As leadership of Osugbo Traditional Institution, Ogun State gather Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at Iledi Akarigbo, along Akarigbo Road, Sagamu for their periodic general meeting, Oluwo Akarigbo, Oluwo Taiwo Sule enjoined people to go about their lawful responsibilities without fear of molestation.
He said the gathering was one of the ways the traditional institution, amongst others: evaluate members’ activities; contribution to the development of their immediate communities and indeed the nation; proffer solutions to any knotty issues pertaining to the traditional setting and foster social interactions among one another in the fold.
He assured that the convergence would not by any means inhibit free flow of human and vehicular traffic, individual activities of the people of Sagamu community or its environs as well as the markets. “We are only gathering here in Sagamu as we have done in the past in other divisions of the state. We have successfully hosted this kind of meeting in the Yewa, Ijebu, Egba divisions of the state, now it is the turn of Remo”, Oluwo Taiwo stressed.
He added, “The gathering is purely a traditional setting for only members of the Osugbo Traditional Institution and it will be presided over by the top echelon of membership who are Oluwos, Apenas, Iya Ebiyes and others in that hierarchy throughout the state”.
Women in the South-South geo-political zone on Sunday lauded the developmental agenda of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio for contributing constructively to the progress of the country, bringing about deep and profound changes in the Niger Delta region and placing premium on service, integrity and efficiency.
They also praised Daily Independent Newspaper for taking interest in larger goals, holding a strong view regarding the Niger Delta region and promoting truth.
In a statement in Port Harcourt, the South-South women commended Daily Independent Newspaper for focusing on Akpabio’s role in developing the Niger Delta region and recognizing what has been achieved by the current administration in the region.
They opined that any serious student of development in the Niger Delta region must admit that there have been far-reaching changes in the last two years.
The group described the recent pronouncement of the Wailing Women of the Niger Delta (WWND) as irresponsible, vulgar, provocative, and abusive.
The women also described calls for the termination of the award as foolish, childish and irrational. “The Wailing Women of the Niger Delta is off the rails’’
The statement by the spokesperson of South-South Women Front (SSWF), Dr. Doris Ogba rebuked, WWND for confusing the public on the Niger Delta issue.
‘’What is needed is a fundamental change in the perception and behavior of WWND Coordinator, Odighonin Nwadighi and her co-travellers.
The women underscored the minister’s understanding of the region, tenacity of purpose, quality of character, service to humanity, sense of duty and responsibility, describing Akpabio’s nomination as well-deserved.
The women also urged the former Akwa Ibom State governor and Senate Minority Leader not to allow the negative attitude of Nwadighi to crush his spirit.
‘’Senator Godswill Akpabio believes in the rapid development of the Niger Delta region. Since his appointment, he has been alive to his duty to the people of the Niger Delta region. He has worked assiduously to transform the region. And he has proved his genuine desire to reposition the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)’’
Daily Independent Newspaper recently nominated Akpabio as the Minister of the Year.
‘’Journalism is an arduous calling. Daily Independent is an important source of information’’
Arsenal moved back into fourth place in the Premier League with an emphatic 2-0 win against Leicester, thanks to goals from Thomas Partey and Alexandre Lacazette.
The Gunners were charged with matching Manchester United’s result on Saturday, as the Red Devils defeated Tottenham at Old Trafford, and were rarely challenged by a Leicester team that has struggled all season. Partey’s near-post header from a Gabriel Martinelli corner put the Gunners in front after only 11 minutes.
While Harvey Barnes put goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale to the test twice, it was no surprise when Arsenal extended their lead in the second half from the penalty spot.
After referee Anthony Taylor checked the VAR monitor for a Caglar Soyuncu handball that stopped Partey from heading into an open goal,
Lacazette stepped up to convert. Lacazette obliged when the official pointed to the spot.
The entire leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party in Remo North Local Government on Friday, March 11, 2022 confirmed their support for the 2023 Federal House of Representatives aspiration of Asiwaju Bolarinwa Oluwole (ABO).
