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At a press conference held today Wednesday 9th of May, 2018 at Ilesa, the family house of Eso dynasty will support one of their own to become the next and fifth governor of Osun State in the 2018 election.

A tycoon and industrialist who is one of the elder brothers of Tunde Eso, a leading governorship aspirant in Osun State under the umbrella of Peoples Democratic Party, said Tunde has made the family proud as he has been doing extremely well  in his bid for the past two years. According to him, “Tunde Eso is my brother and I’m proud of him; he has at least maintained the dignity  of the family and used the family name well by showing to the world that we have intellectuals who can run the affairs of our beloved state. Therefore, we have  unanimously agreed to back him with 2billion naira so that he can succeed in his aspiration”.

Tunde Eso at the meeting emphasised that the contest is a vision but also a collective mandate of everyone. “We the Eso family of ilesa have produced one of the best jurists in Nigeria in the person of late Justice Kayode Eso.” he said. 

Tunde Eso has promised the family that he will not put them to shame and also appealed to Osun State indigenes  at home and abroad to support him as he is the youngest and the best person for Osun State governorship contest at this moment

Otunba Rotimi Paseda has debunked the rumour that he steping-down his gubernatorial ambition to deputise Gboyega Nasir Isiaka.

Paseda debunked the widespread rumour through his Media Assistant on media Ogbeni Micheal-Azeez Ogunsiji through a press release.

2019: PASEDA DENIES DEPUTISING GNI

PRESS RELEASE 

It has been brought to our notice once again at Paseda Media Team the widespread and concocted rumour that the Ogun 2015 UPN governorship candidate, Otunba Rotimi Paseda has stepped down his 2019 governorship ambition for Prince Gboyega Nasir Isiaka or has agreed to deputise for anyone. 

Though, Otunba Paseda and Prince Gboyega Isiaka are good jolly friends who shared the same political aspiration and ideologies, but their friendship does not in any way transcend above their ambition. 

It is no hidden fact that, the UPN governorship candidate is working with other parties and political structures for Ogun State Alliance and Coalition with about seven opposition parties signifying interest in working with him.

To set the record in clear terms, Otunba Paseda is still committed to contest for the Ogun state Governorship seat in 2019 and at the appropriate time, he would announce his campaign programmes to the electorate.

The canard rumour was orchestrated by those jittery about the emergence of Otunba Paseda as the consensus candidate of the Coalition movement to cause unnecessary unrest within Otunba Paseda political camp. 

I therefore implore all the teeming supporters of Otunba Olatunde Rotimi Paseda to discountenance the purported rumour and remain unshaken in their pursuant for better Ogun State come 2019 with Otunba Paseda as their governorship candidate. 

All party members and supporters of Otunba Rotimi Paseda are hereby enjoined not to join any disruptive and destructive political game by retaliating with anyone for rumour in his favour or against him.

Ógbèni Michael-Azeez Ogunsiji

Media Assistant to

Otunba Rotimi Paseda

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki has written a heartfelt note to Nigeria’s most most consistent filmmaker, Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen over his latest work, “LoveBirds”.

The elated number one citizen of the culture and arts rich State who has been following Lancelot’s works, personally wrote the letter that was addressed to the most prolific movie maker who is now regarded as director of Directors, on Monday April 23, 2018.

Governor Obaseki wrote; “I am delighted with the information of your recent work “Love Birds” which was premiered on Friday, 6th April, 2918. I trust it would be another satisfying effort to complement the stable of your bestselling movies.

I celebrate you as one of the icons who have taken the Nigerian movie industry not only to the world stage, but according it high regard and patronage. You are also doing tremendously well by promoting Benin movies and promoting the allures of our rich culture to attract foreigners and broadens the economic prospects of Edo State.

Your efforts are highly regarded for assisting to provide employment and present the ideal moral prospectives for societal lessons.

As you continue to make landmark progress in your profession, I sincerely want to thank you for being a worthy ambassador of Edo State and to specially congratulate you on your new movie “Love Birds”.

