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COVID-19: Obey govt’s lockdown orders, stay safe, Federal lawmaker counsels Warri people
The member representing Warri Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Hon. Thomas Ereyitomi, has advised his constituents of Warri South, Warri North and Warri South-West Local Government Areas that make up the federal constituency to obey government order and not panic as the lockdown order begins in Delta State. Chief Ereyitomi, JP, quipped that
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12 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Osun, Edo, Ekiti
Fred Ezeh, Abuja The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 12 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. The NCDC, in a tweet on Wednesday, said that nine cases were confirmed in Osun, two in Edo and one in Ekiti states. “As at 12:30 pm, 1st April, there are 151 confirmed cases of COVID-19
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Brace up now against coronavirus, group tells Igbos
Christian Agadibe Global Igbo Alliance, a conglomerate of Igbo associations in the Diaspora, is calling on Igbos to brace up against the coronavirus pandemic which is currently ravaging the whole world. A statement made available to the press by the president of Global Igbo Alliance, Christian Duru, and signed by its secretary Mrs Chinwe Eboh,
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COVID-19: Gov Ishaku orders closure of markets, mosques and churches
Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo As part of measures to ensure that the dreaded COVID-19 does not make its way into the state or at least curb its spread, the Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, has further ordered the closure of markets, mosques and churches with effect from April 1. The governor disclosed this at a press
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SEC activates business continuity process
Uche Usim, Abuja In compliance with the Federal Government’s directives on the cessation of movement in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has activated its business continuity process. Consequently, staff of the Commission are working remotely while all its electronic channels remain open to provide the necessary support
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Abia: 4 suspected child traffickers arrested, 19 victims rescued
Okey Sampson, Umuahia The Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) of Abia State Police Command has arrested four suspected child traffickers operating in the state. Confirming the arrest in an interview, Abia State Commissioner of Police Ene Okon said the SARS operatives have also rescued 19 children. Okon explained that the SARS operatives rescued the children
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COVID-19 wake up call to re-examine our health, education systems – Bagudu
Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi The Wife of the Kebbi State Governor, Dr Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu, has noted that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic should be a wake up for Nigerians to reexamine the national health and education systems. Bagudu, who stated this in Birnin Kebbi, during an Interactive session with select reporters in the state,
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Ebonyi lawmaker declares for guber
Chijioke Agwu, Abakaliki A member of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly (EBHA), Chris Usulor, has declared his intention to run for the office of governor of Ebonyi State in 2023. Usulor, who is serving a third term in the Assembly, is representing Ezza South constituency on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
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6 die in Lagos road crash – LASEMA
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says that six people have died while an adult male has survived in an accident at Ikorodu area of the state. According to LASEMA’s Public Affairs Officer, Nosa Okunbor, the accident involved a Dangote cement truck and a commercial vehicle along Lekki-Epe expressway. He said that the Dangote
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COVID-19: Bauchi gov imposes 14-day lockdown from Thursday
Paul Orude, Bauchi In an effort to curtail the spread of the deadly coronavirus, Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has authorised the imposition of 14-day lockdown throughout the state beginning from Thursday, April 2nd. This was contained in a press release signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mohammed Sabiu Baba, dated Tuesday, March
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Coronavirus is coming to Nigeria: Lock the doors – Ogungbo
Appolonia Adeyemi A Consultant Neurosurgeon, Dr. Biodun Ogungbo who is also the Chief Executive Officer of Brain and Spine Surgery Consortium, has urged Nigeria to be pro-active in tackling Coronavirus (COVID-19), saying the country should pursue its preventive strategies more, considering that the nation’s healthcare system may not cope with a large number of sick people when numerous persons develop the disease. Also, Ogungbo has advocated the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendation, pushing that screening tests be conducted to find those infected whether symptomatic or not and isolate them. Citing…
Coronavirus is coming to Nigeria: Lock the doors – Ogungbo
