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Sunshine Queens hope of retaining their Nigeria Women Football League status received a boost following a 1-0 win over Royal Queens FC in Akure.
Wednesday’s penultimate matchday set off after a minute silence was observed in honour of Sunshine Queens’ late goalkeeper, Elizabeth Johnson.
Both teams had a player sent to the early showers for improper conduct three minutes into the crunch tie, with the opening half eventually running out without a goal despite the hosts dominance.
Sunshine Queens rang the changes with Ovie Ovoma and Omosuyi Omowunmi replacing Foluke Opeyori and Ajibade Taiwo.
The tactical tweek paid off as Ovuma broke the deadlock in the 57 minutes, heading home from Aluba Ogba’s freekick.
The Akure landladies remained on the front foot after the opener but could not find a way through for a second goal.
Sunshine Queens’ goalkeeper, Lucky Andy who showed good form all-game stood firm to deny the visitors in a one-on-one situation late on.
Sunshine Queens took home the win to set up a win or burst final showdown with Abia Angels in Umuahia.
The Acting head coach of Sunshine Queens, Oladimeji Abimbola commended his side for the deserved Victory against the visitors from Warri.
He promised to keep the momentum without being complacent in their the last of the 2021/22 abridge Nigeria women Football league against Abia Angels.
“I thank the management, the fans and all the coaching crew for the success of today. The fans support is very important in the round leather game, we appreciate them.
“We will not rest on our oars until we move out of the danger zone on the last day. We are going back to the drawing board to restrategise, we have known where we lagging behind without wasting time those area will be addressed.” He said.
Stakeholders in Ilaje local governments have appealed to Ondo state governor, Arakunrin, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu not to forget them in his commitment to the development of primary schools in the area.
In an interview with our correspondent in Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje local government, the Nigeria Union of Teacher, (NUT) Branch Secretary, Ilaje local government, Mr. Abayomi Goodluck, commended the state governor on how far he has gone in the education sector especially in the area of improving primary schools education.
He called the attention of the governor to the fact that Ilaje LG has yet to benefit from the governor’s midas’ touch in the sector .
“All schools in Ilaje local government are facing various challenges ranging from a shortage of staff, furniture and almost 80% of the schools have been dilapidated.”
“Two years ago, Ondo State Government renovated and re-constructed schools across the state but Ilaje was excluded. Up to this moment, we still have over 60% of the schools that need urgent renovation to save them from total collapse. Also, the state government gave chairs and tables to some schools, yet not up to 40% of what was needed. Early last year, the Government of Ondo State through SUBEB employed 1,000 teachers, only 46 of which were deployed to Ilaje,”he added.
He therefore appealed to the govt to as much as possible to harness resources to build more schools or renovate those that need urgent renovation. ” I know with the present economic situation in the country, government may not be able to employ more workforce, but let them try to pay workers their salary as and when due, to encourage them to do more.
While calling on the parents, Goodluck, who was awarded best headmaster of the year, in Ilaje LG, noted that Education is for all, and the responsibility of all, therefore parents should also rise, to save the situation, government can’t do it all alone.
The pupils who are the future leaders deserve the best of education.
“For instance, in Zion C&S Primary School, Oke-Ipare, where I am the Headmaster, parents and some notable individuals in the community and Ilaje at large have been supporting the school; and in this, we can renovate a block of two classrooms through Omosehin Dynasty of Ipare and Mr. Adeyemi Igbekele.”
” Many more through the support of the parents; Scholarship awards to 111 pupils, Provision of textbooks on all core subjects from ECCD to Primary Six, among others, all by some parents and stakeholders.” Goodluck noted.
He also advised parents not to relent in their support, and their cooperation with the teachers, so that the pupils can easily maximize their potential.
” We can not leave it for government alone to avoid total failure in the education sector, which will affect the future of our Children,” he advised.
In his view, a community leader, who doesn’t want his name in print, said the situation in Ilaje, is a different case of which he would rather keep mum from the press.
“I don’t wish to discuss an issue like this with newsmen, but as it is, first of all, I will appreciate the governor for his recent intervention on security issues in this area, more so, I believe will soon be our turn on education.”
A parent, who mentioned her name as Mrs. Owale Roseline, also called on the government to come to their rescue in Ilaje local government. “Apart from education, we have not been filling the government’s impact like we are not part of the state’s agenda,” she complained.
Meanwhile when our correspondent visited some schools in the local government, it was discovered that some of the schools visited, buildings were renovated while at some schools, pupils were seen sitting on the floor to be taught, and some classes have no teacher.
