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Oyo Government Reintroduces History in Public Schools’ Curriculum

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Akinwale Kasali
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Oyo State History

By Akinwale Kasali

The Oyo State Government has prioritized the need for students to be abreast of the historical background of the nation and its heritage by reintroducing History, as a subject, in Public Schools curriculum.

The State Ministry of Education has mandated all Public Primary Schools in the State to immediately implement the teaching of History as an independent subject starting from this term (3rd term) of the 2021/2022 academic session.

Nureni Aderemi, the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, made this disclosure  on Monday, while monitoring schools’ resumption in Ibadan.

Adeniran who applauded the massive turnout of pupils in public primary schools, said the reintroduction of History is in line with the new education policy of the State Government, and it would make the cultural heritage of the nation not to go into extinction.

He applauded the leadership of Universal Basic Education Commission, Abuja, for the technical support received, as well as the supply of textbooks.

Over Four Thousand, Nine Hundred and fifty (4,950) history textbooks are being distributed to public primary schools state-wide, he said, adding that this will give pupils a proper understanding of the Nation’s history.

He hinted that the curriculum would enable pupils to appreciate history as an instrument of national integration, adding that it would allow students to know the history of the country.

Adeniran, an Educationist, who dazzled OYOSUBEB staff members and teachers by teaching pupils, said he was optimistic that the curriculum would equip the younger generations with the knowledge of the past.

The OYOSUBEB Boss said that the importance of history to nation building, patriotism and human development could not be overemphasized.

Meanwhile, he equally appreciated the Heads of Public Primary schools across the State who have commenced academic activities immediately, saying idleness of teachers or pupils would not be tolerated.

Continuing the monitoring exercise alongside other members of the board expressed satisfaction with the situation they met at some schools visited, compared to the turnout of pupils last week.

The Chairman, however, called on other parents, whose children are yet to return to schools to kindly ensure they do so without hesitation, as academic activities have commenced.

The Executive Chairman and his team monitored schools across Local Governments in Ibadan and Ibadan less city.

My Govt Will Accord Women Adequate Recognition – Anyim; Says It Is PDP Tradition

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Anyim Pius Anyim

PDP Presidential aspirant, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, has assured Nigerian women that they would be adequately recognized if he becomes president in 2023.

Anyim stated this in Minna, capital of Niger State while answering to complaints of marginalization of women in Nigeria, during his consultative visit to the state.

He described women as one of the critical groups in Nigeria he intends to mainstream into governance next year.

The former President of the Senate shared with the frustrations of Nigerian over the inadequate recognition given them.

The Peoples Democratic front runner said women in Nigeria are educated, experienced and very hardworking but regretted that they have not been given opportunities to showcase their skills.

He reminded women that the PDP is their traditional ally and that the setback women have suffered was because PDP lost power in 2015.

According to Anyim, mainstreaming the women would be one of the ways he intends to bring back the good old days of PDP which, he said, Nigerians have been yearning for since 2015.

Said Anyim: “If you look at the Nigerian women, they are very educated; they are well trained but they are not exposed to opportunities.

“I will say, why should a woman be worried when I am coming to run a PDP government?

“In the last PDP Government, a woman was the Coordinating Minister of the economy and Minister of Finance.

“A woman was Minister of Petroleum, a woman was Minister of Aviation”, the Presidential aspirant recalled.

Anyim, therefore, urged women to vote for him in the forthcoming PDP primaries and also during the main presidential election next year to regain their glory and gain more recognition.

2023 Presidency: Orji Kalu Backs Senate President Lawan, Quits Race; Picks Senate Form

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Adesina Soyooye
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Orji Uzor Kalu and Ahmed Lawan

By Adesina Soyooye

In an about-turn, the Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has decided not to back any Presidential aspirant from the South East, South West or South South.

Orji who has officially quit the Presidential race, and picked the Senatorial aspiration form, said he decided to back “his roommate and boss,” Senate President Ahmed Lawan because he is from the North East. He identified the North East as the only Zone, aside from the South East which has not produced Nigeria’s President.

Explaining why he quit the Presidential race, Kalu said it was because neither the APC nor the PDP zoned the Presidential seat to the South East.

