PROF. Olusuyi ODEYEMI OFR, a great Scientist of national and international repute, an emeritus Professor of Microbiology, the pioneer Rector of OSCOTECH Esa-Oke, an Author, an Administrator par Excellence, former Chairman of the Governing Council of Igbajo Polytechnic, the President of Ijesa Progressive Council and the Chairman of Iwude-Ijesa Planning Committee. Professor Olu Odeyemi was born in Iloko-Ijesa of Oriade Local Government Area of Osun State on January 19, 1946. He attended United Methodist Primary School, Ijeda-Iloko, 1953-56; Ijana Methodist Primary School, Imesi- Ile, 1957-58. For his secondary education, He attended Ilesa Grammar School (1959-1963) and Abeokuta Grammar School (1965-1966)....
Shameful letter on Tinubu’s slavish Assembly
Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, March 7, 2025) Dear Uncle Ahmed, Kowtowing is when a kowtower bows before wealth, power and influence. But, Your Excellency, when I refer to you as ‘Uncle Ahmed’, I’m not on a bootlicking mission. I call you ‘Uncle’ because we were neighbours in the same hood, where you and I tenanted in the early 1990s. That was when you were a nobody in Nigeria’s political space. That was when you rented a three-bedroomed flat at No 18, Coker Street, in the Orile Agege community of Lagos State. That was when you were...
Senate Suspends Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan
On the Suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan: A Grave Injustice and a Desperate Smear CampaignBy Senator Ojudu Babafemi The decision of the Nigerian Senate to suspend Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for raising allegations of sexual harassment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio is deeply troubling and unjustifiable. While I take no position on the veracity of her claim, the fundamental principle of fairness demands that Akpabio should not have presided over a case in which he was personally implicated. It was his duty to step aside and allow his deputy to handle the matter impartially. By failing to do so, he compromised...
Mozambique Police Fire On Protesters With Opposition Leader’s Location Unknown
Mozambican police fired on supporters of opposition leader Venancio Mondlane marching in the capital Maputo on Wednesday, injuring at least 10 people, Mondlane’s team and a human rights researcher said. A police spokesperson confirmed that law enforcement had dispersed marchers but declined to elaborate. Mondlane’s supporters had gathered hours before President Daniel Chapo signed an agreement with some political parties aimed at ending months of protests over Chapo’s disputed election victory last year. Mondlane came second in the presidential vote but has been excluded from the talks leading up to the agreement, which is meant to include a review of the country’s electoral...
British Court Finds Doctoral Chinese Student Guilty Of Drugging And Raping 10 Women
A Chinese doctoral student was found guilty Wednesday in a London court of drugging and raping 10 women in England and China, as police warned there could be more than 50 other victims. Zhenhao Zou, 28, was convicted of the attacks between 2019 and 2023 following a month long trial at the Inner London Crown Court. He was convicted of 11 counts of rape, with two of the offenses relating to one victim. After more than 19 hours of deliberations, jurors concluded Zou raped three of the women in London and seven in China. Police have only been able to identify two of the victims...
EU Leaders Meet For Emergency Summit On Defense And Ukraine Aid Amid Waning US Support
Facing the prospect that the United States might cut them adrift under President Donald Trump, European Union leaders launched a day of emergency talks Thursday in a bid to beef up their own security and ensure that Ukraine will still be properly protected. Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor of Germany, and summit chairman Antonio Costa discussed over breakfast in Brussels ways to fortify Europe’s defenses on a short deadline. Merz pushed plans this week to loosen the nation’s rules on running up debt to allow for higher defense spending. Meanwhile, the 27-nation bloc was waking up to news that French President Emmanuel Macron would confer...
Enthusiast Gifts Convener Of Chess In The Slum Africa, A Specially Design Chessboard For Exemplary Work And Dedication To Humanity
Dave Fusino of Massachusetts United States, approached the convener of Chess in the Slum Africa, Tunde Onakoya to gift him with a specially designed, one of a kind chessboard for his exemplary work in saving the less privileged through the game of chess, affording them the gift of making their dreams come to reality. According to the Nigerian chess coach: “Just before my chess masterclass at Harvard began, a man approached me with a gift. His name is Dave, and he’s been following our work for three years. “He had designed a special chessboard for me and presented it along...
