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By  admin -   August 8, 2020 The immediate past Communications Minister, Adebayo Shittu has revealed that the reconciliation committee of the All Progessives Congress in Oyo State can’t work. Shittu, who stated this while speaking on Ibadan-based radio station IBR FM, explained that the reconciliation can’t work  because majority of the committee members are loyalists of late Oyo State governor, Abiola Ajimobi. The Saki-born politician also announced his rejection of the committee noting that the Chairman of the committee, former governor Alao Akala is the least qualified individual to head it in Oyo State. Speaking on the programme, Shittu said:“The Akala led committee has not spoken with me directly, I am expecting one of their emissaries later today,it’s a very clear case, you see, I have all the respect for Governor Akala but I don’t think that the way and manner that committee was set up was made in good fate, it was certainly not made in good fate, why do I say this? ” Before the

By  admin  -   August 8, 2020 Oyo State Government has announced the venue of the Computer Based Test (CBT) for teaching applicants in the state. A statement on Saturday by the Chairman of Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Pastor Akinade Alamu, said the venue of the examination would be the 1500 capacity University of Ibadan distance learning CBT centre, adding that the exercise will run for 10 days. He said 91,600 applicants including 417 special candidates(disables) are to write the CBT starting on Tuesday, August 11. The TESCOM boss said those who yet to rectify issues on their names or those that their names were not shortlisted should forget about the test as nothing could be done anymore. Alamu said the test would include questions on current affairs, noting that the disables are not going to write CBT but “screened/interviewed with auto-employment since the applicants are few in number.” He said the CBT invitation would be done via SMS or email, and the examination will run

  August 8, 2020 Former Senator representing Ogun State, Buruji Kashamu is dead He died at the age of 62. According to sources, the former lawmaker who represented the senatorial district in the 8th National Assembly died as a result of COVID-19 complications. Buruji Kashamu was moved to First Cardiology hospital after his health condition worsened following his bout with Coronavirus. News of his death was confirmed in a Facebook post by his former colleague, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce. A graduate of the University of Lagos, Senator Kashamu was the Governorship candidate of the PDP in Ogun State in the 2019 general elections. He was also the vice-chairman of the Senate Committee on States and Local Government in the 8th Senate.

By  Ibrahim Agunbiad e  August 8, 2020  The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan branch has vowed not to endorse any of the candidates seeking to take over from the incumbent Vice Chancellor, Prof. Idowu Olayinka, as there were surreptitious moves by the Vice Chancellor lobbying the union to adopt his preferred candidate to take over, come December 1, 2020. The Union made its position known in its latest four-page July 2020 bulletin entitled “Laying the facts Bare: Call for a Rethink”, where it addressed the issue of ASUU-UI and the process of appointment of a new Vice Chancellor, among other issues. The bulletin which was jointly issued by ASUU-UI Executive led by Prof. Ayoola Akinwole said the Union shall not “attend secret or close door meetings, no matter the blackmail”. “This EXCO has resolved that the union shall not be dragged into the very virulent religious, ethnic, sectional and prebendal politics that currently drive the process of selection and

By  Admin  -   August 7, 2020   The National Universities Commission has invited the Vice Chancellor of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Prof. Michael Ologunde, other principal officers, Academic Staff Union of Universities, and other staff unions of the university to a meeting. This is contained in a letter written by the NUC dated August 5 and addressed to the vice chancellor of the university. Our correspondent got a copy of the letter, signed by the NUC Deputy Executive Secretary (Academics) & Committee Chairman on Thursday. According to the letter, the NUC called the meeting as part of efforts towards solving the crisis rocking the university. The university is jointly owned by Oyo and Osun states, but funding has been a problem facing the varsity. The letter read in part, “The vice chancellor is requested to kindly draw the attention of the various university-based stakeholders to the proposed meeting scheduled for Friday, 7th August, 2020.”

  Adefolami Agunbiade identified six food challenges facing the South West region of Nigeria.     A Nigerian, Adefolami Agunbiade has made the Rockefeller Foundation Top 10 Finalists for the Food System Vision Prize. Agunbiade and nine others were picked from a pool of over 1, 300 applicants from 110 nations with plans of developing a plan of the generative and nourishing food system that they aspire to create by 2050. “The Top 10 Finalists, whose Visions focus on Canada, China, India, Kenya, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, and the U.S., were selected based on their potential to inspire real, positive and bold transformation of a specific food system that is actionable, concrete and believed to be attainable by 2050,” the Rockefeller Foundation explained in a post on its website. “These Visions aim to tackle challenges tied to six themes (environment, diets, economics, culture, technology, and policy), while showing the systemic inter-dependencies between these themes.” The Nigerian wh

By  Ibrahim Agunbiade August 6, 2020 The Bodija Estates and Environs Muslim Community has announced that Jum’ah service at the Central mosque would resume on Friday August 7, 2020.   This was made known in a letter signed by the Chairman of the Committee, Alh. Siyanbade, on Thursday, a copy of which was obtained by  IBNET   Recall that the Muslim Community had earlier stopped Jumah prayer in the mosque due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Executive Committee highlighted guidelines for worshippers at the Islamic center.   “After wide consultations and Special Emergency Meetings of the Executive Committee of BODIJA ESTATES AND ENVIRONS MUSLIM COMMUNITY, we have come to a consensus to resume Jum’ah Services on Friday, 7th August, 2020”. “However, there is need to highlight the guidelines, which we are urged to kindly adhere to.   “The guidelines highlighted include: 1. THERE SHALL BE NO ENTRY TO THE PREMISES AND WORSHIP AREAS WITHOUT FACE MASK     “2. WE ARE TO WASH OUR HANDS PROPERLY WIT

