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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has commended the Yobe State government for ordering an investigation into the mysterious deaths recently reported in some parts of the state. Lawan had expressed concern at the reports that many people have died of yet unknown cause(s), particularly in Gashua, Nguru, and Portiskum communities. Lawan welcomed the announcement by the State government that it would launch an investigation into the cause of the deaths. Lawan urged the affected communities to cooperate with the authorities in their efforts to unravel the mystery behind the mass deaths. “The planned intervention by the state government is…

The Rivers Government on Sunday demolished two Hotels in the state for flouting lockdown orders and State’s Executive Order No. 6 against the spread of Novel COVID-19 pandemic. This was made known on Sunday in a statement by Mr Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant (Electronic Media) to Rivers Governor. He said that Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers monitored the demolition of Prudent Hotel, Alode, Eleme area of the state. Nwakaudu said: “The Rivers State Government also demolished Etemeteh Hotel, Onne on Sunday. Both hotels flouted Rivers State Government Executive Order 6. “Governor Wike told journalists that the law must be obeyed,…

Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar has again called on the Federal Government to liberalize the nation’s downstream oil sector as the current situation whereby the NNPC uses the scarce foreign exchange to import fuel at subsidized rates is not sustainable. Atiku Abubakar in a statement issued by his Media Office in Abuja on Sunday, 10th May 2020, said the focus of the Federal Government should be to aggressively drive the enhancement of our local capacity to process larger quantities of our crude for domestic consumption…

Bauchi state governor Bala Mohammed, on Sunday, announced total lockdown in three local government areas to curtail the community transmission of the new coronavirus disease in the state. Prompt News reports that the state government through the deputy governor had confirmed multiple deaths in Azare, but said it was normal and seasonal. “I went to the cemetery to investigate the report of multiple deaths in Azare but I confirmed that it was normal and seasonal deaths,” Baba Tela had said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three local government areas to be locked down included, Katagum, Giade,…

By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has assured investors of the security of their investments in the country despite dwindling revenue from the sale of crude oil globally. Speaking in Abuja, Mr. Emefiele said investors interested in repatriating their funds from the country were guaranteed to get their money, notwithstanding the drop in the revenue from crude oil. According to a statement from the CBN at the weekend, the Governor noted that the Bank had put in place policies to ensure an orderly exit for those that might be interested in doing…

A former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Ikorodu branch in Lagos, Mr Adedotun Adetunji, on Sunday commiserated with the family of the late oldest judge in the state, retired Justice Isiaka Oluwa. Oluwa died on Saturday at his residence at Ilupeju, Lagos State, at the age of 102 years. He was born on June 23, 1918, in Cross River. In a condolence message made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Adetunji prayed for the peaceful repose of Oluwa’s soul. “He was such an energetic man even in retirement. “He lived a life worthy of emulation and…

By Udo Akam-Alo, ABAKALIKI Disturbed by the increasing rate of confirmed cases of Coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19, the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Ebonyi state chapter, led by Very Rev. Fr. Abraham Nwali, has turned to God for intervention. The spiritual call was made during the Holy Mass and church service which took place today (Sunday) through broadcast in the Radio Nigeria, Unity FM, Abakaliki. In his homily, a Clergy, Rev. Fr. Ifeanyichukwu Ogodo, compared this era to that of the apostles of Jesus, saying that the pandemic is the worst of its kind in the world so far…

Bauchi state government has described the multiple deaths being recorded in Azare Katagum Local Government Area of the state as ‘normal and seasonal deaths’. Reacting to media reports suggesting that the deaths could be COVID-19 related, Bauchi Deputy Governor, Baba Tela, dismissed this, saying the state has recorded only one COVID-19 related death. Tela, who doubles as the chairman of Bauchi Task Force on Covid-19, posited that Azare shares the same peculiarities with Kano and Jigawa states hence, the strange deaths being recorded as experienced in Kano. His words, “I went to the cemetery to investigate the report of multiple…

The Kaduna State Government has appealed to persons who tested positive for COVID-19 to report at its isolation centre for treatment. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Mohammed-Baloni made the appeal on Sunday in Kaduna. Mohammed-Baloni said that the call was necessary because two persons who were on isolation pending the receipt of their tests, which were positive, had remained incommunicado. “These persons subsequently switched off their phones and have remained incommunicado,” she said “This reckless action of theirs is endangering themselves, their families, and the larger community. “Similar irresponsible conduct by some COVID-19 patients has been reported in…

Some groups on Saturday in Ibadan called on the Oyo State Government to provide more incentives for health workers to boost their morale in the fight against the COVID-19. The groups said there was a need for the state government to emulate the Federal Government by immediately providing incentives for those working on the frontlines in the fight against the pandemic. Dr Adebimpe Aderounmu, a Policy Researcher at the Development Advocacy and Value Renaissance Initiative, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the Federal Government had set the pace by boosting the morale of health workers through various allowances…