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Former Jigawa State House of Assembly members, representing Sule Tankarkar constituency, Alhaji Yahaya is dead. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on new media, Auwalu Danladi Sankara confirmed this to DAILY POST. Yahaya died on Saturday afternoon at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital after a protracted illness. Before his death, Hon. Big Man was the Special Adviser to the Executive Governor of Jigawa State on State Assembly Matters, and once held the position of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Political Matters. The deceased was also elected at different times as member Representing Sule Tankarkar Constituency at the Jigawa…
Former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, on Saturday, urged the Federal Government to increase the number of beneficiaries in its palliatives measures amidst the Coronavirus lockdown. This was contained in his message during the distribution of food items to his constituents. Ekweremadu, representing Enugu West Senatorial Zone, titled the message, “Covid-19: Together, We Shall Overcome”. He equally called for increment in the amount given to individual beneficiaries in the Conditional Cash Transfer programme. He commended leaders at the national and state levels, as well as the international community, development partners, corporate Nigeria, and kindhearted individuals “for their efforts so…
The Presidency has opened up on the crowd that attended the burial rites of former Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Abba Kyari at the Gudu Cemetery, Abuja. Speaking to reporters, Garba Shehu, the President’s aide on Media and Publicity, said there was nothing they could do to bar the crowd. Shehu said they did not invite the crowd at the funeral and could not have invited soldiers to flog and chase them away. He explained further that the burial was delayed in their attempt to maintain social distancing but had to proceed as more people kept trooping…
Donald Trump has again attacked China over the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world. Trump, during his daily White House press briefing on Saturday, questioned whether the virus, which began spreading Wuhan, China, was a “mistake that got out of control” or “a crisis that was started deliberately.” The US leader warned that “China would face consequences if it was knowingly responsible” for the spread of the dreaded virus. Trump did not, however, mention what type of actions he might take against the Asian giants. “It could have been stopped in China before it started and it wasn’t, and the whole…
The United States has consoled Nigeria on the death of Abba Kyari. The late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari was buried on Saturday in Abuja, weeks after testing positive to coronavirus. The mission’s message was posted on its Twitter handle, @USEmbassyAbuja, on Saturday. “On the passing of the Presidential Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, the U.S. Mission in Nigeria wishes to express sincerest condolences to his family and to the government of Nigeria. We mourn with Nigeria at the loss of this dedicated son and public servant”, it read. Meanwhile, the country has confirmed the repatriation of more…
The Minister of Communications, Isa Pantami, led the prayer at the internment of late Abba Kyari at the Gudu Cemetery in Abuja on Saturday. NAN reports that he cautioned Nigerians to ‘take the battle against the coronavirus pandemic seriously’. Pantami urged citizens to observe social distancing and other preventive measures announced by the government and health officials in order to flatten the curve. He prayed for the repose of souls of Kyari and others who lost their lives to the disease. Meanwhile, Pantami, has told the members of the public to ignore fraudsters claiming they have access to their data.…
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC) has highlighted why President Muhammadu Buhari should appoint an Igbo as his new Chief of Staff. In a statement on Sunday, they described the passing of Abba Kyari, as a “colossal loss”. Buhari, had in a tribute, penned that Kyari was his loyal friend of 42 years and an individual who “never wavered in his commitment to the betterment of every one of us” A statement by Okechukwu Isiguzoro, OYC President and Okwu Nnabuike, the Secretary, prayed God to give Buhari the fortitude to bear the demise, grant Kyari’s soul mercy and forgive his…
The Cherubim and Seraphim (C&) Church have condemned the failure of the Buhari administration to provide cash and food items to the majority of Nigerians amid the COVID-19 lockdown. Their position was contained in a statement on Sunday by Head of the Pastors’ Council, Moses Ademola Popoola. President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, after the burial of his late Chief of Staff, re-echoed his appeal to Nigerians to maintain social distancing. But the C&S Movement said it was unfortunate that despite the extension across states, Nigeria, which is described as the “Giant of Africa”, was not doing anything about palliatives for…
Kano State government has confirmed it recorded ten new cases of COVID-19. The State Ministry of Health, on Saturday night, said so far, the State has 37 confirmed cases of the virus. “As at 18th April 2020 10 New #COVID19 Cases Confirmed. “Total Confirmed Cases in @KanostateNg is 37. 1 COVID19 death was recorded. “#StayAtHome to break the chain of #COVID19 transmission,” it said. Recall that the NCDC on Saturday recorded forty-nine confirmed Coronavirus cases. With the new development, Nigeria now has 542 confirmed cases in the country.
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Saturday confirmed twelve new cases of COVID-19. The FCTA in a post shared on its Twitter handle confirmed that the total number of active cases remains at 56. The tweet read: “TWELVE (12) NEW CASES IN THE FCT. “Summary of #COVID19FCT as at 10:40pm, 18th April, 2020; Total number of confirmed cases: 81 “Total number of active cases: 56, Total discharged: 23, Deaths recorded: 2 “Residents are urged to continue to stay home and stay safe.” Meanwhile, NCDC on Saturday recorded forty-nine confirmed Coronavirus cases. This brings the total number of confirmed cases…