Wednesday, 8 January 2014
20 WRONG REASONS TO GET MARRIED;
1. The desire to have non-stop sex and a
sleeping mate. Do you want to get married because you need sex badly?
Please get this straight, so as not to put your future partner in health hazard.
2. To save, help or because you pity someone. Don't ever agree to marry
someone simply because you just pity their condition. This kind of marriage
will sap the joy oflife from you.
3.For money / financial purpose; you are not inlove with the person but you
want to marry the fellow simply because he/she is rich. Think again. Who ever
told you that you won't make it in life?
4.The fantasy to wear a wedding gown.
5. In need of someone to do your laundry, house chores and cooking
6. THE DESIRE TO BE INDEPENDENT AND FREE FROM YOUR PARENTS
Getting married because you are tired of having your parents monitor or control
you is not enough a good reason to get married; your husband's parents or
relatives could do worse.
7.TO EASE YOUR LONELINESS
Loneliness is a thing of the mind. Not only singles but married folks too gets
lonely at times. No spouse will be with you all round the clock. A miserable
single will be a miserable partner in marriage. Marriage doesn't solve the
problem of loneliness. There are countless married folks who are living apart
from their spouse due to many reasons e.g Job, career pursuit e.t.c.
8. TO BE HAPPY
You don't have to get married before you live a happy life. Get a life as a single,
enjoy life, make God your source of joy. Find a reason to laugh everyday and
enjoy every opportunity of laughter life presents to you. Marriage is a vacuum,
it will be filled with whatsoever you and your partner bring in to it.
9.JUST GETTING SICK OF BEING CALLED A SINGLE
You don't need a man or woman to complete yourself. You are wonderfully
and marvelously created. Single-hood is just a phase of your life, enjoy it,
pursue a career, set and achieve goals. One day you would wish you are still a
single if you rush into marriage simply because you are tired of being a single.
10. ALL MY FRIENDS ARE MARRIED
Don't rush into marriage because all your friends are married with kids.
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
Nutritionist Advises Nigerians On Consumption
Of Moringa.
A nutritionist, Mrs Patience Pama, on Monday
in Kaduna advised Nigerians to include
Moringa in their diet, to enhance healthy
living.
Pama, who works with the Ministry of Science
and Technology, told the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) that Moringa had anti-
inflammatory properties that reduced the
severity of symptoms of joint pains According
to her, Moringa also reduces fungal and viral
infections, kidney stones and aids healing of
injuries.
She said the leaves of Moringa helped relived
headache and stop bleeding from a shallow
cut. "Moringa has credible health benefits over
a wide range of health issues,'' she said.
Pama said that Moringa contained proteins,
vitamins and minerals as an antioxidant that
helped to protect cells from damage. "Oil from
Moringa seeds is used as foods, perfume, hair
care product and machine lubricant.
"It is a good source of protein, vitamins, amino
acid and various phenolics and provide energy
without sugar." The nutritionist said that
Moringa also reduced swelling, boost the
immune system and could serve as nutritional
supplement or tonic by some people.
She explained that regular consumption of
Moringa could also boost body immunity and
would provide nourishment to the eyes and the
brain. She advised Nigerians to take Moringa
regularly, adding that the leaves could promote
metabolism with bio-available ingredients and
control blood pressure .
"Moringa lowers the appearance of wrinkles
and promotes the normal functioning of liver
and kidney," she said. Pama advised Nigerians
to consume more Moringa to promote healthy
circulation system and healthy living.
Culled from NAIJ
Mikel afraid of scoring more goals
JOHN Obi Mikel claims that he is scared to
score goals – thanks to boss Jose Mourinho.
Mikel grabbed a rare goal in Chelsea’s 2-0 FA
Cup win at Derby on Sunday.
But he claims his woeful tally of just four
strikes in 300 appearances is because of
threats from Mourinho if he abandons his
anchorman role for goal glory.
The Nigerian star broke the deadlock with a
header to steer Chelsea safely into the fourth
round.
Mourinho took the mickey out of him
afterwards, saying he did not realise Mikel was
such a prolific force in front of goal.
But the 26-year-old revealed he only pops up
once in a blue moon for a reason.
Mikel was quoted in Daily Star as saying, “I
wish I could score every time. But the most
important thing the manager wants me to do
is to keep the shape for the team.
“He gets more upset when we concede a goal
on the counter-attack. That is when he gets
really, really mad.
“He’s always wanted me to be there in front of
the back four and I’ve always done that job.”