On why he decided to go back to the Senate, he said in a statement he released in Abuja on Monday that he wanted to complete the job he started in the Senate for his constituency, Abia North.

Kalu: “I have also picked ticket to run for Abia North Senatorial zone to complete the good work I started in Abia North.

“I congratulate my friend, former roommate and boss , Sen. Ahmad Lawan, as he picks form to run for President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under our great party, APC.

“I am most glad because he is from the North East , the only zone alongside South East that is yet to produce President of Nigeria.

“I have always maintained an unambiguous stand that for justice, equity and fairness in our country, the next President of Nigeria after President Muhammadu Buhari should come from the South East or the North East.

“I have also told Nigerians that I would only run for President if the two major political parties, APC and PDP zone their tickets to the South East.

“That is why I was disappointed with our Southern brothers who are talking about fairness and equity but has zero tolerance for the same fairness and equity in the South.

“In the absence of a South Easterner being President of Nigeria in 2023, I have my full support for a North Easterner.

“This is because it would be the closest to the equity, fairness and Justice everyone is talking about. It further means that the justice is on its way to the South East.

“I urge all my friends, allies and supporters in the APC to toe the line of justice by supporting Sen. Ahmad Lawan, a North Easterner for the presidential ticket of the APC.”

Until in the last few days, the South had taken it for granted that the APC had zoned the office of the President to the South.

2023: You Cannot Shave Jonathan’s Head In His Absence – Reno Omokri

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Adesina Soyooye
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Reno Omokri

By Adesina Soyooye

A social and political critic, Reno Omokri, has mocked those who are castigating Jonathan or mocking him for allegedly picking the N100m Presidential Forms of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in order to run for the Presidential office in 2023.

Reacting to the news which broke out on Monday that Jonathan had defected to the APC, Reno told them in a tweet that they cannot shave Jonathan’s head in his absence.

He laughed at them for being easily manipulated, and told them to read in between the lines.

Omokri, a former Presidential Spokesman under Jonathan said for  him, two things are clear. He would continue to follow Jonathan. And  he would never be on the same page with the APC.

He said he was not in any dilemma over the news which on Monday spread like wild fire in a harmattan season.

Reno: “To those who think I am in a dilemma, just be patient. You will all be so disappointed with yourselves and your premature celebration when you see my next tweet.

“I am, after all, the #TableShaker!

“You guys are so easy to manipulate. They just yank your chain and you drink kunu.

“First of all, to whet your appetite, let me say that under the rain and under the sun, I will follow Jonathan.

“Secondly, I can’t ever be one with APC.

“Thirdly, nobody can shave HE @GEJonathan’s head in his absence. Read between the lines.”

A group of Northerners, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, had on Monday,  purchased the forms for Jonathan, thus, sparking the viral news that Jonathan has defected to the APC.

However, Jonathan has vehemently denied knowledge of the forms, or authorising that the firms be bought for him.

A statement released Monday night, and signed by his Media Adviser, Ike Eze,  said:

“It has come to the notice of His Excellency Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, that a group has purportedly purchased Presidential  Nomination and Expression of Interest forms, of the All Progressives Congress (the APC), in his name.

“We wish to categorically state that Dr. Jonathan was not aware of this bid and did not authorize it.

“While we appreciate the overwhelming request by a cross-section of Nigerians, for Dr. Jonathan to make himself available for the 2023 Presidential election, we wish to state, that he has not in anyway, committed himself to this request.

“We thank the general public for their concern, as we continue to encourage citizens’ participation in the affairs of the country.”

2023: “I Have Been Insulted” – Jonathan; Denies Group Which Bought Him Presidential Forms

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Akinwale Kasali
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By Akinwale Kasali

Dr Goodluck Jonathan, a former President of Nigeria, has reacted angrily to the purchasing of the N100m Presidential Forms of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for him by a Northern Group in his name.

In a statement signed on his behalf by his Spokesperson, Ike Eze, Jonathan said with his status, the very thought that somebody would surreptitiously buy the APC Presidential Form for him is insulting.

Said the statement: “Buying a Presidential form in the name of Dr Jonathan without his consent, knowing the position he had held in this country, is considered an insult to his person. The general public is, therefore, advised to disregard it.”