With esteem regards, I wish you more successes in your endeavors.

Mr. Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki

Governor”.

Aside Governor Obaseki, Chairman of Wells Entertainment Ltd and Wells Carlton Hotels and Apartments, Capt Dr. Hosa Okunbo, was also one of the many big shots in the country who has openly endorsed and hosted the cast crew of the movie that has been dubbed as “next love story to be told after Titanic”.

Lovebirds hits the cinemas nationwide on Friday April 13, 2018 after series of premieres across the nation. 

At its premiere in Kada Cinema, Benin city, two halls were sold out for the very first viewing as the whole ancient city was held down for hours.

Same was the experience in Asaba, Lagos, Abuja, Akure, Portharcourt and other cities across Nigeria.

Lancelot, who has now produced more than 60 movies and still counting said; I’ve discovered that in Nigeria, stories that affected teenagers are not being produced by movie makers. They’re not carried along. I’ve heard them complained, and quarrel anytime I have opportunities to be with them; that’s part of the reason for this film”.

“It’s aimed at finding what are those things that are inside the minds of second generation diasporans and you won’t believe that it was an unbelievable expose to find out how far these guys can go in expressing their love; facing denials, against all odds, cultural norms, pettiness, envy and jealousy even within their parents circle”.

Lover Birds which is still showing in all Cinemas across the country, has Stella Damasus, Jim Iyke, Joseph Benjamen, Felix Omozusi and other actors who brought their love experience to bear in this movie.

At a press interview granted to me during our last TB symposium. I did made my experience with Tuberculosis public including the challenges. But for emphasis sake, any cough that persisted too long should not be taken for granted. Other symptoms of tuberculosis include night sweat, fever, loss of weight and so on. Duty behooves on us to refer any of the people who have these signs to a DOT centre for immediate sputum test.

Failure to do that is dangerous, the life of the said patient is not only in danger, those who came in contact with him/her are also in big danger.

People who have health challenges do not need be discriminated against, they need love and support to overcome the challenge.

I thank everyone who stood with me throughout the time, including those who saw to the success of our TB symposium.

It is not over until it is over, your support is continually needed until TB finds no place in our society.

Together we can always win.

#UniteToEndTB

#EndTBLagos

#EndTBNigeria

#ComrAsoroCares

Kayode Fayemi, minister of mines and steel, walked out of the meeting which Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and some party leaders held with the governorship aspirants of the APC in Ekiti state, on Tuesday.

The meeting took place at the Lagos state government house in Asokoro, Abuja.

Some of the party leaders in attendance were Bisi Akande, pioneer chairman of the party; Segun Osoba, former Ogun state governor; Niyi Adebayo, former Ekiti state governor; and Pius Akinyelure; zonal vice chairman of the APC in the south-west.

After discussing for like two hours, they agreed on a break.

The minister, who walked out of the room ahead of other aspirants and party leaders, ignored reporters who approached him.

He entered his car and his driver sped off.

But Akande who spoke with journalists said the outcome of the meeting would be presented to the national working committee (NWC) of the party.

Asked if there were discussion on a consensus candidate, he said it is an option since the party’s constitution is not against it.

“Primary election is already written in our constitution but all we want is the happiness the generality of the leadership, the contestants and our party in general,” Akande said.

“We took a decision on what will be the best advantage to our party and the country. Consensus is already written in our constitution and it is an option.”

When asked if the aspirants agreed on a consensus candidate, Akande said they were asked to think about it and report back to the leaders.

Asked to comment on the cancellation of Saturday’s primary, Akande said he was not part of the process but said he would be part of avoid the repeat of the incident.

When the meeting reconvened around 7:30pm, other aspirants were there but Fayemi and Ayo Arise, a former senator, were not seen.

Tanko Al-Makura, governor of Nasarawa state, and chairman of the election committee, joined the second part of the the meeting.

