The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared, Dipo Eluwole of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner of Ife Central House of Assembly legislative rerun poll. The INEC Returning Officer, Dr Francis Oladimeji, who announced the result in Ile-Ife on Sunday said Eluwole scored 5,504 votes, while Adetillewa Sijuwade of APC had 4, 587 votes. Olademji said that Olusegun Fanibe of Accord party polled 4, 790 votes, Rafiu Anifowose of CPP, 91 votes; Serah Elujulo of NPPP, 11 votes and Segun Adefarare of NNPP, 25 votes.
Author: David Folami
West Africa’s Ebola outbreak no longer constitutes a threat to international public health, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, declaring an end to a nearly 20-month emergency that has killed about 11,300 people. Dr. Margaret Chan, WHO director-general, accepted the recommendations of a committee of independent experts who also called for lifting any travel and trade restrictions affecting Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. “The Committee provided its view that Ebola transmission in West Africa no longer constitutes an extraordinary event, that the risk of international spread is now low, and that countries currently have the capacity to respond…
Isaac Adewole, Minister of Health during a visit to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) ordered the immediate transfer of stabilised patients from the Accident and Emergency Unit to the wards. He explained that the emergency unit has to be spaced at all times so has to ensure prompt response to emergencies. “The purpose of Accident and Emergency Unit is to ensure prompt respond to emergency cases, but what I saw here this morning is congestion. “The facility here cannot absorb new cases, because if there is any other causality, this place should be able to accommodate them. “So, once…
Striking medical doctors in Osun under the aegis of Association of Medical and Dental Officers, on Sunday suspended their seven months industrial action. The chairman of the association, Dr Isiaka Adekunle confirmed the suspension of the strike in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Osogbo. He said the doctors would report for duty on Monday.. Adekunle told NAN that though the government was yet to meet any of their demands, their decision to resume work was in response to appeals from well-meaning people of the state. He, however, said that the association would…
Mr Segun Olulade, the Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly House Committee on Health, has said that the committee will visit the state’s primary health centres for assessment. Olulade told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday that the step was necessary to strengthen health care delivery at primary level. “I want to assure you that this current government is committed to improving health services for all and sundry. “We are also looking at ways to strengthen the capacity of the services at the primary health centres by equipping them adequately. “The committee has concluded its oversights…
Authorities at Babura Local Government Area in Jigawa on Sunday said that 64,700 children in the area had been immunised against polio. Information Officer of the council, Malam Sulaiman Doro, made this disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse. Doro said that the children were immunised in the last exercise in the area, adding that the figure was obtained from the National Programme on Immunisation (NPI) records in the area. He explained that the exercise was successful in the area, and that it was supported by traditional and religious leaders in the area. According…
The former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has reportedly notified the entire Nigeria citizenry that he is not finished with the country. In his message at the recently held 2016 Vanguard Personality of the Year, Jonathan, who was represented at the event by ex-Minister of State for Works, Dayo Adeyeye, informed guests at the event that the ex-President said he is not yet finished with his good works in Nigeria even though he has left office. In the words of Adeyeye, “He says I should tell everybody that he is not yet finished with his good works in Nigeria, he…
Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has called for partnership between the State and Ethiopian Airline in the construction of a cargo airport at Umueri in the state. Obiano, who spoke on Saturday when he received a delegation of the Ethiopian airline, said the partnership would be under “Build, Operate and Transfer’’ arrangement. The governor described Anambra as a centre of business and commercial activities in Nigeria and promised to assist traders in the state to maximise profit. He urged the airline to set up a ticketing office in the Onitsha main market. Obiano also expressed willingness to partner with the…
Mr Fatai Buhari, the senator representing Oyo North, has assured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari will fix the nation’s problems and restore its lost glory. Buhari told newsmen in Ibadan on Saturday that the president had good intentions, and was committed to restoring the lost glory, adding that it would be achieved. “President Buhari and the APC have good plans to transform Nigeria into a better country, and this I am sure he will achieve within the period of four years. “Nigerians voted for the party and we will not betray the confidence reposed in us, they should just be…
Vice President Yemi Osinbanjo has again called on Nigerians to exercise patience as the Federal Government is doing everything possible to address the current economic situation in the country. Osinbajo made the call on Saturday when he visited the Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammad Sanusi II in his palace. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the vice president was on a working visit to the state. Osinbanjo stressed that the Buhari-led administration was committed to transforming the living standard of Nigerians. According to him, the Federal Government is doing everything possible to overcome the challenge soon. He told…
