Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Monday 1st June 2020
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Edo guber: APC govs, NWC meet over Obaseki
Romanus Ugwu, Abuja No fewer than six state governors elected under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) is currently meeting with members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) over the reelection bid of Governor Godwin Obaseki ahead of the Edo state governorship. The governors physically present at the meeting include the chairman APC …
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Bayelsa Guber: Court stops party from joing in petition against deputy gov
Godwin Tsa, Abuja The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday dismissed an application by the Liberation Movement (LM) seeking to be joined as a co-petitioner in the petition filed by its governorship candidate against the outcome of the November 16, 2019 state election. The party’s governorship candidate in the election, Vj …
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Kogi governor announces total lockdown in Kabba-Bunu
Emmanuel Adeyemi, Lokoja Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State on Monday announced the total lockdown of Kabba-Bunu local government area, where the index case of coronavirus in the state was recorded last week. The governor said he was forced to make the pronouncement to curb the spread of the disease, saying a medical team will …
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FMDQ Exchange admits Flour Mills N30 billion commercial paper notes
Chinwendu Obienyi Committed to continuous empowerment of the Nigerian financial market and the provision of uninterrupted services to stakeholders, FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited has announced the approval of the quotation of the Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc’s N10 billion Series 13 and N20 billion Series 14 Commercial Paper (CP) notes (the Flour Mills CPs) under …
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Nigeria further reduces petrol price to N121.50k/litre
Uche Usim, Abuja The Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) on Monday released the June pricing guideline for Premium Motor Spirit (petrol), directing oil marketers to sell the commodity within the price band of N121.50k-N123.50k per litre. The ex-depot price of the commodity for June is between N102.13-N104.13 per litre; while the ex-depot price …
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More terrorists surrender as military intensify onslaught against Boko Haram, ISWAP
Molly Kilete, Abuja The Defence Headquarters has announced that more Boko Haram and Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have continued to surrender to troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) in Nigeria’s North-East. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major-General John Enenche, who made this known on Monday, further disclosed that several others have been …
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Abia Igbo in Plateau donate COVID-19 relief to women
Gyang Bere, Jos Abia State Igbos under the Umbrella of Ohuhu Welfare Union, Plateau State, have presented COVID-19 palliatives to the women of their community to cushion the adverse effects of the state lockdown. The president of the group, Chief Patrick Nwabuisi Emelike, who presented the relief to women on Sunday in Jos, said their …
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Ikpeazu, Abia Exco, others to self-isolate after commissioner’s death
(Ijendu Iheaka, NAN) Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has directed members of his inter-ministerial committee on COVID-19, who came in contact with late Dr Solomon Ogunji to undergo test and self-isolate. The directive is contained in a statement signed by Chief Okeiyi Kalu, Abia State Commissioner for Information and made available to newsmen on Monday …
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Oil prices edge down as wary traders eye upcoming OPEC+ meeting
(Reuters/NAN) Oil prices edged down on Monday as traders took profits, with the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) considering meeting as soon as this week to discuss whether to extend record production cuts beyond end-June. Brent crude LCOc1 fell 15 cents, or 0.4 per cent, to $37.69 a barrel, in the first day …
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PDP wins Cross River local govt election
(Christian Njoku, NAN) The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the 2020 Local Government election in the 18 councils and 196 electoral wards of Cross River. The election, held on May 30 in all council areas of the state, was contested by the All Progressive Congress (APC); Labour Party (LP); Young Progressive Party (YPP; New …
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From Berlin to N’Zealand, protests against death of George Floyd spread internationally
*As protester loses eye in US after being struck by police tear gas canister As demonstrations against the police killing of George Floyd spread across the United States in recent days, protesters in cities around the world also took up the mantle to decry systemic racism and police brutality in the United States and at home. Many people have watched with growing unease at the civil unrest in the US after the latest in a series of police killings of unarmed black men and women. Floyd died on May 25 in…
New coronavirus losing potency, top Italian doctor says
