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 Crime › One Dead As Police, Kidnappers Clash In Ogun by OmoOgunOriginal(op): 9:13am On Jun 06, 2021 |
A suspected kidnapper was shot dead during a gun duel between a gang of kidnappers and policemen in Ogun State. Men of Ogun State Police Command killed the suspect in Mologede Area of Odeda Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this on Saturday. Oyeyemi said the incident happened on Friday after policemen received a distress call. The PPRO explained that a distress call was received by the Divisional Police Officer, Bode Olude Divisional Headquarters at about 12 noon on Friday. He said “The police were told that a tipper driver had been kidnapped by a group of people suspected to be herdsmen. “Upon the distress call, the DPO Bode Olude Division, DSP Durojaye Rotimi, mobilized his men, the local hunters, men of So-Safe-Corps as well as policemen from adjoining police stations and moved to the area. “While combing the bush, the kidnappers were sighted in the forest where they engaged the policemen in a gun battle. “In the process, one of the kidnappers was shot on the leg, while others escaped with various degrees of gunshot injuries, while the victim was rescued unhurt. “One single barrel gun was recovered from them, while the suspect gave up the ghost on the way to the hospital.” The PPRO, however, said the Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun who commended his men for their display of gallantry, ordered a massive manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang. Oyeyemi said Ajogun also applauded the support given to the police by men of So-Safe corps, Hunters, and Odua People Congress, and sought for the continuation of such cooperation. https://punchng.com/one-dead-as-police-kidnappers-clash-in-ogun/ |
| Sports › When Sports And Wole Soyinka Meet On The Green Fields Of Wasimi Orile by OmoOgunOriginal(op): 4:59pm On Jun 05, 2021 |
By Segun Odegbami Professor Wole Soyinka surrounded by students during his visit to Segun Odegbami International College and Sports Academy, Wasimi Orile, Ogun State The late sage, Dr. Tai Solarin, confessed in his article that I re-published last week, that Samuel Ogbemudia, the first governor of former Mid West State, would have summarily sacked him as head of any school in the State because of his “negative attitude towards games and sports” . In his opinion students wasted their time in athletics and football pursuits instead of expending their physical energies for “more production of physical facilities for education and food”. He was to learn later that the work ethics of Ogbemudia as well as the unprecedented development of the Mid West State were achieved through the instrumentality of sport and its inherent values. Professor Wole Soyinka, the first citizen of the Autonomous Republic of Ijegba, teacher, writer and social activist, Nobel Laureate and one of the most respected Nigerians alive, would not even have been employed by Ogbemudia in those days, to start with. Like Tai Solarin, sport is not one of his known favourite interests or pastimes. Kongi discussed in his books, plays, speeches and numerous lectures almost every subject under the sun, with the exception of sport. Why does Kongi not take any liking to the most followed and most passionate activity in the world – sport? I have the strong feeling that he does not consider athletics and football of substantial benefit to Nigeria, a country beset with too many other complex problems, the least of which is sport. He may even have thought of sport as a national distraction, another one of Nigeria’s numerous and avoidable problems. He would ordinarily think that sport and scholarship belong in the same planet. Thats my feeling. 8 Some years ago, I was part of an audience at a book-fair event held in the main hall of the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, in Abeokuta. Professor Wole Soyinka was the special guest and speaker at the event. During the Q and A session, I was one of many that raised their hands to ask him questions related to his speech and the subject. I was obliged, I guess, because the occasion and I made an interesting contrast, and the moderator must have been excited at the prospective spectacle of a sportsman asking a question on literature and the arts. I confidently took the microphone, and introduced myself. The loud ovation was of recognition for the sportsman. I had no famous links to academics, literature or the arts. How I longed to let them into my world, what I knew about how sport and its links to most aspects of life, particularly leisure, health, education and entertainment, of which culture, arts, music, dance, poetry, literature and sports. But this was no time for a lecture. I was to ask a question! I could not help but notice the dead-pan look of non-recognition on the face of a god we ‘worshipped’ on the altar of academic scholarship went I rose to speak. My ego was slightly deflated. The great Kongi did not show any sign he recognised me. I was actually, deep down in my heart, seeking his attention and validation for what I was doing in society through sport that I believed he had little knowledge of. I did not have a question directly related to the event to ask him. I was only going to play devil’s advocate for a change and get him to talk sport. I had one minute to do so. I meandered through an introductory speech about how I asked him a question in an article I wrote in the newspapers and published in my last of four books I had written. I was show boating. Sport can be an important tool for all-round development if only people will look beneath its surface. It can be used to reach and impact a whole planet of youths, and change a society. It was apparent I was blabbing and talking too much. Abruptly, I stopped. I wanted seize the opportunity of the moment to repeat the question in my book that has remained unanswered. I wanted to diffuse the ‘seriousness’ in the hall and make a joke that would put a smile on faces, including that of the now-scrutinising Professor. I asked: “Can Wole Soyinka play football?” The hall went silent. I walked back to my seat and sank into it, and waited. The silence in the hall was deafening. Ha, I must have goofed. It question must have been considered dumb by the Guru. There wasn’t even the slightest tinge of a smile across his heavily White-bearded face. I don’t think he even heard my question because his response, when it eventually came, was as far away from the question as Kaora Namoda is from Wasimi Orile. Prof. obviously had no time for trivia, and this was one. What I could read ‘scripted’ on his face as he spoke were boredom and a dismissal. I had just wasted valuable time asking the dumbest of questions. He simply sidestepped it. It reminded me of Messi, side stepping crunchy tackles, gba bi, ma gba be. He talked away from any mention of football, or sport, the audience licking