Day: 30 July 2020

Army vows to be decisive on Boko Haram, arrests soldier who killed senior colleague

Jide Ige

The Nigerian Army has vowed to fish out and deal decisively with Boko Haram terrorists who attacked the convoy of Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, on Wednesday. The army also announced the arrest of the soldier, who killed his newly married colleague, Lieutenant Babakaka Shehu Ngorgi, in Bama. Gov. Zulum was attacked on his way to some internally displaced persons’ camps in Baga, after a courtesy visit to the Commander, 19 Brigade at the Nigerian Army Super Camp, Baga, on Wednesday night. Army spokesperson, Sagir Musa, in a statement on Thursday, said details of the incident were…

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Face Masks: Defaulters risk 6months jail -Ogun Govt

Wura Kelani, Crime Reporter

Prince Dapo Abiodun, the governor of Ogun state, has slammed six months jail term on defaulters of the compulsory use of face masks in the state. The governor while updating journalists on the efforts of the government in the fight against COVID-19, invoked regulation seven of the infectious diseases in section 33 of the Public Health Law of the state which mandated the compulsory wearing of face masks by all persons in public as part of measures to prevent the rapid spread of COVID-19. He disclosed that worship centres would…

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Ogun to open Schools, Churches, Mosques, see details

Jide Ige

The Ogun State Government has announced the tentative resumption of religious and academic activities, which had been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Dapo Abiodun, in his address on Wednesday evening, said Risk Assessment Forms have been made available to public and private schools to evaluate the readiness for the adoption of the federal government’s declaration to allow SS3 students resume on August 4 to prepare for Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) which is to begin on August 17. “A mandatory virtual training is also being organised for school staff…

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Like A Rolling Stone: Ondo Deputy Gov. dumps PDP, for ZLP

Jide Ige

There are strong indications that the Ondo State Deputy Governor, Mr Agboola Ajayi, has concluded plans to dump the Peoples Democratic Party to join the Zenith Labour Party to contest the forthcoming governorship election. Ajayi, who lost the PDP primary to Eyitayo Jegede last Wednesday, reportedly held meetings with leaders of the ZLP, as well as the National Leader of the party, who is also a former governor of the state, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, to work out the details. A close associate of the deputy governor, who spoke on condition…

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