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Governor Sule Lauds Abiodun On Infrastructural Drive In Ogun

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Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun and his Nasarawa State counterpart Abdullahi Sule during the visit.

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has been commended for his giant strides in road construction and infrastructural development in the last four and a half years.

Nasarawa State Governor, Engr. Abdullahi Sule, gave the commendation on Monday when he paid a courtesy call on Governor Abiodun at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.

Governor Sule who described infrastructure as a catalyst for investments, expressed delight with the good road network that crisscross the state.

He said: “So many projects like the Agro-Cargo Airport are going on in the state. I know about the various projects that President Muhammadu Buhari came to commission.

“The last time I came here was when Nestle was beginning to build their factory and also the Brewery was also building their site. Today, I have not only seen those industries, I have seen the dualisation of the Sagamu-Abeokuta road. We zoomed here in 20 minutes.

“That is what a private thinking person will do in order to attract investments as investments will not come without somebody doing something.”

Engr. Sule applauded Governor Abiodun for siting most of the projects at the grassroots, noting that it would help in their socio-economic endeavours.

The Nasarawa State helmsman added: “I am even more happy that most of these projects are done at the grassroots as people will be able to benefit especially in the area of agriculture, health and education.”

In the area of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), Governor Sule said his state has a lot to learn from Ogun, as there are states that are not generating enough revenue to run their affairs.

“We have so much to learn from Ogun State. Ogun is to Lagos what Nasarawa is to Abuja. In the area of revenue, Ogun State is doing very well and there are states that do not generate the kind of revenue Ogun is generating. It was not like this before. Agbara Industrial Zone was not like the way it is now same with Sagamu,” he added.

While congratulating Prince Abiodun for his victory at the Supreme Court, Engr. Sule said he was also in the state to commiserate with the family of the late former Minister of Finance, Dr. Onaolapo Soleye, who died last year at the age of 90.

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Don’t Say I Didn’t Tell You – Adeboye In New Revelation

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Pastor Adeboye Reveals Secret About Presidential Candidates

By John Michael Ojo

Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye on Sunday appealed to farmers to avoid bush-burning as they prepare for the planting season.

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, made the call during the church’s February thanksgiving service held at the Throne of Grace Parish, Ebute-Metta, Lagos.

Adeboye who asked the church and the nation to pray against potential disasters, such as storms and floods, said: “I must share something very urgent.

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“At the beginning of this year, one of the prophecies was to pray against fire outbreaks, storms, and floods.

“We’ve only spent one month, and we’ve already seen the rate of fire incidents across the world. Nigeria is part of the world, and we must be prayerful.”

To the farmers who are preparing their lands for the farming season, Adeboye said, “Don’t joke with any form of naked fire around you.”

“And farmers, please don’t burn bushes while preparing your farms.

“Don’t say I didn’t tell you. May the Almighty God answer our prayers and grant our requests.”

 

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BREAKING: UK Prison Frees Ekweremadu’s Wife

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Mrs Beatrice Ekweremadu

Reprieve has come for the wife of a former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu as she has been freed from the United Kingdom’s prison.

It was learnt that Mrs Beatrice Ekweremadu who was sentenced to five years in UK prison, returned to the country on Tuesday.

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Mrs Ekweremadu and her husband were jailed in the United Kingdom after being found guilty in a case of human trafficking in an attempt to harvest an organ of the victim to treat their sick daughter.

 

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Olaopa Seeks Support For Education At Fundraising For Olivet Baptist High School

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Prof. Tunji Olaopa

The Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, Prof. Tunji Olaopa, has urged support for education as government alone cannot meet the challenges of the sector.

Olaopa made the appeal in Abuja on Thursday in an address as the Chairman of the 80th Fundraising Dinner for the Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo.

While noting that the school was in need of support for development, he acknowledged that the entire educational sector in the country was faced with the same fate.

He said: “To have been established in 1945 and to still retain some measure of its old glory, given what the lamentable fate of public schools in Nigeria, is no mean feat. In another breath, that the generations of we old students, that are here today, are alive to witness this momentous celebration of a school that has so greatly impacted our formative years and all we have become in life calls for reflection. A reflection on the clear fact that if Olivet had impacted us so profoundly, is it not evident that the school now needs us to give back to it, in measure that will impact at this its trying time, in a manner of speaking? And Olivet is not alone in this challenged state, as restoring the glory of the old famous schools nationwide including the more recent, the Unity Schools of FG Colleges and states’ model schools is now the concern of all stakeholders and policy makers. ”

According to Olaopa, public schools and indeed public education institutions are not just challenged, “they are failing on every education achievement parameter: content/curriculum and pedagogy; infrastructure/technology for learning and for school administration; funding and sustainability; quality assurance; teacher professionalism and teacher education; certification, relevance and employability. Indeed, a huge chunk of teachers in these schools are provided and sustained by PTAs, and government is making effort to formalise the recruitment of those who are qualified by government standard within the limit of availability.

” It is unhelpful to therefore keep heaping blame on governments. What the times and tides require is for all hands to be on deck, even as the need for policy innovation and creativity on the side of government cannot be overemphasized.”

While commending the Dr. Wale Okediran-led leadership for mobilizing the different sets and chapters to rise up to the task of lifting Olivet to greater heights, he urged those present at the event including guests, well-wishers and old students to donate gtenerously to the 80th anniversary fundraising.

” I can assure you that every kobo contributed will be justifiably and accountably utilised towards restoring the glory of OBHS, Oyo”, he added.

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