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Ajayi Adetola wins maiden edition of The Young Debaters competition

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16 year-old Ajayi Adetola an SS3 student of Holy Child College, Lagos, has emerged the winner of the maiden edition of the Young Debaters competition which was organized by Young Educators Foundation (YEF) in conjunction with English Speaking Union (ESU), UK during the maiden edition of the event which was held at the Standard Bearers School, Lekki, Lagos, last week wednesday March 15, 2017 which coincided with the World Speech Day.

 

Commenting after she was announced winner, an excited Adetola who trounced 11 other debaters in a keenly contested competition said: “I am actually very excited. This is the first time I am doing something for my school and it is really beautiful. At a certain point I had doubts but I kept on praying. I had to give up a lot to achieve this today and tried to be focused and be bold.” According to Akinleye Olu-Phillips, Programmes Director of YEF, an NGO which is based in both Ghana and Nigeria and a partner of ESU and the franchise holder of International Public Speaking Competition (IPSC) in Nigeria, the objective is to promote literacy among the age bracket of 16 to 20″.

 

Today is the grand finale of the pilot of the Young Debaters, an oratory competition dedicated to public speaking “We discovered that public speaking skills have not been well harnessed and encouraged, so in line with our vision of impacting the next generation of leaders on the continent, we knew we had to start at this early stage teaching the values of leadership and oratory to students, which ultimately will evolve a very strong and viral leadership on the continent. Young Educators Foundation is also the franchise holders of the Scripps Spelling Bee United States in Nigeria.”

 

 

Schools that competed include Deeper Life High School, Port Harcourt, St Gregory’s College, Lagos, Holy Child, Lagos, Nicky Bee College, Idimu and Deeper Life High School, Portharcourt and Lagos. The Young Debaters competition is a public speaking/debating competition that inculcates the basic imperatives of effective communication by impacting leadership skills, development of poise and accurate word usage. It allows students to develop their critical thinking and communication skills through its unique method of orators choosing their own topic which is regulated to an overall theme. It is targeted at students between the age bracket of 15 and 20 years.

 

The panel of judges included Funke-Treasure Durobola and Tunde Alabi (Iceman). Ajayi will represent Nigeria at the international public speaking competition in the UK between May 8 – 12, 2017.

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DSS Arrests, Detains Lagos House of Assembly Members Over Obasa’s Removal As Speaker

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January 30, 2025

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The last may not have been heard over the crisis rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly as two members of the House, Hon. Lanre Afinni and Hon. Sylvester Ogunkelu are currently being detained at the DSS office in the State.

 

According to an impeccable source from the House, the two are facing interrogation in connection with the removal of Hon Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker.

 

 

Obasa was removed as Speaker by the majority of the members on January 13 and replaced with the former Deputy Speaker, Mojisola Lasbat Meranda.

 

 

In solidarity with their colleagues, the Deputy Speaker, Hon Mojeed Fatai with some other members of the House stormed the DSS office to secure their release.

 

 

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EFCC Arrests Ex-NHIS Boss Usman Yusuf

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January 30, 2025

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Professor Usman Yusuf, the former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has been apprehended by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

 

Society Reporters reports that The EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the arrest to Channels Television during a phone interview on Wednesday.

 

 

Professor Yusuf was taken into custody following a raid on his residence by EFCC operatives.

 

 

The Commission has announced that he is scheduled to be arraigned today January 30, 2025.

 

 

This arrest follows a petition submitted to the previous administration under former President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Ministry of Health, citing allegations of misconduct and fraudulent activities.

 

 

Professor Yusuf was dismissed from his position in 2019, a decision made seven months after a fact-finding panel from the Federal Ministry of Health recommended his removal due to alleged mismanagement of 919 million Naira.

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Just In: APC expels Rauf Aregbesola

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January 29, 2025

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The All Progressives Congress, APC, has expelled Rauf Aregbesola, a former Minister of Interior and ex-Osun State Governor, over alleged anti-party activities.

 

Aregbesola, who was a two-term governor of Osun State had been having a running battle with the Osun chapter of the APC in recent times.

 

The disagreement with the APC led him into forming a factional group within the party, known as The Osun Progressive (TOP) which later mutated into the Omoluabi Caucus.

 

 

 

A letter from the APC leadership seen by newsmen on Wednesday officially confirmed Aregbesola’s expulsion.

 

The letter, titled “Allegations of Anti-Party Activities – Conveyance of State Exco Decision to You,” accused him of breaching Article 21 of the party’s constitution, which outlines disciplinary measures for members.

 

The letter read in part, “At the end of the investigation, the State Executive Committee (SEC) considered the report of the Disciplinary Committee. Having carefully reviewed the findings and recommendations, the SEC resolved to approve your immediate expulsion from the APC.

 

 

The decision was predicated on clear evidence of your actions, which undermined the unity and integrity of the party. As a result, you are no longer a member of the APC and must refrain from holding yourself out as one or acting on behalf of the party in any capacity.”

 

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