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With schools reopening for graduating pupils this week after months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, parents of pupils in private secondary schools in Ogun State on Sunday kicked against the request of N25,000 COVID-19 test fee by the government.Many of the parents, who took their demonstrations to the streets, faulted the decision of the government to ask them to pay N25,000 on each pupil before they could be allowed to resume.The state government had said no boarding school pupil would be allowed to resume without a valid negative COVID-19 test certificate.The government also asked the parents to take…

Malam Garba ShehuThe Presidency on Saturday said the views expressed by Malam Mamman Daura, on zoning were personal to him and did not, in any way, reflect that of either the president or his administration.Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.He said that Mamman qualified as an elder statesman with a national duty to hold perspectives and disseminate them as guaranteed under the nation constitution and laws of the land.He added that ”he does not need the permission or clearance of anyone to exercise this right.”The…

Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi says more prominent Nigerians will still benefit from the Federal Government’s naming of railway stations across the country.Amaechi, in a statement by his Media Assistant, Mrs Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni, said the late Alhaji Waziri Mohammed would, however, be named after a bigger railway station.The Minister was reacting to the demand by the Nigerian Union of Railway Workers (NUR) to reverse the naming of the Apapa Railway Station in honour of the late Mohammed.The Minister recently named the Apapa Railway Station, “Sen. Bola Tinubu Railway Station.Amaechi said: “We are naming a bigger station after Waziri Mohammed.”Earlier, the…

The Ogun State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria(CAN) has appealed to the heads of denominations, churches, leaders and ministers in the state to work towards meeting the safety guidelines ahead of the reopening of churches on August 16.The CAN Chairman, Ogun State, Bishop ‘Tunde Akin-Akinsanya, who was reacting to the tentative lifting of the ban on religious centres by Governor Dapo Abiodun, said it was necessary for churches to abide by the laid down guidelines to avoid “embarrassments and sanctions.”Akin – Akinsanya in a release made available to Newsjaunts, lauded Governor Abiodun for his understanding and support that allowed for peaceful…

The House of Representatives Candidate for Abeokuta South Federal Constituency under the platform of ANN in the last election who is now a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, Honourable Akeem Amosun has sent his Eid-El-Kabir to all Muslim faithfuls.In his word, he enjoined everyone to maintain good relationship with neighbours with selfless service especially during this pandemic period.”My dear citizens, let us practice good neighbourliness during the festivity. It is in celebration with selflessness that we can genuinely fight poverty and manage the economic hardship this pandemic has brought on us all”.Amosun also urged the Celebrants to celebrate moderately…

The Federal House of Representatives Chairman of Agriculture and Rural Development in the 8th National Assembly and founder of Ladi Adebutu Development Organisation, Hon (Dr) Oladipupo Kamorudeen Adebutu, has urged muslims across the country to use this sallah festival to pray to God for unity, peace and deliverance from the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria.He posited that the best time to promote peace, love and unity is during this festive period. In a release signed by Afolabi Orekoya, Media Director, Ladi Adebutu Development Organisation, Adebutu urged all Muslim faithfuls to avoid large gatherings and observe social distancing as precautions to curb the…

Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, TRACE, has pledged to guarantee effective traffic management, prompt rescue service on Ogun traffic corridor and ensure strict adherence to Covid 19 protocols and guidelines, so as to flatten the curve of the pandemic during and after the Eid-el-kabir celebration.According to a release from the office of the TRACE Corps Commander/Chief Executive, Cdr. Abdul-Fatai Olaseni Ogunyemi, the exercise would involve the full strength of TRACE Corps operational machinery, which is geared towards promoting the safety of all road users, by deploying operatives to man strategic beats, choke points, as well as, diversion and…

The Ogun State Chapter of Nigeria Union of Journalists Federated Chapel has elected its new executive officers on Monday held at the NUJ press centre, Iwe-Irohin House, Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta.During the presentation of certificates to the new executives, the Zonal Vice President noted that he was aware of the plan by few selected members within the chapel to destabilize the union through illegal election. Earlier, Comrade Abu Satar Hamed was elected unopposed by 13 out of 22 accredited members of the chapel through ballot voting supervised by the Zonal VP, B zone, Comrade Cosmas Oni and Zonal Secretary, Bamigbola Gbolagute. Other elected executive…

The People’s Democratic Party in Ogun State is currently holding a State Congress to elect new officials to pilot the affairs of the party for another four years.Chieftains of the party present at the congress include Bayo Dayo, Sikirullah Ogundele, Ladi Adebutu, Doyin Okupe among others. It would be recalled that for some years, the party has been maintaining two factions in the state with Bayo Dayo leading the faction loyal to Buruji Kashamu before the emergence of Samson Bamgbose and Sikirulahi Ogundele leading the faction loyal to Ladi Adebutu.Speaking about the conduct of members, the Chairman of the PDP…