Senator Sharafadeen Alli (APC-Oyo South) has expressed deep sorrow over the sudden death of Abisola Kola-Daisi, the eldest daughter of late former Governor Abiola Ajimobi, who died at the age of 44 in the UK. This is contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Akeem Abas and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Ibadan. Senator Alli described her demise as a tragic and painful loss, not just to her family but to Oyo State and the nation at large. He noted that Abisola, who served as Special Adviser to the Minister of Budget and Planning,…
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Dr Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a man of no mean achievements. An experienced and exposed man, he rose to his country’s political pinnacle at the young age of 32 years when he became the military head of state following a coup d’état. But he was in the saddle for only 74 days, from 16th January 1996 to 29th March 1996, after which he voluntarily relinquished power and handed over to a democratically elected government. On retirement from the Sierra Leonean Army as a Brigadier in 1996, he relocated to the United States of…
The Oyo state government has partnered with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the National Social Safety-Net Coordinating Office (NASSCO) to enhance the accuracy of the national social register. The Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Prof. Musbau Babatunde stated this in Oyo town at a three-day step-down training for field personnel. According to him, the initiative that commenced on Thursday aims to improve social intervention programmes in Oyo State. He explained that the field personnel will conduct an update on the social register, as the government plans to leverage the National Identification Number for efficient delivery of intervention…
The Oyo State Civil Service Commission has implemented a review of Entry Grade Levels for University graduate nurses within the Civil service. This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Provost, Oyo State College of Nursing Sciences, Ibadan, Dr. Gbonjubola Owolabi, during a meeting with 21 Nursing Tutors, whose entry Grade levels were reviewed to GL10 from GL08. Dr. Owolabi charged Nursing Tutors of the institution to be diligent in their duties and imbibe integrity and quality. Recall that the National Council of Establishment (NCE) in its 43rd meeting in 2022, approved that University graduate nurses should be reviewed to grade…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has strongly criticized the declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers State, accusing President Bola Tinubu of acting in bad faith and using the crisis for political advantage. In a statement personally signed by him, Atiku argued that Tinubu has been a partisan player in the ongoing political turmoil in Rivers, rather than a neutral mediator. He alleged that the move was not about restoring order but rather a calculated punishment against the people of the state to serve the interests of the president’s allies in the Federal Government. Atiku further described the decision…
The Muslim Staff Community of Saki West Local Government has announced a public lecture themed “The Ideal Muslim Home Concerning the Inordinate Ambition of Our Younger Generations.” The event is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at 11:00 AM at the Saki West Local Government Premises. The lecture aims to address the challenges posed by excessive ambition among young people and provide Islamic perspectives on building a morally upright and balanced home. The guest lecturer, Alhaji Barrister Imran Atilola, the Grand Chief Imam of Tede land, is expected to provide insightful guidance on the topic. The event…
There are strong indications that some former ministers of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari will move en masse to the Social Democratic Party. A senator in the ninth Assembly, who spoke to Saturday PUNCH on condition of anonymity, said at least 10 former members of the Buhari cabinet were moving to the SDP. “What they’re waiting for is the finalisation of the party structure in their respective states,” the source said. Our correspondents gathered that leading Buhari’s loyalists in the defections are the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Adamu; ex-Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,…
The lawmakers loyal to Nyesom Wike thought they had Governor Siminalayi Fubara cornered. Their plan was simple: push him to the edge, force him to react emotionally, and create a crisis that would justify either his impeachment or a state of emergency in Rivers State. But Fubara outplayed them. Instead of resisting or lashing out, he took a different approach. He accepted the Supreme Court’s ruling without hesitation and even agreed to re-present the budget to the Amaewhule-led House. This was a strategic move that caught his opponents off guard. Ironically, the same lawmakers who once gave him a strict…
Family dynamics is a subset of group dynamics. The term group dynamics was coined by a socio-psychologist, Kurt Lewin, in 1945. Group dynamics is the interplay of the behaviours, attitudes and aptitude of members of a group and the effects of these on members of the group as well as the actualization of group goals.Family is the smallest social unit. A family is a group of persons related by blood, marriage or adoption. According to Burgess and Locke in their 1945 work, The Family: From Institution to Companionship, “Family consists of a single household, interacting and intercommunicating with each other…
Senator Sharafadeen Alli (APC-Oyo South) has expressed deep sympathy over the devastating fire incident that ravaged Aleshinloye Market on Tuesday night, destroying no fewer than 100 shops and goods worth millions of naira. This is contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Akeem Abas and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Ibadan. Senator Alli described the inferno as a tragic loss that has caused immense hardship to traders and business owners in the market. “This unfortunate incident is a major setback for our hardworking traders and business community. My thoughts and prayers are with all…