Day: April 12, 2020

COVID-19: NGO partners Oyo to conduct free testing for 2,000 residents

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In line with Governor Seyi Makinde’s plan to conduct COVID-19 tests on at least 10,000 residents of the State within a short time, a Non-Governmental Organisation(NGO), Citizen For Citizen, is set to sponsor a free mass COVID -19 testing exercise that would cover 2,000 residents. The free mass testing, known as Drive-Through COVID-19 Testing, will be executed by LifeBank, a healthcare technology and logistics company based in Nigeria, a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, stated this on Sunday. The statement further said…

Money, COVID-419 and pandemic corruption, by Taju Tijani

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There is nothing better than the smell of money. It is one of life’s greatest enablers. In Nigeria, we go after money with all the vim and vinegar we can muster. You need it. I need it. Everybody needs it. We work hard to get it. When we get it, we accumulate it. We then deploy it to life’s many comforts. In Nigeria, money is a peculiar mess of its own. We worship money. We kill for money. We have ritual money. We have blood money. We exalt those who…

Who is the Winner and Who is the Loser? The Case of Covid-19 Pandemic

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We all face the sorrow and calamity of losing our beloved ones from time to time without notice. My friend Dr. Yusuf Ishaq Rabiu wrote an article titled why Muslims are not afraid of covid-19. This is not to say, the Muslims are welcoming the disease but did not place the position of it beyond its proportion. Muslims face the situation with their eyes open. In other words, the temporary situation comes with the permission of Allah either to punish the sinners, to serve as a warning for the people…

RELIGION AND THE MANY ROADS TO COVID-19

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Let’s assume that there are 5 major express roads through which Covid-19 enters the community: 1. Schools 2. Places of worship 3. Markets & shops 4. Social functions, and 5. All others. Let’s make a broad assumption that Covid-19 spreads 20% through schools, 20% through places of worship, 20% through markets & shops, 20% through social functions & ceremonies (naming, marriage, funeral, parties, etc.), and 20% through all other places of private and public social and official interactions. (Total = 💯%) For lockdowns to succeed, the more places we can…

EASTER : NSCIA felicitates with Christians

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The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), under the leadership of its President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, Alh. Muhmmad Sa’ad Abubakar on behalf of the Nigerian Muslim Ummah has felicitated with the entire Nigerian Christians on the auspicious occasion of Easter 2020. The council prayed the Almighty God to avail the Christians the opportunity of witnessing and celebrating more of it in good health on the surface of the earth. NSCIA said : “As people of faith, we are conscious of the importance of Easter in the lives of…

Dare’s Daring 6 Months Exploits in Youth and Sports Development

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When President Muhammadu Buhari named Sunday Dare as Youths and Sports Minister six months ago, he was applauded for making the right choice. The excitement generated by Dare’s appointment was hinged on his pedigree as an accomplished international journalist, administrative exposure and experience in public service. Prior to Dare’s appointment, the belief was that sports was usually the last in the pecking order of merit. Some ex-ministers had laid credence to this with seemingly poor performances and lack of vision that has kept Nigerian sports in the archives of past…

NYSC DG felicitates with Corps Members, staff,other Nigerians ….As world commemorates resurrection of Christ

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The Director-General National Youth Service Corps, Brig Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim and Management has felicitated with staff and Corps Members including other Nigerians as Christendom commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ today. “It is gratifying to note that the life of Christ, anchored on humility; unconditional and sacrificial love; as well as service to humanity embodies the motto of the Scheme.” “In the light of the challenges that the Nation is passing through, the season of Easter calls for sober reflection, self appraisal and renewal of lifestyle, in line with Christ’s,…