[responsivevoice] Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state is out of isolation. That is official. A tweet by Gboyega Akosile, chief press secretary to the governor said Sanwo-Olu has tested negative for the virus and so is free of the ailment. The governor had to go into isolation, at home though, after he was confirmed to…
Rivers Covid-19 Workers Protest Non-Payment of Allowances
[responsivevoice] Members of the Rivers State COVID-19 Task Force have lamented the non-payments of their allowances for six months now. The task force members who took their protests to Government House, Port Harcourt said they had stopped work for nearly two months because of the non-payment of their allowances, and this had truncated the enforcement…
Covid-19: Sanwo-Olu Getting Better
[responsivevoice] There are indications that the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who has been on treatment for Covid-19, may soon return to work. Akin Abayomi, professor and commissioner for health in the state made the revelation on his twitter handle early Monday. Abayomi said the governor was improving and may return to work soon. The…
Hope Dims for Hosting of Sports Festival as Edo Govt Dissolves Sub-Committees
[responsivevoice] Edo Government has dissolved all the Sub-Committees set up for the organisation of the 19th National Sports Festival (NSF), tagged Edo 2020. The dissolution of the committees now casts doubt over the likelihood of the sports fiesta still holding in spite of billions of Naira that had been committed into its organisation. The news…
Ghana Goes To Polls
[responsivevoice] Monday December 7, 2020 Ghanaians go to polls to elect between incumbent President Nana Akufo Ado and former president John Mahama. The two politicians are not new to contest at general election, as the president defeated Mahama in 2016. The issues in the election are the achievements of Mahama against what is seen as…
Harry Akande is Dead
[responsivevoice] Harry Akande, billionaire businessman died today of complications from Covid-19. His death came shortly after he was reported to have won a case against ShopRite. He ran for the office of President, but did not win the ticket of his party then, the All Nigeria People’s Party, ANPP. [/responsivevoice]
Recession: Peter Obi Predicts Long Haul for Nigeria, Warns Economy may Run Out of Control
Former vice presidential candidate in the 2019 general election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and one-time governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has predicted that the present recession that Nigeria has slipped into would be worse than what it was in 2016. Obi, a businessman and financial expert, also painted a…
UN’s $250M Support Package Aligns with Nigeria’s Economic Recovery Plans says Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said on Monday, that the United Nations’ $250M support package for COVID-19 aligns with Buhari administration’s economic recovery plans. He said this at the launch of the United Nations Plus Offer for Socio-Economic Recovery attended by the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, and top officials of the world body at the…
Looting of Palliatives: Edo NBA Rejects Trial of Suspects in Mobile Courts
The chairman of the Benin branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Pius Oiwoh, has knocked the Edo State government over its plan to set up mobile court to try suspected looters of COVID-19 palliative warehouses and arsonists in Benin, the state capital. The mobile court, which is supposed to be located at the premises…
COVID-19 and The Paris Grand Slam Thrill
Welcome to Roland Garros, (Paris, France) the final Grand Slam of the COVID-19 hit season. The French Open event which was originally scheduled for May 2020, had to be moved due to the coronavirus pandemic that has taken the world by storm with millions of lives lost. What was usually the second slam of the…