The news which not a few Nigerians found worrisome broke Monday evening that a group of Northerners had purchased the forms for Jonathan to contest the Presidency under the APC.

Paid into an APC Heritage bank account in two tranches of N70, 000m and N30m, the receipts of payment were flaunted before the Media.

The Social Media went “crazy” with the story, with many claiming that the former President has already defected to the APC, and declared interest to run, to the consternation  and embarrassment of his supporters, admirers and associates who felt the move was belittling.

But it turns out that Jonathan neither authorised the Group, nor had any knowledge of their provocative action which many now think was meant to embarrass him.

“We wish to categorically state that Dr Jonathan was not aware of this bid and did not authorize it. We want to state that if the former President wanted to contest an election, he would make his intention clear to the public and will not enter through the back door.”, said the statement.

It reads in full:

“It has come to our notice that a group has purportedly purchased Presidential  Nomination and Expression of Interest forms, of the All Progressives Congress APC, in the name of former  President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.

“We wish to categorically state that Dr. Jonathan was not aware of this bid and did not authorize it.

“We want to state that if the former President wanted to contest an election, he would make his intentions clear to the public and will not enter through the back door.

“While we appreciate the overwhelming request by a cross-section of Nigerians, for Dr. Jonathan to make himself available for the 2023 Presidential election, we wish to state, that he has not in anyway, committed himself to this request.

“Buying a presidential aspiration form in the name Dr. Jonathan without his consent, knowing the position he had held in this country, is considered an insult to his person.

“The general public is therefore advised to disregard it.”

The speculation has been on for months that Jonathan was being positioned by the Powers-that-be in the North to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari. The attraction to him, it is said was to get back power for the North after Jonathan’s four years in office.

While not a few people doubted that the Jonathan they know will fall for that bait, the speculation was given a wing to fly when Dr Reuben Abati, former Jonathan’s Presidential spokesperson, posted that the former President was  set to join the race under the APC.

Abati’s post was not denied by Jonathan, which many felt was a mistake. The climax is the purchase of the forms on Monday by a Northern Group which this medium was told both shocked and embarrassed Dr Jonathan.

Jonathan was Nigeria’s President for six years. His second term bid was truncated by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, propelled by unprecedented propaganda, and in connivance with most of Jonathan’s Party men from the North who desperately wanted power back to the North.

He has since become a global icon for the peaceful manner he handled his failure to secure a second term, especially, in the face of many provocations.

Shocking: Northern Group Picks APC Presidential Form For Jonathan

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By Gideon Njoku

Jonathan has not yet declared for the APC, and it is not yet known if the Northern Group which purchased the Presidential forms did so with his support and knowledge. But it would be a sight to behold to see Jonathan scramble for delegates’ votes with the many APC aspirants, most of them, his subordinates when he was President

In a move that has, at once, both confounded and shocked the Nation, a Northern Group, in the afternoon of Monday, May 9, picked the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for former President Goodluck Jonathan.

The group, according to a breaking story by Daily Trust, paid and picked the forms for the former President, at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.

Jonathan has not yet defected from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to the APC. It is not known, yet, if the Group picked the forms with the support and/or connivance of Jonathan.

But it comes on the same day the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan and  the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipere Sylva, also picked forms and/or had it delivered to them by associates, thus registering their names in the already very crowded Presidential field.

Fulani Group and Jonathan Form Bank

It is not known if Jonathan will fall for the bait and accept the forms, but it will be a sight to behold if, and when, Jonathan stands and struggles for votes with other APC aspirants, many of them his subordinates when he was President.

Dr Jonathan was the President of Nigeria under the PDP from 2008- May 29, 2015. He was swept out of office by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2915. Before he became President, Jonathan was the Vice President under the late President Umaru Yar’Adua, whose tenure he completed.

Before then, he was the Governor of Bayelsa State where he also served as Deputy Governor, all under the PDP.

How Amaechi Transferred Rivers $50m To Private Business – Wike; Says Tonye Cole Must Account For It

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By Charles Igbo

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has accused the Minister for Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, of transferring a whopping sum 50 million Dollars belonging to the State to the bank accounts of a privately owned company – Sahara Energy.

