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We need to be careful in condemning what we have little or no knowledge of. Let us consider the market price of materials they are now using to construct road. Do we know that a 30 tonnes of granite today goes for NGN 900,000.00 to deliver to the nearest site? A 30 tons of bulk cement is NGN 4,800,000.00. A 30 tons of sharp sand is NGN 195,000.00. A 30 tons of reinforcement is NGN 36,000,000.00. Cost of hiring equipment per day ranges from 56,000 to 300,000 per day. Diesel cost is 1,100.00 per litre and one equipment consumes at least 200 litres per day. Daily labour rates varies from region from 3,500 to 8,000 per day. Community settlements, the nature of soil, and other factors needs to be taken into consideration. By the time all these are factored together, to construct a kilometer of road in Nigeria will be between 1 billion to 2 billion Naira without exaggerating

185 students bag first class at Redeemer’s University
6th October 2025
Redeemer’s-University-Ede

by (NAN)

Redeemer’s University, Ede in Osun, says it will be graduating no fewer than 1,341 undergraduates during its 17th convocation ceremony, with 185 bagging first-class honours.

The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Shadrach Akindele, disclosed this while addressing a news conference to mark the 17th ceremony and the 20th anniversary of the institution on Monday in Ede.

Akindele also said that 662 graduating students would be awarded second-class upper degrees, 410 with second-class lower degrees, 79 with third-class degrees, and 5 with pass degrees.

The VC said that a total of 1,341 students would be graduating during the convocation ceremony slated for Oct. 9.

He said that the best graduating student, Joel Durigbo, Department of Mechanical Engineering, achieved a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 5.0.

Akindele also said 338 students would be awarded higher degrees and diplomas at the postgraduate level on Oct.10.

According to him, 109 students will be awarded postgraduate diplomas, 65 with Master of Arts degrees, 120 with Master of Science degrees, 25 with Master of Business Administration degrees, and 19 with Doctor of Philosophy degrees.

“This year’s convocation is particularly special. We are not only graduating another distinguished class, ‘The Indomitable Set,’ but we are also celebrating 29 years of Redeemer’s University.

“Indeed, this is a season of double honour, and we return all glory to God,” he said.

Akindele listed people to be awarded honorary degrees during the convocation ceremony, including the wife of a former governor of Kwara, Omolewa Ahmed, and the president of Mount Zion Faith Ministries, Mike Bamiloye.

He also said the Group Managing Director of Sahara Group, Kola Adeshina, would be awarded honorary degree.

“On academic achievements, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has selected the university as one of the eight private universities in the country for the training of TETFund-sponsored candidates for postgraduate degrees.

“This is a very remarkable feat, especially considering that there are 168 private universities in Nigeria at the moment,” the VC said.

Akindele also said the university had entered the Times Higher Education Impact Ranking and emerged number two in the country and number one in several Sustainable Development Goals, among others.

Regionalism is the system of government that can bring giant development to the country. The fast pace development of the early 60s were the legacies we can point to today. Let each region take care of governance, security and economy of their regions and all regional leaders will no more be leaches on the federal government

9jatriot:
Jagaban ... Jagaban

We told them there is a difference between lamba and substance

A leader is supposed to brag with his achievements not by bragging with the number of plates he is able to serve at a party, when there more efficient caterers who can do that.

When you hit your revenue for the year that contains 12 months at the 8th month of the year, you can only say "Thank You God"

Please reduce the neck pressing, make it gradual until they can't breathe, they are as useless as a lame leg.

Oyebanji should collaborate with Army, Police and Amotekun to ensure that the state is kept safe for all and sundry. He must ensure that no mercenary is imported into the state to cause mayhem before, during and after the parties primary and election. Ekiti kete should come together and keep their state safe

What is this world turning into? Can people not do legit business that will give them rest of mind? People should take life easy and maintain their lanes instead of looking for short cuts to wealth through human trafficking

I wish my state, Bayelsa can adopt this as houses are not numbered which make things difficult for visitors to locate particular places

Congratulations Baby Girl. Continue to make Nigeria proud. Yobe State Government must support her with scholarship to further her education to university level. it must not just be cash always. She must be supported at all cost to be a role model to girl child in the northern part of Nigeria

A child that appreciate good gesture will get bigger one at another opportunity. Thank you Super Falcons for putting joy in our hearts and for disappointing our noisy neighbours. They know themselves (Ghana and South Africa)

Chelsea! Chelsea!! Chelsea!!! Chelsea!!!! Chelsea!!!!! Chelsea!!!!!! Chelsea!!!!!!! Chelsea!!!!!!!! Chelsea!!!!!!!! Chelsea!!!!!!!!!! Chelsea!!!!!!!!!!!! Chelsea!!!!!!!!!!!! For live, forever!!!!!!!!!!!!

