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Government of The State of Osun has discharged six more COVID-19 patients after testing negative twice to the virus, in line with the National Centre for Disease Control protocol, following their treatment at the Isolation Centre in Ejigbo. The State Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, who made this known via his official Twitter handle, @GboyegaOyetola on Wednesday, 15 April, 2020, said the six are among the remaining seven Ivory Coast returnees at the Ejigbo isolation centre. “Another good news from our Isolation Centre, as 6 more COVID-19 patients have tested negative twice, in line with @NCDCgovprotocol. The patients who are…

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has signed the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA) Bill into law. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the signing ceremony took place at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, the state capital. Speaking shortly after signing the bill into law, Governor Makinde said: “I have just signed the law to make provision for the establishment, composition and powers of the Oyo State Agribusiness Agency and every other matters connected therewith. “Agribusiness is one of the cardinal programmes of this administration and what we…

By Abdulwarees Solanke In this season of a pandemic occasioned by the spread of the Corona Virus Infectious Disease, our concern globally now, beyond how to prevent a further spread the infection, is how to cope with or adjust to life under the lockdown occasioned by it. While not been at another world war, the situation we find ourselves under COVID-19 is like the Americans are about re-enacting Hiroshima and Nagasaki in raining atomic bombs on the two cities in 1947 to bring the Japanese to their knees as a prelude to the end of the Second World War.…

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the constitution of a nine-person Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy to advise him on the modalities for release of some prison inmates as part of the national strategies to contain COVID-19. Members of the Advisory Council comprises the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Bar Salman Jawondo (Chairman); Gabriel Deji (member); Oluwole Osundeyi (member); Isiaka Olaide (member); Dr Bolakale Saliu (member); Khadijat Alao (member); Abdulrasheed Lafia Ibrahim (member); Abdulkareem Olayiwola Ayinde (member); and the Director of Public Prosecution from the state’s Ministry of Justice (Secretary). The setting up of the…

Lagos State Government, on Tuesday, introduced a bumper scheme to cushion the effect of the ongoing lockdown of the State on its residents. The new palliatives were rolled out by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu less than 24 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari, in a nationwide broadcast on Monday night, extended the cessation of movement in Lagos, Ogun State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Sanwo-Olu announced the social intervention programmes during a briefing that followed Security Council meeting held at the State House in Marina, on Tuesday. The new scheme came on the heels of the commencement of the second…

BROADCAST BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OSUN, MR. ADEGBOYEGA OYETOLA, ON THE IMPOSITION OF THE SECOND LOCKDOWN IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK ON APRIL 14, 2020 My Dear Good People of the State of Osun, You will all recall that, following the confirmation of the first case of Coronavirus in the State of on March 25, 2020 by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, we ordered a partial lockdown on the State to contain the spread of the deadly virus. The second case was recorded three days later, while the partial lockdown was still on. Then…

Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the State of Osun has announced a two-week extension to the ongoing state-wide lockdown to combat the Coronovirus disease. This follows the expiration of the initial 14-day lockdown, which began on Tuesday, March 31st, 2020. Governor Oyetola, who made the announcement during a broadcast address to citizens and residents of the State on the evening of Tuesday, 14 April, 2020, said this was to ensure a total defeat of the deadly Coronavirus in Osun. He, however, said the lockdown will be suspended between Wednesday, 15th and Thursday 16th, to allow the people re-stock ahead of…

Kwara State Government has reviewed its earlier decision to allow vehicles to move on days earlier designated for restocking of foods and other essentials, directing residents to instead patronise neighbourhood shops and observe all safety protocols. The review means that commercial and private vehicles are now barred from operating, except trucks and trailers conveying food stuffs, medicines and other essential services earlier exempted by the government in its effort to contain COVID-19. “COVID-19 is an emerging public health development across the world and governments are studying situations and making adjustments to cope with the emergency,” Deputy Governor and Chairman…

Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, 14 April, 2020 kicked off a rapid testing initiative for COVID-19 in the State, declaring that the outcome of the exercise would help contain the spread of the virus. The Governor also assured that his administration will continue to prioritise the welfare of health workers in the state appreciating them for the good work they have been doing especially with the Coronavirus pandemic. Governor Makinde, who declared opened the COVID-19 Drive-Through/Walk-Through Testing, an initiative that is expected to test 2,000 samples within two weeks, at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan,…

A call has gone to the federal and state governments concerned in the lockdown to ensure adequate relief materials are provided for the people of the two states and the federal capital territory so that the desired results expected will be achieved at the end of the 14 days extension announced by the president on Monday, 13 April, 2020. The advice was given on Tuesday, 14 April, 2020 in Lagos by the Centre Against Injustice and Domestic Violence (CAIDOV) in a press release signed by its Executive Director, Comrade Gbenga Soloki. Soloki also called on the police force and…

