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  The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali has announced the commencement of a three-day election security management workshop series in the Southwest Zone in Ibadan, Oyo State. According to him, the workshop with the theme, “The 2023 General Election: Enhancing National Security Capacity for a Secure and Credible Electoral Process in Nigeria”, will run from Monday 29th till Wednesday 31st August 2022 at  Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resort, Oloyo Village, Ona-Ara Local Government Area, Oyo State. He added that the workshop is part of efforts at ensuring a hitch free general elections in 2023. “The programme, which is designed to raise the level of sensitisation and security awareness, will have in attendance relevant stakeholders involved with the process”, the statement read.

  Four Chemical Engineering graduates of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, have been awarded fully funded scholarships at the Louisiana State University(LSU), Los Angeles, United States. Mr Olalekan Fadeyi, the Principal Assistant Registrar, Public and Alumni Relations Unit of the University made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Fadeyi said that the four students were directly admitted into PhD programme with their first degrees into the university. He said that it was the first time that four graduates of Chemical Engineering in LAUTECH were admitted into a PhD programme in the same academic session. “Based on the previous interactions between LAUTECH and LSU, the Department of Chemical Engineering got a call from Louisiana State University to present scholarship awards to best students from the department. “The students are: Otusanya Gabriel Tobi (Class of 2017), Oluwole Titilayo Deborah (Class of 2018), Dauda, Monsuru O...

    The hypothesis which states that words, either written or spoken, are the worst enemy of despots and totalitarian regimes has been tested overtime. Words are lethal, superior to mortars and armaments of war and penetrate deeper than bullets. Words are equally known to eventually precipitate the collapse of despotic regimes. It then stands to reason that dictators must wage war on words. Merve Buyuksarac found out the above when it was almost too late. Crowned Miss Turkey in 2006, Merve’s brush with the imperial power of Recep Tayyip Erdogan began like a joke. On her Instagram page, assuming that poetic license shawled her from the biting proboscis of imperial power, she poured scum at what she referred to as high level corruption and sleaze in Turkey. Couching this in very inviting poetic lines, Merve located Erdogan as the kingpin and epicenter of the rot. Pronto, as the Americans say, she was arrested and on May 31, given a suspended prison sentence of 14 months. Turkey ...

  Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday, paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Aseyin of Iseyin, Oba Abdulganiy Salawudeen Adekunle Oloogunebi Ajinese 1 at the king’s palace. Chief Obasanjo during the visit prayed for the repose of the soul of the king. He assured the wives and children of the late Aseyin of his support towards their future endeavours. He said: “I was supposed to have been here since the death of Kabiyesi but for many national assignments that have been taking me across Africa and beyond, today we came through Ibadan to check on one of us, Chief Omololu Olunloyo who is critically ill, I pray God gives him quick recovery. “We do not need to be sermonising for you, we cannot blame God for what he has done, our prayer is that all he left behind continue to prosper. “I will still be in constant touch with the palace along with Mayegun (Chief Olayiwola Olakojo) and I will reach out to the Queens and the children with our support,” he...

                          Chris Isiguzo The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has condemned the decision of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to revoke the licenses of 52 broadcast stations in Nigeria. The Union described the decision as a hasty one, noting that it was ill-advised and reckless. NUJ’s National President, Chris Isiguzo, made this known in a statement signed by himself on Friday. Isiguzo said: “Media Release NBC: A hasty decision The decision today by the Industry Regulator, the National Broadcasting Commission – NBC, to revoke the licenses of 52 broadcast stations nationwide over-indebtedness to the Commission was ill-advised. The affected stations, according to NBC, are said to owe arrears of licence fees amounting to ₦2.6 billion since 2015. “Although the Director General of NBC, Malam Balarabe Shehu Ilelah claimed that this development had no political motives, we insist that the action was ill...

