Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has confirmed the third case of coronavirus in the state. He made this known while briefing the press in Akure this Tuesday. “My dear people, I address you today, exactly ten days after I announced the existence of the first case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in Ondo State. It is deplorable that I am also here to intimate you with the unfortunate existence of the third case tested positive of COVID -19 infection in our State. This is most unfortunate and quite disturbing. The new case is a Medical Practitioner resident with the Nigerian…
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An appeal has gone to the people of Oyo State to desist from act of burning tires on the road, especially by community Vigilantes. This appeal was contained in a statement issued by the Chairman, Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency OYSROMA, Hon. Kamil Akinlabi Mudashiru on Tuesday in Ibadan. According to him, the agency noted the fact that it was a trying period for the entire world, but thanked the people of Oyo State for their support and cooperation for His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde, in fighting the novel virus. “However, we note with concerns, the act of burning tires…
SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, SEYI MAKINDE, THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF OYO STATE, TO FLAG OFF THE COVID-19 DRIVE-THROUGH/WALK-THROUGH TESTING IN OYO STATE, ON TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2020 The flag-off that we are witnessing here today is a culmination of weeks of planning and hard work. Even before the index case was recorded in the state, on the 21st of March, we had started putting things in place to ensure that we will be able to prevent, contain, and control the spread of COVID-19 in Oyo State. As I have said in the past, we are walking in uncharted territory, and…
…..KILLER OF A CAC EVANGELIST The Oyo State Police Command has arrested one Abegunde Olaniyi, for allegedly killing of Mrs Grace Ajibola, an Evangelist with Christ Apostolic Church, (CAC) Oke Imole, Agbeni, Ibadan, Oyo State. This was stated by the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State. Shina Olukolu while addressing the press on Tuesday at the Command Headquarter in Eleyele, Ibadan said that “On 17th March, 2020 at about 1100hrs, one Mrs Grace Ajibola, an Evangelist with Christ Apostolic Church, (CAC) Oke Imole Agbeni, Ibadan was brutally attacked, robbed and killed in her residence at Oluyole area of Ibadan by…
The Oyo State Government has vowed to take tough measures against violators of government’s safety directives on ways to prevent the spread of the dreaded Coronavirus in the state. The was declared by the Special Adviser on Security Matters to the Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde, Mr Fatai Owoseni, while featuring as a guest on a Radio station Covid-19 Situation Room, in Ibadan, the state capital, this Tuesday. The retired Commissioner of Police said that there would be crackdown on criminals in the state. He assured the law abiding residents of the, state to go about with their lawful…
The deadly coronavirus could be spreading through farts, according to doctors. But farts are unlikely to transmit the virus provided pants are worn. Tests carried out have shown that the virus was present in the faeces of more than half of patients with COVID-19. They said more research needed to be done to rule out passing the disease on to people through omitting bodily gasses. A doctor that raised the issue on social media, highlighted work by Australian doctor Andy Tagg which he called “an enjoyable thread about whether farting can cause coronavirus”. In his findings, Tagg cited tests carried…
A man , identified simply as Kadiri , has allegedly beaten his neighbour , Mukaila Mustapha , to death with a charm . Kadiri , who is popularly known as Sanction , reportedly hit Mustapha with a charm during a fight in the Oke- Ijeun area of Abeokuta, Ogun State . It was gathered that the incident happened last Thursday and the victim was buried the following day according to Islamic rites . It was reported that Kadiri hit Mustapha with a charm after his wife reported a misunderstanding between her and the deceased to him . It was learnt…
The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the suspension of Engineer Bayo Dayo (backed by Buruji Kashamu) as the State Chairman over alleged anti-party activities. Dayo’s suspension was made known on Monday by the state Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Oyejide Sunkanmi, who said in a statement, that he (Dayo) was suspended at a meeting of the State Working Committee (SWC) held on March 26. According to Oyejide, one of Dayo’s offences was his failure to attend the SWC meeting despite the prior notification of the meeting. READ ALSO: 20 new cases of COVID-19 in…
Ex-IPAC chairman faults gov on purchase of 50 cars to fight virus Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has warned against the looming danger of survival after COVID-19. Ayade, in a statement by his Special Adviser Media and Publicity, Mr. Christian Ita, warned that protecting lives without protecting livelihoods of Nigerians would spell doom for the nation after COVID-19 as hunger might be the next deadly virus. He said: “Globally, hunger and hunger-related diseases like kwashiorkor and tuberculosis kill about 8.4 million people every year and so, there would be more pandemic when it comes to hunger. “So, we will…
he African Action Congress has berated the nationwide broadcast by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday for not mentioning several keys issues in the country including robbery attacks in Lagos and Ogun states by hoodlums in recent days. National Organising Secretary of the party, Oshioks Philips, in a statement on Monday, described the addition of one million names to the existing 2.6 million persons on the national social register as meagre and an assault on the sensibilities of Nigerians. The statement reads, “The plea that Nigerians endure and die of hunger at home, only adding “one million houses to the social…