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The Shepherd Superintendent of the Household of God Church, Lagos,Rev Chris Okotie,has urged Nigerians to use the occasion of the nation's 64th Independence Anniversary to reinforce their faith in God's sure promises. In a press release circulated in Lagos yesterday by Rev Okotie's media adviser, Ladi Ayodeji, the cleric,who quoted profusely from the Bible in his main text on the story of Abraham,urged Nigerians to be hopeful always for better days as God does not abandon his people. Below is the summary of his goodwill message: "These are perilous times. “Our faith in God must become the Gyrostat which keeps us afloat as we navigate the tempestuous waters of our convoluted reality. Nigeria is a client Nation for God. Nigeria has a prophetic destiny.  “Therefore the sovereign superintendence of Almighty God is assured.  “Nigeria is strong. Nigeria will survive.  So Hope on. Hope ever . Hope on. Hope ever !" Rev Okotie has always said that Nigeria enjoys a special ...

The Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has described agriculture as the backbone of the state’s economy, highlighting its vital role in sustaining citizens' livelihoods and driving economic growth. He made this assertion during the groundbreaking ceremony of the 3.5km Ebute Ipare-oke rural road project in Ilaje local government area, Ondo southern senatorial district, on Monday. This is coming just as the state government, through the Ministry of Infrastructure, has embarked on massive rehabilitation of roads across the three senatorial districts of the State.  Speaking at the event, Governor Aiyedatiwa highlighted his administration's deliberate focus on transforming rural areas across Ondo State through infrastructure projects, especially road construction and rehabilitation.  The Governor said: “Our administration has been making deliberate efforts to emplace several life-changing programmes and projects geared towards improving the livelihood and livin...

By Our Correspondent  All appears set as Prince (Dr.) Tajudeen Oluyole Olusi, MON, OON is set to celebrate his 88 Birthday in grandstyle in Lagos State The event is scheduled to hold on Sunday, October 13, 2024 at the Arcade, Eko Club, Eko Club Close, Off Bode Thomas Street, Surelere, Lagos State by 2pm Newsline NG learnt that the celebration which was hosted by Prince Tajudeen Olusi Foundation & Management Board of Golden Rule Magazine will feature Public Presentation And Book Launch, titled "Glimpses of a Prince and Political Visionary" authored by Taiwo Gbamila, S.SA. to the Governor of Ondo State on Multimedia and Foreword by Prince Olagunoye Oyinlola, Former Governor, Osun State Oyinlola. Some eminent and reputable Nigerians that will present at this exceptional, indelible and unique event are; His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, President Federal Republic of Nigeria (Special Guest of Honour), Her Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu Nigeria’s First Lady(Mo...

  Executive Chairman of Ondo State Football Agency (ODSFA), Bamidele Ologunloluwa has commended players and officials of Sunshine Stars for a job well done by beating Akwa United to grab their first away win of the season.  Ologunloluwa, who returned all the Glory to God Almighty for the victory, thanked Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa for his massive support for the team. The former commissioner for Youth and Sports Development in the state added that the character displayed by the players and their officials from the blast of the referee to the final whistle was commendable. He charged the team no to lower the tempo of their game, urging them to consolidate on the victory over the nest of champions when they face Kano Pillars in another away match in Katsina next Sunday.  "On our part as management, we will continue to motivate both players and their officials with good welfare package. "We should be more focused on the target of the team, which is to win the leag...

Goals from Chinedu Nwosu and Seth Mayi were all Sunshine Stars needed to pick maximum points against Akwa United in a Match-Day Four tie of Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) played at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo. Sunshine Stars took the lead through Chinedu Nwosu's who chipped the ball over oncoming Akwa United's Goal keeper from Seth Mayi's pass in the 20th minute.   Moment later, Chidozie Iwundu thought he had increased the Owena Whales' lead when he scored from a rebound off Seidu Salisu's well taken free-kick, only to have it goal disallowed for offside. The Nest of Champions reacted swiftly to Sunshine Stars' onslaught to get a leveller but they met the brick wall of Sunshine Stars's defence marshalled by Iwundu, Ogechukwu Ogbu, Yusuf Olowoshile, Peace Dewan and Adamu Umar. Sunshine Stars' Goal keeper Emmanuel Ofori was also in his best to deal with Akwa United's set pieces.  The host stuck to their game plan at the rest...

