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New waves of crime create fear in Akure,Akokoland
Residences of Akure the Capital city of Ondo State and Akokoland now live in fear as vagabonds now unleash terror on the once peaceful communities in their quest for antiques and artefacts.
A new wave of crime is currently enveloping the communities as armed youths are now terrorising homes of suspected owners of antiques believed to be in high demand.
Investigation by Sunshine Daily Watch [SDW] within both Akure and Akokoland revealed that some sets of youths within the community are now terrorising the suspected homes where some old antiques like are domiciliary.
The residences of Ikare Akoko during the week had send an SOS to the state police command complaining about the new wave of crime by the youths who are on daily basis attacking homes demanding for artefact s like Old Bedding Decorations, Old Cocoa Fumigating Pumps, Old Hunters Head Lamps, Old Gas Lamps and Pendulum of Wall Clocks.
The residents who are now living in fear of the incessant raiding by the hoodlums complained to SDW said what the vagabonds are demanding from their victims are artefacts which were said to be in high demands.
It is now a constant phenomenon within the locality as homes are been raided and residents are been attacked for not able to provided the assailants with their request of artefacts.
Two weeks ago the members of the St.Thomass’ Anglican Church, Isikan Akure were dumbfounded as they realised to have become one of the victims of the raiding as the ancient Wall Clock inside the cathedrals Alta lost its pendulum to the miscreants. Further investigation by SDW about what prompted the new wave of crime among the youths revealed that that the quest by the youths to make huge money from the sales of this objects was responsible for the attacks.
These objects are mostly antiquated products that are now been sold for exorbitant prices to some willing buyers.
It was also learnt by SDW from some youths in the street about the real prices of the e metal objects in questions shows that the prices ranges from as low as N50,000 to as high as N100,000 depending of the quality of the ornament .
Some of these artefacts were made of Gold,Silver and Bronze while some are just polish with some quality metals.
Residents who inherited the controversial artefacts from their ancestors are doing every thing possible to jealously guide the vagabonds from stealing the items those suspected artefacts by organising vigilantes on their compounds.
It would be recalled that these wave of crime once bestowed on the nation in the early 90’s [nineties] as some youths were been brainwashed to seek for Mercury inside the NEPA transformers and to go and seek for antiques and idols from shrines.
When thorough investigations were conducted then it turned out to be ruse, a diversionary packaged by some unscrupulous dupers to coarse and distracts some unsuspecting youths
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: ADO EKITI, AKOKO, Akure, BENNIN CITY, DANGOTE CEMENT, EDO STATE, IKARE AKOKO, NGOZI ADULOJU, Sunshine Daily Watch
Dangote flood Ondo with 40,000 bags of cement
… discharges 50,000 in Edo, 40,000 in Ekiti
…stabilizes cement prices in Ondo,Ekiti,Edo State
Stories by Ngozi Aduloju,repoting for Sunshine Daily Watch,Akure
In a bid to stabilized the astronomical and galloping price of cement in Ondo State,Dangote Group the leading Cement Manufacturer in Africa recently re- strategies as the company stormed Akure,the Ondo State capital with over 50 truck load of cements which they offloaded into a warehouse on Ilesha Road.
Sunshine DailyWatch reliably gathered that a similar venture was simultaneously embarked upon by Dangote Group as the company stormed Edo State with about 70,000 cement bags while over 40,000 bags was also warehoused at Ado-Ekiti and invariably making the residents beneficiary from this gesture.
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Both Ekiti and Edo states were also beneficiaries of the repositioning strategy embarked upon by the African largest conglomerate, Dangote Group to stabilized the price of Cement in every nooks and cranny of the country.
Investigation carried out by Sunshine Daily Watch on Dangote Group operations in Ondo State revealed that the marketing strategist and whizkid behind the smooth operation is one unassuming Hausa lad popular among Dangote clients as Napoleon Mbula
Some Dangote major distributors interviewed said that if not for Napoleon they would not have still be in business because he is a born marketer and he understand the business terrain here despite that he is a non indigenes he has so much integrated into the system.
All effort by SDW reporters to have a word with Mr.Napoleon Mbula the same mans coordinating Edo and Ekiti proved abortive as he was seeing busy with the offloading and making frantic calls to the other deports in Edo and Ekiti state.