everything that came out of his mouth like candy, leaving me stewing in my personal Limbo, buried deep in my seat, angry with myself. That was the moment I made up my mind to, somehow, get the Kongi to come down to human level of sport, and to, hopefully, start to see and appreciate the sector and how important it is in my own humble estimation. Sport can be a contributor to scholarship and the building process of a new Nigeria. Sport needs his voice to strengthen our resolve to see it become a priority area of governments, an important ingredient and critical tool for national integration, unity, our humanity, urban development, health, international diplomacy, the environment, youth engagement, education, job creation, economic contribution, infrastructural development, and empowerment of the youth. Nelson Mandela, another global figure, could not have been flippant when he once said: ‘Sport has the power to change the world’. I needed to get the ‘greatest’ scholar and teacher to pay a visit to the model sports and education academy I had established, to see it, and to meet with the little boys and girls in the laboratory of learning and of instruction. The evidences of the success of SOCA are around the campus of the institution where sports and academics have been successfully co-habiting for 14 years, and producing phenomenal and measurable results and products. I wrote and invited Professor WS to SOCA, the Segun Odegbami International College and Sports Academy. He knew who I was, of course, but nothing about the school. He must have assumed, like most Nigerians do, that it is an institution where children wasted their youthful years playing football, with a handful of them succeeding to berth in top professional clubs in Europe, and the vast majority failing to accomplish much except to add to the ugly statistics of a sector that is littered with painful stories of eventual idleness, joblessness, penury, neglect disregard, and the suffering of neglected sports heroes. No, no, no, things are not that gloomy and dire. There is a bright and untapped world out there, an economically booming world that can accommodate and flourish the lives of a sea of young boys and girls gifted in sports, but combining it with proper education. Prof. responded to my invitation and promised to find some time away from his global talking and teaching engagements to visit the academy. That was some three or four years ago. Then the pandemic struck. Through Tunde Kelani, I had the opportunity to remind him again personally. This time he made a firm commitment to come and see for himself the paradise I told him I was creating. Last Thursday, a special day selected by him for its significance, he fulfilled his promise and came to share the United Nations International Children’s Day with the lucky students and staff of the Segun Odegbami International College and Sports Academy, SOCA. Parents and a few friends were present to witness the uncommon meeting held on the green lush, immacutely landed sports grounds within the campus in Wasimi Orile. What a day it turned out to be, worth all the years it took to wait for it to happen. It was an extraordinary experience for the students in particular, and just as I had expected, also for Professor Wole Soyinka. Tunde Kelani, a ‘minister’ in the Autonomous Republic of Ijegba, a student and disciple of the sage, swore he had not seen the revered Professor as relaxed, happy and completely at home as he saw him in the serenity of Wasimi. Prof. fell in love instantly with the environment and atmosphere of the school. It was a very simple and uncomplicated event. The three short hours he spent on the campus was a breeze. He was welcomed by the staff of the school, and taken on a quick tour of the academic facilities (library, IT centre, classrooms, dormitory and laboratories). To walk an 85-year old man around a sprawling 22-acre campus to see its sports facilities was unnecessary and would have been most unkind. As, I pointed out those to him from a distance. Then he met with the student-athletes, under a canopy in the manicured grounds. He listened to one of them, a 16-year old boy, deliver what was a masterful welcome speech, mostly extempore. Prof described the young lad as a future great orator. He was very impressed. He watched a cultural performance and a small drama sketch put up by the students, for which he had commendation as a well as useful criticism. As the students retired to their dormitories, the staff, parents and some invited friends also ‘retired’ to the Rufus Orisayomi Bamboo Grove for the traditional Wasimi Orile hospitality, a feast of the freshest palm wine certified by Kongi himself as vintage Amos Tutuola, author of ‘the Palmwine Drinkard’, plus asun grilled meat from young lamb reared in the rolling wooded hills of Wasimi. At the end if it all, in his closing remarks on his experience, Kongi had this to say: “I am glad that I finally came to see this school and appreciate what’s going on here. I have thoroughly enjoyed my stay here, and assure you that I shall come again”. My mission was accomplished. I got Professor Wole Soyinka to make his first visitation to a sports institution and secured his endorsement that Sports and Academics can co-habit successfully in empowering the youths and advancing the cause of humanity. In recalling that experience permit me to quote an English Language adage coined by Henrik Ibsen: ‘A picture is worth a thousand words’. The attached picture of Kongi, with the students of SOCA surrounding him, celebrating the unique experience of this most private of visitations by the great Nobel Laureate, in his full and unguarded element, speaks more than a thousand words. https://guardian.ng/sport/when-sports-and-wole-soyinka-meet-on-the-green-fields-of-wasimi-orile/
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| Nairaland General › Ogpwa Commences Another Phase Of Road Repairs, Cautions Road Users. by OmoOgunOriginal(op): 8:20am On Jun 05, 2021 |
The Ogun State Public Works Agency (OGPWA), has commenced the repairs of another phase of township roads in the three Senatorial Districts of the State, just as 62 roads were recently completed. The General Manager of the Agency, Arch. Gbenga Akintola, made this known in an interview with journalists in Abeokuta. He said the roads include Salawu Olabode avenue Ewang Estate, Ago Ika-Agura-Kobiti junction, Bajomo street, Ayetoro garage, Lafenwa, Somorin-Iyangbu, Orile Ifo, Ifo all in Ogun Central. Arch. Akintola added that in Ogun West, Okede Palace road, Ota, Eggua-Igbogila road, and Prof. Asiwaju Road, Imeko, have also been considered for rehabilitation, while others like Ereko, Ijebu-Ode, Ijari-Erunwon-Ilese Barrack, Odogbolu-Aiyepe, Tasued Internal, Asaiye, Sagamu, Awolowo way, Ikenne, General Hospital, Iperu and Iperu-Ilisan roundabout, in Ogun East are also receiving repairs. The General Manager stated that the Agency was poised to repair and re-habilitate roads as possible, expressing delight at the unrelenting effort by the present administration in the provision of good road network across the State. https://startrendinternational.com/ogpwa-commences-another-phase-of-road-repairs-cautions-road-users/ Cc lalasticlala Mynd44
