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan, declared that the former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has a duty to the people of Oyo State and Nigerians in general to make sound inputs into economic debates and justify that he truly merited a seat at the apogee of the Nigerian Financial sector, where he once sat as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The media aide to the governor also maintained that the terms that will be agreed to by the state, whenever discussions on the Bond issuance begin, will protect the interest of Oyo State people, as Governor Makinde has continued to show that the protecting the interest of Oyo S

Responding to the 48 hours ultimatum given him by Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila-led House of Representatives, the former governor of Akwa Ibom State and the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has released the list of lawmakers involved in the alleged fraud in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).    This is sequel to the letter Akpabio had earlier sent to the National Assembly that, he did not accuse the lawmakers of receiving 60 percent of the contracts at NDDC. However, the part where the minister stated the names were not read on the floor of the house but were in the letter forwarded by the minister to the National Assembly. The National Youth Council of Nigeria who released the document to the public in Abuja on Sunday expressed disappointment that the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, refused to disclose the list of federal lawmakers who benefitted from the contracts awarded by the (NDDC). According to the docu

The Chairman, House of Representatives’ Committee on Diaspora, Hon. Tolu Akande-Sadipe K on Thursday said about eighty thousand Nigerians are currently held as sex slaves and in forced labour across the world, in countries like Lebanon, Mali and across the Middle East. Akande Sadipe who said this during plenary in Abuja, condemned the complacency of Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Labour and Employment, which has subjected young Nigerian girls to modern-day slavery, sexual exploitation and organ harvesting among other ills. Mrs. Sadipe also noted that the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the guise of diplomacy is working towards the release a Lebanese trafficker, Wafic Mohammed Hamze, apprehended by National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons who is complicit in the trafficking of sixteen girls to Lebanon. She said, “Records show that Wafic Hamza was complicit in the trafficking of 16 girls, 10 of which have been repatriated back to Nigeria whils

The family of the late Ibadan-born business tycoon, Sir (Chief) Bode Akindele has released how their patriarch will be buried. As expected, the grand and befitting burial ceremony is going to be 4-day events. According to the outlined programs by the family, the funeral proceedings will commence in Lagos State on Tuesday 28 July, 2020, with a Commendation Service, at Hoaros Memorial Methodist Cathedral, Yana, Lagos. By Wednesday 29 July, 2020, there is going to be Evening of Songs/Evening of Tributes, at the deceased's Ibadan residence, Ibiyemi Villa, Old Standard Breweries, Alomaja, Ibadan. On Thursday 30 July, 2020, Lining in State and Christian Wake will hold between 12noon-3pm and 4pm-6pm, respectively. The Funeral Service however comes up on Friday 31st July, 2020, at the historic Methodist Cathedral, Agbeni, Ibadan, between 10am-11am. After which the remains of the deceased will be committed to mother earth. All the programs, according to Akinde

A frontline human rights activist and Publicity Secretary of pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin has dismissed the claims that Prof. Banji Akintoye is the leader of Yorubas. Saying that he is rather the leader of Yoruba World Congress. That Yorubas have no leader presently. Odumakin made the clarifications while featuring on Space FM Ibadan’s programme, Parrot Xtra Hour on Radio, anchored by Olayinka Agboola, on Tuesday.  “Professor Akintoye is not the leader of the Yorubas. He is the leader of Yoruba World Congress. Yorubas do not have any leader for now,"he said. Speaking on President Muhammadu Buhari's anti-graft war, he declared that it has collapsed and failed. The frontline activist said that the five-year anti-corruption war of Buhari ‘wombled and fumbled’ until recently when everything came to the open on how corrupt the system has been. Said Odumakin “those inside know that there is no anti-corruption war. Those in

Chairman, House of Representative Committee on Diaspora, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has decried the incompetence and complicity within the Ministry of Labour and Productivity, which has worsened the trafficking and dehumanizing conditions of Nigerians abroad. She said this recently during the Committee’s meeting, noting that the Minister for Labour and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige has turned down the Committee’s invite for the umpteenth time. The release signed by her Special Assistant on Media, Olamilekan Olusada reads that, “It appears that there is a clear incompetence or complicity within the ministry that has led to this compromise in the trafficking and abuse of Nigeria citizens”. “We have invited him five (5) times and he was again represented by a Permanent Secretary, who claims he is new and does not understand the workings and what transpired prior to his engagement, in spite of having signed a recruiters licence earlier this year, at a time when a moratorium

Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has described collaboration as the key to a successful healthcare delivery in the state. The governor therefore called on all the relevant stakeholders to collaborate with government, to ensure a world class healthcare delivery. He made this call while speaking at the official commissioning of a temporary Isolation Centre in Aawe. As part of efforts of the Governor Makinde-ledadministration to revamp the health sector in the state, the administration keeps opening new front in affordable and sustainable health care delivery.  One of these efforts is the opening of another temporary isolation centre in Aawe to cater for the well being of the citizens and residents of all the four Local government areas in Oyo town.  The governor who spoke through his Deputy, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan, said the isolation centre is a testament to the government's commitment to mitigating the impact of COVID 19. He further reiterated that,

The Oyo State APC guber candidate in the 2019 general elections, Chief Adebayo Adelabu has sounded a clarion call for Oyo APC to remain united and resolute over the unfavorable Appeal Court judgement on ALGON matter. The Court of Appeal in Ibadan, on Wednesday, approved the sack of elected council chairpersons by Governor Seyi Makinde. Adelabu has however appealed to all APC members not to feel deppressed or discouraged by the unfavourable court judgement, but rather should rally support for ALGON towards ensuring superior hearing at the highest court in the land and guarantee victory for the party.  He made this call through a press release signed by his media aide, Comrade Femi Awogboro on Wednesday in Ibadan  Adelabu expressed shock over the outcome of the case at the Appeal Court despite all the facts presented to the court and precedents cited by the council's during the hearing. He said that nothing but victory was expected. He however expressed ho

The Oyo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Tuesday warned members of the public to stop dealing with the immediate past Chairman of the union in the state, Adewunmi Faniran who is still parading himself as the chairman of the union in the state. NUJ said there is need to sensitise the public on the development in the union because the radio station where the former Chairman works, FRCN (Radio Nigeria), has been fouling the air, misrepresenting and peddling lies with fake news to mislead members of the public about the status of Faniran who was voted out of office, seven months ago. The NUJ calls on the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), the Director General of the FRCN, Mr. Mansur Liman, the Zonal Director of the station, Mr. Mohammed Bello, the President of the NUJ, Comrade Chris Isiguzo, the Minister of the Ministry of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, to rein in, on the station before they cause fur