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Kano State Government has directed the closure of some Health training institutions in the state with immediate effect due to security challenges.
This was contained in a media statement signed by the public Relations officer of the ministry of health Hadiza Namadi in kano.
The statement explained that the institutions include School of Health Technology Bebeji, School of Nursing Madobi, Schools of Midwifery Gwarzo, Gezawa and Dambatta.
Dr. Tsanyawa noted that adequate arrangements had been made for the students to continue with their academic activities.
The commissioner stated that all parents and Guardians are advised to convey their children from their respective schools.
Dr Tsanyawa added that the measure was taken to avert any security breach.
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Aketi,SAN, on Saturday, February 27, 2021 attended the funeral service for his late friend, Col. Folayan Isreal Oloye (Rtd) who died after a brief illness.
Governor Akeredolu described the late officer who later became a man of God as a forthright, decent, humble and progressive ally.
The Governor spoke at the funeral service held in Owo, Owo local government area of the state.
While noting that the late Oloye was a brilliant soldier in all standard, Governor Akeredolu said he has lived a good life , urging his family to take solace in his good deeds.
The Governor was accompanied to the funeral service by his erstwhile Chief of Staff, Chief Gbenga Ale and some of his friends.
Olabode Richard Olatunde Special Assistant (New Media) to the Governor of Ondo State. February 27, 2021.
Member Representing Odigbo , Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo Federal constituency at the House of Representatives, Mr Mayowa Akinfolarin has congratulated Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and the Deputy- elect , Mr Lucky Ayedatiwa on the occasion of their swearing-in for second term in office.
In a congratulatory message released by his media team, he described the Governor’s victory at the poll in the gubernatorial election conducted in October 2020 as remarkable and empirical affirmation of his political wit and astuteness.
He said the Governor’s triumph at the poll is a victory for all the masses of Ondo State irrespective of political affiliation as it shows that the hand of the Almighty God is truly on our dear state”.
The statement read further; “It is with a great and a joyful heart that I write to congratulate you and your Deputy on behalf of the entire constituents of Odigbo/ Ile-Oluji & Oke-Igbo Federal constituency”.
“I am particularly thankful to God Almighty for sparing our lives and yours to witness the occasion of your Swearing-in for a Second-term in office. I pray God grants unto you good and sound health to see you through your tenure and the rest of your life on earth, I also congratulate you on your remarkable victory at the poll in the gubernatorial election conducted in October 2020.
“Your victory is a victory for all the masses of Ondo State irrespective of political affiliation as it shows that the hand of the Almighty God is truly on our dear state. Your victory is a major pointer that politics of today is tilting towards meritocracy and not god-fatherism.
“Your in-depth knowledge of the length and breadth of the State and the challenges that confront us as a people was quite enticing, you demonstrated a full understanding of the political polity of the State.
“As you settled down in office, I believed that your hope is high and tailored along side the template for the development of our dear state which you are unable to actualise fully in your first tenure.
This further showed you were well-prepared for the top job and how to bring succor to the people through the formulation and implementation of government policies. You have made some giant strides which will create lasting legacies in some sectors in the state especially in the areas of Health-care delivery, Agriculture, industrialisation among others which to me are laudable.
“The Road projects too, it is worthy to note that in your first four years in office , your have commissioned a lot of road projects.
Akinfolarin, therefore, thanked Akeredolu for his developmental strides in his Federal constituency. The Ore Linyi Industrial Hub, The Ore Fly Over and so many more.
“The task ahead is enormous but the fact that you have goodwill from across board, we hope that you will use this goodwill to make Ondo State proud.
He, therefore wished him a very successful tenure ahead.
Chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, on Wednesday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The governor seized the opportunity of the meeting to brief the President as regards the precarious security situation in the region, especially Ondo state.
“The Governor met with the President at a meeting; and it centered on the issue of security concerns in the Southwest, especially in Ondo state.
“It was a huge opportunity for the governor to put the records straight as regards the erroneous impression that Governor Akeredolu had asked all Fulani and herdsmen to vacate the state.
“The meeting afforded both leaders a great window to explore ingenious methods to tackle the issue of insecurity in the region.
“In particular, Governor Akeredolu sought and indeed, obtained the president’s support and encouragement to flush out criminals in the forests of Ondo State.
“It was a needful meeting and more of such are very likely in the days ahead as the unanimity of purpose against crime gets the desired attention”.
Governor Akeredolu alongside his brother Governors from the Southwest region and their colleagues from the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) met with the leadership of the Miyetti Allah in Akure on Monday.
The meeting was at the instance of the Chairman of the NGF and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi.
At the Monday meeting, both the Leadership of Miyetti Allah and the Governors threw their support behind the directive of Governor Akeredolu that all herders occupying the forest reserves illegally should vacate it within seven days or properly get registered.
Aside, the meeting also affirmed the ban on night and underaged grazing and also outlawed the presence of cows in cities and highways.