The Presidency has dismissed the allegations by former Gov. Ibrahim Shekarau of Kano State that the Buhari administration is insensitive to the plight of Nigerians. Reacting to the allegation in Abuja, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Malam Garba Shehu, enjoined Shekarau to stop insulting the intelligence of Nigerians with his false and misleading allegations. He noted that the “audacity of Shekarau to preach about sensitivity is incredibly amazing, considering the large-scale stealing of public funds by the unseated PDP government at the expense of the welfare of the people. “The greatest insensitivity to the…
Outgoing President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Ayo Oritsejafor, have disclosed that many of the pastors in Nigerian churches were neither called by God nor are they men of God. In a recent chat with Punch Newspaper, Oritsejafor, who was the ex-National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, went further to say the fake pastors are merely mercenaries, who are basically commercially minded people. In his words, “The problem we have in the church is that a lot of these pastors are not men of God as they were not called. ‘They are mercenaries, commercially minded people.…
Following the departure of President Muhammadu Buhari to China on Sunday, April 10, 2016, there are reports that he might have left without signing the 2016 budget. According to a report by Punch Newspaper, the hope of an early signing of the 2016 Appropriation Bill into law after the Senate and House of Reps passed a budget of N6.06tn, might have dimmed with the President’s sojourn to China. It was further reported that Buhari will be away from the country for one week as informed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina. Though the Appropriation Bill…
President Muhammadu Buhari has been spotted scrutinizing the 2016 budget with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the Minister for Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma. The pictures were published by SaharaReporters on Sunday, April 10, 2016 hours after it was reported that the President had jetted out of the country to China.
As the council polls hold in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, today, April 9, 2016, the Independent National Electoral Commission chairman, Mahmood Yakubu has condemned series of political violence experienced recently. Yakubu condemned electoral violence which led to the death of one person and an averted plot to attack the INEC office in Abaji. However, the INEC boss expressed confidence that the understanding and commitment to free and fair elections that prevailed at a recent forum for stakeholders will be extended to the elections proper at the Abuja council polls. Meanwhile, the National Commissioner of the INEC North-Central Zone, Prof.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its pilot simultaneous accreditation and voting process is impacting positively on the conduct of elections in the country. Mr Nick Dazang, the INEC Deputy Director of Voter Education, made this known in an interview with newsmen on Saturday in Abuja. Dazang said that the commission started the simultaneous voting and accreditation process with the 80 court ordered re-run elections. He said so far the commission had conducted more than 50 of those elections. “What we have observed is that the process save time on election day as it allows people to vote and…
The candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday differed over the credibility of the council polls in Abaji Area Council. While the PDP candidates alleged some discreet manipulations in favour of the APC, saying it could affect the outcome of the elections, however, the latter expressed confidence in the exercise. The incumbent Chairman of Abaji Area Council and PDP candidate, Alhaji Yahaya Garba alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) manipulated the process in favour of APC. “There is connivance in this election because voters have been denied their franchise in some…
Voters and party agents in Gwagwalada have commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for conducting a smooth election in the area council. Some of the voters, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) lauded the new initiative of the commission for voters to cast their votes immediately after accreditation. They said that the new system made the process smoother and faster unlike the usual practice of accrediting all the voters before commencing voting hours later. Mr Amos Stephen, a business man who voted at the Old Kutunku 001 polling unit said that the process was the smoothest…
The Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on its governorship candidate in the 2015 election, Chief Timipriye Sylva, to work with the state executive of the party. This is contained in a statement signed by the Chairman of APC in the state, Chief Timipa Orunimighe, and the Secretary, Daniel Marlin, released in Abuja on Sunday. According to the statement, the former governor should close ranks with the state executive by giving them deserving respect and ensuring he works with them. It debunked reports that the executive was working with the state governor, Chief Seriake Dickson,…
Falz releases a new tune with a creative title ‘Bahd Baddo Baddest’ which features Olamide and Davido. The title relates to the alias names the stars have given themselves and have come to be known as in the industry. This tune comes off Falz’s ‘sophomore album “Stories That Touch”.