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Residents of Ilorin in Kwara have taken to early morning exercises in order to keep fit even as the lockdown is extended. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent observed that people were seen in small groups of twos or threes comprising of family members, on large school fields, working out, while others took to jogging on the deserted roads. Some of them who spoke with NAN said it had become imperative to exercise because the lockdown was extended longer than anticipated. Mr Moses Akinola, a resident, said that the concerns of many were that sitting at home doing nothing…

The Lagos State Government has commenced decontamination of animal markets in the state, saying it is committed to the promotion of advocacy in environmental health to protect humans and animals from harm. The state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Gbolahan Lawal, made the announcement at the commencement of Decontamination of Livestock/Live Bird Markets, Abattoirs and other Animal Related Areas at the semi-mechanized abattoir in Ikorodu. Lawal in a statement on Sunday, said that environmental, human, and animal health were inextricably linked, adding that any negative change to the environment would ultimately harm human beings and animals. He said the decontamination was…

Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi says he will not totally lock down the state even as the cases of Coronavirus pandemic increased in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state is currently experiencing a dusk to dawn curfew ordered by the governor to check the spread of COVID-19. Umahi, who made the declaration on Sunday in Abakaliki, said he considered the economic peculiarities of the state in reaching the decision. “I considered the state’s poverty index as those agitating that I close all markets have to re-evaluate their suggestions. “We have not recorded any index…

Fear has enveloped residents of Kano metropolis as more people continue to succumb to a strange illness that has hit some parts of the city. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that scores of people, including elites and prominent sons of the state, have been lost to the yet-to-be-identified disease, with Dala, Fagge, Tarauni, Nasarawa, Gwale, and Kano Municipal worst hit. Among those already buried are academics, administrators, bankers, media practitioners, and businessmen A source told NAN that one of the victims of the illness, Alhaji Aminu Yahaya, a former Commissioner of Education, died on Saturday night. “Aminu died…

The Borno State Government has quarantined 70 travelers for defying the lockdown order imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the state. The state deputy governor, Alhaji Umar Kadafur, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Maiduguri on Sunday while monitoring compliance with the stay-at-home directive in Maiduguri. Kadafur, who is the Chairman of the State’s High Powered Response Team for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19, said the travelers were apprehended while attempting to sneak into the state capital on trucks conveying essential foodstuffs. He said that the travelers would spend…

By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Bureau Editor The advice of Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19 Pandemics for Nigerians to adhere to Physical Distancing as part of the ways to curb the spread of the novel Coronavirus pandemic is being disregarded as some Muslim faithful in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja are still praying as a group. Prompt News can confirm that some faithful were seen clustered at an open place this Sunday afternoon praying at the Lokogoma area of FCT. Muslims praying at Lokogoma, FCT without observing physical distancing. Photo by: Harry Awurumibe Although the praying ground is located…

The Oyo State government has expressed its readiness to see to the safe return of an indigene of the state, identified as Peace Ufuoma Busari, who was recently put up for sale on the internet in Lebanon, for the sum of $1000. A statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Seyi Makinde on Diaspora, Mrs. Bolanle Sarumi-Aliyu, maintained that the state was liaising with the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) headed by Honourable Abike Dabiri-Erewa to facilitate the lady’s safe return home. Sarumi-Aliyu, who stated that though the victim was yet to be located, called on citizens of…

The Niger Delta Development Commission has been inundated with enquiries on many negative reports in online publications alleging acts of impropriety on the part of the commission. Given the extent of public interest and the determination of the Interim Management Committee to chart a new course for the commission, we feel duty bound to respond as follows: 1. COVID 19 Contract The online publications are circulating a letter purportedly issued by the Director of Procurement awarding a contract of N5.55 billion for the procurement of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and other kits to fight the spread of COVID 19 in…

Okediran Adeyemi Lebanese who advertised Nigerian woman for sale has been arrested by the Lebanese government A Lebanese man, Wael Jerro, has been arrested by authorities in that country for advertising a Nigerian lady for sale on Facebook. There was rampage on social media when Wael Jerro put up a price tag of $1,000 on Busari Peace, a 30-year-old Ibadan, Oyo State, indigene, her Nigerian passport on a Facebook page, ‘Buy and Sell in Lebanon.’ According to it, the Lebanese Ministry of Labour issued a statement in which it said Jerro’s action was completely unethical and in contravention of the country’s laws. The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission,…

The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to ensure the safety of journalists in Ebonyi State. The Guild made the call on Thursday in reaction to the declaration by Governor David Umahi that he could no longer guarantee the safety of journalists in the state. GOCOP noted with concern that Mr. Umahi’s statement came after Chijioke Agwu and Peter Okutu of The Sun and Vanguard Newspapers respectively were arrested by state agents over reports authored by them. Umahi even placed a life ban on the reporters…