Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Sunday 24th May 2020
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Security operatives nab welder for allegedly defiling 2 daughters
The Ondo State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Sunday announced that operatives of the command had arrested a welder, Femi Onifade, for allegedly defiling his two daughters. The Commandant of the NSCDC in Ondo State, Mr Philip Ayuba, made the announcement in a statement, signed by the command’s Public …
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Ekiti Deputy Gov urges Muslims to uphold lessons of Ramadan
Priscilla Ediare, Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State Deputy Governor Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi has congratulated Muslims in the state on the successful completion of the Ramadan fast. Mr Egbeyemi enjoined Muslims in the state to uphold lessons learnt during the 30-day fast and continue to draw closer to God in their daily activities. The deputy governor in a …
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Eid al-Fitr: El-Rufai commends patience, understanding of Muslims over COVID-19
Noah Ebije, Kaduna Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has commended the patience and understanding displayed by the Muslim faithful in observing Ramadhan fast and celebrating this year’s Sallah under quarantine conditions. In an Eid el-Fitr message signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Mr Muyiwa Adekeye, the governor ‘prayed that Almighty Allah will …
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Abia Commissioner for Environment dies
The Commissioner for Environment in Abia, Dr Solomon Ogunji, is dead. The state’s Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi-Kalu, confirmed the development in a statement issued in Umuahia on Sunday. Okiyi-Kalu stated that Ogunji died on Saturday “after a brief illness, relating to high blood pressure” at the Abia State University Teaching Hospital in Aba. …
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Eid-el-fitr: Imam bars worshippers without face masks from Mosque in Nasarawa
Imam Khalud Ibrahim, of JIWIS Central Mosque, Gudi in Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, on Sunday sent out worshippers without face masks from the Mosque during prayers to celebrate the Eid-el-fitr. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nasarawa state government had on May 19, lifted ban on religious gathering for two …
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My men need PPE – Ondo police commissioner
Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure Ondo State Commissioner of Police Mr Undie Adie has said that his men manning the borders across the state need Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to enable them to carry out their duties effectively. Commissioner Adie, who spoke in Akure while distributing over 2,000 face masks to policemen across the state, warned against …
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PDP women leader appeals for calm over tribunal verdict
Emmanuel Adeyemi, Lokoja A leader in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and a governorship aspirant in last year’s governorship election, Princess Grace Iye Adejoh, has appealed for calm over the Saturday verdict of the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal which upheld the election of Governor Yahaya Bello. Princess Adejoh, speaking with reporters over the weekend, …
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Eid-el-Fitri: NSCDC deploys 1,585 personnel in Ondo State
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State Command, has deployed no fewer than 1,585 personnel to ensure a hitch-free Eid-el-Fitri celebration in the state. Mr Philip Ayuba, State Commandant of NSCDC, made this known in Akure on Sunday. Ayuba said that the personnel had been strategically deployed for intelligence gathering, enforcement of …
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Malaysia continues to find new COVID-19 cases in immigration detention facilities, tally at 7,245
Malaysia reported 60 new COVID-19 cases, with 33 of them traced to two immigration detention facilities, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. The Semenyih detention facility, which had already seen a cluster reported another 27 new cases, while another detention facility in Sepang reported six cases as a new cluster, according to a statement by …
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COVID-19: Complaints of poor treatment at Niger isolation centre
John Adams, Minna COVID-19 patients that are being discharged from isolation centres in Minna, the Niger State capital, have complained about they describe as ‘inhumane and shabby treatment’ meted to them during and after they were discharged. Some of the patients who spoke to our correspondent after they were discharged claimed that apart from alleged …
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Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, loses father
Super Eagles and French Ligue 1 striker, Victor Osimhen is bereaved having lost his father, Patrick Osimhen on Saturday night. The 80-year old and father of seven, reportedly died after a brief illness. Victor Osimhen announced the death of his father via his Twitter handle on Sunday. “Rest in peace dad. No words to describe this feeling,” the Super Eagles’ player wrote. Osimhen used to live with his father at Olusosun suburb of Oregun/Ojota in Lagos. His mother, Mrs Christiana Osimhen had earlier died in 2001, 14 years before Victor hit…
