Breaking News from Nigerian Evening Newspapers and Evening News Thursday 16th April 2020
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Edo govt bans street trading to check spread of COVID-19
The Edo State Government has banned street trading as part of new measures to enforce social distancing and check the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. Speaking with journalists on Thursday, the Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, said the measure was aimed at restricting movement and ensuring compliance to social distancing and other directives imposed …
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‘Trump’s decision to cut funding will affect Africa’
Prof. Babatunde Salako, Director-General, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), has said that U.S. decision to cut funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO) would have great implication on the fight against COVID-19. Salako made the remark in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. He said the decision …
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UN donates health supplies to FG’s COVID-19 response
The United Nations (UN) on Thursday received delivery of vital health supplies to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. The UN, in a statement from its media unit, said the supplies are made up of 10,000 test kits, 15 oxygen concentrators, and various personal protective equipment (PPE), vaccines, IEHK/PEP kits, and other …
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Five new COVID-19 patients discharged in Lagos, total now 90
Lagos State Government on Thursday discharged five COVID-19 patients from the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Yaba. This is bringing to 90 the number of patients successfully managed and discharged from isolation facilities in the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who disclosed this on his verified twitter handle; @jidesanwoolu, said that the patients, made up of three females …
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No single ventilator, but Nasarawa buys N500m cars for lawmakers
Nasarawa is among states without a ventilator to help in the fight against coronavirus pandemic, but the state governor, Abdullahi Sule has bought 24 Toyota Hilux vehicles for state lawmakers, estimated at nearly N500 million. There are 169 ventilators nationwide spread across only 16 states, Daily Trust exclusively reported last week. On Thursday, the number …
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Extreme floods to hit US cities ‘almost daily’ by 2100
Coastal cities in the United States could experience “once in a lifetime” extreme flood events almost daily by the end of the century if sea levels continue to rise at current rates, new research showed on Thursday. Emissions from burning fossil fuels have already warmed Earth more than one degree Celsius above pre-industrial times, melting …
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PHOTOS: Mammoth Kano crowd in market for panic buying
The residents of Kano Wednesday were engaged in panic buying across markets in Kano metropolis as the state goes on seven days lockdown beginning from today. The Kano State Government on Tuesday had announced a lockdown in the state for seven days over the rise of COVID-19 in the state. …
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Has husband killer, Maryam Sanda, received Presidential pardon?
There have been reports, especially on social media and Whatsapp broadcast that Maryam Sanda, the woman convicted and sentenced to death by hanging for killing her husband, had been granted a Presidential pardon. On January 27, an FCT High Court in Maitama sentenced Sanda to death for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello. Sanda killed her …
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COVID-19: Mobile court tries FCT lockdown defaulters
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Bauchi discharges three Covid-19 patients
Three persons who tested positive for the Covid-19 in Bauchi, have fully recovered and discharged from the Isolation Centre. The Bauchi state governor, Senator Bala Mohammed made this known on Thursday evening via his Twitter handle @SenBalaMohammed. “I am delighted to announce that at this time, three persons who tested positive to #COVID19 and therefore …
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Gang of 10 nabbed for mounting illegal roadblock at Abuja, Nasarawa border
A joint security team led by Nyanya Divisional Police Officer, acting on intelligence on Thursday, arrested ten suspects for mounting an illegal road block at the FCT/Nasarawa boundary. DSP Anjuguri Manzah, Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Police Command, in a statement Thursday night, said the gang used the obstruction to extort money from motorists and …
Gang of 10 nabbed for mounting illegal roadblock at Abuja, Nasarawa border
COVID-19: Senior civil servants shun Gov Ben Ayade’s directive of resuming work
Senior civil servants in the employment of Cross River State Government have shunned Governor Ben Ayade’s directive of getting back to work. Gov Ayade in a press release ref: GO/PRESS/012/VOL.I/ 179, signed by the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the Governor, Christian Ita had directed all senior civil servants on grade level Grade Level …
COVID-19: Senior civil servants shun Gov Ben Ayade’s directive of resuming work
Bauchi govt reveals number of Lassa Fever-related deaths recorded in 2020
The Bauchi State Government, on Thursday, disclosed that 19 deaths have been recorded from Lassa Fever in the state. Baba Tela, Deputy Governor of the state said the deaths were recorded since January Tela, who is the chairman of the state Task Force Committee on COVID-19 and Lassa Fever, spoke during a press briefing in …
Bauchi govt reveals number of Lassa Fever-related deaths recorded in 2020
COVID-19: Biafra group attacks police, Igbo governors over lockdown, killings in Southeast
The Biafra Nations Youth League, BNYL, has condemned the killing of some youths in Onitsha, Anambra State by men of the Nigeria Police Force. BNYL Leader, Princewill Chimezie Richard, described the Onitsha incidence as wickedness, adding that the Nigerian security operatives have killed many more than the number of recorded Coronavirus cases in a bid …
COVID-19: Biafra group attacks police, Igbo governors over lockdown, killings in Southeast
119 suspected cases of COVID-19 test negative in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi State Government has said that it has admitted over 119 suspected cases of COVID-19 and they all tested negative. The state government made this known in a joint press briefing by the Commissioners of Health, Information and State Orientation; Dr. Umezurike Daniel and Barr. Uchenna Orji at the exco chambers, Government House Abakaliki, …
119 suspected cases of COVID-19 test negative in Ebonyi
COVID 19: Eight prisoners freed in Bayelsa
The Chief Judge of Bayelsa State, Justice Kate Abiri, Thursday ordered the immediate release of eight prisoners from the Medium Security Custodian Centre, Nigerian Correctional Service, Okaka in Yenagoa, the state capital following over congestion complaints. Justice Kate Abiri, however, called on judges in the state to appropriate machinery for the speedy disposition of criminal …
COVID 19: Eight prisoners freed in Bayelsa
COVID-19: UN donates 10,000 test kits, others supplies to Nigeria
The United Nations (UN) on Thursday received vital health supplies to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria on a flight funded by APM Terminals. The Federal Government of Nigeria had on Tuesday received 50 ventilators and other medical equipment also donated by the UN. The new supplies, made up of 10,000 test …
COVID-19: UN donates 10,000 test kits, others supplies to Nigeria
Jigawa suspends Itikaf, Tuhajjud prayers during Ramadan
Jigawa State Government has suspended performing of Ittikaf and Tuhajjud (voluntary night prayer and private devotion) in the coming month of Ramadan to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar disclosed this after meeting with stakeholders at Sir Ahmadu Bello Hall in Dutse. He said the meeting is aimed at reviewing some of …
Jigawa suspends Itikaf, Tuhajjud prayers during Ramadan
2023: APC chieftains accused of plot against Borno ex-gov, Shettima
Some chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Borno State, have been accused of launching a “devilish campaign” against former Governor Kashim Shettima. Shettima currently represents Borno Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly. The President, Coalition of Civil Societies and Media Executives for Good Governance in Nigeria (COCMEGG), Comrade Kenneth Aigbegbele, raised the …
2023: APC chieftains accused of plot against Borno ex-gov, Shettima
COVID-19: UEFA sets date to decide Champions League, Europa League season
The Union of European Football Association, UEFA, will hold a meeting of its decision-making executive committee on April 23, with discussions likely to centre on how, when and if the European football season will be able to resume amid the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. UEFA had suspended the Champions League, Europa League, and the European Championship …
COVID-19: UEFA sets date to decide Champions League, Europa League season
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