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| Politics › Ogun Completes Arakanga Dam Rehabilitation, Set To Distribute Potable Water. by OmoOgunOriginal(op): 7:08pm On Jun 04, 2021 |
The challenges experienced by residents of Abeokuta and its environs in their quest for potable water will soon be over, as the completion of the Arakanga Water Works has been achieved.https://brandspurng.com/2021/06/04/ogun-completes-arakanga-dam-rehabilitation-set-to-distribute-potable-water/ 2 Likes
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| Crime › Gunshot Rocks Ogun Poly, Lecturers Flee by OmoOgunOriginal(op): 9:19pm On Jun 03, 2021*. Modified: 10:46pm On Jun 03, 2021 |
Both the teaching and non-teaching staff of the D. S Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic, Itori, Ewekoro, Ogun State on Thursday, scampered for safety following the sporadic gunshots in the premises. Our correspondent gathered that the sound of gunshots was heard shortly after the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Ogun State chapter gained entry into the premises of the institution. It was gathered that the incident rekindled the last year assassination of one of the lecturers in the school which happened at the gate. The incident happened 24 hours after students blocked the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway to protest against the management over examination matters. A video that had gone viral showed how the protesters humiliated the Special Assistant to the State Governor on Students Matters, Azeez Adeyemi during the protest. It was learnt that NANS had been factionalised into two groups with Adeyemi leading one of the factions. Further findings revealed that the visit of NANS loyal to Adeyemi was seen as an attempt to launch a reprisal attack on the other faction. A source told our correspondent that both teaching and non-teaching staff became agitated following the sound of gunshots and scampered for safety. According to the source, “Nobody knows what is going to happen next to any staff in the institution as the situation is getting serious by the day.” The NANS leaders reportedly stormed the institution in a tinted Jeep with NASS number plate. They allegedly blocked a gate that led to the entrance of the Rector’s office. Gunshot rocks Ogun poly, lecturers fleeWhen contacted, NANS chairman, Damilola Simeon denied knowing anything about the shooting. He confirmed that there was sound of gunshots shortly after he and his team arrived at the campus. Explaining the rationale behind the visit, he said he was in the school at the invitation of the Acting Rector, Job-Kehinde Olatunji. “I received a call from the Rector who told me the management and the students have reached an agreement over the last protest. I went there to meet with the Rector,” he said. The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Yinka Adegbite said there was no casualty. He said, “The NANS EXCO in Ogun State led by their Chairman, Comrade Damilola Simeon came to register their displeasure over how their chairman was treated yesterday. The matter of yesterday became a mob action, nobody could point out who attacked their chairman. “But in any case, the chairman was reportedly attacked, and so they came this morning to register their displeasure. While we were inside discussing with them, we heard the loud bangs outside. “We didn’t see any gun, and so I can’t say much. When people heard the sound, they got scared and assumed it was gunshot https://punchng.com/gunshot-rocks-ogun-poly-lecturers-flee/
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| Education › Ogun Students Laud Abiodun Over Bursary Payment by OmoOgunOriginal(op): 12:36am On Jun 03, 2021 |
The National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS) on Wednesday commended Gov. Dapo Abiodun for paying bursary to indigenes of the state studying in various tertiary institutions across the country. Mr Gbemileke Ogunrombi, the National President, NAOSS, gave the commendation during a press conference in Abeokuta. Ogunrombi appreciated the state governor for keeping to his promise, saying that the bursary payment came eight years after previous administrations stopped it. He said the payment would go a long way in motivating the students to focus on their studies. He said, “I am glad to inform you that the Ogun State Government has commenced the payment of bursary to students who are indigenes of the state studying in various tertiary institutions across the country.” He said that the beneficiaries of the bursary were those whose data had been captured by their various institutions and sent to the government for payment. He implored other students who were yet to provide the government with their data to do so as soon as possible. Ogunrombi noted that the governor’s gesture had restored the faith and trust that students once had in government. He expressed displeasure with the state ministry of education for bypassing and shutting out the association in the process of collating the data of students and payment of the bursary. “According to the government, about 276,000 students who are indigenes of Ogun have been captured for the bursary payment. “The association wonders how the government got the figures. The government, through the ministry of education, ought to have carried the association along in the process. “We fear that with this, Ogun students who truly deserve the bursary might not get what is rightfully due to them,” he said. Ogunrombi said that NAOSS as the representative of Ogun students had put measures in place to monitor the payment of the bursary to deserving students. He said that the state governor had particularly turned the fortunes of education in the state around for good and also performed creditably in other sectors. https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2021/06/02/ogun-students-laud-abiodun-over-bursary-payment/ Cc lalasticlala Mynd44
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| Career › Re: Learn Coding The Easiest Way by OmoOgunOriginal(f): 8:27pm On Jun 02, 2021 |
buyquick100:Join the Python class. You are welcome |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Trump Shuts Down Blog by OmoOgunOriginal(f): 8:14pm On Jun 02, 2021 |
Lool I love it |
| Politics › Dapo Abiodun: We Reconstructed, Rehabilitated 600km Roads In Two Years by OmoOgunOriginal(op): 7:16pm On Jun 02, 2021 |
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun says his administration has reconstructed 34 roads spanning over 270km, while another set of 41 roads benefited from rehabilitation covering over 322km in the past two years.https://dailytrust.com/we-reconstructed-rehabilitated-600km-roads-in-two-years-gov-abiodun 2 Likes
