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The 70-year-old, who had been on a life support machine since last Friday at First Cardiology Hospital in Ikoyi, Lagos, after slipping into a coma following Coronavirus complications, finally died on Thursday, according to findings by SaharaReporters. On Monday, a reliable source close to the ex-governor had told SaharaReporters that Ajimobi had been on life support machine after he slipped into a deep coma and may not make any recovery going by the observations of medical experts around him.The source further disclosed that the former Oyo governor had a lung surgery since being rushed to the Lagos hospital but made no progress while his kidneys had also failed. Doctors treating Ajimobi, it was reliably gathered, last Friday informed his family that his situation had defied every medical intervention and that only a miracle could bring him back to life. Those projections came true on Thursday as the ex-governor finally succumbed to the virus that has also killed

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki and Kenneth Imansuangbon are the only aspirants in the race for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket for the September 19 election. An aspirant, Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, who earlier obtained a Federal High Court order to stop Obaseki from the PDP primary, withdrew his case and stepped down yesterday. It will now be a straight fight between the duo at the indirect governorship primary election which holds today at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, the state capital.Imansuangbon had declared that he would not step down for the governor. Ogbeide-Ihama, who opted for an out-of-court settlement, said he listened to highly-respected Edo elders. He expressed his commitment to PDP’s growth, saying his action was in the party’s interest and that he remained loyal. Ogbeide-Ihama, a House of Representatives member, who represents Obaseki’s Oredo constituency, insisted that his action was not an affront to the PDP or its leadership. He said it w

Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic said Tuesday he has tested positive for coronavirus, joining a slew of other infected players who took part in an exhibition tennis tournament in the Balkans. Read also:  COVID-19: Babies of Triplets Test Positive of Coronavirus in Mexico “Novak Djokovic tested positive for a virus COVID-19,” read a statement from his staff. “He is not showing any symptoms,” it added.

Newborn triplets in Mexico have tested positive for coronavirus in an "unprecedented" case, according to local health authorities. Medical experts are investigating whether the disease could have been passed on through the mother's placenta during pregnancy. Two of the babies, one boy and one girl, are in a stable condition in a hospital in San Luis Potosí state. But the second boy is receiving treatment for a respiratory condition.A spokesperson for the state's Health Safety Committee said contagion in multiple births had not been detected anywhere globally and so the case would be investigated. A very small number of newborn babies have been known to pick up the virus after birth, but health officials say they do not believe this is what happened in this case. State Health Secretary Mónica Liliana Rangel Martínez said: "It would be impossible for them to have been infected at the moment of birth." However, the parents are currently being tested

Police have sealed off the office of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja following the order from Inspector General of Police (IGP). This comes amidst the leadership crisis rocking the ruling party. The IGP has instructed that members of the National Working Committee(NWC) should not be allowed to enter the party secretariat. A party source said the seal off was to enable the Police chief and the two NWC groups to review and discuss the various court orders being brandished. The party has been in a leadership crisis following an appeal court order upholding the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as national chairman of the party.

A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has stopped Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki from participating in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary slated for Thursday, June 25. One of PDP governorship aspirants, Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, filed the suit on Monday after vowing not to step down for Obaseki. Hon. Justice E.A Obile, who granted the order, allowed the defendant to serve the parties through substituted means in two national dailies and adjourned till June 24 for hearing of the summon. Details shortly…

Aviation loses N63b to COVID-19 June 22, 2020 Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn WhatsApp Email By Kelvin Osa-Okunbor The aviation industry lost over N63billion to the ravaging effects of coronavirus pandemic, a report by the Ministry of Aviation has shown. Describing the air transport value chain as the hardest hit to the deadly virus, the report said over 90 per cent of operations and activities were adversely affected resulting in monthly losses valued at N21 billion. The report sighted by The Nation indicated that the ravaging effects of the virus in the sector has forced government  to consider working out a recovery plan aimed at providing financial support where necessary to sustain air connectivity for passenger operations and cargo  flights.

Three persons kidnapped by gunmen in Yambabu community in Kwali Area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja on Saturday have been killed by their abductors. Police spokesman Anjuguri Manzah confirmed this in a statement on Sunday evening, adding that one of the kidnappers was killed by police.Manzah said there were efforts to arrest the other kidnappers.

Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu on Monday emerged the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the September 2020 election. Also READ:  APC favourite, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu ballots down in Edo APC Primary Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma declared Ize-Iyamu winner of the direct primary election with a total of 27,838 votes to defeat Dr. Pius Odubu who scored 3,776 and Osaro Obazee who got 2,751 votes.

Former Secretary to Edo State Government, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has just balloted down at his Ugboko ward 5, Orhionmwon local government area. Wearing a lemon colored dress and a transparent face mask, Ize-Iyamu washed his hands and applied hand sanitiser before he was accredited by the Electoral officer with his party card.After his name was confirmed on the APC membership register for the ward, he got a ballot paper to vote for the aspirant of his choice, which he did. Meanwhile, the Edo State Governorship Primary Election Committee has acknowledged that voting has been concluded in some wards and few Local Governments in the state with final results expected to be announced at the State collation centre. Senator Dr Ajibola Basiru Secretary, Edo State Governorship Primary Election Committee speaking on the primaries said: “It has been however drawn to our attention that some results are flying about on social media and we will like to inform the general public not to t

The crisis rocking Rivers chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has deepened following rejection of Igo Aguma as the acting Chairman of the party by 28 out of 38 statutory members of the party. The statutory members resolved to suspend Aguma as the acting Chairman and constituted another caretaker committee led by Sokonte Davies. Addressing journalists in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the statutory members said Aguma was acting against the spirit and letters of the High Court judgement that made him a caretaker chairman.

Going by results declared in some of the wards in the ongoing Edo All Progressives Congress (APC) primary, former Secretary to the Edo State Government (SSG) Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has jumped into early lead. In Igieduma ward/Uhunmwonde LGA, out of the 1568 accredited voters, Ize-Iyamu, who is contesting with two other aspirants scored a total 1560 votes. From Ward 9/Oredo, in Edo South out of the 200 accredited, 200 party members voted with Ize-Iyamu scoring 198, Odubu, 0 and Obazee 2. From Ward 7/Etsako West, in Edo North out of the 808 accredited, 784 party members voted with Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu scoring 784, Odubu, 24 and Obazee 0. From Ward 3/Egor, in Edo South out of the 195 party members accredited, those who voted for him were175; Odubu got 15 and Obazee 5.

President Muhammadu Buhari is in a closed-door meeting with Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State House, Abuja. Samson Ogunbameru confirmed from The Nation Newspaper. Those at the meeting are the Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) are Governor of Kebbi state, Atiku Bagudu; Chairman of Northern Governors Forum, Simon Lalong and Governor of Jigawa state, Abubakar Badaru.The ongoing meeting followed Sunday evening’s meeting between Buhari and the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, who had hinted that the president would lead a push for settlement of the crisis within the next few days. Details shortly…

Ondo Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has denied allegations that he was responsible for the action taken by the Police against his Deputy, Hon Agboola Ajayi, on Saturday night. Ajayi was held back at the Government House as Ondo Police Commissioner, Bolaji Salami, insisted that he would not leave with his official vehicles. Akeredolu, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Segun Ajiboye, described the report as a complete falsehood intended to play victim by the principal actors involved. Akeredolu said it was a concorted and devious lie meant to discredit him that he directed the Police Commissioner to restrain the Deputy Governor from leaving the Government House. He explained it was a time-tested code in government’s business for officials to take inventory of offices and quarters before and after an official is moving in or out of offices or quarters. The governor said the CP’s intervention, which was at the instance of an almost manipulated security apparatus at

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo State chapter’s direct governorship primary election at St. Saviour’s Primary School, Benin, Ward 5 in Ikpoba/Okha LGA, with social distancing and use of face masks being strictly adhered to, in compliance with Governor Godwin Obaseki’s COVID-19 regulations.