But sources closed to Dangote Group revealed that the gesture was in line with the company’s plan to stabilize the rising cost of cement in the state, a move the source said would afford the present government to pursue relentlessly its housing project when it is finally kick starts.
Further investigations by Sunshine DailyWatch revealed that other interested groups, stakeholders and within the state are jittery over Dangote’s move as prices for cement over the week had remain stable.
In offloading the truck loads of cements, Mr Napoleon deployed a well organized and structured plan in which its trucks were parked at the outskirt of the city without causing traffic congestion and only the truck that will be discharged are the only one permitted to entire the town to off load at the warehouse.
Sunshine Daily Watch also gathered that the Ondo State Government as well as the State Security Service conducted investigations into Dangote’s influx of cements into the state and upon discovery of its genuine intention; the matter was left to rest.
While other competing brands savour the loss and the share of the market to Dangote Groups made a passerby who saw the long que of the over 35trailers yet on offloaded on the Ondo,Ado Ekiti and Ikare-Akoko road axis of the town to say that Obajana miracle had been transferred to Akure
ODSG commends Hon Abdusalam position on secret account</strong>Seun Adebowale
For the first time,the executive arm of government had decided to swallow their pride by openly confirming and commending the sincerity of the house and unity in the house under the leadership of the Ikare born lawyer turned politician,Rt.Hon Taofiq Olawale Abdusalam,as the Speaker since the enthronement of the Dr Olusegun Mimiko led administration as the governor of Ondo State the exec
major main arms of government which had been on arm twisting and Ondo State Government has lauded the job well done and decision reached by the State House of Assembly under the leadership of the Ikare -Akoko Born Lawyer turned politician Rt.Hon Taofik Olawale Abdusalam the speaker on the controversial secret account allegedly operated by functionaries of the Dr Olusegun Agagu’s administration.
This was contained in a release signed on Friday by the Commissioner for Information, Pastor Ranti Akerele that the action taken by the House of Assembly on Bode Obolo who was the coordinator of the Multilateral Units of the Governor’s office in the last administration, worth commending for its timeliness and responsiveness.
In the same vein, the state government said that the decision vindicated government position that the state’s resources and finances were mismanaged and diverted into private pockets, particularly in the dying days of the out gone Agagu regime.
“We appreciate the patriotic example of opposition led House of Assembly who has been courageous enough to confirm the embarrassing financial crime that took place under Agagu’s watch.
“It is a credit to the House that a punitive decision has been taken against the arrowhead of the infraction which confirms on one hand, the position of our government that unsavory financial dealings characterized the conduct of government business in that era.
“This no doubt is signal, a clear message to the nation and the people of Ondo State that the Mimiko government will not shirk its responsibilities in the area of good government and fiscal responsibility,” it said. The state government however has called on security agencies to quickly apprehend Bode Obolo so as to disperse through judicial means with all question of criminality in the case.
Filed under: IKARE AKOKO | Tags: Akokostars, AkokostarsAKURE NEWSPAPER, AKURE NEWSPAPER, Ali Olanusi, Deputy governor Ondo State, goke oluwole
Olanusi,Deputy Governor Ondo State
OLANUSI EXPRESSES OPTIMISM AS NIGERIA CLOCKS 49
Adekola Afolabi
The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Alhaji Ali Olanusi has expressed optimism that Nigeria would soon attain her high level stage of development in all ramifications as the nation is celebrating her 49 years Independent Anniversary.
Ali Olanusi who is a native of Supare Akoko made this known in Akure while answering questions from the Newsmen on Nigerian 49 Independent Anniversary.
He said Nigerians have every course to thank Almighty Allah that Nigeria is still one united country today, adding that some people may say Nigeria has not gone far in terms of development, stressing that there would be good development through peaceful co-existence.
“Yes, some people may say we have not gone far in items of development but I want to remind you that Rome is not built in a day, the most important thing is that if we can be living together happily, we have peaceful co-existence, I can assure you that there would be a lot of development.”
