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  • Ogun FRSC holds Sallah safety campaign

    Ogun FRSC holds Sallah safety campaign

    The Ogun State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Adegoke Adetunji, has urged passengers not to rely on drivers for their safety while travelling.

    Adetuji made the plea at Kuto Garage in Abeokuta, Ogun State, when he led his corps’ members, including special marshals, on a road safety campaign at the garage.

    He said the theme of the campaign, “Road safety is a share responsibility, was designed to educate everyone that safety depends on the drivers, passengers and other road users.

    The sector commander said in line with the drive to achieve the FRSC’s 2014 goals of reducing road accidents, especially at the  festive seasons, travellers should join the corps to tackle road lawlessness.

    He noted that the exercise was designed to cater for the  sallah celebration and to address violations of road traffic regulations.

    Adetunji advised the passengers, travellers and commuters to sensibly and not aggressively caution any driver, who want to go contrary to traffic rules and regulations, such as the use of cell phones while driving.

  • Suswam’s man to head Gemade’s campaign

    Suswam’s man to head Gemade’s campaign

    Senator Barnabas Gemade has appointed Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam’s man, Mr Mike Koundon, as the head of his campaign team.

    Gemade is seeking re-election into the Senate on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

    Koundon hails from Logo Local Government Area, same as Suswam.

    He is a former chairman of the council and has a cordial relationship with the governor.

    Suswam is from Gaambetiev and Koundon, Ugondo.

    Gemade inaugurated his campaign team at the weekend at his G.R.A. home in Gboko.

    He urged members of the team not to be afraid of being molested or intimidated by his opponents, and to shun character assassination.

    Gemade said he has represented the people of Benue North East well and deserves another term.

    Kondoun assured Gemade that the team would deliver on its mandate.

  • Schools intensify anti-Ebola campaign

    Schools intensify anti-Ebola campaign

    Students of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa (OFFA POLY) and Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) have held awareness campaigns on the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).

    At the Offa Poly, HND students collaborated with the Department of Mass Communication to sensitise their colleagues on the need to be hygienic to arest an outbreak of the virus.

    The coordinator of the campaign, Mr Zakariyau Imran, said the aim was to enlighten students on the danger of the virus, urging them  to seek medical assistance if they developed symptoms of the disease.

    He added that regular hand washing and avoidance of contact with the inner part of one’s body should be observed.

    The head of the Department of Mass Communication, Mr Abdulateef Oyewole, expressed satisfaction with the campaign, saying adequate information on the epidemic would help to prevent the spread of the virus.

    “The campaign is very relevant in terms of discipline because it publicises the safety measures to curtail the Ebola virus, for students to know the danger of the virus and how to contain it,” he stated.

    A member of the organising team, Apotiade Taiwo, HND I, Mass Communication, said the campaign was a means of reducing the spread of the Ebola virus with emphasis on indiscriminate body contact with individuals with excessive sweat secretions and sharing of hand towels.

    Meanwhile, the Mass Communication Department of Lagos State Polytechnic held a sensitisation rally, tagged: “Ebola alert: Safety for one, safety for all.”

    The rally started around 9am from the First Gate of the main campus, Ikorodu and later proceeded to the office of Dean, Students Affairs (DSA), School of Technology, Engineering, Environmental Studies.

    The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the institution, Mr Olarewaju Kuye, who received the students at the school’s library on behalf of the Rector, Dr Abdul-azeez Abioye Lawal, congratulated the department for organising the campaign.

    “The Mass Communication department is one of the best in this great institution because no other department has done the job that you did. I want to use this opportunity to beg your lecturers not to come to class today. After this Ebola campaign, go to your house and enjoy yourselves,” he stated.

  • Authors take literary campaign to college

    The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Imo State chapter, has organised a two-day event for students and writers to commemorate the World Literacy Day, which is celebrated on September 8, yearly.

    The campaign, which took place in the auditorium of the Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education (AIFCE), Owerri, featured literacy carnival, readings, poetry performance, teen authorship programmes and talks on the different genres of literature.

    The global theme for this year was Literacy for sustainable development, but considering the current ebola scourge in the continent, ANA adopted its sub-theme: Literacy for the eradication of diseases.

    In his remark, chairman of ANA in the state, Mr Chidozie Chukwubuike noted that the need to hold such event arose considering the dwindling standard of education in the society and to arouse the consciousness of people to take reading seriously.

    “It is evident most students no longer read. Take for instance recent performance of students in national examinations, you will see that the youths have been distracted by the invention of the internet, cable TV and the concentration has tilted from reading to social media activities. It is on the strength of this that ANA Imo chapter went this far to redeem the reading culture among students,” Chidozie said.

    He also thanked the school proprietors and guardians for releasing their wards to attend the programme despite the fear of the EVD.

    The highlight of the occasion was an awareness campaign round the campus and a drama presentation titled The trafficker,  performed by a theatre group.

  • Lamboginny, Clay take campaign against Ebola to Lagos community

    Lamboginny, Clay take campaign against Ebola to Lagos community

    Sensational singer, Lamboginny and fast-rising rap artiste, Clay, at the weekend, further gave vent to the theme of their recently released musical collaboration titled #Brokenwhen they stormed thesecluded rural community of Nanti village, popularly called the Snake Island, Lagos.

    In excitement, the villagers led by their Baale trooped out to receive the music stars who were joined by members of the Nigerian Red Cross as they enlightened them on the need for personal hygiene in order to live a healthy life.

