Author: Optimal Times

Sven-Goran Eriksson, former national team manager of England, Mexico, the Philippines, Ivory Coast, as well as Manchester City, and Leicester City,  passed away on the 26th of August, aged 76, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, with countless tributes since paid to him, having coached in ten countries: Sweden, Portugal, Italy, England, Mexico, Ivory Coast, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, China and the Philippines. In his final column for The Telegraph published with his family’s permission before his funeral, Sven-Goran Eriksson leaves us with a powerful message. In the final lines of the write up, he says “My message…

“Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it” so said a wise man. Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, we are gathered here today to pay tribute in honour and celebration of the life of a General and a gallant soldier in the Ajumose Marines; a General worthy and truly deserving of his stars – General Isaac Ajiboye Omodewu who served actively and meritoriously as an  Ajumose Marine between 2011 – 2019. According to the late Mahatma Gandhi “Death on the battlefield is welcome to a soldier” Very true for our dear colleague who has encountered death on…

The Asiwaju of Ijesaland, Olayinka Fasuyi, on Thursday,  mourned the passing of the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland,  Oba (Dr.) Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran. It was gathered that Oba Aromolaran, who had been on the throne for 42 years, joined his forebears on Wednesday. It was learned that the 87-year-old Aromolaran was admitted at the Obafemi Awolowo University Hospital, Ile-Ife,Osun State till Wednesday. In a tribute  made available  by  Fasuyi in Ibadan, the Ijesa leader, Fasuyi,  lamented that the pride of Yoruba traditional intellectualism has exited the stage. The Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland, whose palace is located…

The Oyo State Traffic Violation Tribunal, constituted by the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA) and the Oyo State Rule of Law Agency, has commenced sitting on Monday in Ibadan. This was stated by the OYRTMA Chairman, Major Adesagba Adekoya (Rtd) in a press statement on Wednesday. According to him, the first sitting of the tribunal, was headed by Barrister Wasiu Raheem. The Tribunal treated 43 cases of traffic offenders, with some found guilty and fined, while 2 persons were discharged without fines. “The OYRTMA Tribunal Court establishment is a significant step towards maintaining road discipline and reducing corruption…

By Wuraola Oyedokun A former Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lagos, Prof. Lai Olurode, has attributed the prevalence of multidimensional poverty in Nigeria to low budgetary spending on health and education. The former National Commissioner with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lamented that Nigeria spent the least on education and heath when compared to Ghana and South Africa. The sociology professor stated this while presenting a paper at a two-day annual staff improvement workshop for The Wings Schools Iwo, Osun State. The paper had the theme: “Reluctant Souls, Lamenting Teachers; the State and Knowledge Centres”.…

By Wuraola Oyedokun A specialist physiotherapist in Orthopaedic Rehabilitation, and  Rehabilitative Pharmacotherapeutics, the University of Medical Sciences [UNIMED], Ondo Town,  Prof. Teslim Ayodele Onigbinde, on Tuesday explained that fingers and needle-free Injections can alleviate pains and disability in patients. Onigbinde spoke while delivering the fifth inaugural lecture of the university at TETFund Lecture Theatre, Laje Campus. The thrust of the lecture was that pain has been there even before birth and at delivery, but must we experience pain? In interrogating the question, the inaugural lecturer, Prof. Teslim Ayodele Onigbinde answered in the affirmative by saying that “Yes, even the repair…

By Wuraola Oyedokun Oyo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps,  has said the incident in a viral video where officers are subjecting a suspect  to inhuman treatment does not depict the true character and operational disposition of the security agency under any guise. The state commandant, Col. Olayinka Olayanju (Rtd) in a statement said it was highly regrettable that an unfortunate incident that happened in 2021, over three years ago, due to unprofessional conduct on the part of some overzealous operatives is being used by mischief makers to portray the Agency in bad light. According to Olayanju: ‘’The suspect in…

…Describes it as day light robbery   By Philips Osunsami  Polytechnic students, under the aegis of the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS), Southwest Zone, on Monday, called on the Federal Government to stop the alleged electronic money transfer levy by the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS). According to a statement made available by the Zonal Public Relations Officer {PRO} of NAPS, Festus Oyewumi, ‘’some of the Policies of Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) is becoming unbearable, lack of humanity at heart is becoming order of the day by the Chairman of FIRS’’. The student leader urged President Bola Tinubu…

The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), in Oyo State,  on Sunday, said it wants Governor Seyi Makinde of the state to contest the 2027 presidential election,  saying he ticks all the boxes. Makinde-for-President -2027 posters  have surfaced in some social media platforms. The acting Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, who also doubles as Youth Leader , Comrade Micheal Ogunsina,  stated this in a chat with Optimal Times News,  stressing that Makinde is better than the current President. Ogunsina said Makinde could  be brought in to finish the tenure of the South, adding that the governor is the most…

In 2010, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso (LAUTECH) was rated the best state university in Nigeria. It was also regarded as the eighth best in the country as well as Africa’s 76th best. The university’s medical programme was assessed as one of the best in Nigeria. Many of its faculties, especially the Faculty of Engineering, were rated quite highly. The university was a pride to the owner-states, the joy of its students and the glory of the host community as students from all the corners of the country flocked to the university. But its ascent to that enviable height…