Health

NANNM Protests Exclusion from FMC Abeokuta Promotion Exercise

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By Oluwatoyin Adegoke

Nurses at the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Idi Aba, Abeokuta have protested against an alleged exclusion from the 2023 promotion exercise carried out in the institution.

The aggrieved workers under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, NANNM, protested within the hospital premises with different placards with inscriptions including, “Nurses workload is enough for promotion”, “Stop Selective Promotion” among others.

The nurses also expressed displeasure over what they described as harsh working conditions, asking the management of the hospital to address their promotion arrears, shortage of staff and other rights.

The NANNM Chairman, FMC, Abeokuta Chapter, Comrade Olufunmilayo Adekunle said the protest was to demand for the papers of the promotional examination.

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Lifestyle

Dignitaries Eulogize Alake @ 80

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By Abimbola Bamgbose

The premises of st Peters Anglican church Ake, Abeokuta was adorned with royal colors and glitz as dignitaries from all works of life trooped into the church auditorium to grace the 80th birthday Thanksgiving service of the Alake of Egbagland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo.

Melodies from sonorous voices of the Ace Anglican choir set the tone for the service that was full of glamour and colour.

In his congratulatory remarks at the service, President Bola Tinubu described the Alake and paramount ruler of Egbaland as a symbol of unity who has continuously fostered a sense of belonging among his people.

President Tinubu said Oba Gbadebo’s support for arts, culture and education had enriched the lives of his subject and ensured the preservation of their heritage for generations to come.

The President who was represented by Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, noted that Alake’s reign has been marked by wisdom, compassion and unwavering dedication to his people, even as he appreciated Alake’s unique commitment to the wellbeing of his subjects and indeed the nation at large

In his personal remarks, the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun eulogized the monarch for his dedication to the preservation of the cultural heritage and traditions of Egbaland.

Governor Abiodun described the Alake and paramount ruler of Egbaland as a disciplined and dependable monarch, and commended his unique way of resolving conflicts in collaboration with other royal fathers in the State.

The eventful Thanksgiving service couldn’t have ended without the word of life from the holy bible taken from the book of Psalm 101, verse 2-8, by the Archbishop, Metropolitan and Primate of All Nigeria(2000-2010); The Most Reverend Peter Akinola who also urged the celebrant to always emulate the psalmist by being honest.

Most Reverend Akinola described the monarch as a child of God who showcase exemplary leadership qualities in Egbaland and Nigeria as a whole

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Economy

Rear cockroaches to become a millionaire – Prof. Oluwalana

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A Nigerian university don has narrated how human faeces is helping Americans protect astronauts in space.

The don made the revelation as part of his admonition on Nigeria to maximise the things it has to advantage.

He is Professor Samuel Oluwalana, a lecturer at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, and he has declared that Nigeria was losing a huge amount of money for its failure to export human faeces, cockroaches, as well as, scorpions to foreign countries.

On human faeces, Professor Oluwalana informed that the American government was getting $3.5 billion every year because it was it to protect astronauts in space.

A Professor of Forest Resources Management who spoke on the theme, “Unearthing the Treasures in The Forest” at the 47th Annual General Meeting of the Abeokuta Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, Abeokuta, he said Nigeria could still toe the line.

According to him, the country could still get billions of naira from the exportation of a large number of abundantly available cockroaches to China, where they are consumed.

“Cockroaches are the number one food now, we don’t eat cockroaches in Nigeria, they eat in other places; we can produce and send to them, and they will buy. There is a man in China that has up to six billion cockroaches, overnight, he became a multi-billionaire.

“Human faeces can be processed into charcoal for cooking. Now, Americans will be making $3.5 billion every year from gold extracted from human faeces. They are also taking human faeces to space to protect the astronaut.

“In Kenya, human faeces are used to make bridges and build houses. There are new toilets that are constructed, it helps to convert human faeces to cooking fuel. Hydrogen can be made from human faeces. You can now transplant human faeces from one person to another. We need to be creative”, he was quoted by Punch as saying.

According to him, Nigeria is enormously and naturally endowed to be contending with debilitating diseases like cancer, infertility, fibroids, blocked fallopian tubes, ovarian cysts, bile and hypertension amongst others

Aside explaining How Human Faeces is Helping America Protect Astronauts In Space , he advocated sufficient attention being  to Indigenous Knowledge to enable the country maximize its natural endowments.