Logos was once the capital of Nigeria before it was moved to Abuja. This is the reason for it. When the capital was moved to Abuja they had to retain all but the number of personnel in those barracks had reduced overtime

It is time for Iranian leaders to start crying. Since 1979, every leader in Iran had been saying that their aim is to destroy Israel. This is what blindfolded them to start the enrichment of uranium so that they can use it to produce atomic bomb. Now the chicken has come home to roast and they have started crying. All Iranian military heads and their deputies had been killed. Ayatollah's whereabout is unknown. It is better to seek for forgiveness now and forget about building nuclear weapons so that Israel can softpedal and stop the bombardment of Tehran

It is unfortunate that some people took it upon themselves to celebrate mediocrity. Obi doesn't have the capacity to lead a complex country like Nigeria. If Obi had managed Anambra state well when he was governor, most of us wouldn't need mobs like obedient movement to push him forward. Obi is bereft what it takes to govern Nigeria. Maybe he can go back to Anambra to begin to campaign for senate seat instead of wasting his time on dreaming to rule Nigeria

cyberbro:
Foreign researchers usually don't cover African countries due to lack of data and budget constraints. Blame the quality of the research on the researchers, don't condemn your own people. 😒

Lagos has at least 10 million people below the age of 40, so the research failed to capture Africa as a whole.

Africans must desist from using research that doesn't cover our continent, cos it's really useless to us, just like this thread.

Uninformed people like him does not always understand the background of some research companies and the data they used in coming up with their findings. Just because some people have data and time, they don't think before they expose their ignorance online. Lagos with the population of 20 million people would have occupied a vantage position if the research had spread to Africa. Thank you for taking your time to respond to him

Can you reduce the rate of bullying people are facing daily here because their ideas or suggestion doesn't go with theirs? Bring some sanity back and things will get better

PETER OBI - FOOD IS READY POLITICIAN THE WRITER NO GET JOY AT ALL. HE FORGOT THAT THEY DON'T COMPARE "SLEEP" WITH "DEAD"

valentineuwakwe:
This court is becoming a clown in the entire country

The Political Parties have their constitution which the Supreme Court relied upon to come to the final verdict.

oluseyiforjesus:
Come Ondo state naaaa

The late Governor Agagu caused it. Before coming to Lagos to establish his refinery, he approached him but he chased him away with the kickback he requested. Dangote Refinery would have been sitting pretty in the shore of Ondo State now

Lo Ba Tan! A serial lair will find herself lonely when the real act is carried out by a deranged mind. Too bad

1972xy:
The location is very very wrong considering the proximity to 32 battalion Akure.
Why not one of these towns:
Ikoro
Iyin
Ifaki
Omuo
Ijero
Ise.

95% of kidnappings by herdsmen in Ekiti State happens in Ise/Orun Axis, hence the reason for citing it there. The kidnappers use the route to escape to Ondo State whenever they carry out their nefarious activities

Peter Obi was a bullet Nigerians dodged. The country would have been flooded with fake drugs with innocent citizens sent to their early graves if he were the president

Trump started by picking many enemies at the same time. retribution will not favour him as he may lose focus due to many court cases that may arise thereof

RandomFellow:
Regulatory oversight does not mean power generation. This means power might even get worse in those states, the price wight be 5x the current price and the people there cannot complain to NERC.

Aba power recently applied to NERC for 100% increased tariff. Does it mean they'll have to apply to Enugu (if they fall under Enugu's purview)?

Ekiti State had completed the 1st phase of generating power and had started distributing it within the state. The transfer made by NERC means that if a state can generate more than their energy needs, they can now sell to a neighbouring states. Abia State is yet to key-in into this opportunity, until that is done Aba power will still be under national grid

I want to use this moment to thank and appreciate our President, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for having the boldness to sign the executive bill that transferred the generation and distribution of electricity to states. Ekiti State quickly keyed in to it and has now started generating and distributing their own electricity with the completion of the first phase. The State Governor Oyebanji had gone ahead to purchase a lot of transformers to be distributed to streets, communities and other areas that are yet to be connected to the grid. The time for revolution has just began. Many young people that had abandoned their trades to be riding okada will soon go back to practice their trades with the improvement in electricity supplies. Real change is here. other governors that are yet to start must wake up from their slumber and think beyond the box. Before the end of this year we expect improvement in the states that had gotten license now

