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Ondo, Ekiti Residents Groan Over Deplorable Akure/Ado Highway

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3 years ago

October 2, 2021

…Berate FG, Ondo, Ekiti Govts For Lip Service

Residents of Ondo and Ekiti states have berated both the Federal Government and the governments of both states over the deplorable condition of the highway linking both states.

According to motorists and other road users of the highway, the governments had been paying lip service to the reconstruction of the road with nothing significant happening.

The highway, which has continued to give motorists and residents nightmares, connects the capital city of both states, Akure and Ado-Ekiti.

Both Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti and his Ondo State counterpart, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, had severally assured that the road, which had for long been in a bad shape, had been marked for dualization with both governors inspecting the road a few months back, a development which raised the hope of everyone.

DAILY POST had reported a few months ago, how the residents moved against the alleged lackadaisical attitude of the contractor towards the project 15 months after mobilization was said to have been paid by the government for the dualization of the road.

Speaking on the state of the road, motorists lamented that the journey between Akure which used to be a 30-minute trip had become a journey of close to two hours.

According to the motorist who gave his name as Bamidele, sometimes, passengers would have to come down at some portions of the road before the vehicle can move.

“Only God knows the kind of politics going on with this road. All these years, we were told that it would be fixed but it now seems like an eternity.

“Like me, I work in Ado and live in Akure and I ply the road every weekend. You can imagine the agony I go through every day. The trip used to be just 30 minutes drive but now it ranges between one hour 30 minutes to two hours depending on the weather.

“Almost every month, we do see all these government officials inspecting but their actions have not shown anything meaningful.”

Another road user living at Isinigbo emphasised that it was always a herculean task for residents of the community to make it to Akure and back.

The road user, Titilayo Ogendengbe, stressed that taxis always tried to avoid plying the axis because of the road while the few ones doing it increased the fare.

“For us in this part of Akure North Local Government, we have resigned to our fate.

“To me, it is a mystery that a road in the state capital would be left unattended to like this. This is an eyesore, to say the least,” she said.

“You won’t even believe that anytime Governor Fayemi wants to use the Akure Airport, he will take the Igbara-Odo, Igbara-Oke route to link Akure from Ado, a route that is much longer. They know that the road is gone.

“Anytime we want to go to town or come back home, it is always a huge concern. We just hope something is done fast, we are just tired.”

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Shock As Woman Who Visited Hospital For Scan Was Told She’s Dead

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2 hours ago

May 3, 2024

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A woman was left shocked when she turned up to a hospital scan only to be told by staff that her records showed that she was already ‘’dead.”

Susan Johnson from Scarborough was left ‘shaking by a leaf’ after staff at the Bridlington Hospital in Yorkshire told her their records showed she’d been dead for four months.

The incident left Susan, 62, a retired housekeeper, baffled that her husband Bob needed to bring her a strong coffee to help calm her nerves.

The mother-of-two told BBC News: ‘I gave them my letter and their first words were, “ooh you’re dead”.

‘I said, “pardon?”. I was in shock.

‘Then they put something on the computer so I could have the scan and then they just said, “bye” and that’s it.’

It is unclear how the mistake happened as when Susan contacted her GP, they told her that the mistake had been fixed.

However, when she contacted the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), the call handler told her she was still marked as already dead on the system.

‘On the computer you’re dead,’ she was told. Susan then informed her she couldn’t be dead as she was on the phone and talking.

The error meant that Susan’s carer’s allowance for looking after her disabled husband Bob briefly stopped, though this has now been fixed.

She said she shut down completely after the news and said there was nobody to talk to about the mistake.

Scarborough Medical Group told the BBC they’d received an electronic instruction about the ‘death’ from Primary Care Support England (PCSE).

Susan is concentrating on her hobbies of gardening and knitting as she recovers from the shock.

An NHS spokesperson said: ‘We are aware of an issue involving a civil death registration being incorrectly recorded against a patient’s medical record.

‘This was removed within 24 hours of it being reported to us in March 2023 and the patient was re-registered by their GP.

‘We would encourage the patient to contact us directly so we can explain further.’

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PHOTOS: Sandhurst Trained: UK High Commissioner Hosts First Nigerian Female To Graduate From Premier British Military Institution

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6 hours ago

May 3, 2024

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The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has congratulated Princess Owowoh on making history at the United Kingdom’s Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS).

Taking to X.com on Thursday, Montgomery expressed his pleasure in meeting Owowoh, who was accompanied by an officer from the Nigerian Defence Academy.

Sharing photos, he wrote, “I was pleased to meet 2nd Lt. Princess Owowoh, the first Nigerian female officer cadet to graduate from the UK’s

#RMASandhurst, accompanied by Lt. Col Nyiam from the #NDefenceAcademy to congratulate her on making history, hear about her experience, and reflect on our Nigeria-British relationship.”

Owowoh graduated from the RMAS as the first-ever Nigerian female officer on April 12.

She joined the NDA in Kaduna in 2018, where she was appointed as a cadet lance corporal in her second year.

She rose to a cadet sergeant in her fourth year and was appointed company senior under Officer Charlie (CSUO C) in her fifth year.

Owowoh held the appointment with two other female counterparts and made history by becoming the first female to hold the position of CSUO at the academy.

During her fourth year, she completed the academic component of the commissioning course, achieving first-class honours in biological sciences.

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PICTORIAL: C&S Church Ayo Ni O Installs New Leader

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1 day ago

May 2, 2024

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The Cherubim and Seraphim (S&S) Movement Church Worldwide, on Wednesday, formally installed Prophet Emmanuel Alogbo as the 6th Baba Aladura and spiritual head of the church.

Alogbo was appointed the acting spiritual head in November 2023 following the death of his predecessor, Samuel Abidoye, who died on November 12, at the age of 103.

A statement published on the official website of the church reads, “The ascension of Most Senior Special Prophet Dr. Emmanuel Abiodun Alogbo to the revered position of Spiritual Father and Chairman of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church signifies a pivotal moment in the history of the church, ushering in a new era of leadership and guidance for its global congregation.”

Alogbo’s installation was reported to have been attended by important figures in the church, “including the Olori of Cherubim and Seraphim Unification, His Most Eminence Pro. Dr. S. A. Alao J.Pil., who performed the anointment, which added to the solemnity and grandeur of the occasion.”

Alao was said to have charged the new Baba Aladura to embrace his role with strength and courage.

Congregants were also said to have recognised Alogbo as an embodiment of divine wisdom, compassion, and spiritual insight.

In his pledge to the CSMC Worldwide, the new Baba Adura was quoted assaying, “I solemnly pledge to continue the good work of moving our beloved church forward, which the late Baba Aladura Prophet Samuel Adefila Abidoye started.

“It is my firm commitment to ensure that the C&S Movement Church continues to march on, spreading its message of faith and love to all corners of the globe.”