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  House of Representative aspirant, Mr. Olumbe Akinkugbe, held a mega rally in Ondo West yesterday where he reiterated his intentions to represent Ondo West and East at the Federal House of Representatives.   The event which drew a massive crowd of supporters took place at the APC secretariat in Yaba, Ondo.  Addressing the crowd of supporters, Olumbe expressed his intentions to represent them at the National Assembly, promising effective leadership and representation.   He further reeled out his experiences, family background and achievements in both the private and public sector to demonstrate his preparedness for the job to his teeming supporters.   Speaking on his intentions for his constituents once elected, Olumbe said “we will ensure that our young men and women get decent jobs, so they do not continue to sit at home idle.  We will also ensure that we support the trade and businesses of our mothers so they can make enough to keep themselves happy...

The Ondo State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, Mrs. Victoria Nnenna Ani has asserted that human lives are precious to the Scheme and the management will continue to strengthen programmes that will make people live healthily. The State Coordinator made the assertion when she flagged off the 2022 first quarter edition of NYSC National Environmental Sanitation exercise at Moshood Abiola Democracy Park, Oja-Oba, Akure, the Ondo State capital. Mrs. Ani who believed that a clean environment will promote positive thinking which will engender development in the society said that every soul should take active part in ensuring that cleanliness is put on the front burner.  "My dear children in the nation building, the stake is higher from your perspective because the society expects much from you to lead a war against all filthiness and dirty environment as this breeds sicknesses and diseases which result into huge expenses for treatment". "You should not fail to l...

The National Youth Service Corps Director General, Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim has directed that the Scheme’s quarterly National Environmental Sanitation be carried out nationwide through the Community Development Service which enables the Corps members under the auspices of the scheme to positively impact the host communities .  Speaking at the National Environmental Sanitation Day, the State Coordinator NYSC Oyo State, Mrs Grace Ogbuogebe represented by the Assistant Director Community Development Service Mr. Olumide Adekeye said the exercise for the year 2022 first quarter was being carried out in all the 33 Local Government of Oyo State.  The exercise which has the aim of achieving a clean and habitable environment was also meant to prevent outbreak or spread of diseases.  The lyalaje of the popular Dugbe Market represented by Mrs Maria Muibat Ogunsanlu commended the exercise carried out at the Dugbe Market as a laudable initative by the NYSC Scheme which will incul...

By Kayode Afolabi As part of the assiduous efforts aimed at ensuring healthy living in Oyo State, Some Corps Members in Lagelu local Government area, on Saturday, cleared up heaps of refuse at Olodo Bank Market,  Enyo filling station and its environs.  Earlier, the Director General, National Youth Service Corps, Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim approved the hosting of the NYSC National Environmental Sanitation Exercise Newsline NG  observed that the Corps Members who carried out the vigorous exercise have immuned Lagelu residents against diseases that are detrimental to vitality.  A corps member who pleaded anonymity while speaking with our correspondent thanked Nysc for hosting Environmental Sanitation exercise.  "The Environmental Sanitation exercise was a good one, when our environment is clean, then diseases will not set in" The cheerful corps members however advised the Community to embark on personal hygiene to lay off diseases of any kind.  Newsline NG ...

Frontline yoruba traditional ruler, Alaafin Of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi has joined his ancestors at 83 . Alaafin Adeyemi, the third from the Alowodu Ruling House, died in the late hours of Friday at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State in South-West Nigeria. According to palace sources, the remains of the top Yoruba traditional ruler were brought to Oyo town, 62 kilometres from Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, in the early hours of Saturday and traditional rites began, . He was 83 years old and the longest reigning Alaafin ever, having ruled for 52 years. The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, is expected to make an official announcement upon receiving the report of the monarch’s passing from the Bashorun of Oyo, Yusuf Akinade, the head of the ‘Oyo Mesi’, who will now lead Oyo town before a new Alaafin is installed. The monarch had been sick and a plan had been made to fly him abroad before he passed on late Friday night.   A source fa...

By Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko, ibadan The Prelate, Methodist Church of Nigeria, His Eminence, Samuel Kanu, on Friday declared that any Methodist Church member of voting age must get and validate their Permanent Voters Card (PVC). Kanu made the call during the 60th Synod of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Ibadan Diocese. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the synod has its theme: ‘Preparing for The Second Coming of Jesus Christ (Rev. 22: 12)’. Kanu, represented by the synod Secretary, Very Rev. Davidson Aluko, called on all faithful never to collect money before voting to achieve the country’s desired results of enthroning righteous administration. “In this way, we will help enthrone an administration that will usher in adequate security and economic buoyancy which will enable us to enjoy full dividends of democracy. “We need more men and women with the heart of sincerity, while citizens are enjoined to pray for good people that will occupy leadership positions in every sector. “On...

House of Representative aspirant, Olumbe Akinkugbe paid a courtesy visit to the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Iyiola Omisore.   The meeting which held at Chief Omisore’s office saw both party faithful discuss a range of issues bothering on governance and nation building.   Olumbe seized the opportunity to brief Chief Omisore about his ongoing campaign to represent Ondo West and East at the National Assembly.  He touched on his plans for his people in Ondo and his four-point legislative agenda.     Chief Omisore thanked Olumbe for the gesture and offered him prayers and best wishes in the coming election.