A marketing communication and PR expert, Prince Dapo Adelegan, has said that members of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Ondo State need direct primaries to elect their preferred candidate during primaries. Adelegan, who spoke in an interview in Akure, said the National Working Committee of the APC has the responsibility to decide what is best for the state. Adelegan, who is one the governorship aspirant of the APC, said direct mode of primaries was more democratic and allow party members to choose the best among the many aspirants. He said it was too fickle for any aspirant to say direct…
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The Lagos State government has explained that it does not have the authority to unilaterally order the reopening of schools in the State. This was disclosed by the state Commissioner for Education, Folashade Adefisayo during an online programme, ‘Covinspiration show,’ moderated by a United Nations (UN) Youth Ambassador, Dayo Israel in Lagos, while giving scorecard of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led administration within the last one year. Adefisayo disclosed that the State government was meeting with officials of the Federal Ministry of Education to draw up guidelines ahead of reopening of schools. According to Adefisayo: “Like other sectors already approved by the…
Dorian Homes for Charity and Social Development, an NGO, has set up a micro-credit scheme to give soft loans of between N30,000 to N100,000 to 900 female traders in Ondo State. Mrs Olabisi Adefioye, an Executive member of the NGO, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)on Tuesday in Akure. Dorian Homes for Charity and Social Development, an NGO, has set up a micro-credit scheme to give soft loans of between N30,000 to N100,000 to 900 female traders in Ondo State. Mrs Olabisi Adefioye, an Executive member of the NGO, disclosed this in…
Ahead of the governorship election in Ondo state, hundreds of members of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Social Democratic Party (SDP) and other parties in the state on Tuesday defected to the Labour Party (LP) in the state. The decampees who claimed to be members of the party before parting ways with the party following the mass defection of members of the LP to PDP which was led by former governor of the state, Dr Olusegun Mimiko. Speaking on behalf of the defectors, Mr Amos Agunloye said “we decided to retrace our steps back home. We belong to the LP…
Africa has so far been spared the worst impact of the coronavirus, but World Health Organisation (WHO) is worried the continent could face a “silent epidemic” if its leaders fail to prioritise testing for it. “My first point for Africa, my first concern, is that a lack of testing is leading to a silent epidemic in Africa. “So, we must continue to push leaders to prioritise testing,” WHO Special Envoy Samba Sow, told a news conference in Geneva on Monday. The WHO’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said Africa was the region with the fewest diagnosed coronavirus cases, accounting for less…
ELECTRONIC Voting Machine (EVM) will be used for future elections in the country beginning from next year, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has indicated. But, the forthcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states will run on the existing order, the agency added. It said its decision on e-voting is in line with the demands by Nigerians to deepen the use of technology to conduct elections. The agency has suspended Continuous Registration of Voters (CVR) to prevent the health risks associated with it as a result of COVID-19. According to the details of the conduct of elections and voting…
Due to the ongoing offensive operations against insurgents by the military, a 25yrs old BokoHaram field commander in the LakeChad axis has Surrender with his personal rifle to the troops of the Nigerian Army Super Camp in Mongonu. He led various attacks including the last attack on Baga Town that was repelled. The surrendered BokoHaram field commander reportedly disclosed that many of their colleagues are wandering in the forest and willing to give themselves. The relocation of the Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen TY Buratai to the frontline and the renewed offensive actions by the troops against their…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has condemned the arbitrary arrest and unjust detention of a journalist, Rotimi Jolayemi, also known as Oba Akewi on the orders of the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, over a poem read during a radio programme which the minister considers critical of him. The rights group also condemned the police commissioner in Kwara state for being used to carry out the illegal arrest. The group stated that the unlawful detention of two brothers and the wife of the journalists in place of the journalist amounted to armed kidnapping which should be treated…
Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has said the Federal Government is not involved in the efforts to contain the surging ocean in Ayetoro community, Ilaje Local Government Area. The projected was awarded after many residents were rendered homeless by the surging ocean. Speaking with our correspondent on Monday, Akeredolu said the project was an Ondo State project in collaboration with the World Bank and never had the involvement of the Federal Government. According to him, the state government will pay its counterparts fund to the World Bank on the project. Akeredolu said, “ The Federal Government has no involvement in…
A FEW weeks into solidarity trial of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has suspended the process. It hinged its decision to temporarily halt the test trial of the drug on safety concerns. This is based on a report published by Lancet, which indicated that more people are dying from the use of the drug to combat the pandemic. Announcing the decision in an online briefing on Monday, WHO’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “As you know, more than two months ago, we initiated the Solidarity Trial, to evaluate the safety and efficacy of four…