NEWSPAPER STORIES COMPILED FOR SATURDAY 22-03-2014 THE NATION Page 2:- “I am not a ‘yeye’ Christian” Mrs. Grace Titi Laoye-Tomori the Osun State Deputy Governor, doubles as the commissioner for Education. At the recently conducted Seminar with pressmen in the state, she spoke with Abang Mercy; and shed light on the Controversial Education Policy. She explains why the Rauf Aregbesola Administration reclassified the sector and why critics are wrong in branding the governor as a Jihadist for reforming education. See more at: thenationonlineng.net/new/yeye-christian/ Page 55:- PICTURE: L-R; Deputy Governor State of Osun, Mrs Titi Laoye-Tomori; Oba Olateru-Olagbegi and Mrs Bisi Olateru-Olagbegi, during a wedding ceremony in Lagos Island, recently. Page 59:- Aregbesola deserves second term - Aide THE Senior Special Assistant on Research, Planning and Policy Implementation (Federal Matter) to the Governor of Osun State, Prince Olusegun Bada, has stated that Governor Rauf Aregbesola deserves a second term in office because he has turned around the state. Speaking with The Nation at Abuja, Bada said that the governor has, among other achievements, increased the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state from N300million to N1.6billion monthly by weeding out ghost workers from the payroll. He also noted that what his principal “did was to block all the loopholes without imposing additional taxes. See more at: thenationonlineng.net/new/aregbesola-deserves-second-term-aide/ Page 59:- … housewife to spend five years in jail for kidnapping 21-day old baby A housewife, Khadijat Ifeoluwa Ajisefini, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment without an option of fine by an Osogbo Magistrate Court for kidnapping a 21 day-old baby in Osogbo, Osun State. The presiding judge, Chief Magistrate Muhammad Lasisi, said the prosecution had proved the case beyond anyreasonable doubt. According to the judge, apart from the evidences tendered before the court, the oral and confessional statements made by the convict proved to the court that she really committed the offence. The judge said: “She made statement to the police, which was not only confessional, but full of the gist on how the whole thing happened. And this has proved to the court that she committed the offence.” Ajisefini was tried on twocount charge of conducting herself in manner likely to cause a breach of peace and stealing of a baby by trick. See more at: thenationonlineng.net/new/housewife-spend-five-years-jail-kidnapping-21-day-old-baby/ THE PUNCH Page 7:- PICTURE: L-R; Mother of Bride, Mrs Iweze; her Husband, General Iweze; Deputy Governor State of Osun, Mrs Titi Laoye-Tomori; the couple; Groom’s father; Groom’s mother and others, at the wedding ceremony in Lagos on Saturday Page 9:- PDP group warns Jonathan A group within the Osun Peoples Democratic Party, Platform for Equity and Justice, has warned President Goodluck Jonathan not to impose any governorship aspirant on the party ahead of the upcoming governorship election in the state. An email issued by the party on Friday, called on the President to be neutral in the tussle for the party’s governorship ticket, saying that imposition was against the tenets of the party. An aspirant in the Osun governorship election coming up later in the year, Alhaji Isiaka Adeleke, said on Thursday that President Goodluck Jonathan asked him to contest the election. See more at: punchng/news/pdp-group-warns-jonathan/ Page 18/19:- Immigration job tragedy: How Poor safety measures, planning worsen candidates’ fate Nineteen Nigerian job seekers who left their homes to sit for the Nigerian Immigration Service recruitment examination on Saturday, March 15, 2014 died. They were trampled to death. Scores were also seriously injured. According to investigation, over 560,000 Nigerians who paid an application fee of N1, 000 each applied for about 4,000 NIS vacant positions and were all made to sit for the exams at different venues on the same day. At the last count, tragedy occurred in the Federal Capital Territory, Port Harcourt, Minna, Gombe and Benin, venues of the examination. In Abuja, over 60,000 applicants turned up for the recruitment test at the National Stadium. Investigations revealed that despite the huge turnout of candidates for the tests, there were no adequate safety arrangements to cater for emergency. Four ambulances in Osogbo The Osun State Command of the NIS made provision for four ambulances and paramedics obviously in anticipation of emergencies at the venue of the recruitment exercise. Our correspondent observed that one ambulance from the FRSC was stationed at the venue while Osun State Ambulance Agency sent three ambulances to the place. Apart from officials of the NIS, there were policemen and officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigeria Prisons Service at the centre. But officials of the FRSC and NSCDC had difficulty controlling vehicular traffic at the entrance of St. Charles’ School, the venue of the test. Four of the applicants slumped at the venue and they were promptly attended to by the paramedics who manned the Osun State ambulances. See more at: punchng/feature/immigration-job-tragedy-how-poor-safety-measures-planning-worsen-candidates-fate/ Page 23:- Adeleke dispels rumour of bias on land issue Osun Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant, Senator Isiaka Adeleke, has said he will not favour his community, Ede, in the land dispute against Osogbo, if he emerged as governor. In a statement on Friday, Adeleke recalled that he “maintained the status quo” on the land dispute when he was governor between 1992 and 