Month: March 2024

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun has joind his ancestors after a brief illness

 

He joined his ancestors at the age of 81.

 

It was gathered that the late monarch was taken to the hospital Wednesday morning having stayed indoor throughout Tuesday on account of slight malaria fever, though, he was hail and hearty on Monday during which he personally received few guests that paid him congratulatory visits on his second year anniversary on that day.

 

 

Making this announcement was the Baba-Kekere Olubadan and his younger brother, Dr Kola Balogun in a statement by the Personal Assistant (Media) to the late monarch, Oladele Ogunsola.

 

 

According to the statement, Dr. Balogun disclosed that Oba Balogun would be buried at his Aliiwo ancestral home by 4.00pm on Friday according to Islamic rites just as he said that the State Governor Seyi Makinde, though already verbally informed, would be formally notified early in the morning.

 

 

The late Olubadan was the first most educated to have emerged as Ibadan monarch, a British trained P.hd holder, a former university lecturer, former member of management staff of Shell British Petroleum, former gubernatorial candidate of the defunct Nigeria People’s Party, NPP, former Senator and a successful business man.

 

 

His last official outing was the Olubadan Advisory Council’s meeting which he presided over last Saturday where the decision to derobed Mogaji Akinsola, Olawale Oladoja was taken.

 

 

He however, on Tuesday instructed the Ekerin Olubadan, Oba Hamidu Ajibade to midwife a small committee to deliberate on last Friday’s decision on what should be the position of Ibadan Zone in the proposed newly reconstituted Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs.

 

 

The decision of the small committee was earlier on Thursday ratified by the Olubadan Advisory Council at a meeting presided over by Otun Olubadan and the former governor of Oyo State, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja and was to be taken to the late Oba Balogun for his signature Friday morning so as to meet the deadline for submission to the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters later in the day.

 

The late Olubadan is survived by wives, children and grandchildren.

 

An Iroko has fallen—Makinde

 

 

Announcing the passage of the monarch, Governor Makinde, in a statement, stated that Olubadan, who joined his ancestors late Thursday evening at the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, described him as an epitome of royal excellence and a great achiever, who made great marks on Ibadanland in just a little over two years of his reign.

 

 

He expressed his condolences to the Olubadan-in-Council, the Oyo State Traditional Council and the people of Ibadanland and Oyo State, praying to God to grant repose to the soul of the deceased monarch.

 

 

Makinde said: “With total submission to the will of God, I announce the passing unto glory of our father, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Dr. Mohood Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland.

 

A mighty Iroko has fallen; Oba Dr. Balogun has joined the ancestors.

 

 

“In Kabiyesi, Ibadanland had a cosmopolitan and well-experienced Olubadan, who made indelible marks on the sands of history and achieved greatly within a short while.

 

 

“On behalf of the Government and good People of Oyo State, I condole with the immediate family of the Oba Dr. Balogun, the Olubadan-in-Council, the Oyo State Traditional Council and the people of Ibadanland.

“It is my prayer that God grants repose to the soul of our late monarch

 

By Flowerbudnews

An NGO, Hayche Multi Service Solution, has trained male members of faith-based youths’ organisations on triggers and prevention of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in homes and communities.

 

The five-day training, which is a train-the-trainer workshop was organised by Hayche Multi Service Solution working with Christian Youths’ Organisations to put an end
to GBV in homes, groups, communities and Churches.

 

The workshop was themed: “Training of Programme Facilitators for the (+M) Positive Masculinity Programme to End GBV”.

The Christian youths, which are drawn from the South-East and North Central, are from Anambra and Enugu States (South-East) as well as Benue and Plateau States (North Central).

 

Speaking on Thursday, Mr Wilfred Okeke, the Programme Coordinator (+M) Positive Masculinity Programme, said the facilitators are being trained on effect attitudinal change on adolescent boys and young male adults to drive a gender-equitable masculine identity.

 

According to him, the programme is meant for adolescent boys and young males to reflect on issues, practices and teachings both on the
relgious side (bible qoutations), tradition, customs and stereotypes that triggers, encourages and justify violence againt women and girls.

He said: “The (+M) Positive Masculinity Programme is a programme meant to encourage and support individual behavioural change and socio-emotional change among adolescent boys and young male between ages of 15 and 35 on how to treat female with respect, fairness and love they deserve.

