Ondo State government has confirmed that two additional COVID-19 deaths were recorded in the state on Thursday. The State Commissioner of Health, Dr Wahab Adegbenro, who confirmed this said the two patients died at the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) in Akure. According to him, the two patients were said to be over 60 years with underlying health challenges before contracting the virus. With the new development, the deaths recorded in the state has risen from seven deaths to nine. Meanwhile, a journalist who was reported to have contracted COVID-19 has denied being infected with the deadly virus, urging the public…
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It was songs of praise by the people of Ovwor-Olomu and Effurun-Otor communities in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta as the historic bridge linking both communities has been completed by the state government. The project, whose contract was first awarded 39 years ago, was abandoned by previous administrations in the state even as the state government reaffirmed this the Ayakoromo Bridge linking Burutu and Ughelli South Local Government Areas in the state would be vigorously executed as a top priority project. It was songs of praise by the people of Ovwor-Olomu and Effurun-Otor communities in Ughelli South Local…
President Muhammadu Buhari will broadcast to the nation on Friday, June 12, 2020, at 7 am to commemorate Nigeria’s Democracy Day. A statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) said television and radio stations, as well as other electronic media outlets, are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and Radio Nigeria respectively for the broadcast.
As part of activities to mark the celebration of June 12, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, on Thursday, pardoned 13 inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Center in the state. Apart from this, the governor also ordered commuted ten inmates on death row to life imprisonment while five inmates on life imprisonment were commuted to various terms of imprisonment. This was contained in a statement issued and signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Segun Ajiboye, who said the governor exercise the powers by Paragraph (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 212 of the Constitution of the…
Ogun State House of Assembly has approved Governor Dapo Abiodun’s request to access N250 billion credit facility. The facility to be accessed in tranches of N100bn annually would be part of a three-year Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) programme of the state, which is meant to stimulate and grow the state’s economy. Daily Trust reports that the approval at plenary on Thursday followed the passage of a motion titled: “H.R: No. 067/OG/2020- Request for Bond Issuance, Public Offering or Book Building to the tune of Two Hundred and Fifty Billion Naira.” The motion which was moved by the Majority Leader, Yusuf Sheriff,…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says unemployment may rise to 33.6% or about 39.4 million people by the end of 2020, if the country “fail to take prompt preemptive measures”. Osinbajo said this on Thursday while presenting the post COVID-19 Economic Sustainability Plan to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The all-inclusive plan contains actions and well-thought through strategies that will help mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Nigeria’s economy. The sustainability plan also details policy options and programmes designed to proactively stimulate the Nigerian economy, retain and create jobs, turning COVID-19 to opportunity. The Vice President…
Chairman House Committee on Defence, Hon. Babajimi Benson has called for more military actions against bandits and insurgents across the country in the bid to secure lives and properties. Hon. Benson condemned the recent attacks and killings of 121 innocent citizens in Foduma Kolomaiya community in Gubio Local Government of Borno State and Faskari Local Government of Katsina State by the Boko Haram insurgents and bandits respectively. The lawmaker who bemoaned the situation, which he described as “very sad,” advocated for more military action in the affected states for the insurgents and bandits to be dealt with decisively. He said…
By Balogun Damilola Oluyemi Fasipe, a youth advocate of Ondo State , made it known to the society via his Twitter handle that ondo State has confirmed a death and four new cases of COVID19 today, 11th of June, 2020. https://twitter.com/YemieFASH/status/1271034887949242370?s=19 Ondo state has recorded four new cases of #COVID19 and one death today, 11th June 2020. We now have a total of 55 confirmed case (24 active cases, 22 discharges, and 9 death) Details shortly……..
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, will on Thursday, present a well-prepared post Covid-19 Economic Sustainability Plan to President Muhammadu Buhari. The all-inclusive Plan contains actions and well-thought through strategies that will help mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Nigeria’s economy. Osinbajo’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, made this known on Thursday. Akande wrote on Twitter: “Today, VP is leading members of the COVID-19 Economic Sustainability Committee to submit to President, the Sustainability Plan, detailing policy options and programmes designed to proactively stimulate the Nigerian economy, retain and create jobs, turning COVID-19 to opportunity.” Speaking on the…
Following the rise in rape cases across most parts of Nigeria, some activists have asked the Ondo State Government to consider castration and life imprisonment as punishment for sexual offenders in the state. Mr Ayafe Adeyemi, a human rights activist, said he was pushed to call for attention of the state government following the case of a pastor, who was dragged before an Ondo State Magistrate Court for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl but was released on bail. He said, “So, you can imagine such a case and despite the Attorney General confirming that a medical report confirmed that the…