Scam: Oyo Court slams another 63years jail term on convicted Crime Alert boss
By Adeyinka Adeniran Justice Olusola Adetujoye of the Oyo State High Court in Ibadan has convicted and sentenced Olaniyan Gbenga Amos to 63 years in prison for multiple investment fraud. Amos was convicted alongside his firm, Detorrid Heritage Investment Limited, on 30-count charges prosecuted by the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The charges centred on obtaining...
Entrepreneurship, education, IT, AI, others key to building lasting economic prosperity – Makinde
...lauds Tinubu's wife for ICT centre in Ibadan By Adeyinka Adeniran Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has said that Nigeria must look beyond crude oil to create lasting prosperity as he identified what he described as keys to building lasting economic prosperity for the country. He charged Nigerian leaders to look after the people, invest more on education and entrepreneurship so...
Fire incidents: Olubadan harps on prevention
By Adeyinka Adeniran The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin has described fire incidents as the one of the worst disasters that can happen to anyone and anywhere because of it's devastating nature. The Olubadan spoke through Senior Chief Rafiu Emiola Onideure, the Agba Akin Balogun of Ibadanland while playing host to the Executives members of the Fire Academy Nigeria who...
Oyo/Osun boundary dispute: Sheath your sword – Oyo govt warns agitators
By Adeyinka Adeniran The Oyo State Government has waded into the simmering public altercations over the boundary dispute between Osun and Oyo States. In a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, Oyo government counselled both sides of the divide to stop the back-and-forth blame game and allow the two state governments to continue matured discussions on the resolution...
Makinde makes appointment into LG Service Commission, Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board
By Adeyinka Adeniran Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Chairman and members for the Oyo State Local Government Commission as well as additional members for the Oyo State Pilgrims Welfare Board (Muslim Wing). Recall that the Governor had earlier appointed Alhaji Hashim Atere and Alhaji Abdulrasheed Olokuta as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the State Pilgrims Welfare...
Talent risk, cyber risk bane of present day bank – Wema ED
By Adeyinka Adeniran An Executive Director at Wema Bank Plc, Mr Tunde Mabawonku has said the major challenges facing the banking sector in recent time has been retaining talent and cyber attack. Noting that there has been a downturn in the number of reported cases of armed robbery attack on banks, Mabawonku said the wave of attack on the financial organisation...
Oyo govt to boost economy with Adire, hosts maiden carnival
By Adeyinka Adeniran Oyo state government has promised to boost the state’s economy through the promotion of Adire industry, saying all is set for the maiden Adire Expo in Ibadan. The Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun, stated this at a stakeholder's meeting in Ibadan. He said the highly anticipated cultural event will hold on June 20, 2025, at the...
UI Alumnus Calls on Awo Hall Alumni to Restore Their Beloved Hostel
By Adeyinka Adeniran An alumnus of the University of Ibadan (UI), Mr. Sola Oladapo, has called on all former residents of Awolowo Hall (Awo Hall) to rise and give back to their alma mater by supporting the renovation of the once-proud hostel, which has fallen into serious disrepair. Speaking passionately about the current condition of Awo Hall, Mr. Oladapo emphasized the...
Lessons From A Global Business Leader, Satya Nadella
By Adeyinka Adeniran Satya Nadella is the current CEO of Microsoft. He assumed this position in February 2014 when Microsoft was struggling with internal rivalries, missed opportunities in mobile computing, and a declining reputation for innovation. Satya joined Microsoft in 1992 after working at Sun Microsystems. His journey to the pinnacle of leadership at Microsoft include EVP of Microsoft’s Cloud...
UI Don urges govt to renew obsolete laws, ensure implementation of extant intellectual property laws
By Adeyinka Adeniran The Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property and Commercialisation, (CIPPaC,) at the University of Ibadan School of Business, Professor Oladapo Okareh, has admitted that there are adequate laws guiding Intellectual Property (IP) in Nigeria. He said there is a need for the renewal of obsolete laws and stricter implementation of extant laws to punish violators of IP...
