THE Ogun State Government has directed school heads to ensure good health and safety of all learners and staff members to prevent the spread of Cholera within the school communities. Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Abayomi Arigbabu, in a statement on Wednesday, said preventive measures have been put in place to control the spread of the disease in schools in the state. According to him, the measures take effect from Wednesday, 19th June, 2024 as schools resumed from the mid-term break and the Eid-el-kabir holiday. Some of the measures include comprehensive health talks on Cholera prevention among learners…
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THE Federal Government, on Tuesday, announced the addition of 17 deep offshore oil blocks to the 2024 Licensing Round for oil fields in Nigeria. Recall that some deep offshore blocks were recently put on offer for the 2022/23 mini-bid round and other blocks which cut across onshore, continental shelf and deep offshore terrains were also put on offer for the Nigeria 2024 Licencing Round. Precisely on May 8, the government invited investors to bid for 12 oil blocks and seven deep offshore assets in the 2024 marginal fields bid round. Also on June 12, 2024, it was reported that the…
GOVERNOR Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has urged Nigerians to pray for peace in the country because “anywhere there is peace, there will be development”. He also praised members of Motailatu Church of God (MCG) over what he described as the support extended to his administration since he became the Governor of the Sunshine State. The Governor spoke on Sunday in Ondo City, during the Diamond Jubilee Celebration of the church. The spiritual event, held at the International Headquarters of the church, Saint Adekahunsi Cathedral, Oke-Iwosan, Ondo City, was witnessed by several Ondo chiefs, leaders of Christian Association of…
A 45-YEAR-OLD woman, identified as Abiodun, has set her 86-year-old mother ablaze after pouring petrol on her in Ondo City, Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State. Abiodun, popularly called ‘Iya Sunday’, said she set her mother ablaze because she was allegedly behind her predicament. An eyewitness, Sola Oladele, explained that the suspect came to her mother’s house on Friday around 5 am and called out her before pouring petrol on her and setting her on fire. “I went to my mother’s house around 4 am and sat outside. When it was 5 am, I called out my mother…
AT least five persons have been killed in an outbreak of Cholera in Lagos State. The state’s commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who disclosed this, announced that 60 persons sustained injuries in the outbreak. He said cases of severe gastroenteritis have been reported in communities around Eti Osa, Lagos Island, Ikorodu and Kosofe Local Government Areas. He assured the government’s response, urging the residents to be vigilant and adopt precautionary measures to prevent the spread of a potential cholera outbreak in the State. “We have activated a statewide heightened surveillance and response. The Ministry of Health Directorate of Environmental…
THE Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has emerged as the Chairman of the South-West Governors Forum. This follows the death of the former Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, who died eight months ago. Briefing newsmen at the Lagos House, Alausa after over four hours of meeting behind closed doors, Governor Sanwo-Olu, said the decision was a unanimous one by the six governors present. He said the South-West Governors’ Forum kicked against the agitation of Yoruba Nation, and also assured citizens that the new minimum wage to be announced by the Federal Government will reflect true federalism. The South-West…
THE National Universities Commission (NUC) has raised the alarm over cases of security threats on campuses of Nigerian universities. NUC Deputy Executive Secretary, Dr Biodun Saliu, raised the alarm while delivering the 7th Annual Registry lecture held at the Elizade University, Ilara- Mokin, Ondo State. Speaking on the theme “The Nigerian University System and its Many Challenges: The Way Forward”, Saliu stated that the prevailing insecurity in the country is an emerging challenge in the nation’s university system. He noted that there have been a reported cases of security threats on campuses of Nigerian Universities. “A number of Nigerian Universities…
THE Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero on Wednesday paid a royal visit to the Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Ogun State, Oba Sikiru Kayode, saying the ancient towns share a lot of things in common. The Emir alongside his retinue of aides and chiefs visited the Awujale in Ijebu-Ode to felicitate with the first-class traditional ruler on his 90th birthday celebration and 64th year on the throne of his forebears He described Awujale as his father, being an associate of his biological father and late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero. The monarch also noted that the…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Friday conferred the second highest national honour of Grand Commander of Order of Nigeria on the Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, for his immeasurable and invaluable contributions to national development. Tinubu gave the honour at the 90th birthday ceremony of the paramount ruler held at the Oba Sikiru Adetona School of Governance, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State. The President, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, also announced that the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos has been directed to take over the management of Oba Sikiru…
THE family of a young man, Toheeb Eniasa, has been thrown into mourning after he was shot at a petrol station belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited at Obalende in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State. The incident, our correspondent learnt, happened late Wednesday and has left residents in the area in fear. Our correspondent, who is currently at the scene of the incident gathered from residents that Eniasa was in the queue to get petrol when the incident happened. While in the queue, two men, believed to be military officers, attempted to drive into the station…