The visit to the leaders in their domains started at the Ode Remo residence of the Chairman, Elders Forum of PDP in Ogun State, Chief Kolapo Ogunjobi who assured Oluwole of his unflinching support.
Pa Ogunjobi described Oluwole as the “most formidable and a serious politician” and urged him to imbibe the standard and core values of politics by being a worthy representative of the people, and prayed for him.
In a similar vein, Dr Francis Banwo, a former Ogun State Commissioner for Education, while hosting Oluwole at his Isara residence expressed satisfaction with the aspiration of Asiwaju Bola Oluwole who he described, ‘ideal youth with uncommon determination to serve the people meritoriously”.
At each of the respective consultation visits to the elders, Hon Solomon Salami who is the Chairman of the Strategic Committee of the Asiwaju Bola Oluwole Campaign Organization, appealed to all the leaders of PDP in Remo North Local Government for their supports.
In his own response, Asiwaju Bola Oluwole expressed his appreciation to Pa Ogunjobi, Pa Banwo and other leaders for their fatherly advice, words of encouragement and promised not to disappoint them.
He stated that his desire to represent the people of Remo Federal Constituency at the National Assembly was borne out of his passion to serve the people and usher in massive development to Remoland through the instrumentality of government once he was elected.
Oluwole also appealed to the leaders to support his aspiration with the promise to make himself accessible to them and entire people of Remoland who he intended to represent.
Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that the ongoing construction of the 19- kilometre Atan- Lusada-Agbara road in Ado-Odo/ Ota Local Government Area of the state would be ready for commissioning in September.
Abiodun gave this disclosure on Sunday after inspecting the level of work done on the industrial road.
He noted that the contractors handling the project had divided it into three sections: O-6, 6-11 and 11-19 for ease of execution of the road.
The governor, who expressed delight with the quality of work done so far, added that the contractors had agreed to add one more gang to the existing one to expedite the progress of job.
According to him, “one lane of the road is expected to be completed by the end of the second quarter of this year, while the whole road project would be completed by September, 2022”.
While stressing the importance of the road, Abiodun said the road which was in a very bad shape for a long time, would be provided with fire station and a ambulance to take care of emergencies ranging from accidents and other unfortunate incidents, when completed.
“This very road is what earned us the industrial capital of this country. Before now, the condition of this road was nothing to write home about. It was in a total and complete disrepair, rendering a lot of business moribund. Companies were closing shops and going somewhere else. Some even left the country, hence we thought this was not good enough.
“I made a presentation to President Muhammadu Buhari to take over the road because it is a road of economic importance and we can not claim to live up to our responsibility without taking up the repairs of the road.
“Apart from leading to the industrial hub of the state, the road also serves as a link to Lagos, neighbouring states and some states in the north, so, it became imperative for us to put the road in good condition”, he stated.
Abiodun, however, said a team to be headed by his deputy, Engineer Noimot Salako-Oyedele would be set up to look into the Adesola Market as well as the abandoned fly over in the axis, reiterating that his administration would complete projects that have direct bearing on the lives of the people.
He further stated that his administration had awarded the construction of Ilisan-Ago-Iwoye and Ilaro-Owode roads, while talks were ongoing with the Dangote Group to construct the Papalanto-Ilaro road.
The governor also restated the commitment of his administration to complete the Agro Cargo Airport at Ilishan-Remo, which according to him is expected to be completed on December this year.
Earlier in his remarks, the Olodan of Odan, Oba Teslim Nosiru, said the road was very important as it served not only the companies operating in the area but also the residents.
He pleaded with the state government not to forget provision of modern fire station to respond to emergency situations, after the completion of the road.
As part of efforts to curtail environmental abuse of the roadsides and forestall incessant accidents, Ogun State Government has begun demolition of shanties and banned indiscriminate parking of trucks at the interchange area of the Lagos-Sagamu expressway.
Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Environment, Hon. Farouk Akintunde and his team, led an enforcement exercise to the Sagamu interchange axis with the collaboration of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), saying it was aimed at sensitising the people.
Akintunde stated that the reason for the demolition was necessitated by the nonchalant attitude of traders, who had been served an abatement notice to vacate the place. He pointed out that the area had been defaced by shanties and illegal truck parking, thereby constituting security threats and filthiness to the environment.
The Senior Special Assistant noted that Environmental Marshals had been designated to monitor the interchange axis to ensure full compliance with the directives, adding that TRACE officers would also be on standby to tow any truck parked illegally on the expressway.
Akintunde said violators of Environmental laws at the Remo Secondary School, Sagamu entrance who had been earlier served abatement notice for defacing State-owned schools which led to the sealed up of the area by the Ministry had been arrested for reopening their shops and would be sanctioned to serve as a deterrent to others.
He appealed to traders and motorists not to return to the evacuated areas to avoid future embarrassment, stressing that government is not comfortable with the environmental abuse of the roadsides.
Meanwhile, traders in the State have been warned to desist from illegal trading on walkways, drainages, roadsides, and under bridges to maintain a healthy environment that would be conducive for the economic growth and wellbeing of the people.
Hon. Akintunde made this known during an enforcement tour in Abeokuta and its environs, noting that trading in illegal places poses grave insecurities to pedestrians, traders, and motorists, saying the present administration is not interested in creating hardship for its citizen, but advocating for compliance with the environmental sanitation law. He enjoined traders to cooperate with the State government at ensuring a healthier, cleaner, and investor-attracting environment.
Akintunde admonished traders selling on walkways, roadsides, and under the bridge to move to State-owned approved markets to engage in legalised trading activities, saying “artisans such as vulcanisers are also banned from encroaching on walkways, they should display their working equipment behind walkways”.
Members of the Executive Committee of All Progressives Congress, Ogun State have been inaugurated by the chairman of the party in the state, Chief Yemi Sanusi.
The inauguration ceremony was held on Friday at the Party Secretariat in Abeokuta.
Chelsea Football Club owner, Roman Abramovich was on Thursday hit with an assets freeze and travel ban as part of new UK government sanctions targeting seven Russian oligarchs.
Among others sanctioned are leading industrialist Oleg Deripaska, Rosneft chief executive Igor Sechin and the head of Gazprom Alexei Miller, the government announced.
Speculation has swirled for weeks about whether Abramovich would be included on the targeted action against Russian billionaires perceived to be close to the Kremlin.
Abramovich announced last week that he was selling Chelsea, the English Premier League side he bought in 2003, and bankrolled its successes at domestic and European level.
The UK government estimated his net worth at £9.4 billion (11.1 billion euros, $12.2 billion), but said it was mitigating the effect of the sanctions on Chelsea by allowing the club to continue to operate.
A special licence “authorises a number of football-related activities”, the government said in a statement. This according a report includes permissions for the club to continue playing matches and other football-related activities which will in turn protect the Premier League and loyal fans and other clubs.
Deripaska is Abramovich’s one-time business partner, while officials described Sechin as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “right-hand man”.
The four others; Miller, VTB bank chairman Andrey Kostin, Transneft president Nikolai Tokarev and Bank Rossiya chairman Dmitri Lebedev are part of his inner circle,
An impeccable report has it that collectively, the seven have a net worth of about £15 billion.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the sanctions “the latest step in the UK’s unwavering support for the Ukrainian people”.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss added stressed, “Today’s sanctions show once again that oligarchs and kleptocrats have no place in our economy or society.
“With their close links to Putin they are complicit in his aggression. The blood of the Ukrainian people is on their hands. They should hang their heads in shame”
The Lagos State Government has suspended the National Union of Road Transport Workers Union (NURTW) from operating in all parks and garages in Lagos State
A statement signed by Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotosho, reads, “Lagos State Government has been watching closely events in the National Union of Road Transport Workers Union (NURTW). There have been claims and counter claims over the control of the union”.