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| Crime › Two Nabbed In Ogun With Car Stolen From Lagos by OmoOgunOriginal(op): 1:54pm On Jun 02, 2021 |
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspected robbers, who were escaping with a vehicle stolen in Lagos State. The Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun State, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Oyeyemi said the suspects, Raymond Chukwudi and Ekene Okoro, were arrested by men of the Federal Highway Patrol at Ajebandele, a boundary between Ogun and Ondo states, while on stop-and-search. He said the suspects were arrested on Tuesday. Oyeyemi stated, “During the operation, the operatives stopped a Toyota Fortuner SUV with number plate AGL 834 GU with three occupants. “On interrogation, the occupants, whose countenance was suspicious, were unable to give satisfactory information about the vehicle; hence the policemen put a call through to the owner, whose phone number was seen on the particulars, for further enquiries. “Sensing that the game was up, one of the occupants took to his heels, while the other two were quickly apprehended. “The owner of the vehicle was later contacted and he explained that the robbers invaded his house on Iriferiogoma Street, Lakowe Phase 2, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, where they forcefully dispossessed him of the vehicle. “The two suspects were handed over to the DPO, Ogbere, for investigation.” The PPRO added that the Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the state Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for onward transfer to the Lagos State Police Command, which would prosecute them. https://punchng.com/two-nabbed-in-ogun-with-car-stolen-from-lagos/
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| Health › Smoking Among Ogun Secondary School Students Worries Govt, Mounts Campaign by OmoOgunOriginal(op): 8:35am On Jun 01, 2021 |
OGUN State government has expressed worries over the prevalence of smoking among secondary school students in the state. The government said it had intensified campaigns against drug abuse and cigarette smoking by students of public and private schools in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, who disclosed these on Monday, said 3,200 young children and teenagers under 18 years, smoked their first cigarette while more than 2,100 young adults became daily smokers. Coker said this while addressing newsmen to kick-start an awareness campaign against smoking to mark the 2021 World No Tobacco Day in Abeokuta, the state capital. She said the Ministry of Health through the state Drug Control Committee had been engaging secondary school students across the state to discourage them from smoking and the use of illicit drugs. Coker said part of the efforts of the state to curb smoking and drug abuse among students was the establishment of Drug free clubs in both public and private secondary schools. The commissioner said, 16,800 Nigerians die of tobacco-related illness annually. She said cigarette smoke contained more than 7,000 harmful chemicals, “70 of which are known to cause cancer.” Coker said, “Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death in the world. It kills more people than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. On the average, the life expectancy of a smoker is 10 years less than a non-smoker.” https://punchng.com/smoking-among-ogun-secondary-school-students-worries-govt-mounts-campaign/ 1 Like |
| Politics › Investors Laud Abiodun On Reconstruction Of Agbara-Lusada-Atan Road by OmoOgunOriginal(op): 8:08am On Jun 01, 2021 |
Investors operating in Agbara, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State have lauded Governor Dapo Abiodun for the commencement of the reconstruction of the Agbara – Lusada – Atan Road and implementing policies that have led to an improved business environment in the area.https://businessday.ng/news/article/investors-laud-abiodun-on-reconstruction-of-agbara-lusada-atan-road/ 4 Likes
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| Health › Ogun Governor’s Wife Urges Action On Menstrual Hygiene Issues by OmoOgunOriginal(op): 10:20am On May 31, 2021 |
The wife of Ogun State Governor, Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun, has called for actions to address issues around menstrual hygiene as well as creation of more awareness to change the negative social norms around it. In the same vein, Prime Diamond Initiative for Community Health (PDICH) has said it aims to empower over 500 women through the production and distribution of sanitary products in Plateau State. Also, the Centre for Media Advocacy for Mother and Child (CAMAC) has distributed free sanitary pads to 100 girls from Abakwa Community in Kaduna North and Government Secondary, Ungwan Boro, in Chikun Local Council. The Executive Director of CAMAC, Alex Uangbaoje, described the gesture as a continuation of a campaign launched in 2020. During an event yesterday to mark the World Menstrual Hygiene Day at Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, Mrs. Abiodun said it was imperative for the girl to have proper and adequate knowledge about her monthly cycle to remain healthy and attain quality education. Theme of this year’s edition is ‘Action and Investment in Menstrual Hygiene and Health’. According to her, no young girl should be deprived of education due to ignorance, which had led some girls to make poor personal decisions about their sexual and reproductive health, resulting in early pregnancies and child marriages. She condemned some communities with cultural and religious bias for menstruation, submitting that such had deprived a lot of girls of educational opportunities, impeding women and girls around the world from reaching their full potential and causing a general deterioration in health. She called on entrepreneurs and investors to produce sanitary pads, urging environmentalists to also offer reusable pads. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, in his goodwill message, appreciated the various initiatives of Mrs. Abiodun towards the wellbeing of Ogun people, particularly women. Meanwhile, PDICH expressed concern that a large number of girls in Nigeria, particularly in rural communities, do not have access to sanitary protection, thus obstructing their access to education, economic and social activities. Founder of the initiative, Chinasa Onukegbe (Nas Ebiere), noted in Abuja at the weekend that this not only individuals’ life would be affected but also career prospects a well as the entire community they live in. https://m.guardian.ng/news/ogun-governors-wife-urges-action-on-menstrual-hygiene-issues/ Cc lalasticlala Mynd44
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| Politics › Re: We've Arrested Ahmed Gulak's Killers - Police Labelled Them IPOB Members by OmoOgunOriginal(f): 10:17am On May 31, 2021 |
