The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Saturday 16th May 2020
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 16/05/20
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Ten of the ‘happening’ Nigerian instagram comedians
By Gbenga Bada Long before Covid-19, many emerging comic acts from Nigeria have displayed immense talents in the evolving world of comedy through the use of one of the popular social mediums, Instagram. But, since the lockdown, these sets of Nigerians have shone like bright lights with humorous skits that have left people reeling …
Kaduna discharges 35 infected Almajirai after treatment
Not less than 35 of the Almajirai infected by Covid-19 in Kaduna State have been discharged. Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufa’i who disclosed this on his Twitter handle said, Kaduna State now has 47 active Covid-19 cases following the treatment and discharge of the 35 almajirai. Read Also: 210 Almajiris out of quarantine in Kaduna According …
15 health workers die of COVID-19 —Body of nurses, midwives
Moses EMORINKEN, Abuja The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) yesterday disclosed that about 15 health workers have lost their lives in the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. It revealed that over 200,000 health care professionals, especially nurses and doctors, have been exposed to COVID-19 while 70 nurses have tested …
How my aunt sold my one-month-old son to child trafficking syndicate for N950,000 — 20-yr-old orphan
Okungbowa AIWERIE, Asaba A 20-year-old woman, Abiola Komolafe, has narrated how her one-month-old son was sold to a child trafficking syndicate by her aunt, shortly after she was delivered of the child in Onitsha, Anambra State. Komolafe was paraded alongside 182 suspects by the Delta State Police Command in Asaba, for crimes ranging from …
Nigeria records 288 new cases of COVID-19, total now 5445
Our Reporter Nigeria has recorded 288 new cases of the Coronavirus across various states of the country. Announcing via its official Twitter handle on Friday night, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated that Lagos State recorded 179 cases, Kano State had twenty cases, Katsina and Jigawa State recorded fifteen cases each, …
Buhari celebrates Momodu at 60
Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday sent a congratulatory message to the Publisher of the Ovation International Magazine, Chief Dele Momodu, as he clocked the age of 60 years. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, the President expressed the wish that the media …
The mask revolution
Tailors and fashion designers in different parts of the country whose craft suffered a reversal of fortune against the backdrop of lockdown and ban on social gathering to contain the deadly coronavirus pandemic, have found solace in the production and sale of facemasks with tales of booming business, report KUNLE AKINRINADE; KOLADE ADEYEMI, Kano; ERNEST …
COVID-19 as wake up call to save Almajirai
NNEDINSO OGAZIECHI His frail look and vacant countenance caught my attention; he was clutching his small green plastic plate in his right hand while his left was on his waist desperately trying to pull up his oversized blue nicker that was as torn as it was dirty. His hair was unkempt and had started …
Lagos Assembly approves Sanwo-Olu’s request for unification of fibre infrastructure
Oziegbe Okoeki Lagos State House of Assembly has approved Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s request for Unified Fibre Infrastructure and Connectivity Project under the state’s Public Private Law. The project is being handled by Messrs Western Telecommunications And Engineering Services Metro Ltd. The approval was sequel to the report of the House Committee on Public …
Mating in Ramadan
Femi Abbas This article ought to have been published at the beginning of this year’s Ramadan. But an oversight as a human factor set in as a cause of delay. However, it is still very much relevant even at this stage. One of the most important aspects of marriage is mating. It is the …
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