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At this time that many Nigerians are passing through hard times due to harsh economic condition, a former member of the Federal House of Representatives, who represented Ado-Odo/Ota Federal Constituency between 1999 and 2003, Alhaji Babawale Remi has once again shown it is not only when one is in government that he should impact on the society. This wonderful man has in the interest of less privileged people partnered with other well-meaning global personalities to care for the less-privileged children in the society. The organisation; Babs & Friends Care Foundation (BFCF) is partnering to build a world where all children are given a chance to make the most of their existence. Their mission is to alleviate the citizens from poverty on sustainable level towards nation building, while their vision is to provide vocational education/funding for citizens towards getting minimum of 2.5m people out of poverty in the next 5years. “Across the globe, we are united in our dedication to human...

The Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, has confirmed investigation of Mr. Simbi Wabote, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and preliminary findings showed that he has no filing of his assets with the Board as required by law. This is contrary to what Mr. Wabote told the United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania during deposition that he filed and declared all his assets before the CCB. The NCDMB boss had instituted a libel case against Mr. Jackson Ude, a journalist, in the US court. The CCB head office had in a letter to Wabote, in which it copied its record office, dated January 18, 2022 demanded certain documents pertaining to the assets declaration of Messrs Simbi Wabote and Pwajok Matthew Lawrence, the Chief Executive of the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). The memo titled “Investigation Activities: Request for Information,” said: “The Bureau is investigating a case of alleged breach of Code of Conduct f...

  Residents of Amuwo Odofin Local Government area of Lagos State have restated their demands for the leaders of the All Progress Congress (APC) and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to ensure that a Chairmanship aspirant in the area, who is also a former lawmaker in the eight Assembly, Hon. Dipo Olorunrinu is installed as the Chairman of the local government. Barr. Chris Mosindi of Chris Mosindi & Co law firm, Olorunrinu's lawyer, while speaking with newsmen after the day's proceeding maintained that the matter before the State High Court deserved a fast hearing. Mosindi added that he had received a lot of calls from many anxious residents of Amuwo Odofin, who had equally paid a visit to his office on the need for a speedy conclusion of the matter legally. He added that this indicated that the people really voted for Hon. Dipo Olorunrinu and that there were evidences that they would later tender before the court to buttress this. "I believe that on the next adjourned date, we will b...

The Secretary/Legal Advisor of Ogun State Awori Obas Forum, and Alagbara of Agbara Kingdom, Aworiland,  His Royal Majesty, Oba (Barrister) Jayeola Abimbola Agunbiade, the Olute III (L.LB, LLM (Ife), B.L, MBA, FCA) has said that all hands must on deck for the smooth take off of the 1st Awori Obas retreat scheduled to hold between February 8 and 11, 2022. Agbara being one of the most developed industrial areas of Aworiland, will be the host of the retreat and the 3-day event will hold at Crown City Resort, Agbara, Ogun State at 10am each day. Speaking at the Olota Palace during the last Awori Obas monthly meeting, Oba Agunbiade said that the choice of Agbara was well thought off and that all arrangements and logistics had be put in place for all the royal fathers to have a wonderful retreat in the serene ambience of  Agbaraland. The retreat is being hosted by the Olota of Ota in Ogun State, His Royal Majesty (HRM), Oba (Prof.) Abdulkabir Adeyemi Obalanlege. The retreat, with the...

Olota of Ota in Ogun State, His Royal Majesty (HRM), Oba (Prof.) Abdulkabir Adeyemi Obalanlege is set to convene the first annual All Awori Obas of Ogun State Retreat. The retreat, with the theme; "Thinking Awori Nation In The Face of Security, Democracy And The COVID-19 Pandemic," is the first of it's kind in the whole of Aworiland. The 3-day retreat is scheduled to hold between February 8 and 11, 2022 at Crown City Resort, Agbara, Ogun State at 10am each day.  Her Excellency, the Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Eng. (Mrs.) Noimot Salako-Oyedele is the Special Guest of Honour at the event, while the Chairman of the Ogun State Council of Obas, and Akarigbo of Remoland, HRM Oba Babatunde Adewale Ajayi is the keynote Speaker. Expected as a guest speaker at the event is Senator Akin Odunsi, a former representative of Ogun West at the red chamber. Also invited as guest speakers at the retreat are the Commissioner for Forestry, Ogun State, Hon. Tunji Akinosi and the state Commi...

