SIX old boys of Olivet Baptist High School, including frontline businessman, Dr. Oba Otudeko, and the retired Chief Judge of Ogun State, Mr. Justice Oluremi Jacobs are set to receive awards at the Presidential Awards Night tomorrow, at Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Ikeja. Others who will also be honoured for selfless service and positive contributions to the association and the school are: Mr. Tunji Durosimi-Etti, a financier of the alumni association; Chief L.A. Akintola, Dr. Benjamin Abimbola Adigun, and Dr. Ayo Ojo, who are past presidents of the association. According to Engr. Gboyega Ajibola, the Chairman, Presidential Awards Committee, Chief Michael Ade-Ojo, Chairman, Toyota Nigeria Limited, will be Chief Launcher at the event, which starts at 5p.m and includes fund raising.Church Holds Harvest TodayTHE yearly Adoption Service (Harvest) of Motailatu Church Cherubim and Seraphim Worldwide, Mount Sinai Parish, Ibadan, Oyo State holds today. Venue is the church auditorium on Fatimo Road, Ago Taylor, Ibadan. Superintendent G.F. Akinadewo will preach while the Primate, Founder and Supreme Head of the Motailatu Organisation, Archbishop I.M. Akinadewo, will preside.Northern Patriotic Front Urges Support For JonathanAGAINST the backdrop of the current political and security challenges facing the country, the Northern Patriotic Front (NPF) yesterday stressed the need for Nigerians to rally round the present administration to enable it surmount its challenges.A statement at the weekend by the National Coordinator of NPF, Comrade Ali Abatcha, reads in part: 'We acknowledge the fact Nigeria is not where it is supposed to be, because of challenges in areas of security, poverty, provision of employment, electricity, reliable and affordable infrastructure. All these problems are enormous and they require the support of all Nigerians to tackle them.''Mohammed AbubakarUNDP, Group Sensitise Communities On Climate ChangeTHE United Nations Development Programme's Global Environmental Facilities-Small Grant Programme (GEF-SGP) and the Civil Rights Concern, a non-governmental organisation, have embarked on a joint community sensitisation drive within three pilot local government areas in Anambra State on climate change and land degradation, effects and ways of mitigating the problem.The pilot councils that included Oyi, Dunukofia and Anambra-East were selected from the three senatorial zones of the state.'Chuks CollinsSchool Receives $17,500 GrantGANAKA International School, Jos, has received a grant of $17,500 from the United Parcel Services (UPS) Foundation. The school is named after the immediate past Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Rev. Gabriel Ganaka. Mrs. Adaorah Nwanfor presented the cheque on behalf of UPS Foundation and was received by the Executive Director of the school, Prof. Theresa Abang.In her remarks, Prof. Abang thanked UPS Foundation for the gift promising to disburse it judiciously.'We are happy and grateful to UPS foundation for the grant. It will be used for the construction of a borehole and overhead tanks to supply water to the entire school. Water is life and giving us water means giving us life,' she said.'Isa AbdulsalamiLast Batch Of Pilgrims Arrive Tel AvivTHE last batch of Lagos State Christian Pilgrims to Israel arrived Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv last Sunday at about 1015am. Among the pilgrims was Deputy Editor of The Moment on Sunday, Prince Aruga Joe Omokaro. They were led by the Executive Secretary of the State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Mrs. Funke Adepoju, and a staff of Tourism Resource Limited, Abuja, Ada Okwara. The company collaborates with an Israeli toursm company in charge of Lagos pilgrims, Keli Tours.Minister Outlines Panacea ForGender ViolenceTHE Minister of Youth Development, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has said stemming the tide of violence against women calls for serious attention. The minister, who was speaking at the presentation, by Project Alert on Violence Against Women, of the book, 'Abused: Violence Against Women In South West Nigeria' to mark this year's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, and International Day on Violence Against Women on Friday in Lagos, said part of the value is imbibing the culture of respecting the other person.'Ekwy P. UzoanyaDeaf Community Hold 20th AnniversaryTHE Organisation of Deaf Business Men and Women In Nigeria (ODBMWIN) held its 20th anniversary celebration at Eko FM Hall, Lagos State, last week. According to the president of the group, Mr. Afolabi Dahunsi, objectives of the organisation include encouraging entrepreneurship among deaf youths, fostering fellowship, liaising with people in authority and assisting deaf persons to contribute positively to the economic development of the country. He called on government to assist the body by providing land for cultivation and equipping its office complex. The group also commended the Lagos State government for introducing sign language on LTV channels. It called on secondary and primary schools to include the use of sign language in their curriculum.'Gift OnuohaSacked Private Teachers RecalledUMERUM community in Anambra State has recalled teachers sacked recently by Mr. Johnson Udemgba, the community's former President General. The teachers, who were hired through a private arrangement, had been laid off due to claims of financial constraints.The teachers are Tochukwu Anierobi, Vincent Eboh and Blessings Nebife. It was not stated whether National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members would also be allowed to return. The announcement was made in Awka on Friday when Chief Ben Eze-Agbogu led the leadership of the community on a condolence visit to the office of The Guardian newspaper, following the death of its publisher, Mr. Alex Ibru.'Chuks CollinsGovt To Step Up Monitoring Of Unity SchoolsMINISTER of State for Education, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has said that there would be increased monitoring of Unity Schools to improve quality of learning. Wike spoke in Ilorin after paying an inspection visit to Federal Government College, Ilorin where he expressed disappointment with the performance of its senior students.The Minister, who interacted with the students and teachers, noted that there is disconnect between the students and academic staff. 'We will step up supervision of these schools through the deployment of independent monitors to increase quality output and keep the teachers on their toes,' he said.
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