Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Monday 13th April 2020
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COVID-19: Buhari to address nation at 7 pm
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari will be addressing Nigerians at 7 pm today in a live national broadcast. The 14-day lockdown declared on March 30th to check the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) expires at 11 pm tonight. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement, enjoined Television,
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Saudi Arabia may tap debt market as oil output cuts hit revenues: sources
(Reuters) Saudi Arabia is likely to sell new international bonds soon as Sunday’s historic deal to cut oil output among major producers puts further pressure on revenues already hurt by the collapse in crude prices, four banking sources said. Riyadh increased its debt ceiling to 50% of GDP from a previous 30% in March. Neighbours
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Uzodinma tests negative for coronavirus
Stanley Uzoaru, George Onyejiuwa, Owerri Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma has tested negative for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). According to a press statement by the Imo State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Mbadiwe Emelumba, a test conducted on the governor confirms that Mr Uzodinma has not contracted the virus. According to him, “the result of
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Lockdown: Farmer blames current problem of snail business on logistics
A local snail farmer, Mr Sunday Ido, has blamed the current challenges faced in the snail business on logistics following the COVID-19 lockdown. Ido, the Chief Executive Officer of ‘Real farms’, Calabar, Cross River state, made this known in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday. The farmer
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Kidnappers kill 15-year-old hostage after collecting N5 million ransom
Paul Orude, Bauchi Kidnappers in Bauchi State have allegedly killed a 15-year-old hostage, Abubakar Sadiq Suleiman, after collecting a ransom of N5.5 million from his family. The father of the teenage boy, Mr Mohammed Auwal Suleiman, told journalists that on Thursday, April 2nd, he’d received a phone call and was asked if he was the
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COVID-19: Philanthropist distributes relief materials in Anambra community
Aloysius Attah, Onitsha A Lagos based philanthropist, Chinedu Adimike (Lucky) yesterday distributed food items and cash worth over N8M to his kinsmen at Awka-Etiti community, Anambra State. 500 people which included 70 people each selected from the seven villages in Awka-Etiti community went home with bags of rice, carton of noodles and cash sum
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Traders task government on credible election at Onitsha Drug market
Aloysius Attah, Onitsha Candidates under Legacy Group, vying for various elective posts in the forthcoming election of executives at the Onitsha Bridge Head medicine market, Ogbogwu have called on the Anambra State government to ensure the conduct of credible election into the market leadership. In an appeal letter sent to Governor Willie Obiano signed
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President’s COVID-19 lockdown strategy not practicable or sustainable – PRP
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The People’s Redemption Party (PRP) has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s lockdown strategy adopted with other measures to deal with the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country as not practicable or sustainable, saying it should be jettisoned. The party has come out forcefully against the current lockdown and restriction of
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Lalong condoles Gbajabiamila over loss of mother-in-law
Gyang Bere, Jos Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong has condoled with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, over the death of his mother-in-law, Mrs Mildred Bisalla, who died in Jos at the age of 83. Lalong, who received the Speaker at Government House Jos, described the death of Mrs Mildred Bisalla
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COVID-19: Make water available in rural areas, public places, expert urges FG
Kehinde Adewole An expert in water well and borehole drilling and National President, Association of Waterwell Drilling Rig Owners And Practitioners (AWDROP), Michael Ale, has urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, provide wells and borehole for Nigerians, especially those living in rural areas, adding that running water remains very essential in
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JUST IN: Buhari to address Nigerians at 7pm
President Muhammadu Buhari will address Nigerians by 7pm on Monday. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, announced this in a statement hours before President Buhari is scheduled to address Nigerians. “Television, radio and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) respectively for the broadcast,” he said.
COVID-19: Emboldened wild animals venture into locked-down cities worldwide
As the coronavirus crisis changes the rhythms of urban life, there are some animals – especially the creatures that lurk in the periphery of big cities and suburbs – are feeling emboldened to explore. In London, fallow deer wandered through lawns at residential areas. Ducks were spotted on a deserted street in Paris. And monkeys have made a strong showing during the absence of tourists and their tasty snacks in Kashmir, reports Xinhua.