Wike alleged that Amaechi sold off Rivers State’s concerns – Turbines and Olympia Hotel – for the sum of $50 million Dollars, and transferred same to Sahara Energy which belongs to Tonye Cole. Wike, also, insisted that Cole is Amaechi’s business partner.

Cole is the consensus Governorship candidate for the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 election. But Wike insists that Amaechi is planting Cole, his business partner, so that the two of them would sell the State.

The Governor  is a Presidential aspirant on the banner of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, just as Amaechi is also a Presidential aspirant under the APC.

However, Wike has sent a message to Cole over the $50m.

Speaking at St Cyprain Anglican Cathedral on Sunday, May 8, 2022, daring a Thanksgiving Service, Wike said whoever knows Cole should tell him that he must account for the money.

Speaking on Amaechi, Wike said: “You, Amaechi,  think you can sell this State? The former Governor thinks he can bring his business partner, after you have sold all our Gas Turbines, Olympia Hotel, collected our  $50 million cash.

“He, Cole, must account for the $50 million they took from our account. Whoever knows him should tell him. $50 million was taken from Rivers State Access Bank account and transferred to Sahara Energy account.

“And, I asked them what is the job you people did for Rivers State. Can I see the contract paper? Did you people loan us money?”

Wike who fought the battle for Amaechi to become Governor, was Amaechi’s Chief of Staff. But both of them have since fallen out very badly. They are no longer in the same party, as Amaechi has since defected to the APC.

Wike Invokes Thunder On Subjects

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Nyesom Wike in a Church

By Charles Igbo

“May thunder fire you and your ultimatum” – Wike

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, was at his most ungubernatorial and  unpresidential state on Sunday May 8, 2022.

Blunt, not known to tolerate nonsense, brash and hardly suffers fools gladly, he invoked thunder on some of his subjects. It was inside a Church. And the irony of that, cursing in the house of God, was not lost on the congregation.

Wike was making a routine speech in Church as protocol demands, at times. At a point, he veered off, when he remembered his spat with a House of Representatives member, Farah Dagogo.

Dagogo incurred Wike’s anger when thugs disrupted  a screening exercise in Porthacourt to choose candidates for various elective positions in 2023. Wike put the blame on Dagogo. He said it was Dagogo who organized the thugs to disrupt the exercise.

When he accused Dagogo of complicity, he also declared him wanted, and ordered the Police to arrest him.

Dagogo, a Governorship aspirant, vehemently, denied the allegation. But that did not stop the Police from carrying out the Governor’s order.

24 hours later, Dagogo was arrested by the Police in an embarrassing manner. He was arrested at the venue of the Governorship Screening Exercise where he had gone to be screened.

Since then – eight days and counting –  he has been in Police custody.  Taken to Court, the Magistrate said his Court had no jurisdiction  over Dagogo’s case. Reports  say he has, allegedly, fallen sick in custody, and rushed to the hospital.

Since then, a number of people have asked Wike to get Dagogo released.

One of them is Dr Dakuku Peterside, a former Director General of NIMASA. He and his group gave Wike a 48-hour ultimatum to release Dagogo. That has since expired. Wike neither acknowledged their threat, nor has Peterside done anything. Then, there is Lady Anniko Briggs who, in an article, asked Wike to release Dagogo and urged the PDP to give Dagogo a chance to be screened as soon as  he is released. Wike ignored Briggs.

However, it was the 48-hour ultimatum given to him by the Ijaw National Congress, INC, to release Dagogo that got at Wike.

In his reaction to the INC ultimatum, Wike mocked them. He told INC members they didn’t know who they were dealing with. That they didn’t know who they were given ultimatum to, and just in case they forgot, it is Wike. He asked why they should fight Government. He said all they would have done was to come to him and Government and ask what happened.

“Thunder fire you and your ultimatum”, he thundered, to the obvious shock and amusement of the congregation.

Not a few people admit that Dagogo is rough and brash.” “He and Wike behave alike”, a source told this medium. But they also allege that Dagogo’s crime was going to purchase the Governorship aspiration forms, independent of Wike.

Alleged a source: You cannot purchase the forms without getting clearance from him.”

Both Wike and Dagogo, from the riverine area of the State, are of the same party – PDP.

