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      The Federal Ministry of Education has proposed that schools must create isolation spaces before reopening. This was contained in the ‘Guidelines for schools and learning facilities reopening after COVID-19 pandemic closure’, submitted to the National Assembly on Tuesday. The document noted that each school is “required to create temporary isolation spaces and fully-equipped clinics before reopening”. They have also been mandated to “establish a referral system, including protocols and procedures to take if learners, teachers, administrators, and other education personnel become unwell while in schools”. Apart from that, the Federal Government in the document mandated any state wishing to reopen schools to “hold adequate consultations with the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and the parents”. The guidelines also required proprietors to construct additional structures and employ more teachers to ensure that they accommodate their students by adheri...

       As part of efforts aimed at reducing loss of life and property to fire disaster in the state, the federal government deployed two state of the art Fire fighting trucks to the Federal Fire Service in Oyo State. The Governor who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Engr. Raufu Olaniyan at the commissioning of the two brand new state of the art firefighting trucks, which was deployed by the Federal Government for use by the federal fire service in Oyo State made it known in h is address that the state government has taken proactive steps in curtailing fire outbreaks by upgrading the state fire services from a department under the Ministry of Works to an agency for effective operation. He also noted that the state government has improved infrastructure and currently moving to an advanced stage of procuring another set of firefighting trucks. While appreciating the Federal Government and the Minister of Interior, Ogbenl Rauf Aregbesola for deploying ...

      Consequent upon our mandate to assist Local governments in collecting their revenues and disbursing accordingly , Ondo State Internal Revenue Service remitted the sum of Twelve Million Naira to all the eighteen (18) local governments in Ondo State, being for *Radio and Television Licensing fee* . The cheque was presented by the Executive Chairman ODIRS Mr. Tolu Adegbie to Mr . Segun Odunsanya, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs today the 23rd day of June 2020. Presenting the cheque to the Permanent Secretary, the Chairman Mr. Tolu Adegbie said the amount is relatively lower as a result of paucity of funds being the Covid-19 pandemic effect on general economy. In response Mr. Segun Odunsanya who received on behalf of all the 18 local governments appreciated the Chairman and stated that he prays this global pandemic vanishes in no time so as to enable ODIRS delve deeper into other aspects of revenue generation for the l...

...Promises to Facilitate More Projects The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has interacted with his constituents of Surulere 1 Federal Constituency through a virtual meeting as part of his constituency engagements with them. The Speaker said during the interactive session, conducted via zoom, with leaders of different Communities Development Associations (CDAs), youth leaders and market women associations that he is ever committed to continue providing dividends of democracy to them. As part of his interventions in the ongoing fight against COVID-19, Gbajabiamila promised to pay additional 50 percent of the hazard allowance in addition to the current hazard allowance pay by Lagos State Government to about 450 Doctors and other health workers at the Randle General Hospital, Surulere. The Randle hospital workers were once exposed Covid-19 cases in the constituency. The Speaker told his constituents that he needs their continuous support to pilot t...

      The President has received very convincing advice on the position of the law as far as the situation in the party is concerned and has determined that the law is on the side of Victor Giadom as Acting National Chairman. Because he will always act in accordance with the law, the President will be attending the virtual meeting Giadom called for tomorrow afternoon. We urge the media to stop promoting manufactured controv ersies and to not give any further room for mischievous interpretations of the law on this matter. In addition to the President, the Giadom meeting will, hopefully, be attended by our Governors and the leaders of the National Assembly.

      By Vincent O Ezechukwu Anambra State Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, in collaboration with other security agencies, today, 24th June, 2020, arrested a 43 year old Ikechukwu Ekenta, from Imo State, who defiled his four year old daughter, at their residence in 33 area of Onitsha, Anambra State. The Honorable Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs, Lady Ndidi Mezue, on receiving report of the rape incident through a concerned citizen, Immediately dispatched a team of social workers and another security agency to effect the arrest of the man who works as a conductor in the commercial city of Onitsha. The rape, as reported, occurred, few weeks ago, when the mother of the girl returned from hospital were she was delivered of a baby girl, on getting home she discovered that her first daughter was feeling pains in her private parts, she demanded to know what happened, the girl of four disclosed to her disbelief, that the father had fingered her and al...