According to him, the Government has a duty to ensure the safety of lives and property of all Lagosians and visitors. Therefore, there is an urgent need to douse the unnecessary tension generated by the leadership tussle in the NURTW and protect the citizenry from the likely fallout of the situation.
“After considering the provisions of the law, the Government hereby suspends the activities of NURTW, which must cease to operate in all parks and garages in Lagos State.
Omotoso said the Government would set up a Committee to immediately take control of the parks and garages of which members of the committee would be key stakeholders in the sector.
“The Government’s position is premised on its responsibility to ensure that there is no breakdown of law and order in all parks and garages in Lagos State”, he added
Ogun State Alternate Medicine Board has said it would set up a task force to fish out uncertified traditionalists who were in the habit of rendering evil services to perpetrators of ritual killings and other social vices.
In a Press release signed by Dolapo Jinad, Press Officer, Ogun State Alternate Medicine Board, the board also identified some other measures to end the menace to include, reorientation of Alternate Medicine practitioners, traditionalists and herbalists, as well as strengthening its synergy with security agencies on enforcement, among others.
Chairman of the Board, Balogun Nurudeen Olaleye who revealed the plan during the first meeting of the Board members held at the Board room Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, decried the spate of ritual killings, kidnapping and cultism in the country, saying the situation should be nipped in the bud for the society to remain peaceful.
“I am saying the use of human beings or human parts for ritual is not in our value system and we will not accept such. The Board is strategic in curtailing the evil acts and we are deploying all means to track down the unscrupulous traditionalists whom the people believe are the ones rendering the evil services”, he said.
Olaleye stated that findings had shown that the heinous acts were being perpetrated mostly by youths due to the moral decadence in the society and the ‘get rich quick syndrome’. He noted that the agency would ensure that certified practitioners in the State abide by the operational rules and guidelines of the practice for human wellness.
He urged members of the public to support the Board in its determination to sanitise the sub-sector and get rid of quacks, saying the people should not hesitate to inform the security agencies of any strange movement or suspecting herbalist in your community.
Speaking, one of the Board members, Alhaji Ajisope Aroyewun pointed out that 70 percent of all culprits arrested and interrogated by the Police force had no connection with certified herbalists or traditionalists.
Contributing, the Director of Administration and Supplies, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Alh. Adetunji Kalejaye commended the efforts of the Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun at ensuring culprits of human rituals were punished in accordance with the law, saying his agency would continue to engage youths in fruitful ventures.
Come and invest in Kusumodi Igbore, a community with an expanse land, proactive and forward-looking leader, warm people who receptive and accommodating.
The Baale of the town who is also the Luwoye Egba, Chief Alli Balogun who made this call during an exclusive interview with our Editor recently stated that all sons and daughters of the town in particular and Igbore in general, as well as well meaning people from all walks of life should come take advantage of the ambiance and proximity of the land to the Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State.
Chief Balogun stressed, “I’m using this platform to beg indigenes located far and near, non indigenes, investors all over world who crave for development to come and join hands with me and the goods people of the town to develop it and bring back Kusumodi’s lost glory”.
Chief Balogun disclosed that Kusumodi was a large and thickly populated ancient community in late 60s before the people migrated to other developed towns and cities, as it were, for golden fleece which led to its fall and interspersing the remaining people of the village.
He said people should come settle there, because according to him people could live there and do their businesses in big towns, particularly Ogun State capital, Abeokuta which is just a few minutes drive away from Kusumodi Igbore town.
“Our village, Kusumodi is located in mile 8, after Alagada town, close to Oba/Erin. It is just 30 minutes drive to and fro Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY)”, Chief Balogun added.
“Kusumodi ti di otun’ literally meaning Kusumodi has become a new village as he urged people to feel free to visit for fact finding mission in order to available themselves of serenity of Kusumodi, stressing that if he could leave Lagos and other urban area where he had his investments and properties to settle in Kusumodi, they too wouldn’t have anything to loose joining him and the other good people of village.
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