Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Friday 29th May 2020
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Bandits kill 5 persons in Plateau
Gyang Bere, Jos No fewer than five persons were reportedly killed by suspected Fulani bandits at Nzharuvo community in Miango District of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. It was gathered that suspected gunmen invaded the community at about 9pm on Thursday and open fire on people in a shop that sells noodles, leaving …
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Somalia commission to probe killing of 7 health workers
Somalia is to set up a regional commission to probe the killing of seven health workers and report publicly within a month. The head of Hirshabelle state told Reuters on Friday, as the United Nations condemned what it called an outrage. Masked men abducted the health workers from a healthcare facility in Galooley village, 30 …
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ICPC recovers over N81bn assets in one year
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Commission (ICPC) has recovered assets worth N81.23 billion In the last one year. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this on Friday in Abuja at a media briefing to mark the first anniversary of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term administration. Mohammed who said that the past …
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Kaduna Govt. tasks enumerators of poor, vulnerable households on accurate data
Kaduna State Government on Friday, directed enumerators of Poor and Vulnerable Households (PVHHs) in the state to strictly adhere to prescribed guidelines to ensure accurate and reliable data. Mr Rabiu Dankaka, Managing Information Officer System II, Kaduna State Operations Coordinating Unit of the National Social Safety-Nets Programme, gave the directive at a three-day training in …
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8 men docked for alleged cheating, criminal breach of trust in Abuja
The Police on Friday, arraigned eight men at a Grade I Area Court in Kubwa for alleged cheating and criminal breach of trust. The defendants are Abdullahi Lawal 31, Martins Ameh 51, Alfa Joshua 45, Abu Ochoche 38, Friday Onoja 35, Adah Olekwu 25, Adams Umar 33 and Edwin Raphael, 40. The defendants are being …
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Borno govt discharges 135 COVID-19 patients
The Deputy Governor, Alhaji Usman Kadafur, who disclosed this to newsmen, said that the patients were discharged after testing negative to the virus twice. Kadafur, who is also the Chairman, Committee on Response and Prevention of COVID-19, described the development as a huge success in the fight against COVID-19 in the state. He attributed …
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I Won’t Share Money, But Projects- Kwara Gov
LAYI OLANREWAJU, Ilorin Kwara state governor,AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq yesterday told the people of the state, in clear terms that he would not share money to them as was the practice in the past. Instead, the governor said his administration would spread development to all the nooks and crannies of the state. Addressing the media on the …
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251 illegal miners arrested in Zamfara – Police
Mohammed Munirat Nasir, Gusau. Zamfara State Police Command has disclosed that 251 illegal miners have been arrested during raids on illegal mining sites in the state. This was disclosed today by the Zamfara State Police Commissioner, Barrister Usman Nagogo while parading the arrested illegal miners at the command’s headquarters in Gusau, the state capital. He …
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Niger Insecurity; Niger Governor Bello Inaugurates 15-Man Community Policing Advisory Committee
John Adams, Minna Following the escalation of Banditry activities across communities in Niger State, the state Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has inaugurated a 15-man Community Policing Advisory Committee to check insecurity bedeviling parts of the State. The Governor Sani Bello who inaugurated the committee in Minna on Thursday said the essence of the Committee is …
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1,065 batch C stream 1 Corps members passing out in Kebbi
Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi A total number of 1, 065 of Corps members of the Batch B stream 1 have received their certificates of national service after they have completed their one-year mandatory service in Kebbi State. The NYSC Kebbi State Coordinator, Alhaji Mustapha Mohammed who confirmed this while giving his farewell address to the …
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May 29: Achievements of our govs, testimony of credible nomination process – PDP
Onyekachi Eze, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said the achievements recorded by their elected governors in various states were testimonies of the credibility of its nomination processes. The party said, in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, that its elected governors had delivered on wealth creation and economic empowerment of citizens, in line with the PDP manifesto, despite daunting challenges. It noted: “The passion, zeal and dedication to duty” demonstrated by the governors, which the party said, led to the unparalleled transformation of their respective…
Twitter blocks Trump tweet for glorifying violence
