Month: October 2021

PENSION ARREARS: Oyetola releases funds to pay 1,501 retirees

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The Governor of the State of Osun, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, as part of his commitment to improve the welfare of retired civil servants and workers of the State, has released the sum of Three Hundred Million Naira to pay pension arrears to 1,501 retirees. This is aside the statutory remittance Oyetola made every month, being the sum of Five Hundred and Eight Million Naira (N 508,000,000) approved for the payment of retired civil servants, and an additional sum of One Hundred and Fifty Million Naira (N 150,000,000) approved for the…

We must change our leadership recruitment process – Egbemode

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The Osun state Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation,Mrs Funke Egbemode, has prescribed a rigorous recruitment of leaders into political offices, added that the lives of citizens depend on their leaderdship choice.She said the measures would ensure sustainable development and enduring democracy in Nigeria Egbemode who bemoaned the current recruitment process into leadership positions at national and sub-national levels, emphasized the need for education and political conscientization of citizens to improve their awareness on the requirements for sustainable development. While also providing statistics showing that the total vote cast during…

Reincarnating Constable Ifeanyi at the Lekki Toll Gate By Festus Adedayo

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Oga, mek we kill am!, the gangling police constable had told my father. This was sometime in the early 1980s and the scene was the ever-busy Ilesa-Akure expressway, in the old Oyo, now Osun State. My father, an Inspector in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), headed the Ilesa Signals Corps of the police. However, short of officers to lead police patrols, in the light of the ever-bludgeoning criminal activities in the Ife-Ijesa zone of the time, the Divisional Police Officer authoritatively yanked the Inspector from his signals unit office drudgery.…

Abolongo (Oyo) Jailbreak/Attack ? By Adejare Ibrahim

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The day I heard that Agodi Prison in Ibadan was filled to the brim and could no longer accommodate inmates, and Abolongo was the next destination. That day, I knew we were sitting on a time bomb. In 2007, when Abolongo Prison was established and inamtes were moved from Lagbodoko Prison, it was created to accommodate 170 inmates (both on awaiting-trial list and convicts). Unfortunately, this 170-capacity correctional facility, before yesterday’s attack, was housing about 900 inmates. Imagine! That means people are packed like sardines in that medium security facility.…

OYO APC CONGRESS: Continued Postponement may hinder Party Success In 2023– Guber hopeful,Adeduntan

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The Persistent postponement of Oyo state All Progressive Congress (APC)state congress due to alleged schemes by various caucuses ,within the party may cause another bad outing for the party come 2023.-GOD forbid. Chief Dr. Azeez Popoola Adeduntan,Harvard trained ,board certified,International cardiovascular surgeon, who was a former commissioner of health in the state and currently leading the contest for 2023 Oyo state Governorship seat in Oyo APC stated this in a release ;made available to journalists in Ibadan Saturday morning. Chief Dr Adeduntan cautioned stakeholders in the party especially gladiators,schemers as…

LPPC confers NHRC Boss,Tony Ojukwu with rank of SAN

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The Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu Esq, has been conferred with the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) by the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) at its 149th Plenary Session which held on the 21st October 2021. In a statement signed by the Acting Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court who is also the Secretary of the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee, Hajo Sarki Bello Esq, the rank of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, is awarded as a mark of excellence to members of…

AKINLADE:Through The Ages

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MONOLOGUE For those who are abreast of the events as they unfold, one may be curious to know the secret behind the perpetual political relevance of a political gladiator with Yewa-Awori origin; Honourable Abiodun Akinlade Isiaq, following his present appointment as Federal Commissioner at the Federal Character Commission from Ogun State at a time when some were presuming the death of his political career. Hence, it will be of great interest to read and know parts of the derns behind his unbeatable template.   PREAMBLE In appreciation of Honourable Abiodun…

NCC’s Emergency Communications Centres enhance Citizens’ Safety, National Security – Danbatta …… Tasks media on national peace and unity

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The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has said that the Commission’s Emergency Communications Centres (ECC) have become a rallying point for the promotion of the security of lives and property of citizens.   He also revealed that the ECCs, 24 of which are currently operational in 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, processed about 34 million calls bordering on security and emergency issues in the first eight months of the year.   Danbatta made this disclosure while delivering…

Dabiri-Erewa bags Citizens Advocate Ambassador Award

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In recognition of her outstanding and remarkable performance to the course of the voice of the voiceless Nigerians in the Diaspora, the Photo Journalists Association of Nigeria (PJAN) has honoured Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) with an award of excellence. The award of excellence dubbed: Citizens Advocate Ambassador, was presented to Dabiri-Erewa by the Chairman of PJAN, Mr Abayomi Fayese during its maiden 3D interactive photo exhibition with the theme ” the Pandemic , the Governance and the Image ” in Abuja. Fayese said PJAN bestowed…

NCC alerts Telecom Consumers on Flubot Malware ….. lists measures to guard against attack

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted Nigerian telecom consumers of the existence of new, high-risk and extremely-damaging, Malware called Flubot.   A malware is a generic word used to describe a virus or software, designed specially to “disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.”   According to the information received today, October 21, 2021, from the Nigeria Computer Emergency Response Team (ngCERT), Flubot “targets Androids with fake security updates and App installations”.   The ngCERT affirmed that Flubot “impersonates Android mobile banking applications to draw fake…