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By Our Correspondent  The Ogun State chapter of the Labour Party has described the purported suspension of the State Executive Council of the party as an imagination of the purveyors of fake news.  The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Abayomi Arabambi, said this while reacting to a series of media statements credited to one Tokunbo Peters, that the State chapter of Labour Party under the leadership of Micheal Ashade has been suspended by the party’s National Working Committee. Arabambi, in a statement he signed and made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, said the party Constitution is clear on how to dissolve a State Executive Council. Read the full statement below Our party attention was drawn to a deliberate concorted  and  misleading information intercepted through multiple news medium written by one  former staff of NEPA  Tokunbo peters , LUKMON JAGUN an 80 years jobless political despots  and one Ignoramus Kehinde Shog...

By Our Correspondent  Worried by constant threat to the life of his Pastor Son,a farmer in Ondo state has called on security operatives for assistance.  Chief Adefoyeku Akinrinlola made the call at his  Idanre country home,Ondo state,as he spoke with newsmen,alleging a grand plot to assassinate  his son. "My son was attacked at crusade in Plateau State early this month,bringing to three ,such attacks in less than four years." he noted Chief Akinrinlola explained that his son has been a subject of attacks,over his style of preaching,whenever he went the northern part of the country,adding "I am fed up with these series of attacks" "My son was in Jos, Plateau State recently on invitation to a crusade only for him and the entire congregation to be attacked half way into the crusade” he added He recounted how  his son escaped in the hands of  suspected Islamic fundamentalists during a recent crusade,while some  of his followers who went with him from Akure...

By Our Correspondent The National Universities Commission (NUC) has renewed the full accreditation it earlier granted the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) programme; along with six other undergraduate degree programmes of Caleb University, Imota, Lagos. In a release signed by Olawale Adekoya, Information, Media and Publication Specialist on behalf of the Institution said, the Commission granted full accreditation to the Psychology programme of the University. The accreditation was communicated in a letter signed by Arc. S.S. Ikani, Deputy Director of Programme Accreditation, based on the result of the November/December 2022 Accreditation visit. The University regulatory body renewed the full accreditation of the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) programme, as well as the Bachelor's degree programmes in Accounting; Computer Science; Mass communication; Architecture; Biochemistry, Microbiology and Industrial Biotechnology. In the same vein, the Psychology programme was...

By Our Correspondent  Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has applauded Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for its performance during the last Saturday's governorship and State Assembly elections. The State Chairman of IPAC and People’s Redemption Party State Chairman, Mr. Samson Okusanya, gave the commendation in Abeokuta while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the elections. The chairman, who specifically commended INEC for the early mobilisation of both human and material resources at various polling units across the state, said the last governorship election was better organised than the previous elections. He noted with delight how the early transmission of results from most of the polling booths in the state helped to validate the integrity of the electoral exercise. “We commend INEC for early commencement of voting in majority of the polling units in Ogun State. We also commend INEC for the early transmission of results in most of the constituencies in the sta...

By Our Correspondent  Labour Party has slammed the Ogun State chapter of People's Democratic Party for the series of violent protests led by his Gubernatorial candidate, Hon Ladi Adebutu following the last governorship election was held in the State  Labour Party in a release signed by its National Publicity secretary, Dr Abayomi Arabambi warned PDP and its governorship candidate in particular, Hon Adebutu from setting the State on fire over personal ambition. LP said the Tuesday invasion of the INEC office by the supporters of Adebutu is a bad step which must be condemned by every well meaning Nigerians as the protest was a wrong step which may be hijacked by hoodlums, which will lead to setting Ogun State INEC on Fire , overthrowing democracy and democratically elected Administration of Prince Dapo Abiodun MFR  The Party said "it took the professional intervention of law enforcement agency to prevent what could have led to serious mayhem as they had to shoot into the ai...

