The Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senatir Tolu Odebiyi has congratulated His Royal Majesty, Oba Dr. Abdul Kabir Adeyemi Obalanlege (Lanlege Ekun II) as he celebrates his birthday today, Friday, 28th August, 2020.

The Ogun West Senator describes the Royal Majesty Oba Dr. Obalanlege as an accomplished journalist and a brilliant lecturer.

In a statement released today, Sen. Odebiyi said, “On behalf of my wife Folashade, my entire family and Constituents in Ogun West Senatorial District, I join millions of your admirers, your wonderful family, other Royal Fathers, friends, associates, people of Ota Kingdom both home and abroad and the good people of Ogun State in congratulating Our Royal Majesty, Oba Dr. Abdul Kabir Adeyemi Obalanlege, the Olota of Ota Kingdom in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, as he celebrates his birthday today”.

“Kabiyesi has been playing a pivotal role in the development and maintenance of peace in the strategic and industrial Community of Ota and its environs”.

“As an outstanding journalist and lecturer, Kabiyesi remains a source of inspiration for us all”.

Senator Odebiyi prays that as His Royal Majesty, Oba Dr. Obalanlege celebrates his birthday today, the Almighty Allah will increase his wisdom and grant Kabiyesi more exciting years in good health.

A yet-to-be-identified helicopter has crash-landed in Opebi, Ojota area of Lagos State.

As at the time of filing this report, details of the incident were still sketchy.

Confirming the incident, the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) said that the incident occurred around 12 noon at the Salvation Bus Stop in Opebi area of the state.

AIB Spokesperson, Tunji Oketunbi, said that personnel of the bureau have been drafted to the scene of the incident to ascertain its cause.

Details shortly…

The senator representing the people of Osun west in the 8th assembly, Senator Ademola Adeleke has implored the good people of Osun State not to lose faith but remain, hopeful, steadfast and courageous in the pursuit of the Osun State they deserve.

Adeleke made the call in a signed statement to mark the 29th anniversary of the creation of the state since 27th of August, 1991.

Adeleke urged citizens and residents of the state not to despair in the midst of socioeconomic and political challenges, saying such challenges should rather be the needed elixir to bring out the best in all to salvage the situation.

He urged the good people of Osun State not to lose faith, believing that there would be light at the end of the tunnel.

Adeleke decried the series of avoidable economic hardship suffered by the people caused mainly by the mismanagement of Osun state’s resources by self serving leaders of the state in the last 9years plunging the state into an unprecedented and unsustainable debt profile with littany abandoned projects to show for it.

In his statement: “We daily encounter so many challenges in our journey to pursue better living conditions and good governance. No doubt, it has been a torturous experience. But we must not give in to such challenges, we must however be emboldened and determined to strive harder till we achieve the Osun state that we all deserve, where our people prosper, where they work and live happily as envisioned by the founding fathers of our dear state.

All a committed leader who truly loves the people of the state needs to do is to creatively harness our tremendous human and material resources for the benefit of ALL citizens, and not to benefit some disconnected and exploitative “masters” who ferry our commonwealth out of Osun instead of impacting the economy of the state”, he said.

“We must all strive daily to contribute our quota to the development of Osun State where every citizen has equal rights and opportunity to pursue his or her legitimate aspirations for better living conditions unhindered.”

Senator Ademola Adeleke expressed optimism that “the future is bright because the dark days would soon be over”.

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an urgent appeal to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, urging them to “immediately drop the illegal Water Resources 2020, which requires Nigerians to obtain a permit before sinking a borehole in their homes.”

The Bill seeks to bring all water resources (surface and underground) and the banks of the water sources under the control of the Federal Government through its agencies to be established by the Bill.

Section 13 of the Bill, says, “in implementing the principles under subsection (2) of this section, the institutions established under this Act shall promote integrated water resources management and the coordinated management of land and water resources, surface water and ground water resources, river basins and adjacent marine and coastal environment and upstream and downstream interests.”

Section 2(1), states: “All surface water and ground water wherever it occurs, is a resource common to all people.’’

The Bill is primed for passage by the House on their resumption from recess next month, which is September.

Reacting to the secret plot to pass the bill, SERAP, in a tweet via its Twitter handle, @SERAPNigeria, on Friday, said “We’ll challenge this illegality in court should the bill ever be passed into law.”

The tweet reads: “We call on the leadership of @nassnigeria to immediately drop the illegal Water Resources 2020, which requires Nigerians to obtain a permit before sinking a borehole in their homes.We’ll challenge this illegality in court should the bill ever be passed into law.

“The bill also states, among others, that “the use of water shall be subject to licencing provisions”. The licence can be withdrawn on flimsy grounds.

“Rather than addressing severe water crisis and improving access of Nigerians facing daily challenges just to access safe water for drinking and hygiene, the National Assembly is pushing to take away Nigerians’ fundamental human right to clean water.

“Yet, Nigeria has ratified numerous human rights treaties that contain obligations related to water and sanitation, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
@MBuhari @DrAhmadLawan @femigbaja”

BREAKING: We call on the leadership of @nassnigeria to immediately drop the illegal Water Resources 2020, which requires Nigerians to obtain a permit before sinking a borehole in their homes.

