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05 Sep

FORTRESS ESTIEREM FOUNDATION ( FEF) 2021 CHILDREN PARTY

A SPEECH DELIVERED BY HON. AYODELE OMOTOSO, EKITI STATE CHAIRMAN OF FORTRESS ESTIEREM FOUNDATION ( FEF) AT THE 2021 CHILDREN PARTY HELD ON FRIDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER,2021 AT IJURIN MULTIPURPOSE HALL
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I am glad to bring to our Kabiyesi and the entire ljurin Community celebratory greetings from Olori Oluremi Esther Abe – Adeyemi who is not with us today because she has an urgent assignment to complete in her place of work. She celebrates our Kabiyesi,HRM Oba Joachim Adeyemi Afolabi Ajibola and Olori Olubola Christianah Afolabi on this historic occasion of 2021 ljurin day celebration. She appreciates the 2021 Planning Committee, our invited Guests.She sends her special felicitations to our children – the leaders of tomorrow on this occasion of 2021 Children Party.
I am in seventh heaven and feel blessed by God’s grace to stand at this historic occasion to present my speech . Our God has been kind to us at Fortress Estierem Foundation in spite of all odds. While I welcome you to the 2021 Children Party, I want to congratulate our father ,HRM Oba Joachim Adeyemi Afolabi Ajibola, Agungesoye ll ,the Ojurin of Ijurin-Ekiti ,our mother – Olori Olubola Christianah Afolabi ,all sons and daughters of our Home of Hospitality on the occasion of the 2021 ljurin day celebration.
This event didn’t hold in the year 2020 because of the deadlier Corona Virus pandemic and its recrudescence . Thanks to God that none of the indigenes and residents of ljurin – Ekiti has been consumed by the pandemic.
Despite COVID – 19 and its harmful implications on lives and economy in the year 2020, FEF distributed exercise books already procured for the 2020 ljurin day to school pupils in the three public primary schools in Ijurin-Ekiti. This Foundation donated books in English Language and Mathematics to all final year students of Ijurin Comprehensive High School in preparations toward 2020 external examinations . We also donated 100 books in various fields to ljurin Community Library.
Kabiyesi and our Guests, despite all odds , Directors under Fortress Estierem Foundation have described the laudable objectives of the organization for our children and young adults as too sophisticated to be ignored . Since it is the courage we bring into life that matters,we need your prayers more to fullfil the mandate of FEF which we are now more committed to.l hereby appreciate HRM Oba Joachim Adeyemi Afolabi Ajibola, Agungesoye ll, the Ojurin of Ijurin-Ekiti for his fatherly support for our programmes since 2018.l appreciate our mother , Olori Olubola Christianah Afolabi who has been very wonderful to us. Let me also thank Ijurin day planning committee, other groups and individuals for the succeses FEF has recorded through their cooperation.
Since 2018, Fortress Estierem Foundation ( Charity for the less privileged children and young adults) has provided educational incentives for greater number of pupils alongside their cherished Children Party .Youths have also been trained and given resources in various vocations to start jobs and later become employers of labour.
Today , 6 primary school pupils who are orphans drawn from 3 public primary Schools in ljurin( Methodist Primary School, St. Lawrence Primary School and St. Paul’s Catholic Pilot Primary Schools) will benefit under the first category.
They are :
Methodist Primary School :
Kareem Tosin (F).
Egbedi Abigael(F).
St. Lawrence Primary School:
1.Ayeni Emmanuel (M)
2.Azeez Asisat (F)
St Paul’s Pilot Primary School :
1.Omoboriowo Precious (F)
2.Adepoju Omolola(F).
Each of the 6 pupils will be given school uniform, school sandal, Textbooks and writing materials.
In the second category, 60 primary school pupils from the 3 public Primary Schools and 10 J.S.S.1 students from ljurin Comprehensive High School( total 70 in this category) will be given writing materials. In all , 76 school children are in the two categories. In the future editions , FEF shall do more to support our school children.
To the beneficiaries , l advise you to be dedicated to your studies so as to rule your world and be your own bosses.
Your performance at the end of the 2021/22 session will determine if you will qualify for selection in the year 2021 edition of our selection of pupils for educational incentives. I hereby urge our parents to please ensure that these pupils don’t relent in their studies because of their selection this year. May God bless you abundantly with the required wisdom, knowledge and understanding to actualise your dream in Jesus’ name.
It is pertinent at this juncture to appreciate the following for their support to Fortress Estierem Foundation :
our vibrant and responsive Kabiyesi , the Ojurin of Ijurin-Ekiti and our wonderful Olori Olubola Christianah Afolabi , our articulate Royal Father, HRM Oba Dr. Festus Adekunle ,the Alakola of Akola Ijesa, The Wags Boutique and The Learning Station both in in the United Kingdom.
Once again , I thank our Kabiyesi and his wife Olori Afolabi, Eyegun – Chief Mrs Olayinka Adeosun , Planning Committee members ,all Chiefs , distinguished Ministers of God ,our invited distinguished guests for coming .
Happy 2021 Children Party,
Happy 2021 ljurin day celebration.
Happy 2021 Children Party,
Happy 2021 ljurin day celebration.
Hon. Ayodele Omotoso,
Ekiti State Chairman,Fortress Estierem Foundation (FEF).
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30 Oct

