The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, on Monday formally resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The deputy governor’s Media Adviser, Mr Allen Sowore, said this in a statement in Akure on Monday. The statement said that the deputy governor appreciated the national leadership and members of the party for their warm reception and acceptance in the short period he rejoined the party. “This decision is as a result of the call on the Deputy Governor by majority of the good people of Ondo State to give hope to the hopeless and provide credible and purposeful…
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Few students in final year classes turned up as schools resume in Edo on Monday after four months of closure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who went round some of the public and private schools in Benin City, the state capital, observed that the schools enforced COVID-19 guidelines provided by the government for reopening. As part of the guidelines, the schools are to ensure that the students as well as their teachers wear face mask, provide hand sanitisers and also make provision for regular hand washing. While the state government provided all the needed items, including face masks…
As schools resumed on Monday, the Kano State Government said it would deploy additional teachers to fast track revision for exit students writing their West African Senior School Certificate Examination. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state government had given a directive for the reopening of schools on Aug. 10, for the exit students in the state. The government had so far fumigated 538 public and private schools as well as distributed Protective Personal Equipment (PPE), to protect teachers and students in the schools. The Commissioner for Education, Muhammad Sa’id, told newsmen in Kano that the schools…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Oyo State has commenced Operation Scorpion II targeted at trucks with unlatched containers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the execise became imperative to prevent accidents as a result of falling containers. Addressing newsmen on Monday on the Lagos-Ibadan express way during the exercise, the FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Chukwurah Uche, said that the operation would end on Aug. 16. She added that the exercise would ensure that all trucks carrying containers were latched. Uche said that unlatched trucks were causing accidents on the road, adding that any unlatched…
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday warned foreign powers not to interfere in Lebanon’s affairs after the country’s capital suffered a massive explosion at the port that killed no fewer than 158 people and wounded 6,000. Referring to clashes that erupted in Beirut in the wake of the blast, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said the explosion had been “a bitter incident”. “It is, therefore, understandable that people are upset and are demanding consequences, but that foreign powers were agitating to further their own goals. “This is unacceptable,” the spokesman was cited as saying by Iranian news agency Irna. Some have pointed…
The National Association of Government General and Medical Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP) in Ekiti has said that the state government was paying lip service to healthcare delivery in the state. The association made the assertion in a statement jointly signed by Dr Kolawole Adeniyi and Dr Toyese Adeleye, its Chairman and Secretary, respectively. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the statement was the striking doctors’ reaction to the state government’s response to the continued stay-at-home by members of the medical body. The doctors said they embarked on the strike to save the primary and secondary health care in Ekiti…
Brazilian midfielder Willian has confirmed he would leave Chelsea after seven “wonderful” years at Stamford Bridge. The 32-year-old, linked with a move across town to Arsenal, posted a farewell letter to the club’s fans on Twitter. “The time has now come to move on. I am certainly going to miss my team mates,” he said. “I leave with my head held high, safe in the knowledge that I won things here and always did my best in a Chelsea shirt!” Willian, who began his career with Corinthians in Sao Paulo, joined Chelsea from Anzhi Makhachkala in 2013 and made over…
Residents of five communities in Pakata area of Ilorin West Local Government area of Kwara have appealed to Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to come to their aid and construct the damaged culvert in the area.They made the appeal on Sunday in Ilorin in a statement jointly signed by Alhaji Ganiyu Mutalib and Alhaji Abdulrahman Solihu, Chairman and Secretary of the communities respectively.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the communities are Alada, Tidibodo, Alomonikun, Abatasunsehin and Maikaara.According to the statement, the damaged culvert has affected the economic activities of the people of the communities, as the roads had become impassable.The…
There was barely time for the full inquest into Juventus’ exit from the UEFA Champions League to even begin before the club delivered their own blunt verdict. They sacked their coach, Maurizio Sarri. Not so long ago, there would have been surprise, perhaps even some outrage, at a coach losing his job just two weeks after winning a domestic league title. However, Sarri’s removal, the day after their aggregate defeat by Olympique Lyonnais, was a reminder that for Europe’s “super clubs”, success is now determined solely by the UEFA Champions League. Juve have, after all, won the last nine Serie…
The Osun Police Command has dismissed Inspector Ago Egharevbe for allegedly brutalising a 20-year-old fashion designer, Ayomide Taiwo, leading to his death. The News of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident, which happened on Wednesday at Obokun, led to the victim been hospitalised and later died on Sunday. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Opalola Yemisi, in a statement on Sunday in Osogbo, explained that Egharevbe, attached to Obokun Divisional Police Station, was arrested after the incident. Yemisi said the inspector had been tried in orderly room and that the Commissioner of Police, Undie Adie, had recommended his dismissal to the Inspector…