    Apart from distributing free materials and kits to the inhabitants, medical experts were also on ground to educate them about the dreaded Ebola Disease Virus (EVD).

    Meanwhile, the popular artistes have also offered to give full scholarship to two indigent ‘#Broken children’ to enable them realise their academic ambition.

    According to them, “If you know of any teenager or child who is of a secondary or primary school age living with no support, you can just put a smile on his/her face by sending the name, age, location, class (secondary or primary) and that #Broken story -that is, the touching story about the child and why he/she should be given the scholarship ahead of others-to lamboginny84@gmail.com.”

  • ‘Stop campaign of calumny’

    ‘Stop campaign of calumny’

    A governorship aspirant in Delta State, Dr. Ngozi Olejeme, yesterday accused politicians of carrying out a campaign of calumny, mudslinging and character assassination against her.

    Dr. Olejeme, who is aspiring on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), urged politicians to sell their manifestos to the people instead.

    She said: “My mission in Delta State is to run an egalitarian Delta where every section would have a sense of belonging devoid of oppression or marginalisation if elected.

    “I remain committed and I hereby assure our people that I will run issues-based campaign that will focus on welfare and development..”

  • Five injured in ‘attack’ on Osun APC members

    Five injured in ‘attack’ on Osun APC members

    •PDP: they assaulted us

    No fewer than five persons were critically injured yesterday in Iponda, Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State, in a clash between Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supporters and All Progressives Congress (APC) members.

    It was gathered that the APC members were celebrating Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s re-election when they were attacked.

    Some APC members, who sustained deep machete cuts, were rushed to the hospital, where they are on admission.

    One of the victims, Deji Akanmu (Ward 4), was stabbed in the head.

    An Assistant Director in the Bureau of Communication and Strategy in the Office of the Governor, Mr. Bosun Oyintiloye, who is from the area, described the attack as barbaric.

    He said the incident was reported to the police division in Ibokun.

    However, the Media Director of Senator Iyiola Omisore’s Campaign Organisation, Prince Diran Odeyemi, said it was the APC members that attacked PDP supporters.

    Odeyemi said: “We are surprised that despite the APC’s victory in Saturday’s election, its members have continued to harass, maim and humiliate supporters of our party across the state. We urge Governor Aregbesola to call them to order before the situation gets out of hand.”

  • ‘Campaign gifts should be discouraged’

    A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Kunle Oyeyemi, has described the distribution of rice, cooking oil, bags of beans, kerosene and other food and household items to the electorate by a political party in Osun State as “open bribery”.

    Speaking with reporters in Osogbo, the state capital, Oyeyemi said the trend should be discouraged because it poses great danger to democracy.

    He said: “This trend is more peculiar to Nigeria and I believe it is tantamount to direct and open bribery, which is against electoral and other laws of the land.”

    Oyeyemi urged the people not to be tricked into giving up their voter cards for a stipend, adding that their voter cards are “means to a profitable political end”.

    He said: “It is common knowledge in Osun State that the campaign team of an opposition party is aggressively buying voter cards from potential voters. This is a manifestation of anxiety resulting from their realisation of the challenge they face in this election.

    “I warn the people of Osun State not to sell their voter cards. The card is their power to decide who rules them. People should also be advised not to engage in a fight or argue with security operatives invited to provide security during the election.

    “The party in question now resorts to all sorts of desperate efforts, including disenfranchising as many as possible members and supporters of the APC. It goes about buying voter cards. My warning to everyone is that under no reason – gift or threat – should any one give his or her voter card to anyone to take away or to copy personal information from the card.

    “The democratic process and electioneering activities in this country, including the so-called politics of stomach infrastructure, is getting to a dangerous state, which is unlikely to support the country’s unity.”

  • Ebola sensitization campaign

    Ebola sensitization campaign

  • Ebola Virus: Ebonyi LG commences enlightenment campaign

    Ebola Virus: Ebonyi LG commences enlightenment campaign

    •Hunters lament loss of livelihood

    Following growing fears across the country over the deadly Ebola Virus, Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, yesterday advised the people of the area to be wary of the deadly disease.

    The council area, which is also the hometown of the Minister for Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu, also cautioned against indiscriminate consumption of bush meat by the people.

    The advice was contained in a release signed by the Public Relations Officer of the council, Sir Emmanuel Irem.

    It also advised the people to maintain a clean environment and to avoid contact with some bush meats, especially monkeys, so as not to contact the Ebola disease.

    “We wish to advise the people of Afikpo North Local Government Area to be wary of the deadly Ebola Virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports have it that the virus has killed many people in recent time.

    “It is important that people of the area maintain a clean environment and to avoid contact with some bush meat, especially monkeys species so as not to contact the Ebola disease. The disease, as of now, has no cure and is more deadly than the HIV/AIDS scourge.”

    He further stated that the Ebola disease is transmitted through close contact with the blood, secretion, organs or other bodily fluids of infected animals.

    Our correspondent gathered that there have been growing fears in the state, especially, Amasiri in Afikpo North Local Government Area, where their major occupation and source of revenue is hunting and selling of bush meat and other wild animals.

    Similarly, the council has also advised the people of the area to effectively participate in the forthcoming Independent National Electoral Commissions INEC voters’ registration exercise and issuance of permanent voters cards billed to commence on August 15th 2014.

    The PRO urged all eligible and qualified people of the council to turn out en-mass for the exercise, noting that the voters’ cards would afford them the opportunity to vote in the 2015 general elections and other elections.

    He warned against multiple registration and urged parents to restrain their children below 18 years from registering, describing it as a criminal offence.