  By   Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko, Ibadan  The Association of Radiation and Clinical Oncologists in Nigeria (ARCON) has called on  the Federal Government to establish national oncologic hospitals to improve cancer care. The association made the call on Friday in a communique it issued after its 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Scientific Conference in Ibadan. The communique was signed by the ARCON President, Dr Nwamaka Lasebikan, and Secretary, Dr Kehinde Ololade. The association appealed to the government to establish national oncologic hospitals in the six geopolitical zones  of the country. The association expressed concern about inadequate number of oncologic hospitals in the country and lack of sufficient stakeholder engagement in cancer control and prevention. According to it, Artificial Intelligence is relevant in the fields of radiation and clinical oncology. “We express sympathy for the people of Maiduguri, Borno State, following severe flash floods th...

The new NYSC Ondo State Coordinator, Alhaja Kuburat Bakare has disclosed that her mission in Ondo State is to build on the successes of her predecessors and operate all-inclusive administration. The State Coordinator, who is taking up the mantle of leadership in the Sunshine State as the 22nd Chief Executive Officer declared that all should do away with divisible tendencies but rather work assiduously to promote unity and healthy working relationships. Bakare, while taking over from her predecessor, Mr. Samuel Amaramiro Pepple, who has been reassigned to Akwa Ibom said that the Secretariat is in the league of those that have received national recognition based on the quality service delivery NYSC Ondo State is known for over the years. While confessing the challenging tasks that has been entrusted to her before the management staff, Bakare was optimistic that the personalities and calibres of the workforce gave her joy that she will succeed just like her predecessors. "My distingu...

A renowned microbiologist, Prof. Adedayo Ajayi, has raised the alarm over the increasing threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, warning that the proliferation of these "superbugs" poses a serious risk to human health and the environment.  He issued this warning on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, while delivering the 28th Inaugural Lecture of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, titled Microbiomes and Genomics: Battle Against Antibiotic Resistant Battalions within Biospheric Reservoirs. Prof. Ajayi explained the critical role of microbiomescomplex communities of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses that naturally inhabit various environments, including the human body, water bodies, and soil.  He emphasized that understanding the genomic information of these microorganisms is crucial for identifying microbial species and functions, which can help in developing targeted therapies to combat infections. "The microbiomes not only influence ecosystem balance...

Motailatu Church of God, Oke-Idahun Parish, Aremolekun Mountain, Imafon Road, Akure, is set to celebrate its 18th Founder’s Anniversary in a unique 3-in-one ceremony . This year’s event coincides with the Holy Michael Day anniversary on September 29th and marks the conclusion of the 7-Day Marathon Spiritual Seclusion of the parish’s Resident Minister, Very Rev’d David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi, popularly known as Aremolekun. According to Aremolekun, the 7-Day Marathon Programme began on Sunday, September 22, and will culminate on Saturday, September 28. The Founder’s Day and Holy Michael Anniversaries will be celebrated simultaneously on Sunday, September 29. Aremolekun, a renowned spiritual music artiste and senior journalist, extended an invitation to well-wishers and the public to join the celebrations. He said the preacher on the anniversary day will be Prophet Aluko Olorunfemi. Motailatu Church of God, Oke-Idahun Parish, Aremolekun Mountain, Imafon Road, Akure, is set to celebrate its ...

The Media Office of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has accused the EFCC of being desperate to execute a hatchet job for unknown interests bent on tarnishing the image of the former governor for political reasons and other considerations best known to them. The media office, in a statement on Wednesday night, signed by its Director, Ohiare Michael, said this had been made evident by the various operational and procedural blunders committed by the anti-corruption agency since the inception of its alleged money laundering case against him. It described the statements released by the EFCC the same Wednesday, titled, "Yahaya Bello Must Have His Day in Court" as "a face-saving but badly scripted statement." The former governor's team specifically noted that the EFCC had already shown to the world that there was more to its fixation on Kogi State and the ex-Governor Bello than its purported fight against corruption.  Ohiare referred to ...

