Nigeria, on Sunday confirmed 86 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), the highest number of the infection to be confirmed in a day since the index case was recorded in the country. According to the National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, 70 of the new infections are in Lagos while seven are in Federal Capital Territory, […]
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By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General The widespread destruction wreaked by Tropical Cyclone Harold in several Pacific countries just days ago has been nothing short of heart-breaking. At least 32 people have died, while more than 45,000 men, women and children in Vanuatu’s hardest-hit province, Sanma, are now homeless. In Tonga, hundreds of businesses and homes […]
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew effective from Monday, April 20, 2020, in order to check the spread of the dreaded coronavirus. With this pronouncement, movement of people throughout the state is prohibited from 7pm to 6am. Obaseki who disclosed this in a broadcast, noted that the order will be […]
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The commissioner for health in Lagos, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state has no policy against release of corpses of persons who tested positive for COVID-19 for burial. He said this at a press briefing organised in Lagos on Sunday. Recall that on April 3, 2020, Lai Mohammed, minister of information, had specifically said COVID-19 […]
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A former governor of Delta state, James Ibori, says he expected Abba Kyari, the late chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, to recover from COVID-19 because he was “remarkably strong-willed”. Ibori said this on Saturday while expressing his condolences to Kulu Abba Kyari, wife of the deceased, in a statement signed by Tony Eluemunor, […]
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By Soyinka, Cabral, Kane, et al. The threats that are hanging over the African continent with regards to the spread of COVID-19 demand our individual and collective attention. The situation is critical. Yet this is not about mitigating another ‘African’ humanitarian crisis but to diffuse the potentially damaging effects of a virus that has shaken […]
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Mallam Abba Kyari, chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, has lost his battle to coronavirus (COVID-19). Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina broke the news of his death on Friday night but did not go further details. “The Presidency regrets to announce the passage of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari,” Adsina […]
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The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has redeployed the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mustapha Dandaura. Mr. Dandaura, who is now the Provost, Force headquarters, Abuja, was believed to have been redeployed over the arrest of two Caverton Helicopters pilots and their passengers on April 7. He was replaced with CP Joseph Mukan. Also redeployed […]
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The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday announced four new deaths from complications of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 51 fresh cases of the disease. The agency broke the news of highest toll confirmed in a single day in Nigeria via tweet on Friday night. There are currently 493 cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, 159 […]
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Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has called on its customers to exercise utmost caution in their banking transactions and ensure that they do not fall prey to any nefarious activities during the Coronavirus lock down period. Specifically, UBA has urged its customers not to divulge any sensitive personal information regarding […]
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