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The Secretary of the dissolved Presidential Committee on Reconciliation and Recovery of Stamp Duties Revenue, Kazaure Gudaji has narrated how N89 trillion from stamp duties was misappropriated and diverted by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, on Saturday, debunked Kazaure’s N89 trillion missing funds claim, adding that it was “ludicrous that a member of the parliament would claim to be secretary of an executive committee”. Kazaure had said his committee was secretly constituted by President Muhammadu Buhari, with Adetola Adekoya and him as the chairman and secretary respectively. He explained that he, in a letter dated 8 August, sought the approval of Mr Buhari to set up the committee that included the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, Mohammed Wakili, a retired commissioner of po

It is no doubt a public knowledge that coalition formed prior to the 2019 governorship election in Oyo state played a key and strategic role in the final outcome of the poll that many have described as historic in the history of elections in the state. Historic because it was not only the first time opposition parties and their candidates would be united to unseat an incumbent but also the first time a supposed 'rookie' politician, defeated a then strong and powerful sitting Governor in Oyo state. Political buildup in Oyo state ahead of 2023 is already taking a new twist that's making the whole landscape more interestingly intense especially as coalition threat, which is a new political tool in town among politicians, has now become the order of the day for deployment amidst politicians who are perceived sworn political enemies and arch rivals. It is very pertinent to state here without mincing words that the success of 2019 coalition pact was not largely due to the popular

Following the success of its recent public auction of over 649 vehicles, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will soon commence the process of sale of forfeited properties comprising 160 flats and apartments in 16 locations across the country. The Commission’s Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa disclosed this today, Thursday December 15, 2022, while giving account of the Agency’s activities at the 62nd session of the State House Media Briefing organized by the Presidential Communications Team at Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. Though he did not state the exact date for the exercise, the EFCC boss however disclosed that, unlike the public auction of vehicles, some occupants of some of the properties including agencies of government, would be given right of first refusal in the sale. Bawa, who highlighted the various reforms, innovations and corruption prevention programmes executed in the EFCC since he assumed leadership of the Commission, disclosed that the Commission recorded an unpre

South West Group of Online Publishers, SWEGOP has hailed Oyo state Deputy Governor Barrister Abdulraheem Adebayo Lawal for appointing three of its members as special Aides  The trio of Omolere Omoetan, Publisher of Sunrise Bulletin; Joel Kehinde, Publisher of Goal Poacher and Ahmed Oyedeji, Publisher of Mouthpieceng received their appointment letters on Wednesday. SWEGOP, in a statement signed by the Chairman Mr Olayinka Agboola and the PRO Remi Oladoye, said the recognition given to the publishers by the Deputy Governor is highly commendable. "The Deputy Governor has demonstrated attribute of a genuine interest and intent to encourage the younger generation of professionals". While expressing optimism that the trio will perform their duties diligently, SWEGOP urged them to be dedicated and further promote the integrity of journalism and maintain good relationship with their colleagues.

Po pular Nigerian politician and the Country's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain, Demola Seriki is dead. Seriki was said to have died in the early hours of Thursday, according to a banner spotted online. He was aged 63. The banner reads: "Inna lillāhi-wa-inna-ilayhi-raji'ūn It is with heavy hearts and profound gratitude to Almighty Allah that we announce the loss of our much loved and admired patriarch, husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, His Excellency, Ambassador Ademola Rasaq Atanda Seriki (CON) on December 15th, 2022. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family in Madrid, Spain. Signed: The Children." Ademola Seriki was a politician, teacher, businessman and public administrator. He started his career as clerk at the Lagos City Council. He later proceeded to New York, United State, where he studied and bagged Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science degrees in Accounting, Finance & Management from the City University of New York. He

Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde has approved the appointment of a number of aides who will see to the running of the office of the Deputy Governor, Barrister Abdulroheem Adebayo Lawal. Those appointed include Barrister Ajibade Hassan Adewumi (Senior Special Assistant, Legal Matters); Mr. Nasiru Ogede Ayinde (SSA Projects); Mr. Badmus Shuaib Adesola (SSA Domestic); Kehinde Joel (SSA Online Media); Mr. Oyedeji Ahmed (SSA Public Affairs); Mr. Ajagbe Yusuff Olatunji (SSA Political); Omolere Omoetan (SSA Media) and Mr. Adebayo Wahab Adewale (SSA Administration). A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the appointments were conveyed in separate letters endorsed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun. The letter indicated that the appointments take effect from December 7, 2022. The letter read in part: “I am delighted to inform you that the Executive Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency, Seyi Makinde, has

