OPINION By Emmanuel Nwachukwu The outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected virtually every facet of human endeavour in every part of our planet. Sporting events are being postponed or outrightly canceled, schools are being shut down, social gatherings outlawed, stock markets are crashing, Civil Service winding up gradually, countries are …
Read More »Amosun’s 75 Demoted Obas Drag Gov Abiodun To Court?
ABEOKUTA: The 75 coronet Ogun Obas, who were recently demoted by Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State have dragged him to court. It was reported that th monarchs claimed that the governor has no power to demote them. Details later.
Read More »Olota Charges Journalists To Shun “Moneybag Journalism”
By Raymond Osho OTA-OGUN STATE: The Olota of Ota, Oba Abdulkarim Obalanlege has charged journalists to desist from money bag journalism in order to rebuild the nation. The monarch spoke to journalists at the weekend at his Ota place while receiving an award of honour from G4 Media outfit for …
Read More »GC4W Founder, Lilian Ajayi-Ore Among 2020 Top 100 Most Inspiring Women
By AbuSatar Hamed NEW-YORK: Ms Lilian Ajayi-Ore, the Founder and CEO of the Global Connections for Women Foundation (GC4W), an award-winning not-for-profit organization, headquartered in New York City, with a reach of 3.5 million people worldwide, in the areas of gender equality and women empowerment was included in the recently …
Read More »NTA Retirees Protest Non-Payment Of 15 Months Pension Arrears
By Raymond Osho Retired staff of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) has lamented the non-payment of about 15 months pension arrears by the federal government. The embittered pensioners stormed the Ogun state secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta on Thursday, March 19, 2020, describing the situation …
Read More »COVID-19; Why Ogun Extends Ban To Schools, Worship Centres
By Raymond Osho ABEOKUTA: Following the global spread of the deadly epidemic, Coronavirus otherwise known as COVID-19, the Ogun state government has extended its ban on social gathering of over 50 people to both public and private schools as well as social gathering in the state. Recall, the state government had …
Read More »Governor Abiodun Rolls Out Measures To Tackle The Economic Effects Of COVID-19
By Abusatar Hamed ABEOKUTA: As a result of the recent global economic challenges resulting from COVID-19 pandemic and the crash in the prices of crude oil, According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com by Kunle Somorin, Chief Press Secretary to the …
Read More »Governors Set Up Special Committee To Coordinate FG, States’ Response To Coronavirus Pandemic
By AbuSatar Hamed ABUJA: In what reflects a continuous and consistent confrontation of COVID-19 in Nigeria, State governors under the auspices of the National Economic Council (NEC) have set up a Special Committee to coordinate Federal and State governments’ responses to deal with the fallout of the Coronavirus pandemic. According …
Read More »NMA Meet Ogun State Police Boss On Coronavirus, Others
By AbuSatar Hamed ABEOKUTA: The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) Ogun State Branch on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 led by its Chairman, Dr. ISMAIL A. Lawal paid a courtesy vast to the Ogun state Commissioner of Police, CP Kenneth Ebrimson at his office in Abeokuta. Prevalent issues raised and discussed during the …
Read More »Abeokuta South LG Boss, Shomide Asks Traders To Vacate Roadsides, Walkways
By AbuSatar Hamed ABEOKUTA: Hon. Ayodeji Michael Shomide, the transition chairman of Abeokuta South Local Government, has instructed traders displaying goods and wares along roadsides and walkways to vacate immediately. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com by Kolawole Sodeinde, Abeokuta South …
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