By Our Correspondent A few months to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure, concerns mount over the continued incarceration of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and a social media critic, Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata. Kanu was first arrested in 2015 and was charged on an 11-count bordering on terrorism, treasonable felony, managing an unlawful society, publication of defamatory matter, illegal possession of firearms and improper importation of goods, among others. In 2017, Justice Binta Nyako of an Abuja Federal High Court had granted the IPOB leader freedom. Following his freedom that same year, Kanu fled Nigeria to Europe, where he continued his push for the actualization of Biafra. The IPOB leader fled Nigeria after troops of the Nigerian Army under the codename Operation Python Dance stormed his residence in Afaraukwu, Abia State in an attempt to arrest him. Five years after escaping to Europe, Kanu was rearrested in Kenya and bro...

By Olubiyi Obasa  The Ogun State chapter of Labour Party under the leadership of Comrade Micheal Asade has congratulated the State governor on his re-election as governor of the state, saying his victory did not come as a surprise. The Party also described Dapo Abiodun’s victory as sweet and well deserved. It also commended the people of the state for the peaceful conduct of the 2023 governorship election. The LP in a message by the National Publicity Secretary, Dr  Abayomi Arabambi praises Ogun State  INEC Resident Electoral commissioner and other management staff , which according to the Party, lived up to expectations in the discharge of its constitutional role. The Party also commended the security agencies and the entire residence of the State for coming out to discharge their constitutional role. "The Party congratulates the performing governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, MFR, on his victory at the polls. The victory is a testament to your grassroots appeal to the people ...

By Our Correspondent The Ogun State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) under the leadership of Michael Ashade has distanced the party from the purported endorsement of Ladi Adebutu of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) for any purpose. Making clarification on the said endorsement, the Acting National Publicity Secretary of the LP,  Dr. Abayomi Arabambi, said the action was a "beer parlour exercise," dismissing it as "ridiculous last minute survival strategy" adopted unprincipled people to cope with the trying moment. Arabambi said the authentic LP in the state had earlier taken stand bordering on endorsement of incumbent governor Dapo Abiodun, stressing that anything to the contrary is null, void and of no effect. He called on the indigenes and residence of Ogun State to discountenance the purported endorsement by Kehinde Shogunle and others in the name of Labour Party. "The Labour Party remains one indivisible entity and the support for Prince Dapo Abiodun ...

By Our Correspondent  The Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu! Movement (ABATmovemnt) Diaspora Professionals has thrown its weight behind the second term ambition of Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun for second term in office,rising from Business Summit/Interactive Breakfast and accessment Session. ABATmovement Diaspora/ICC with its spread across South West headquartered in Ogun State had worked assiduously for Mobilisation of constituents across the 20 LGAs to support the RE-election of the Governor for 2nd term. Giving his track records it is certain the people have spoken and it will reflect tomorrow at the poll. The "ISEYA" mantra is delivered for the individual prosperity of our people and economic development of Ogun State in general. The ABATmovement/ICC diaspora group, a political movement based in Canada, USA, UK,SPAIN, DUBLIN NORTHERN/SOUTHERN SYPRUS, GERMANY,HOLLAND,SOUTH&NORT AFRICA  and others in a statement signed by its the Director General Otunba Dr Femi Solu...

By Our Correspondent  Labour Party Crisis: We made a wrong Choice in Abure - Arabambi  ... Sogunle is the architect of his misfortune ... Why we adopt Dapo Abiodun A Chieftain of the Labour Party (LP) in Ogun State and the Acting National Publicity Secretary of the party, Comrade  Abayomi Arabambi, said he and other leaders adopted the incumbent Governor of the state, Prince Dapo Abiodun, as the candidate for the Saturday's election, because the LP has no candidate for the election. Arabambi said since the party, has no governorship candidate for the election, LP members cannot sit idle and fold their arms on the day of election and waste their votes. The LP national officer, gave the explanation in an interview with Our Correspondent  Citing what he described as precedent, Arabambi said before the Presidential Election, Valentine Ozigbo, former gubernatorial candidate of PDP, now in Labour Party and presently the  Special Adviser to Peter Obi on Technical Matte...

