Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the opposition PDP and the people of Ekiti local government council of the state over the death of one of the suspended councillors Hon. Adeniyi Kayode Emmanuel. Emmanuel was Speaker of the Ekiti Local Government Legislative Council. He died on Thursday. “This is one death too many, particularly because the deceased left ... Read More »
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OPINION WOMEN WHO LOVE PMB BY ADESINA
They are patriots who love their country dearly, and also love its President. Very dearly. To use the local parlance, dem love President Muhammadu Buhari scatter. Through thick and thin, they have been with him, and I don’t ever see them falling away, as we have seen with some fair weather supporters. Those ones run with the hares and hunt ... Read More »
COVID-19 Lockdown: Buhari Orders Finance Ministry To Pay Salaries
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning to pay March salaries following his movement restriction in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja. The President gave the directive while meeting the COVID-19 Impact Assessment Committee on Thursday to review the effect of the outbreak on the economy. He urged the ministry to ensure that critical infrastructures are ... Read More »
Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu writes Lagosians about the recovery of 11 patients of Coronavirus
Today, I have some good news for you concerning our desperate battle against Coronavirus, the lethal disease that has changed our world and tested to the limit our resilience as a people. Even as this battle continues, amid so much anxiety all over the world, I am happy to break to you, my good people of Lagos, the news of ... Read More »
Kwara begins fumigation of markets Thursday night
· Yusuf Ali SAN, Tuyil, Seriki, Perm Secs, eight-year-old boy, others donate Kwara State Technical Committee on Corona Virus (COVID-19) will Thursday night begin fumigation of markets across the state, a statement has said. The fumigation takes place between 7p.m. and 11p.m. “Fumigation is slated to begin across seven markets tonight (Thursday). These markets are Baboko Market; Oja Oba Market; ... Read More »
CORONAVIRUS: Ibadan Abattoir Donates 100 Hospital Beds, Mattresses, Furniture To Oyo
As the Oyo State government continues to seek ways to beat the Coronavirus, the Central Abattoir, Ibadan, on Thursday, donated 100 hospital beds with mattresses, bedside furniture and mosquito nets to the state. The Abattoir, a Public Private Partnership with the state government, the 11 local governments in Ibadanland and Butchers’ Union, said it undertook to present the items to ... Read More »
Mouka Donates 200 Mattresses to Ogun State Government for COVID -19 Isolation Centres
Mouka, Nigeria’s leading brand of mattresses and bedding products, has donated 200 mattresses to Ogun State Government for the enhancement of isolation centres used for the treatment of people infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The mattresses were presented to the Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Engineer Noimot Salako Oyedele by Mouka’s Chief Commercial Officer, Dimeji Osingunwa, in Abeokuta on ... Read More »
COVID-19: THE ESSENTIAL JOURNALIST By Gabriel O. Odu and Deborah T. Anaelechi
The role of the Journalists cannot be over-emphasised. Aside from the duties of getting the informative, educative and entertaining sides of every story, the journalist goes as far as analysing and setting the agenda for public debates, using hardcore facts and human angle stories. This is done at a great risk to life and family , especially in times of ... Read More »
Murder’ Delta governor calls for investigation into lockdown killing, Keyamo kicks
Delta State Government has called for an investigation into the alleged killing of a 28 year old Joseph Pessu in Warri on Thursday. The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu in a statement in Asaba said government was worried about the report of an alleged killing of a 28-year old man in Warri by security agencies on regular patrol ... Read More »
Covid-19:Dare Leads Kanu, Okocha, Odegbami, Onyali, Okagbare, Amusan, Other Sports Icons On Awareness Campaign Against Coronavirus
As part of efforts to stem the spread of the Covid-19 scourge, Youth and Sports Development Minister, Mr Sunday Dare has teamed up with some Nigerian sports icons and the Nigerian Olympic Committee on a massive awareness campaign to educate people on keeping safe. Iconic sports stars like Nwankwo Kanu, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, Mary Onyali, Blessing Okagbare, Tobi Amusan, ... Read More »