  The headline of this piece crawled to my brain while envisaging the pickle of the incessant kidnapping and the burning terrorism unleashed by the men of underworld, metamorphosing this country to an abode of dastardly acts and evil perpetrations which has almost gone haywire. As a patriotic Nigerian, this issue has to be discussed for outright panacea to be proffered swiftly. National dailies are replete with this horrendous news which has thrown gentle Nigerians to the deep pit of fear and state of mind unrest. In July or thereabouts, President Mohammadu Buhari’s convoy was brazenly attacked, two people met their untimely death, left many cars, motors perforated by the sporadic gunshots. This attack, audaciously launched by those people thirsty for blood has been making me to confirm the crystal fact that Nigerians are in replete peril. Frankly, the question that rang into my brain then was: Did the dog want to bite itself with its viperous teeth?  On Sunday,  14th Aug...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the display of voters’ register in Oyo State, following the just-suspended Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). The Administrative Secretary of INEC in the state, Biodun Onikate-Amosu, made this known to journalists in Ibadan, the state capital, in a press statement issued on Monday. According to him, the exercise would give opportunities to those that have been registered ahead of the 2023 general elections to make claims and objections before the final voters’ register would be produced. Onikate-Amosu stated that the one-week exercise, which began on Monday, August 15, will end next week Monday. He added that essence of the exercise is to grant the registered voters access to their information and to scrutinise the preliminary voters’ register towards making claims or raising objections against inclusion of registrants. Onikate-Amosu, however, implored voters, whose information was wrongly taken during the just-...

  The management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso, has denied issuing any statement purportedly announcing the resumption of academic activities on August 18, 2022. It said the resumption statement, which had gone viral, was said to have been signed by the Institution’s Registrar, Dr. Kayode Ogunleye. It however said the statement did not emanate from the University Management. A statement by the spokesman for the institution, Lekan Fadeyi, urged members of the public, especially parents, staff and students to allow the leadership of the University conclude the ongoing efforts at resolving issues militating against the resumption of academic activities after which authentic information will be issued.

  By Sunday Adepoju There has been an avalanche of misconceptions about the issues surrounding the temporary and permanent sites of the Federal Polytechnic, Ayede, Oyo State which is one of the new institutions established by President Muhammadu Buhari administration.  One of the mistaken beliefs about the institution is that a group of influential persons of Ogbomoso bloc had hijacked it from the original location which, according to the government policy, is Ayede in Ogo-Oluwa local government area of Oyo State.  However, due to the needed infrastructure, the institution has taken off operations at its temporary site, the National Centre for Youth Development, located at Iresaapa in Surulere Local government area of the state. The need to ensure the smooth take off of the institution’s operations made the Minister for Youth and Sports Development, Chief Sunday Dare, to graciously approve the centre as the Polytechnic’s temporary site.  The Governing Council, led by...

                  CP Adebowale Williams Oyo State Police Command has urged stakeholders and politicians to embrace peace as the 2023 general elections are fast-approaching. The Oyo State Police Commissioner, Adebowale Williams, at weekend, called on political stakeholders in the state to embrace peace and shun acts capable of truncating peace and tranquility in the state. CP Williams made the call at a Security Sensitization and Awareness meeting with Political Stakeholders in the state ahead of the  electioneering campaign period for the 2023 general elections. According to a statement by the Oyo state police command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Adewale Osifeso, CP Williams disclosed that adequate measures are in place by the Oyo state Police command  towards the realization of a hitch-free campaign period. The Commissioner of Police noted that part of the measures included regular high octane patrols across the lengt...

    By Sunday ADEPOJU On this day, I identify with you and other well meaning Nigerians, both at home and in the Diaspora, to celebrate your birth anniversary. Surely, Ogbomoso birthed so many heroes and heroines who have contributed and who are still contributing meaningfully to the country’s development. In the past, we had many of them. Here is one of the living legacies of the ancient city of Ogbomoso. A cerebral historian and writer of high profile, Mr Folaranmi Adewuyi Adegbite has carved a nitche for himself and has shown magnificent dedication to the development of Ogbomoso and the nation called Nigeria. It is, indeed, an understatement to say that he knows his onions. Adema, as he is fondly called, has authored a number of books and articles. His books, in fact, are historical materials that have been found useful for academic purposes and societal development. He is, no doubt, a historiographer par excellence. He has given assistance to upcoming writers and journalis...

