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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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Saturday announced 49 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing Nigeria’s total infections to 542. In a tweet via its official handle, the NCDC said 23 cases were identified in Lagos, 12 in the FCT, 10 in Kano, two in Ogun and one each in Oyo […]
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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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TO MY FRIEND, MALLAM ABBA KYARI By President Muhammadu Buhari Mallam Abba Kyari, who died on 17th April, 2020, at the age of 67 from complications caused by the Coronavirus, was a true Nigerian patriot. My loyal friend and compatriot for the last 42 years – and latterly my Chief-of-Staff – he never wavered in […]
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The internet is currently talking about a video showing a man who helped bury the late Abba Kyari, chief of staff to the President, pulling off his protective clothing and dumping them in public. Mr Kyari was buried in Abuja on Saturday by several men wearing white protective clothing. After the burial, a video posted […]
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Lagos State Government has revealed that the Chief of Staff to the President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Abba Kyari died from complications of Coronavirus infection at First Cardiology Consultants in Lagos. It was the first time that the Lagos State Government is revealing the name of the where the late Kyari moved to from Abuja some […]
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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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