That does not mean he had to hold back on
celebrating his milestone.
“I was told it was my 300th game just before
the match,” he said. “My job was to get on the
first post for the free-kicks – and that is
exactly what I did.
“I just want to keep going and enjoy my time
here. I will just keep doing what I do and help
this team be successful and win trophies.”
Mikel believes there is no better man than
Mourinho to be in the saddle as the season
starts to get serious.
He added, “He is the best, without a shadow
of doubt. He is just great. He is great around
the dressing room and around the training
ground.
“We have the best manager. He is
unbelievable. He knows how to communicate
with the players. He always wants us to play a
certain way and give 110 per cent. If you
don’t, you’re out.”
That is why Mikel feels Chelsea can still make
a telling push in the title race.
The Blues are currently third, just two points
below leaders Arsenal.
“People say that Chelsea always come out
very strong in the second half of the season
and it just shows the mentality we have,” he
added.
“Players then believe we can go on and beat
anyone.
“If you don’t play for Chelsea, you don’t know
what trophies mean to this club. Every year
you have to win something and this is
pressure.”
Culled from PUNCH
Ike Uche’s hat-trick sinks Vallecano
Super Eagles forward Ikechukwu Uche
increased his goal tally in the current La Liga
campaign with a hat trick as Villarreal
thrashed Rayo Vallecano 5-2 at the Estadio
del Rayo Vallecano on Monday night.
Uche who played the entire duration of the
encounter shot the visitors into an early lead in
the tenth minute off a Jeremy Perbet assist for
his seventh goal of the season in nine starts
from 15 appearances off available 18 league
fixtures so far played by the Yellow Submarines
in the current season.
Perbet who set up the Nigerian for the opener
doubled the lead two minutes later to put
Villarreal in the driving seat and with four
minutes left to play in the first half, the
Frenchman extended his side’s lead for his
second on the night to ensure a comfortable
3-0 away lead at half time with Moisés
Bordonado providing both assists.
After the break, Uche struck twice in 58th and
64th minutes respectively to give Villarreal a
comfortable 5-0 lead for his first hat trick of the
season before being booked in the closing
stages of the encounter.
Nery Castillo reduced the deficit six minutes
after the hour mark and inside the 90+1
minute, the Mexican got his second on the
night from a spot kick to end the game at 5-2.
The victory means the visitors displace Sevilla
to clinch the sixth spot on the log with 31
points while Vallecano sit second from bottom
of the table with just 13 points from 18 league
fixtures.
Culled from VANGUARD
2013 Glo CAF Award: Analysts favour
Mikel
With 24 hours to the next Glo CAf Awards,
football analysts have been making different
permutations with clear-cut justifications on
who deserves to wear the crown of African
Player of the Year for 2013.
Majority of the opinions however favour
Nigerian International and Chelsea Midfielder,
John Mikel Obi to win the Award.
The top three nominees for the 2013 Glo CAF
Footballer of the year Award was announced
last week by Africa’s highest football authority,
the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The top three lists released includes Nigeria’s
Mikel Obi, Cote D’Ivoire’s Yaya Toure and his
country mate, Didier Drogba of Galasaray.
Drogba plies his trade with Turkish Club,
Galatasaray while, Toure, the defending
champion plays for Manchester City. Mikel Obi
is a regular feature for Chelsea FC of London.
According to Mohammed Aderibigbe of Precise
Sports, Mikel Obi holds the ace having won the
African Cup of Nations with the Super Eagles
and Europa Cup with Chlesea FC of London.
The same view was corroborated by Sam Smith
of Sports Degrees who opined that Mikel
deserves the Award due to his exploits with
Chelsea FC and the Super Eagles, adding that if
Mikel succeeds, Nigeria will be returning to the
list of countries producing Glo Caf Award
winners since 1999 when Kanu Nwankwo won
the Award.
Chris Abraham, a sports pundit however differs
in opinion. He is tipping Yahaya Toure for the
Award. According to him “Yaya will nick it
again, he is the leading contender and the fact
that he recently won the BBC African Player of
the Year makes him a clear favourite”.
However Sports 24, an on-line Sports Outfit
also tipped Mikel Obi outrightly. “ The award
goes to Mikel, a regular in Chelsea line up,
European? Champions League winner, Europa
Cup winner and African Cup of Nations
Champion, what else? ”
Who wears the crown? All roads lead to the
Convention Centre, Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos
on 9th January, 2014 where the king will be
crowned.