  A National Youth Corps member serving in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Adetuberu Christopher Adetoyese, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment over internet fraud-related offences by the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin. The Court was told that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), while acting on intelligence over the activities of the fraudsters also known as ‘Yahoo-Yahoo, within Ilorin metropolis and its environs recently arrested Adetuberu at Ogele, a suburb of Ilorin last week Wednesday. Justice Ibrahim Yusuf who delivered the judgment found Adetuberu, 28, guilty of the two counts of cybercrime preferred against him by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC. The EFCC Counsel, Sesan Ola, also revealed in the Court that the convict had in the course of the investigation, admitted that he ventured into ‘Yahoo Yahoo Business’ in 2016 and had, among other things, built a house with the proceeds of the illegal activities. The Judge ordered the forfe...

  After spending more than three years working as the governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde will be going on a three-week vacation from Thursday, August 11 to September 2, 2022. While he is away, his deputy, Bayo Lawal, will be serving as the acting governor. It was gathered that the governor had on Wednesday written to the State House of Assembly to intimate the lawmakers of the development. A source in the Assembly confirmed the development, however, adding that the letter was delivered to the office of the Speaker and Clerk around 4:33 pm. Since the beginning of the current 4th Republic, this is the first time a governor of Oyo State would be going on a vacation and transmitting power to the deputy governor to serve as acting governor.

  Following petitions and allegations of abuse of office, non-performance, gross misconduct and financial recklessness against some Local Government Chairmen in Oyo State by their people and other stakeholders, the State House of Assembly has directed all the 33 Council bosses in the State to submit reports of their activities within the next 2weeks. The report must contain detailed information on the income and expenditure of all the LG councils and their Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs and this also includes funds allocation, Internally Generated Revenue, IGR , programs and projects executed between January and July, 2022. The directive was part of the resolutions of the House on Thursday while deliberating on a Motion jointly sponsored by Hon. Babajide Gabriel (Ib North2), Hon. Akeem Mustapha (Kajola) and Hon. Abdullah AbdulRasaq (Ibadan South East 1). The motion reads ” The assessment of these Chairmen in their various domains by stakeholders, politicians, community lead...

   The screening exercise for the recruitment into Oyo State Security Network codenamed ‘Amotekun Corps’ in the Ogbomoso axis commenced on Wednesday. Hundreds of applicants gathered at the Soun Township Stadium in Ogbomoso. The recruitment exercise is part of the efforts of Governor Seyi Makinde’s led administration toward strengthening the security system in the state, especially in the red zone areas.  According to the report, pertinent information was asked from participants and other security tips. Some participants include Members of the Odua People’s Congress OPC, Vigilante Group of Nigeria, Agbekoya, and others.  Findings also revealed there are appreciable numbers of youths who show interest to be recruited for Amotekun Corps. The screening exercise is mainly for four local government areas in Ogbomoso, Ogbomoso North; South Oriire; Ogo -Oluwa, and Surulere which started on Wednesday and  will end on Friday this week. Recall that Ogbomoso town and its en...

                         Late Gbenga Owolabi The Oyo police command has debunked reports making the rounds on social media that the suspected killers of Olugbenga Owolabi, a hotelier, have been arrested. Adewale Osifeso, Oyo police spokesperson, told TheCable, on Monday. Osifeso said the Oyo police command has not made any arrest on the case, adding that investigation into the incident has commenced. “If Oyo state police command makes any arrest concerning cases like this, definitely, we would have done a press conference or briefing and invite journalists to let them know that we have some persons in custody,” he said. “But apparently, since we did not have any of such, what does that imply? A lot of calls have come in about this. We don’t have any of such. Investigations are ongoing as we speak because we have expanded the angles of the investigation. “The CP has directed that the homicide section of the criminal investi...

  The birthday song “For he is a jolly good fellow…” aptly captures the qualities of this quintessential enigma whose birthday is today. Today is, indeed, significant as the boy (back then) journeyed to this world. When the ‘boy’ arrived, Ifá said he would be great; Òpè pointed out that the world would celebrate him. The boy of then has now transformed into a man of great honour and valour and he is now being celebrated today. Sayo Alagbe is an example of Omolúàbí; he is an epitome of knowledge and philosophy. One hardly leaves his presence without gaining a new thing in terms of life and knowledge; no, it’s not possible. He has special angles to special issues. Sayo Alagbe is a counsellor par excellence and has lifted many burdens away from people. Apart from being a thorough-bred journalist of high repute, he is still a ‘ generalist’ – he knows something in everything. Talk about philosophy, education, culture, religion, politics, sports, name it; he is there to have a robust con...

