Day: April 1, 2020

Covid-19: Osun Govt confirms 9 New Cases …..says patients among 127 Ivory Coast returnees

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The State of Osun has recorded 9 new cases of Coronavirus, which raised the total number of confirmed cases in the State to 14. Addressing a news conference on Wednesday, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu and the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Ismail Omipidan disclosed that the new cases were among returnees from Ivory Coast, who came into the State last week. According to them, the returnees are from Osun, Anambra, Kwara, Oyo, Ekiti, Edo and other States but whose destination was Osun. They were…

COVID-19: The Essential Journalist

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The role of the Journalists cannot be over-emphasised. Aside from the duties of getting the informative, educative and entertaining sides of every story, the journalist goes as far as analysing and setting the agenda for public debates, using hardcore facts and human angle stories. This is done at a great risk to life and family , especially in times of war, conflict, natural disasters, political and social insurrection and pandemics, among others. The world is currently faced with an overwhelming crisis called the Corona Virus or COVID-19. With about 577,621…

Niger state commences fumigation against COVID-19

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Niger State Government has commenced fumigation of public places against the outbreak of COVID-19 in the state. This followed the directive of Governor AAbubakar Sani Bello. Commissioner of Environment and Forestry, Mohammed Tanko Zakari who represented Governor Abubakar Sani Bello at the flag-off exercise at the Kure Ultra-Modern Market, Wednesday assured that the exercise will be carried out in the 25 local government areas of the State.   Governor Sani-Bello said fumigation of the State was to ensure that no case of Coronavirus is witnessed. “We are here because we…

Power Supply: Gbajabiamila meets Ministers, CBN Gov, NERC over protest by Nollywood actress

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The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives,Hon.Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday met with the Minister of Power, Mr. Sale Mamman and the management of the National Electricity Regulatory Commission over a viral video by Nollywood actress, Ada Ameh. Ameh had in the viral video protested the poor electricity supply to Nigerians during the ongoing lockdown in major parts of the country to prevent the spread of Covid-19. With the Speaker at the meeting was the Minority Leader, Rep. Ndudi Elumelu; and Deputy Minority Whip, Rep. Adesegun Adekoya.   While NERC was…

Meet Ogbomoso-Born Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Timothy O. Olagbemiro

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Professor Timothy Oyebode Olagbemiro was born in Jos, Plateau State to the family of the richest Ogbomoso Man at that time, Chief David Oyeniran Olagbemiro. He had his elementary, secondary and university education in Baptist schools both in Nigeria and the United States of America, between 1954 and 1976. He obtained his Ph.D degree in Chemistry from Howard University, Washington DC, U.S.A. in 1976.He served as a postdoctoral fellow on US National Science Foundation(NSF) Grant at Howard, upon graduation, before taking up a teaching appointment at his alma matter, Fisk…