Among them are: Zion C$S Primary school, Oke – Ipare, L.A Primary School, Erunna-Ero and Zion C & S Primary School, Abeokun Ipin, all in Ilaje Local government area of Ondo state.
Nigerian singer, Michael Adebayo, popularly known as Ruger, was on Sunday assaulted on stage while performing.
A female fan grabbed his manhood when he moved to the edges of the stage.
Angered by the incident, the singer stood staring at the fan before he walked away from the stage.
Reacting, Nigerians on social media condemned the fan’s action.
@Novieverest, “Watched the sexual assault video of Ruger and I feel traumatized too. It’s so scary, the man was just performing his craft and someone took away his joy and peace. Imagine other men that go through worse daily but can’t say because the world would mock them. The world is unjust.”
@Jayboss, “This is madness and glaring sexual assault. Men aren’t safe anymore, I’m shaking right now, my thoughts are with Ruger, I hope he’s mentally fine. That lady should be convicted.”
@_jranthony, “Sadly if Ruger had done anything to that lady that harassed him on stage he would have been dragged for violence.”
@itsbasito, “Ruger handled the situation well, he couldn’t have reacted better than that. He knows as a celebrity he is at disadvantage. If he reacted with violence, nobody would have cared about what happened, same people, telling him to boot the girl would have dragged him for his action.”
@_asiwajujerry, “That girl should count her lucky stars say Ruger calm sha. Make she go try am with Burna, na surgery they go used repair her jaw.”
@afamdelux “That Babe that touched Ruger’s penis on stage should better not try that shit with someone like Burna Boy, because Chale, you are going to wake-up in ICU.”
@belafeid, “This world is rigged against men bro. If It was a guy that did what the girl did to Ruger, the whole world would have called for his head by now.”
Father of an Ilesa based automobile dealer, Mr. David Adekunle whose son was allegedly tortured to death by some soldiers at the infantry Battalion Barracks Ibodi, Osun State has cried for justice.
Narrating his ordeal in an emotion laden voice, Mr Adekunle said his 37 years old only son, Yinka Adekunle, was having a swell time with his two friends at a beer parlour when a violent argument ensued between them and two soldiers who were in mufti.
According to him the soldiers purportedly called their colleague who came armed and arrested one of them, while yinka and the other escaped abandoning his vehicle at the spot.
Mr Adekunle who is an estate agent said the deceased later contacted the soldiers on phone and reportedly asked him to come with fifty thousand naira to bail his car at their barracks at Ibodi.
He said he went to the barracks on his son’s invitation to come and bail him out but was allegedly told by the soldiers manning the gate to go and see him at Ayeso police station, from where he was directed to the Wesley guild hospital.
Mr. Adekunle stated that he was shocked to see the lifeless body of his son on a slab in the morgue, calling on the military to investigate the circumstances surrounding the ugly incident and bring those who were involved in the extra-judicial killing to book.
The victim’s cousin, who is also a car dealer said he had initiated a call with a colonel to help secure his car’s release when the deceased informed him that a friend had already volunteered to go with him, stressing that he was surprised to hear the news of his death.
Mr. Adekunle said the captain who is in charge of the barracks should be held responsible for the heinous crime.
They claimed that Yinka’s friend who was allegedly subjected to similar torture is currently on oxygen at the emergency unit of an undisclosed hospital.
Refuting the allegation, the captain of the infantry barracks, Lieutenant Tobi Adedapo, described it as unfounded.
All efforts to speak further with the commanding officer on the incident proved abortive as he said he was not authorized to grant a press interview.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) mocks the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the imposition of Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, a man who was arraigned in Court on 149-count charge of alleged fraudulent award of contracts and stealing of public funds estimated at N15 billion, as its National Chairman.
The PDP describes the APC jamboree in the name of a National Convention as a Convention of lies, celebration of illegality, corruption and arrogance in failure adding that any leadership birthed through such process can only be overtly corrupt, debauch and illegal.
It is clear that with the combination of the corrupt, deceitful and rudderless Buhari-led APC government and the illegitimate Abdullahi Adamu-led party leadership, corruption, economic hardship and rudderlessness in the APC government will worsen in our country in the remaining one year of the APC in government.
The composition of the APC national leadership is a clear confirmation that President Buhari has never been committed to the fight against corruption as well as his willingness to further open our national vaults to ravenous treasury looters in the APC.
The PDP challenges members of the illegitimate APC national leadership, particularly Sen. Adamu to come clean on corruption charges against them.
The new APC Chairman should inform Nigerians why he was not courageous enough to submit himself to trial at the Federal High Court, Lafia, Nasarawa State rather than hide under technicalities. Senator Adamu should therefore come clean to Nigerians on the said case before parading himself as a saint.
