By Banji Ayoola Mrs. Rachael Adenike Petinrin, the mother of Nigeria’s former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, retired, has died. She passed on at 3.45 pm on Friday, April 24, at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo in Ondo State. She was aged 89. Apart from the retired Air Chief Marshal Petinrin, […]
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By Banji Ayoola A Governorship aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State, Comrade Dayo Fadahunsi, has urged all Nigerians of whatever faith, to imbibe the exemplary self discipline usually displayed by Muslims while fasting during the glorious month of Ramadan. In his Message to the Muslims in the state as […]
Continue ReadingOsun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has appointed the Chairman of Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Comrade Amitolu Shittu, as the Director-General (DG) of the newly established Amotekun Corps. Also, he announced the Director-General (DG) of the Bureau of Social Services (BOSS), Richard Tinubu, who is a trainer and Management Consultant. The governor in a statement […]
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NBA, Agbakoba, Falana, Odinkalu slam governor The Sun petitions IG Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, got more lashing on Thursday for barring two reporters from covering the state and for threatening journalists. The governor had in a broadcast on Thursday announced the ban of The Sun and Vanguard correspondents Chijioke Agwu and Peter Okutu. He said: “Ebonyi State is […]
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Ondo State government has arraigned four men suspected to have killed Mrs Funke Olakunrin, a daughter of the National Leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti. They are Lawal Mazaje from the Felele area of Kogi State, Adamu Adamu from Jada area of Adamawa State, Mohammed Usman from Illela area of Sokoto State, and Auwal Abubakar […]
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The President of Madagascar, Mr Andry Rajoelina, displaying a bottle of the medication, Covid-Organics Bottles of Covid-Organics: The President of Madagascar, Mr Andry Rajoelina asked researchers to come up with a locally made product, which they did in record time Despite a warning by the World Health Organization (WHO) that there is currently no cure […]
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It was grief in Ondo City in Ondo West local government following the drowning of three children in a river in the town. The children who were aged between seven and 10 had gone to River Oluwa in Sabo area of the town to play and swim when they got drowned. The news of their […]
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seek urgent government protection As the country battles to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic, the Nigerian Dental Association (NDA), the professional body of dentists, has raised the alarm that its members are vulnerable to the rampaging virus because of peculiarities of services they render to the public. According to President of NDA, Dr. Evelyn […]
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By Gbemiga Ogunleye Two events made the distinguished lawyer, Chief Richard Akinjide, who has just passed on, stuck in my memory. As the legal adviser to the defunct National Party of Nigeria, NPN, in the Second Republic, Akinjide it was, who argued his party’s case up to the Supreme Court that 2/3 of 19 states was […]
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Less than 24 hours before its expiration, Ondo State Government has extended by one week, the deadline for the compulsory use of face masks by residents, to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the state. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, had in a press briefing on April 20, set a deadline of […]
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