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The entire Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC), on Wednesday, celebrated the team's Head Coach, Gbenga Ogunbote, the Oracle in grand style as the gaffer marked his birthday. The short but exciting celebration took place inside the main bowl of the Lekan Salami Stadium after the team's training ahead of Thursday's match day two fixture against Kwara United  The event had in attendance members of the club's management led by the Executive Chairman, Honourable Babatunde Olaniyan  accompanied by General Manager, Dimeji Lawal, and the Director of Administration and Supply, Alhaji Rahman Olapade, coach Ogunbote's assistants, other staff and players. Chairman, of Oyo State Sports Council, Honourable Gbenga Adewusi Arole was also present as well as members of the club's fans and friends.

Odu'a Investment Company Limited, owners of Premier Hotel, has rested to the sale rumour trailing the hotel. A press statement by the Head, Branding and Communication of the conglomerate, Victor Ayetoro, indicated that the hotel is to be remodelled into a 5-star hotel. ReadAlso:  https://trendscopenews.blogspot.com/2023/01/odua-gmd-adewale-raji-reacts-as-sale.html The statement reads: PREMIER HOTEL IBADAN TO BE REMODELLED INTO A 5-STAR HOTEL Odu’a Investment Company Limited (OICL), owners of Premier Hotel, Ibadan hereby notify our stakeholders and the general public that in pursuit of excellence and commitment to reposition the Hotel, the Company has entered into a joint venture agreement with a seasoned international Hotel development and management company with the requisite expertise, technical and financial capacity for redeveloping and revamping the Hotel.  As a result, Premier Hotel will be shut down immediately in order to have a safe environment for the commencement, execut

Popular Nigerian businessman and former chairman of the defunct Skye Bank, Tunde Ayeni is currently entangled in a paternity mess. An Abuja-based female lawyer simply known as Adaobi Alagwu, has claimed that Ayeni is the biological father of her baby. A claIm the business magnate is said to have been publicly denied. The 30-year-old Adaobi, according to sources who are familiar with whole issue, was a classmate of the businessman’s daughter. “To continue to spread this unfounded tale is not only unfair to our friend, but also an embarrassment to the lady who knows the father of her baby. Tunde has got nothing to do with this. “In 2019, businessman Tunde Ayeni met and dated Ada briefly, and being a perfect gentleman he had presumed her to be a decent and respectable lady, one who can be considered for future prospects should the possibility arise. But alas! A Leopard cannot hide its spot for too long. Realising that he could not cope with her numerous escapades and being a highly respon

The Oyo State Deputy Governor, Barrister Adebayo Lawal on Tuesday, charged civil and public servants in the state to uphold work ethics and integrity in discharging their duties. The Deputy governor stated this during an event organized by the Association of Retired Heads of Service and Permanent Secretaries of Oyo and Osun States (AREHSPSOOS) to honour the association's octogenarians, held at the Oyo state Nigeria Union of Pensioners House, Agbarigo, Ibadan.  He said the civil/public service is the engine room of any administration in terms of the quality of advice they give to the government, and the uniqueness of courage at which such advice is delivered.  "This day, it is not exactly the same thing as most of our civil servants are called politicians, we know those who under the cover of the night will go to political heads and tell so many things that should not be told to politicians and that is to some politicians that do not exercise discretion and come back to say, bu

Group Managing Director of Odu’a Investments Limited, Mr Adewale Raji, has come out to clear on the rumour making the rounds about Premier Hotel, Ibadan. The hotel, owned by Western Hotels Limited, a subsidiary of Odu’a Investments Limited, is said to have been shut down since December 2022, according to Nigerian Tribune's findings. While another report has it that the hotel may have been sold to the owner of Golden Tulip Hotel, Jericho, Ibadan. The report further revealed that Odu'a retained only 25%. Adewale Raji has however debunked the claims. Saying the arrangement, as being worked out with the partner, will ensure the retention of ‘Premier’ in the name. That the hotel was shut down temporarily for renovations and its facilities upgraded. He said: "In line with our plans to make our hotels world class, we are renovating Premier Hotel and upgrading its facilities to make it a five-star hotel, in collaboration with a global brand chosen by the board with the help of KPM

Though Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles didn’t participate in FIFA World Cup 2022, hosted by the oil-rich Qatar some Nigerians definitely benefitted directly or indirectly from the world events. While some benefitted directly by working at stadiums mainly constructed for the matches, others had their businesses affected positively during the World Cup. Idris Kolapo Kola-Daisi, the Accord Senatorial Candidate for Oyo South in the coming election, is one of such persons who used the World Cup to their advantage. A giant outdoor led screen with sound system and power generating set was mounted at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium (formerly Liberty Stadium) Ibadan, courtesy of Kola-Daisi. For 29 days that the World Cup lasted, the very interesting moments at Qatar were brought down to doorstep of the people of his constituency. The banker-turned-politician didn’t stop at providing the avenue for people to watch the World Cup alone, he also watched some of the matches and intera