Justice4Blessing

TEAM FUNDRAISER Christiana Sofolabo and 2 others are organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Esther Oluremi Abe.
Created September 29, 2020

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Justice 4 Blessing!!  Our Beautiful Gorgeous Talented Independent Queen Blessing Ayomide Adetutu Olusegun was found dead at Glyne Gap Beach in Bexhill-on- Sea on Friday 18th of September at 07:30 am.  Blessing was at Bexhill-on-Sea working on placement work as a Live-in caregiver for the elderly who suffer from dementia and other mental and physical health issues for 1 week.  Blessings last conversations was around 00.30am, she sent text messages with her boyfriend and her close family friend. “Asking to stay on the phone to her as she goes for a walk” Which did not occur. As she sent a text saying “nevermind” Her last message to her family friend was at about 01:25 am on the 18th September. That very morning, blessing close family friend was alerted that Our Blessing had gone missing (NOK) meaning she didn’t get back to the patients home. We was informed by the police officer at Sussex police station that they found Blessing iPhone, slippers a couple meters away from her body.  Her death was rudely reported to her mother at her house at about 2:30pm on the same date. The care agency she worked with was not Forth coming with any useful explanation. This case has been very mysterious from the start, we have been informed by the Corona stating that “Blessing autopsy results came out as Inconclusive. The corona was unable to determine the precise cause of death and that the burial for Blessing Ayomide Adetutu Olusegun should take place immediately”  Hence why we need to arrange a befitting burial for our dear daughter and friend, Blessing  The reason why we making a gofundme campaign is to raise enough funds to arrange the best burial for Our Blessing We also want the World to come together to help us find out what happened to Our Blessing, we want to find out how she died. We feel the Sussex police are not doing enough to investigate Blessing murder at all, they have not found any evidence on her or at the crime scene of what happened to our dear Blessing.  Please let’s all come together and change the system, we want to help raise awareness for CCTV cameras to be made available at the Beach and in every local areas, so investigation can be done properly. We are planning a March to Parliament. Let’s make Noise!! We can’t allow our beautiful black African women to die in vain.  We would like to thank everyone in advance, for helping us fund this campaign. As you can tell Blessing means soo so much to US, her friends and family who loves Blessing. Her name is blessing for a reason she shined so much light into all our lives, she was the most kindest, loyal, beautiful, amazing, god-fearing, enigmatic young woman we ever had a pleasure to be around. She cared for us a lot. We love you Blessing Ayomide Adetutu Olusegun. We love you so much!!! Our Angel ️  Rest in perfect Angelic Peace

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TODAYby Esther Oluremi Abe, Beneficiary
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND SUPPORT FOR JUSTICE FOR OUR DEAREST DAUGHTER BLESSING .

Dear friends,

This note is principally dedicated to express profound gratitude to our relations, friends and sympathizers the world over whose prayers and activities have kept us strong since the untimely death of our beloved Blessing Ayomide Adetutu Olusegun on Sept. 18 ,2020 .

Our beloved daughter’s death and the excruciating pains it has inflicted on us have taught us the lesson that ,if we treat the dead as if they were wholly dead it shows want of affection ; if we treat them as wholly alive it shows want of sense . Our wonderful Blessing is stronger even after death .

A heap of thanks to great individuals and corporate bodies who have contributed immensely to the ‘GoFundMe’ page of Blessing.

The world of kindness will not forget those who have given us encouragement and benefits of sympathy by providing needed materials for us .

The various reports at our disposal only adduce reasons we should remain relentless in our ultimate aim of seeking justice for our beloved Blessing.