We’ll challenge this illegality in court should the bill ever be passed into law.

— SERAP (@SERAPNigeria) August 27, 2020

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, yesterday, expressed his readiness to sign the death sentence judgment on an alleged blasphemy.

22-year-old Aminu Yahaya Sharif was recently sentenced to death by a Judge of Kano Upper Shari’ah Court.

According to the Judge, Aliyu Kani, his judgment was based on Section 382 (b) of Kano Shari’ah Penal Code of 2000.

Governor Ganduje made the statement while speaking at a special meeting held at Government House, Kano.

The Governor said, “What happened is so important to the state and to the security of the state and the nation in general. What the Court did is absolutely right. And we support it completely. Such kind of irresponsible act, if not because of the state power, nobody could know what would happen in the future.

“The man, who did that, confessed to being a follower of a particular Islamic Sect. But the adherents of that Sect rejected him right away. So, we need to understand the importance of this judgment.”

He said that the state government has accepted the death sentence verdict and the rule of law surrounding the case.

Ganduje said, “I will not waste time in signing the warrant for the execution of the man, who blasphemed our Holy Prophet of Islam.”

His announcement was in the presence of the Commissioner of Police, Director State Security Service, representative of Christian Association of Nigeria, Eze Ndigbo in Kano, Igwe Boniface Ibekwe; and representatives of Nigerian Bar Association among others.

Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, is set to resign for health reasons, officials from his LDP party say.

He has suffered from the disease ulcerative colitis for many years but his condition is thought to have worsened recently.

Public broadcaster NHK said Mr Abe, 65, wanted to avoid causing problems for his government.

Earlier this week, he became Japan’s longest continuously serving prime minister, after taking office in 2012.

In 2007 he resigned abruptly from an earlier term as prime minister because of his struggles with ulcerative colitis, a chronic condition affecting the large intestine, that he has lived with since he was a teenager.

Two hospital visits in one week sparked questions about whether Mr Abe’s health was deteriorating. He had been due to serve until September 2021.

He has not revealed what the visits were for but one is reported to have lasted nearly eight hours.

Officials from his governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have previously dismissed speculation that he would step down, saying the prime minister’s health was fine.

On Tuesday one of his aides told Reuters that he thought Mr Abe would fulfil his tenure.

Akira Amari, head of the LDP’s tax panel, dismissed the suggestion that the prime minister would dissolve parliament’s lower house for a snap general election soon.

“There won’t be a snap election for the time being,” he said.

Still, rumours have persisted about Mr Abe’s growing fatigue as he fields growing scrutiny for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, at a time when approval ratings for his cabinet have dropped.

Mr Abe has a reputation as a staunch conservative and nationalist, and for stimulating growth with his aggressive economic policy known as “Abenomics”.

He has strengthened Japan’s defences and boosted military spending, but has been unable to revise the constitution’s pacifist Article 9, which bans a standing army for anything other than self-defence.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to resign for health reasons, local media reported Friday. What does this mean for "Abenomics" and his successor? CNBC's @CNBCJulianna speaks to Martin Schulz of Fujitsu Research Institute to find out more. https://t.co/981reT9hfH pic.twitter.com/VpMNLjcR30

— CNBC International (@CNBCi) August 28, 2020

A resignation or an announced intention to resign would trigger a vote within Mr Abe’s LDP to replace him as president.

This election would be followed by a parliamentary vote to elect a new prime minister.

The winner would hold the post until the end of Mr Abe’s term in September 2021.

source: ccn

The Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Sen. Tolu Odebiyi has congratulated former Governor of Ogun State, a Legend and Doyen of the media industry, His Excellency Akinrogun Olusegun Osoba , CON on his appointment as the new Chairman of the Governing Council of Nigerian Institute of Journalism.

Sen. Tolu Odebiyi describes the revered former Ogun State Executive Governor as a Legend and a Doyen of the media industry who is worthy of his new role.

Sen. Tolu Odebiyi said, “On behalf of my wife Folashade, my entire family and Constituents in Ogun West Senatorial District, I join millions of your admirers, your wonderful family, friends, media associates, well-meaning Party members as well as the good people of Ogun State, and other Nigerians in congratulating Your Excellency, on your appointment as the Chairman Governing Council of the Africa’s premier institution in journalism, media and communication studies, the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, (NIJ)”.

While extolling the virtues of Akinrogun Osoba, Sen. Odebiyi notes that, as a former Executive of the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN); former General Manager of Daily Sketch and Nigerian Herald Newspapers, Baba Osoba has contributed immensely to the development of the media industry in Nigeria and by extension, in Africa”.

“Baba is a well known journalist, an epitome of generosity who supported people and causes he believed in.
Baba fought for the freedom many media practitioners are enjoying today, due to his long-standing commitment to professional excellence in the industry”.

Sen. Odebiyi prays that God would grant Baba Osoba many more healthy years in service of the industry and the nation in general.