It is therefore pathetic to see Sen. Adamu showboating on stage to impress his puppet master by attempting to denigrate other Nigerians and our great Party, the PDP.
Our Party has only pity for Sen. Adamu and does intend to confer him an undue relevance with a response. Sen. Adamu should however be conscious of the fact that time does not run against the State in criminal matters. He should therefore not have any illusion that being an APC Chairman will avail him a perpetual cover.
Moreover, it was appalling to see APC leaders come out one after the other at their national jamboree to spew out lies and false performance claims on the economy, infrastructure and security even in the face of biting economic hardship, high cost of living, excruciating fuel emergency, lingering crisis in the education sector and escalated insecurity that was happening real time and simultaneously when the ridiculous claims of achievement were being made.
Is it not shameful that while APC leaders were lying on stage in Abuja, terrorists were busy attacking the Kaduna International Airport, located in an APC controlled state?
In any case, the PDP restates its cautions that the purported APC National Working Committee (NWC) does not have the legitimacy of office as the process that produced it under the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) remains unconstitutional and flawed.
The PDP cautions aspirants intending to participate in the 2023 general elections under the APC to note that they are on a journey to nowhere with the APC.
A young man, Martins Onah Monday, is currently being detained at the Ikoyi Police Station on the orders of the Pastor of Trinity Temple, Redeemed Christian Church of God, (RCCG) Ikoyi, Lagos.
The young man and some friends he invited to the church had shared testimonies on March 20, 2022, during the Sunday service.
However, police officers subsequently stormed the church and arrested Martins and his friends. They were later to learn that they were arrested in connection with a theft that occurred in the church on December 26, 2021.
Kingsley, a brother of Martins, said that the church pastor said he was seeing Martins, and his friends for the first time suspected that they had carried out the theft on the said date.
Meanwhile, Kingsley informed that the Onahs lost their father on December 17, 2021, and Martins and one other person had taken the corpse to the village and had remained there for the burial in January 2022.
Martins had returned to Lagos in February 2022 and was at the church on Sunday, March 20 to share a testimony but was arrested and is being remanded in police custody as of the time of filing this report.
Kingsley further narrated that the case was initially transferred to Area F, Police Command, Ikeja but was later transferred back to Ikoyi Police Station for lack of substance.
He said the police had however insisted that only a letter from the church can ensure the release of Martins as he cannot be released on bail — though three of his friends have regained freedom.
Kingsley said, “My brother, Martins Onah went to church and invited his friends as new members in the church. At the church, everybody was giving testimonies, he and his friends did too, he was the last person to share a testimony.
“The police came and arrested those he invited to the church, then they said he must follow them too to the police station. They took them from church on Sunday morning around 10 or 11 am and took them to the police station, they’re currently locked in the place till now.
“They’ve taken my brother to state command and they were told that there is no case in the matter, that they should take them back to the police station. The allegation is that on December 26, some people robbed the church and took all the instruments, so when my brother and his friends attended on Sunday, March 20, the pastor said he hadn’t seen them before that they were strange faces. Meanwhile, my brother attends the church.
“They’re claiming my brother is part of those who robbed the church on December 26 whereas, on December 17, my dad passed on so this my brother (Martins Onah) and my other brother took my dad’s corpse to the village so he was not even in Lagos at that time.
“I don’t understand the pastor and why he’s insisting he does not know my brother. He does not even have the right to lock my brother up. These people have no evidence that my brother invaded their church, this is defamation of character and abuse of his rights.
“My brother is detained at Ikoyi Police Station. The police had earlier taken them to Ikeja and they said there is no case that they should bring them back and get a letter from the pastor that locked them up so they can be freed. The Pastor refused to give such a letter. The police have now released three people, it’s only my brother and one of his friends that are still there. The police said they cannot release my brother until they bring a letter from the church. I think they released two of them on bail but they just released the other guy.
“Meanwhile, the police had earlier mentioned N20, 000 bails, and I was like okay, let me go and bail my brother because he has committed no offense but when I got there, they said my brother cannot be released on bail without a letter from the church.
“Till now, my brother is still in the cell. The confusing part is that the person who locked him up is not showing his face. The church had sent one of their ushers to come to the police station and free the detained persons. The usher came but the police said the letter the usher brought was not the correct one, asking the person to bring another. So, this person who locked up my brother has remained anonymous.
Emotion ran high as the entire Sunshine Queens and Sunshine Stars staged a candle light procession in honour of late goalkeeper, Elizabeth Johnson (Janded).
