Our attention has been drawn to a purported creative industry committee reportedly set up by the Federal Government to advise it on how to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the creative industry. We first wish to commend the government for having such initiatives and intentions for the creative industry. It’s a welcome and thoughtful approach to positive intervention and in alignment with other progressive governments the world over, who having appreciated the impact of the pandemic on their creative sectors, developed palliative programs as a support net. However, there are processes and approaches indicative of a…
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The Chief Press Secretary to the Oyo State Governor, Taiwo Adisa was a guest on Naija FM, Ibadan, this Thursday evening. The programme was monitored by GOALPOACHER NEWS. He spoke passionately, as he addressed some salient issues in the state. Below is the excerpt. “Everyday, we are trying to do something about the Covid-19 pandemic. It is a novel disease like Governor Makinde will always say. “So, we have to take to all the precautionary measures that he been prescribed to us so that there won’t be further spread in our state. We have been doing a lot of…
I quickly want to take us back to history when the whole world experienced its first disaster(Pandemic) the World war 1, from 28 July 1914-11 Nov 1918. This is to tell you that the first world pandemic lasted for the period of 4year. And ever since, the world has being affected with different forms of droughts. However, we have economy drought which adversely leads to loss of jobs and this is the major aspect of our discussion. Pandemic Droughts on Africa Economic like Nigeria. Economically, where there is war related to pandemic everything would be affected. Every sector would…
FRESH facts have emerged on the communal clash between Umumbo and Omor communities in Ayamelum local government area of Anambra State, with an eye witness claiming that many people were feared dead, while no fewer than 300 farmers sustained various degrees of injuries during the clash. At press time, it was gathered that about 50 persons allegedly abducted during the bloody clash were still missing. A large number of houses, shops and rice mills belonging to Umumbo community were also destroyed. The speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly, Mr. Uche Okafor, who represents the constituency in the state…
Transcript of the Interview of Senator Buhari Abdulfatai representing Oyo North Senatorial District for the 2nd term in the Senate with Isaac Brown on Fresh FM COVID-19 Situation Room (Weds,6tkh May 2020 @ 10am).. Excerpts: HE IS AGAIN HERE LIVE FROM ABUJA, DISTINGUISHED SENATOR BUHARI ABDULFATAI, GOOD MORNING SIR Good morning Isaac, good morning Oyo State. Ajisebi Oyo laari o! Oyo kii sebi Baba Enikookan, good morning everyone. ISAAC: I’M SURE YOU HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING US ON COVID-19 SITUATION REPORTS FROM OYO, THERE WAS A CASE OF A VEHICLE COMING FROM KANO DESPITE THE FACT THAT BORDERS ARE LOCKED…
Black men and women are nearly twice as likely to die with coronavirus as white people in England and Wales, according to the Office for National Statistics. The analysis shows the inequality persists after taking into account age, where people live and some measures of deprivation and prior health. People from Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities also had a significantly higher risk of dying. The government has launched a review into the issue. The analysis by the ONS combined data on deaths involving Covid-19 with information on ethnicity from the 2011 census. Taking into account age, location and some…
A supposed formidable group of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State that is bent on stopping the second term re-election of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has been enmeshed in crisis over where to zone the governorship seat to. Over 12 governorship aspirants in the Unity Forum are either from Ondo North or Ondo South senatorial districts Some members of Unity Forum had in a communique issued on Monday after a virtual meeting said all aspirants in the forum have resolved to cede the governorship mandate to Ondo North. The communique said they agreed to jointly present a credible consensus…
The Lagos State Government says 10 persons “associated ” with the State House in Marina , have tested positive for coronavirus . State Health Commissioner, Prof Akin Abayomi , made this disclosure on Thursday afternoon via Twitter . He , however , did not give any detail about the identity of the infected persons but stressed that Governor Babajide Sanwo- Olu and his wife , Joke Sanwo- Olu tested negative for the virus . He said , “I am glad to announce that COVID- 19 Incident Commander Governor of Lagos State , Babajide Sanwo- Olu , and the First…
One thing is certain: by the time the world gets over the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be a new rule of doing things. The new kind of lifestyle we would have will not just be limited to the practices we must embrace to stay healthy. In most part too, it will affect even the way we evaluate the performance of leadership in public offices. One of the most celebrated presidents of the United States of America, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, once said “when written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other…
By Abubakre Ajao The government of Oyo State recently awarded a contract for the construction of four bus terminals in Ibadan, the state capital. The state’s Commissioner for Public Works, Infrastructure and Transportation, Prof. Raphael Afonja, explained that the government’s plan on the terminals is to bring sanity to public transportation in the state, adding that new buses would also be procured in their numbers to sanitise transportation in Ibadan and the state. Is the project sensible? Yes! It is indeed a good idea which should have been considered and executed years back. But since no single government…