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Twelve suspected cases of coronavirus pandemic which are newly discovered in Ondo state have tested negative. To this end, the state government announced that the state is still free from the COVID-19 pandemic. The samples of the test took to Lagos had turned out negative. This was the outcome of the meeting between the State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, (SAN) and the State Interministerial Committee on COVID-19. The Inter Ministerial Committee chaired by the Honourable Commissioner for Health Dr Wahab Adegbenro at a joint press conference with the commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo, reiterated that vigilance and strict adherence to global best practices were the only antidote to avoid the spread of COVID-19. Dr Adegbenro said the state has remained negative to the corovarius scourge including the alleged case at Agadagba-Obon in EseOdo Local Government Area of the State.

It was a sad scenario in Ekiti State as lovers were said to have drowned in the s tate capital.  A young man and a lady suspected to be lovers have been drowned in the popular Ureje Dam, monitored by the Ekiti State Water Corporation, Ado Ekiti. As at the time of this report, the identity of the man is unknown but the lady is said to be a resident of Bamgboye street, a community close to the dam. It was gathered that the incident happened at about six o’clock in the evening of Sunday while the deceased attempted to evade arrest by police. Report says various gangs of young men and women often visit the dam side to swim and also engage in various immoral activities such as smoking of hemp, prostitution and even initiation. According to the chairperson Land lord Association, Bamigboye community, Deaconess Phebian Fatuase, said the youths have turned the dam side into a den where they carry out all criminal activities. She said the community had made several attempts to chase them but...

  Orange FM Radio Presenter, Adeolu Gboyega has been appointed as the Programme Manager of a newly established CREST 88.7 FM Akure. Responding to the appointment, the Ondo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) expressed delight, while describing him as a most reliable, dutiful and consistent media professional. In a congratulatory statement issued by the union’s Secretary, Comrade Leke Adegbite, NUJ was confident that he would deliver on his latest mandate, considering his track records. “This is a well-deserved appointment considering your track records, versatility and unprecedented experience in the broadcasting and entertainment industry. “We will not forget your key roles in defending the interest of your colleagues in your previous places of work and your regular contributions to the success of our yearly NUJ Press Week celebrations. “Ondo NUJ wishes you a successful time at Crest 88.7 FM, Akure, praying Almighty Lord to grant you the wisdom and ability to t...

By Adeseluka Tolulope Tomiwa  Early childhood education is the education given in an educational institutions to children between the ages of 1 to 5 years of ages. Right from the womb, child receives education, which is called informal education, from the womb up to 11moths ,the child need to have good and balanced diet that is essential for proper growth and development, as it was stated in the first 6 months of every child.  Breast milk is essential because it makes there brain to connect well with there body tissue, which enhance proper growth and development between that age bracket and help them to function well when they start early years education which are creche, nursery and kindergarten.  Kindergarten is the first stage  that a child will attend before moving to primary level of education. In early childhood education, there are three domains that is important to the development of a child before moving to primary level of education which are cognitive doma...

By Kayode Afolabi | An Akure based Master of Ceremony and Comedian, Onibeju Olanrewaju popularly known as MC Sugar has disclosed that comedy has reshaped his life in all ramification. The compere who disclosed this while speaking with Friday Extravaganza narrated how it all started. He explained that he started as an instrumentalist, at Current Star Gospel Band as a drummer and pianist. MC Sugar who hails from Lagos state said he ventured into comedy when he noticed people laugh whenever he talks and the passion he has for it. “I noticed people laugh anytime I talk, and I decided to upgrade myself, taking it to another level. My first performance was at a wedding ceremony in Akure in 2014. “I got inspiration by putting smile on people’s faces, cracking jokes and create an atmosphere of laugher with good sense of humor. My mentor is Seyi Law, I enjoy him whenever he performs.” MC Sugar, a graduate of Mass Communication from Federal Polytechnic Auchi, Edo State, noted that being an MC is...

Two footballers from Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) who are kidnapped on Sunday have regained their freedom.  The footballers namely, Ekundayo Ojo from Enyimba fc and Benjamin Iluyomade from Abia Comets’ regained thier freedom after paying undisclosed ransom The gunmen were said to have received huge ransom before setting them free. The footballers were released on Wednesday night following combined efforts of Enyimba Football Club , security agents and families of the players. The Two-time CAF Champions League champions, Enyimba International have confirmed his release in its Twitter handle. The Super Eagles B team midfielder was kidnapped on Sunday evening on his way to his base Akure, Ondo State from Abia State after the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) embarked on break due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Ojo was kidnapped alongside Abia Comets player Benjamin Iluyomade while another Enyimba player, Emmanuel James escaped the kidnapping. Enyimba media on We...