Oyo State Governor, ’Seyi Makinde, on Monday, applauded the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for the  excellent work it has been doing towards ending gender-based violence in the state. The governor, who was represented by his Special Adviser on Strategy and Political Matters, Hon. Babatunde Oduyoye, made the commendation while receiving the coordinator and members of the Oyo State chapter of NHRC. Oduyoye also received, on behalf of the governor, a communiqué issued at the final validation meeting by the stakeholders on the theme: ‘unite; end violence against women and girls to commemorate the 2022 International Human Rights day.’ He charged the NHRC team to remain focused and work hand-in-hand with the Oyo State House of Assembly to ensure the enactment of laws towards protecting human rights. Oduyoye, who expressed the commitment of the governor towards improving the lives of the residents of Oyo State, reassured the team that the communiqué will be presented to the governor

Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, got a raw baptism from politicians recently. In a statement attributed to him which went viral and even attracted the excoriation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction of presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, the CJN was credited with having said that he was happy that Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State was among the five governors of the party loyal to Wike. For those rustling the rubble for dynamites with which to destroy their political opponents, the CJN’s alleged statement was a perfect nuke in need of detonation. However, the Supreme Court (SC) took the explosion off this masterfully prepared nuke by situating what actually transpired. For those who had hoped to stoke the embers and get a conflagration, it was a deflating shock. According to the SC in its rebuttal, the CJN and other senior judicial officers, who were drawn from different parts of the country, had gone to Port Harcourt for the commissioning of two bui

Egba, Ogun State-born indigenous African Sakara music exponent, Sanusi Aka, popularly known as S. Aka Baba Waidi, in two of his vinyls, illustrates my drift today. This he did in the albums recorded in 1959 and 1974 respectively. While the former was highly political, which he entitled Ibo fedira, (Federal election) the other was entitled Awon Orisha. The Awon Orisha track is a fabulous narrative of how some renowned deities in Yorubaland, in an ego clash and desirous of sorting out their supremacy battle, met with and had a conversation with God. Some of the deities were Ifa and Osanyin, as well as Islamic/Christian clerics, and the Witch. Each demanded of Him a pronouncement that they were the most powerful and supreme among earthly deities. God then asked them to gather at an appointed date for a test of their individual prowess. Inside a house with different rooms, God kept in each a cow, black dog and white ram, with no one but His angels in the know of this arrangement. One after

The general public is presently in confusion over who will be installed as the next Olubadan of Ibadanland. That has been the major topic across different media platforms since two weeks ago that former occupiers of the throne, Oba Saliu Adetunji, the Aje Ogungunniso 1, joined his ancestors. Oba Adetunji, who ascended the throne on the 4th of March, 2016, passed on in the early hours of Sunday, the 2nd January, 2022, at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, at 93. While some have insisted that the existing rotational system of Ibadan chieftaincy structure should be strictly followed and the next man in line, Senator Lekan Balogun, the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, be allowed to ascend the throne. This, they say, becomes necessary in order for peace to reign and will further strengthen the smooth process of becoming Olubadan There are those who have come seriously against such a position, however, describing it as a move capable of promoting disloyalty and conspiracy against the

F riday 17th December, 2021, the President/Proprietress, Bola Immaculate Group of Schools, Chief (Mrs) Bola Doherty, MFR, hosted top celebrities into a warm reception in Ibadan. It was the official commissioning and handling over ceremony of a Police Post donated to the Oyo State Police Command by the foremost educationist. The Police Post, located around Fodacis Junction, Off Ring Road, Adeoyo Hospital area of Ibadan, is not just a police station but a standard one. Apart from the fact that the Police Post is built on an expanse of land and properly fenced, it has a spacious reception, admin offices, cell, armory and several other facilities. It is indeed a highly commendable initiative from the Margaret Thatcher of Ibadan social establishment, Chief (Mrs) Bola Doherty. Other prominent personalities at the event include Chief (Mrs) Kudirat Aderibigbe, who represented Chairlade of the Day, Chief (Mrs) Bolade Aderibigbe, Iyalaje Adinni of Yorubaland and Iyalode Majeobaje of Ibadanland;

The Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State Council, Comrade Ademola Babalola on Sunday recalled with nostalgia the warm reception the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji Ajeogungunniso accorded him when he sought the royal father's blessing to contest as the Union's chairman in the year 2019.  Babalola in a statement he released hours after the demise of the first class monarch, said, ''amidst fanfare, Oba Adetunji in his Majesty welcomed us to the palace in what seemed like a triumphant entry of a conqueror, reminiscent of Ibadan warriors of the days of yore; weeks to the said election. "Kabiyesi recited Quranic verses and muttered Yoruba words in the form of prayers to my hearing that 'you would win and brings development to the Union and Ibadanland. "When his Personal Assistant and Director of Media, Adeola Oloko reminded him that I, alongside two other journalists, escaped gun shots fired into the palace when we came

Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, on Sunday, expressed shock at the passing of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji,  Aje Ogungunniso 1, describing him as an exemplar in royalty. Makinde stated that the demise of the royal icon, who he described as a great leader of his people and an exemplary royal father, was painful despite his old age, adding that his wisdom and wealth of experience would be sorely missed. The governor expressed his condolences to the immediate family of the Olubadan, the Olubadan-in-Council and all Ibadan indigenes as well as the Oyo State Traditional Council. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted the governor as saying that Kabiyesi gave his all to see that Ibadanland is developed and took its pride of place as one of the major cities in Africa. “The news of the death of our father, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Saliu Adetunji, Aje Ogungunniso I, came as a shock.  “Kabiyesi's

Senator Kola Balogun has described the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji Aje Ogungunniso I, as a great cultural icon who will be missed by the people and lovers of Yoruba culture and tradition. The senator representing Oyo South Senatorial District said this in his reaction to the passage of the traditional ruler who joined his ancestors early Sunday morning at the age of 93. The late Olubadan who reportedly died  at the University College Hospital (UCH) during an illness, became the Olubadan on March 4, 2016. Senator Balogun, in a statement by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Mr Dapo Falade, said the late Olubadan was a cultural icon and a successful businessman whose reign was peaceful. He said Yorubaland and its people are gradually loosing their cultural icons, with the demise of the traditional ruler, coming less than one month after the deaths of the Soun of Ogbomoso and the Asigangan of Igangan. The federal lawmaker however said the family of the late Olu

Kolapo Kola Daisi, a prominent son of Ibadanland and Oyo South Senatorial aspirant has commiserated with indigenes of Ibadanland on the passing of the Olubadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, Aje Ogungunniso I who joined his ancestors this morning. In a heartfelt statement made available to journalists today, Kola Daisi said the death of the Olubadan was shocking, painful and quite personal to him, and he knows that the rest of Ibadanland feel the same way having just lost a great king who showed unmatched commitment to the cultural and socioeconomic development of Ibadanland. Expressing his condolences to the immediate family of the Olubadan, the Olubadan-in-Council and all Ibadan indigenes, Kola Daisi said the late monarch was a respectable king who promoted the values, ethos and culture of not just Ibadanland but the entire Yorubaland.  "I received with utter shock, the news of the passing of our father, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Saliu Adetunji, Aje Ogungunniso I. The pain of his passing

Honorable Seyi Adisa, a current member of the Oyo state House of Assembly representing Afijio State constituency has revealed how the former Governor of the state, Senator Abiola Ajimobi drew a developmental road map tagged ‘Oyo 2050’ to aid the infrastructural and economic development of the state before in left office in 2019.  Adisa, who was one of the closest aides of the deceased statesman further revealed that the late governor was a passionate bridge builder and courageous leader who had the interest of the state at heart. “He was passionate to see Ibadan in particular among the league of developed cities of the world”.  The Lawmaker continued “I can say it anywhere that I have never seen anyone who is more passionate about Oyo State than Ajimobi. I can remember what happened during one of our trips outside Nigeria.  We were in Dubai on this day I am talking about. We were in a car from the airport and he looked at the sprawling beauty of the city.  Unconsciously, he started tal