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Youth And Sports Minister Installed As Agbaakin Of Ogbomosho

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4 years ago

March 11, 2021

It was all pomp and pageantry on Thursday, March 11th in the historic city of Ogbomosho land as the Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare was installed as the Agbaakin of Ogbomosholand by the Soun of Ogbomosho Oba Jimoh Oyedunni Oyewumi Ajagungbade 111.

The honour is in recognition of Dare’s giant strides in the development of Ogbomosoland and the country at large which has seen him renovate the Soun Stadium, Trained 40 coaches, facilitated the Building of the hospital at Pakiotan, facilitate the release of takeoff grant for the Federal Polytechnic Ayede and donation of an 18 seater bus to the newly established Federal institution, vocational training for more than 200 youths, rehabilitation of the Taki roundabout, donation of laptops to LAUTECH among others.

The title was bestowed on the Minister by the Soun of Ogbomosho land on November 20th, 2020, but the official coronation was delayed due to the Minister’s busy schedule.

Speaking during the ceremony, the Monarch said “The title of Agbaakin is one of the highest titles conferred on any courageous, hardworking, dedicated and prominent son of Ogbomosho that has done a lot to the development of our town. The important role of Dare in Ogbomosoland and Nigeria, in general, can’t be undermined. His giant strides in Youth Empowerment, provision of infrastructure, sports Development can’t be over-emphasized. He is a true son of the soil and a worthy Nigerian in whom we are all pleased. I hereby confer this title on you for your outstanding performance”.

Dare said he was humbled by the title, assuring that it would spur him to do more.

Meanwhile, members of the Ogbomosho Descendants Development Association have congratulated the Minister on his well-deserved honor

A statement by the Chairman of the Association Rtd. Air Commodore Jacob Adigun said,” On behalf of all Ogbomosho Descendants home and abroad, we congratulate our Minister on this well-deserved honour. We believe this would encourage you to serve our great town, Oyo State and Nigeria better

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CSO Salutes Trump

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3 weeks ago

January 20, 2025

The Gleamer

A Civil Society Organization (CSO) under the aegis of Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC) has congratulated President Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America.

Chief Ugochukwu Nnam, President of the CSO said this in an interview with the Newsmen in Abuja on Monday.

He expressed optimism over improvement on not just American economy but global economy with the inauguration of Trump.

“This is a man with greater vision of making environment around him great.

“In less than few hours of his inauguration, TikTok is back into existence, this shows how he is going to revive the world economy,” he said.

The ILDC boss who reiterated his confidence in Trump’s Presidency, described him as a man of clues and ideas to drive a stable America and the world at large.

He lauded Trump’s collaboration with global entrepreneurs like Elon Musk in an effort to revitalize America’s economy.

According to him, men and women of ideas flock together, they work together for better society and this is what Trump is doing.

Recall that Donald Trump became the 47th President of the U.S by polling 312 electoral votes Vice President Kamala Harris’ 226 votes in Nov, 2024.

Following the oath of office, Trump will address the nation before he is expected to parade across town to the White House and attend three inaugural balls in the evening

About 200,000 supporters are expected to visit the city to mark the presidential transfer of power.

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