Permit me the use of the very deep but apt Yoruba onomatopoeia, “Agabagebe” in order to drive home the very point I am out to make in this piece; a response to the ranting of the Governor of Ondo, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu and his minions. Akeredolu’s vengeful and vindictive attitude is the cause of all the troubles in Ondo APC. ... Read More »
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COVID-19: SANWO-OLU SUSPENDS OKADA OPERATIONS, ANNOUNCES NEW MEASURES TO EASE LOCKDOWN
…Imposes Dusk To Dawn Curfew …Businesses, Markets, Malls Get 6-Hour Operation Time Ahead of the Monday expiration of the lockdown imposed by the Federal Government on Lagos State, Ogun State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos State Government has introduced strict framework for movement and re-opening of businesses. The set of new guidelines, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said in his ... Read More »
Alhaji Goni Borno former Gov is dead
The former governor of Borno state, Alhaji Muhammad Goni is dead. He died on Wednesday after a brief illness, according to a source. Goni was a retired civil servant who was Governor of Borno State from 1979–1983 in the Nigerian Second Republic. Mohammed Goni was born in 1942 in Kareto, Mobbar Local Government Area, Borno State. He attended Maiduguri Middle ... Read More »
Ekiti state Govt makes clarification on viral video of father and son dispute on coronavirus
1. The attention of the Ekiti State Covid-19 Taskforce has been drawn to a video clip in circulation where a man refused to allow his son, who just returned from a trip outside the state, into his house until he had been isolated for 14 days as stipulated by NCDC protocol for preventing community spread of COVID-19 in Ekiti State. ... Read More »
Oyo Returns Infested, Expired Palliatives Rice To Customs
There was drama at the premises of the Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo/Osun Command in Ibadan as officials of the Oyo state government were denied entry into the premises to deliver the spoilt 1,800 bags of COVID-19 palliative rice rejected by the state government. The state officials led by the commissioner for agriculture, Hon Ojemuyiwa Ojekunle, today, led three trucks to ... Read More »
UBA Assures Huge Returns on Investment as Shareholders Applaud Bank’s Support in Fight against COVID-19
· Shareholders ratify N1.00 Total Dividend Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc held its first ever virtual Annual General Meeting by proxy since it began operations 71 years ago, by Proxy on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. The meeting which had in attendance shareholders, management and staff members and representatives of key regulatory bodies, was held virtually ... Read More »
Kwara Gov greets Wali of Ilorin on 90th birthday
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated the Wali of Ilorin Alhaji Shehu Usman Mustapha as he joined the league of nonagenarians on Wednesday. “The Governor felicitates with the elder statesman on the occasion of his 90th birthday anniversary. The Governor joins the family and associates of our father to thank the Almighty Allah for granting him long life that ... Read More »
Amotekun: Are the Yoruba States in Nigeria asking for sovereignty By Jimoh Ibrahim OFR, CFR
Amotekun: The six states of the Yoruba ethnic group of the Federal Republic of Nigeria recently demanded from Nigeria Government more power to control security in their region and despite the Nigeria Police Force, the Military already in place, the Yoruba state now set up the Amotekun paramilitary forces. The question remains: could this be the security arm of the ... Read More »
AbdulRazaq congratulates Kwara FCC nominees
· Commends President Buhari Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday congratulated Hajia Fareedah Dankaka and Mr James Kolo who have been nominated to serve at the Federal Character Commission (FCC) as chairperson and member respectively. “Our heartfelt congratulations and best wishes go to the two nominees. The nomination is a reward for loyalty to a good cause, a conviction ... Read More »
COVID-19: Oyo Awaits 300 results, Faces Shortage Of Reagents To Process Tests
The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde has announced that the state currently awaits the result of 300 out of the 775 samples collected so far due to a shortage of regents to process COVID-19 tests. The governor, who disclosed this in his COVID-19 taskforce update on Wednesday, however said that the state is already in the process ... Read More »