By  Ibrahim Agunbiade  August 6, 2020  Coalition for Autonomy of Universities in Nigeria, CAUN, has warned against the appointment of the next Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan on ethnicity or religion. IBNET  reports that the tenure of the current Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Idowu Olayinka will end on the 30th of November and the process for the election of a new Don who will take over on the 1st of December has commenced. CAUN, in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday, signed by its Coordinator, Tunde Olaoluwa, called for the appointment of a new Vice-Chancellor based on merit alone. The statement by CAUN read: “The coalition for Autonomy of Universities in Nigeria (CAUN) has watched with keen interest the contest for the position of a Vice Chancellor in the University of Ibadan. Our particular interest in the VC race in UI stems from the place of UI in University education in Nigeria. It is the premier university, and therefore deserves nothing sh

By admin  August 6, 2020  The executive governor of Oyo state, Engr Seyi Makinde has sent the name of Barrister Lateef Idowu Oyeleke as commissioner nominee to the Oyo state house of assembly for screening and approval. The Speaker, Oyo state house of assembly, Rt Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, made this known while reading a message sent to the house from the executive on Thursday during its plenary after resuming from the brief recess to celebrate Eid-el Kabir. Governor Makinde, according to the letter, is seeking to appoint Barr Oyeleke as the new commissioner for environment to replace late Hon Kehinde Ayoola who was until his death, the commissioner for environment and whose demise has left the office vacant. The house has however called for 50 (fifty) copies of the nominees curriculum vitae (CV) to be submitted to the house on the 10th of August, after which screening and possible approval will be made on 11th of August, 2020. Details later…..

 By Admin  August 6, 2020  Ibadan-born UI graduate, Dr. Yomi Faparusi has revealed why he wants to become a Senator in the United States in the State of Tennessee on the 3rd of November, 2020. Faparusi, who is running as an Independent candidate, revealed this during an interview with The Nation. “I came to the United States as an immigrant. Through hard work, America allowed me to achieve the American Dream. I am running because I want more Americans to achieve the American Dream. America has been good to me and I am running to serve and give back to America. “Today, three of the top issues America faces are Healthcare, Economy and Immigration. As an immigration attorney and a licensed physician with a background in public health, I believe I have a lot of practical and life experience that I can bring to the US Senate,” Faparusi said in reaction to a question about the landmark achievements that are making him contest for the seat. Reacting to a question about how he hopes to resolve

By  Ibrahim Agunbiade  August 6, 2020   Oyo State government has announced the readiness of the State’s Teaching Service Commission (Oyo TESCOM) to conduct computer-based test (CBT) for all candidates applying for teaching appointment, starting from Tuesday 11th August, 2020. The Chairman, Oyo TESCOM, Pastor Akinade Alamu stated this on a radio programme in Ibadan on Thursday while answering questions pertaining to developments on the State’s teaching appointment. Alamu had recently informed the general public that all applicants for the teaching appointment would have to upload their credentials to the State’s website to allow for equal participation and open process. Read Also:  Oyo To Conduct CBT For TESCOM Applicants August 15, Converts Non Teaching Staff To Teaching He said the examination would run through the week from 7am till 6pm except on Sunday, reiterating the fact that whoever that could not upload his or her credentials to TESCOM’s portal before Tuesday should not bother

Published   August 6, 2020  |  By   Ibrahim Agunbiade 6th  August, 2020                              An Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has accused the governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, of selling the state to Christians. The organisation alleged that appointments made by the governor into the state’s commissions and boards on Thursday, 23 rd  July, 2020 were heavily tilted towards Christians.     MURIC denounced the appointments in a statement circulated to media houses on Thursday, 6 th  August, 2020 by the Director of the human rights association, Professor Ishaq Akintola.     The statement reads, “The recent appointments into commissions and boards in Ogun State leave a sour taste in the mouth. The state governor, Dapo Abiodun, simply took Muslims living under him to the cleaners. An analysis of the appointments confirms our worst fears about most Christian rulers in the South West. They are there to persecute Muslims, give total political a

By Admin  -   August 5, 2020   The Oyo State Government has launched a statewide containment and decontamination response initiative to curtail the spread of COVID-19 across the state. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that a training programme on COVID-19 Decontamination Response Network held at the University of Ibadan on Tuesday ahead of the commencement of the initiative. The training had in attendance representatives of environmental health officers in all the 33 local government areas which had been divided into seven zones. In her address at the forum, Prof. Olanike Adeyemo, the state’s Team Lead of the Containment and Decontamination Project, said the initiative would focus on the next phase in the containment of COVID-19 in the state. “COVID-19 has spread beyond Ibadan and what that means is that the government has to be responsive to do what is right. “You can imagine if there is an incidence in Ibarapa and another one in Iseyin, it would be very difficult for the state cont