The suspended local government election in Ondo State which was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic has now been rescheduled to hold on August 22, 2020. The Chairman of the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC), Prof Yomi Dinakin, who disclosed this during a meeting with leaders of political parties in the state said the commission would comply strictly with the protocols of the Presidential Task Force on COVID -19 during the election. Dinakin said the choice of the date by the commission is in compliance with Section 25 of the Electoral Act which confers on the commission the power…
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The Committee of Pro-Chancellors of Private Universities (CPCPU) has appealed to the Federal Government to reopen the country’s 78 private universities which have been shut alongside other educational institutions in Nigeria since March 23 within the next one month to save the nation’s economy. In the communiqué issued at the end of its Emergency Virtual meeting of July 25, the CPCPU disclosed that private universities are ready to reopen having put in place all the necessary requirements and protocols specified by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 to ensure a safe and secure campus for both students and staff. “We…
Ondo State Governor, RotimiAkeredolu has settled for the choice of a former Ondo State representative on the Board of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr Lucky Ayedatiwa as running mate for the Ondo2020 gubernatorial election. Details shortly….
TROOPS of Operation Sahel Sanity have killed two suspected bandits and captured a Nigerien gun supplier. The troops were also said to have rescued five kidnapped victims in Katsina and Zamfara states. A statement by the Nigerian Army Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig. Gen. Benard Onyeuko, made available to journalists in Katsina on Monday, identified the alleged Nigerien gun supplieras Musa Abubakar, alias Kasko/Buzu from Mai Wake village, Dakoro area of Maradi, Niger Republic. In a similar development, the troops were said to have rescued four victims earlier kidnapped in Sabuwa on Saturday. A statement indicated that the Chief…
Wife of the governor of Benue state, Mrs Eunice Ortom has recovered from COVID-19 after spending 14 days in isolation. In a statement which she personally signed and made available to newsmen in Makurdi Tuesday, Mrs Ortom noted that she had tested positive alongside her son and staff on July 3, 2020 and immediately went into isolation. According to her, after series of evaluation, she has been confirmed to have fully recovered and certified negative for COVID-19. She said: “I have been discharged from Isolation after treatment by medical experts. “Am(sic) encouraging people to take preventive measures to be protected…
The Federal Government says it has so far spent N15.8 billion on hazard allowances in its teaching hospitals and medical centres across the country. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, disclosed this while addressing newsmen at a meeting with the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) leadership on Monday in Abuja. The meeting was held to assess the level of implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) entered by both parties and to avert strike threat by health workers. Ngige said a resolution has been reached and all disputes resolved, assuring that the federal government was committed to health…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday dismissed the appeal filed by Dino Melaye, challenging the victory of Senator Smart Adeyemi as winner of Kogi West Senatorial District election. A three-man panel of the court unanimously resolved all seven issues, identified for determination, against the appellant (Melaye). The panel upheld the judgment delivered on June 10, 2020 by the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, (which sat in Abuja), which affirmed the declaration of Adeyemi as winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The appellate court, which struck out Adeyemi’s preliminary objection, awarded N50, 000 cost…
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the newly established National Caretaker/Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressive Congress (APC) over their efforts to reposition the ruling party particularly on the recent party gubernatorial primaries in Edo and Ondo states. The commendation came during a virtual meeting he had with the committee and APC governors at the presidential villa, Abuja on Tuesday also attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state. According to a statement issued by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), in Abuja,…
The federal government has declared Thursday and Friday, July 30 and 31, 2020 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Georgina Ehuriah, on Tuesday. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, while making the declaration on behalf of the federal government, congratulated Muslim faithful and all Nigerians – both at home and abroad – on the occasion. “He called on the Muslims to continue to imbibe the spirit of love, peace, kindness and sacrifice, as exemplified by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) and to…
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi says he goes about with his mask and hand sanitizer because he is scared of dying from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). He explained that having seen many people die from the dreaded virus, he did not want to take chances. Amaechi added that he was scared at the prospect of resuming train services across the nation. The minister spoke Monday during the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja. Amaechi said he preferred to delay the reopening of train services a little longer due to COVID-19 but had to…