By Our Correspondent  The CHIEF Foundation, an NGO, has built a modern toilets to help end open defecation for Pupils and Staff of Baptist Community Primary School, Kemta Housing Estate, Idi-aba, Abeokuta. Mrs Kelani Berna London, the Chairman, CHIEF Foundation made this known while commissioning the modern public toilet for the school, saying that the Foundation is established to assist with the care of Children, Health, Innovations, Education and Family organization that is established under the corporate affairs commission by Mr. Kelani .   “We at CHIEF Foundation believes that open defecation is a great menace in our society with lots of adverse effect on the populace. The Foundation said it “believes that helping humanity to avoid and eradicate this menace is not to be saddled with the government only or bundled on certain class of people, but it is a responsibility that we all have to emulate and do in one little way or the other, because “WE RISE BY LIFTING OTHERS”. “Th...

By Our Correspondent  A magistrate court sitting in Mowe Ibafo has convicted Chief Semiu Adeosun to two years imprisonment for standing as surety for the Oluwo Itoku, Chief Olusoji Sodamola and two of his Chiefs who were said to have jumped bail few weeks ago. Chief Semiu Adeosun who is the Apesin of Itoku was said to have stood as surety for Chief Sodamola and the two other chiefs who allegedly assaulted the Baale of Afon, Chief Elijah Osoba during Egba Chiefs visit to 'Igbo Lisabi as part of activities of this year's Lisabi Day celebration few weeks ago.  It could be recalled that Oluwo Itoku, Chief Olusoji Sodamola was declared wanted by the police for allegedly jumping bail.  His action followed Police investigation into a case of attempted murder and stealing reported against him and two other chiefs at Owode Egba Divisional Police Station by the Baale of Afon, Chief Elijah Oluwole Osoba. It was alleged that the Oluwo Itoku and his two subordinate chiefs from Itoku t...

By Our Correspondent The Governing Council of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) has approved  the appointment of Prof. Olusola Kehinde as the 7th substantive Vice-Chancellor of the institution. This is contained in a release on Wednesday in Abeokuta, signed by the institution’s Registrar and Secretary to the Governing Council, Dr Bola Adekola . According to the statement, the decision was reached at its special meeting on March 7. Adekola said that the appointment followed a keenly contested competition for the position, in which Kehinde emerged the best among the 14 candidates who applied. “The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Alhaji Umar Ahmed, while announcing the appointment last night, congratulated Prof. Kehinde on his appointment. ” He charged him to work assiduously to uplift the standard of the institution in ensuring that FUNAAB continues to soar higher in the community of universities in the world over,” he said. Responding to ...

By Our Correspondent  A medical doctor, Mrs Sekinat Oredoyin, on Wednesday told an Ikeja High Court how one Prophet Olushola Akinsipe allegedly defiled a 13-year-old visually-impaired girl on the pretext of praying for her. Oredoyin, a public health physician at Yaba Local Council Development Area, made the disclosure when she was led in evidence by the state counsel, Mr Michael Adewoye. NAN reports that the witness told the court that the victim presented herself for medical examination alongside her father, on Dec. 12, 2020. According to her, the victim narrated how the defendant, the pastor of Power of the Home Deliverance Ministry, had forceful sexual intercourse with her on five different occasions. She said: “The survivor and her father were referred from Owutu Police Station. They came into the facility at about 2:36 pm, and the survivor complained of forceful penetration. “The survivor is a visually-impaired child, and her father took her to the defendant for deliverance. S...

By Kunle Adebayo  Nigerians still basking in the euphoria of the success of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the polls has been assured of fairness and equitable distribution of resources and Rapid Economic & Development in high altitude. They were also told to believe in the full implementation of the campaign promises of the President elect. The Director General ABATm Diaspora,Ogun & Southwest Coordinator of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Movement  (ABATmovement)and a member of Independent Campaign Council, Dr Femi Soluade said this while presenting a Lifetime Achievement award to Cardinal Dr James Odunmbaku  MFR Victory Award for the President elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Dynamic/Leadership award  to DG ICC Mr Tayo Akinmade Ayinde  Otunba Dr Femi  Soluade said, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President elect has the competence and the passion to move the country forward, adding Nigerians would not regret voting him as president. The President Elect...