The Deputy Governor noted that Nigeria is improving but the problem Nigeria had initially was the incursion of the military junta that pushed the nation many years back, adding that with ten year of uninterrupted democratization Nigeria will get there.
“When Nigeria obtained Independent in 1960, things were not like this then; we are improving the problem we had initially was the incursion of the military junta that pushed us many years back. Thank God we have now had ten year democratization in Nigeria without any interruption by the military and our prayer is that the military will never come to rule this country again, we will get there, to some people we have not moved very fast but it is better to be late than never and I’m sure that by the grace of God will we be there Nigeria is improving.” Ali Olanusi added.
He, however, pointed out that real Federalism as stipulated in the Constitution has not been practiced to the letter which he described as the key to progress.
Olanusi also urged the people to continue living in peace as brothers and sisters for meaningful development to take place.
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NIPR EXECUTIVES VISIT SUNSHINE DAILY WATCH OFFICE
.Set to battle fake practitioners in Ondo State
Reports by Sola Omotosho
The Executive members of Nigerian Institute of Public Relation[NIPR], Ondo State Chapter paid a courtesy visit to the office of Sunshine Daily Watch’s office yesterday.
This was part of the sensitization programme planned by the body in ensuring sanity in the PR practice.
The executive members led by the State Chairman Mr Michael Tope Ojo,who is a native of Ikare Akoko said they were proud to be identified with Sunshine DailyWatch’s publication because of their authoritative reports.
The NIPR Excos said since the debut of Sunshine Daily Watch they have monitored and find out that reports published are balanced while the stories are un-biased.
The were received by the Editor of SDW newspaper, Goke Oluwole who is also the founder of AKOKOSTARS Initiatives and the Admin Manager Mr Joseph Akwu who took them round all the departments in the establishments as well as explaining the companys’ policies, goals and model.
The NIPR Ondo State Chapter promised to collaborate and help facilitate sales for the newspaper as well as promote all other business of the company.
Among the executives was a veterans in the PR’s and media practice as well as the Chattered Chairman Mr Omolade Owoseni who gave professional advices for the need for the to remaine focus in the areas of editorial contents and production of the paper.
However, the members, who embarked on the sensitization exercise, are serious on the issue of quackery in PR practice, which is top most in their agenda. The body, as represented by these members is looking for ways to ensure professionalism in the practice and one of such is to properly screened practitioners to detect quacks among them.
As rightly informed by the executives, NIPR is all out to fight unregistered practitioners, and in Ondo State the fight has just begun as expressed by the head of the team.
The executive members of the Ondo State chapter of NIPR who paid this premier daily newspaper a courtesy visit are, Micheal Tope Ojo, chairman of the body in Ondo State and the public relations manager of the Ondo State electricity board; Omotade Owoseni, a veteran public relations practitioner and publisher; Funmi Olu- Adams anative of Akungba Akoko, the public relations executive at the Benin Owena River Basin Authority and Gbenga Abimbola,a native of Ipe Akoko, is the vice chairman NIPR, Ondo State chapter who lectures at Adekunle Ajasin University,Akungba Akoko.The Nigerian Public Relations, established in 1963, became a chartered body in 1990.
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Dr.Olu Agunloye
AGUNLOYE’S SENATORIAL AMBITION GET BOOST
.endorse by Akoko Professionals worldwide
Reports by Goke Oluwole & Sam Ogunmusi Sunshine Daily Watch,Akure
The Senatorial aspiration of the former Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and onetime Chief Executive Officer/Corps Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Commissions [FRSC] Dr Olu Agunloye received a boost during the weekend as Akoko Professionals endorsed his candidature.
The group President, Comrade Joseph Tomi Abbas in a telephone interview with Sunshine Daily Watch said they were endorsing Dr Olu Agunloye for the Ondo North Senatorial District come 20011 because of the quality he’s made off.
Akoko Professionals according to the Abbas is an umbrella body of Akoko indigenes in diaspora who are seriously engaged but very successful in their diverse professions and careers all over the world.
He said by their private investigations on all the aspirants the result favours Olu Agunloye thus their endorsement on him.