The procession took off at the Old Garage through Stadium road, to the Ondo State Sports Complex, Saturday evening, hours after they returned from the away game against FC Robo
Players and officials adorning a customised black t-shirt with Janded image, were visibly in sobering mood and could not hold back tears during the procession.
A minute silence was observed in Johnson’s honour before prayers were offered to the departed soul, her family, Sunshine Queens/Sunshine Stars, at the mainbowl of the stadium were the exercise ended.
The Team Manager of Sunshine Queens, Kehinde Odogun who spoke on behalf of the management consoled the players and others, urging them to be strong and move closer to God.
Odogun said: “The deed has been done, our beloved sister has gone and we can’t query God, because He giveth and taketh, I pray that God give each and every one of us the strength to bear the irreparable loss.
“We are with the family of the deceased, I want to reassured them that management will not abadone them.”
He added that Sunshine Queens management will be fully involve in Janded burial arrangements.
The date and venue of her burial will be communicated as soon as it is confirmed with the family.
The Governor of Ondo State and Chairman, South West Governors’ Forum, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN has expressed optimism that the outcome of the just-concluded national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) would provide an inspiring enabler for cohesion and stability.
Governor Akeredolu, who doubles as the Chairman of the Southern Nigeria Governors’ Forum has, therefore, admonished all contestants for various positions to leverage on the strength of their commitment to serve the party at different levels.
The governor said:”We must consider the resolve to serve the people, even at the party level, a commendable strive. At times like this, such strives are of courage. They are borne out of individual zeal and passion for the party. Such efforts are undoubtedly, replete with brighter prospects–that we can shape the party stronger today, for tomorrow.
“As party leaders and faithful of varied but strongly-nested leverages and responsibilities, we have played the game not for our selfish interests even if our individual desires to serve as well as the purposeful drives to achieve same may have differed. Notwithstanding, our collective, though unsung instincts were incurably geared toward the common goal of altruistic service to the party.
“We must, therefore, at this point, put the past behind us for the greater objective to serve the people and the larger society through the instrumentality of the party platform. We have all won together. As such, the responsibility to build together is for us all irrespective of who emerged or whose aspirations are yet to come to fruition. God’s time is the best.
“We congratulate our new National Chairman, Distinguished Senator Abdullahi Adamu, our own very dear Senator(Otunba) Christopher Iyiola Omisore, Hon Duerimini Isaacs Kekemeke-National Secretary and National Vice Chairman (South West) respectively, as well as other lucky ones from the Southwest.
“For the newly-elected, here is a huge possibility of better days ahead of us all; and clearly, a greater opportunity for oneness, more than ever before, has again, berthed. Galvanize us for the enormous task ahead.
“You have our mandate, as Governors and leaders of our various states, to provide quality leadership because your individual capacities to so do have never been in doubt. On our part, we shall be ceaseless in engaging you constructively throughout your tenure in office.
“President Muhammadu Buhari(GCFR), the CECPC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and all other leaders of the APC deserve to be commended and congratulated too. They have jointly and severally demonstrated in no small measure, an appreciable degree of leadership in the course of this process to chart a fresh path to enhance unity”.
Signed:
Donald Ojogo Commissioner for Information and Orientation Ondo State
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress APC National Convention Planning and Governor of Niger State, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello says all is now set for the National Convention of the Party at the eagle square venue of the exercise.
He made this known when he inspected the venue for the convention
Governor Sani Bello who expressed satisfaction with the arrangements made at the venue was also happy with the presence of security agents at the venue.
“As you can see, the venue is set, we are just doing finishing touches. Most of the sub-committees have almost completed their assignments. I think we are pretty much done here”, he said.
The Governor also had brief discussions with some Convention Planning sub-committee members.
Mary Noel-Berje Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Niger State.
Ahead of today’s National Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, has met delegates from the sunshine state.
At the well attended meeting held at the Ondo State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja, Governor Akeredolu called on the delegates to be united.
He said it is important for them to work for the interest of the state,adding that the people of Ondo State are always known for their uniqueness.
He charged the delegates to be orderly and arrive the accreditation center early, just as he informed the political appointees who are also delegates that they won’t be voting at the convention.
“I want to appeal to all of us, we need unity of purpose. What is important is our interest as a state”, the Governor stressed.
Present at meeting were the Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa; the Secretary to the State Government, Princess Oladunni Odu; the state chairman of APC, Ade Adetimehin; former and serving members of the House of Representatives; former and serving members of the State House of Assembly led by the Speaker, Bamidele Oleyelogun among several other party leaders.
Other notable leaders include: Chief Olusola Oke; Ambassador Sola Iji; Morayo Lebi; Chief Jimoh Ibrahim; among others.
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