The new coronavirus is losing its potency and has become much less lethal, a senior Italian doctor said on Sunday. “In reality, the virus clinically no longer exists in Italy,” said Alberto Zangrillo, the head of the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan in the northern region of Lombardy, which has borne the brunt of Italy’s coronavirus contagion. “The swabs that were performed over the last 10 days showed a viral load in quantitative terms that was absolutely infinitesimal compared to the ones carried out a month or two…
Derek Chauvin, cop charged in George Floyd death, moved to maximum-security prison
The former Minneapolis cop who was charged with murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd has been transferred to a maximum-security prison, according to a report. Derek Chauvin — who was captured in video with his knee pinned into Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes, was originally held at the Ramsey County Jail before being transferred Sunday afternoon to the Hennepin County Jail, KSTP reported. He has since been sent to the Minnesota Correctional Facility — Oak Park Heights in Stillwater, the news outlet reported, citing the state Department of Corrections, reports…
JUST IN: United confirm extension of Ighalo’s loan deal
*Stiker to stay till January 2021 Manchester United have reached agreement with Shanghai Greenland Shenhua to extend the loan deal for Odion Ighalo. The Nigerian striker’s stay was initially due to end on May 31 but he will now remain with the Reds until January 31, 2021, enabling him to build on an impressive start to life with the club he supported as a boy, reports manutd.com. Ighalo’s tally of four goals in eight appearances so far includes at least one strike in each of his three starts – against…
JUST IN: PPPRA crashes petrol pump price to N121.50 per litre
*Ex-depot price now N102.13 per litre Adeola Yusuf The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) on Monday released a new pump price band for the month of June with the least price of N121.50 per litre for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), more popularly known as petrol. The agency, in a memo with reference number A.4/9/017/C.2/IV/701 and addressed to marketers but obtained by New Telegraph, advised that the product must not be sold at filling stations across the country outside the band of N121.50 to N123.50 per litre It also fixed…
Report: Trump taken to bunker as protests over George Floyd raged outside White House
As protests sparked by the death of George Floyd raged outside the White House on Friday night, Donald Trump was taken into a special secure bunker. Floyd’s death in Minneapolis on Monday, has sparked unrest and protests in dozens of cities across the US, including Washington DC. Demonstrators have gathered outside the White House since Friday night, with clashes erupting intermittently outside the very perimeter of the White House, reports The Guardian. As protesters converged on the White House on Friday, the New York Times reports, “Secret Service agents abruptly rushed the…
EPL restart: ‘Up to 10’ clubs want relegation scrapped if season is curtailed
The majority of teams in the bottom half of the Premier League want relegation scrapped if the 2019/20 season has to be curtailed amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Premier League season is due to restart on 17 June behind closed doors, with all 20 clubs set to vote on what to do if the season has to be curtailed at a shareholders’ meeting on Thursday, reports Sky Sports. Top-flight officials are recommending a simple points-per-game formula to work out league placings if the season has to be cancelled, for example, if…
Pastor Adeboye condemns murder of UNIBEN student
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has condemned the rape and murder of a University of Benin student, Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, in one of the branches of his church. Omozuwa’s attackers reportedly smashed her head with a fire extinguisher and left her unconscious around the Ikpoba Hill area of Benin City, the state capital, about four days ago. Despite being rushed to the intensive care unit of a hospital, Omozuwa couldn’t make it as she succumbed to the injuries sustained during the…
Truck speeds into crowd of George Floyd protestors in Minneapolis
A tanker truck drove into a throng of protesters on a closed interstate near Minneapolis on Sunday, with the driver pulled from his rig and beaten, as major U.S. cities imposed curfews in fear of another night of demonstrations against police brutality descending into violence. It did not appear that any marchers were struck by the truck as it moved through the crowd on the westbound lanes of Interstate 35, honking. The freeway was closed to traffic at the time, reports France24. A Reuters witness said the truck driver…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases exceed 10,000
COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased beyond 10,000 mark on Sunday with 307 new cases reported by the country. The increase has continued despite intensified efforts by authorities to flatten the curve of the pandemic. The new cases announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCC) takes infections in Africa’s most populous nation to 10,162, out of which 3007 have been discharged with 287 losing their lives. Data from the NCDC showed that the cases were spread across 14 states and the FCT, with Lagos accounting for the highest…
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