35 Years After Passage: Ekiti Names Civic Centre After Awolowo

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Ayodele Oni
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Awolowo Ultra Modern Centre in Ekiti State

By Ayodele Oni

Thirty five years after his transition, the memory of the Premier of the defunct Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, continues to linger in the mind of people and government of Ekiti state.

Only on Monday, Governor Kayode Fayemi  named the recently inaugurated ultra modern Civic and Convention Centre, in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, after the late sage.

The gesture, according to a release personally signed by Governor Fayemi in Ado-Ekiti is in commemoration of the 35th anniversary of the death of the late Awolowo.

The Civic and Convention centre, which was commissioned by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) on October 14, 2021, is now to be known as Obafemi Awolowo Civic Centre, Ado-Ekiti.

This will not be the first ediffice to be named after the late politician. On its establishment, the state owned university was named after him before it was changed due to some political interest.

The Governor’s statement reads: “Today, as always, we remember and celebrate the life and legacy of the late Chief Obafemi Jeremiah Oyeniyi Awolowo, GCFR, who was a founding father of our great country Nigeria, frontline nationalist, former Premier of the defunct Western Region, former Federal Commissioner for Finance, and one of the founding fathers of the progressive movement in Nigeria.

“In his lifetime, late Chief Awolowo demonstrated the finest ideals of the Yoruba Omoluabi in his personal life and public conduct, and bequeathed to us coming after him one of the greatest examples of a life of integrity, honour, and service.

“His vision and central philosophy of ‘Life More abundant, and Freedom for All’ remains the foundation upon which the ideology and practice of the progressive movement in Nigeria and beyond continues to build, while his teachings and writings remain a guide for the many public servants to this day.

“The government and people of Ekiti State are proud to be associated with the legacy of our dear late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, and on this occasion of the 35th Anniversary of his demise.

“I am pleased to announce that in our modest way to further immortalize our dear legend, we are naming the recently commissioned Civic Centre in the state capital Ado-Ekiti as the Obafemi Awolowo Civic Centre, from this day, Monday, May 9, 2022.

“The Obafemi Awolowo Civic Centre from this day, shall be a memorial to all that her patron of blessed memory represents, and a reminder for us all to continue to strive to achieve the unfinished greatness that he lived for. May his memory remain blessed.”

Publish Names Of Voters Whose Registrations Were Cancelled – SDP Tells INEC

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Ayodele Oni
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By Ayodele Oni

The Social Democratic Party, (SDP) in Ekiti State has requested for the identities of prospective voters whose registration for voters card was not granted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC).

The party said in a statement on Monday in Ado Ekiti that names of such voters should be published to enable them know their voting status.

The commission had announced that about 40 percent of prospective voters that participated in the registration exercise carried out by the commission early this year, did not scale through.

Investigations revealed that as INEC officials commenced distribution of the permanent voters cards at the various wards in the state, some people could not get their cards.

INEC had blamed the mass cancellation on irregularities observed in their registration process.

A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Social Democratic Party in Ekiti State, Gani Salau on Monday in Ado Ekiti, urged the INEC to as a matter of urgency reveal the identities within the time frame that the electorate are supposed to collect the Permanent Voter Cards for the forthcoming gubernatorial election.

The statement reads: “We are appealing to the INEC Chairman, Professor Mamoud  Yakub and Ekiti State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr  Adeniran Tella and other officials concerned to make public names of prospective voters that have been cancelled due to the alleged irregularities.

“This will make it clear to all and sundry and put to rest the allegation of INEC connivance with the All Progressive Congress in the state that the PVCs were earlier collected in bulk.

“With this, those that their registration were cancelled will be known while those whose names are not there will be able to hold INEC responsible for the whereabout of their PVCs.

“Failure to do this within the time frame, we will not have other option than to hold INEC responsible.

“The Social Democratic Party in Ekiti State strongly demands from INEC to be free and fair to all political parties in the state which is one of the hallmarks of democracy.”

The image maker of the party had earlier alleged last week that notable stalwarts of the All Progressive Congress had been to the INEC office, along new Iyin road in Ado Ekiti to pack some voter cards allegedly to disenfranchise original owners and up till now, there has not been any official statement in contrary to the allegation.

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