Abass said ”Dr Agunoye is refined gentleman whose philanthropic gesture within the community had affected positively the lives of many families and he has been a great ambassador of Akokoland in all his life”
“He is man of peace who anchors his campaign on vote, a man who call on Akokos to vote for him and not to fight for me” Abbas added
The group also emphasized that Akokoman must occupy the position come 2011 and to achieve this they are out to mobilised every son and daughter of Akokoland.
Akoko Professionals promised to also mobilised fund for the actualisation of Agunloye’s ambition.
His candidature and ambition has been described as an Akoko Millennium Project[AMP] which actualisation will bring a lot of relief to both the people of Akokoland and by extension Nigeria as a whole.
The group concluded by advising all other Akokos in the race to forget their ambition and team up with Agunloye so that Akokoland can realised the dividend of democracy come 20011
Before embarking on the senatorial race Dr Agunloye Groups want erstwhile Minister of Power and Steel and former FRSC Corps Marshal, Dr.Olu.Agunloye for Senate 2011.
He currently midwifes implementation of e-Government in Nigeria and a lots of On line forums and websites are opening up to boost his aspiration.
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Gani Fawehinmi
Gani Versus Cancer case is adjourned forever – Bar. ATERE
Reports by Bayo Adediran
One of the Senior Special Assistan (SSA) to the Ondo State Governor. Barrister Tunde Atere has declared that the case of Gani Fawehinmi Versus Messers Cancer had been adjourned till further notice
Atere made these declaration among other while speaking with Sunshine Daily Watch on how Chief Gani Fawehinmi was able to curbed crime while alife with genuine poverty alleviation and empowerment programmes.
The S.S.A whose portfolio is Project Monitoring of Ondo North Senatorial District, who was part of the leading team of senior lawyers who received the corpse of Gani at Akure Stadium during the day of tribute and lying in state described as a dogged fighter against injustice and senior advocate of masses.
He said Gani was a social crusader who fought for the down trodden of the people, who stood as the father to fatherless, who gave scholarships to a lot of Nigerians who ordinarily wouldn’t have gotten the opportunities of going to school and frustration might have sent such people into perpetrating crimes.
Atere further said that in Gani’s life time, he did not only give scholarship, he also ensure that they are gainfully employed after completion of their studies, even artisans are well empowered, so, with all these, the legal mogul, an icon who fought against crime in our society.
“The fact remains that Gani in his life time spent his money to educate the less privileged, he even assisted them to be gainfully employed.
In his further revelation about Gani , Atere said that late Gani used his money to liberate the down trodden, the commoners, feed the less privilege.
He raises the hope of hopeless and never compromised his stand against injustice “Gani fought the liberation of his country. he even fought the disease that took his life but unfortunately, the disease won the battle. The case of Gani versus Cancer was adjourned and adjourned forever.” Atere said.
While advising his learned colleagues, Barrister Atere described law profession as a social engineering profession, he said that, lawyers should be able to care for the less privileged in he society, at least the legacy of Gani is worthy of emulation.
He said, “We are lawyers today, because God wants us to fight for justice and liberate both human beings and enthrone democracy in Nigeria”.
“There are lots of injustices in this country; people are been oppressed, harassed and victimized, most of the oppressed don’t have money to employ services of lawyers; I advised that we should fill in the gap, stand in for them and fight their course”
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MIMIKO FINED N5M
.at Labour Party [LP] Women Leader’s daughters wedding
Reports by Bayo Adediran[Sunshine Daily Watch]
The Governor of Ondo State, Dr.Olusegun Mimiko on Saturday 19th September, 2009 at the St’ Peters Anglican Church Ile-Oluji was fined a sum of Five Million Naira for failing to attend the inauguration of ile- Oluji Diocese in recent time.
Rev. Canon Idowu Adenuga the Cathedral Priest of St’ Peters Anglican Church, Ile-Oluji pronounced the fine on Mr. Governor during the Holy Matrimony of Atinuke Oluwabusayomi Akinbobola, the daughter of Chief (Mrs.) Iyabode Akinbobola.
Chief (Mrs.) Iyabode Akinbobola who until her recent appointment as a full time member of Ondo State Civil Service Commission was the State Woman Leader of the ruling party in Ondo State, Labour Party.