The General Evangelist of Christ Apostolic Church, Worldwide, Prophet Hezekiah O. Oladeji has revealed what God told him about coronavirus epidemic. Prophet Hezekiah who noted that without sin there would be no punishment also noted that God said the world should return to Him. The renowned Prophet and Evangelist stated this in a Facebook broadcast on his official page recently He revealed that God said the world should seek His face from Friday 27th to Sunday 29th March, 2020 in fasting and prayers. He further stated: "God said He will pass through the earth after the three days of fasting and prayers and there will be heavy downpour across the globe which will wipe away the pestilence." According to him, coronavirus is pointing to the fact that it is time to seek the face of God. He stressed that everyone is panicking across the globe and there is no peace anywhere, adding that we need to go back to the fear of God. While saying that coronavirus is as a result of disobedien...

In regard to the decisions of the Ondo State Executive Council meeting of Monday, 23rd March, 2020, to stem the tide of the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN has ordered the immediate closure of all markets, malls and shops across the State. Under this fresh directive which is for a period of 7 days in the first instance, only the sale of life-saving and sustaining items like food, water and medicals shall be allowed. Similarly, Governor Akeredolu reiterates that the suspension political gatherings and meetings is still in force. In this regard, any form of open campaign for the forthcoming Local Government Election in the State should be discontinued for the meantime. And in furtherance of his resolve to deepen efforts under the present circumstances, Governor Akeredolu has equally directed the immediate cancellation of all official engagements. This directive includes courtesy calls and other engagements already approved and scheduled prior to t...

 A man has died in Yunnan province of China after testing positive to Hantavirus. The man died while on his way back to Shandong Province for work on a chartered bus, China’s Global Times reports. Hantavirus immediately became a trend on social media following the report with people panicking that it was another COVID-19 ready to cause a new pandemic. However, unlike coronavirus, hantavirus is not airborne. Humans who contract the hantavirus usually come into contact with rodents that carry the virus. “Rodent infestation in and around the home remains the primary risk for hantavirus exposure. Even healthy individuals are at risk for HPS infection if exposed to the virus,” Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said in its website. Although HPS can’t be passed on from person to person, it can be contracted if someone touches their eyes, nose or mouth after touching rodent droppings, urine, or nesting materials, states Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fact shee...

A former Managing Director of Pipelines and Products Marketing Company, a subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Suleiman Achimugu, has died of Coronavirus. Achimugu, who returned to Nigeria from the United Kingdom two weeks ago, started showing symptoms of the virus last Tuesday, according to findings by SaharaReporters. He eventually died around 2:00am on Monday after coughing severely on Sunday. A family source told our correspondent  that officials of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control were informed of his situation and even took his blood sample for testing but they never got back to his family until he died overnight. His blood sample tested positive for the virus. “NCDC officials came to the house and took his blood specimen. Even though it tested positive, they never got back to us until he died at a hospital in Gwagwalada. “We are all currently under quarantine in the house,” a family source told SaharaReporters on Monday. It was also gathered that the...

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has said coronavirus  which is currently ravaging the world has come to stay.  d He said, "though it will subside, it will remain in the background" . In a message this morning, which was broadcast from dove media studio,  Adeboye said the deadly virus is  God’s own way of silencing the world pointing out that it has come to say. Referring to another prophet who had earlier prophesied that the virus would come to an end on March 27, Adeboye said ‘I can only say amen to that. But what the Lord is telling me is that the virus has come to stay. It will subside but will remain in the background.’ Making  allusion to his prophecies at the beginning of the year Adeboye said one of the things that God told him was that the world will be on a compulsory holiday. ‘When God told me that the world will be on compulsory holiday I could not deliver the message because if it happens as it is happen...

Four men who are known to be timber dealers and a woman have been kidnapped at the boundary town of Ikakumo Akoko, near Akoko Edo local government area of Edo state . One of them, Samuel Obadofin , is a native of Akunu in Akoko northeast council area of Ondo State. According to a community leader from Akunu Akoko, mr Michael Bello, the men who were sawmillers were kidnapped from the forest where their timber lorry broke down . The police area commander for Ikare Akoko Assistant commissioner of police Razak Rauf said the area of incident was not within the jurisdiction of Ondo state police command. The regent of Akunu Akoko ,princess Tola Orogun expressed sadness over increasing rate of kidnap cases around Akunnu and appealed to authorities to save the community from such ugly development

