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Alhaji Abdullahi Maikanti, the Chairman, Hadejia Local Government Council in Jigawa, on Wednesday said that the 47 deaths recorded in the area had no link with coronavirus (COVID-19). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deaths were said to have occurred between April 30 and May 6. Maikanti said only three people died within the period, contrary to media reports which claimed that 100 persons died of mysterious ailments in 10 days. The council chairman said that after a second audit on Tuesday, it was confirmed that 47 people died in the area. Maikanti told NAN in Hadejia…
By Okediran Adeyemi As the coronavirus pandemic unfolds, the constant stream of reports will feel overwhelming. But for the online journalists reporting on the outbreak who can’t switch off, the personal toll is becoming apparent. Online journalists delivering public service broadcasting have been identified as key workers along with health workers and those providing essential public services, which means they still send their kids to school while they’re going to work. Many feel under enormous pressure to make sure that the public is getting the right information about the outbreak. In atone to this, Mr. Wole Arisekola, President of the…
By Kazeem Qudus No fewer than 17 States recorded new cases of coronavirus (covid-19) today, Tuesday. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, 148 new cases were recorded bringing the total confirmed cases in Nigeria to 2,950. “148 new cases of #COVID19; 43-Lagos 32-Kano 14-Zamfara 10-FCT 9-Katsina 7-Taraba 6-Borno 6-Ogun 5-Oyo 3-Edo 3-Kaduna 3-Bauchi 2-Adamawa 2-Gombe 1-Plateau 1-Sokoto 1-Kebbi “2950 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria Discharged: 481, Deaths: 98,” @NCDCgov tweeted on Tuesday night.
The presidency has again explained how the recently returned ‘Abacha loot’ of $311 million will be spent. A statement by Senior Presidential Media Aide, Garba Shehu states: “On Monday, May 4, 2020, some $311 million US Dollars – stolen from the citizens of Nigeria during the Abacha regime – were safely returned to our country from the United States. These funds have already been allocated, and will be used in full, for vital and decades-overdue infrastructure development: The second Niger Bridge, the Lagos-Ibadan and Abuja-Kaduna-Kano expressways – creating tens of thousands of Nigerian construction jobs and local skills, which can…
Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila says the Control of Infectious Diseases Bill will be put forward to a public hearing. He said this on Tuesday in Abuja while addressing members of the House and members of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19. Gbajabiamila said that stakeholder contributions would be sought to make improvements to the bill before being reviewed and debated by the Committee of the Whole. “It is from the accumulation of these myriad views, suggestions and good faith critiques from within and outside the house that we will arrive at final legislation that meets…
By Dare Lasisi. Prostitution is the world’s oldest profession probably older than the rock of Gibraltar and sexual intercourse as a universal language is unarguably a therapy for many troubled souls. In many parts of the world, sex sells like a freshly baked bread! It is an open secret that women who work in the sex trade over the years have earned popular sobriquets such as prostitute, call-girl, whore, harlot, ashewo, hooker, honey-lady, and ultimately the escort. With the sky-rocketing cost of post-secondary education in several countries, many students are desperately looking for alternative ways to finance their quest for…
The Oyo State Executive Council, on Tuesday, approved the award of the contract for the construction of four Ultra-modern Bus Terminals to be located in Iwo Road, Challenge, New Ife Road and Ojoo. The state’s Commissioner for Public Works, Infrastructure and Transport, Prof. Raphael Afonja, who stated this while speaking shortly after the day’s meeting of the State Executive Council, said that shop owners who will be affected by demolitions at the different locations would be considered for shop allocations when the new terminal is ready. He stated that the bus terminals, also to be known as transport interchanges, will…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), generated N62.6 billion and 41.83 million dollars in 2019, its Comptroller-General, Mr Muhammad Babandede, said on Tuesday in Abuja. Babandede made the disclosure at the public presentation of the fourth edition of the NIS annual report since the commencement of his administration in 2016. He said that the service had contributed immensely to the nation’s revenue with the amount realized in local currency. He said that NIS was not only a key security agency of government but a security provider and a revenue-generating outfit. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NIS remitted the…
The Senate is investigating the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over alleged misappropriation of N40 billion for a period of three months. The resolution was sequel to a motion sponsored by Sen. George Sekibo (PDP-Rivers) during Tuesday’s plenary. The motion was entitled “Urgent Need to Investigate Alleged Financial Recklessness in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Moving the motion, Sekibo noted that while President Muhamnadu Buhari had set up the IMC to coordinate forensic auditing of financial transactions carried out by the now dissolved Board of the commission, reports emanating from IMC indicate financial…
The Lagos State Ministry of Health has announced the recovery and discharge of 60 COVID-19 patients, the highest single figure of recovery in the state and Nigeria. The ministry, through its verified Twitter handle on Tuesday, said the patients were 20 females and 40 males, all Nigerian citizens. It said they were discharged from the Yaba, Ibeju-Lekki and Eti-Osa (Landmark) Isolation facilities, to reunite with the society. “The patients: 31 from IDH, Yaba, 19 from Ibeju-Lekki and 10 from the Eti-Osa (LandMark)Isolation Centres have fully recovered and tested negative twice consecutively to #COVID19. “With this, the number of patients successfully…