The Nigeria Governors’ Forum, the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Nigerian Medical Association on Wednesday faulted the Quarantine Act (Repeal and Enactment) Bill 2020, also known as the Control of Infectious Diseases Bill 2020. The NGF, the NLC and the NMA at the House of Representatives public hearing on the bill in Abuja, said the proposed law would lead to confusion. The House organised the hearing following the uproar over the proposals as well as an alleged plan by the lawmakers to block inputs by stakeholders and members of the public. The House, a few weeks ago passed the bill…
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The representative of Idanre/Ifedore federal constituency on June 10, 2020 marked his one year of being inaugurated as a member of the lower legislative chamber. He is Alhaji Tajudeen Adefisoye, but better known as Small Alhaji. He is is a well known grassroots mobilizer who was never given any chance to win the February 23, 2019 election; let alone put up a good performance as member of the Federal House of Representatives. It is impressively heart warming that Small Alhaji has succeeded where others before him have failed. Notwithstanding his youthful age, he has taken his constituency to a…
Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has been confirmed to have diabetes as medical personnel do all they can to save his life from Coronavirus. On Tuesday, SaharaReporters had exclusively reported that kidney failure had further complicated the treatment of the Abia governor, who was moved to Abuja for better care. A source close to the governor on Wednesday however, told SaharaReporters that, “Abia State governor has diabetes but is in a stable condition “When he arrived from Abia, he was not allowed into the premises of the private hospital he was taken to, the hospital sent a full team to go to his house…
PROJECTS valued at N120.7 billion were on Wednesday approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in the Road and Water sectors. Works and Housing Minister Babatunde Fashola told reporters at the State House in Abuja after on Wednesday’a FEC virtual meeting that three roads were approved for his ministry at N115.65 billion. He said: “The Ministry of Works presented two memoranda for consideration and award of three roads, all of which the Council graciously approved. “They are the award of the Jebi-Lamba-Bele Road in Adamawa State, for N26.829 billion. The Achingali-Udobi-Udona-Umuwana-Ubakala Road, including the bridge, across the Imo River in…
AFTER expressing shock at the mindless killing of innocent villagers by members of Boko Haram/Islam in West Africa Province (ISWAP), President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the military to go after the masterminds of the massacre in Gubio, Borno State. The President ordered the armed forces to bring back those kidnapped and the cattle rustled by the terrorists. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the President commiserated with the people of Borno State, especially those who lost loved ones to the massacre. The statement quoted the President as saying: “As news…
THE umpire is talking tough on the forthcoming Edo and Ondo states governorship elections slated for September 19 and October 10. No result will be declared where the poll is characterised by violence, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said. Its Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said the experience in the Kogi and Bayelsa governorship elections where violence was prevalent had taught the commission a lesson. Speaking on the preparations for the polls at a virtual workshop organised by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in partnership with the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), Prof. Yakubu said:…
Troops of 192 Battalion deployed in Gwoza, Borno State have killed a large number of Boko Haram fighters in the course of aggressive clearance operations that was conducted on the Mandara Mountains at Kwatara in the early hours of June 8, 2020. The valiant troops carried out a well-coordinated commando raid on the hideout of Boko Haram terrorists with a tactical ascension to the summit of the mountain. The soldiers promptly took over the Observation Posts of the Boko Haram criminals before they were fiercely engaged with superior fire power. According to a statement made available on Tuesday by…
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, urged Federal Government to immediately repair of failed portion of the East-West Road considering its economic viability. The resolution was passed sequel to the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Hon. (Prof.) Steve Azaiki and 20 other lawmakers, who underscored the need for the present administration to ensure timely completion of the road which span through five states, namely: Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, Akwa-Ibom and Cross River. The lawmaker who called for the House intervention expressed displeasure over the plight of road users and motorists on the failed section of the…
Prof. Olanike Adeyemo, the Chairperson Oyo COVID-19 Decontamination and Containment Team, says developing post-COVID-19 containment guidelines for the state will give a clear picture of what the new normal entails. Adeyemo made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ibadan. She stressed the need to continually educate the citizens on the dangers associated with the pandemic to avoid jettisoning the safety protocols as the government moved to the next level in containing the spread of the virus. “This is a conversation we should begin to have even as people are increasingly agitating…
The Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State has ordered the remand of two of the four suspected grave diggers arrested at a cemetery in the state capital last month. The Presiding Magistrate, Tope Aladejana, who gave the order after refusing the bail applications of the counsels to the two accused directed that their case file is sent to the Office of Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice. The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Uloh Goodluck, had earlier informed the court that the offence committed by the accused was a bailable offence but prayed the court to permit him to forward…