Nigeria news today headlines : Monday 20th April 2020
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States In Trouble As Federal Allocation Reaches Record Low
LAGOS – Going forward, state governments across the country may be in for a rough time as revenue accruable to the Federal Government has shown signs of plunging with the economy bowing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nigeria’s benchmark grades, Bonny Light, fell to about $12 or $13 a barrel last week. S&P Global Platts, a …
No Policy Against Release Of Dead COVID-19 Patients — Lagos Govt
CHIOMA UMEHA; RAJI ADEBAYO; CHUKWUJEKWU ILOZUE; TOYIN ADEBAYO LAGOS / IBADAN / AWKA / ABUJA – Following the controversy surrounding the release of the body of the late Abba Kyari for burial, former Chief of Staff to the President, the Lagos State government has said that there was no policy prohibiting the release of dead …
Obaseki Mourns Abba Kyari, Commiserates With Buhari
The Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has mourned the death of Mallam Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement, the governor said he received the news of the passing of Abba Kyari with sadness, stating that his passing was a personal loss and that he would be greatly missed. According …
COVID-19: Journey To Normalcy Has Began — Pastor Adeboye
TITILOPE JOSEPH; CHINYERE ABIAZIEM LAGOS – Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), said on Sunday that the deadly COVID-19 pandemic would soon be over and that the journey to normalcy had already begun. Adeboye said the journey to normal life had begun and that things would soon …
Why We Were Barred From Presidential Villa — Garba Shehu
LAGOS – It has emerged that some top aides of President Muhammadu Buhari were denied access to the Presidential Villa after returning from the burial of Abba Kyari, the late Chief of Staff to the president, because they violated the guidelines of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The burial at Gudu Cemetery, Abuja, …
IGP, Monarch, Osun Govt Condemn Police Brutality Of Woman
JOSEPH UNDU, GBENGA FATUROTI ABUJA/ OSOGBO – The Inspector General of Police, (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has on Sunday condemned what he described as “unwarranted, unnecessary and unjustifiable” assault on an innocent woman, Alimat Adesola Abdulazeez, in a viral video at the Odo Ori Market, Iwo Osun State by men of the Force attached to Iwo …
Ebem Ohafia Youths Free Detainees As Killer Officer Is Revealed
LAGOS – Youths from Ebem Ohafia, in Abia State, at the weekend invaded the police barrack at the community and chased away all officers on duty, even as they released all detainees at the police cell. Speaking to DAILY INDEPENDENT on phone, a motorcyclist from the town, one Kalu Okwara, said the action was taken …
Covid-19: Noella Foundation/Foodclique Initiative Hits 300,000 Meals
Neoalla Foundation, the brainchild of Loatsad CEO, Seyi Tinubu and his Wife, Layal Tinubu in partnership with Nigeria’s leading Foodbank, FoodClique Support recently reached a key milestone of delivering 300,000 meals in their Stronger Together Covid19 Emergency Foodbox Initiative. The initiative has so far delivered over 10,000 foodboxes containing about 30meals per box to the …
Police Arrest Five Over Naval Officer’s Death
The Zone 6 Headquarters of the Nigeria Police in Calabar has arrested the suspected killers of Naval Sub Lt. David Igbashal. Igbashal was abducted on Feb. 22 while on his way from Calabar to Makurdi in Benue for his wedding arrangements. The arrest is contained in a release signed by the Public Relations Officer of …
FCCPC Seals Plastic Surgery Outfit Over Alleged Lack Of Professionalism
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPA) has sealed a two storey building, housing Med Contour/ Body Contour Specialists, a plastic surgery outfit in Lagos over alleged poor service delivery. Mr Babatunde Irukera, Director-General, FCCPA who led the team said the raid became pertinent over several complaints of unprofessional, misleading and potentially injurious services. …
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