Thisday Newspaper News Today Friday 8th May 2020
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Lagos Discharges 60 More COVID-19 Patients lol
By Martins Ifijeh The Lagos State Government has discharged 60 more COVID-19 patients from its isolation centres, bringing to 321 the total number of successfully treated persons in the state. Announcing this Tuesday, the Incident Commander on COVID-19 in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said: “The patients include 31 from the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, …
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Gbajabiamila Sets up Committee to Probe Bribery Allegation
By Udora Orizu The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has set up a 12-man committee to look into allegations that himself and some members of the House collected a $10 million bribe from a foreign sponsor to see to the speedy passage of the Control of Infectious Diseases Bill. Gbajabiamila made …
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Senate Calls for Decentralisation of Nigeria Police
Wants states assembly to legalise community policing Deji Elumoye and Chuks Okocha in Abuja As part of measures to reposition the nation’s security apparatus and ensure its efficiency, the Senate on Tuesday clamoured for the de-centralization of the Nigeria Police. The upper legislative chamber also called on the 36 state Houses of Assembly to pass …
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COVID-19: SEC Urges Investors to Explore Capital Market Opportunities
By Ndubuisi Francis As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll across the world, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has urged investors to look to the capital market as a window for wealth creation. According to a statement issued by the Commission, the acting SEC Director General, Ms. Mary Uduk, who gave the …
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Senate Probes Status of 5G Network in Nigeria
By Deji Elumoye and Chuks Okocha The Senate Tuesday resolved to probe the status of fifth generation (5G) network in the country. This was sequel to the adoption of a motion sponsored by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology, Senator Uche Ekwenife, asking four of its standing committees to conduct a …
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Kano Discharges 3 COVID-19 Patients
By Ibrahim Shuaibu Kano State Government says it has discharged 3 COVID-19 patients after testing negative twice for the virus. Dr Tijjani Hussain, Coordinator of the Technical Response Team on COVID-19, disclosed this in Kano on Tuesday during the state taskforce briefing. Details follow..
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Former Sokoto Gov, Garba Nadama, Dies at 82
By Onuminya Innocent Sokoto state government has announced the death of second civilian governor of the state Dr Garba Nadama. He was aged of 82. Nadama was said to have died of natural causes after a brief illness. Nadama, a Ph.D holder in History from Ahmadu Bello University, served as governor of old Sokoto state …
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Appropriate Time to Enact Infectious Disease Bill, Says Gbajabiamila
* Bill to be subjected to public hearing By Udora Orizu The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has disagreed with critics of the Control of Infectious Diseases Bill, insisting that it is appropriate to enact such a Bill at this time. Gbajabiamila made the remarks at the plenary Tuesday against the …
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Kaduna Has 72 Active Covid-19 Cases, 65 are Almajiris Repatriated from Kano
By John Shiklam The Kaduna State Government has said it is treating 72 Covid-19 patients, out of which 65 are Almajiris, who recently returned from Kano as well as two other policemen. In a statement on Tuesday, the Special Adviser on Media and Communication to the governor, Muyiwa Adekeye, said seven other cases on admission …
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NEMA: Stop Dragging Osinbajo into Your Impending Implosion, Group Tells PDP
*Asks party’s spokesman to cure self of obsession with VP A group of young Nigerians, Buhari Osinbajo Solidarity Front (BOSF), has described the Peoples Democratic Party’s attempt to resurrect a fake news and rehash unsubstantiated claims about a National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) scandal as laughable and shameful, stressing that the party is out of …
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