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Donald Ojogo Commissioner for Information and Orientation Ondo State
IN TACKLING CRIME, ONDO STATE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT ACT OUTSIDE THE CONSTITUTION
The Presidency has been keenly monitoring events occurring in Ondo State and the “orders” by the government of the state, “asking herders to vacate the forests in seven days.”
What is clearly emerging, is a lack of consistency in messaging which in turn leads to various contradictions regarding accuracy and the intent behind the message. There is little to be said other than to call for restraint on both sides and urge the state government and the leadership of the Fulani communities to continue their dialogue for a good understanding that will bring to an urgent end, the nightmarish security challenges facing the state.
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, a seasoned lawyer, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and indeed, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has fought crime in his state with passion and commitment, greater sensitivity and compassion for the four years he has run its affairs and, in our view, will be the least expected to unilaterally oust thousands of herders who have lived all their lives in the state on account of the infiltration of the forests by criminals.
If this were to be the case, rights groups will be right in expressing worries that the action could set off a chain of events which the makers of our constitution foresaw and tried to guard against.
We want to make it clear that kidnapping, banditry and rustling are crimes, no matter the motive or who is involved. But, to define crime from the nameplates, as a number of commentators have erroneously done- which group they belong to, the language they speak, their geographical location or their faith is atavistic and cruel.
We need to delink terrorism and crimes from ethnicity, geographical origins and religion—to isolate the criminals who use this interchange of arguments to hinder law enforcement efforts as the only way to deal effectively with them.
The President, who swore to defend the constitution has spoken against the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in asking citizens of Northern origin to leave; he did not spare the group based in Sokoto, ‘Muslim Solidarity Forum,’ which asked the Bishop of Sokoto to leave and is prepared to do all that the law permits to protect citizens all over the country in their choice of where they wished to reside and are treated as equal citizens.
The government of Ondo, and all the 35 others across the federation must draw clear lines between the criminals and the law abiding citizens who must equally be saved from the infiltrators. Beyond law and order, the fight against crime is also a fight for human values which are fundamental to our country.
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has directed that all road verges along major highways in the state be cleared beginning from Wednesday .
This was part of the decisions reached at the end of the state executive council meeting .
Addressing reporters at the end of the meeting, the state commissioner for Local government Affairs, Mrs Lola Fagbemi, said the move is designed to tackle rising cases of kidnapping and other crimes .
Fagbemi, flanked by the state commissioner for Information , Donald Ojogo, Special Adviser to the Governor on Infrastructure, Raheem Aminu and the Acting Commissioner for Health, Jibayo Adeyeye, said clearing of verges will take place in all the eighteen local government areas.
A former minister of commerce and industry, Jubril Martins-Kuye, is dead.
It was gathered that Mr Martins-Kuye died on Sunday morning at his hometown, Ago-Iwoye in Ogun State.
His death was confirmed by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Kunle Somorin.
Jubril Martin-Kuye who was born on August 16, 1942, died at the age of 78.
During his lifetime, he served as a senator during the Third Republic. Upon the return of democracy in 1999, he contested for governor of Ogun State under the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but lost to Olusegun Osoba.
In the same year, he was appointed by the Olusegun Obasanjo administration as the minister of state for finance where he served till 2003.
President Goodluck Jonathan appointed him as the minister of commerce and industry between 2010 and 2011 while completing the remaining tenure of departed late President Umar Yar-Adua.
Mr Martins-Kuye for several years also served as Aare Musulumi of Ogun State.
The Police in Delta State have arrested a suspected Internet fraudster popularly called yahoo boy with the corpse of his girlfriend.
He was apprehended while attempting to dump the body of the lady, Blessing Akpovwovwo, in a bush.
The suspect is said to be residing in Urhuoka, Abraka in the Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state.
The suspect whose identity is yet to be ascertained is currently in police detention .
He was nabbed by a passerby on Thursday evening, as he (the suspect) was attempting to dispose of the lifeless body of Blessing.
It was gathered that though the lifeless body of the lady was intact sources said she might have been used for rituals.
The Head of Ugono-Abraka community, Chief Samuel Umunadi,confirmed the incident to journalists.
He said he was intimated of the lady’s murder by some vigilantes late Thursday night, adding that the sad development had thrown the community into mourning.
Spokesperson of the state police command , DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, could not be reached for confirmation of the incident as of the time of filing this report.
The Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN has described elderstatesman and former Governor of Osun State, Chief Bisi Akande as a man of many parts.
“The most adorable of all virtues is humility; he possesses it from which many other values flow”, Governor Akeredolu said in his birthday message to the pioneer Acting National chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) issued by the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo.
“Aboring no grudges and dispensing leadership at will at every needful point, Chief Akande has offered the Yoruba Nation and indeed, Nigeria very enviable paths to follow along the line of integrity and exemplified atruism.
“His commitments to humanity are legendary even as he exudes moderation of immeasurable heights. No doubt, his deeply inexorable comportment, rare humility and uncommon commitment to selfless service to the people have combined to mark paths of honesty to emulate. He means a lot to Nigeria.
“On this auspicious occasion of his 82nd birthday, it is our prayer that the ideals he has demonstrated, represented and yearned for all his life shall manifest to moments of glory in his life time”.