Integrity Leadership Organisation, a  development and civil society group, has praised  Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, for his proactiveness in tackling the spread of coronavirus pandemic  in the state. It explained that the governor’s initiative made it possible for the state to be one of the safest from the spread of the pandemic. The group’s commendation is coming shortly after another development group, StearsBusiness, praised Fayemi for scoring  second position among the 36 states of the federation in the fight against coronavirus pandemic. A statement by its South West Coordinator,  Lekan Oyediran, said “this is not the time…

By Fatai Akorede The recent COVID-19 outbreak in the world has significantly dealt the global economy a serious blow, such that even the much respected developed economies are now gasping for Oxygen to survive. Going by this trend, the hitherto fragile Nigerian Economy may be badly hit by the impending depression in our economy, if we fail to pragmatically bailout our major primary production sector which is Agriculture, to stimulate the desired growth. Though we are most likely to be deceived to have the impression that the COVID-19 fatality ratio going by the recent update of Nigeria Centre for…

By Dare Ojelade and Blessing Williams, Lagos Nigerian Queen  of the track, Blessing Okagbare has decided to quit her marriage of six years. The Gazelle News.com reports that Okagbare married ex-Super Eagles fringe player, Igho Otegheri, in Sapele, Delta State in November, 2014. After the marriage, they both relocated to the United States of America (USA) but The Gazelle News.com learnt that the marriage has been  rocked by various crises. The union, The Gazelle News.com learnt, has been rocked by allegations of infidelity on both sides, which eventually led to Blessing’s decision to end the union officially. This medium learnt…

 Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued the following statement: “Today, I am pleased to say that our Executive Board approved immediate debt service relief to 25 of the IMF’s member countries under the IMF’s revamped Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) as part of the Fund’s response to help address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. “This provides grants to our poorest and most vulnerable members to cover their IMF debt obligations for an initial phase over the next six months and will help them channel more of their scarce financial resources towards vital…

By Temitope Oyefeso Many see April as the month of rebirth and renewal; the intersection between spring and winter, or, well, the dry and rainy seasons. Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi, the urbane king of Ikate Kingdom in Eti-Osa, Lagos, simply deifies April. It is a month that holds a special place in his heart. April is, indeed, symbolic for Oba Elegushi. He and his father cum predecessor, the man who turned the once swampy dukedom into a modern city, Oba Yekini Adeniyi Elegushi, were born April 10, of course, many decades apart. Even more significantly, Oba Saheed Elegushi was crowned…

In the wake of recent activities of hoodlums and street urchins in the border communities between Lagos and Ogun States, the Inspector General of Police, M.A Adamu, has ordered the immediate deployment of additional intelligence and operational assets of the Force, comprising Police Mobile Force (PMF) Units, Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and the Special Tactical Squad (STS), to Lagos and Ogun States to strengthen security and bolster public confidence in the affected areas. The Intervention Team is being coordinated by a Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG Peter Babatunde Ogunyanwo, fdc, a seasoned crime…

Twenty news cases of coronavirus were reported in Nigeria on Monday, 13 April, 2020, The Gazelle News.com reports. The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced on its verified twitter handle that as at 9.50pm on Monday, 20 new cases were reported in the following order: 13 new cases reported in Lagos, two in Edo, two in Kano, two in Ogun and one in Ondo. The number in Lagos thus rises to 189, FCT is still 56, Osun 20, Edo 14, Oyo 11, Ogun 9, Bauchi and Kaduna 6 each, Akwa Ibom and Katsina 5 each and Kwara 4…

The recent incidents of armed robbery cases in Lagos and Ogun state boundaries in the past few days have been described as worrisome and that the concerned states should form a joint border patrol or come up with partnership in the area of crime prevention and socio-economic development.. This was view was expressed by the Coalition Of Oodua Self Determination Groups ( COSEG) in a press statement released in Ikeja. The statement signed by Comrades Dayo Ogunlana and Dele Daramola, the group’s Chairman and Publicity Secretary respectively, called on Lagos and Ogun State Government’s to be vigilant and go…

Kwara State Government on Monday, 13 April, 2020 said it has uncovered plots by some prominent opposition figures to incite the public to protest against the lockdown order in the state. “We have an intelligence report that some prominent members of the opposition have perfected a plan to incite the public against the government. The plot is to incite the people to disregard the directive of the government to stay at home and stay safe at this time of global pandemic,” Commissioner for Communication Murtala Olanrewaju said in a statement. “Whatever the intent of these people, we warn them…

Following recent incessant robberies and unrest, residents of Ogun State have called on Governor Dapo Abiodun to beef up securities around  communities bordering Ogun and Lagos State. They explained that the incidences of violence, robberies and cult wars resurfacing in the state, especially in the Sango-Ifo axis, which have deprived the citizens their sleep, had necessitated the call for more security around border communities. The Coalition of Border Communities Development Associations  CBCDA in Ogun State noted that the incessant robberies have forced residents to set up vigilante groups to protect themselves, an action, they said should be responsibility for security…