Akande speaking with journalists at the end of the meeting

After the botched primary, Fayemi accused Babafemi Ojudu, a presidential aide, and Bimbo Adaramola, a former member of the house of representatives, of conspiring to thwart the exercise, which he claimed was in his favour.

Delegates from four local government areas had concluded voting when the exercise was disrupted. Fayemi said he was leading in the votes cast.

The APC leadership has fixed July 11 for a fresh primary.

Our youths!

Are not only ready

But also ever desperate

To work, to earn, to feed

Without minding the nature

Of that kinds of jobs available 

For them to do in order to survive

Roaming the streets like scavengers

Working like elephants, getting poor rewards.

Hawkers

Inside the traffic

Selling water, snacks

Daring death, fearing not 

Running after bikes, cars, lorries

Dribbling like Ronaldo in between

Molue, danfo, oko asewo and my car

Are not alliens but from within, among us

Many of them had served the land after graduation

Hoping to bring their certificates out of the box one day

The Surulres had settled for such undignified jobs

The Olorunsogos are forced into robbery, kidnapping, cyber crimes, money rituals.

However, no youths folding arms, waiting for free food.

Uncountable

In different markets

Owode Onirin, Idumota

Computer village, Ladipo, Aba

Alaba, Onitsha, Chinese Markets

Our youths are always hardworking

Many do three different jobs in a day

Working like mad in the land of honey

Yet living like pauper, looking not well fed

Our youths are illegal emigrants

Searching for greener pastures

Millions of them now in the Europe

United States, Asia, Scandinavia, Africa

Scrambling for citizenship, work permits

Many had been deported umpteenth times

Still manoeuvring to sneak out there

To settle for menial jobs, peanuts

Unhappy, unsatisfied, but no option

The lazy youths are not here

Seems they are not yet born

Really, they don’t exist

In our midst

At all.

Education

Many parents

Could not afford

To pay the bills all alone

Many orphans are in the  universities, 

struggling to become somebody in life 

Against all the odds, glueing to prayers

Gallivanting from one hill to cathedral

Fasting, resuming marathon vigils daily

Ignorantly, falling into the hands of fox

Camouflaging in the clergy’s garments

The gluttons in power often insensitive

Busy increasing the bills, owing salaries

Bastardising  public school education

By promoting incessant strike actions

Establishing private ones on hectares

I’m still searching

For the lazy youths

Do I need a binocular?

Search engine or compass?

Or sharp lens like a crystal ball?

Ok, maybe they are not yet here

Or maybe they aren’t yet being born

Or the power lied against their existence

The lazy youths are neither here nor born.

If the youth are lazy 

The leaders are lazier, 

Even greedier than tortoise

More selfish beyond description

Give no space for the youths to grow

In their various cabinets, departments

Monopolising, cornering every opportunity

Among the tired and aged strikers and their allies

Who were the beneficiaries

Of the free education, free health care?

The so-called leaders in power and who

During their days in the universities

Never cooked nor paid for accommodation

Eat free food like birds in a rice plantation

Alas! They all gang against this generation 

Very impossible for the innocent youths 

To live, to achieve in the land of paradoxical plenty

Propaganda, hollowed promises are the prevalence.

Unlike then

No more scholarships

For the poor students

For the outstanding ones

School fees become Herculean task

The youths are still struggling to feed

To live, to learn, to survive, to belong

Feeding is now as difficult as digging for gold

Government’s presence is hard to feel or taste

The youths are creating jobs where there is none.

It’s a pity!

That the leaders

Are trying to shift

The blames of their

Failure, shortcomings

On the ever dutiful youths.

– Akeem Yekini who was the younger brother of ex Super Eagles star Rashidi Yekini id dead

– He died on Sunday, May 6, in Ijagbo, Kwara state and he has been buried in Islamic rites

– Akeem was said to have been down with malaria for close to 1 week before he died

The family of late former Super Eagles star Rashidi Yekini have been thrown into another mourning following the untimely death of Akeem Yekini.