The triumph of a man or woman lies in his or her ability to take advantage of the situations they find themselves in, for their own good. They turn obstacles into helpers, problems into opportunities, and people into organizations. They know opportunities are priceless and put in the work to ensure they’re always on the winning side, on time, every time.
This is the success story of Jimoh Ibrahim, a Nigerian business magnate who made is first 70 million Naira (about $300,000) when he was just a youth corps member—a year after he graduated from the University-—and eventually went
Here’s how he did it:
The EARLY LIFE And EDUCATION OF JIMOH IBRAHIM
Jimoh Ibrahim was born on the 24th of February, 1967 to Alhaji Yakubu and Omofemiwa Jimoh in Okitipupa, Ondo State. His father who was a bricklayer, was polygamous, and had about 7 wives and 40 children. While his mother sold fish.
Jimoh Ibrahim had his school education at the Saint John’s school, Igbotako, after which he went on to study law at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. He obtained a Bachelor of Law degree (LLB) here, and further went on to obtain a Master of Public Administration (MPA) also from the Obafemi Awolowo University.
SUCCESS AS A YOUTH CORPS MEMBER
Before Jimoh Ibrahim was done with his university education, he had first forayed into entrepreneurship by handling petite building construction contracts, which he executed with his father’s building materials. Upon graduation from the University to commence the compulsory one-year youth corps service program in Nigeria, Jimoh Ibrahim noticed that local governments didn’t have their own laws, but only the states and the federal government had. This observation propelled him to organize a seminar for all the local governments in Nigeria. The seminar was successful and went on to fetch him about N3.6 million Naira (a lot of money at the time).
This success was a wake-up call for Jimoh Ibrahim, which then motivated him to organize several like conferences. Part of them was organizing about 14 different workshops for all the tiers of government in Nigeria, and by the time his compulsory one-year youth service was done, Jimoh Ibrahim had made about N70 million Naira from his business.
His service year’s success was so resounding that at the time, he built about 6 houses (4 in Lagos) during the compulsory one year—one of which was a four-stories tall building in Ikotun-Egbe—with proceeds from the income he had generated.
HIS NEXT SUCCESS AND THE START OF THE GLOBAL FLEET GROUP
While organizing seminars, Jimoh Ibrahim discovered how large oil companies were withholding massive amounts of taxes from the federal government, causing the country to lose a lot of potential revenue. He gathered his findings and submitted a proposal to the federal government detailing his report and showing how he could help them recover a large part of the funds with a commission earned on every recovery.
Upon approval of his proposal, Jimoh Ibrahim helped the federal government to recover billions of Naira (millions of dollars), making him far wealthier in the process.
With the commissions paid to him by the federal government for work done, Jimoh Ibrahim went on to purchase a swampy area of land at the Victoria Garden City (VGC) gate—a highbrow area in Lagos for the super rich—and built a state-of-the-art petrol station and two banking halls in it.
He also set up another petrol station at the Illupeju area of Lagos at the time, and invested a very large part of the funds into real estate.
HIS BUSINESS TODAY
Today, Jimoh Ibrahim’s businesses through the Global Fleet Group span through oil & gas, hospitality, real estate, banking & finance, insurance, publishing, and several other industries.
Some of the subsidiaries the Global Fleet Group has that are spread across several countries include:
Air Nigeria – Lagos, Nigeria – Formerly Virgin Nigeria NICON Insurance – Lagos, Nigeria Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation – Lagos, Nigeria NICON Luxury Hotel – Abuja, Nigeria – Formerly Le’ Meridien Hotel Global Fleet Oil & Gas – A chain of GASOLINE’S stations (estimated at about 200 in 2011), across Nigeria The NICON Group – Lagos, Nigeria – Holdings include investment companies, schools, real estate holdings, transport companies and others Global Fleet Building – Lagos, Nigeria – Formerly Allied Bank Building Meidan Hotel – Lagos, Nigeria Global Fleet Industries – Lagos, Nigeria – Formerly HFP Industries Limited Energy Bank – Accra, Ghana – A new commercial bank in Ghana, started operations in February 2011 Oceanic Bank S
HIS ACHIEVEMENTS
Asides getting a Bachelor of Law degree and a Master of Public Administration (MPA), Jimoh Ibrahim has a combined Masters of Law (LLM) and a Master in International Taxation from the prestigious Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusets, USA.
Jimoh Ibrahim was also a gubernatorial aspirant in Ondo state, both in the year 2003 under the All Nigerian People’s Party (ANPP) and in the year 2016 under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
To Sum It Up Jimoh Ibrahim is an example of an exceptional entrepreneur who doesn’t just identify opportunities, but also creates them for himself. He takes the bold step to bring his dreams to fruition, and in the process, ensures that he persists until he succeeds.
My dear good people of Ondo State, Jimoh Ibrahim is our own.
We should rise up against his PERSECUTION by his competitors through the Judiciary.
In Nigeria today, it is difficult to successfully do business without credit facility.
Rather than confiscates assets of investors, Government should create an enabling environment for investors to survive.
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