1993, stressing that he would allow the rule of law to prevail if he becomes governor again. He said, “I promised in 1991 that I would be a mediator between Ede and Osogbo over the land issue. I tried my best and nothing untoward happened between the two communities throughout my tenure. See more at: punchng/news/adeleke-dispels-rumour-of-bias-on-land-issue/ NIGERIAN TRIBUNE Page 12:- PICTURE: L-R; Senator Bukola Saraki; Governor Babatunde Fashola; Governor Rotimi Ameachi; Governor Kayode Fayemi; Deputy Governor State of Osun, Mrs Titi Laoye-Tomori and Oyo State Deputy Governor, Chief Moses Adeyemo, at the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Retreat held in Lagos, recently Page 48:- I’ll be fair to all if I become gov – Adeleke The first executive governor of Osun State, Senator Isiaka Adeleke, has said that he will be fair to all communities in the state if voted into office as the governor. Senator Adeleke gave the assurance while reacting to an allegation that he would tamper with the land dispute which had existed between Ede and Osogbo communities. Senator Adeleke, a gubernatorial aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state in the August 2014 election, while describing the allegation as wicked and malicious coming from ill-informed people, recalled his role in unifying all communities when he served as the governor of the state between 1992 and 1993. See more at: tribune.ng/index.php/news/news-headlines/item/1839-i-ll-be-fair-to-all-if-i-become-gov-adeleke Page 49:- How bomb exploded in Osun in 2007 – Police The police, on Friday, gave a graphic detail of how an explosive device suspected to be bomb exploded at the premises of Osun State’s Ministry of Water Resources in June 2007 before an Osun State High Court, sitting in Osogbo. At the resumed hearing of the case between the state government and Abayomi Akinsanmi, the star witness in the case, who is standing trial over his alleged involvement in the blast at the government secretariat seven years ago, a police sergeant, Mr Elisha Olusegun, told the court that a body was found in a Peugeot 505 car that exploded at the premises of the Water Resources Ministry. See more at: tribune.ng/index.php/news/news-headlines/item/1837-how-bomb-exploded-in-osun-in-2007-police Page 52:- Osun Secondary school students stabs friend over girlfriend There was pandemoniun on Wednesday, in Ikirun, Osun State when a student of Holy Michael Secondary School stabbed his friend with a broken bottle during a clash over a girlfriend who is a junior secondaryschool student. Saturday Tribune gathered that the boy, who stabbed his friend, was one of the students from AkinorunGrammar School, Ikirun, who were merged with mission school as a result of the school reclassification programme by the state government. Students and teachers ,it was gathered fled the school premises after the incident. The victim, who was stabbed in the chest, was immediately rushed to a private hospital, but was rejected. He was later taken to a government- owned hospital where he is currently receiving treatment. The student, who stabbed his friend, was said to have fled after the attack. See more at: tribune.ng/index.php/news/news-headlines/item/1830-osun-secondary-school-student-stabs-friend-over-girlfriend Page 53:- N30m property destroyed in Bowen varsity crisis – VC • Culprit face expulsion AUTHORITIES of Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, have estimated property destroyed by protesting students at over N30 million, just as they assured parents that only identified culprits of the disturbances would be penalised. The vice chancellor of the university, Professor Mathews Ojo, told Saturday Tribune on Friday that a comprehensive review of the disturbances and their circumstances had been directed with the institution’s disciplinary committee already working on the situation. He gave the assurance that innocent students would not suffer any injustice, just as he assured parents that the university was committed to the welfare of their children. See more at: tribune.ng/index.php/news/top-stories/item/1823-n30m-property-destroyed-in-bowen-varsity-crisis-vc DAILY INDEPENDENT Page 6:- Police recounts 2007 blast experience in Osogbo court Officers of the Osun State Police Command on Friday explained before an Osun state High Court sitting in Osogbo how an explosive device suspected to be a bomb exploded at the premises of the State’s Ministry of Water Resources in June 2007. At the resumed hearing of the case between the State of Osun Government and prime suspect in the matter, Abayomi Akinsanmi, who is standing trial over his alleged involvement in the blast at the government secretariat seven years ago, a Police sergeant, Elisha Olusegun, said a lifeless human body was found in a 505 Peugeot car that exploded at the premises of water resources ministry. Testifying further before the court, Olusegun, who said he investigated the matter in June 2007 when it was reported at the State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID) of the state’s Police Command, told the court that a tin was also found inside the Peugeot 505 car with some electronic gadgets. See more at: dailyindependentnig/2014/03/police-recounts-2007-blast-experience-in-osogbo-court/ Page 23:- Agriculture is the most effective vehicle for property eradication – Daisi Chief Oluwole Daisi Aina, is the chairman, governing board of National Roots Crop Research Institute. He is a man of many parts but one of the most prominent aspect of him is his passion for agriculture, which has seen him work and invested in that sector. In this interview with Senior