Yoruba

Àwọn èyàn ti ńfi èrò wọn hàn lórí ìdájọ́ ilé ẹjọ́ kòtẹ́milọ́rùn

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Onímọ̀ nípa òsèlú kan, ọ̀gbẹ́ni Dọlapọ Ogunsọla ti sàpèjúwe, rògbòdìyàn tón wáyé nínú ẹgbẹ́ òsèlú,APC, nípinlẹ̀ Ẹdo gẹ́gẹ́bí èyí tí kò ní nípa rere fún ẹgbẹ́ náà pẹ̀lú ìbò sípò Gómìnà tí wọ́n ńgbaradì fún.

Ó sọ̀rọ̀ yí lásìkò tón bá akọ̀ròyìn ilésẹ́ Radio Nigeria sọ̀rọ̀, lórí bí ilé ẹjọ́ kòtẹ́milọ́rùn se si fòfin de nini kí Adams Oshiomhole alága ẹgbẹ́ ọ̀hún lọ fìdí mọ́lé náà, fún gbà díẹ̀.

Ọgbẹ́ni Ogunsọla fi àidùnú rẹ̀ hàn lórí ìgbésẹ̀ yi tó sì sọ pé osese kí Gómìnà tó wà lórí ipò Ọbasẹki lọ sínú ẹgbẹ́ miràn èyí tí yo jẹ́ kálàfo ńlá wà nínú ẹgbẹ́ APC, nípinlẹ̀ Ẹdo.

Ótọ́kasi pé, kò sí ẹgbẹ́ tí Gómìnà lè lóun darapọ̀ mọ́, tí wọn kò ní tètè gba wọlé.

Onímọ̀ nípa òsèlú náà, sọ pé yíyọ Oshiomọlẹ gẹ́gẹ́bí alága ni yo fa rògbòdìyàn nínú ẹgbẹ́ ọ̀hún.

Lána ni ilé ẹjọ́ kòtẹ́milọ́rùn sì fi òntẹ̀ lu yíyọ Adams Oshiọmọle tí kò sì ju wákàtí mélo kan lọ tí Gómìnà kéde pé òun ti kúrò nínú ẹgbẹ́ ọ̀hún.

Afọnja Ọlọlade

Politics

Oshiomhole’s Suspension, Bad Omen for Edo APC – Political Scientist

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A Political Scientist, Mr Dolapo Ogunsola has described the crises rocking the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State as a bad omen for the party ahead of the governorship election.

He stated this while speaking with Radio Nigeria on the recent Appeal Court Judgment upholding the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the party.

Mr Ogunsola expressed the worry that the suspension of Mr Oshiomhole and the possible defection of the incumbent governor, Godwin Obaseki to another party would be a big minus to the APC in the state.

While nothing that the sitting governor was an asset to any political party, Mr Ogunsola hinted that other parties would be eager to accept Obaseki to their parties.

The political scientist maintained that the body language of Oshiomhole was signaling autocracy and may as well confer sympathy votes on Obaseki.

He noted that the suspension of Oshiomhole would deepen the crisis of the party in the state.

It would be recalled that the Appeal Court on Tuesday 16th of June, 2020, upheld the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole just hours after the state governor formally announced his resignation from the party.

Adedayo Adelowo

Health

COVID-19 Update: 36 Cases in Nigeria So Far

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As of 09:45 am on 23rd March, (Source: @NCDCgov ) the number of Covid-19 cases in Nigeria is thirty-six with thirty-three active ones, a total of two people discharged with one person dead.

Lagos has twenty-five cases, the Federal Capital Territory, F.C.T, with six, Ogun State has two cases, Ekiti, Oyo and Edo states with one case each.

The first Covid-19 case in Nigeria was reported in Lagos on the twenty-ninth of last month.

Some of the preventive measures to prevent the disease are frequent washing of hands with soap using running water as well as the use of hand sanitizer.

Most of the banks and corporate offices visited in the Ibadan metropolis had sanitizers at their entrances for use by their customers.

Some residents who spoke with Radio Nigeria emphasised that they had been conscious of their level of personal hygiene.

However, there were no precautionary measures in markets as the traders were more concerned about their sales.

Some of them lamented the low level of patronage as most people were indoors.

They, however, called on the government to put mechanisms in place to control the spread of the Covid-19.

Titilayo Kupoliyi

Economy

We have empowered over 9000 youths – SEEFOR Coordinator

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The State Employment and Expenditure for Results Project, SEEFOR says the intervention agency has provided employment for over nine thousand youths in Delta State and has recorded impressive ratings in the four participating SEEFOR states comprising Rivers, Bayelsa, Edo, and Delta State.

The National Project Coordinator of the SEEFOR, Dr. Greg Onu, stated this in Asaba, at a press briefing to conclude the inspection tour of the World Bank and European Union-sponsored projects in parts of the state.

Dr. Onu also commended Delta State for implementing three out of five steps under the State Integrated Financial Management Information System, SIFMIS aimed at ensuring financial accountability in accordance with global best practices.

Similarly, Delta State Project Coordination of SEEFOR, Mr. Frank Akpotu, hinted that a total of fifty-eight point eight million dollars was allocated to Delta State under the project with a focus on youth empowerment, financial management reforms, and project monitoring and implementation.

Mr. Akpoti explained that the participating states contributed between one hundred and fifty million naira to two hundred million naira as counterpart funding which led to the training of over seventeen thousand beneficiaries in short term vocational enterprises.

Earlier, the representatives of the SEEFOR had visited project sites in Delta North senatorial district of the state including a health center at Umunede and the Agbor Technical College in Agbor where a science laboratory was upgraded amongst other projects.

Oghenero Eghweree

Sport

Edo State partners FCAAN on Coaches Education

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The headquarters of Football Coaches Association of Africa Nations, FCAAN in the United States, says Edo state government has concluded plans to partner FCAAN to develop the game of football in the state through coaching education.

FCAAN Director of Coaching Education, Coach Henry Abiodun revealed this while addressing newsmen on the development. 

Coach Abiodun, said the partnership would include a one week FCAAN D Diploma Course for Edo state football Coaches between 18th to 21st November, 2019 in Benin City. 

The former Handler of Sunshine Stars FC of Akure explained that the FCAAN D Diploma Course scheduled for Ondo state would hold before the Edo state edition. 

Coach Abiodun noted that the training would afford football coaches from all local councils in Edo state to undergo training in modern-day techniques of coaching.

He commended Edo state government for the plans to bring new methods of coaching to the doorsteps of its coaches, which he said was of crucial importance to football development.

FCAAN D Diploma Course for Edo state Football Coaches would be coming up three days after the conclusion of the 11th to 15th November edition slated for Ondo state.

Olaolu Fawole