Labelled them as IPOB members or they were IPOB members? |
| Crime › Six Arrested For Railway Vandalism In Ogun by OmoOgunOriginal(op): 10:06am On May 31, 2021 |
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested six persons for vandalising railway fittings in the Oteyi area of Ibogun in Ifo Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, Taiwo Ismaila, Egbekunle Abiodun, Abdullah Sanni, Nuru Ibrahim, Wasiu Aweda and Babatunde Sikiru were arrested following information received by the the DPO Ibogun division that vandals were removing some rods along the rail line. Police spokesman Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement, said the Divisional Police Officer Samuel Oladele led his men to the scene where the six suspects were apprehended. Abimbola said 27 rail iron rods, two burning torch with hose, six long cylinders, three short cylinders and one intercolder Volvo Truck with registration number SMK 61 XY were recovered from the suspects. According to him, the commissioner of police Edward Ajogun has ordered the transfer of the suspects to state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and diligent prosecution. https://thenationonlineng.net/six-arrested-for-railway-vandalism-in-ogun/ |
| Politics › Abiodun Celebrates 61st Birthday At Orphanage by OmoOgunOriginal(op): 9:53am On May 30, 2021*. Modified: 6:42pm On May 30, 2021 |
Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, yesterday celebrated his 61st birthday with children at the state owned Stella Obasanjo Children’s Home, Abeokuta, advising them not to allow present circumstances deter them from actualising their life aspirations. Abiodun, who was accompanied by members of the State Executive Council, admonished the children not to settle for anything less in the course of pursuing their life dreams. The governor, who pledged to always make himself available for the children, urged them to improve themselves to attain greater heights in future and become good citizens of the country. He assured that each of the children at the orphanage would be presented with befitting luxury gift items from the state to mark their respective birthdays, beginning from yesterday. The governor presented the orphanage with sets of computers and food items, among others, to the children’s home, while the computer section of the orphanage was also commissioned. In his state broadcast on the scorecard of his administration in the last two years, Governor Abiodun said the administration had recorded giant strides since it came on board two years ago, despite the COVID-19 outbreak and other challenges. Scoring his administration high, the governor said even strident critics of his government concurred that it had made positive impacts in housing, infrastructure, education, health, agriculture, youth empowerment and other critical sectors. “Ours is a promise-keeping administration,” he said, adding that his government would continue to be strategic and deliberate in the allocation of resources. He said that Ogun State under his leadership would continue to prioritise projects that have direct and positive impact on the people and remain frugal in the management of the “commonwealth”. He said his government would sustain the tempo of good governance, asking residents to expect more projects in housing, health and education, among others. The governor said he was at peace with himself and delighted that he stuck with the promise he made to deliver good governance and espouse a government that would be fair, just, equitable, accountable, open, transparent, inclusive and obey the rule of law when he was sworn-in as the fifth civilian governor of Ogun State about 731 days ago. He said: “In my inaugural speech, I made a covenant with God and the good people of Ogun State that I would provide good governance, that is a government that is fair, just, equitable, accountable, open, transparent, inclusive and obeys the rule of law. “Two years down the line, I am proud to say that we are a promise-keeping administration. We have either fulfilled or are fulfilling all our electoral promises in practical terms.” He said his administration did not allow the challenges of COVID-19 and #EndSARS protest to dampen its resolve to deliver on his electoral promises to the people of Ogun State, noting that his first year in office witnessed commencement and completion of some infrastructural projects across the state. Highlighting some projects espoused by his administration in 24 months, Abiodun said no fewer than 34 roads spanning over 270km had been reconstructed, while another set of 41 roads had benefitted from rehabilitation covering over 322 km. He said: “We have worked on over 600km of rural, intra-state, and inter-state roads spread across the three senatorial districts of the state in line with our commitment to even development of the state and the completion of inherited projects that benefit the citizens. “It is important to note that some of the reconstructed roads are Federal Government roads, which we have been compelled to do because citizens do not care about the ownership of the roads, but geo-locate the pains they experience at the point of contact. “Your government is committed to bringing relief to our citizens regardless of the cause or source of the discomfort. “The reconstructed roads include our arterial roads linking us with Lagos State, such as Ray Power Road and Ikola/Navy-Osi-Ota Road in Ota which were commissioned three days ago; Ijebu -Ode to Epe Road, scheduled for commissioning in the next few days; and Atan – Lusada-Agbara Road which was flagged off last month and is due for completion in 15 months. “Of note also is the reconstruction of Abeokuta-Sagamu Interchange, the major road to the state capital. There are several other roads spread across the state that are either completed or at various stages of completion at an average of three roads per each of the 20 local government areas.” The governor thanked members of the state’s executive council for their service and dedication, the state House of Assembly, development partners, the judiciary and the people of the state for their trust and commitment to the success story of the Ogun State project. https://thenationonlineng.net/abiodun-celebrates-61st-birthday-at-orphanage/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j34S_t0eonY
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| Sports › Re: UCL Finals: Chelsea Practising Penalties After Man Utd’s Heartbreak - Tuchel by OmoOgunOriginal(f): 9:44am On May 29, 2021 |
It will still end in tears 54 Likes |
| Politics › Re: COAS Appointment Is A Missed Opportunity For Unity - Farooq A. Kperogi by OmoOgunOriginal(f): 9:22am On May 29, 2021 |
This is a whole lot of hogwash. You people don't want equity. You want nepotism that favours you. So Buhari should appoint an Igbo man then the Defence Chiefs will now be three Southerners and one Northerner? To these folks, it's okay if North is marginalised to favour South. Smh. Why was there no epistle like this when the present Chief of Defense Staff, Irabor succeed another Southern Christian? |