Correspondent, Hazeez Balogun, he spoke on several issues of national importance and the revolution currently taking place in the agricultural sector and declared that the sector is the most effective vehicle for poverty eradication. You are a member of PDP and also from Osun State where an APC governor is in charge, how will you evaluate or access the performance of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola so far? Political differences apart, I think Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has done well within the period he has ruled Osun State. What is important to me is to get the job done and not who does or where he comes from. Of course, it will be my joy for my party to rule my state and I will work for it such that in 2014, my party will rule Osun State and other states in the South West. Remember that the governorship election in Osun and Ekiti states are critical to the fortune of my party in the South West. See more at: dailyindependentnig/2014/03/agriculture-is-the-most-effective-vehicle-for-poverty-eradication-daisi/ GUARDIAN Page 8:- Political will to implement confab outcome will make a difference, says Adediji BODE Adediji, a former President of Nigerian Institute of Estate Surveyors and Valuers(NIESV), is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bode Adediji Partnership- a frontline property consultant company in Nigeria. Adediji spoke with LAOLU ADEYEMI on the ongoing National Conference and why Gov. Rauf Aregbesola deserves second term in office. In your assessment, does Aregbesola have a chance of winning second term? If performance is the basis upon which a government is elected to an office, then certainly Aregbesola deserves to be returned to the office. If, however, under some sentiments, some parties have come up with schemes to get the office, then it is left for the citizens of Osun to sit down, look at the past, assess the present and think of their future. So you will want Aregbesola to come back? Yes. I want him to come back based on performance. Can he do more, particular now that he is being perceived as religious fanatics? I will answer that question from the perspective of a farmer, who has performed his duty in planting some trees when the tree germinate, they create nomenclature that he cannot consume more than what we are doing now. I will only urge people to vote in for the second term and that is the only way he could reciprocate is to double his efforts on what he did during the first tenure in the second tenure. See more at: ngrguardiannews/index.php/features/policy-a-politics/154536-political-will-to-implement-confab-outcome-will-make-a-difference-says-adediji Page 25:- Rivalry between two religious fuelled Osun School Crisis NATIONAL MIRROR Page 11:- FG blamed for stifled business environment The high unemployment rate in the country has been linked to a lack of conducive business environment. This, in turn, has stifled growth of small and medium scale businesses which could have provided jobs for army of school leavers in the country. This was the submission of the National President of Association of Water Well Drilling Rig Owners and Practitioners (AWDROP), Engineer Michael Ale, during the 2014 World Water Day and Energy walk, held at Mandela Square, Osogbo, the Osun State capital. The AWDROP president maintained that no driller or drilling contractors would consider looking for jobs, when skills have been built in the coveted drilling industry. See more at: nationalmirroronline.net/new/fg-blamed-for-stifl-ed-business-environment/ DAILY SUN Page 4:- Osun bomb blast: Police recount incident The Police yesterday explained before an Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo how an explosive device suspected to be a bomb exploded at the premises of the state Ministry of Water Resources in June 2007. At the resumed hearing of the case between the state government and Abayomi Akinsanmi, the star witness in the case who is standing trial over his alleged involvement in the blast at the government secretariat seven years ago, a Police sergeant, Mr Elisha Olusegun said a lifeless human body was found in a Peugeot 505 car that exploded at the premises of Water Resources Ministry. Testifying further before the court, Olusegun who said he investigated the matter in June 2007 when it was reported at the State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID) of the state police command told the court that a tin was also found inside the Peugeot 505 car with some electronic gadgets. See more at: sunnewsonline/new/?p=57127 VANGUARD No Story DAILY NEWSWATCH Page 6:- Presidency accused of interference in Osun PDP FRIDAY THISDAY Page 60:- Adeleke joins Osun Governorship Race The first executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Isiaka Adeleke, yesterday declared his intention to contest the August 9 governorship election in the state at the secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in state. Three aspirants of the party had earlier obtained the partys expression of interest form sold to them at the cost of N5 million. The aspirants are Senator Iyiola Omisore, a former deputy governor of the state; Senator Olasunkanmi Akinlabi, a former Minister of Youths Development and Hon Oluwole Oke, former Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Defence. Consequently, Adeleke, who joined the race last week, made it cleared that he had consulted bigwigs in the party both within and outside the state before joining the governorship race. See more at: thisdaylive/articles/adeleke-joins-osun-governorship-race/174229/
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