The State Post Mortem report from Coroner revealed drowning, providing no answer to what manner of drowning and the circumstances that besieged such for a lady with a normal state of mental and emotional alertness!

The Police has only done her job perfunctorily in this case having failed to do finger prints, forensic analysis on her and her belongings found metres closer to her on the beach!
Up till now ,no forensic has been conducted on her to unravel the mystery of the death.
We were shown CCTV footage of her working and as a mother, I believed something is not right with the way she worked on the footages shown.
The door of the house was left opened and the Police failed to determine what could have happened for the door to be left open when in actual fact there is a key code Blessing can use to come back in.

Investigation officer returned her phone to her mum to find a means of accessing it.

We pushed for a private mortem on her which was unjustifiably not granted. They posited to release the body to Funeral Director after which we can do whatever tests ourselves!

Although, the previous investigating officer had been changed now, we hope the police will do the right thing to continue investigating the circumstances that led to the death of our dearest Blessing.

It is, of course ,vital that I should inform you that a prayer session on the theme ,’ prayers for justice for Blessing will hold on 7th November, 2020.

Since our act of getting justice for our Blessing is an act itself ,we remain unperturbed and shall seek advice from the legal personnel on the next line of action.

Thanks for your prayers and kind support this time.
History and posterity will reward you accordingly.
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12 Oct

#Justice4Blessing

Funerals & Memorials

Justice 4 Blessing!! Our Beautiful Gorgeous Talented Independent Queen Blessing Ayomide Adetutu Olusegun was found dead at Glyne Gap Beach in Bexhill-on- Sea on

Friday 18th of September at 07:30 am. Blessing was at Bexhill-on-Sea working on placement work as a Live-in caregiver for the elderly who suffer from dementia and other mental and physical health issues for 1 week. Blessings last conversations was around 00.30am, she sent text messages with her boyfriend and her close family friend. “Asking to stay on the phone to her as she goes for a walk” Which did not occur. As she sent a text saying “nevermind” Her last message to her family friend was at about 01:25 am on the 18th September. That very morning, blessing close family friend was alerted that Our Blessing had gone missing (NOK) meaning she didn’t get back to the patients home. We was informed by the police officer at Sussex police station that they found Blessing iPhone, slippers a couple meters away from her body. Her death was rudely reported to her mother at her house at about 2:30pm on the same date. The care agency she worked with was not Forth coming with any useful explanation. This case has been very mysterious from the start, we have been informed by the Corona stating that “Blessing autopsy results came out as Inconclusive. The corona was unable to determine the precise cause of death and that the burial for Blessing Ayomide Adetutu Olusegun should take place immediately” Hence why we need to arrange a befitting burial for our dear daughter and friend, Blessing The reason why we making a gofundme campaign is to raise enough funds to arrange the best burial for Our Blessing We also want the World to come together to help us find out what happened to Our Blessing, we want to find out how she died. We feel the Sussex police are not doing enough to investigate Blessing murder at all, they have not found any evidence on her or at the crime scene of what happened to our dear Blessing. Please let’s all come together and change the system, we want to help raise awareness for CCTV cameras to be made available at the Beach and in every local areas, so investigation can be done properly. We are planning a March to Parliament. Let’s make Noise!! We can’t allow our beautiful black African women to die in vain. We would like to thank everyone in advance, for helping us fund this campaign. As you can tell Blessing means soo so much to US, her friends and family who loves Blessing. Her name is blessing for a reason she shined so much light into all our lives, she was the most kindest, loyal, beautiful, amazing, god-fearing, enigmatic young woman we ever had a pleasure to be around. She cared for us a lot. We love you Blessing Ayomide Adetutu Olusegun. We love you so much!!! Our Angel ️ Rest in perfect Angelic Peace

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05 Sep

APPRECIATION TO QUEEN YEYELUA ESTHER ABE AND FORTRESS ESTIEREM FOUNDATION

APPRECIATION TO QUEEN YEYELUA ESTHER ABE AND FORTRESS ESTIEREM FOUNDATION

As a committee, we are destitute of words to express our gratitude and appreciation for your donations towards the development of Ijurin Community Library.

Being a key player in the literacy development of the third World Countries and nations, you have set the pace for the next generation in intellectual development and Sustainable productivity.

There is no way to fully express our gratitude for your goodwill and philanthropic gestures.

We at Ijurin Committee on Book Collection are continually inspired by the dedication and generosity of donors like you who consistently answer the call to give again and again for the development of the people, the society and the World at large.

Many thanks for all you do! God bless you abundantly.