Culled from VANGUARD
Final year female Benue varsity student
dies in hotel room
A 21-year-old final year female
student of the Benue State University, BSU,
Joan Adaaku, has been reportedly found dead
in a hotel room located in the heart of Makurdi,
the Benue State capital.
Vanguard gathered from sources who preferred
anonymity that the Economics undergraduate
had checked into Savannah Guest House at
about 7 a.m after paying N2,000 for a room
According to the source, “She actually arrived
the hotel alone and after underaking some
check-in formalities she entered the room and
locked herself up.
“She never came out of her room again either
to ask for food or any other things. So, at
exactly 6 p.m, a room attendant knocked on
her door to find out if she was interest in being
attended to by room service.
“Her silence aroused suspicion and the room
attendant, who repeated his call to the room at
8pm without reply, alerted the manager on
duty.
“It was at that point that the management
alerted the Police who moved in and broke into
the room and discovered the lifeless body of the
lady in a position that suggested she was
making a call before her death.
Vanguard gathered that the deceased had on
her a small purse which contained a Bible,
rosary and N8,200. A bottle of water and a
bottle of soft drink were also discovered in the
room.
Contacted, the Benue State Police Public
Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent, DSP,
Daniel Ezeala who confirmed the incident said
investigation into the matter had commenced.
Culled from VANGUARD
Post ASUU Strike: Lecturers Must Resume
Immediately in Benue
The Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU), the Benue
State University (BSU) chapter, has ordered its
members on January 6, 2014, Monday, to
return to classes and commence teaching
immediately.
The directive is sequel to the decision of the
state government to pay ASUU-BSU members
arrears of five months salaries covering the five
month-old ASUU strike nationwide.
Following the decision of the national executive
of ASUU to call off the industrial action, the
management of the institution had directed all
students to return back to school on January
5.
However, members of the BSU-ASUU refused
to comply with the directive , insisting that their
salaries within the period of the strike period
must be paid by the state government.
Mr. David Ikoni, the Chairman, ASUU-BSU
chapter, has asked members to resume
classes following the promise by the state
government to pay the withheld salaries of
lecturers while the strike lasted.
This call was made during an emergency
meeting of its congress held at the institution in
Makurdi.
"We urge all members to return to classes
because the state government has
started paying us from yesterday
(Monday) and that was even the more
reason why we called this congress.
"We also implore all students to return for
serious academic work because we all
have lost grounds and there is need for
each and everyone of us, both students
and lecturers alike to redouble our efforts
to ensure that every minute of our time is
utilised well," Mr. Ikoni said in an
interview with Vanguard.
According to reports, life is gradually returning
to the institution as old students have started
trickling into the campus.
Culled from Naij
Are Stella Oduah, Aides Erasing Minister's
Academic Records?
The embattled Minister of Aviation Stella has
not revised her official Facebook page yet, but
there are a number of indications that her
people are working to erase all traces of St.
Paul's college, where she allegedly studied as
per MBA programme.
See below screenshots of her unedited
Facebook page and her Facebook profile (after
the revision).
Oduah's Wikipedia page has been updated
multiple times today. It now has no reference
to the University Mrs. Oduah attended.
The latest edition is shown in the picture
below:
A link to an interview she granted Encomium
Magazine now leads to a 404 error on that
website.
Mrs. Oduah's biography on the website of the
Ministry of Aviation has already been revised,
with references to St. Paul's College now wiped
out. See below:
Her personal website also gives no clues on
the University she used to study:
It would be recalled that SaharaReporters, had
on January 6, 2014, Monday, quoted
authorities at St. Paul's College, where Mrs.
Oduah claimed she studied for Bachelor and
Masters degrees, as saying they did not award
her an MBA at anytime as the university does
not even have a graduate school or graduate
programme.
The Minister is yet to respond to the
allegations.
Culled from Naij
Fashola swears in new perm secs
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State,
yesterday, tasked civil servants to always
discharge their duties in the interest of the tax
payers.
Fashola who gave the charge at the swearing-
in ceremony of the eight newly appointed
Permanent Secretaries at Lagos House, Alausa
Secretariat, Ikeja.
Some of the eight new Permanent Secretaries
are: Engr. Olujimi Nunayon Hotonu; Mrs.
Oluwatoyin Onikoyi; Mrs. Jokotola Ogundimu
and Mr. Michael Dawodu.
Other Permanent Secretaries/Tutors-General
are: Mrs. Florence Ogunfidodo, Mr. Yinka
Olaniyi and Mrs. Margaret Solarin.