Good day Nigerians! A new year is here with us and let us make our slang for the year to be "SAY NO TO LAWLESSNESS!". To every Nigerian, whether you a politician, or you a member of the Nigerian armed forces, Navy, Air force, or Nigerian police including all the paramilitary forces. Let us embrace law and order in all our dealings. Let us treat one another as humans. Let us dish out the humanity in us to our fellow humans.
To the ruling/political class - be the servant you proclaimed to be before you were sworn in. Don't change the figure this year. Promise yourself to be truthful, to rule well, to pass the law that will benefit all Nigerians
To our military, police and paramilitary class - Treat all Nigerians equal. Don't mistreat your fellow humans. See everyone as equal before God. Tell the politician that wants you to effect the illegal arrest of fellow Nigerian because he wants to grab his property unlawfully that his action is wrong. P!ease maintain peace and order on the road and stop collecting bribes. Respect begets respect.
To our Judiciary members - Serve Justice properly without minding whose ox is goard.
Dispense justice with fear of God and don't take bribe before serving Justice.
To the civilians - Respect everyone this year and have rest of mind. Treat the officers on the road with respect. Any one that demand bribe from you, respectfully turn him or her down. Let us change our mindset.
If we can all say no to lawlessness, we we all have the kind of country we have. Peace and Justice will reign.
I come in peace

You are very correct as people use the words interchangeably without knowing the difference simply because men focus mainly on the bride price while most ladies marrying nowadays comes to the table with nothing except a box and clothes still purchased by the groom for the bride as loads coming from her

https://punchng.com/obis-achievement-as-gov-not-better-than-lagos-lg-chair-omokri/

By Ajisafe Olayiwola
A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has contrasted the leadership of former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, with that of the Chairman of Eti-Osa Local Government Area in Lagos State, asserting the latter’s administration as superior.

Obi served as the Anambra State Governor from June 2007 to March 2014.

“The Chairman of Eti-Osa Local Government Area in Lagos State has more achievements in governance than Peter Obi,” Omokri said in an interview on the ‘Mic On Podcast’ programme hosted by a Channels Television’s journalist, Seun Okinbaloye, late Saturday.

“I know for a fact that the Eti-Osa Local Government Chairman has built at least, to my knowledge, three schools,” Omokri affirmed.

The social media influencer also challenged the Obidients – adherents of Obi, to mention a school built by the latter in his eight years as governor of the Southeastern state.

He noted that while Obi was the Anambra State Governor, he didn’t start, complete and inaugurate a school.

Omokri said, “I am giving a challenge. I will give any (Obidient) $10,000 if they can name one school that Peter Obi started, completed and commissioned while he was governor,” debunking views that Obi was better than former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso and President Bola Tinubu in terms of infrastructural developments.

Upon Obi’s end of tenure as the state governor in 2014, he joined the Peoples Democratic Party to run as a running mate to the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2019 presidential election.

The election was later lost to former President Muhammadu Buhari under the ruling All Progressives Congress.

Omokri, a former aide to erstwhile President Goodluck Jonathan, recalled how he encouraged Obi to tread “the best path” for his presidential ambition.

“…Peter Obi cannot deny that I was the one who recommended him to Waziri Atiku Abubakar. Waziri Atiku Abubakar asked me to help him to choose a running mate.

“I called former President Jonathan, I discussed with him. Former President Jonathan told me, ‘Look, it must be Peter Obi’ and then I told former President Jonathan that I can’t just give this man only one name and so we padded the list with some other people’s names and then we put Peter Obi’s name and made it so rosy.
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“And, Waziri Atiku Abubakar chose Peter Obi,” the social media influencer stated, adding that “Peter Obi was the best person at that time.”

However, Omokri lamented that despite his efforts, Obi didn’t heed his advice.

He said, “I told Peter Obi that the best path to the presidency for him is to run as Waziri Atiku Abubakar’s running mate and then be loyal to him.

“And then, when Waziri finishes his tenure, naturally the baton will change from the present to him. He didn’t listen to me.”

The former presidential aide noted that Obi wasn’t posited to win the 2023 election but rather, he (Obi) would “split the Peoples Democratic Party votes and make it possible for Bola Tinubu to win.

“If you contest, you are not going to win. The only thing that you’re going to achieve in contesting is that you are going to split the People’s Democratic Party votes and make it possible for Bola Tinubu to win,” Omokri added.

“In terms of education, Peter Obi is the least educationally qualified among the others. In terms of achievement while in office, he doesn’t come close to any of Tinubu and Atiku at all.

“At the end of the day, if you hold the presidential election 10 times, Peter Obi is still not going to win,” Omokri added.

Obi contested for the presidency in the 2023 election as the Labour Party’s candidate. Both he and Abubakar eventually lost to Tinubu.

Omokri also dismissed reports that he wasn’t supposed to make comments bordering on the nation’s economic challenges, saying that he doesn’t live in the country.

While reacting to this, he said, “I’m an employer of labour in Nigeria,” saying that his critics should visit the Corporate Affairs Commission to verify.
https://punchng.com/obis-achievement-as-gov-not-better-than-lagos-lg-chair-omokri/

In fact, the DISCOs are treating other Bands as non-existence. Since the creation of Band A, we have not gotten light in Kpansia, Yenagoa. We are waiting for them to come and distribute their useless bills at the end of the month. Before the creation of the useless Bands, we only receive 4 hours of electricity every 4 days