Pogba: ‘My mother always told me I’d return to Man United’
Paul Pogba says his mother told him that he would return to Manchester United after he left the club in 2012. The France international joined Juventus on a free transfer in the summer of 2012 after becoming frustrated due to his lack of first-team opportunities at Old Trafford. But despite swapping Manchester for Turin, Pogba says his mother always believed that he would one day make a return to the club, reports Sky Sports. Pogba told The Official Manchester United Podcast: “My mother always told me: ‘You will go somewhere…
Naked woman arrested at airport after trying to book flight
She only had to take off her shoes! A woman was arrested after trying to book a flight at New Orleans airport — fully naked — and then refusing to leave. Mariel Vergara, 27, allegedly strolled up to the Spirit Airlines counter at Louis Armstrong International Airport Friday night without a stitch of clothing, Nola.com reported. Airline officials told her she wouldn’t be able to travel in her current getup — or lack thereof — and asked her to leave, but she refused, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.…
Popular New York sports photographer dies of coronavirus at 48
Anthony Causi, a longtime photographer for The Post whose prolific talent and larger-than-life personality made him a beloved and respected figure throughout the New York sports world, died Sunday from the coronavirus at North Shore University Hospital. He was 48. Causi is survived by his wife, Romina, and their children John, 5, and Mia, 2, as well as his parents, Lucille and John Causi, and sisters Maria Marangelli and Dianna Marotto, reports The New York Post. “Anthony Causi was our colleague, our friend, and a brilliant journalist,” Stephen Lynch,…
Oil, equities slip as OPEC+ cut fails to lift confidence
Oil prices and U.S. stock futures dipped in early Monday trade as a landmark agreement by OPEC and its allies to slash output by a record amount failed to give investors any cause for lasting optimism about the economic outlook. U.S. S&P 500 mini futures EScv1 dropped 1.54%, erasing a brief gain to a one-month high made right after the start of trading. Nikkei futures traded in Chicago NIYc1 suggest Tokyo’s benchmark .N225 is likely to slip about 0.2%, reports Reuters. U.S. crude futures CLc1 dropped to $22.67 per barrel, down 0.4%…
Chelsea legend, Vialli, given all-clear after cancer battle
Former Chelsea player-manager and Italy international Gianluca Vialli has been given the all-clear following a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Vialli, who is currently working with the Italian national team, previously announced in 2018 that he had won a battle with cancer in the preceding year. The former Chelsea, Juventus and Sampdoria striker then revealed in 2019 that he was once again fighting the disease, reports Sky Sports. However, the 55-year-old has now received positive news with recent tests showing no sign of the illness following two cycles of chemotherapy…
Man faces 20 years in prison ‘for attempting to sell 125m nonexistent face masks worth $750m’
A Georgia man could face up to 20 years behind bars for attempting to sell nonexistent personal protective equipment (PPE) worth $750million to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Christopher Parris, 39, was arrested on Friday after he allegedly made a series of fraudulent misrepresentations to secure orders from Veterans Affairs for 125 million face masks and other PPE, according to a statement from Attorney General William Barr, reports the dailymail. A complaint alleges that Parris promised that he could obtain millions of genuine 3M masks from domestic factories ‘when he…
Pastor dies of COVID-19 after proclaiming ‘God is larger than this dreaded virus’
A pastor has died from coronavirus after claiming “god is larger than this dreaded virus”. Bishop Gerald Glenn died just days after testing positive for Covid-19. Before he was diagnosed with the virus, Glenn addressed a congregation New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Richmond, Virginia, reports mirror.co.uk. The state banned gatherings of ten or more people 24 hours later. Glenn had diverticulitis, which inflames the intestines, according to daughter, Mar-Gerie Crawley, who said it was not unusual for him to have fevers. But his health worsened last Sunday and was…
Dust over CJN’s closure of courts
The COVID-19 pandemic currently ravaging the world has taken its toll on the nation’s judiciary with the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, declaring an indefinite closure of courts across the country. But this has, however, pitched lawyers against each other on the propriety or otherwise of the lockdown declaration. AKEEM NAFIU reports T hese are not the best of times for the country as it is having its own share of the pains being inflicted on the world by the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Amongst others,…
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