Breaking News from Nigerian Evening Newspapers and Evening News Friday 17th April 2020
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COVID-19 Palliatives: I stand by my submission, Ndume replies Presidency
Senator Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South), has reiterated his call for the sacking of the COVID-19 Palliative Measures Committee over its “dubious way” of distributing palliatives to indigent Nigerians. The lawmaker had, on Thursday in Maiduguri, criticized the modus operandi being adopted by the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry and said the assignment should be given to …
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Mention kleptocrats around Buhari or keep quiet, Presidency attacks Ndume
The Presidency on Friday challenged Senator Ali Ndume to either figure out what it called ‘kleptocrats’ around President Muhammadu Buhari or keep quiet. Ndume has reiterated his call for the sacking of the COVID-19 Palliative Measures Committee over its “dubious way” of distributing palliatives to indigent Nigerians. Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, in a statement, said …
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Kaduna discharges three Covid-19 patients
The Kaduna State on Friday said three patients have recovered from Covid-19 . The Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Mohammed Boloni explained that the three patients are among the six persons that have tested positive for Covid-19 in the state. The Commissioner who made the disclosure in a statement issued on Friday said all the …
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NDA produces two ventilators in one week
A team of engineers, technologists and technicians from the Mechatronics Department of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) have designed and produced two types of ventilators in a bid to curb the coronavirus ravaging the country. The team has also produced hand wash and hand sanitizers which could be quickly reproduced to stem the shortage of …
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COVID-19: Chinese community donates N170m items to Lagos Govt
The Chinese Community in Lagos on Friday donated cash and medical item valued at N170million to support the efforts of the state government in fighting COVID-19. The items included Personal Protective Equipment comprising sanitizers, overall clothing, masks, gloves, etc, as well as ventilators, thermometers and a cheque of N35.3m. The donors all representing the Chinese …
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Drogba joins effort to distribute aid to poor in Ivory Coast
Former Ivorian striker Didier Drogba and one of the country’s biggest music groups Magic System distributed aid on Friday to 200 families in a poor area of Abidjan as part of the effort to fight the coronavirus crisis. Drogba joined Salif Traore, known as A’Salfo, the Magic System frontman, for the second phase of the …
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Lockdown violation: Rivers gov’t arrests, quarantines 22 Exxon Mobil workers
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Friday announced the arrest of 22 staff of Exxon Mobil, a multinational oil company, for entering the State in violation of the State Executive Order on Covid-19. The governor, who made this known at a news Conference in Port Harcourt, said that the oil workers, who entered Rivers from …
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Lockdown: Nigerian military to partner Police to curb crime
The Nigerian Military has declared that it will provide the minimum necessary force to support the Nigerian Police Force and other security agencies to checkmate the activities of criminals who terrorise citizens, who are observing the lockdown directive. Speaking in Abuja during a press briefing, Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche said criminals …
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Buhari mourns former Kano Justice Commissioner, Aliyu Umar
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined the government and people of Kano State in mourning former Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Alhaji Aliyu Umar, who passed on Friday. The president, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu in Abuja on Friday, acknowledged Aliyu’s sacrifices, dedication and commitment …
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Domestic airlines lose N360bn to flights suspension, says AON
Domestic airlines in Nigeria have lost over N360 billion since the suspension of flight operations over COVID-19 outbreak in the country, the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has disclosed. The group representing indigenous operators said over 120 aircraft are currently parked at various airports in the country “with airlines required to pay accumulated cost on …
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COVID-19 Lockdown: Task force operatives allegedly beat tricycle operator to death in Aba
A tricycle operator was on Friday allegedly beaten to death by some task force operatives enforcing the lockdown directive in Aba, Abia State. Confirming the incident, the Abia State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ene Okon, said that he had directed the area commander in charge of Aba to investigate the cause of death of the …
COVID-19 Lockdown: Task force operatives allegedly beat tricycle operator to death in Aba
INEC: Photos show burned documents after third mysterious fire in April
The mysterious fire at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Abuja on Friday consumed some documents. DAILY POST reports that the incident occurred Friday morning. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Fire Service, however, stopped the inferno from spreading to other parts of the building. An electrical fault at the section of the building …
INEC: Photos show burned documents after third mysterious fire in April
COVID-19: How security agents allegedly compromised, aided violators in Osun
As governments all over the world battle to flatten the coronavirus curve, through certain precautionary measures, including social distancing directive and stay-at-home order, security agents in Osun State, especially the police, have seriously compromised in the course of enforcing the order, DAILY POST reports. Recall that the state Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, during a statewide broadcast …
COVID-19: How security agents allegedly compromised, aided violators in Osun
Coronavirus: CAN President, Rev Ayokunle reveals what God told him to tell Christians
The National President of Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. Supo Ayokunle, has revealed that God told him to tell Christians to set aside 30 minutes each day for seven days from Monday, April 20 to Sunday, April 26 to praise the beauty of God’s holiness. Ayokunle, who made this known in a statement to newsmen …
Coronavirus: CAN President, Rev Ayokunle reveals what God told him to tell Christians
Two new cases of coronavirus recorded in Kastina
Katsina State has recorded two additional persons that have tested positive for the novel Coronavirus disease, bringing to 9, the number of persons affected by the disease in the state The Chairman, Katsina State COVID-19 Emergency Response Committee, Mannir Yakubu, made this known on Friday, at a press briefing held at Government House, Katsina. Yakubu …
Two new cases of coronavirus recorded in Kastina
NCDC tests 7,153 Nigerians for COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Friday, disclosed the number of Nigerians tested for COVID-19. NCDC disclosed that no fewer than 7, 153 samples have been tested for COVID-19. In a tweet, the agency stated that it’s working hard to increase the number of samples tested in Lagos State and Abuja. According to …
NCDC tests 7,153 Nigerians for COVID-19
Jigawa govt makes clarification on rumoured COVID-19 case
The Jigawa Government on Friday said that a COVID-19 case rumoured to have been confirmed by the state actually belonged to Kano State. Dr Abba Zakari, the Chairman of the Task Force on the COVID-19, made the clarification at a press conference in Dutse. Zakari said that the speculated case was recorded in Kano State. …
Jigawa govt makes clarification on rumoured COVID-19 case
BREAKING: IGP Adamu orders immediate redeployment of Rivers Commissioner of Police
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the redeployment of the Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Dandaura Mustapha. Adamu’s directive was disclosed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, on Friday evening. According to a statement by Mba, Mustapha is now replaced with Joseph Gobum Mukari. Mba stated that the redeployment takes …
BREAKING: IGP Adamu orders immediate redeployment of Rivers Commissioner of Police
Coronavirus: Wike announces arrest of 22 Exxon Mobil workers
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, on Friday, announced that security agents have arrested 22 workers of Exxon Mobil. According to him, the oil workers were arrested for entering Rivers State from Akwa Ibom in violation of the State Executive Order restricting movement to curtail the spread of COVID-19. The governor, while briefing journalists in …
Coronavirus: Wike announces arrest of 22 Exxon Mobil workers
WHO lists countries with highest number of COVID-19 in Africa as death toll rises to 900
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the number of COVID-19 cases on the African continent has increased to 18,000 with over 900 deaths. WHO stated this while noting that 44 countries in Africa can now test for COVID-19. The UN’s health agency disclosed this on Friday in its official twitter account @WHOAFRO. The WHO said …
WHO lists countries with highest number of COVID-19 in Africa as death toll rises to 900
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