“One butterfly is bought for $500 in Singapore. We can imbibe the South African culture by producing bees. Cricket also generates money. Nigerian scorpion, one is $50,000

“A gallon of 4.75 litres of the venom is $99 million. The Chinese are taking it away, no one is questioning them. Instead of destroying scorpions, you can sell them”, he said

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Agriculture

Minister of Agriculture Tasks Farmers on Challenges of Climate Change

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By Olusegun Folarin

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar wants farmers to take advantage of the available training programmes on climate change resilient practices to boost their production capacity.

Dr Abubakar made the call in Abeokuta at a training programme for maize farmers on the need to tackle the challenges of climate change.

Speaking through a representative, Mrs Esther Moyo, the Minister emphasized the need for the farmers to be equipped with adequate knowledge and resources to cushion the effect of harsh weather on their operations with a view of improving their productivity.

Also, the Ogun State Acting Coordinator, for the Ministry, Dr Ayo Ajayi said the training was aimed at keeping the farmers up to date in farming business and helping them to develop ways to manage the prevailing weather condition.

The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Adeola Odedina who was represented by the Acting Programme Manager of the State Agricultural Development Programme, OGADEP, Mrs Solape Awe urged the farmers to embrace safe farming practices for enhanced productivity.

Speaking on climate resilient practices in maize production in the South West region of the country, a resource person, Mr Femi Akinniyi encouraged the farmers to adopt the use of weather forecasting tools, smart tillage and early maturing varieties in the bid to mitigate the effects of climate on maize production.

Some of the farmers, Mr Nurudeen Olayinka, Mrs Adeola Gbadamosi and Mr Oladipo Ogungbe who described the training programme as timely, urged the federal government to support small holder farmers with necessary tools, especially, in the area of irrigation.

Crime

Community Nabs 49-Year-Old Man Bathing with Blood

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A 49-year-old man, Ganiyu Shina of Oguji Street, Obantoko, Abeokuta, arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for bathing with blood at a community river, in Kotopo area of Odeda Local Government, said he was instructed to do so by a herbalist.

The suspect was arrested when members of the community sighted him at the river bank, where he parked his Nissan commercial vehicle, came out with a local sponge and a container filled with blood and started bathing with it.

Immediately he discovered that some people were watching him, he took to his heels but was chased and apprehended by members of the community.

A call was made to the police at Aregbe divisional headquarters by a member of the community, and the DPO, SP Bunmi Asogbon quickly led the patrol team to the scene, from where the suspect was brought to the station.

On interrogation, the suspect claimed to have a spiritual problem, and that a herbalist instructed him to perform the ritual.
He claimed further that the blood in his possession was not human, but that of a cow.

Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has directed that the remaining blood should be taken for laboratory analysis, to ascertain whether it’s human blood or not.

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Health

Nigerian Experts Seek Collaboration for African Cancer Treatment

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Experts from Nigeria are working with the international community on global research towards developing new treatments to specifically tackle breast cancer across the continent.

A Professor of Surgery who is the Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre, Idi Aba, Abeokuta, Professor Adewale Musa-Olomu made this known when the management team of Radio Nigeria, Paramount FM, Abeokuta, led by the General Manager, Mr Akinyinka Akintola paid him a visit.

Correspondent, Modupeola Sobukola has the details.

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Religion

Be Your Brothers Keeper – Chief Imam of Egbaland

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Muslim faithful in Abeokuta converged on various Eid grounds across the capital city to observe their two rakkah prayer for this year’s Eid-l-Adha celebration.

The Chief Imam of Egbaland, Alhaji Sahdallah Bamgbola, in a sermon shortly after performing the two rakkah prayer said Almighty Allah has the solution to every problem facing humanity.

Alhaji Bamgbola advised leaders to fear God while discharging the duties.

The Chief Imam urged privileged Muslims to assist the less privileged and make them happy during the festival.

Representative of the state governor, Alhaji Salis Shuaib while addressing the Muslim faithful urged them to continue to be their brother’s keepers.

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Health

Ogun Govt Pledges Support For Family Planning

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Ogun State Government has pledged its continued support for the delivery of effective implementation of reproductive healthcare programmes, particularly, the Family Planning intervention.

Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker made this known in Abeokuta during a workshop on the Development of Costed Implementation Plan Document, CIP 2021-2024
Dr. Coker pointed out that the document would serve as a guide for FP activities in the State, which she said would also be of benefit to the socio-economic development and growth of individuals, society and the nation. 
Contributing, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Health, Dr. Tayo Lawal, underscored the importance of family planning to promote good health for mothers and economic safety for the family.
Also, the Programme Officer, Reproductive Health and Family Planning, Mrs Kosi Izundu said the objective of the workshop was to come up with a realistic costing plan for the State’s reproductive and sexual health programmes.
 The State Programme Coordinator and Technical Lead, The Challenge Initiative,  Mrs. Busola Oyeyemi explained that the document would enable the State to increase its Contraceptive Prevalence Rate from 32.1 percent to 46 percent by the year 2024.

