'CONFERENCE HALL'- SENATORS COMPLAIN OVER POOR QUALITY OF RECONSTRUCTED SENATE CHAMBER. (PHOTO).

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 ‘Conference Hall’ – Senators complain over poor quality of reconstructed Senate Chamber Senators on Tuesday expressed anger over the condition of the reconstructed Chamber, which they described as a ‘mere conference room’. Controversy has trailed the refurbished Senate Chambers since plenary resumed in the facility last week. Last Tuesday’s plenary was trailed by confusion as some Senators quarreled over sitting arrangements in the renovated chamber. During plenary on Tuesday, complaints over the standard of the Chambers led to a rowdy session which lasted for about 15 minutes and eventually forced the Senate into executive session. The Chief Whip of the Senate and lawmaker representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, who raised the issues through Order 42 of the Senate Standing Rules, said, “What is supposed to be a Chamber, has been turned into a Conference Hall”, a development which he said is not acceptable. “Mr President, I rise to make disturbing observations on this supposedly renovate

OAU STUDENTS,PERFORMS THE ''ORO'' RITUALS FOR THE LATE OONI OF ILE-IFE,YESTERDAY.

            I have been hearing of Oro all my life,but i really don't know what it really is,so yesterday wednesday the 12th of August 2015 some students of Obafemi Awolowo University {OAU},Ile Ife,gave us an insight on what the rituals is all about.The student mimicked the Oro festival just about the same time the traditionalists of Ile-Ife were also performing their rites on the passing of Oba Okunade Sijuwade.The management of the university had ordered the students to remain indoors yesterday wednesday in compliance with the directive of the council of chiefs of the Late Ooni of Ife,Oba Okunlade Sijuade.The Awara of Iwara Ife,Oba Layi Adereti on monday,10th of August,2015 said the Oro festival is the final rite of passage for the late monarch stating that wednesday between the hours of 9am and 4pm have been fixe for the final pronouncement of the demise of Ooni.Oba Adereti who is also the head of Oro cult in the entire Ile-Ife said that all residents of the ancient town whether male or female would remain indoor during the Oro rite.More photos below.                                                                                                                                        

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