The remains of former Oyo Governor Senator Abiola Ajimobi have been laid to rest. He was buried at his Oluyole residence while hundred of associates, friends and supporters were waiting the body at the Senator Ishiaq Abiola Ajimobi Centra Mosque, Oke Ado. A close source to the family confirmed he had been interred. The burial, which was only attended by only his wife, children as well as very close associates, held around 10am. The decoy, the family source added, was to control the massive crowd already awaiting the remains of the corpse as well as allow for easier crowd control.…
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The Ondo State Government has said that the suspension of Residency program at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital does not amount to sacking of medical doctors. It said issues that led to the strike action by the Doctors under the Residency Programme and the reprimand by the Management of UNIMED Teaching Hospital were currently being looked into and would be resolved on Monday. Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo, in a press statement issued yesterday evening said it was purely administrative and professional issue attracting a desirable attention and must not be politicised in any form. Ojogo…
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Saturday denied that he has been allocated job slots in the ongoing N-Power recruitment exercise. Lawan in a statement by his spokesman, Ola Awoniyi, in Abuja, described the allegation as a fairytale. He urged members of the public to disregard the media report where it was claimed that he has been allotted N-Power job slots. The statement reads: “The attention of the Office of the Senate President has been drawn to a publication on the Sahara Reporters portal purporting that the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management allocated N-Power recruitment slots to the Senate…
The Oyo State Government has strongly denied insinuations that it is responsible for the delay in burying the former governor of the state, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, who died on Thursday. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the insinuations amounted to a wicked lie. The statement read: “In view of the intense enquiries from news media organisations regarding the perceived delay in burying the late former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, the Oyo State Government wishes to place on record that there is no truth in the rumour making…
By Balogun Damilola Oluyemi Fasipe, a social media influencer as well as a youth advocate in Ondo state took responsibility by using his Twitter handle to raise funds in donation to the health workers working tirelessly in the infectious disease hospital in Ondo state. Reports made it known to the good people of ondo State that their Residents Doctors under the umbrella of University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital have embark on an indefinite strike to protest the non-payment of between three – six months salaries by the state government. The angry Doctors made their grievances known on Tuesday…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 779 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 24,077. The NCDC made this known via its verified Twitter handle on Saturday. “On the 27th of June 2020, 779 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours. “Till date, 24077 cases have been confirmed, 8625 cases have been discharged and 558 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory. https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1277009509416927238?s=19
The Presidency has released the following statement to affirm the relationship between President Muhammadu Buhari and the former Lagos governor and leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. Mr Tinubu played a major role in the founding of the APC and Mr Buhari’s election in 2015. Mr Tinubu is believed to have the ambition to contest the 2023 presidential election. Last week’s removal of the APC leadership, known to have been backed Mr Tinubu, has fueled suspicion of a fractious relationship between the duo. On Saturday, Mr Tinubu in his first public response to the dissolution of the party’s leadership, a…
The former Lagos State governor and leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has thrown his weight behind the decision of the party to sack its National Working Committee (NWC). The decision was at the instance of President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday during the party’s emergency National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja. Analysts believe it was a blow on Mr Tinubu who enjoyed the loyalty of the Adams Oshiomhole-led NWC, and who is believed to have the ambition to contest the 2023 presidential election. However, in a carefully-worded statement Saturday, Mr Tinubu said Mr Buhari’s intervention in the party’s raging…
Popular Nigerian music star, Peter Okoye, has disclosed that his family tested positive for COVID-19. Okoye, who was a member of the defunct Psquare disclosed that he, his wife; Lola and daughter, Aliona tested positive for COVID-19. He made the disclosure on his Twitter page while advising Nigerians that the virus was real. The singer, however, disclosed that they have all tested negative, following proper treatment. Okoye said his family and two domestic staff were infected for three weeks. He urged Nigerians to adhere to the guideline issued by the government to curb the spread of the virus. He said:”…
The Minister of Aviation, Sen Hadi Sirika, has disclosed that intending local air travellers will now have to get to the airport three (3) hours before their boarding time while international travellers will have to be at the airport five hours before their flight in order to observe the new protocol at the airport in a bid curtail the spread of COVID-19 as government plans flight resumption in Nigeria. Speaking on Saturday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, the site of the simulation exercise, the Minister noted that “the flight simulation is to achieve five things: firstly it is to…