Ti aba nja bii kaku ko. (When two people quarrel it is not with the mind that one of them should die). That is the Yoruba adage on the lips of many heavy weights in Ogun State in respect of the death of Egba high Chief, Apagunpote of Egbaland, and chairman of Golf Resort Hotels said to have committed suicide, weekend
Immediate past governor of the state, Chief Gbenga Daniel, has also described the death of Chief Olumide as an irreparable loss to Ogun State and Nigeria. Daniel said:“On the death of Apagun, I do believe that our state and our country have lost an icon and a major promoter of tourism, entrepreneur and economic development of our people and of Egbaland in particular”.
His predecessor, Chief Segun Osoba, was so sad about Olumide’s death that he said: “It’s too much for me to bear now. It is not something I am ready to talk about. It is too much and most unfortunate. I leave everything to God.”
TO both ex-governor Otunba Gbenga Daniel and his predecessor, Chief Olusegun Osoba, the death of Apagun Oluwole Olumide, an Egba High Chief is a terrible loss.
The two men worked closely with the late Apagun in his tourism efforts when they held sway as governors of the Gateway State.
Lagos – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, for alleged corruption.
Charged along with the speaker is his Personal Assistant, Oyebode Atoyebi.
They are facing an amended 20- count charge at a Federal High Court, Lagos.
The EFCC alleged that the defendants had sometime between April 2010 and July 2011 conspired and accepted various cash payments amounting to N503 million from the House without going through a financial institution.
Ikuforiji and his aide were initially charged before Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court in December 2011, but the judge later opted out of the case.
on Wednesday, 29 February 2012.
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Lagos – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Nigeria’s economic growth remains strong.
It said this in a statement posted on its website after the Executive Board of the Fund concluded the 2011 Article IV consultation with Nigeria.
The Fund said that the country’s non-oil real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was estimated to have grown by 8.3 per cent in 2011 while the overall real GDP stood at 6.7 per cent.
It said that Inflation slightly declined to 10.3 per cent in December, 2011 from 11.7 per cent a year earlier in response to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s tightening of monetary policies and moderation of food prices.
on Wednesday, 14 March 2012.
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The killers of a Briton and an Italian in Sokoto State who were captured last week after a failed rescue attempt have been paraded by the State Security Service, Wednesday, in Abuja.
The expatriates were kidnapped in Birnin Kebbi and then moved to Sokoto by a splinter group of Boko Haram led by one Abu Mohammed.
The police stated that Abu Mohammed, died on March 9, 2012 following severe bullet wounds he sustained during a raid at his hideout at Layin Hanwa area of Zaria on March 7.
It has been discovered over-time that not too many people aspiring for public offices have plans and know exactly what to do when they assume office as most aspirants start thinking of what to do as soon as they get there. May be that explains reasons why most public office holders perform below average.
“If I were made a Minister of Education,” said Mrs Kehinde Phillips, Executive Director, Edgewood College, Lekki Phase1, “I will make Nigeria’s education sector 21st Century-compliant.
To accomplish this, she stated that she will go into Information Technology which will enhance free flow of knowledge globally as the world is now a global village.
on Wednesday, 29 February 2012.
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THE Federal Government yesterday signed a bilateral agreement with the Republic of Cameroon on the establishment of a trans-border security committee.
Members of the terrorist group, Boko Haram, have been moving to Cameroon and other neighbouring countries to hide after perpetuating deadly attacks in the northern parts of Nigeria.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Olugbenga Ashiru signed the agreement on behalf of the Federal Government.
He said the ceremony was timely as it happened at a period when the world is fighting terrorism and piracy.
Ashiru said: “There is no region that is immune to the heinous activities of terrorist groups and pirates.
“The United Nations and the African Union have led the international and regional initiatives to combat these challenges.”
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