Month: March 2021

Youth Forum commends Rep Akande-Sadipe over Borehole project in Iyana-Cele

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Youths of Iyana Cele and environs have commended member representing Oluyole federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon.Tolulope Akande-Sadipe for fulfilling her campaign promises during electioneering in 2019. The youths gave the commendation during an execution of a borehole project in the area, facilitated by the lawmaker. Speaking to journalists on behalf of the youths, Chairman of Iyana-cele Youths forum, Wale Adesope, said Honourable Akande-Sadipe has performed well in less than two years representing Oluyole federal constituency at the Green Chambers of the National Assembly. He thanked the lawmaker…

2023: I foresee danger — Buba Galadima

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Alhaji Buba Galadima is a renowned political figure in the North. In this interview culled from Sunday Sun, he barred his mind on the knotty issuer of banditry, politics behind government’s response to it, as well as other sundry issues.   A lot of issues are now being raised about the rising level of banditry, kidnapping and other forms of criminalities especially in the Northwest. What are your thoughts about these? My thought is what you know already. You see people being killed every day and security forces are unable to do…

Oyetola lauds late Akirun’s virtues, says ‘we’ve lost a rare gem’ …as Gov graces 40th day fidau prayer in honour of the late monarch

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The Governor of the State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Sunday, extolled the virtues of the late Akirun of Ikirun, Oba AbdulRauf Olawale Olayiwola Adedeji, who joined his ancestors on in February, this year. He said the progressive family had lost a rare gem whose commitment and dedication to the advancement of the party and the people of Ikirun was commendable and second to none. Oyetola said this on Sunday at the 40th day Fidau prayer session held in honour of the departed monarch. He also noted that the late…

Ikire incident not farmers/herders clash – CP …. As police begin Intensive manhunt for perpetrators

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The Osun State Police Command has stated that the unfortunate attack on a family at a settlement in the outskirts of Wasinmi Village, Ikire, Osun State, on 14th March, 2021, was not connected with any clash between farmers and herders as speculated in some sections of the media. The Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command, CP Olawale Olokode, who visited the scene of the incident for an ‘on-the-spot security assessment’, noted that the Command has commenced discrete investigations into the incident and already carrying out intensive manhunt for the perpetrators…

NYSC sacks 34 staff over misconduct

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The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has sacked 34 senior staff members over several offences including misconduct. According to PUNCH, Shuaib Ibrahim, director-general of the NYSC, said the measure was aimed at fostering discipline within the scheme. He said the dismissal followed a report of a disciplinary committee constituted to look into the matter which was ratified by the national governing board of the NYSC on March 8, 2021. “The NYSC is also part of society and in any society, we have the good, the bad and the…

As we prepare for State Police….. By Simon Kolawole

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It would appear setting up state police in Nigeria is now a matter of “when” – not “if”. What started as a campaign championed solely by south-west political and opinion leaders at the dawn of this democracy has gone on to win more disciples nationwide. Support is coming from unlikely quarters in the north, with many of the region’s governors now in tow – even though they do not fully embrace the broader campaign for “true federalism” and “restructuring” as championed mostly by southern leaders and their allies in the…

Fix corruption in petrol importation, distribution, OrderPaper tells FG

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Amidst flip-flopping position of the federal government on the petrol pricing and attendant negative hit on citizens, OrderPaper Advocacy Initiative has called on the authorities to fix corruption and general inefficiencies in the distribution chain. A statement by Oke Epia, Executive Director of OrderPaper on Saturday said the government has been shirking its responsibilities in sanitizing the corruption, wastes and inefficiencies in the determination of daily consumption volume and importation of petrol into the country. The statement referenced a Study on ‘Improving Efficiency in the Downstream Petroleum Sector: Key Institutional…

Monguno’s missing $1b: Fraud or Freudian slip?, by Festus Adedayo

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Unbeknown to many Nigerians who haven’t heard him speak, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd), President Muhammadu Buhari’s National Security Adviser, secretly admires self-styled Mr. Bombastic, Jamaican-American reggae musician, singer and Disc Jockey, Orville Richard Burrel, better known by his stage name, Shaggy. Suave and glib, with words gliding effortlessly through his mouth like okra soup skids at the slightest prodding, Monguno can electrify and disarm his audience, not with guns but with bombasts. A few weeks ago, Monguno addressed the press on what he labeled the Federal Government’s newfound resolve…

INSECURITY: Nigeria on the brink of collapse – Sen Ndume

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Senator representing Borno south district,Ali Ndume has raised concern over the spake of insecurity in the country, stated that Nigerians don’t seem to understand the seriousness of the situation. Speaking at Correspondents’ Roundtable,an interactive media chat organized by the FCT Correspondents chapel on Saturday, in Abuja the lawmaker who is also Chairman, Senate committee on Army expressed worry over the increase in criminal activities, added that security and welfare of the citizens are threatened in Nigeria. Ndume, who said the country is on a dangerous “brink”, urged citizens to match faith…

Poor public image of National Assembly: A self-inflicted injury By Law Mefor

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Since the return of the country to democracy in 1999, the Legislature has been at the receiving end, taking all the heat from Nigerians who have been anxiously waiting for the dividends of democracy. This is understandable for the reason that the Legislators are the closest to the people and deliverables of government or lack of them are often gauged through the lawmakers by the citizens. The same thing goes for public perception of the malfeasances in governance, which are also held against the Legislature by the people in most…