The Federal Government has approved the increment of Corps Members' monthly allowance to Seventy-Seven Thousand Naira (N77,000) with effect from July 2024. This is in line with the enactment of the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024. This was contained in a letter from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, dated 25th September 2024 and signed by the Chairman, Mr. Ekpo Nta. Prior to this, the Director General, NYSC Brigadier General YD Ahmed, had paid an advocacy visit to the Chairman in which he solicited for a robust welfare package for Corps Members.  The NYSC Boss is thankful to the Federal Government for the timely gesture and is optimistic that it will not only bring much needed succour to the Corps Members, but also boost their morale and motivate them to do even more, in their service to the nation. Before this increment, the monthly allowance for Corps Members  was Thirty-Three Thousand Naira (N33,000).

By Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko, Ibada n  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has embarked on sensitisation of healthcare providers in Oyo State about substandard and falsified medical products. At the event on Wednesday in Ibadan, Mrs Roseline Ajayi, South-West Director of NAFDAC, said the programme was in line with the agency’s mandate to regulate and control activities surrounding regulated products. “Our concern today has to do with drugs. There has been survey conducted globally and locally under the current administration of Prof. Adeyeye. “A survey was conducted in 2020, and prevalent of substandard and falsified products was determined. Since then, the concern has been to bring the rate low. “Having high prevalence of substandard and falsified products means that some of the patients might die as a result of therapeutic failure, which will compromise our mandate. “One of the strategies being used is aggressive sensitisation of different stake...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed to the media to assist it in mobilising the  electorates and other stakeholders in Ondo State to be very active in the forthcoming November 16, 2024 governorship election in the state. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ondo State, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, made this appeal on Monday during a visit to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre in Akure. Babalola, accompanied by INEC officials, said the commission views media professionals as critical stakeholders in any electoral process, hence her visit to the union leadership to consolidate and project further various preparations of INEC at conducting credible and acceptable election in the state. The REC who restated the commission’s commitment to a free and fair election, noted that the high turnout during the voters’ registration exercise demonstrated the electorate’s eagerness to participate in the governorship election. “Every vote will coun...

The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to sack the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, saying the anti-graft agency, in its current state, is "grossly incompetent". The CUPP said in a statement on Tuesday that there was no excuse valid enough for committing those two errors of judgment by the EFCC on the day the former governor reportedly submitted himself to the Commission.  The statement was signed on behalf of the Coalition by 10 members of its Media, Strategy, Steering, Financial Contact and Mobilisation Committees and made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja. The CUPP statement reads: "It is with utmost disappointment that the Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has viewed the ongoing drama between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.  "We are aware that there has been some inexplicabl...

  By Ibidapo Balogun    That the former governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello, alias White Lion, is a crafty, devious and dodgy character is an under statement. Those who know him know that he is more ignominious than that when a proper character sketch of him is drawn. His character traits are easily discernible in an encounter with him.  This is unmistakable. As governor of the Confluence State of Kogi for eight years, Yahaya Bello’s carriage, conduct, actions and inactions exemplified a despicable character trait. He ruled over the hapless people of Kogi State with a iron hand. He trampled upon them and their rights.  He oppressed them and dipped his hands in the till as he wished. He silenced the opposition and the people only to turn round to present himself as the oppressed, the innocent one.  When he was done with them, he imposed his cousin, his lackey, on the state as governor the same crooked and oppressive manner he had emerged their ...

The Kogi State House of Assembly has called for the immediate removal of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, over his unprofessional handling of the case against the immediate past Governor of the state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello.  The legislators, during plenary in Lokoja, the state capital, on Monday, condemned what they described as the EFCC operatives' unprovoked attack on the Kogi State Government Lodge, saying it was an attack on the Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, and the entirety of the Kogi people. The lawmakers accused the EFCC of assassination attempt on the former Governor and the incumbent, stressing that the persecution of the former governor had gone on for too long and must stop. This followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Hon. Akus Lawal, representing Ankpa 1 State Constituency. Hon Jacob Olawunmi, Mopamuro State Constituency, seconded the motion. Hon. Akus said the EFCC was out to himiliate and p...