Culled from Vanguard
We Did Not Award MBA To Stella Oduah -
United States College Challenges Her MBA
Certificate.
Stella Oduah, Nigeria's Minister of Aviation who
is embroiled in a scandal of towering
proportions in the ministry, faces new integrity
questions as her Masters' degree has been
challenged by the United States school which
supposedly awarded it.
Her resume, which she presented to the Senate
as a ministerial nominee in 2011, indicated she
obtained a Master's degree in Business
Administration (MBA) from St. Paul's College
Lawrenceville, Virginia, United States.
But SaharaReporters has learned from the
President of the college that it has never in its
125-year history had a graduate school or
graduate program.
The Provost Vice President of Academic Affairs,
and the Vice President of Institutional
Development said in response to our inquiries,
"We don't offer any graduate programs here."
Similarly, the school's website states: "Saint
Paul's College is accredited by the Commission
of Colleges of the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate
[bachelor's] degrees." There is no mention of
graduate degrees.
The Minister's documentation shows she
received an undergraduate degree in
accounting from the college in 1982, but Dr.
Claud Flythe, St. Paul's current president, could
neither confirm nor deny this during a phone
conversation with SaharaReporters. Further
verification with the Office of Alumni Affairs is
also currently impossible, the school said,
because the college has been closed since
June 2013 to loss of its accreditation.
"[Oduah] realized very early in life the
indispensability of a sound education in her
growth plans in life and therefore pursued her
education with all diligence and sense of
purpose," her documents claimed, adding that
a determination "to have the best education at
the highest level" prompted her stay at the
Virginia college in 1983 for the MBA
programme.
Culled from Naij
Oyo orders closure of schools in Iseyin
To avert a religious crisis in Iseyin Local
Government Area, the Oyo State Government
on Monday ordered the closure of all public
primary and secondary schools in the area.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that
schools in the state resumed for the second
term on Monday.
NAN also reports that the Ministry of
Education had on Sunday announced on the
state-owned electronic media that students
in the area should stay away from their
schools indefinitely.
NAN gathered that the indefinite closure was a
preemptive strategy to prevent a clash
between students of two religious faiths over
mode of dressing.
The Chairman of the council, Alhaji Yusuph
Saheed, said that the directive of the
government was necessary to forestall crisis in
the ancient town and its environs.
“The state government is very proactive and
sensitive to religious matters; that is why the
announcement of the closure was made.
“As it is now, we are working round the clock
to return our students to class as soon as
possible.
“Security of lives and property is very
paramount and important to the government,
but I can assure you that the matter would be
settled amicably soon,” Saheed said.
A NAN correspondent, who visited some
schools in Ado-Awaye, Osoogun, Wasinmi and
Igbolasa, reports that they were all deserted.
Some students were, however, sighted
playing football on major streets of
communities in the council area.
Culled from Punch
Monday, 6 January 2014
CHAN: NFF confident, disagrees with
Keshi on preparation
With just days to the commencement of the
2014 African Nations Championship (Chan) in
South Africa, head coach of the Super Eagles,
Stephen Keshi insists he still does not have a
team.
Keshi said on Saturday after the Super Eagles
defeated Ethiopia’s Walya Ibex 2-1 in their
latest build-up game for the Chan, decided at
the Abuja National Stadium.
The Nigeria gaffer was full of praise for his
charges following the win against the
Ethiopians but warned that expectation levels
must not be placed at the rafters.
“I know there is still more work to be done in
the team. And I continue to maintain that I still
do not have a team because it is not possible
to build a team for a major tournament in three
weeks. Not even (Fabio) Capello or (Arsene)
Wenger can do that,” Keshi told reporters after
Saturday’s game.
NFF’s President Aminu Maigari strongly
disagrees that the federation allowed only three
weeks preparation for Keshi.
“The federation accommodates the
programmes of the coaches. Building of a team
begins from the day a coach is given a job. It
begins with qualification matches. You use
different players in matches and you organise a
pool of players so that you are ready for injuries
or other challenges. The federation has done
enough for the coaches to deliver and we have
confidence in them that they will deliver,”
Maigari had reacted to earlier complaint on
short preparation.
Keshi noted that the win against Ethiopia, a
side he rated highly, was important for their
preparations for the Chan.
“I have to praise my boys for beating the
Ethiopians. This is a team that has been
together for the past six years.
