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 Toheeb Shittu, Ibrahim Abbas The Governor of Ogun State, His Excellency, Prince Dapo Abiodun has appointed Dr. Mobolaji Onasanya as the new Rector of the institution.  According to reports, Abiodun made the appointment recently after weeks of screening available candidates for the post. Dr. Onasanya takes over from Dr Sherifat Akindele; the Acting Deputy Rector of the Polytechnic.  Present at his presentation were members of the institution’s Governing Council, management staff, members of the  Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, (ASUP), Pressmen and other stakeholders. The Chairman of the Governing Council, Her Excellency, Alhaja Salmat Badru expressed confidence in the new Rector, saying that the appointment of Dr. Onasanya was based on his outstanding qualifications and wealth of experience in higher education administration.  She charged the new rector to work towards improving the quality of teaching, research and learning at the institution.  Speaking at the event, Dr Sherifat

  Toheeb Shittu, Adeola Saheed, Ibrahim Abbas The Chairman of Ijebu-North Local Government, Honorable Bolaji Odusanya, hosted members of the press and his cabinet today at the local government secretariat. The purpose of the press conference was to provide details on the upcoming celebrations marking the C hairman's second year anniversary since taking office. Hon. Odusanya outlined events planned for this week to commemorate his administration's time leading the INLG . A major event will take place this Thursday with the dual goals of celebrating distinguished sons and daughters of Ijebu-North as well as launching new projects undertaken by the local government. The chairman expressed his desire to highlight the progress and development brought to the community over the past two years. Some of the key achievements touted by Hon. Odusanya included the recent refurbishment of the Ijebu-North abattoir. This aims to improve sanitation standards and modernize operations at the slau

  Adeoye Highlights Brand Sponsorships, and African Representations as Crucial Elements, Calls for More Government and Stakeholder Support Toheeb Shittu The Department of Mass Communication at Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic is abuzz with preparations for the highly anticipated Annual Traditional African Communication (TAC) Day. In an interview with the Lecturer in charge of TAC, Mrs. Adeoye, it was revealed that the event promises to be a vibrant celebration of African culture and communication. According to Adeoye, the preparations for TAC Day are in full swing, and with the dedication from her and the students, no stone will be left unturned to ensure a memorable and engaging event. Dance rehearsals, brand sponsorships, and general African representations are among the key elements being worked on. “The program comes up on the 27 th of July and we are preparing vigorously. For every kind of drums that we need for the presentation by the 6 tribes, we have brought them in already. All t

  Ebunoluwa Adeyemi A trader, Sade Alade (not real name) has shared her complaints over the rejections of the old notes; a direct opposite of what the Supreme Court ruled on few days ago. The Supreme Court had ordered to spend the old naira notes from the 3rd of March till December 31st, 2023 after the Presidential election had been held on February 25, 2023. Sade, who plies her trade at Sango Otta, having read the announcement made by the Supreme Court, tried to spend the old naira notes but her efforts were futile. She emphasized that people insisted to hear directly from the newly elected President and refused to listen to the announcement made by the Supreme Court. She added that it has affected her because she sells food stuff to people and it was rejected at her supllier’s shop where she wanted to restock goods. She urged the government and the newly elected President to give a backing statement concerning the Supreme Court’s order  in order to put everyone at ease. She urged the

  Oyin Oshileye  HIV/AIDS is a serious health issue.  HIV stands for Human Immune Deficiency Virus.It is the virus (germ) which causes AIDS. When a person is infected with the virus, his or her body fluids, such as blood, semen, and vaginal secretion will contain HIV itself and antibodies against the virus. Upon infection, HIV stays in the body and slowly destroys the body's defence system (soldier of the body).when the immune (defence) system can no longer resist diseases, the infected person become sick and is said to have AIDS. AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome “AIDS is real, e no dey show for face” However, many people think it is a jokeso they catch the dreaded disease. It is the name that we give the condition that occurs when HIV has weakened the body's defence system and a person begins to fall ill. People with AIDS may have different symptoms like prolonged diarrhoea, white coating on the tongue, enlargement of glands in the neck, groin and or armpits

 Adesewa Akinnawo Every day we  practice self medication in the form of self care of our health. Around the 1960s in the west, self-care and self-medication was regarded as unnecessary and potentially even unhealthy pratices. This paternalistic approach to medicine, supported by health systems designed to treat sickness remains a familiar aspect of health care in many countries to this day. Self medication has traditionally been defined as the taking of drugs, herbs  and home remedies on one's own initiative, or on the advice of another person without consulting a doctor ,, families, friends, neighbors, the pharmacist, previous prescribed drugs or suggestions from an advertisement in newspaper or magazines are common sources of self medication. Some governments are increasingly encouraging self-care of minor illnesses including self medication. Although responsible self-medication help to reduce the cost of treatment, travelling time as well as doctors time i.e consultation time wh