Apart from the fine impose on the governor,Dr Mimiko was also saddled with the responsibility of presenting the marriage certificate to the newly wedded couple.
The Marriage between Atinuke Oluwabusayomi Akinbobola and Babatunde Adedayo Adeojo was witnessed by who is who in Ondo State, including the Gov. Mimiko, Dr.Kola Ademujimi,the Chief of Staff,Mr. Ranti Akerele, Commissioner for Information,Goke Oluwole Publisher AKOKOSTARS Magazine and surveyor Niran Akiniyi, the Chairman Ile-Oluji/ Oke-Igbo Local Government.
Other dignitaries at the occasion are Dr. Banji Opeke, Leader, Labour Party,[LP] Ile Oluji/Oke-Igbo,His Royal Highness Oba Steven Adedugbe, the Jegun of Ile- Oluji Kingdom, Pastor Abayomi Obabolujo, Publisher Sunshine Daily Watch, the Premier Daily Newspaper in Ondo State plus all the zonal women leaders of Labour party and full representation of TEAM,[Teachers Earnestly Ask for Mimiko].
Ministers of God were led by, Rt. Revd. Samuel .Adekunle the Bishop of Ile- Oluji Diocese others are Venerable. Joshua Adeola, Canon Idowu Adenuga, Oluwayomi Adewakun, and Canon Kehinde Akinigbagbe.Others are Ven. Julius Ayeni, Ven. Olufemi Gbabee and Canon Nelson Fadoju.
The recreation centre in Ile-Oluji were the reception took place was filled to brim as every member of Labour Party, friends and Families flocked the reception chaired by Chief. Kayode Lawrence Opeke.
While Apostle Charles Ajepe decleared opened the reception programme with prayers Deaconess Yemi Obolanle and her Gospel Band were on stand to entertained guests.
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Hon Taofik Olawale Abdusalam
COURAGEOUS & FIRM JURIST WHO ALWAYS STANDS BY THE TRUTH
HON.Taofik Olawale Abdusalam,ODHA Speaker pay tributes to Orojo
Ondo State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Taofeek Abdusallam has said that the death of the late jurist, Justice Adekunle Orojo, an elder statesman is a great loss to the nation.
Rt. Hon. Abdusallam who hails from the same community described him as a courageous and firm jurist who always stands by the truth no matter whose ox is gored.
“He display his firmness during the case of Ajasin vs Omoboriowo as regards the gubernatorial election of 1993, he gave the judgement and stood by it”, the speaker said.
He further prayed that the good Lord should give the family the fortitude to bear the loss.
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) described Orojo as a great jurist and icon of the legal profession, a disciplinarian, a man of high principles, who was very uncompromising in his beliefs and advocacy for justice and the rule of law.
His death is a great loss to Nigerians and the legal profession as his contributions to the growth of the legal profession is numerous.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Adekunle Ajasin University, Agagu, Akokostars, Akungba Akoko, goke oluwole, Olakunle Orojo, Ondo State governor, Sam Ogunmusi
Orojo is our Judicial Legend-Agagu
Story by Goke Oluwole & Sam Ogunmusi
The immediate past governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Agagu has extolled the virtues of the late judiciary legend, Late Justice Adekunle Orojo stressing that he was an illustrious son of Ondo state that he has contributed so much to the development of the State.
Dr. Agagu in a telephone interview with Akokostars yesterday said that the illustrious contributions of the late jurist would be missed not only by Ondo State but by the whole country.
“Justice Orojo is no doubt an illustrious son of Ondo State and the country in general, his contributions to the development of the legal profession and Ondo State as well as the country is immeasurable as such he will be seriously and sincerely missed by everybody in the country” Agagu said.
The former governor said that the contributions of late Justice Orojo was noticed by his administration thus he was given an honorary award by the State University in Akungba, an award the former governor said was well deserved.
It will be recalled that the late jurist died by July this year in Lagos and he is expected to be buried in his hometown in Arigidi-Akoko this Thursday
Meanwhile a valedictory Court session is expected to be held in Akure High Court today in respect of the late justice. Lawyers and justice from all parts of the country are expected to pay their last respect to the Arigidi- Akoko born Justice who had contributed so much to the development of legal profession in Nigeria.