Appolonia Adeyemi A Consultant Neurosurgeon, Dr. Biodun Ogungbo who is also the Chief Executive Officer of Brain and Spine Surgery Consortium, has urged Nigeria to be pro-active in tackling Coronavirus (COVID-19), saying the country should pursue its preventive strategies more, considering that the nation’s healthcare system may not cope with a large number of sick people when numerous persons develop the disease. Also, Ogungbo has advocated the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendation, pushing that screening tests be conducted to find those infected whether symptomatic or not and isolate them. Citing…
12 new COVID-19 cases reported Nigeria
*Total now 151 Twelve new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria.Of the new cases reported on April 1 – nine are in Osun, one is in Ekiti and two are in Edo states.With this, the total number of confirmed cases in the country has risen to 151.#Coronavirus watch, April 1Country: Confirmed CasesWorld: 862,234U.S.: 189,633Italy: 105,792Spain: 95,923Germany: 71,808France: 52,837Iran: 44,605Britain: 25,499Switzerland: 16,605Turkey: 13,531
IPMAN rejects new N123.50 pump price
*Insists won’t comply until old stocks exhausted Muhammad Kabir, Kano Following the reduction of the pump price of PMS from N125 to N123.50 per litre, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN) in Kano State has directed its members to continue selling their products at the former price until they exhaust their old stocks The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) had on Tuesday announced another reduction of pump price from N125 per litre to 123.50 Per litre. But Alhaji Bashir Danmalam, the IPMAN Chairman, Kano Branch, who gave the directive while speaking…
IPMAN rejects new N123.50 pump price
*Insists won’t comply until old stocks exhausted Muhammad Kabir, Kano Following the reduction of the pump price of PMS from N125 to N123.50 per litre, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN) in Kano State has directed its members to continue selling their products at the former price until they exhaust their old stocks The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) had on Tuesday announced another reduction of pump price from N125 per litre to 123.50 Per litre. But Alhaji Bashir Danmalam, the IPMAN Chairman, Kano Branch, who gave the directive while speaking…
IPMAN rejects new N123.50 pump price
*Insists won’t comply until old stocks exhausted Muhammad Kabir, Kano Following the reduction of the pump price of PMS from N125 to N123.50 per litre, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN) in Kano State has directed its members to continue selling their products at the former price until they exhaust their old stocks The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) had on Tuesday announced another reduction of pump price from N125 per litre to 123.50 Per litre. But Alhaji Bashir Danmalam, the IPMAN Chairman, Kano Branch, who gave the directive while speaking…
IPMAN rejects new N123.50 pump price
*Insists won’t comply until old stocks exhausted Muhammad Kabir, Kano Following the reduction of the pump price of PMS from N125 to N123.50 per litre, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN) in Kano State has directed its members to continue selling their products at the former price until they exhaust their old stocks The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) had on Tuesday announced another reduction of pump price from N125 per litre to 123.50 Per litre. But Alhaji Bashir Danmalam, the IPMAN Chairman, Kano Branch, who gave the directive while speaking…
Nigerian paralympic gold medallist, Ndidi Nwosu, is dead
One of Nigeria’s renowned power-lifters and star at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio De Janeiro, Ndidi Nwosu, is dead.The death of Nwosu was confirmed by Queen Uboh, the former President of the Nigeria Powerlifting Federation.According to Ms Uboh, the husband of the late powerlifter Ikechukwu Nwosu, called her to convey the sad news of the demise of the world champion.She said: “Ndidi sustained an injury from the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. She was a heavyweight powerlifter. I had actually assisted by paying for two of the surgeries she had in Owerri…
Nigerian paralympic gold medallist, Ndidi Nwosu, is dead
One of Nigeria’s renowned power-lifters and star at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio De Janeiro, Ndidi Nwosu, is dead.The death of Nwosu was confirmed by Queen Uboh, the former President of the Nigeria Powerlifting Federation.According to Ms Uboh, the husband of the late powerlifter Ikechukwu Nwosu, called her to convey the sad news of the demise of the world champion.She said: “Ndidi sustained an injury from the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. She was a heavyweight powerlifter. I had actually assisted by paying for two of the surgeries she had in Owerri…
Nigerian paralympic gold medallist, Ndidi Nwosu, is dead
One of Nigeria’s renowned power-lifters and star at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio De Janeiro, Ndidi Nwosu, is dead.The death of Nwosu was confirmed by Queen Uboh, the former President of the Nigeria Powerlifting Federation.According to Ms Uboh, the husband of the late powerlifter Ikechukwu Nwosu, called her to convey the sad news of the demise of the world champion.She said: “Ndidi sustained an injury from the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. She was a heavyweight powerlifter. I had actually assisted by paying for two of the surgeries she had in Owerri…
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