“So, the boys did well, though, they sort of got
tired in the second half but they really did their
best and I feel they will get better by the time
the competition begins,” he said.
The Eagles will begin their preliminary
campaign at the 2014 Chan on January 11
against Mali in Cape Town.
They will then face Mozambique in their second
game at the tournament on January 15 before
rounding off their Group A campaign against
hosts, South Africa four days later, also in Cape
Town.
Culled from Vanguard
Jose Mourinho was left to reflect on a job well
done after this afternoon's 2-0 victory at Derby
in the FA Cup.
Like at Southampton on Wednesday, the first
half was entertaining and end to end, if shorn
of goals, and like at Southampton it needed a
second-half header to open the scoring.
After Michael Essien was replaced John Mikel
Obi took the captain's armband, and, on his
300th appearance in a Chelsea shirt, capped
his day with a goal, thumping home Willian's
free-kick with a bullet header.
Oscar added a second soon after, swerving the
ball past Derby's keeper Lee Grant with a fine
strike, and the remaining minutes were played
out in relative comfort as we eventually eased
into the fourth round, where a home tie with
Stoke City awaits.
Jose Mourinho said he was delighted with his
side's attitude against a side going well in the
Championship…
'The game was difficult,' said Mourinho. 'In the
first half we played quite well, we were not far
from scoring but it was still 0-0 at half-time
and that is a big risk, because after that if the
opponent scores you are in trouble
'They got the message that in the second half
we needed an extra intensity. I decided to
change Essien for Eden Hazard to bring an
extra attacking player on to make it more
difficult for them.
'The team played seriously, we won, job done.'
It was a landmark day for John Mikel Obi, in
many respects… 'I never recognise his ability to
score goals!' the Portuguese laughed.
'I recognise his ability to play as an
anchorman, to play that position in a very
comfortable way, with no mistakes. He reads
the game well, plays in an intelligent and safe
way, but I never recognise his goalscoring
appetite.
'There was a smile on my face [when he
scored]. For some reason Essien gave him the
armband, normally it should go to Ashley Cole,
so maybe it made him believe he was a
goalscorer!
'It was important for us, we were dominating
and dominating, creating and creating but the
goal was not arriving. It was like the winning
goal.'
Culled from Naij
Sunday, 5 January 2014
UNIJOS moves to avert fresh ASUU
strike
Jos – Management of the University of Jos has
said it is addressing errors made in the
payment of earned allowances to members of
staff over which the institution’s branch of
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)
has declared a fresh industrial action.
The branch at a meeting last Friday resolved
not to participate in any academic activities
until members are paid their earned allowances
as presented to the Federal Government and
approved, dashing hopes of the resumption of
lectures today (Monday) after over six months.
Registrar of the university, Mr. Danjuma Jilly-
Dandam said in a statement that earned
allowances were paid to all staff in October and
December last year but that a few errors were
noted in the payment which are “being
addressed with dispatch.”
The statement said payment of five months
salary arrears arising from the strike to all
academic staff had been completed and
described the action of the ASUU branch as
“detrimental to the continuous academic
pursuit of the university.”
“Management wishes to reaffirm that the
Academic Calendar approved by Senate of the
University of Jos which directed that lectures
should commence on Monday January 6, 2014
subsists”, the statement added.
However, the institution’s chapter of ASUU in
statement jointly signed by the Chairman, Dr.
David Jangkam and Secretary, N. Wannang
said members resolved not to participate in
academic activities over some internal issues it
alleged the management refused to address.
It alleged that the N1.16 billion Naira released
by the Federal Government to the university as
earned allowances was disbursed arbitrarily
without recourse to the initial computation for
2010 to 2012 or the verified computation in
2013.
“Instead the University of Jos administration
shared the money as it deemed fit without
regard to whether staff earned same
entitlement or not, thus resulting in some
members getting far less than what they are
entitled to and most members getting nothing
at all”, the statement said.
Meanwhile, a Senate meeting fixed for
tomorrow with the agendum “Urgent Academic
Issues” is expected to discuss the issue with a
view to averting another long strike by
lecturers.
Culled from vanguard
Doctors suspend planned strike
The umbrella body of the dental and
medical practitioners- the Nigerian Medical
Association (NMA), has suspended for now, its
earlier directive to all members in Nigeria to
withdraw their services from tomorrow,
Monday, January 6.
This is to allow for full implementation of all the
elements of the Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) within the government set timelines.
NMA President, Osahon Enabulele, stated this
at a press briefing at the end of the Emergency
National Executive Committee of the
association in Abuja, Sunday.