  Joint Security Task Force in Oyo State, Operation Burst, in collaboration with members of the newly formed Southwest security outfit, Amotekun, yesterday, ransacked the entire forest area in Surulere Local government area of Ogbomoso in search of hideouts of kidnappers and other criminals elements. There were reports that the security personnel succeeded in making some critical arrests but yet to disclose the identity of the suspects while some of the criminals were killed in the process. Arms and ammunition were also recovered during the operation.  A hotel, which was said to be owned by a retired security agent, was angrily destroyed by the security agent. The hotel was said to be used as a meeting point by some criminals. There are also reports that a makeshift shop by a tea vendor, popularly known as ‘Mai tea’, which criminals used as an armoury, was uncovered by the security agents. The Commandant of Amotekun Corps in Oyo, Colonel Olayinka Adeyanju (rtd), confirmed to j...

          Governor Seyi Makinde    Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Barr. Abdulrahman Abduraheem has denied insinuations that the state government was planning to return some schools to their original owners, be they missionaries or individuals. The Commissioner, who clarified the State Government’s position in a statement at the weekend added that the government, at no time indicated its readiness to return schools to their original owners. He declared that the only recent event where Governor Seyi Makinde spoke about ownership of schools was at Loyola College during the commissioning of a Hall named after the Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, where he only advised members of the Old Students Association to direct their request to the Ministry of Education. According to the Commissioner, the state government had drawn up a Memorandum of Understanding to guide the planned takeover of Government College, Ibada...

            Late Rachael Opadele Tears, emotions on Friday when family members and friends gathered to inter the remains of a final student of the Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Rachael Opadele, at the Baptist Conference Cemetery, Aroje, Ogbomoso. Opadele was abducted by gunmen last week alongside Mr Olugbenga Owolabi; owner of a hotel where she worked part-time due to the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. They were both killed on Wednesday by their abductors despite payment of N5m ransom. Owolabi was said to be living in Maryland, United States of America and recently decided to invest in a hospitality business in Ogbomoso. The hotel was said to have been opened in December 2021 and he was killed a few months after. Sources said he travelled outside of the country a few weeks ago and only returned to Ogbomoso the day he was kidnapped by the hoodlums. Rachael’s corpse was taken from the mortuary to the burial for ...

  Ogbomoso Consultative Council,  under the leadership of General Oladayo Popoola (rtd), a former military governor of old Oyo and Ogun states; Justice Afolabi Adeniran (rtd), an ex-Chief Justice of Oyo state; and Dr Saka Balogun, a former university don, has slated for Monday, August 8, a sensitization rally on security, starting 9:00am. The event, which is scheduled to come up at Takie Square in the city, is expected to be attended by a large crowd of residents. This information is contained in a press release issued by the broad-based socio-cultural organization. The press release titled, “Security deterioration: Ogbomoso to hold awareness rally,” states, “In view of the deteriorating security situation in Ogbomoso zone, as evident in recent waves of kidnapping for ransom and killing of victims, the Ogbomoso Consultative Council (OCC) led by Major General Oladayo Popoola OFR rtd, Justice Afolabi Adeniran (rtd) and Dr Saka Balogun in consultation with the elders of the commu...

  The Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested a member of the National Youth Service Corps, Adetuberu Adetoyese, who is serving in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, over alleged cybercrime. Adetoyese, 28, who hailed from Ilesa in the Ilesa West Local Government Area of Osun State, was arrested at Ogele, Eyenkorin, in the Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State. A statement by the Head of Media and Publicity, EFCC, Wilson Uwajuaren, on Thursday, said the suspect’s arrest followed credible intelligence on the activities of Internet fraudsters in the Ilorin metropolis and its environs. Items reportedly recovered from the suspect included a Lexus car, worth N4m, a laptop, an iPhone 11 Proma,x, and a Samsung S9 Plus. “In the course of an investigation, Adetoyese revealed that he ventured into Yahoo Yahoo in 2016 and had, among other things, built a house and sponsored himself in school with the proceeds of the illegal activities,” the EFC...

