Day: July 23, 2020

Oyetola appoints Adeniran, Oyedele, Idowu, 2 others as Special Advisers …names Osun NUJ chairman, 7 others Senior Special Assistant

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State of Osun Governor,Isiaka Adegboyega Oyetola has announced new appointees as Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ismail Omipidan, who announced these and other appointments in a statement on Thursday, said all appointments take effect immediately, added that the appointments were in line with the commitment of Governor Oyetola to good governance and all-inclusive government. The Governor then charged all the new appointees to bring their various wealth of experiences garnered over the decades to bear on the discharge of their new responsibilities…

Police Arrest two SARS operatives, One civilian over sexual harassment of female suspect

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Following a video trending on social media showing policemen interrogating a 25-year-old female suspect and asking her embarrassing questions about her sex life, the Nigeria Police Force have identified all persons involve and arrested two police officers. It reported earlier that the Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Adamu had ordered discrete investigation into the circumstances surrounding the dehumanising treatment meted out to the female citizen in the viral video. However, the Force Headquarters Public Relations Officer in Abuja, DCP Frank Mba said in a statement personally signed by him on…

Professor (Chief) Hon. Nathaniel Durojaye Oyerinde: The First Nigerian Professor

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The life and times of our beloved who was the first Ògbómòsó man to be well educated and rose to become the first professor in Nigeria, perhaps also among the earliest educationalists in Black Africa to have a Ph.D and become a professor. Nathaniel Durojaye Oyerinde hailed from Ile-Igbagbo in Isale Afon, the root of Christianity in Ògbómòsó which produced early educationists. The family house became the forerunners of who is who in pursuit of western education. Master Nathaniel Durojaye Oyerinde was born into the family of Pa. David Aworinde,…

Rep Godday partners NDE to empower 300 constituents on micro trading

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The Honourable Member representing Apa/Agatu Federal Constituency, Hon. Samuel Odagboyi Godday in collaboration with the office of the Director General, National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has provided financial support for small business owners across the constituency. Recall that the Honourable Member had on several occasions visited the National Directorate of Employment for the sole purpose of establishing a functional and beneficial relationship with the Directorate through the office of the Director General.The collaboration now paying off as the benefits unfold in bits. Earlier today, the office of the Director-General, National…

The demise of A storm calmer

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It is no longer news that a unique Nigerian bridge builder and exemplary storm calmer, Mallam Ismail Isa Funtua, OFR, mni, is dead. The media waves throbbed with his obituary last Monday, July 20, 2020, with a reverberating effect across the world. He was said to have died of cardiac arrest. A magnanimous gentleman of unequalled professional status, Mallam Funtua, a graduate of Ahmadu Bello and Manchester Universities as well as life Patron of International Press Institute (IPI), was simply a quintessential socialite with abhorrence for tribal and religious discrimination.…

COVID-19: Private school teachers frown at nonpayment of salary, want FG intervention

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The National Association of Private School Teachers (NAPST), the umbrella body of private teachers in Nigeria, has raised the alarm that things are getting really bad and unbearable for them, financially, due to the prolonged closure of schools as a result of coronavirus pandemic. The body said that their members were passing through excruciating pains and sufferings as a result of the closure of schools, which led to non payment of salaries and other entitlements due to them, thus soliciting for government and philanthropic interventions for the teachers. NAPST President,…

Tolulope’s sacrifice cannot be forgotten – Yahaya Bello

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Kogi State Governor ,Yahaya Bello on Thursday said the sacrifices of the Nigerian first female helicopter combat pilot, Late Tolulope Arotile was so huge that the nation cannot forget. Governor Bello stated this at the National Military Cemetery, Abuja on Thursday where the remains of the late Flying Officer, Arotile was laid to rest. Bello said, Tolulope as a young female pilot who fought for the peace of the nation both on land and in the air and died in active service at 24 years of age remained huge inspiration…

Friday sermon: Worshipping Allah Through Sacrificing An Animal On Eid-ul-Adha By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy All praise is for Allah. We praise Him, we seek His aid and we ask for His forgiveness. We seek Allah’s refuge from the evils of ourselves and from our evil actions. Whosoever Allah guides, there is no one who can misguide him; and whosoever Allah misguides, there is no one who can guide him. I testify that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, who has no partner; and I testify that Muhammad (Peace…

International Scholars raise concerns over attempt to destroy New Religious Movement in South Korea

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On July 20, a webinar on a new religious movement in South Korea and its political, religious, and social dimensions with the recent COVID-19 crisis invited international scholars and experts in the field of religion, international law, and human rights. Titled “COVID-19 and Religious Freedom: Scapegoating Shincheonji in South Korea”, the webinar addressed the recent issues of aggressive attack from politically powerful conservative and fundamentalist Protestant churches in the country on a newly-established, fast-growing Christian denomination named ‘Shincheonji (New Heaven and New Earth) Church of Jesus’ founded in 1984. The…

BREAKING: Reps drag Buhari’s Minister to court over comment

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The Federal House of Representatives, on Thursday,dragged the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, to court over his failure to provide names of lawmakers who benefited from contracts in the Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC). Akpabio had claimed that most of the contracts in the NDDC are awarded to members of the National Assembly.may While appearing before the House Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) probing the alleged financial recklessness on Monday, Akpabio had told the Committee that about 60% of total contracts at the NDDC were awarded to…