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Hon Olumide Okueyungbo, the Ogun State House of Assembly candidate of Accord, Ijebu Northeast State Constituency in the 2019 elections continued with the distribution of #5,000 cash palliatives to verified private school teachers within his constituency.The second tranch which again had beneficiaries from across the 10 wards of Ijebu Northeast LG attracted encomiums from notable leaders within the community who felt the timely intervention will cushion the effects of the current economic hardships on the sector and encouraged other well meaning individuals especially the government to emulate such gestures. O³ as fondly called by his constituents, had this to say…

The former Southwest Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Reverend Bunmi Jenyo has congratulated the newly elected Ogun State People’s Democratic Party officers from ward level to the state level ably led by the State Chairman, Honourable. Sikirulai Ogundele.Jenyo in a press release personally signed and tagged “Congratulations to an ardent Achiever” congratulates the Executive members of PDP and also laud Honourable Oladipupo Adebutu for being a loyal party man. The press release reads thus:”A hearty felicitations to the newly elected Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Hon. Sikirulai Olawale Ogundele and his State…

The State has been very apprehensive about the issue of school opening even for exit students. Data from other countries, where schools have resumed show that community transmission in school environments is a major concern. Even countries with strongerhealth care facilities than ours are being very cautious.In line with the Federal Ministry of Education recommendation and WASSCE timetable, we decided to open our schools on the 4thAugust 2020 for SS3 students only. We put in place guidelines that would ensure that our students resume in a safe environment.In our pre-opening engagements with stakeholders, opening of boarding houses was discussed. Our…

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was shocked to the marrows following the insensitive request by Ogun State government that Secondary School students should pay a sum of #25,000 each for laughable Covid 19 Test as part of overall requirements for the reopening schools for Senior Secondary School 3 students to write their examinations.The PDP noted with great concerns how a government which ought to be a reliable source of succour to the people especially given the excruciating pains that the people of Ogun state have endured as a result of the current global pandemic.Without any doubt, the PDP condemns in…

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, former Vice- President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to apologise to Nigerians over the foreign loans which may compromise Nigeria’s future.In a statement issued on Sunday by his media office, Atiku who said he has been raising alarm over the reckless borrowings by the Buhari administration added that the statement made by Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transport last week has further confirmed his fears.“Two months ago, the former Vice President of Nigeria and PDP Presidential candidate in the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar patriotically…

Ogun State Government has clarified the requirements for operations of boarding facilities in the Secondary Schools in the State as part of the overall requirements for the reopeningof schools for SS3 students on 4th August, 2020 as earlierannounced by the Government.In a release issued in Abeokuta on Sunday, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Basic and Secondary Education, Mrs Ronke Soyombo, said the clarification has become necessary to remind the general public, particularly parents and operators in the education sector, of government position, which is based on the Guidelines jointly developed and agreed by parents, private school owners, government…

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…