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The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari has died of coronavirus. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, confirmed this in a press statement. Adesina said the Chief of Staff to Nigeria’s President, Major General Muhammadu (retd.), died on Friday, about 25 days…
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By Editor The Government of Osun State has debunked rumours making the rounds that a former Minister of Health and member of the State COVID-19 taskforce has tested positive for coronarivus. The Government made this known in a public announcement issued by Prince Wole Oyebamiji, the Secretary to the State…
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By Editor Against the backdrop of the 14 days lockdown of the State of Osun by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, the Speaker of Osun House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye has appealed to residents and citizens of the state to abide by the provisions of the lockdown order. The Speaker…
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The recent announcement of plan to give Nigerians two months of free electricity as part of palliatives for COVID-19 is nothing more than propaganda that cannot work, the Transmission Company of Nigeria has said. The TCN faulted the announcement by power distribution companies that the Federal Government and the National…
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By Editor The Commissioner for Youths, Sports and Special Needs, Hon. Yemi Lawal, has appeared before the State House of Assembly to answer questions bordering on the State Government’s cash palliative programme. Recall that the House had at a plenary on Wednesday, 15th April, presided over by the Speaker, Rt….
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By Joseph Akanbi The Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command, Johnson Kokumo, has vowed total enforcement as the State begins another round of lockdown tomorrow. The notice was contained in a public service announcement issued by DSP Yemisi Opalola, the Police Public Relations Officer for the State command. The CP…
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By Editor In a determined effort at further cementing the existing superlative cordiality between the ancient city of Ile – Ife, and the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), the authorities of the University has embarked on sensitisation and distribution of relief materials to Ife community as part of their contribution to fight against…
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By Editor National Leader of All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has urged the Federal Government to make cash payments to households through Bank Verification Numbers to cushion the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on Nigerians. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, gave the advice in a statement issued in Lagos…
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The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has vowed tough consequences for members of the organised transport sector who continued to breach the existing restriction order by resorting to night travels. He said the violation undermined the efforts of the Federal Government at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 disease. The…
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The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, says the relief items being given by the federal governments as palliative over the coronavirus-induced lockdown would reach only 25 per cent of Nigerians. The minister said this while addressing State House correspondents in Abuja on Wednesday. She…
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