  By Ogunwoye Samson For more than a year now, the presence and dominance of Terrorists and Bandits in major forests of Niger State have been confirmed by both Security agencies and State Government. There are damning reports and evidence that Terrorists have hoisted their flags in the State with hundreds of villages paying Tributes to this dreaded-men because the people have lost hope in the ability of Nigeria Government to rescue and secure them. Ogbomoso remains the first major Southwest Town that borders the Northern Nigeria. The significance of Ogbomoso to the security of Yoruba land is very obvious. Ogbomoso to Bida Axis where terrorists have held sway is about 300km. This simply means the violent men are by our doorstep. Looking at Ogbomoso in the anal of history, Five powerful Are Onakankanfo, Yoruba Generalissimo have emanated from the Axis defending Yoruba people against internal and external invaders. Warriors from Ogbomoso were valiant in their rigid resistance against ...

                          Late Gbenga Owolabi By Debo ADEOSUN A few days ago, I was engrossed in a heated argument with a friend who would, in a matter of weeks, be relocating to the United Kingdom. Of course, he is just one of the families I know who have concluded plans to leave. Many of my friends have since left with their entire families, having given up on their fatherland. The argument had centred around my friend’s determination to sell his house and never to return to Nigeria for any reason in the future, kind of burning the bridges behind him. I argued that North or South, East or West, there will never be any place like home. Home? He insisted home didn’t have to be your home town, state of origin or country. Then, I remembered my late mother always saying IBI TOKAN ENI BA TI BALE NILE ENI – Home is that place where you’re at peace and your mind is at rest. As I drove back home from my friend’s house, I began to...

  Ogbomoso indigenes and residents are airing their worries over the continuous delay in the announcement of a new monarch of the town, after the passing of the late Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi, Ajagungbade III. According to an investigation, the delay in announcing and subsequently presenting the Staff of Office to the new Oba is not unconnected with the alleged petitions by some of the candidates who lost out during the contest. Recall some concerned groups whose family members had lost out submitted petitions to the state government, challenging the process of selection and they are awaiting a response from the government. It will be recalled that out of the 23 bonafide sons of Ogbomoso who jostled for the vacant stool, Prince Afolabi Ghandi Laoye, a U.S based Redeem Christian Church of Christ, RCCG, Pastor, was declared the Soun-designate by the kingmakers, a situation which generated uproar among the stakeholders family, kingmakers and other critical stakeholder...

  The Student Union Government (SUG) of Ladoke Akintola University (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has demanded justice for a final year student, Rachael Opadele, who was killed by her abductors. Opadele and a hotelier, Olugbenga Owolabi, were abducted on July 29, 2022, at the hotel, located in Abaa area of Ogbomoso. Owolabi was a hotelier, who recently returned to Ogbomoso while Opadele is a student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), but was working at the hotel due to the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. The kidnappers had demanded ransom for the release of the victims. Both Opadele and Owolabi were reportedly shot on Tuesday evening by the kidnappers after a sum of N5m was collected as ransom. Confirming the killing of Opadele on Wednesday, the SUG in a statement signed by Adeboye Anuoluwa, Opaleke Ibrahim and Michael Gabriel, President, General Secretary and Public Relations Officer respectively, said despite the notice to the government, sec...

  Mr. Olugbenga Owolabi, Proprietor of Tana Suites Ogbomoso, and Racheal Opadele, a final year student of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso who were abducted last week have been killed by the kidnappers According to a source, the kidnappers also shot dead the Okada operator who delivered the ransom to them, while the other person is at an undisclosed place receiving treatment. The victims were kidnapped in the Abaa community last week and the abductors demanded 100 million naira. The source said that the ransom was taken there Tuesday night at Ogbomoso-Ilorin road around the Igbon area and that the kidnappers counted the money to ensure it was up to the agreed amount. It was also gathered that the police have deposited the corpses at a morgue while the person who sustain the ed injury is receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital. Students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, and some town youths are currently staging a public protest ...