Thursday, November 24, 2022

Obasanjo To Vie In Kayromlee Squash Anniversary Tournament

President Obasanjo

Squash enthusiast and former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has confirmed his participation in the Kayromlee Squash Tournament, designed as part of activities marking the 13th anniversary of Kayromlee Gym and Fitness Center, Ibadan.
The Under-16 Squash Tournament according to the Chief Executive Officer of Kayromlee Gym and Fitness Center, Ambassador Romoke Ayinde JP is put together to celebrate the 13th year anniversary of the firm and to also scout for talents from the grassroots, especially from the secondary schools in Ibadan.
Amb. Ayinde also said the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has also confirmed his interest to play an exhibition game during the Squash tournament scheduled for between 8 to10 December, 2022 at the indoor squash court of Obafemi Awolowo Stadium that is being managed by her firm for the past 13 years.
“The major participants for this tournament will be drawn from secondary schools while some notable personalities that love the game of squash will participate in exhibitions matches, and our Baba, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has confirmed his participation in this category.
“All these efforts are geared towards creating more awareness for the game of squash and also recruit fresh bloods into the game. Squash is a great sport for children and adults of any level, but the better you get, the more intense the workout becomes. Squash is one of the best cardio workouts around. Playing for one hour will see you burn between 600 and 1000 calories”, said Amb. Romoke Ayinde.

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

IPCentre Boss, Abimbola Davis Warns Youths Against Wrong Use Of Internet

Otunba Abimbola Davis

The Chairman governing council, International Pscychometrics Centre, Ibadan, Otunba Abimbola Davis has admonished the youths against the use of internet for information that are not credible and verifiable, saying internet facilities, if put to positive courses, will benefit the users in ways that are unimaginable.

Speaking with newsmen in Ibadan Otunba Davis said it is regrettable that the bulk of the fake and unfaithful reports emanating from the internet were from the youths, saying “They belong to this era we call the internet age. And they are the demographic that has been caught by the new media fever or bug.”
The IPC boss said the global village predicated 58 years ago by Canadian thinker/philosopher and media theorist, Herbert Marshall McLuhan, which the internet is playing a key role as source of information, entails that the facility can only be used to advance the positive courses of humanity.
Davis cited several instances where our youths have used the internet to propagate fake news and forgeries that directly affected the image of our country, noting that by doing so, the authors deceived their audience and painted a different picture of the internet.
Otunba Davis however advised the youths to desist from such acts except they will be comfortable to have their credibility, life aspiration and future ruined, adding the ideals of IPCentre frowns at misuse of internet.
He described Psychometrics which is being taught online in tertiary institutions in Nigeria as a branch of psychology concerned with the theory and technique of psychological measurement, which includes the measurement of knowledge, abilities, attitudes and personality traits.
He called on parents, churches, schools, community leaders to implore their wards and the youths to run away from negative thoughts because they are a sin against God and mankind.

Sunday, November 13, 2022

Ooni To Grace Lagos’ Yemoja Afomidara Festival 2022


A traditionalist, the Obabinrin Yemoja of Lagos State, Abiola Osundemilade Osuntoki has announced a date for a weeklong celebration tagged: Yemoja Afomidara Festival 2022 scheduled for 21st to 27th November at the Yemoja Afomidara Temple, Ikotun, Lagos.

The weeklong event according to a statement issued by the celebrant and made available to newsmen, will commence on Monday 21st with Aje Festival while on Tuesday and Wednesday, deities such as Esu, Ogun, Sango and Oya, Obatala, Yemoja Olokun will be celebrated and On Thursday it will be turn of Ifa and Ori.
A traditional worship vigil will be held on Friday 25th while worshipers will visit the river with calabash on Saturday 26th and on Sunday which is the grand-finale, Alh Abass Akande Obesere will be on ground to entertain the guest that will be coming from all walks of live.
His Imperial Majesty, Onirisa Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi will be gracing the event as the Grand Royal father of the day, according to the statement while His Divine Grace, Oba O.O.O Dada will be the grand spiritual father of the day.                 
The celebrant, Obabirin of Lagos who will also be celebrating her birthday during the traditional event, is a graduate of Business Administration from Olabisi Onabanjo  University, Ogun State but has her temple in Ikotun, Lagos, where she deliver people different from afflictions.
“I was born into a Christian family but was born different with some special and great signs. I have been giving vision and delivering people from their afflictions right from when I was three years old”.
“Our faith is based on Osun which is commonly called the river orisa, or goddess, in the Yoruba religion and is typically associated with water, purity, fertility. Osun is considered one of the most powerful of all orisas, and, like other gods, she possesses human attributes such as vanity, jealousy”, she stated

Thursday, November 10, 2022

2023: City Boy Group Assures 2Million Votes For Tinubu, Folarin

Tinubu’s City Boy Coordinator,
Oyo State, Tomiwa Alli

A political group named City Boy Movement, Oyo State chapter has continue in its drive to drum support for the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Bola Tinubu and Oyo State Gubernatorial aspirant, Senator Teslim Folarin, assuring both of two million votes.

The group, led by its Coordinator in Oyo State, Tomiwa Alli, in a statement issued and signed on behalf of the group promised to mobilize the state’s youth population with a view to delivering not less two million votes to the APC candidates in the February, 2023 Presidential and governorship polls.
“Cityboy movement is a national platform with a very strong representation in Oyo State. We are mobilising all the supporters of Tinubu and Folarin to see how we can give them the manifesto of Asiwaju.
Commenting on what the movement would contribute to Tinubu/Folarin’s ticket at the polls; Alli said “We’ll work to ensure that we mobilize at least two million votes from the youth population across Oyo State.”
He however added that coordinators have been appointed for all the 33 local governments in the state for City Boy to have a smooth operation that will spread to the nooks and crannies of the state while a date for the official flagging off will be announced very soon.
“In Oyo state, I have over 25,000 members across the 33 Local Government, We also have matrons and patrons as City boy Ambassadors, and the following people are the coordinators that we have appointed for each LG: Adebare Adeoti for Iseyin, Abdulrazaq Yakubu for Ogbomoso North, Bashiru Ismail Abiona, for Ibadan North East, Leteef Abidemi Oladeji for Ibadan North west, Hon Adeniyi Malik Alaga for Oluyole while Hon Ojuwoni Abayomi Alidu for Lagelu LG. Teslim Aliu, Afijio.
“Others include, Usman Isiaka for Ibadan South West, Adetona Kehinde Balaro for Ibadan South East, Abass Akeem Adekola for Egbeda, Adisa Timothy Adeoye for Surulere, Atere Hamidu for Orelope/Igboho, Badmus Sodiq Aare for Akinyele, Adeleke Munirudeen, for Saki East, Abdazeez Musah, Saki West, Ajayi Tosin Matthew, Ibadan North, Shehu Agoro, Itesiwaju, Adeleke Toheeb, Oyo East, Akangbe Isau, Oyo West, Taiwo Atiba for Atiba, Adeshina Adeyemo, Ibarapa Central, Adebayo Yusuf, Ona-Ara, Babalola Oladele, Ibarapa North and Ajadi Isaac for Orire LG”.