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TheBoss Publisher, Dele Momodu, Becomes Aare of Yorubaland

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5 years ago

April 27, 2018

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By Eric Elezuo

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ovation Media Group, publishers of TheBoss Newspapers and other titles, Bashorun Dele Momodu, has added another feather to his crown of glory as he was Thursday crowned the Aare Agbeluga of Yorubaland by a first class king, His Royal Highness The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi Telu I in Iwo town.

Aare Momodu respectfully listens as the Oba speaks

Momodu was in Iwo as a guest speaker at the Bowen University chapter of the Nigerian Universities Association of Management and Business Students (NUAMBS)’ week long programme of activities to observe the 2018 Annual Business Students Week.

At the lecture which had in attendance prominent academic personalities of the department and a crowd of students, Bashorun Momodu was quick to use his life as a case study for doggedness, focus and determination which are the keys necessary to establish and sustain a business. He admonished the students to stick to a choice of whatever they wish to be identified with in future today, and work steadfastly on it without wavering, and success will be theirs. He noted that starting and owning ones business is a mark of respect.

Aare Momodu signs the University register as the Acting Vice Chancellor, Emeritus Prof. A. A. Ayoade acknowledges

Chief Momodu took time to address burning questions from the students of the department, and meticulously put them on the right and profitable track.

In appreciation of Momodu’s landmark achievements in his chosen field and more, Oba Akanbi, who attended the event out of respect for the celebrated journalist, immediately conferred on him the Aare Agbeluga of Yorubaland, and urged him to continue his good works.

Afterwards, Aare Momodu moved the palace of the oba to pay homage.

So when next you see Bashorun Momodu, respectfully address him as CHIEF DELE MOMODU, THE AARE AGBELUGA OF YORUBALAND.

Aare Momodu shares a joyful moment with Oba Akanbi

Congratulations sir!

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Identity Saga: Tinubu Pleads with Court to Release Only His Certificate, Not Academic Details

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3 days ago

September 25, 2023

Eric

President Bola Tinubu has reluctantly allowed a federal judge in the United States to give his university certificate to his political opponent Atiku Abubakar.

But the Nigerian leader pleaded with Judge Nancy Maldonado to block all other details, especially the gender, and admission records, among others, of the person who owns the certificate from being disclosed.

Mr Tinubu’s prayers on Monday morning came as part of the ongoing legal battle unfolding at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago.

The case was brought by Mr Abubakar, who has been on a judicial quest to establish that Mr Tinubu was not eligible to be Nigerian president despite his election in February 2023.

He won the election by 36 per cent of the vote after Mr Abubakar and Peter Obi, who was his running mate in the 2019 election, fell out, subsequently dividing their potential votes into at least two parts, paving the way for Mr Tinubu’s victory with the slimmest margin in Nigerian presidential election history.

Mr Tinubu’s acceptance that his certificate could be released came after he narrowly escaped full disclosure on September 21 by pleading severe harm to his life in order to obtain a stay of a magistrate judge’s order on September 19.

“There is harm in allowing discovery on issues and documents outside the diploma,” Mr Tinubu’s lawyers said in their full briefing to the court seeking a review of Judge Jeffrey Gilbert’s order by Ms Maldonado, a district judge.

The identity of who was admitted into Chicago State University in the 1970s has been a hot issue after college transcripts emerged that indicated the school admitted a female Bola Tinubu from Southwest College Chicago in 1977.

Source: People’s Gazette

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Sanwo-Olu Floors Jandor, Rhodes-Vivour As Court Dismisses Petitioners’ Application

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3 days ago

September 25, 2023

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The Lagos Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, on Monday, dismissed the petitions brought by Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and the Labour Party, and Olajide Adediran, also known as Jandor of the Peoples Democratic Party, challenging the victory of Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the March 18 governorship election.

The tribunal therefore, affirms the election of Sanwo-Olu as the winner of the March 18 Lagos State governorship poll.

Jandor and Rhodes-Vivour had contested the results, challenging the victory of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Dr. Obafemi Hamzat.