Governor Adeleke Adeleke Fulfils Promise, Grants Pardon To Boy Stealing Fowl, 53 Other Convicts, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has pardoned 53 convicts serving various convictions within the Nigerian Correctional Service, including Olowookere Segun and Sunday Morakinyo, who were sentenced to death for stealing fowl. In a statement signed by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, spokesperson to the Governor, the action of the Governor was in line with the recommendations of the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy. According to the statement, the letter of commutation dated December 24th, 2024 which has since been received and acknowledged by the relevant…
Author: Lekan Shobo Shobowale
The Gift of Gratitude: A Christmas Blessing for Family and Friend As we gather to celebrate this joyous season, I find an overwhelming sense of gratitude towards the family and friends who enrich my life immeasurably. The essence of this Christmas season lies not only in the festive decorations and the merriment that surrounds us but also in the relationships we hold dear. It is with a humble heart that I extend my warmest wishes to each of you—my beloved family and cherished friends. In the midst of our hectic lives, we often forget to pause and reflect on the…
Again, Ex-Wife Of Ooni Of Ife Reportedly Faints In Agodi Prison, Rushed To Hospital PROPHETESS Naomi Silekunola, the former wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, reportedly fainted while in custody at Agodi Prison, Ibadan, Oyo State. The incident occurred in the early hours of 25 December 2024, prompting her swift transfer to a hospital for urgent medical care. According to multiple reports, the former queen was absent from court proceedings on 24 December 2024, following a judicial directive that ordered her to spend Christmas in prison. Naomi, Oriyomi and the school Principal were ordered remanded in Agodi…
Christmas: Oyo APC Chieftain, POJ Preaches Love As christians In Nigeria joins their counterparts across the world, Mogaji Ojo Eweena, Oke Offa, Baba Sale, (Engr) Popoola Olukayode Joseph popularly called POJ has charged Christians to promote love, peace and unity. Mogaji Popoola in his Christmas message through his media office in Ibadan on Thursday urged the Christian faithful to remain committed to the worthy ideals exemplified by the birth of Jesus Christ as they celebrate the Yuletide. The Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State advised the privileged in the state to use the season to reach…
2024: TETFUND’s YEAR OF POPULAR POSITIVE ATTESTATION By Tunde Oladunjoye As a former member of the Governing Council of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State (2016-2018), I can testify that the major projects we were able to accomplish were the projects funded by the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). TETFUND also sponsored many of the university’s staff, academic and non-academic, for continuous training abroad. For a state-owned university, which also witnessed the era of zero subvention from its owners, the state government, one could have imagined what would have been the fate…
Oyo State Closes Year With A Strategy For Economic Boost ..Council Commends Makinde over financial support for BCOS Cameraman, Sola Ajayi The Oyo State Executive Council meeting has approved the Business-Enabling Reforms Action Plan (BERAP) in order to push the economic development agenda of the State in 2025. In a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the approval will further enhance the ease of doing business and encourage more investors to come to the State to do business. Presenting the memo before the Executive Council yesterday, the Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Prof. Musbau…
ADEDUNTAN-IBADAN BORN CARDIO VASCULAR SURGEON FELICITATES WITH CHRISTIANS AT YULETIDE. PRINCE(DR) AZEEZ POPOOLA ADEDUNTAN- an international cardiovascular vascular surgeon,the OSI BASORUN of IBADAN LAND ,a PRINCE OF OYO of ALAFIN OGBOLU AKAJE ONISILE lineage (ATINGISI HOUSE); felicitates with Nigerian Christians and all Nigerians ,regardless of faiths for witnessing 2024 Christmas Day in celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ of NAZARETH (Prophet ISA),son of Virgin Mary (Mariam)& JOSEPH(the carpenter ,husband of Virgin MARY and legal father) & one of the closest to almighty GOD(Quran:3:45). This is contained in a media release to journalists in IBADAN today. As we rejoice ;let…
Court Remands Ex Ooni’s Wife, Naomi, Oriyomi Hamzat, Others Over Ibadan Funfair Stampede The enstrange wife of Ooni of Ife, Naomi Ogunwusi, alongside principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, Mr Fasasi and ace broadcaster, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat have been remanded at the Nigeria correctional centre, Agodi, Oyo. The Chief magistrate Bisi Ogunkanmi remanded the three defendants on four count bordering on conspiracy and murder in connection with the children funfair stampede in Ibadan on Wednesday The three defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges. Meanwhile, The case has been adjourned till the 14th of January 2025. Recall that thirty…
President Tinubu Mourns The Passing Of Retired Supreme Court Justice Uthman Argungu President Bola Tinubu expresses profound sorrow over the passing of retired Supreme Court Justice Uthman Muhammad Argungu, describing his departure as a significant personal and national loss. Justice Argungu, who passed away at the age of 90, was a respected jurist and a cherished associate of the President. Following Islamic rites, he was laid to rest on Sunday in his hometown of Argungu, Kebbi State. President Bola Tinubu remembers the late elder statesman as a distinguished jurist whose life was dedicated to serving humanity and his country with…
POJ Condoles Ibadan Stampede Victims, Prays For Prosperity In The State Mogaji Ojo Eweena, Oke Offa, Baba Sale, Ibadan, Engr Popoola Olukayode Joseph popularly called POJ by many of his followers has extended his condolences to the families of those who lost their lives and those who sustained injury during a stampede at Islamic Grammar School, Bashorun, Ibadan. During the a programme organised by an NGO last week a stampede was witnessed which left over thirty children dead and many injured. Popoola, a 2023 governorship candidate in Oyo state in a condolence message, described the incident as a tragedy…