By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa He used to come then like a guest, not really involved in the day-to-day business of the Chambers, so we didn’t have the opportunity of a close encounter, whilst he studied law. He was also not much involved in the political side at the time. Unmistakably however, he had the same zeal, […]
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Despite the barrage of criticisms against some of the choices of his appointees, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed a few round pegs in round holes, one of whom is 66-year-old Is-haq Oloyede, a professor of Arabic and Islamic Jurisprudence who brought innovations to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board since his first appointment as Registrar on […]
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The deceased representative of Akure South/Akure North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Adedayo Omolafe had an uncommon passion to help the needy people whenever they sought his help, his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said. A statement by the Secretary of its Akure South Local Government South Chapter, S A […]
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By Sunday Ajibola Edobor Nature’s power over the mortals is massive. We are so weak before it such that we can only abide by its rules or get swallowed without a trace in its fury over disobedience. Death by any means is painful, particularly, if the victim was close or beneficial. This agent that issues […]
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By Banji Ayoola Palpable grief tore through Akure, the Ondo State capital on Monday, as news of the sudden death of the member representing Akure South/Akure North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Isaac Adedayo Omolafe, filtered through. The grief cut across political party, religious and other social affiliations as members of the […]
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By Banji Ayoola The House of Representatives, Ondo State Governor, Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, his predecessor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko and the Peoples Democratic Party have expressed shock at the passage of the member representing Akure South/Akure North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Isaac Adedayo Omolafe. The philanthropic and charismatic lawmaker, popularly called ‘Expensive’, […]
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Banji Ayoola Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Monday described the death of the member of the House Representatives, representing Akure South/North Federal Constituency, Hon Adedayo Omolafe, as shocking and devastating. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Richard Olatunde, to the governor the governor described the death as too difficult to accept; […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State has described the passage of the member representing Akure South/Akure North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Isaac Adedayo Omolafe, as a colossal loss to the party in the state. In a statement by the party’s state spokesman, Mr Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, […]
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A student of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Daniel Adeniyi, has emerged winner of the 2021 edition of the Committee of Deans of Engineering and Technology of Nigerian Universities’ (CODET) National Engineering Project Competition. He outclassed other contestants from Universities across the country at the grand finale of the Individual Category of the […]
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Confined to a wheelchair for 18 years following a tragic accident, Mohammed Fawehinmi passed on last Wednesday aged 52. Adebisi Onanuga and Robert Egbe chronicle the life and times of the heir to the Gani Fawehinmi legal dynasty. Nobody messed with famed human rights activist and legal luminary Chief Gani Fawehinmi; not even his first […]
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