An Unconfirmed report indicates that the founder of Sotitobire Miracle centre, Prophet Babatunde Alfa was alleged to have poisoned himself in an attempt to commit suicide at the Nigerian correctional center ,Olokuta ,Ondo state. According to reports,  the  incident occurred on Thursday shortly after he was taken back to the correctional center from the Ondo state high court where his trial over the missing child inside his church is taking place . It was gathered that the prophet swallowed “rat poison” but after it was discovered, the prison officers rushed him to an undisclosed hospital for treatment. Our correspondent also gathered that prophet Alfa is now responding to treatment. The source told our correspondent that it would be the second time the prophet would allegedly attempt to commit suicide as he had once drunk disinfectant before being rescued Source:Sunshinetruth.com.ng 

Two children at Ijesamodu in Ilejemeje local government area of Ekiti state have been tortured with hot iron by their father Mr Olanrewaju Babatunde. This left the children who are two and seven years old with serious injuries. Our correspondent  is yet to ascertain the offense of the children as at the time of this publication. The eyes of the youngest victim was badly damaged as a result of injury sustained from the hot iron. When taken to the general hospital in Ijesamodu Ekiti by some good Samaritans, the children were rejected due to the degree of the injury sustained and later referred to Federal Medical Centre Ido Ekiti where they are currently receiving treatment on the bill of wife of the state governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi. The Samaritans later called the attention of the police to the mater which eventually led to the arrest of the man. Source :SUNSHINETRUTH 

Prophet Alfa Babatunde, founder of the Sotitobire Miracle centre was today sent back to Olokuta Correctional centre till Thursday for continuation of his case. He was arraigned before Justice Olusegun Odusola who refused to grant his bail application sought by the defence counsel, Mr. Olusola Oke. The prosecuting team from the state ministry of justice led by the Attorney-General, Mr. Kola Olawoye esq. presented two witnesses, including the mother of the missing child, out of the seven prosecution witnesses. After much argument, the case was adjourned till Thursday 19th March 2020 for case continuation, while the accused persons were returned to the prison custody.

Armed police men on Monday beefed up security at the Ondo state high court premises following the continuation of the case involving the founder of Sotitobire Miracle center ,Prophet Babatunde Alfa and six others over the missing of a one year old boy inside his church last year. Our correspondent reports that the security men who manned strategic locations within and outside the court allowed only those who have official business to gain entrance The high court road is also filled with residents of akure as well as followers of Prophet Alfa who hanged on the fence to watch as event unfold in the court. Prophet Babatunde alongside other defendants were escorted into the court premises by Officials of the Nigerian correctional service at exactly 9:08am inside a bus while the hearing of bail application of the prophet seems to have been dropped by the court Source :Rovingreporters

  Police Command in Ondo State, has launched investigation into the circumstances that led to sudden death of a policeman simply identified as Tolulope and his wife who were found dead inside their living room. The incident occurred at Akungba-Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government Area of the State on Tuesday, while the late policeman was attached to the Akungba police division until his death. A loud bang was heard from their apartment before their corpses were found. Witnesses told SUNSHINETRUTH that the policemen shot his wife dead before killing himself over alleged infidelity. It was learnt that Tolutope committed the crime after he returned from the work. Sources claimed the deceased policeman has been having trust issues with his wife over the manner at which she receives phone calls from men Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Tee-Leo Ikoro, said investigation had been launched to ascertain the actual cause of the deaths. ASP Ikoro s...

By Kayode Afolabi  A nollywood actor turned gospel artiste, Adeola Testimony, popularly known as Adeola Omo Daddy has attributed all the successes recorded so far in his music ministry to God’s favour. The artiste stated this while sharing his experience with Friday Extravaganza on how he started his music career. Adeola said that his aim is to win more souls to the kingdom of God through the release of soul winning songs. He noted that he also desires to develop music ministers by to teaching them the way and how to go about the kingdom music. Narrating how he started, Adeola stated that he started his musical career in the church and from there he began to develop himself and discovered the purpose of his destiny. “It was my father in the Lord, Pastor Isaac Omikunle that brought the idea of music to my way, before, I was an actor and movie director. “Until I got born again, that was how I discovered the purpose and potential embedded in me,” he stated. He said, he got inspiration...

By Kayode Afolabi   It was an event full of seventh heaven as Adekunle Ajasin University  Matriculate 5,046 students into the University  In his address, The Ag. Vice Chancellor, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Prof. Olugbenga Ige, reiterated the exsting law of the University that only students found worthy in learning and character would be conferred with the degree of the Institution. He made the reaffirmation during the 2019/2020 matriculation ceremony of the Institution. Prof. Ige described the new in-take as lucky few, having been admitted at a time when the institution was being repositioned for greater effectiveness,  congratulated them on their admission. saying out of 16,139 candidates who applied to study in AAUA, only 5,046 secured admission to the University. He stated that the University was proud of its merit-driven admission policy, adding that the institution, right from its inception, was designed to produce gr...