| Politics › Dapo Abiodun @61: Come, Let Us Rejoice by OmoOgunOriginal(op): 9:14am On May 29, 2021 |
Today, Prince Dapo Abiodun, Ogun State’s fifth democratically elected helmsman, clocks three scores plus one. It is, as usual since 2019 when he mounted the saddle, a double-tiered song and dance, for this is also the day that he clocks two years in office, two solid years of phenomenal feats in a Build Our Future Together movement. Many would say that the celebrations have been richly earned, but Governor Abiodun will let no one forget that being alive and in good health has not come by the arm of the flesh. It has all been by the grace of the Almighty God in whose lustre he (Abiodun) basks, firmly believing that whatever He does, He does so well, and that the future with grace at the steering wheel is beyond assured. This is not merely fortuitous, and the fact that Prince Abiodun reckons that he might one day become a preacher of the gospel is not even under consideration right now. The point is that in the last 61 years, he has, for want of a better phrase, confronted more than a fair share of baptisms of fire. From serious health challenges that almost took the wind out of his sails to perils on the road stoked by men of the underworld; from character assassination by trusted allies to hollow promises by friends intent on nothing but personal gain, however dishonestly obtained; from persecution by the Ogun State political establishment when he threw his hat in the ring to the purveyance of falsehood by opposition desperadoes when, eventually, he made it after a decade of trials. The Iperu-born Prince, business mogul and consummate administrator has seen it all. From 1998 when he got elected to a senatorial position under the defunct United Nigeria Congress Party and late that year when he introduced the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State but bowed to party wishes and supported Otunba Gbenga Daniel for the Oke Mosan job, to 2007 when, again, he bowed to party supremacy and conceded the Senate race, to 2011 and 2015 when he threw his structures behind Senator Ibikunle Amosun to clinch the Ogun top job, Abiodun has faced battle after battle. Success has not come on a silver platter: it has been a case of per ardua ad astra, “through difficulties to the stars,” as the Royal Air Force proclaims in pursuit of triumph. And so, praises and adorations to the Lord of all will occupy the most substantial portions of today as Abiodun exults in the joy of The Lord. Proverbs are the horse on which words ride in the land of Oduduwa, and if a word is lost, it is with proverbs that it is retrieved: character, say the Yoruba, is beauty. And on this point hangs the first aspect of the personality of Governor Abiodun that deserves ample mention. Governor Abiodun is, to say the least, a man of character; an Omoluabi, in the full Yoruba conceptualisation of the term. Entrusted with power, he has not gone haywire, as is the wont of many in this clime. He does not rail at elders in the name of political braggadocio; he does not use dirty and uncouth language even when justly aggrieved; he has not used the instrumentality of state power to constitute himself into a glorified lout. He exudes refinement, and refinement is a critical need of every society’s leadership. Abiodun is not without his own fair share of human foibles. But when leaders come on the scene in this clime, with the value of self-effacement, of discipline, of self-denial and of comportment, they deserve applause. The nation teems with brilliant rogues in Athe corridors of power but Abiodun presents a difference we must embrace if we want true progress. In choosing not to habitually pick quarrels with people or be drawn into the murky waters in which political charlatans swim every day, Abiodun is not being a coward: he is being a man of character. Character is beauty, and as the timeless poet John Keats writes in his epochal poem, Ode on a Grecian Urn: “Beauty is truth, truth beauty—that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.” Many in political circles thought that immediately upon assuming office, Abiodun would root out the over 1000 workers clandestinely and improperly thrust on the state’s wage bill in the twilight of the Ibikunle Amosun administration. But their qualms proved to be of no movement: the governor chose to regularise their appointments, together with those of a slew of permanent secretaries. That was a political sermon without sophistry: politics must be without bitterness. Enthralled by his open embrace of all, high-profile politicians in the opposition have cast their lot for Abiodun. The roll call includes a two-time governor of the state, Otunba Gbenga Daniel and a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole; Alhaja Salmot Badru, a former deputy governor of the state, and Prince Gboyega Isiaka, candidate of the African Democratic Congress and a main challenger during the 2019 governorship election. The list also includes Apostle Dave Salako, a two-time member of the House of Representatives; Elder Joju Fadairo, former state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party; and Chief Pegba Otemolu, former state secretary of the PDP, among others. Unlike some, Dapo Abiodun did not come into office as a career politician. He was already established in the oil and gas and security world before he toed the path of partisan politicking. As many would no doubt recall, it was to him that the Lagos State military government turned in the early 90s when the state was under the siege of robbers, especially from the neighbouring countries. He developed a car-tracking mechanism that saved lives, and the Rapid Response Squad of the state comprising mobile policemen was placed under his control. And since being sworn-in as the fifth democratically elected governor of Ogun State on May 29, 2019, he has left no one in doubt about his administration’s interest and focus on the information superhighway, launching the Ogun TechHUB described as an innovation hub that provides ideal conditions for entrepreneurs to collaborate, flourish and accelerate the growth of their businesses, the Ogun Technopreneurship Programme which has the crucial objective of nurturing high quality ideas in various industries to become tech-start-ups and Tech-SMEs, and the Ogun Innovate Start-up meant to empower people in the state with essential skills needed to succeed in business, to create opportunities for entrepreneurs and to empower the unemployed. It is a fitting tribute to his genius that the ICT industry accounts for more than 21 per cent of Ogun State’s GDP while providing countless job opportunities for the growing educated and creative citizenry. The witness