Total lockdown remains in place during Sallah holidays – Lalong
From Musa Pam, Jos The Plateau State Governor and Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum Barr. Simon Lalong has said that despite the Federal Government’s Sallah public holidays for Monday and Tuesday, the lockdown and other restrictions put in place to check the spread of COVID-19 will still remain in place on those days. Lalong, in a press statement signed by his Commissioner of Information and Communications Hon. Dan Manjang and issued to journalists in Jos on Sunday, said the total lock down will resume from midnight of every…
Foreign Minister: China ‘open’ to international investigation into source of Covid-19
Foreign Minister: China ‘open’ to international investigation into source of Covid-19 China is “open” to international cooperation to identify the source of the novel coronavirus but any investigation must be “free of political interference”, China’s Foreign Minister said Sunday. Wang Yi blasted what he called efforts by US politicians to “fabricate rumours” about the pathogen’s origins and “stigmatise China”. The United States and Australia have called in recent weeks for an investigation into the origins of the pandemic, reports France24. Both US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have accused…
Report: Abia Commissioner for Environment is dead
Abia State Commissioner for Environment Chief Solomon Ogunji is said to have died. According to online news portal, Everyday News, the former senatorial aspirant for Abia South Senatorial District died in Aba, the state capital, in the early hours of Sunday. Until his death, he was chairman of COVID-19 Task Force in Charge of Aba and its environs. He hailed from Ohambele Ndoki in Ukwa East LGA of Abia State.
Information Minister tests positive for coronavirus
Zambia’s information minister Dora Siliya said on Saturday she had tested positive for the coronavirus but was asymptomatic and had gone into self-isolation. “Even after taking all precautions … yesterday I did test positive for COVID-19,” she said in a video posted on WhatsApp and Twitter, calling on citizens to stay calm and observe hygiene and social distancing measures, reports Reuters.
Hong Kong police fire tear gas at protesters opposed to China’s security law
Police fired tear gas and pepper spray at hundreds of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters who gathered Sunday in opposition to a controversial security law proposed by China last week. The proposal is expected to ban treason, subversion and sedition, and comes after Hong Kong was shaken by months of massive, sometimes violent anti-government protests, and repeated warnings from Beijing that it would not tolerate dissent, reports France24. Fearing the proposed law will spell the end of the city’s treasured freedoms, campaigners called for supporters to rally and hundreds responded, gathering in…
Arik Air prepares for post-COVID-19 operations
Arik Air, one of Nigeria’s indigenous airlines said on Saturday in Abuja that it was preparing to resume operations after the COVID-19 crisis, assuring that the airline would offer better services. The Manager, Public Relations and Communications of the company, Mr Adebanji Ola, announced in a goodwill message to customers of the airline that the company was collaborating with other aviation stakeholders to offer better service delivery. “No doubt, the post COVID-19 lock down will entail lots of sacrifices, changes and new thinking. “We assure that your favourite airline, Arik Air…
Hong Kong braces for protests on heels of proposed security law
Hong Kong has braced on Sunday for its first protests since Beijing’s controversial plan to directly impose national security laws on the city, in what could provide a litmus test of public opposition to China’s tightening grip over the financial hub. Beijing on Thursday proposed tough security legislation for Hong Kong, a move that sent a chill through financial markets and drew a swift rebuke from foreign governments, international human rights groups and some business lobbies, reports al-Jazeera. In drafting the new laws, which could see the setting up…
N’Korea’s Kim vows to further bolster nuclear war deterrence
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hosted a military meeting to discuss new policies to bolster the country’s nuclear capabilities amid stalled denuclearisation talks with the United States, state media KCNA said on Sunday. The meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party’s powerful Central Military Commission marked Kim’s first public appearance in three weeks. He made an unusually small number of outings in the past two months amid coronavirus concerns, reports Reuters. North Korea has imposed strict anti-coronavirus measures although it says it has no confirmed cases. This follows intense…
Vatican Museums, Holy See’s cash cow, to reopen from June 1
The Vatican Museums will reopen on June 1, the Vatican said on Saturday, ending a closure caused by the coronavirus lockdown that has drained the Holy See’s coffers. A statement said the Museums, which house some of the world’s greatest Renaissance masterpieces as well as ancient Roman and Egyptian artefacts, can be visited from the beginning of June, though only by making on-line reservations in order to control the number of people, reports Reuters. Visitors will have their temperatures checked and will have to wear masks and use hand…
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