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I did not violate any law – Rivers hotel owner
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt The owner of Prudent Hotel demolished by the Rivers State Government, Promise Gogorodari, has denied violating any law to warrant the demolition of his structure. Gogorodari told our correspondent in a telephone interview that the state government should have carried out proper investigation before demolishing his hotel. The Lagos-based hotelier said …
Wike relaxes lockdown in Rivers for two days
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has announced the temporary lifting of the total lockdown on Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt Local Government Areas for two days with effect from Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Wike, who made the announcement in a state-wide broadcast on Sunday night, said that the lockdown would be reinstated …
Maltese envoy resigns after comparing Merkel to Hitler
Malta’s ambassador to Finland has resigned after a Facebook post in which he compared German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Adolf Hitler, The Times of Malta reported. “75 years ago we stopped Hitler. Who will stop Angela Merkel? She has fulfilled Hitler’s dream! To control Europe,” envoy Michael Zammit Tabona wrote in the post which has …
Bakare donates two church buildings as isolation centres
Kayode Oyero Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Citadel Global Community Church (formerly, The Latter Rain Assembly), has announced the donation of two church buildings to the Lagos State Government for use as isolation centres. He also said a private residence owned by the church in Abeokuta has been given out to the Ogun State Government to …
Hotels’ demolition: We’ve done no wrong, says Wike
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has maintained that the demolition of the two hotels in Eleme Local Government Area of the state was done in line with extant laws, saying the state government has done no wrong. Speaking during a state-wide broadcast on Sunday night, Wike explained that the owner of …
FCT courts resume today, limit attendance to 10
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Justice Ishaq Bello, has directed the courts under the FCT judiciary to reopen for regular sittings on Monday. Justice Bello, who issued this directive in a Practice Direction on May 8, however, directed judges and magistrates in the FCT …
Churches, mosques reopen in Liberia May 15
Liberian President George Weah has said he will partially lift restrictions on praying in mosques and churches aimed at curbing coronavirus while extending a lockdown in the capital Monrovia. In a statement on Friday, the former international footballer said emergency measures announced in April would be extended for two weeks in the West African nation. …
FG warns vice-chancellors against reopening varsities
Olaleye Aluko, Abuja The Federal Ministry of Education has ordered vice chancellors to maintain the closure of federal, state and private universities in order to keep students and university communities safe from coronavirus. The National Universities Commission gave the directive through a circular by the Director, Directorate of the Executive Secretary’s Office, Chris Maiyaki. The …
South Africa’s COVID-19 cases now 10,015
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Africa has topped 10,000, including 194 fatalities, Health Minister Zwelini Mkhize announced on Sunday. “As of today, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 10,015, the minister said in a statement. “We note with concern that the Western Cape and Eastern Cape combined …
Buhari’s incompetence destroying Nigeria, says PDP
John Alechenu, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party has said “the manifest incompetence” of the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), as well as his failure to lead from the front are responsible for Nigeria’s failure to check the spread of COVID-19. The PDP raised the alarm following the increase in infection and …
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