 

“It is also meant to change negative and stereotyped social norms and attitude of what it means to be a man; thus, males coming to treat female and women with equity and respect and not lording it over them that usually create fraction, disagreement and violence.

 

“The programme tries to shift this negative norms and stereotype that the man or male is dominant and must lord it over the female (woman) and see that she is suppressed and subjugated that leads to most violence scenes in homes, groups, communities and the Church.”

 

Okeke explained that the programme targeted training christain youths due to the discovery that there are some misquoted biblical quotations people do use to encourage or perpetrate GBV in homes and communities; while some Church leaders give support to these misquoted verses.

“They do this in error by not giving the biblical quotations contextual and historical background and meaning to actually create proper understand of what the Holy Bible is truly saying,” he said.

 

Okeke said that the programme would leverage on existing structures of Christian Youths’ Organisations in various Churches in South-East and North Central parts of the country to step down the training.

 

“We intend to approach GBV from a preventive stance where all Christian adolescence boys and youth males learn and re-learn how to treat our sisters, women and mothers better for a peaceful and more loving homes, communities, groups and Church, where everybody is respected and accommodated,” he said.

 

One of the participants (facilitator being trained), Mr Ifeanyi Ohaju, said
that he had learnt to treat female with respect, ensure they are not discriminate at in all decisions and shun all name-calling and gossip against them which usually irritates them and lead to disagreements and violence.

 

“I have learnt that GBV can be psychological, financial, sexual and physical; and as male we must ensure the home, group and community is conducive for the female to be happy, feel loved and respected to create needed harmony,” Ohaju said. (Flowerbudnews)

By Danladi Ahmed

Abuja. (Flowerbudnews):   The Matriculation ceremony for new intakes into the University of Abuja scheduled for tomorrow – Friday March 15 has been postponed indefinitely.

Flowerbudnews reports that the postponement which came as a surprise to most of the students was announced via a public notice signed by Hon.  Yaro.

Though, the  University said that ” a new date will be communicated soon’, no reason was given for the postponement.

The statement read:

We regret to inform our students and the general public that the 2023/2024 Matriculation Ceremony, earlier scheduled to hold tommorow, Friday 15th March 2024, has been postponed.

A new date will be communicated soon.

Hon_Yaro. (Flowerbudnews)

 

 

 

 

 

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The Companion, an association of Muslim men in business and professions, has urged governments at all levels to strive to make contingency plans that would alleviate the excruciating hardship facing majority of the citizens.

The group made the call in a statement jointly signed by its National Amir, Mr Kamil Olalekan, and the Public Affairs Secretary, Alhaji Muideen Adeleke on Thursday.

The group also urged the citizens to give maximum support to the government, so that the country could regain its lost glory before long.

They congratulated the adherents of Islam worldwide on the occasion of the ongoing 1445 AH ( 2024) Ramadan season.

The group contended that the 2024 Ramadan fast could not have come at a better time, other than now that Nigeria is faced with enormous challenges in virtually all facets.

It stressed that the ongoing spiritual rebirth offered the followers of Prophet Muhammad, an ample opportunity to seek the face of Allah, so that the country could successfully navigate through the myriad of problems confronting her.

“No country has ever developed without passing through the turbulence.

“But patriotism on the part of the government and the governed, makes most of them to overcome their teething challenges,” it said.

The group equally enjoined the Nigerian youth not to lose hope in the nation but join the legion of forward looking individuals whose belief in the Nigerian project remains unshaken.

It advised the citizenry to refrain from sabotaging government programmes while the country’s leaders should strive to make contingency plans that would alleviate the excruciating hardship facing majority of Nigerian citizens.

The organisation maintained that rather than curse the leaders in frustration, the ongoing Ramadan season provides a veritable window for the righteous to explore, in the overall interest of the nation.

“It is imperative that adherents of Islam take maximum advantage of the ongoing Ramadan fast to seek restitution through various meritorious deeds, instead of venting their anger on the leaders,” it said.

The Companion reminded the adherents of Islam of the need to prioritise giving out charity to assist many less privileged Muslims to partake in the all-important annual spiritual rebirth..(NAN)(www.nannews.ng)

Flowerbudnews

Access Holdings PIc has announced the return of Mr. Aigboje Aig- Imoukhuede, as its Non-Executive Chairman.

Aig-Imoukhuede, co-founder of Access Bank with late Herbert Wigwe, replaces Abubakar Jimoh, who remains on the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
Read the full statement here; (Flowerbudnews)