Government unusual” was somewhat patented by former Osun Governor, Rauf Aregbesola (now Interior minister), to capture a willy-nilly push for development, of a state, stagnant for far too long. Somewhat, that phrase captured it all: the high and the low; the whoop of victory and the moo of defeat; the abuse and the praise; the […]
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The litigation involving All Progresives Congres (APC) Senator Smart Adeyemi and Senator Dino Melaye has been full of drama at the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, Abuja. The people of Kogi West District anxiously await the judgment. Where will the pendulum of victory swing? Deputy Editor Emmanuel Oladesu examines the power struggle between the two […]
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Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi and political appointees are making an unprecedented sacrifice of 50 per cent salary cut to keep the wheel of governance moving, amid fiscal challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic. Odunayo Ogunmola examines the issues surrounding the salary reduction. It was not an easy decision to take but it had to be […]
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Nigeria on Monday night recorded 242 new cases of the Coronavirus all over the country. According to a tweet released by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, (NCDC), 88 new cases were recorded in Lagos, 64 in Kano State, 49 in Katsina, 13 in Kaduna State, nine in Ogun State and six in Gombe State […]
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“My Dear People of Ondo State, The Hon. Commissioner for Health and Chairman of inter- ministerial Committee on COVID-19 has just briefed us on the current status of Ondo State on COVID-19. The summary is that for last week we recorded three cases. This makes a total of sixteen cases recorded so far in Ondo […]
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Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina drinks a sample of the “Covid Organics” or CVO remedy at a launch ceremony in Antananarivo on April 20, 2020. “Covid Organics” or CVO is a remedy produced by the Malagasy Institute of Applied Research (IMRA) created from the Artemisia plant and supposedly help to prevent any infection caused by the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved the airlifting of the country’s allocation of the Madagascar anti-coronavirus drink. “Mr President has given instructions for the airlifting of Nigeria’s allocation of the Madagascar #Covid19 Syrup,” Boss Mustapha, secretary to the federal government said at the COVID19 daily press briefing. Mustapha disclosed that the president also gave “clear […]
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Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, sitting; From left to right: Mrs Rachael Falae; Former Secretary to the Federal Government and ex Presidential candidate, Chief Olu Falae; Ondo State Social Democratic Party chairman, Chief Korede Duyile, APC state chairman Engnr Ade Adetimehin and Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu “You are not just a Yoruba leader; your wisdom, high […]
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shelves schools resumption Chairman of the South west Governors Forum and Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has condemned the massive influx of Almajiris into southwest states from the northern part of the country. He said their influx into the region, coinciding with the spread of COVID-19 constitutes a great threat in many respects and calls […]
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By Femi Adekoya With the growing cases of COVID-19 despite weeks of lockdowns, federal and state authorities may have to choose between tightening restraints and hopefully saving lives or crashing the economy, which ironically sustains life. A week after the Federal Government relaxed the lockdown in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos and Ogun States, figures […]
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