Twitter has censored a tweet made by Donald Trump because the social media company said it ‘glorified violence’. The tweet was referring to the riots currently taking place in the US following the death of unarmed and handcuffed black man George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer, reports metro.co.uk. President Donald Trump has threatened to send in the military ‘and get the job done right’ as unrest shows no signs of easing: ‘When the looting starts, the shooting starts.’ Trump tweeted: ‘…These THUGS are dishonouring the…
*-positions/ COVID-19: Swiss brothels can reopen from June 6 with ‘safe’ s** positions
Swiss brothels have been given the green light to open on June 6 as the country exits lockdown, with strict health rules including keeping your faces ‘one forearm length apart’ during s**. Doggy style and reverse cowgirl positions are among those which would comply with the new rule – but threesomes are out and ‘a*** practices’ will require gloves, reports dailymail.co.uk. Anonymity is also a thing of the past, because clients’ personal details will have to be kept for four weeks in case they are needed for contact tracing.…
Brazil records 26,417 new coronavirus cases in one day
Brazil reported a daily record of 26,417 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, according to the Health Ministry, bringing its total tally to 438,238, second only to the United States in confirmed cases. Brazil’s death toll rose 1,156 from a day earlier to 26,754 confirmed fatalities from the COVID-19 respiratory disease, just shy of a record 1,188 deaths registered on May 21, reports Reuters.
Minnesota deploys National Guard to quell riots after police kill handcuffed black man
Minnesota governor activates National Guard to respond to violence following the death of George Floyd, a black man in police custody. In a release announcing the activation, Governor Tim Walz gave the following statement: “It is time to rebuild. Rebuild the city, rebuild our justice system, and rebuild the relationship between law enforcement and those they’re charged to protect. George Floyd’s death should lead to justice and systemic change, not more death and destruction. As George Floyd’s family has said, ‘Floyd would not want people to get hurt. He lived his…
Trump signs Executive Order targeting Twitter, Facebook
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order Thursday that takes aim at social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. The order came after Twitter labeled Trump’s tweets about mail-in ballots for containing “potentially misleading information.” Signing the Executive Order doesn’t change how Twitter and Facebook operate, at least not for now. Instead, it calls for the government to clarify a federal law that shields online companies from liability for content posted by users, according to a draft of the order leaked Wednesday. Trump built anticipation for the order with a tweet earlier…
More than 300 Chinese nationals evacuated from Nigeria
China has evacuated 325 of its citizens from Nigeria via an Air Peace flight that was scheduled to depart at 10:05 pm on Thursday. The plane left for Shanghai. France, the UK, and the US are among the countries that have also evacuated their nationals from Nigeria since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of Thursday evening, Nigeria had reported 8,915 cases of the novel coronavirus with 259 deaths. However, the virus was first reported in China in December 2019 and the country has reported at least 82,000…
Nigeria records lowest toll in one week as NCDC confirms 182 new COVID-19 cases
After days of recording a significant rise in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the country, Nigeria recorded its lowest toll in one week on Thursday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 182 new cases of COVID-19 in 15 states and the federal capital territory (FCT). The agency made the announcement on its Twitter handle at 11:27pm on Thursday. This comes days to the end of the second phase of the lockdown relaxation. President Muhammadu Buhari had extended the lockdown relaxation for an additional two weeks…
George Floyd: US police flee station after rioters storm building, torch it
Officials have warned that a Minneapolis police station which was stormed by rioters and set alight could now explode after gas lines were cut during the third night of violence in the city as protests over George Floyd’s death spread across America. Cops were forced to flee from the burning Minneapolis Third Police Precinct Thursday night when rioters rioters broke into the building and torched it. Shocking footage showed flames billowing out of the Minneapolis Third Police Precinct Thursday night just hours after prosecutors warned Thursday there is ‘evidence that does…
COVID-19: NDDC shuts down headquarters over director’s death
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has shut down its headquarters in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, following the sudden death of its Executive Director, Finance and Administration (EDFA), Chief Ibanga Bassey Enang. The management, in an internal memo signed by one Silas Anyanwu on behalf of the management, directed all Directors, Head of Departments/ Units and the entire commission staff to vacate the complex with immediate effect and go into self-isolation for two weeks. Although the memo did not state the official reason for the shutdown, but according…
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