Five hundred households in Yewa South and Ewekoro Local Government Areas of Ogun State have benefitted from the distribution of food items by wife of the state governor, Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun. The beneficiaries that comprised the aged, women and the vulnerable lauded the efforts of Mrs. Continue Reading
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Residents of Osun State have been reacting to the three days extension of the lockdown and other adjusted measures announced by Governor Gboyega Oyetola. Some of the respondents are of the view that the adjusted measure was a welcomed development to check the spread of COVID-19 in the state. Correspondent, Adenitan Akinola completes the story. […]Continue Reading
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has donated four Motorised Modular Fumigation Vans and one Fumigation Drone to Ekiti State Government to contain the spread of coronavirus in the state. Presenting the fumigation vans, Oba Ogunwusi described the gesture as part of measures from the traditional institution to complement government’s efforts in fighting the […]Continue Reading
The age long saying that “It pays to be good” may have become reality in the life of an Ekiti man, Retired Commandant Femi Adeoye as the Governor of the state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi appoints him as the Ekiti State COVID-19 Ambassador. Mr Femi Adeoye is the man whose video clip went viral on the […]Continue Reading
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has constituted a 7-member National Task Force for purposes of guidance, implementation and evaluation of states and zonal activities under NAWOJ COVID-19 Action Plan. The Task Force is headed by the National President of NAWOJ -Mrs Ifeyinwa Omowole, with the National Secretary – Ladi Bala, National Continue Reading
As the two weeks of the second lockdown imposed by the Osun State government ends today, residents of the state await Governor Gboyega Oyetola’s broadcast with a call for a relaxation of the restriction order. Radio Nigeria correspondent, Adenitan Akinola spoke with a cross-section of the people as presented in this report.Continue Reading
Ooni of Ile Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has donated two motorized modular fumigators to Ogun State Government as part of efforts to flatten the curve of COVID-19 in Yorubaland and Nigeria in general Presenting the fumigators to Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun at arcade ground, Okemosan Abeokuta Oba Adeyeye said that the machines were produced […]Continue Reading
Some stakeholders have reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s announcement of the partial easing of the lockdown in some states due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One of them, a Professor of Virology at the University of Ibadan, David Olaleye said the directives of social distancing and lockdown would go a long way at reducing the spread […]Continue Reading
Humans are at the centre of issues relating to the environment, human life cannot exist or be understood in isolation from the other forms of life, due to symbiotic relations among all creatures. In the face of the attendant degradation of the environment due to human activities such as burning of fossil fuel, deforestation, water […]Continue Reading
Death where is thy sting? The number one enemy of humanity has wreaked havoc in Ibadan, following the demise of a legal luminary and frontline politician, Chief Osuolale Abimbola Richard Akinjide, SAN. When the news filtered into the air on Tuesday morning, it sounded unbelievable, but who would query the maker of every creature, who […]Continue Reading
As parts of its effort to fulfill its corporate social responsibilities, CSR, Radio Nigeria Ibadan Zonal Station has rewarded one of its ardent listener, 18 year old, Arani Yahya from Isalu Iseyin, Local Government in Oyo state. Presenting the gifts, the Zonal Director, Alhaji Mohammed Bello said the gesture was done to encourage Arani Yahyah […]Continue Reading
Social distancing and ban on whatever gatherings are part of the measures adopted by the government to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic. Sports reporter Isaac Afolabi, however, reports that since the partial lockdown began in Ondo State and all sporting activities cancelled, soccer lovers in Akure the Ondo State capital have devised means of gathering […]Continue Reading
Late Chief Richard Akinjide has been described as a political and legal icon who had played pivotal roles in the history of the country. Deputy Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Mr Abiodun Fadeyi made this known while speaking with Radio Nigeria during a condolence visit to the family of the former Minister of Justice […]Continue Reading
Former President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the West African Journalists Association President, Abdulwaheed Odusile has called on President Muhammad Buhari and other African leaders to treat journalists as deserved heroes of COVID-19 era. Odusile on Saturday, made the call while delivering a paper titled Media and Survival Strategy Post COVID-19 during Continue Reading
Nigerians have continued to pay their respects to the late Chief Justice of Nigeria, Chief Richard Akinjide who passed on recently. Among the callers at the Idi-Ishin residence of Chief Richard Akinjide was the Chief Judge of Oyo State and Chairman of the Judicial Service Commission, Justice Muntar Abimbola who was accompanied by top officers […]Continue Reading
A one-story building located at Aganni Agbaje Area of Agbeni market has been engulfed by fire, destroying household property. Our correspondent reports that before the Oyo State Fire Service and the Federal Fire Service got to the scene, sympathizers had already made moves to put out the fire. One of the victims, Mrs. Kehinde Oladejo […]Continue Reading
Traders across the sixteen Local Government Areas in Ekiti State on Thursday defied government order which banned them from trading in major markets in Ado and Ikere-Ekiti. The people who major in the sale of food items like garri, palm oil, vegetables, fruits, yam, pepper, rice, beans among others, thronged Ojaoba, Oja Bisi and Okeyinmi […]Continue Reading
The rock residence of late Chief Richard Akinjide in Idi-Ishin, Ibadan continue to host very few guests from political supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and family members of the late icon to pay their condolences. Our correspondent reports that many of the guests who came in twos after thorough precautionary check against covid19 […]Continue Reading
In Ekiti State, relevant personalities have continued to pay tributes to the chief of Staff to the president Mallam Abba Kyari who died recently from Covid-19 complications. Those who spoke with Radio Nigeria explained that the death of the Chief of Staff had again attested to the fact that Covid-19 is real and it is […]Continue Reading
Oyo State government says that it is working hard to handover about twenty returnees from Abidjan, Côte d’ivoire to the Osun State government. Oyo State Police Command Team had on the evening of Wednesday, April 22nd intercepted the returnees on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Report says the returnees refused to subject themselves to the Covid-19 test in […]Continue Reading
Legal luminaries, traditional and religious leaders, families and friends of late attorney general of the federation and former Minister of Justice, Chief Richard Akinjide have continued pay condolence visit to the wife of the late icon, Mrs Abimbola Akinjide. In their separate tributes, a senior chief in Ibadanland, the Ekefa Olubadan of Ibadan, Chief Lekan […]Continue Reading
The atmosphere at the residence of the late Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Richard Akinjide remains calm as more guest are being expected his resident located at Jericho. Among the early callers, this morning were Mogaji Olajire Obisesa of Ile Aperin and representative of Olugbon of Ile-Gbon Radio Nigeria correspondent, […]Continue Reading
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has described the demise of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN), as the end of an era and a huge loss to Oyo State, the legal profession, Nigeria and indeed, the world at large. Governor Makinde, who also described the demise as the […]Continue Reading
“May the soul of Chief Richard Akinjide Rest in Peace. He lived an impactful life as a lawyer, politician, administrator and most of all, a family patriarch. On behalf of my family, I express my condolence to the Akinjide’s family”. Atiku Abubakar. “The bell has rung for Chief Richard Akinjide after a full length. We […]Continue Reading
I was shocked beyond description when I received the sad news of the departure of the former Attorney- General and Minister of Justice of the Federation, the erudite and brilliant Advocate, Chief Richard Osuolale Akinjide, a Minister in the Temple of Justice. I have seen the departed Learned Brother of the Silk at close quarters. […]Continue Reading