     ... AS CAS RESTATES COMMITMENT TO DEAL DECISIVELY WITH BANDITS Following the recent massive deployment of air assets and ground support equipment to reinforce internal security operations against armed bandits, cattle rustlers, kidnappers and other criminal elements in the North West and North Central parts of the Country, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is set to build an apron, hangar and aircraft shelters at the Umaru Musa Yar’adua International Airport Katsina, which serves as the Headquarters of the Air Component of Operation HADARIN DAJI. The aircraft shelters would ensure that aircraft deployed for operations in the North West Theatre, with their delicate onboard avionics and electrical instruments, are not unduly exposed to the harsh effects of weather. Similarly, the hangar would provide a more conducive environment for the conduct of maintenance activities thereby reducing the need to fly aircraft outside of the operational area for the conduct of repair wo...

    By Beauty John, LAFIA The personnel of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nasarawa state command have arrested a man suspected of raping a three-month-old baby in Adogi, Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa state. The deputy commandant of the NSCDC command in Lafia, Bisi Olugboyega told newsmen at a press briefing today (Wednesday, June 24). The 27-year-old suspect named Ahmadu Yaro confessed to the defilement of Rakiya Aliyu during questioning by security agents. According to him, he carried out the dastardly act for fun and not for ritual purpose. The suspect testified that he had been involved in several sexual abuses especially against babies in that community. The NSCDC boss narrated the incident thus: On the 14th day of June, 2020 at about 1533hours on Sunday, we received an intelligence information that a baby of three (3) months was sexually assaulted and brutally injured by unknown person and was taken to the Dalhatu Arab Sp...

      The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, arraigned one Rahul Pathania, an Indian, and a vessel, M.V. Bount, before Justice Rilwan .M. Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on three-count charges bordering on illegal dealing in petroleum products. . . The defendant was arrested alongside the vessel by the Nigerian Navy and subsequently handed over to to the Commission for prosecution. . . One of the count read: “That you, M.V.Bount and Rahul Pathania, on the 31st day of January 2020, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, conspired among yourselves to commit an offence to wit: dealing in 45 metric tons of petroleum product without appropriate licence and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 3(6) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap M17, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, and punishable under Section 1(7) of the same Act.”.

      The trial of former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, began on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 before Justice Inyang Ekwo, of the Federal High Court, Abuja, with the first prosecution witness narrating before the court how money meant for sensitization and enlightenment of Muslim youth on hate speech and religious intonation was diverted by Turaki. . . The former minister is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on 16-count charges of fraud and misappropriation to the tune of N714, 670, 014.87 (Seven Hundred and Fourteen Million Six Hundred and Seventy Thousand and Fourteen Naira, Eighty-seven Kobo). . . The witness, Tahir Umar Tahir, a legal practitioner who served as Senior Special Assistant to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Islamic Affairs and State House Mosque, while explaining his duties as Special Assistant, told the court that former President Goodluck Jonathan invited him t...

     President Buhari presides over a Virtual Federal Executive Council Meeting. Photos; Tolani Alli.More details later and more photos below.

       June 24, 2020 Press Statement PDP NWC Dissolves South South Zonal Caretaker Committee...Constitutes New Committee The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dissolved the South South Zonal Committee of the party and hereby announces a new Caretaker Committee. The action of the NWC is pursuant to Sections 29 (2)(b) and 31(2)(e) of the PDP Constitution (2017 as amended). The newly constituted South South Zonal Caretaker Committee which is chaired by Chief Dan Orbi, is to pilot the affairs of the party in the South South Zone for a period not exceeding three months (90) days as prescribed by section 32(2)(e) of the PDP Constitution. The NWC enjoins all members of our great party in the South South zone to continue to work harmoniously especially as the party works with the people of Edo state for a successful governorship election in September. Signed: Kola Ologbondiyan National Publicity Secretary. ...