Akeem Yekini, 36, who was one of the two surviving brothers of Rashidi Yekini died on Sunday, May 6, according to the report reaching newswakanow.com.ng from a family member.

A family member named Tajudeen confirmed to newswakanow.com.ng on Tuesday afternoon, May 8, that Akeem was rushed to the General Hospital in Ilorin on Saturday, May 5, before he died the next day after returning to his base in Ijagbo which is a town in Kwara.

Younger brother of late Rashidi Yekini dies in Kwara state (photo: NAIJ.com)

”He has been sick for a while, but last Saturday, he was in a bad condition in which we had to rush him to Ilorin where he was treated and we returned the same day.

”But on Sunday morning, he started coughing seriously and vomiting blood, and before we knew what was happening, he died in the process and he has been buried,” Tajudeen explained to newswakanow.com.ng.

Unlike his elder brother Rashidi who played for the Super Eagles scoring 37 goals, Akeem also chose football as his career, but he never succeeded until he died.

His dream was to play in Europe or America, and in the process, he had numerous trials in Brazil and Denmark, but he never signed for any club.

His ordeal began after the death of his late brother Rashidi Yekini who died on May, 4 2012, as Akeem had no other means of livelihood than to go into laboring.

He was called for a trial last two years by Gateway FC and Shooting Stars of Ibadan, but Akeem claimed he was having a serious ankle problem which stopped him from playing.

Until his death, Akeem Yekini was living together with his mother in Ijagbo, Kwara state, and he is survived by two daughters.

TODAY, there was a heavy rainfall with thundering and lightening in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State Capital.

The rain scattered all the tents (canopies) installed at the venue of the All Progressive Congress (APC) gubernatorial primary election in Ekiti State.

Report says people scampered for safety in what looks like a torrential downpour with noisy storm.

Many people ran for their lives as such rain was very unusual according to an eye witness account.

The place has been deserted as at the time of filing this report.

Attempt to reach the publicity secretary of APC in Ekiti State prove abortive as his mobile phone could not be reached.

Details later..

With gratitude and appreciation to God Almighty, Our Father, the Dependable God who has added another Year to our lovely Daughter. Ene is 5 today!

Kick off your shoes, take a break, crank the tunes, dance & shake, light the candles, cut the cake, make it a day, thats simply Great!!!

A million moments, each holding a Promise of fulfilments of Our dream, accomplishments of some special plans.

#WeWish U a very Happy Birthday ENE!

The National Leader, Dr. Doyin Okupe & the Ogun State Chairman, Elder Isiaka Amusa on behalf of all members and supporters of ACCORD, Ogun State hereby felicitate with Ogun State Workers on the auspicious occasion of this year Workers’ Day celebration. We in ACCORD laud your sacrificial toiling and invaluable contributions to the development of Ogun State.

As we celebrate 2018 Workers’ Day, we rejoice with the people of Ogun State, particularly, the conscientious and diligent workforce of the State. We salute your courage, resilience, resourcefulness, high profile productivity and invaluable contributions towards making our State great. We commend you for not losing track of excellence as championed by foremost Ogun indigenes such as Late Chief Simeon Adebo, Chief Degun of blessed memory among others.

While we appreciate your support and cooperation with the present APC administration, we equally identify with your pains and struggle for adequate welfare and prosperity of the entire workforce. It is on this note that we are extending our hands of fellowship to you for a government that will alongside pursuance of development of the State accord top priority to prosperity and welfare of its workforce.

We therefore call on you all to get prepared for 2019 elections by ensuring you obtain your PVC (Permanent Voter Card) and vote in ACCORD party, the only political party with WELFARISM as its philosophy and INTEGRITY her watch word. On our honour, we promise to ensure the quick payment of all outstanding workers entitlements immediately we are sworn in as the ruling party come May 2019 by God’s grace.

Happy Workers’Day 2018.

SGND.

ASOJUOBA Michael Adesanya

State Publicity Secretary, ACCORD, Ogun State.