Indeed, the 65th birthday of a political icon and the Woman Leader of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Jumoke Okoya-Thomas, who was born on January 20, 1957, is worth celebrating. The meteoric rise of Hon. Jumoke Okoya-Thomas in politics is a thing of joy, and her life is dedicated to the service of humanity, especially women, and her teeming followers as well as the residents of the cosmopolitan state see her as the Amazon of Lagos State politics and a rallying point for Lagos women. Joining politics for Hon. Jumoke Okoya-Thomas in 2001 after an enviable career in the private sector was a dream come true and she has not reneged on her promise of using politics to affect lives and develop the society. No wonder, Okoya-Thomas envinces joy and radiates happiness each time an opportunity presents itself for her to reach out to the masses and the women. The profile of Hon. Okoya-Thomas has continued to soar higher in many parts of the country, and she is...

When the current Commissioner for Information in Ogun State, Hon. Waheed Odusile got into office in 2019, many had expected that he was a round peg in a round hole, having been a journalist for many years and served as the President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). But the information at our disposal revealed that Odusile has not only disappointed, he has been using his office  "for selfish purposes and he is only interested in what he could make from the state government." We were reliably informed that millions of residents of the state are disappointed in Odusile, who they believe has not done anything to show that he is the spokesman of the state government. According to sources, it is not even clear what the duties of Odusile are as he has never written any article, column or issue any serious statement on behalf of the state government. "Odusile doesn't mix with the journalists and correspondents covering the state. He even snubs them and he doesn...

A former member of the Federal House of Representatives, who represented Yewa South/Ipokia Federal Constituency from 2003 to 2015, Hon. Abiodun Akinlade is set to battle Senator Solomon Adeola Olamilekan aka Yayi for the Ogun West Senatorial District in the 2023 general elections. Yayi, currently representing Lagos West Senatorial District in the red chamber, is said to have concluded plans to move to his home state of Ogun in the next dispensation to prepare way for his governorship ambition in 2027 after Governor Dapo Abiodun must have served for two terms. It was gathered that Akinlade has been consulting with all the leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the five Local Governments that make up the Senatorial District on his bid to move to the Senate in 2023. Popularly called Baba Omokeke (father of young ones) due to his numerous youth empowerment and scholarship schemes, Akinlade served as the chairman of one of the most impactful and important committees of the Green ...

  Her efforts to empower the less privileged and support the effort of the government in every area of endeavour has been acclaimed to be one of the most outstanding among the lots, who follow same passion as hers.  Regardless of religion, tribe, ethnicity, Dr. Siju Iluyomade has continued to give her all to better the life of many, using her Arise Women Foundation to intervene in so many areas of human needs. This trait of hers, many agreed, resonated to the birth of the Non-Government Organisation (NGO).  Not only that, Siju, as she’s fondly called, is known to have nurtured charitable hopes and determination to help women efficiently thrive in life. She institutionalised the Handmaidens Women in Leadership Series (HWILS) to build intentional leaders. While speaking recently during one of her programmes, Dr Siju who will celebrater her 58th birthday on January 8, 2022 celebrated by giving out to the less privileged in  parts of the country says “my dream is to make...

The law of karma has taken its due course on a 30-year-old man who reportedly bolted with his employer’s money and squandered it in a hotel, where he met his untimely death in the hands of a fellow female lodger. The deceased, Mohammed Ahmed, police said, was stabbed in the neck with a broken bottle by the female lodger, 32-year-old fashion designer, Omowunmi Oyapitan. According to a press release issued by the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the deceased, Mohammed Ahmed, had betrayed his employers, Hayorlak Hotel in Atan-Otta, where he worked as a bartender. He was said to have made away with the sum of N600,000, being sales of drinks he sold during the last Christmas, and went into hiding in Splendour Guest Inn, off Idiroko Road, Otta. The late Mohammed allegedly absconded from his duty post and checked into Splendour Guest Inn, off Idiroko Road in Ogun, where he launched a spending spree. On arrival at the Guest Inn on Monday, December 27, 20...