The direct mode of primary election adopted by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to select its candidate for the September 19, 2020 governorship election in Edo State is ruffling feathers in the polity in the state. The APC had fixed June 22 for its primary election in which incumbent governor, Godwin Obaseki, and six…
FG Declares Monday , Tuesday as Public Holidays
Monday, May 25 and Tuesday 26, have been declared as public holidays, by the federal Government to celebrate the Eid-el Fitr festival. This was announced by Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister Of interior, on behalf of the government. Aregbesola, in a statement signed on Thursday in Abuja by the Director Press and public relation In…
COVID-19: Ooni of Ife Donates Two Motorised Modular Fumigators to Edo Govt
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has donated two motorised modular fumigators to the Edo State Government in support of the government’s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the state. The Elejesi of Ife land, Oba Babatunde Awosunle, who led other members of the Ooni’s COVID-19 team, to the Government…
COVID-19: Ehanire Blames Rising Deaths on Home Care by Rich Nigerians as Fatalities Hit 191, 6,175 Confirmed Cases Nationwide
As the number of lives lost to COVID-19 in Nigeria rose to 191 on Tuesday, the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 is worried at the new trend in the increasing number of deaths. Osagie Ehanire, minster for health and a member of the PTF blamed the soaring national figure on the decision by some…
FG Counts Gains from Lockdown, Despite Low Compliance
The Federal government is counting the gains of the COVID-19 lockdown, even as it retained the partial easing of lockdown for another two weeks, despite the spike in the number of cases above the 6, 000 mark. Boss Mustapha, chairman of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, PTF, at the Monday briefing reviewed the gains of…
Remarks by The Secretary to the Govt of the Federation/Chairman of the PTF on COVID-19 at the National Brief of Monday 18th May, 2020
I welcome you to the National Briefing by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 for Monday, 18th May, 2020.2.Today’s briefing is significant as it provides us an opportunity to assess progress made in the first phase of our three-pronged strategy and communicate Mr. President’s directive on the next step of our National Response to…
It’ll Be National Shame if Nigeria Does Not Learn Great Lesson from COVID-19, Doyin Okupe, Former Presidential Aide and Survivor
…Says with about $150 million, it’s possible to build world-class hospital. Former senior special assistant to Nigeria’s ex-president, Olusegun Obasanjo on public affairs, Doyin Okupe, a medical doctor, and a recent survivor of the rampaging coronavirus disease, has said that the lesson of the deadly disease would be lost on Nigeria if it did not…
Panic as 30 Staff Members Of a Company Test Positive for Coronavirus in Oyo State
No fewer than 30 members of staff of an organisation in Ibadan have tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19). Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde,confirmed this development in a tweet on Saturday night. The Governor appealed to everyone to take necessary precaution as the result of 30 members of a company came out positive. “The…
Wike Shifts Port Harcourt Lockdown, Says He’s Touched By The Suffering of The People
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has reviewed the total lockdown of Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor local government areas which would have resumed on Thursday, May 14th. In a broadcast to the people of the state on Wednesday evening, the governor said the lockdown would now begin on Sunday, May 17th indefinitely. He said…
Enugu Says All Its Covid-19 Cases Were Imported
Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, on Wednesday said all the cases of Covid-19 cases recorded so far in the state were imported. Ugwuanyi, who was addressing the people of the state following the confirmation of the 11th case in Enugu, said the 40-year-old latest Cocid-19 case had come into Enugu from Kano on May 4th.…
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