The Kogi State House of Assembly has called for the immediate removal of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, over his unprofessional handling of the case against the immediate past Governor of the state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello.  The legislators, during plenary in Lokoja, the state capital, on Monday, condemned what they described as the EFCC operatives' unprovoked attack on the Kogi State Government Lodge, saying it was an attack on the Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, and the entirety of the Kogi people. The lawmakers accused the EFCC of assassination attempt on the former Governor and the incumbent, stressing that the persecution of the former governor had gone on for too long and must stop. This followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Hon. Akus Lawal, representing Ankpa 1 State Constituency. Hon Jacob Olawunmi, Mopamuro State Constituency, seconded the motion. Hon. Akus said the EFCC was out to himiliate and p...

Ondo State Governor, Hon Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) on a hard fought but well deserved victory recorded in Saturday's governorship election in Edo State.  The Governor also congratulated the party's governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo and his running mate, Hon. Dennis Idahosa, on their emergence as governor-elect and deputy governor-elect of Edo State.  Governor Aiyedatiwa, who was the Chairman of the Election Planning and Strategy Committee of the APC in the Edo election, thanked the good people of Edo State for entrusting the governance of the state into the hands of the APC. He said: "I want to congratulate our party, the APC, Senator Okpebholo and Hon. Idahosa on the well deserved victory in the just concluded governorship election in Edo State.  "I join millions of our party faithful to give glory to God for granting us a peaceful victory to reclaim Edo back into the fold of the progressives where...

A huge crowd of women from Kogi State took to the streets on Saturday to protest what they described as the alleged persecution of the former governor of the state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.  They called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to call the EFCC to order, insisting that the former governor had done more than any governor of the state for the people since its creation.  The women, led by various community leaders and party faithfuls, converged on the state capital, Lokoja, to condemn what they also described as a "witch-hunt" by the EFCC. They called on the President to urgently intervene in the matter by directing the EFCC to allow the courts to do their jobs.  They argued that with the actions of the EFCC on Wednesday, it was clear that the agency's allegations against Bello were politically motivated and aimed at tarnishing his reputation, adding that they would not fold their arms and watch him lose his life. "We s...

The Lucky Guy Youth Movement wishes to heartily congratulate and commend the Chairman of the Edo State Election Monitoring & Strategy Committee, Governor Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, for his instrumental role in the successful and victorious outcome of the just concluded Edo 2024 gubernatorial elections. Governor Aiyedatiwa's steadfast leadership, strategic insight, and commitment to democratic values played a pivotal role in ensuring a peaceful, fair, and credible election process in Edo State. His meticulous approach to election monitoring and strategy has not only strengthened the democratic system but also ensured that the will of the people triumphed. The youth of our great nation look up to leaders like Governor Aiyedatiwa, who consistently exemplify dedication, competence, and integrity in public service. His unwavering focus on transparency and accountability during the election period is a testament to his leadership qualities, which continue to inspire young Nigeri...

By Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko, Ibadan  Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, says the electric spark incident at the hospital did not affect any room or equipment . Otegbayo, while reacting to reports of a fire incident at the hospital on Sunday morning, said it was a spark and was brought under control within minutes. The UCH CMD told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that it was a spark at the changeover in one of the medical laboratories that turned into fire. “The smoke alerted our security men who used fire extinguishers to quench it and also called in the Fire Service. “About 8:10 a.m., the changeover panel in the medical laboratory sparked when public electricity was restored and this caused a power surge. ”But it was put out within 10 minutes and it was limited to one room alone. “The Fire Service officials also arrived on time and rendered excellent service to reduce the effects of the outbreak,” he said. Otegbayo...

By Murphy Joe, Owo  It was a moment of celebration for the family of Mr and Mrs Okoro and Mr and Mrs Adesewa as thier children, Okoro Chinedu took the marital vow with his wellbeloved, Olubunmi Adesewa The holy matrimony  was held on Saturday September 21, 2022 at the Kingdom Hall in Ifon, in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo state  Some Ministers of God present at the ceremony included Bro. K. S Owolabi, Bro Monday Balogun, Bro E. O Ojo among others. In his sermon at the church service, the officiating minister Bro E. O Ojo admonished the couple to love one another "No matter what you are going through in life, let love prevail, if you fail to love, you will allow hatred to come in "Love is not easily provoked, love rejoice in truth, and not in iniquity. He said He said “Marriage was established by God. After he brought Adam and Eve together as husband and wife, and built a house for them in the garden of Eden.” “Your marriage must be established upon the rock of ages, m...