Tag: Commissioner
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Just in: 28-year-old Oyo state’s youngest Commissioner, Seun Fakorede tests positive for COVID-19
Oyo Commissioner for Youth Development and Sports Seun Fakorede has tested positive for COVID-19. The 28-year-old told newsmen he is in isolation to avoid spreading the virus. Fakorede said he didn’t know how he contracted COVID-19 because he usually takes all necessary precautions. The Commissioner said: “I tested positive for COVID-19 and I want you…
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Lagos likely to reach COVID-19 peak in July with 120,000 cases – Commissioner
Commissioner for Health in Lagos, Prof. Akin Abayomi said the state may record between 90,000 and 120,000 cases of Coronavirus [COVID-19] disease by July or August when it reaches the peak. Abayomi, spoke Friday at a news conference in Alausa, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, where he gave an update on Coronavirus in the State. He said…
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Ekiti Commissioner’s kidnappers reduce ransom to N15milllion
The kidnappers of the Ekiti State Commissioner for Agriculture, Folorunso Olabode, have slashed the ransom demanded from N30 million to N15 million. The abductors had on Monday contacted his family and demanded a sum of N30 million ransom to secure the commissioner’s release. Olabode and one other whose identity was still unknown were kidnapped by…
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Only three LGs are COVID-19 free in Lagos – Commissioner
The Lagos State Government has said only three out of the 20 local governments in the state have not recorded confirmed coronavirus [COVID-19] cases. Professor Akin Abayomi, the Commissioner for Health in the state, made the disclosure on Sunday during a briefing on the outbreak of the disease in Lagos. Although he did not state…
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Taraba: Ishaku’s two-term Commissioner, Senlo dies
Taraba State Commissioner for Rural Electrification, Mr. Alexander Markus Senlo is dead. The commissioner reportedly died on Monday after a brief illness. Danjuma Adamu, Commissioner for Information confirmed Senlo’s death on Monday. He told the Sun that the state was “deeply saddened by his sudden death at a time his wealth of knowledge and expertise…
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Yahaya Bello suspends commissioner who brutalised lady over Facebook post
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has ordered the suspension of Mr. Abdulmumuni Danga, Commissioner for Water Resources in the state. According to Reports, Danga was suspended over a report that he assaulted and raped a lady over a Facebook post. The lady, identified as Elizabeth, was reported to have been kidnapped after she told…
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Lagos may record 100% recovery of all coronavirus patients – Commissioner
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi on Tuesday said no Coronavirus patients at the isolation in Lagos look like they are going to die. He said the state might record 100 percent survival at the end of the day. Of the 81 people who contracted Coronavirus in Lagos, according to the NCDC, eight…
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Sanwo-Olu sacks Commissioner in Cabinet reshuffle
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has sacked Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Shulamite Olufunke Adebolu in a minor Cabinet reshuffle. Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, erstwhile Commissioner for Home Affairs has been redeployed to head the Tourism Ministry. Her sack was tactical as the governor omitted her name from the list of commissioners redeployed. Her portfolio…
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Police rescue kidnapped 6-yr-old son of Bayelsa Commissioner
The police in Bayelsa State have rescued a kidnapped victim, Master Antonio, the six-year-old son of the State Commissioner for Water Resources Nengi Talbot. The little boy was abducted on December 22 by four gunmen, who stormed the commissioner’s residence at the New Commissioners’ Quarters in Yenagoa. The gunmen broke into the house of Talbot…
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Alleged money laundering: Obaseki disowns Commissioner arrested by INTERPOL
The Edo State Government has said that the alleged arrest of the State Commissioner for Arts, Culture, Tourism and Diaspora, Osaze Osemwingie-Ero, by operatives of the INTERPOL, has nothing to do with Governor Godwin Obaseki. Osemwingie-Ero was reportedly arrested in France since last month for alleged money laundering, after being found in possession of US$2…