220 new cases of #COVID19; 62-Lagos 52-FCT 31-Kaduna 13-Sokoto 10-Kebbi 9-Yobe 6-Borno 5-Edo 5-Bauchi 4-Gombe 4-Enugu 4-Oyo 3-Zamfara 2-Nasarawa 2-Osun 2-Ebonyi 2-Kwara 2-Kano 2-Plateau 2388 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria Discharged: 385 Deaths: 85
Author: Goalpoacher
Chief Niyi Akintola SAN is a man I respect a lot for his knowledge of the law and his courageous appearance in the law courts. However, the fact that his knowledge of politics suffers from acute limitation was ignobly demonstrated today on his programme with Isaac Brown on Fresh FM. One should actually sympathise with Chief Akintola for the frustration he suffered in the hands of his political leaders shortly before the 2019 general election. Now that he’s hoping for a fat appointment from Abuja through Bourdillon he has decided to sacrifice his relationship with Governor Seyi Makinde his younger…
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Soji Adagunodo has disclosed that he is in charge of the party in the state, stating that his purported removal was a social media affair. In a statement issued by the Adagunodo in Osogbo on Saturday, he said there was no official communication from the party headquarters confirming his removal. He said the issue was shrouded in secrecy and cannot be taken serious without any official communication from the headquarters. He said, “my dear party members, leaders and the general public, I find it necessary to write you again on…
Pandemonium broke out in Ogere , Iperu , Ilisan and other communities in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State when a suspected cultist and drug addict identified as Feyisola Dosumu went on the rampage and reportedly killed six persons in the communities . It was learnt that Dosumu , a graduate of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta , and a notorious cultist had started hacking down people since Thursday . Findings revealed that Dosumu was alleged to have killed two private guards working at Agro Farm and one elderly Togolese on Thursday . It was further gathered that another unidentified…
This is a brief and interesting account of how the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 got to Igboland and how the people lived through it. Read please:- History: The Past Pandemic in Nigeria. I’m fortunate to have both of my grand parents alive. I’ve spent the past weeks with them and I have a story to share with you. My grand parents told me about the 1918 influenza pandemic (Spanish Flu)- caused by a virulent type A virus. It is documented that about 21 million people died from the disease over a 12-month period, and perhaps 200 million at the…
On 18th April, 2020, the six governors in the South- West agreed to jointly close all the borders in the region as part of measures to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus disease . The decision was made at the virtual meeting held by the governors of the region, namely: Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti states, under the auspices of the South – West Governors ’ Forum on Thursday . April 18th. Investigation conducted GOALPOACHER NEWS around some parts of Ibadan showed that there is more than meets the eye. Who is responsible for the influx of…
LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT MINISTRY OF EDUCATION The attention of Ministry of Education, Lagos State has been drawn to a write up being circulated on social media about a decision purportedly reached with an unnamed “Honourable Commissioner for Basic Education” regarding a new set of guidelines for schools resumption in the State. The Ministry wishes to clarify that the write up did not emanate from the State Ministry of Education and therefore should be disregarded. Moreover, the Office is designated as the Office of the Honourable Commissioner for Education and not for “Basic Education” as contained in the write up. It…
STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, celebrated every May 3, President Muhammadu Buhari reiterates the commendation he extended to the Nigerian media in his last two broadcasts to the country, applauding the good work they have done, and are still doing, as the nation confronts the unseen enemy called COVID-19. “We cannot overemphasize the role of the media in keeping people informed and educated on the pernicious virus, which has no friend or foe. It simply seeks to mow down anyone and everyone in its path, and public awareness is very important, lest we become…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Chief Niyi Akintola SAN, has admitted Governor Seyi Makinde is promoting populism to demarket the opposition in Oyo State. Akintola stated this while speaking on Fresh FM Political Circuit this Saturday. He said, “this government has been operating on two plans, populism and demarketing.” “Populism will not take it far, it is populism that has encouraged him to think that well, let me just do this so that people will clap,no no.” “Like former Governor Abiola Ajimobi will always say, a good leader takes people to where they should go…