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Education

We Will Continue To Promote Opportunities For Children – Governor Abiodun

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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun says his administration will continue to embark on programmes and polices that will give  children opportunity  to optimally realize their creative and productive potential.
Governor Abiodun who gave the assurance at this year’s Children’s Day Celebration, held at  MKO Abiola International Stadium, Abeokuta,  also said his administration had mapped out a blueprint that would improve  Socio-Economic development of all demographic groups across the state.
While pointing out that  his administration had  rehabilitated over 700 schools, Governor Abiodun said his administration would continue to provide conducive learning  environment for  children in the state.
He also promised that his administration would  provide the needed support for the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian affairs, disaster management and Social development in its school feeding programme  for public schools in the state.
The Governor who also awarded scholarship to Precious Oyibo a  student of Nawardeen Grammar School Obatonko Abeokuta who recited a poem during the Celebration, said that his administration would continue to support brilliant students in the state. 
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Crime

3 Die In Abeokuta Hit-And-Run Accident

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Three people have been presumed dead in a fatal crash that occurred along Abiola way, Olorunsogo, Abeokuta.

The accident which occurred on Friday night involved a motorcycle and unidentified vehicle.

The Spokesman of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, TRACE, Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta.

Mr Akinbiyi who noted that the hit and run driver fled the scene of the incident, said the victims were taken to the Mortuary of Ogun State Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta.

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Health

We will continue to support FMC Abeokuta – Ogun Governor

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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has called for a stronger synergy between the federal and state government, particularly in the area of provision of quality healthcare services to the people.

Governor Abiodun made this call while playing host to the Board of the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Abeokuta, at his Okemosan office.

He noted that since the objective of government at the centre and states was effective healthcare delivery to all Nigerians, there was need for health institutions at both levels of government to complement each other.

The governor gave the assurance that his administration would support the Federal Medical Centre, with beddings and other accessories, to continue to delivered on its core mandate.

Governor Abiodun also said his administration was putting in place a data gathering system in the entire value chain of its health sector, with a view to the tracking of not just patients, but also the prevalence of different kinds of diseases.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Hospital Board, Dr. Abdulaziz Labo-Mahuta, had called for assistance of the state in the areas of adequate water supply, electricity and tarring of the road linking the hospital’s new site.
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News Yoruba

Ibugbamu Oko Epo Petiro D’emi Eeyan Legbodo Nilu Abeokuta

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Ẹnìkan ti gbẹ́mimì, toopo ọkọ̀ sijona guuguu níbi ìbúgbàmù ọkọ̀ epo pẹtiro èyí tówáyé nílu Abẹokuta olú-ìlú ìpínlẹ̀ Ògùn.

Ìsẹ̀lẹ̀ ọ̀hún lówáyé lórọ òní, lójú òpópónà boulevard tójẹ́ tìjọba àpapọ̀.

Ìròyìn sọdi mímọ̀ pé, ìbúgbàmù ọ̀hún ló wáyé pẹ̀lú ọkọ̀ agbépo ńlá lẹ́yìn tó sọ ìjánurẹ̀nù

Arigbọ́ pé ọkọ̀ agbépo ọ̀hún ló ńbọ̀ láti ọ̀nà Sàgámù –òkè Mosan, tósì sọ ìjánu rẹ̀ nù lásìkò tó sọ̀kalẹ̀ lórí afárá olóòkè.

Ọkọ̀ agbépo kọ́ọ̀lu alùpùpù kan, kotóò lóò yáà bá àwọn ọkọ̀ akérò tó ńdúró fún èrò nísàlẹ̀ afárá ọ̀hún.

Iná ọ̀hún ló ran lọ sáwọn ọ́fìsì lágbègbè náà, tó sì mu ìbẹ̀rù bojo báà àwọn awakọ̀, tí wọ́n ńsá àsálà fẹ́mi wọn kí iná náà má báà múwọn.

Títí di àsìkò tí wọ́n ńkọ ìròyìn yíì jọ, àwọn òsìsẹ́ alábo wa lágbègbè náà láti mú ètò ìrìnà rọrùn.

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