According to him: “All medical and dental
practitioners nationwide are hereby directed to
continue to render their normal and highly
cherished services to the lovely and caring
people of Nigeria.”
He noted that the NMA will on February 7, meet
with government to reappraise the commitment
of the government on the implementation of the
MoU signed with the association and take
actions as she might deem fit.
Enabulele regretted that: “The decision was a
very hard one to take because when you have
a people who have been pushed for too long
into the ambits of despair, you do not get
surprise when several strategies are devised to
actualised their overall objectives.
“Also we recognised that we are custodians of
the health of the people, we also feel to heed to
the several appeals by ordinary Nigerians in
spite of our deprivations. This, to us is a very
great sacrifice made by our members and you
know a lot of Nigerian doctors are still exiting
the shores of Nigeria for other countries where
there is better working tools and enabling
environment.”
Culled from Vanguard
KESHI EXCITED WITH THE MATCH PLAYED YESTERDAY
Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has expressed satisfaction with the team’s
performance against Ethiopia’s Walya Antelopes in an international friendly.
The match, which ended 2-1 in favour of the Eagles, was played at the Abuja
National Stadium on Saturday.
It was to prepare the Super Eagles Team B for the third edition of the African
Nations Championship in South Africa from Jan. 11 to Feb. 1.
Keshi told newsmen after the match that he was not bothered about the
scoreline but how the players performed.
The Super Eagles opened scoring as early as the fourth minute through Ifeanyi
Ede and doubled the lead in the 29th minute with Uzochukwu Ugonna’s goal.
But the Walya Antelopes got their consolatory goal through an own goal from
Eagles’ captain and goalkeeper, Chigozie Agbim, in the 81st minute.
“The scoreline is not important for me, but how key the team is in terms of
discipline and tactical display, and I am happy with what I saw.
“This is because it was just yesterday that we did the drills and they could
remember it throughout the 90 minutes. So, I am impressed,’’ Keshi said.
The Super Eagles coach added that the team met a good opposition who had
been together for a long time.
“Their team (Ethiopia) is a national team and they have been together for a
long time and they have experience, because it is the same team we played
against in Calabar (during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers last November),’’
Keshi said.
He however noted that the Super Eagles were far from being set for the
championship (in South Africa) and they needed to keep working on all
departments of their game.
Ethiopia’s coach Sewnet Bishaw was also impressed with his players’
performance, saying ”it was a good game for my players and they played nice
in spite of the scoreline.
“The purpose of the game was to gain experience and we have gained a lot.
This is because both goals scored by the Eagles were from throw-ins.
“So, we have taken that as our mistake and we will have to work on that before
the championship starts.
“Also, we will correct the other mistakes we discovered and build a very strong
team for CHAN,” Bishaw said.
He expressed optimism that both teams would go far in the championship
basically meant for players featuring in their country’s local league.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the Super Eagles have been drawn in
Group A of the championship with hosts South Africa, Mali and Mozambique.
Ooni, Alaafin supremacy tussle ends soon via Vanguard
Traditional rulers in the South-west have restated their resolve to end the rivalry
between the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, and Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi
Adeyemi.
This came just as the monarchs said they would likely mediate in the feud
between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and her daughter, Mrs. Iyabo
Obasanjo.
This was disclosed at a meeting held by the Yoruba Obas Conflict Resolution
Committee at the Premier Hotel in Ibadan yesterday.
The Ooni and Alaafin have for many years been embroiled in a supremacy
tussle among Yoruba monarchs.
While noting that the cause of enmity among monarchs in the zone was ego,
the committee assured that it would not be distracted from its mandate.
The Olugbo of Ugboland, Oba Fredrick Obateru Akinruntan, the chairman of the
committee, said, “ We have achieved a lot after setting up this committee. We
discovered that the genesis of rivalry among Yoruba obas was nothing but ego.
We have succeeded in that we have been able to make our traditional rulers
speak with one voice”.
On the Alaafin and Ooni feud, he said, “They are our senior obas. We are not
competent to judge them. We are their children. They have been our rulers for
many years. But we are sure they would come together very soon”.
Akinruntan added,” “On the feud between Obasanjo and Iyabo, it is a family
matter and it is also a political matter.
“We don’t want to make comments on it. We will see what we can do about it.
We will settle it in a matter of time. When we leave here, we will meet Obasanjo
to know what actually happened.”
This is a welcome development if they can resolve the matters between them.
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