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"I commiserate deeply with the family of late Sylvester (Jnr) Oromoni, the 12-year old pupil of Dowen College, Lagos. As a parent, I share the grief Sylvester's demise has brought upon his parents and the entire household. The incident is not only sad, but disturbing and heartbreaking. Consequently, I have ordered a comprehensive investigation into the matter. But while that is going on, I would like to give Sylvester's parents and entire citizenry of Lagos, the assurance of my full support at this trying time.   I share their pains and sense of loss. Indeed,  words are inadequate to describe my feelings, but I pray that God Almighty will soothe their pains, and grant Sylvester Jnr eternal rest."

Oyo State Governor, ’Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, said that his administration will continue to judiciously utilize the resources of the state for the good of its people. The governor, who was speaking through the Head of Service, Alhaja Amidat Agboola, at the year 2021 Public Service Forum, with the topic: "The Millennial Public Service: Springboard from Poverty to Prosperity", held at the Theophilous Ogunlesi Hall, UCH, Ibadan, said that the welfare of the workers and pensioners are germane to his administration.  A statement by the Chief Press to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted Makinde as saying that the transformation of any society or system depends on the effectiveness and efficiency of its civil/public service. He said: “I feel highly delighted to be in your midst this morning on the occasion of the year 2021 Annual Public Service Forum. Let me join the Head of Service to welcome all Civil/Public servants to this year’s event which should have held last year but for

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has directed all serving political appointees with 2023 political ambitions in the State to resign on or before Jan 31 2022 to pursue their dreams. A statement issued in Abeokuta on Tuesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Kunle Somorin, said the directive had become expedient to avoid observed distractions and loss of focus in the discharge of their responsibilities. Whilst noting that it is legitimate to have such ambitions, the Governor, however, said: “As an Administration unwaveringly committed to delivering on its electoral promises, any activity that is capable of undermining the implementation of the Building Our Future Together Agenda of the Administration will not be tolerated”. Governor Abiodun counselled that those who cannot wait till the appropriate time for 2023 electioneering process should  take their leave to pursue their ambitions without constituting a clog in the wheel of the implementation of government programmes and act

Over the last one week, the gist in town has been how Oyo Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin and his better half, Olamidun Ogundoyin (nee Majekodunmi) shut down Ibadan. It was a celebrity-studded party, and indeed a mega one, probably, to round off the events diary of the Ibadan social establishment for the year. Ibadan was on total lockdown. The wedding ceremony, which started with Engagement and Traditional wedding on Thursday 25th November, 2021, at International Conference Centre within the premises of the University of Ibadan, attracted to the ancient city, top celebrities from all walks of life, across Nigeria and beyond. Popular gospel singer, Yinka Ayefele was on the bandstand for the traditional wedding. The Church wedding, during which Most Revd Joseph O. Akinfenwa joined the beautiful couple in holy matrimony, held at All Souls’ Anglican Church, Bodija, Ibadan. As expected of the status of the two families involved, “the Ogundoyins and Majekodunmis,” the two parties

A  former President of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), Bolaji Rosiji is dead. Rosiji’s death was announced by one of his friends and colleague, renowned flutist Tee Mac Omatsola Iseli. Until his death, he was the founder and brain behind Guarapad Charities. He said burial arrangements will be announced in the coming days. The late Rosiji founded Gaurapad Charities in 2004 and was the former Secretary-General of the Nigeria Network of NGOs (NNNGO). He is survived by wife and children. Credit:  thenationnewspaper   

A Federal High Court in Abuja has declined the bail request by the detained founder of Oduduwa University, Ile-Ife, Dr. Ramon Adegoke Adedoyin. Adedoyin had, in an ex-parte motion, filed with a fundamental rights enforcement suit prayed the court to admit him to bail pending the conclusion of investigation by the police or pending the determination of his fundamental rights suit. On the alternative, he asked that he be allowed access to quality medical facilities of his choice pending the conclusion of police’s investigation and his possible arraignment. Ruling after listening to Kunle Adegoke (SAN), who led a team of lawyers for Adedoyin, Justice Inyang Ekwo declined to grant any of the prayers. Instead, Justice Ekwo ordered Adedoyin to serve the motion and other processes in the case on the sole respondent–the Inspector General of Police (IGP)–and adjourned till December 9 for hearing. Adedoyin, said to be the owner of the Hilton Hotel, Ile Ife, Osun State, where a Masters student of

Oyo State Governor, ’Seyi Makinde, on Monday, charged the civil/public servants in the state to be committed to their work. He also admonished them to sustain ethics of the service. The governor, who was speaking through the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun, said that his administration has trained over 9,000 civil/public servants to enhance service delivery. A statement by the Chief Press to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted Makinde as saying that his administration will continue to train and retrain the state's workforce in order to enhance its performance in order to engender high productivity. The statement indicated that Makinde gave the charge while speaking at the training workshop organised by the ministry of establishments and training for civil/public servants, held at the Ibadan Business School, old Bodija, Ibadan. He said: “When I took over the mantle of leadership on May 29th 2019, I assured the good people of Oyo State that I will bri

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu has revealed that there students of Dowen College, Lekki are currently assisting the Command  in its investigation into the death of Sylvester Oromoni junior, a 12-year-old student of the college. Odumosu, who disclosed this on Tuesday, said three of the five students mentioned by Sylvester before he died are already in custody and cooperating with the police in their findings. Although, the Police chief did not give the identities of those in custody,  insisting that they are key suspects. Odumosu explained that the Command is set to go for the post mortem of the body in Delta state to ascertain the cause of death.   He assured that police authorities in both Lagos and Delta State are keenly interested in the outcome of the investigation to unravel the mystery behind Sylvester’s death. Meanwhile, the Oromoni family has hired the firm of a foremost human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana, to prosecute its case against the institu

On Wednesday, 8th December, 2021, Oba Adedokun Abolarin, the Orangun of Oke Ila in Osun State will be 15 years old on the throne of his fathers. I am not from his kingdom, but I am very connected to his domain. It was in the forested corridors of Ila and Oke-Ila Orangun that dawn met me and I discovered my ori inu. Oba Abolarin is one king who knew before the very beginning that obaship in its pristine, unadulterated form in Yorubaland has a synonym in 'I-surrender-all'. We spoke before his climb onto the sacred stool of his fathers. "Eru nba mi. I must not fail," he told me during one of our nightly calls. And I responded that he was too good to entertain any fear of failure. But that feeling was normal. Men of sterling resolve, at that stage of liminality, grapple with such foggy fears. What shall tomorrow with its vagueness of looming roles birth? "Our doubts are traitors," said William Shakespeare, "they make us lose the good we oft might win by fea