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Oyo unveils plans to digitise street, house numbering
The Oyo State government has expressed its plans to embark on a digital address system for street and house numbering across the state.
The Commissioner for Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, Mr. Williams Funmilayo, made the disclosure on Wednesday at a meeting with Smart City Development Konsult Limited, held at the ministry’s conference room.
He said that the plan is part of Governor Seyi Makinde’s Omititun 2.0 Sustainable Development Goals, saying the project is part of the promise made by the Governor.
Akin-funmilayo maintained that the presentation made by the Smart City Development Consult is part of the preliminary stage that would lead to the presentation to the exco level.
He explained that when the project is eventually implemented, it would ensure easy identification, the location of buildings, and an emergency response for the state.
He said, “As the saying goes, a promise made is a promise kept. His Excellency, in his Omituntun 2.0 Roadmap to Sustainable Development, made several promises. One of the tasks that falls under the purview of the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development is house numbering. Out of all the promises made, which serve as a covenant between His Excellency and the good people of Oyo State, house numbering stands out, and we, his lieutenants, are doing all we can to ensure its actualisation.
“House numbering involves assigning a unique number to every building. The importance of this exercise cannot be overemphasised. Among its numerous benefits, it helps in easy identification and location of buildings. More importantly, it plays a crucial role in emergency response, be it fire outbreaks or health emergencies requiring an ambulance.
“Without house numbers, how would emergency responders locate the building? It becomes a case of confusion, repeated calls, and potentially fatal delays. We all understand how critical time is during emergencies. Delays could lead to the loss of properties or, worse, lives. If fire services or ambulances cannot locate the right building on time, the consequences could be tragic.
“These, among many other reasons, are why we are committed to this house numbering project. Although this administration has less than two years remaining, we believe it is essential to start the process before we leave the office. The commissioner for budget and Economy planning, Prof. Musibau Babatunde and I have discussed this move with the Governor, and he has given his support. So this presentation is part of the preliminary of what we have to do before pushing it out to the executive council level,” he added.
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A popular Ghanaian on-air personality and media strategist with Starr, SOG Precious, has said the recent Nigeria Must Go protest in Ghana was a retaliation for the Ghana Must Go protest in 1983.
Precious made this known in an interview on Channels TV’s Morning Brief on Friday.
His statement comes as a viral video on Tuesday showed a large number of Ghanaians protesting with placards suggesting the deportation of Nigerians.
Reacting to the protest, Precious said, “It is a form of retaliation for what happened in 1988.”
He further claimed data in Ghana suggests that some Nigerians, especially young girls, are prominent in prostitution and other outlawed activities in the country.
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has appealed for calm over the matter, noting that there is “no cause for alarm.”
Earlier, the Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, Ambassador Demola, said the protest is not against all Nigerians but against some persons with undesirable activities in Ghana.
“I think the focus is on the tertiary traders and people whom I would describe as probably undesirable to their system, to their economy,” he said in an interview on Arise News.
Recall that in 1983, there was a mass deportation of Ghanaians from Nigeria under former President Shehu Shagari.
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The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has released prophecies regarding the elections in some countries, including Cameroon, Uganda, Côte d’Ivoire, Malawi, and Tanzania.
In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, he revealed some events that will unfold before, during, and after the election.
In Cote D’ivoire, the prophet stated that the president will do everything within his power to return as the president.
He stated that the opposition will eventually shy away from contesting.
Primate Ayodele said: “The President of Côte d’Ivoire, Ouattara, will do everything legally and constitutionally possible to be elected. Those who can defeat him will be delisted, and in the end, some will get angry and fail to contest.
“This is where the opposition will fail and not get it right. This is where the opposition will be misinformed and give the man another chance. The opposition will only protest; the president is ready for anything. He is a stooge for France, and they will back him up. A lot of things will go wrong in the election; there will be violence, and people will be praying for a coup.”
In Uganda, Primate Ayodele stated that it is only God who can remove Museveni and his family from power because he has positioned himself to be in power for life.
“Uganda: Museveni will hold Bobi Wine to ransom. He will contest again but won’t win. Museveni will still win no matter what; he will do all that is needed to win the election. Uganda wants to run a one-party system, and only God can remove the family of Museveni from power because he has positioned himself to be a life president,” he said.
In Cameroon, Primate Ayodele stated that the opposition will shun the election and give Paul Biya a landslide victory. However, he made it known that the president would not complete his tenure.
“Cameroon: What is happening in Côte d’Ivoire will happen in Cameroon. The opposition will want to shun the election and give Paul Biya power to win a landslide victory. Biya will go all out to win, but he will not finish his tenure.
“He will be another president to die on the throne. Notwithstanding, these old presidents—if they continue to rule—some of them will start dying. Biya has mortgaged Cameroon, and the Anglophone areas will continue to suffer until they pull out.”
In Malawi, Primate Ayodele foresees massive protest against the government, while stating that the current vice president will pull out at some point to contest for the position of a president. He also foresees a new vice president coming up.
“Malawi: There is going to be a protest against the Malawian government. There will be a lot of crises and problems in the country. The country will be unstable and fluctuating. They will rise against the president; he needs a lot of prayers for good health.
“There is a need for the country to be stable economically and politically. They need a lot of prayers to succeed and actualize their vision. The current vice president will pull out from the government to contest for the position of president, as I see another vice president coming up. However, the incoming vice president will have issues with the president.”
Likewise, in Tanzania, Primate Ayodele foresees clashes between the opposition and the current president. He also warned against the Ebola crisis in the country.
“Tanzania: The opposition will do a lot to fight the Tanzanian president. The woman will go all out to fight the opposition, and I see her frustrating the opposition. She is desperate to win the election and believes she’s being cheated because of her gender.
“She will deal with the opposition regardless of who they may be or what they want to achieve. I see disaster and Ebola recurring in the country. There will be mass protests against the president.”
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The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Federal Medical Centre, Owo chapter, has declared that it will not attend to any patient during its ongoing seven-day warning strike, regardless of the severity of cases.
Mr. Coker Oluwasegun, secretary of the association, made this known on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, accusing the Federal Government of neglecting the welfare of nurses.
“It is total compliance—no leeway whatsoever,” he said. “The Federal Government has unfairly treated nurses over the years, and this is the time for us to take the bull by the horns.
“This action is not against the management of FMC Owo, as we have already informed the Medical Director and his team.”
Oluwasegun lamented poor remuneration and working conditions, noting that the uniform allowance has remained N20,000 per year for over two decades.
“In all other allowances, nurses receive the least, despite being the backbone of the health sector. There’s a lack of equipment in most hospitals, making patients wrongly assume we are responsible for poor outcomes. The working conditions are deplorable,” he added.
He cited a string of unfulfilled promises by the Federal Government and reiterated that the warning strike would last seven days.
“If our 12-point demands are not met, we will resume after the warning strike and issue a 21-day ultimatum, after which an indefinite strike will commence,” Oluwasegun stated
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