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COVID-19: LAUTECH donates to owner states

COVID-19: LAUTECH donates to owner states

THE management of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso, led by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Michael Ologunde, has donated 470 cartons of milk to each of the owner states of Osun and Oyo.

Gov Fayemi plans to decongest Correctional centre to curb COVID-19 spread

Gov Fayemi plans to decongest Correctional centre to curb COVID-19 spread

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti says he has directed the Ministry of Justice to urgently prepare modalities for further decongestion of the Federal Correctional Centre, Ado-Ekiti. Fayemi, gave the directive in a statement issued by Mr Tunde Olaolorun, Special Assistant to the Attorney-General on Public Education, Media, and Communication, on Wednesday. The governor said the […]

Lockdown palliative a scam, residents fume

Lockdown palliative a scam, residents fume

Following the reported index cases of the ravaging coronavirus, COVID-19, in Lagos and Ogun states which has now crept into virtually all the states of the federation, President Muhammadu Buhari took the lead by announcing a lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and Federal Capital Territory as part of measures to curtail the spread of the disease. Residents were ordered to stay at home for two weeks, which has now been extended by another two weeks, in addition to observing social distancing and keeping away from crowd. Other states adopted similar measures while announcing some palliatives to cushion the effect of the lockdown on the residents who have been denied their means of livelihood.

Playing religious politics with coronavirus

Playing religious politics with coronavirus

By Ikechukwu Amaechi JUSTIFYING his decision to extend the restriction of movement in Lagos and Ogun states as well as the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, for another 14 days, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday admitted that the coronavirus pandemic is no child’s play.  “This is not a joke,” he intoned. But what he said next […]