The Kano State governor, Alhaji Abdulahi Ganduje, has described the tenure of the Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, as a woeful failure. Ganduje, who is also the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council for Edo governorship election, stated this while answering questions from State House Correspondents in Abuja on Friday. Ganduje, who was in the entourage that was at the Aso Rock Villa to introduce the governorship candidate of the APC in the upcoming election, Past Osagie Ize-Iyamu, to President Muhammadu Buhari, said Governor Obaseki, being an incumbent governor notwithstanding, would not be a problem for…
Author: YemieFash
Russian Deputy Health Minister, Oleg Grinev, says a state laboratory vaccine for the novel Coronavirus is undergoing final testing phase, expected to be registered next week. According to him, the vaccine is currently in its final testing phase. “We need to understand that the vaccine will be safe,” he said in comments carried by the Russian news agency — Interfax. Another senior health official had said in July that the vaccine was expected to be mass-produced in September. Russia recorded the world’s fourth-largest coronavirus caseload, with more than 875,000 cases. The vaccine was developed by the Russian state’s Gamaleya Research Institute…
The Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, Osagie Ize-Iyamu is currently in a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Ize-Iyamu has the company of the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the ruling party and Governor of Yobe State, Mai Malla Buni, and the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. There were reports that the National Leader of the party, Bola Tinubu, will be in the meeting, but as at the time of filing this report, the former Lagos State Governor hasn’t been seen. It was gathered that the leadership of the party came to present Ize-Iyamu…
One person has died in a petrol tanker accident that occurred at Mile 2 area of Lagos State. YemieFash medium gathered that the unfortunate accident occurred in the early hours of Friday. Confirming this incident, spokesperson for the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Nosa Okunbor said it happened on Friday morning. He noted that emergency responders are at the scene of the accident. “LASEMA Response Team is at Mile 2, inward the Nigerian Army Signal Barracks in recovery operation of a fully-loaded Oil Tanker conveying 55,000 litres of petrol involved in a lone accident which killed a female adult,” he…
The Federal Government has directed civil and public servants from the grade level 12 and above to immediately resume work. YemieFash reports only workers from grade level 14 and above were permitted to resume work until the new directive. It also extended working hours to normal official hours from Monday to Friday with the mandatory use of non-medical face masks. The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu, disclosed these during its briefing in Abuja. He said: “For government offices and other corporate offices, we are now extending working hours to normal official hours from…
Seventeen members of the Edo State House of Assembly loyal to the immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, on Thursday impeached the Speaker, Frank Okiye, and elected Mr Victor Edoror, as his successor. As early as 7am, there was tension at the Assembly complex in Benin City following the heavy presence of security agents. The crisis came to a head in the afternoon when the roofs of the Assembly were removed by youths, who used heaps of granites to block the gate. In the morning, hordes of security agents were at the Assembly following an…
The Federal Government on Thursday said the airports would be reopened to international flights in weeks and not in months. When international flights eventually resume, passengers are expected to arrive the airport three hours before their flights. The government said the prolonged ban on international travels was not punitive but mainly to keep Nigerians across the country safe from the spread of COVID-19. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this in Abuja while answering questions at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. He said, “On the question about the reopening of the airports, I will like…
The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union has said that contrary to the claim by the police, 33 persons were on Wednesday and Thursday killed by Fulani militia in some villages in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Kaduna State Police Command had claimed that 21 natives of the area lost their lives during the attack by the bandits. The affected communities are identified as Apyia’Shyim, A’Piako, Atak’Mawei, and Kibori, all in Atyap Chiefdom of Zangon Kataf LGA. Speaking on the fresh killings, the National Public Relations Officer of the SOKAPU, Mr. Luka Binniyat, said in a statement titled,…
Nigerian Army has signed Memorandums of Understanding with Super Green Security Limited, Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria and Command Engineering Depot for the production of military hardware and other defence equipment. The memoranda Of Understanding were signed on Thursday, August 6, 2020. The signed agreements were in line with the Executive Order Number 5 that was signed into law in 2018 by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Executive Order was aimed at improving local content in the public procurement of science, engineering and technological equipment. Also, the apartments were signed in line with the desire of Federal Government to ensure…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has introduced a dedicated portal where election results from polling units can be viewed in real-time. This was disclosed by Festus Okoye, INEC spokesperson, in a statement on Thursday. According to the statement, the portal is a new step to further strengthen INEC’s election management process and enhance the transparency of the system. The use of the portal will commence with the election in Nasarawa Central Constituency election after which it will also be deployed in Edo and Ondo governorship polls.