We pray that your efforts are rewarded in a thousand folds.

#IjurinCommunityLibrary #LibrariesBuildCommunities #CommunityFirst #BookDonations

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25 Aug

#COVID-19 : YEYELUA OF IJURIN -EKITI. DONATES FOOD ITEMS TO RESIDENTS.

COVID -19 : YEYELUA OF IJURIN -EKITI. DONATES FOOD ITEMS TO RESIDENTS.

In her usual function of unsolicited obligation and giving succour to people in this perilous time of bugaboo COVID -19,Olori Yeyelua Esther Oluremi Abe – Adeyemi has donated food items to her people, the latest being the Ijurin Christian Association of Nigeria.

In his message to the representatives(few members) of Ijurin Christian Association of Nigeria at the April 2020 edition of the monthly palace prayer session, Pastor Prince Adewale Egbeyemi JP urged christians across the globe to move closer to God and ceaselessly pray for God’s mercy over COVID -19 actuated by our sinful and insalubrious acts before Him! He urged christians across all denominations to take the advantage of stay at home to establish a stronger spiritual link with God.

Yeyelua of Ijurin – Ekiti ably represented by Hon. Ayodele Omotoso who delivered the food items on behalf of Olori Christianah Olubola Afolabi who brought the food items purchased by Fortress Estierem Foundation , said, ‘COVID – 19 is a category virus that affects animals and human beings. We must pay strict adherence to the government’s directives, ensure general hygiene and stay at home, the popular practice in some other nations of the world at present ‘.
The message awarded kudos to Ekiti State Ministry of Arts, Culture and Tourism for giving timely message of hope to Ekiti residents on COVID -19.

Olori Yeyelua Esther Oluremi Abe -Adeyemi is the convener of Fortress Estierem Foundation – Charity for less privileged children and young adults registered in England, Wales and Nigeria.

Food items donated by the philanthropist were givien to the representatives of Ijurin Christian Association of Nigeria at the April 2020 monthly palace prayer session on Monday 6th April, 2020.

On behalf of Ijurin Christian Association of Nigeria and other beneficiaries, Chief C. A. Awogbola, the Obalogbo of Ijurin -Ekiti expressed appreciation to Olori Yeyelua Esther Oluremi Abe -Adeyemi for her continued kind gesture, prayed for superabundant blessings from above for a grateful heart.

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men (Luke 2 : 14).

Please stay safer to stay alive, stay alive to stay longer.

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25 Aug

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OLORI OLUREMI ABE – ADEYEMI, A PATHFINDER TO MANY. Meet a woman of inspirational enthusiastic dedication to better the condition of less privileged children and young adults. To her, a good name which is precious than riches is not a miracle but a direct product of cumulative archetypal good morals. Happier glorious birthday to the woman who, by the unfailing God’s grace, established Fortress Estierem Foundation – FEF (charity for less privileged children with offices in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and the U. K. ) – Olori Oluremi Esther Abe – Adeyemi, the Yeyelua of Ijurin – Ekiti(a.k. a. Queen Estierem). Queen Estierem is an A – list philanthropist, role model for women, an avid scholar in Accounting and Early Childhood Studies. FEF was established in honour of her father, late Mr. Gabriel Iyanda Abe(1942 – 1977). Fortress Estierem Foundation, now the envy of other NGOs has provided educational incentives for pupils and has trained some young adults in certain vocations. Queen Estierem has severally posited that, ”what we require today is a vocational system that would help the youths not only to cope with and manage the rapid succession of changes, but also have the ability to shape the change and indeed be the agents of that change “. On Saturday January 25th, 2020, HRM Oba Evangelist Joachim Adeyemi Afolabi Ajibola, MPP, FCIPM, Agungesoye ll, the Ojurin of Ijurin – Ekiti honoured her with the chieftaincy of Yeyelua of Ijurin – Ekiti in recognition and acknowledgement of the giant strides she has made in children education, support for widows and vocational support for young adults. To an efficient administrator, humble and peace – loving, visible angel to many, human resource management expert, international conference speaker, cerebrally endowed Teacher, community leader, a giant entrepreneur, Quality Assurer – Oluremi, Omo ifa ilale berele, Omo amugbagbo jarejare, Omo akekoko k’oledide lagala eniju, Omo adu b’oni mu, Omo akotinu eure jiyan, Omo Olodumare, Olori Oluremi Esther Abe -Adeyemi, the Yeyelua of Ijurin – Ekiti, happier birthday to you, congratulations.

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