Members of the Unity Forum of the Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) and 28 support groups have given Chief Olusola Oke N22.5m to enable him purchase nomination and expression of interest forms of the APC. Oke was last month named consensus aspirant of the Unity Forum but other nine aspirants refused to step down from the race. Presenting the cheque to Oke at Akure, Ondo State capital, former Deputy Governor and leader of the Unity Forum, Alhaji Ali Olanusi, said they decided to make direct financial contribution to the electioneering expenses of their flag bearer to promote a sense of belonging by all party members. Olanusi noted that the contribution would remove the toga of winner takes all from the Governor when elected.He stated that the acceptance of Oke has continued to rise daily and convinced all that the choice was apt. He said the display of political maturity and decorum by Oke was an assurance that Ondo State would break away from despondency and nepoti

Each passing day, the Edo State political scenario is becoming increasingly fluid and no longer predictable. But there are some undercurrents that may suggest that head or tail – the situation is not a generally pleasant one for Governor Godwin Obaseki. Each passing day, the Edo State political scenario is becoming increasingly fluid and no longer predictable. But there are some undercurrents that may suggest that head or tail – the situation is not a generally pleasant one for Governor Godwin Obaseki. First, is the fact that the certificate scandal is a major albatross for Obaseki and one that is going to go around with him for a long time, regardless of his joining the PDP. Report of the APC Appeal Committee is quite damaging and a booby trap that would snap anytime. Then, there’re talks about the demands by his PDP. Reports reaching claimed it took the governor days negotiating some of the terms put on the table, which were generally obnoxious. We hear N10 billion demand

"Many unsuccessful fathers are today ruling the world, and only one deduction can come from that: it’s no wonder the world is in this sorry state." - Samola4all MY salute is to all fathers today, whom we are all celebrating this Sunday, the third week of June. To many children, the father is the breadwinner of the family. He just seems to represent that part of the family tree where money seems to spring from. This is why it is difficult for children to believe that money does not grow on trees. When children need to buy a loaf of bread, the mother goes, ‘go ask daddy’; when they need to buy school uniforms, ‘go ask daddy’; when the family needs a car, ‘we’ll ask daddy’; when the family needs a jet, who else can we ask? Happily, the story is changing these days. Now, it is possible to ask mummy for money for bread too but we’ll talk about this some other day. Fathers also represent safety. Oh, there is no measuring the great amount of comfort a child gets when he/

The Appeal Court, suiting in Abuja, Tuesday, affirmed the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The three-man panel held the trial court was right to have made the suspension order based on ex-parte application brought against him by five members of the party. Oshiomhole was suspended on March 4, 2020, following an ex-parte application filed by the deputy chairman of the party (North-East), Mustapha Salihu, and five others through their lawyer, Oluwole Afolabi, in January before Justice Danlami Senchi In a unanimous judgment, Tuesday night, in the first appeal delivered by Justice Eunice Onyemanam, the court held that the FCT High Court had territorial jurisdiction to have entertained the suit as it did and ordered Oshiomhole to stop  parading himself as the national chairman of the party, until the determination of the substantive suit. Home LEAD STORY Appeal Court upholds suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as APC National Chairman

The Youth and Women wing of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo chapter, on Saturday, opposed the waiver  granted Governor Godwin Obaseki by the national leadership. The waiver enables Obaseki, who just defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), contest in the PDP primary on Tuesday. Obaseki was screened on Saturday. Under the auspices of PDP Youths for Justice, a statement by the coordinator, Musa Kadiri, warned the party leadership to reward loyalty instead of looking for opportunities. He noted that the three aspirants – Ken Imasuagbon, Gideon Ikhine and Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama – were capable of defeating any candidate the APC would present. NAN quoted Kadiri as warning that the PDP might witness implosion if Obaseki was given the ticket on a platter of gold. “We, the youths on ground in Edo know that the PDP has positioned itself to win the forthcoming gubernatorial election. We do not need Obaseki who is chased out of the APC based on questionable credentials”, h

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said it has approved that the party screening committee should continue the screening exercise for its aspirants for the Edo governorship election. Col. Austin Akobundu (rtd), the PDP National Organising Secretary, who made this known on Friday, said the exercise would continue on Saturday, June 20 at the NWC Hall, Wadata Plaza, Abuja from 10 am prompt. “The committee is mandated to screen all aspirants for the upcoming 2020 governorship election in Edo.” Members of the screening committee include, Mr Kingsley Chinda as Chairman, Boyele Debekeme as Secretary, Chief Oladimeji Fabiyi, Sen. Mrs Joy Emordi, and Hajiya Aishat Hasindu as members