COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE MONTHLY CONGRESS OF NIGERIA UNION OF JOURNALISTS, NUJ, ONDO STATE COUNCIL HELD ON 27TH OF MARCH, 2025 AT THE PRESS CENTRE, ALAGBAKA, AKURE The meeting which is the last under the current administration was well attended by members across all chapels of the union and presided over by […]
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The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has cried out over the deteriorating health facilities in government-owned hospitals across Ondo State, and called for an urgent action by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Urging the governor to pay unscheduled visits to public hospitals statewide to directly witness the worrisome deterioration of facilities there, the union asked him to […]
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Ondo State epidemiologist, Dr. Ayokunle Orimolade, has advocated strict adherence to basic hygiene practices as the best way to ward off infections. He gave the advice while delivering an awareness lecture on the prevention of infectious diseases in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The lecture was facilitated by the Ondo State Contributory Health Commission, ODCHC, […]
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Ondo State ex-First Lady, Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has disclosed that her departed husband and former Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, would have still been alive hale, and hearty if he had listened to her. In an exclusive interview with Star News publisher, Olumide Akinrinlola, which was published on Thursday, she spoke about Akeredolu’s battle with cancer, expressing […]
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Medical Students first batch set to graduate University of Osun Teaching Hospital Medical Director, Dr. Babatunde Afolabi, has commended Governor Ademola Adeleke for his support and contributions to the hospital and the healthcare sector in Osun State. Highlighting his achievements in the state’s medical sector, particularly at UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital, he noted the governor’s approval […]
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says no fewer than 14 million Nigerians are estimated to abuse harmful drugs. The Deputy Commander, Ondo State Command, NDLEA, Mrs Yetunde Joyifous, made the disclosure at a drug abuse awareness programme, organised by Oijefon Youth for secondary schools in Ile Oluji/Oke-Igbo Local Government Area of the state […]
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Twelve people have been killed by the Lassa fever outbreak in Ondo State, with no fewer than 112 confirmed cases. The Statistician-General of the state, Olusola Ajayi, who revealed this, stated that 353 cases have been reported in the state. While describing the situation as alarming, Ajayi urged workers of the state waste management authority […]
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NAFDAC Director General, Prof Moji Adeyeye The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Monday busted and seized suspected fake and adulterated pharmaceutical products at the Onitsha Bridgehead drug market. Dr. Martin Iluyomade, Coordinator of NAFDAC in Southeast who led the team on the raid, told newsmen that the operation would […]
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The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, says the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) will reconnect the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, as soon as agreed conditions are met. The minister disclosed after Monday’s tripartite meeting involving himself with the management of UCH and IBEDC at the hospital complex. Adelabu said the reconnection would occur […]
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Protesting students of University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, on Monday, expressed displeasure to President Bola Tinubu through the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, over the persistent darkness in the teaching hospital. The angry students decried the over 100 days of darkness in the institution, saying patients are not only dying, but staff of the tertiary […]
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