A middle aged woman slumped and died in Ughelli, Ughelli North L.G.A, Delta after hearing her husband tested positive for coronavirus, The Nation has learnt. The tragedy, which happened at Igho Salami Street, Uloho Avenue, threw neighbours into mourning. Neighbours gathered in small groups discussing the matter in low tones, unwilling to talk about the incident to strangers. A source said Mrs. Oregbe was at home when the news of her husband sample result came out on Monday. According to the source, “I am sure she has been managing high blood pressure before now because as soon as she was…
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Over 500,000 likely voters in Ondo State might be disenfranchised in the October 10 governorship election following decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not embark on new registration of voters. There are over 372, 888 uncollected Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in the State while the number of persons that have turned 18 since the last voter registration are said to be over 200,000. The electoral body said it would not distribute PVCs, carry out transfer and replacement of lost or defaced PVCs owing to the ravaging Coronavirus. Resident Electoral Commissioner for INEC in Ondo, Dr. Rufus Akeju, who…
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated 41 non-career ambassadors-designate. The president also nominated one career ambassador-designate representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The nominations was contained in a letter Buhari addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, requesting the confirmation of the nominees. The president’s letter was read by Lawan after the Red Chamber emerged from an executive session on Wednesday. This is coming weeks after the Senate confirmed 42 career ambassadors-designate nominated by the president. Details later…
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19. The governor made this known on Wednesday on his verified Twitter handle. He wrote, “My wife and I have tested positive for COVID-19. We are well and continuing with our isolation/medication. We thank you all for your continued prayers for us and our daughter.”
Information reaching YemieFash reports nine travellers who were kidnapped on Isua Akoko Road in Ondo State have been released. Recall that the victims were ambushed and kidnapped while travelling from Abuja to Lagos aboard a Toyota Sienna Space bus last week Friday. It was gathered that eight of the travellers regained freedom on Monday while one had earlier been released on Sunday night and reunited with his family. This newspaper understands that the victims were released on Monday night by the abductors after a huge sum of money was paid as ransom. It was learned that the kidnappers contacted the…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged the combined troops of the Armed Forces in Zamfara to go deep into the bushes where bandits are hiding to deal with them. Buratai gave the charge when he paid an operational visit to the troops deployed at Sector 2 Forward Operation Base, Zurmi in Zamfara State on Tuesday. He said that the asymmetric nature of the ongoing war against banditry in the region required painstaking effort towards identifying the hideout of the criminals. Buratai also urged the troops to remain focused in the discharge of their constitutional responsibilities, adding…
The names of the governorship candidates for the September 19 governorship election in Edo state have been released by the nation’s electoral body on Tuesday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) National Commissioner and Chairman, Information, and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, made this known in a statement made available to YEMIEFASH. Okoye noted that the provisional list contains the names of governorship candidates from 14 political parties. He added that 13 males and one female will be contesting the for the governorship seat in the state. He said: “At the close of nominations at 6pm on June 29, 2020,…
SENATE President Ahmad Lawan has urged electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to install functional meters for their customers before planning any tariff increase. Lawan to DisCos: give Nigerians meters before tariff hike July 1, 2020 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInWhatsAppEmail • Buhari backs suspension of electricity tariff increase •Power distributors postpone new tariff regime till 2021 Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja SENATE President Ahmad Lawan has urged electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to install functional meters for their customers before planning any tariff increase. ADVERTISEMENT Lawan spoke on Tuesday after he and House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila met with President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi…
Few hours after testing positive to COVID-19, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has instructed all members of his cabinet to embark on a compulsory test. Akeredolu also explained that all his political aides, who might have had contacts with him during the cause of his engagement, should immediately go and check their status. He gave the directive through the Commissioner for Information, Donald Ojogo, in a statement on Tuesday. The statement reads, “As you all know, the result has come out positive even as Mr Governor (Akeredolu) wasted no time in disclosing his status. “Flowing from the above, Mr…
President Muhammadu Buhari has formally flagged off the construction of the $2.8 billion Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project, said to be the largest of its kind in the nation. The President who performed the ceremony virtually from the State House on Tuesday, called on governors of states on the path of the pipeline route to create an enabling environment for the success of the project. The AKK project is a section of the trans-Nigeria gas pipeline with a capacity to transport 2.2 billion cubic feet of gas per day and will be fed from the existing domestic gas infrastructure. Meanwhile,…