A FORMER Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, has clinched the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s ticket for the November 16, 2024 governorship election in the Sunshime State. Ajayi, a former deputy governor during the first tenure of the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, trounced six other aspirants to get the PDP’s ticket. He was declared winner of the indirect primary held at the International Culture and Events Centre in Akure on Thursday. Ajayi trounced Bamidele Akingboye, Adeolu Akinwumi, Sola Ebiseeni, John Mafo, Kolade Akinjo and Bosun Arebuwa. Of the total valid votes of 619, Ajayi polled 264, followed by Akinjo…
GUNMEN have killed a professor of law at Babcock University, Ilishan, Ogun, Yinka Olomojobi, and abducted two others in the Iperu area of the state. Olomojobi was shot dead over the weekend for allegedly refusing to be taken away by the suspected gunmen. While he was shot dead, two residents were kidnapped and taken to an unknown destination. But the spokesperson of the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, said one person had been arrested in connection with the incident. “A two-week-old security man was arrested based on reasonable suspicion as police commence discreet investigation,” she said. “A report from…
THE Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria says it is expecting that the Dangote refinery will reduce the price of its diesel further to say about N700 per litre. The National Vice President of IPMAN, Hammed Fashola, stated this on Wednesday while appreciating the Dangote refinery for reducing the price of diesel from over N1,200 to N1,000. Fashola, in an interview with our correspondent, maintained that the marketers have high expectations that the price of diesel would still go down. According to him, the rebound of the naira against the dollar will bring about an appreciable reduction in the diesel…
THE governor of Ondo State Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been declared the winner of the APC ward primary and the candidate of the party in the coming governorship election in the state. Aiyedatiwa amassed a total of 48,569 votes in the primaries while fellow contender, Mayowa Akinfolarin, polled 15,343 votes, with Olusola Oke coming in third position with 14,865 votes. He was declared the winner by the Chairman of the Governorship Primary Election Committee and Governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Ododo, in the early hours of Monday, who also noted that the electoral process went ”smoothly” with little skirmishes recorded. ”I…
ACTIVITIES are set to commence for the governorship primary of the All Progressive Congress in Ondo State. The primary which is taking place on Saturday has Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and 15 others including Senator Jimoh Ibrahim in the race for the party’s ticket. Also in the race are Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olusola Oke; former President of Nigerian Medical Association, Professor Francis Faduyile; Dr Funmi Waheed-Adekojo and the APC National Vice Chairman (South-West), Isaacs Kekemeke. Others are Dr Soji Ehinlanwo, Akinfolarin Samuel, Okunjimi Odimayo, Adewale Akinterinwa, Olugbenga Edema, General Ohunyeye Olamide, Morayo Lebi, Garvey Iyanjan, Ifeoluwa Oyedele, Judith Omogoroye. For…
A MAGISTRATES’ court in Ikorodu, Lagos State, on Wednesday, remanded a 45-year-old woman, Rayinat Bakare, in prison for allegedly stealing a nine-year-old girl. The Magistrate, Mrs A B Olagbegi-Adelabu, who did not take the plea of Rakiyat, adjourned the case to May 16, while waiting for advice from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP). Earlier, the Lagos State prosecuting counsel, Mrs Olawunmi Osibanjo, told the court that Rakiyat on March 14, at about 6pm on Allynson Street in Ikorodu held the hand of a nine-year-old girl while walking on the road and the girl kept crying. She said, “People who…
THE First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has flagged off the Renewed Hope Initiative Agricultural Support Programme for the South West Zone of Nigeria. According to the First Lady, the Launch is in fulfillment of her promise to continue to promote women, particularly farmers across the Nation. The programme which held simultaneously in three (3) other zones, namely: North Central – Plateau State; North East – Borno State; North West- Kebbi State had 20 women farmers empowered with Five Hundred Thousand naira (N500, 000.00) each in addition to being trained on produce preservation, cultivation and…
POLICE authorities in Oyo State in conjunction with other security agencies have arrested 20 suspects over the invasion of the state government premises in Agodi, Ibadan, on Saturday. Some weapons, ammunition, and ATMS were also recovered from the suspects. “In all, (20) twenty suspects have been arrested in possession of; (3) three pump action guns, (291)two hundred and ninety-one life cartridges, (2) two expended cartridges, (67) sixty-seven cutlasses, (5) five bulletproof vest, (6) six pair of boots, (10) ten megaphone (public address system),(3) three Oodua styles beret caps, (7) seven belts, (11) eleven Oodua Nation army camouflage uniforms, (1) one…
SOME armed intruders laid siege on the Oyo State Government Secretariat early Saturday, attempting to enter the Governor’s Office and the state House of Assembly complex. The reason behind this onslaught is unclear as the secretariat is on break and deserted. An eyewitness account said the men dressed in military camouflage covered their faces with masks and scarfs. According to the eyewitness account, it took the combined effort of policemen on duty at the Governor’s Office, operatives of the South-West Security Network better known as Amotekun, and other security reinforcements to stop the intruders. The intruders were said to have…
RESCUERS are currently combing the murky waters of the Lagos lagoon looking for the bodies of two passengers of a bus who were flung into the lagoon from the top of Third Mainland Bridge on Wednesday morning. The victims were among passengers onboard an LT 18-seater bus involved in an accident on the recently repaired bridge. The accident occurred around around the Adeniji Adele, end of the bridge inward Lagos Island. It was gathered that the driver of the bus was on high speed when it eventually swerved off the road and crashed into the bridge railings. “The bus swerved…