of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is apposite here: “Bridging the digital divide in the state will begin to improve education outcomes and provide opportunities for improved access to education across the state starting from primary to the tertiary level. The digital revolution that this project will bring will be a game-changer in every aspect of the socio-economic life of the state.” Excellence is inevitable in Ogun at this moment, and going forward. The event, the operatives of the security outfit had been carefully selected and trained to secure lives and property, while the state government has provided the outfit with vehicles, motorcycles, communication gadgets, technical back-ups and the political will for an effective take-off and efficient operation. In November last year, he inaugurated the Adire Digital Market at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta, advocating the promotion of Nigeria’s indigenous fabrics to the world and affirming that adire fabric could be adopted as national wear for athletes during sporting engagements. The first phase of the Agro-Cargo Airport at Ilisan-Remo in Ikenne Local Government Area of the state would be ready by May next year. The cargo airport, a heteropolis (complete airport city), would have a special agro-processing zone, with factories where raw materials could be turned into final products for export, and would, in fact, be complemented with the first international testing centre where goods would be evaluated for export. Prince Dapo Abiodun comes seasoned with experience from the corporate and political worlds, a man of deep introspection, high intellect and passion to make real, verifiable change in the lives of people; a game-changer built for the toughest of times, a technocrat with a difference; a master administrator fully cognizant of the place of a stellar cast of committed individuals in driving developmental agenda, the values of teamwork, the gains of data-driven governance and, of course, the rewards of perseverance. Akinmade, a former Commissioner for Information in Ondo State, sent this piece via kayodeakinmade809@gmail.com https://punchng.com/dapo-abiodun-61-come-let-us-rejoice/
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| Education › 2021 Children’s Day: Governor Abiodun Gifts Scholarship To SSS 2 Student by OmoOgunOriginal(op): 11:52am On May 28, 2021 |
Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, approved a full scholarship for a public secondary student, Oyinbo Precious, to commemorate the 2021 celebration of the World Children’s Day.https://businessday.ng/news/article/2021-childrens-day-abiodun-gifts-scholarship-to-sss-2-student/ 3 Likes
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| Education › NOUN Matriculates 37 Abeokuta Inmates by OmoOgunOriginal(op): 10:00am On May 28, 2021 |
Thirty-seven inmates of the Ibara Custodial Centre of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Ogun State Command have been matriculated by the National Open University of Nigeria.https://punchng.com/noun-matriculates-37-abeokuta-inmates/ 3 Likes 1 Share
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| Investment › Re: Where Do I Invest #20000 Monthly For Five Years? by OmoOgunOriginal(f): 10:13pm On May 27, 2021 |
Try either Piggyvest or Cowrywise. Check your appstore for either of them. You are welcome. 1 Like |
| Politics › Gov Abiodun Approves Two Security Guards For Schools In Ogun State by OmoOgunOriginal(op): 7:53pm On May 27, 2021 |
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has approved the employment of two security guards for every primary and secondary school in the state due to the rising insecurity in the nation. Abiodun stated this during the 7th Quadrennial (15th) State Delegates’ Conference of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT ) held in Abeokuta. The governor, represented by the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Abayomi Arigbabu, stated that the measure was to strengthen the security of the students, teachers, and schools. The governor explained, “On security challenges in our school, we have approved the employment of two security men each in all schools throughout the state. “We have also discussed with NSCDC, looking into the possibility of using them as part of the security measures in our schools.” Mr Abiodun added that his administration had rehabilitated 236 primary schools across all wards in the state. https://www.withinnigeria.com/news/2021/05/27/gov-abiodun-approves-two-security-guards-for-schools-in-ogun-state/amp/
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| Politics › Re: Gani Adams: South-West Ready To Die In Pursuit Of Oduduwa Republic by OmoOgunOriginal(f): 7:39pm On May 27, 2021 |
Kwanza:Only him and his family are ready to die abeg. Him and who? |
| Politics › Governor Dapo Abiodun Inaugurates 4.92Km Roads In Ado-Odo/Ota LG by OmoOgunOriginal(op): 9:10pm On May 26, 2021 |
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday, inaugurated 4.92km roads in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the State.https://tribuneonlineng.com/abiodun-inaugurates-4-92km-roads-in-ado-odo-ota-lg/ 4 Likes
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| Politics › Osoba: How Daniel, Amosun Traumatised Me For 16 Years by OmoOgunOriginal(op): 3:06am On May 26, 2021 |
Former Governor of Ogun State, Segun Osoba, on Tuesday, described the first 16 years after he left office as governor of the state as traumatic.https://punchng.com/how-daniel-amosun-traumatised-me-for-16-years-osoba/ 1 Like
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| Politics › Re: Our Governors Are Our Problems by OmoOgunOriginal(f): 1:55pm On May 25, 2021 |
IlovePMB:Lool. People talk about Imo Governorship decision and say it was Buhari. Why did PDP then win in Zamfara and Bayelsa despite losing at the poll? The problem with partisan people is that they see everything as partisan. Smh 1 Like |
| Education › How FUNAAB Don, Prof Agboola Falsified Age by OmoOgunOriginal(op): 11:49am On May 25, 2021 |
