Akeredolu Selects Former NDDC Board Member as Running Mate

Ondo State Governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the October 10 Governorship election in the State has confirmed Lucky Ayedatiwa as his running mate. Ayedatiwa, 55, is from Obe-Nla, a community in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. He was also a former board member of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Akeredolu parted ways with his Deputy, Agboola Ajayi, who defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to contest...

Osun Govt Issues Guidelines for Parents, Schools as 13,177 Students Resume Next Week

Following the Federal Government’s directive for students in terminal classes to resume in August, the Osun State government has released guidelines for schools and parents. Ahead of the commencement of the West African School Certificate Examination on August 17, the government said that teachers in Osun should resume from August 4 while students are to resume on August 6. Under the partial reopening of schools, a total of 188 schools consisting of 13,177 students are...

Explosion, Boat Mishap Befall Lagos

Emergency officials in Lagos responded to an explosion accident and a boat mishap in parts of the State on Tuesday night. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said that a gas shop exploded at Afariogun Street, Ajao Estate. “The explosion occurred from a shop where the occupant sells cabad and also refills gas cylinders. About nine shops were affected by the inferno. “The fire had been put out by the combined effort of LRU...

NCDC Says It Didn’t Meet 2 Million COVID-19 Tests Target, But Achieved Something Else

In April 2020, the Nigerian Government set a target to test two million people in three months by ensuring that 50,000 people were tested in every state. But in a press briefing, three months later, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, said that although the target had not been achieved, it was able to mobilise action towards the objective. “On testing, our target actually was to test two million...

Third Mainland Bridge: Sanwo-Olu Calls for Patience, Advises Water Transportation

Following the closure of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos on Friday to allow maintenance activities to be carried out, the Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwol-Olu has asked residents to be patient as the Federal Government repairs the failed segments of the bridge. During a visit to the bridge on Saturday for inspection, the Governor asked commuters to adopt water transport as an alternative. “I am here to supervise the repair activities and to monitor...

Nigeria: A Country Where Corruption is Exposed and Rewarded

The exposure of alleged massive corruption by the handlers of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) shocked many Nigerians. But the NDDC is just one out of over 900 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) in Nigeria and some say that if other MDAs were probed, the level of rot in them would be mouth-gaping. At the moment, no one knows how deep resource plundering goes in MDAs. But several audit reports by the Office of...

Ondo Primary Election Losers Accept Defeat

Aspirants who lost at the just concluded Peoples Democratic Party primary election in Ondo State have accepted defeat. The West African Pilot News had reported that Eyitayo Jegede defeated 7 other aspirants to win the ticket to fly the flag of the PDP at the governorship election by polling 888 votes. He beat Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi who scored 657 votes. But Mr Ajayi, who recently defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to...

774,000 Jobs: MC Oluomo, Asiwaju Tinubu’s Daughter, 18 Others Inaugurated as Lagos Selection Committee

The Federal Government’s initiative which is meant to create 1000 jobs in 774 local governments across the country has kicked off in Lagos State with the inauguration of 20 members into the selection committee. The 20 members of the selection committee would represent each local government areas in Lagos State. Its Chairman is Alhaji Mutiu Are and Barrister Eleshin Kassim would serve as his deputy. “The programme is aimed at achieving objectives which is centred...

Ondo PDP Primary: Jegede Defeats 7 Aspirants, Wins Party’s Ticket

Eyitayo Jegede has emerged as the winner of the primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State. Jegede defeated the Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi who recently defected to the PDP from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Jegede won 888 votes, defeating Ajayi who secured 657 votes. The result shows other aspirants who struggled to get votes. Eddy Olafeso came third with 175 votes. He was followed by Bode Ayorinde who polled 95...

Why Osun is Considering Punishing COVID-19 Safety Directives Violators with Community Service Instead of Fines

Concerned by the increasing violation of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the government directives meant to curb the spread COVID-19, Osun State is considering deploying mobile courts across the State. In addition to the deployment of mobile courts, it will also replace payment of fines with hours of community service by persons found guilty. In a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode, following an Executive Council meeting,...

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