Heritage Update

The Oyo state government has approved payment of N8bn to Osun state as part of agreements reached for the sole ownership of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho. The money, according to the Oyo government is to be paid in four installments, over a period of three years. These were disclosed on Tuesday during a briefing after the weekly State Executive Council meeting presided over Governor Seyi Makinde. Commissioners Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun (Information, Culture and Tourism), Olasunkanmi Olaleye (Education, Science and Technology), Seun Asamu (Energy and Mineral Resources), Governor Seyi Makinde’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Taiwo Adisa and the Special Adviser (Media) to the Governor, Mr Jide Ajani attended the briefing. Olaleye said the amount is the outcome of asset sharing between the two states when the ownership crisis issue was resolved in favour of Oyo state. He said: “As a follow up to the agreement reached with the Osun state government on the issue of ...

 A group within People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Osun state, ‘Vote Adeleke 2022’ have concluded plan to empower the citizens ahead of the 2022 governorship election in the state. The socio- political group, at the end of their executive meeting held last Saturday said, the empowerment forms have been distributed to all the 30 local governments of the state including Ife area office, which are expected back for quick take off of the empowerment. Speaking shortly after the meeting, the state coordinator of the group, Comrade Samakin Oriwo said, the motive of the group is to liberate the people of the state from the shackle of maladministration of the ruling APC. Samakin noted that, the group set to empower the citizens especially those with petty trading in order to enhance positively, their condition of living. He said, the group was established to sensitised the electorates on the need to vote for the right and peoples friendly governor come 2022 gubernatorial election in the stat...

The Senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial district, Chief Mrs Oluremi Tinubu empowered fifty Chiefs in other to be self dependent and be able to continue having life sustainability. Without forgetting that the Senator recently trained 100 Youths in her senatorial district on small and medium scale business on cakes and confectionery, phones repair, and electrical work, while she supported them with the sum of N100.000 for each participants to start up their business. For emphasis, this legislating character can't be compared with her contemporaries, the numbers of motions and bills that have been moved and passed is a people centered one, which is quite applaudable and worthy of democratic woman In her statement, she described this empowerment program as a way of giving back to the society, because this is the people that surrounded me and they are the one that have been voting for me right from my first term as a senator, and they deserved to be empowered with this little....

  The Supervisor for Finance, Surulere Local Government took it upon himself as a point of duty, by going round Surulere to sensitize his constituents to get them aware of the importance of registering for the forthcoming APC Party membership registration, which would serve as one of the basis to participate in the party politics and electing our preferred choice in any electioneering procees. Unarguably, Hon. Olayiwola is one of the exceptional supervisor who have been effectively discharging his duties and it is obvious in the positive feedback coming from the florescent of Surulere that his tenacity and qualities viscous is needed at the floor of the house as a legislator. As his office demands for, his department is one of the heart of government in Surulere and is central to implementing government policy, advising and supporting the economic management of the local government, and the overall development of the public sector. It is one of the sole responsibility of Supervisor...

Today, being Thursday, is a day set out to observe environmental sanitation for the market women and market men, also referred as: Iya-Oloja's and Baba-Oloja's around Lagos State. As the Chairman, committee on environment: Hon. Desmond was a guest at the monthly environmental sensitization and sanitation.  Statewide Waste and Environmental Education (Sweep Foundation), sensitize the community to make our Lagos a clean and healthy state to live in, Today's outreach was done at Ikoyi. And he, (Hon. Desmond Elliott) was ably represented by Alhaja Toro Baiyewu  The importance of this day is borne out of the fact that our environment is the orbit that revolves around human being and his existence, before human creation, the world have been existing, and it would continue to exist, which means, the environment plays a vital role to man's sustainability. As the end means or the survival of man comes through this environment (society), and it now becomes imperative for man to p...

The Federal Government through the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has directed the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to put screening of 5,000 new recruits on hold. The ordered was contained in a statement Friday night by Dayo Apata, Solicitor General of the Federation. Apata is also the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice. NDLEA had asked the candidates to go to the agency’s academy, Citadel Counter-Narcotics Nigeria, (CCNN) at Katton-Rikkos, Jos, Plateau State. They are to appear for the screening and documentation exercise between January 10 and 23, 2021. But Malami said though the exercise is long overdue and necessary for the actualization of the NDLEA mandate, “the timing is ill-advised and inappropriate.” The AGF cited the current and alarming wave of COVID-19 pandemic across the country. Malami directed Apata to seek advice from the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on the public health ...

 Ogun State government has approved the payment of year 2020 Tertiary Education Trust Fund counterpart allocation, to tertiary institutions in the State, for improved infrastructure development. The Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has also approved the resuscitation and relocation of Ogun State Braille Book Production Centre and the provision of lunch and complementary meals, for pupils in the State Special Schools for 2020/2021 academic session, so as to engender smooth running of academic calendar, for better performance. Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Abayomi Arigbabu revealed these during a chat with Journalists in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. Prof. Arigbabu said the approval would aid teaching and learning activities, adding that the present administration has proven beyond reasonable doubt that the importance of education would never be undermined, hence, its giant strides in the sector which cuts across primary, secondary and tertiary level...

Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa has unveiled plans to build a school in Bukuru, Jos South local government of Plateau State as a way of giving back to the community where he grew up. The forward who was born in Jos took to Instagram to make the disclosure writing, "I am not ignorant of the need to give back to my wonderful community and that is why I am excited to announce the commencement of the M & S International School project in Plateau State, Jos South local government Bukuru. Education is the key to success." Musa who took over the captain armband after John Mikel Obi quit the national team holds the record of being the only Nigerian to score more than once in a FIFA World Cup game and also the first Nigerian to score in two FIFA World Cup competitions. A post shared by Ahmed Musa MON (@ahmedmusa718) His playing time has taken him to countries like Russia, Holland, England and most recently Saudi Arabia. Musa scored his first goal for the Super Eagles in a March 2...

 Human rights activist and co-convener of the BringBackOurGirls Movement, Aisha Yesufu, has lambasted the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government, saying the country belongs to everyone and no one should be arrested for protesting peacefully. Yesufu noted that human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, who was arrested on December 31 during a crossover protest in Abuja, has a right to protest every day if the government also continues to be “incompetent, clueless, corrupt and inept.” Yesufu wrote on Twitter, “Nigeria belongs to all of us. The right Buhari has to be an incompetent, clueless, corrupt, inept and a failed President without being arrested is the right Omoyele Sowore has to protest every day. No Nigerian is more Nigerian than any Nigerian.” Nigeria belongs to all of us. The right Buhari has to be an incompetent, clueless, corrupt, inept and a failed President without being arrested is the right Omoyele Sowore  has to protest every day! No Nigerian is more Nigerian tha...

 Nigeria legend Segun Odegbami has become the latest ex-footballer to implore the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to give the late free-scoring Zambian icon Godfrey “Ucar” Chitalu the honour due his name. The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has previously made attempts to challenge Lionel Messi’s record for the most goals scored in a calendar year‚ citing that the former Chipolopolo striker bettered the Barcelona talisman’s tally of 91 in 2012 in 1972. The association is on record as saying while turning out for Kabwe Warriors, Chitalu notched 107 calendar goals. In fact, FAZ further claimed it could be 116‚ as nine more have gone unaccounted for from the African Cup of Champions Clubs tie in Lesotho – in 1972. In that particular year, Chitalu reportedly won all five domestic trophies in the southern African country while setting two African Cup of Champions Clubs (now the CAF Champions League) records against Lesotho’s then champions‚ Majantja – the most in a tie (nin...