A Professor of Mathematics from Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Prof AbdulAkeem Agboola has been accused of frustrating efforts made by the Academic staff Establishment Unit of the institution to investigate him for allegedly falsifying his age. It was gathered that the Academic staff Establishment Unit’s periodic review discovered that Agboola did not submit his birth certificate, M.sc and Ph.D certificate to the school’s registry. Findings however revealed that this prompted the unit to write Agboola in an internal memo, asking him to submit his missing credentials to its building. The internal memo dated 13th April, 2021 which was obtained by our reporter gave Agboola till 16th April, 2021 to submit the missing documents. It was however discovered that the Professor who replied the memo in another document sighted by this reporter described the memo by the school’s establishment unit as “highly embarrassing and worrisome. Agboola explained in the memo that since he joined the University in 1994, he had participated in at least two staff auditing exercises where originals and photocopies of his certificates were submitted apart from his PhD certificate which he submitted in 2002. The professor in his reply noted that all other documents were submitted in 1994 and all have since been in his personal file with his department, college and register without any complain from the registry. The academician however obliged the unit’s request by sending the requested certificates as sighted in a documents obtained by our reporter. Agboola in the memo said, ” Your memo added April 13 2021 referenced FUNAAB /R/ASP.467/1/207 on the subject is referred. “It is highly embarrassing and worrisome for me to be written that I did not submit my birth certificate to the registry. Since I joined the services in 1994, I have participated in at least two staff auditing exercises where my originals credentials were shown to the panels and photocopies submitted. Apart from my PhD certificate which was submitted in 2002, all my other credentials were submitted in 1994 and they have since been inside my personal file in the department, college and register without any complain from the registry. “I hope someone somewhere is not tempering and playing foul with my personal file in the registry. “Consequent on your request I hereby resubmitted photocopies of following documents to the registry, birth certificate, M.Sc and PhD certificate” The Establishment Unit in its response in another internal memorandum dated 26th April, 2021 and sighted by this reporter however said Agboola’s response to its former memo was “incorrect and needless”. The unit stressed that Agboola submitted a “To whom it may concern letter” as evidence for the completion of his M.sc when he was employed as an assistant lecturer in 1994. The unit also noted that Agboola never submitted a doctoral certificate and birth certificate. Agboola was asked to submit any contrary evidence to the claim by the unit. The Unit noted that after a quick review of the submitted credentials, it discovered a lot of inconsistency in the names on the birth certificate to his doctoral certificate, calling for an explanation from Agboola. The Unit said it also observed that the name on the birth certificate is not in tandem with 60th birthday celebration the Professor had in public place. The Professor was however asked to forward explanation for the inconsistency on the name on the credentials submitted to the Establishment Unit’s building not later than April 29, 2021. The Memo partly read “that the university registry in it’s periodic review, requests for any documents found missing in individual files of staff. “So, the allegation that your files is being tempered with is not only incorrect,but needless. “That you submitted a “To whom it may concern letter as evidence for completion of your M.Sc when employed as assistant lecturer in 1994 not a proper certificate. “There was never a form of submission of any doctoral certificate if you have any contrary evidence kindly submit it “There was no evidence of birth certificate submitted “In any way a quick review of the credentials submitted have shown various inconsistent in the names on them right from your birth certificate, though your doctoral degree certificate. “Consequently, there is immediate need for you to explain these inconsistency as it cannot be safely said that various names on different certificate belong to the same person “It also observed that the date on the birth certificate is not in tandem with the 60th birthday celebration you had recently had in public space “You are expected to forward the explanation for the inconsistencies in the name on your credentials to the academic staff establishment unit not later than Thursday April 29,2021”. Findings by this reporter revealed that the institution has set up an Investigative panel to look into the alleged age falsification by the professor. Further findings however revealed that Prof. Agboola has been frustrating the effort of the panel. It was gathered that the professor was against some of the people in the panel and has allegedly refused to face the panel since it was set up. One of the panel members who pleaded anonymity said, “We suppose to sit last week on Prof. Agboola matter, but he has refused to show up. “He is frustrating the panel so that we can change some people and put his own people there.” When contacted on the allegations leveled against him, Prof Agboola insisted that he was not involved in any age falsification case. His words ” If you can not reveal your source then keep it to your self, I am not involved in any age falsification case”. https://nigeriastandardng.com/how-university-don-prof-agboola-falsified-age-allegedly-frustrating-investigative-panel/
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| Crime › Four Arrested For Hijacking Trailer Load Of Golden Penny Flour In Ogun by OmoOgunOriginal(op): 5:50pm On May 24, 2021 |
Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested four members of an armed robbery gang, who hijacked a trailer load of Golden Penny Flour, along Shagamu-Ijebu Ode expressway on the 16th of April 2021. The suspects, according to a statement issued by the command image maker, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, included Eze Anthony Sopruchuckwu, Eze Chijoke Edeh, Olalekan Ayodele Muritala, and Samuel Johnson were all arrested following a report lodged at Ikenne divisional headquarters. Oyeyemi added that, it was reported at Ikenne Police station that a trailer, with registration number ANG 57 LG, loaded with 600 bags of Golden Penny flour and driven by one Ahmed Tiamiyu was hijacked along the expressway, while the driver and his motor boy were taken into the bush, where their hands were tied to their backs and their mouths sellotaped, before taken away the truck and the flours”. Upon the report, the Commissioner of Police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun, directed that the case be transferred to Special Enquiry Bureau at state headquarters Eleweran for discreet investigation. Oyeyemi added that DSP Ade Akiti led squad swung into action and embarked on technical and intelligence-based investigation that paid off, when one of the suspects was traced to Ikorodu in Lagos State and promptly arrested. “His arrest led to the arrest of three others, while 175 bags of Golden Penny flour were recovered from the warehouse of the gang leader, Eze Anthony”. Ajogun, while commending the painstaking investigation done by the team, has ordered that the remaining members of the gang must be hunted for and brought to book. https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/05/four-arrested-for-hijacking-trailer-load-of-golden-penny-flour-in-ogun/
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