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Ogun to suspend lockdown free days on Friday
Daud Olatunji, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Tuesday said the current relaxation of the lockdown in the state from 7am to 2pm would be suspended on Friday. The governor also said the state would soon commence strict enforcement of wearing of face masks in the public, saying it would help flatten the spread …
Wanted Brazilian drug lord, two Nigerians arrested in Mozambique
Two Nigerians have been arrested in Mozambique alongside one of Brazil’s most wanted criminals and drug lords accused of running international cocaine operations. According to Mozambican authorities, the two Nigerians, whose names weren’t disclosed, were nabbed with Gilberto “Fuminho” Aparecido dos Santos at the Montebelo Indy, a luxury hotel in Maputo. One of the Nigerians …
Fire destroys nine shops, goods in Lagos
Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe Nine shops were razed by fire on Tuesday on the Peace Estate, off the Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the fire, which started from one of the 19 shops in a row, spread to eight other shops and destroyed goods worth millions of naira. It was gathered that the timely …
Airlines projected revenue loss rises to $314bn
Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi The International Air Transport Association says airline passenger revenues drop has risen to $314bn as impact of COVID-19 bites harder. IATA, in its updated analysis on Tuesday, said airlines would record a 55 per cent decline in revenue compared to 2019. On 24 March, IATA estimated $252bn in lost revenues in a scenario …
Tiv/Jukun clashes: Benue, Taraba okay troops deployment in boundaries
Umar Muhammed, Lafia Following the persistence of communal clashes that have claimed thousands of lives and property, Benue and Taraba states have agreed to the deployment of troops along the boundary communities of the two states. This was contained in a communique that was read by the Deputy Governor of Taraba State, Mr Haruna Manu, …
COVID-19: A cry for help
It is now about seven weeks since the dreaded coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic entered the shores of our nation. It has spread to about 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory with numbers of persons contracting the virus increasing on a daily basis. Despite this, those on the frontline of battling the disease, doctors, nurses …
Two govs test positive for coronavirus in Brazil
Two Brazilian state governors who have criticized President Jair Bolsonaro’s calls to relax COVID-19 containment measures said Tuesday they had tested positive for the new coronavirus. Governors Wilson Witzel of Rio de Janeiro and Helder Barbalho of the northern state of Para both posted videos to Twitter announcing their diagnoses and urging people to stay …
COVID-19: Police close Anambra food markets
Tony Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has ordered the closure of food markets in the state as a measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the area. The state recorded an index case of the pandemic last Friday, necessitating Governor Willie Obiano to announce a lockdown of the state on Saturday. Consequently, …
Osun okays N20,000 to 15,289 state elders
Bola Bamigbola, Osogbo The Osun State Government on Tuesday said it had commenced payment of stipends to 25,907 vulnerable citizens in the state as part of measures to cushion the impacts of the state-wide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, Ismail Omipidan, said the governor had …
Excess salt may weaken immunity against bacteria — Research
A research in mice and humans has found that consuming more than the recommended amount of salt disrupts the antibacterial function of a type of immune cell. According to medicalnewstoday.com, there were evidences that excess dietary salt raises blood pressure, which was a risk factor for heart disease and stroke. A recent study, published in …
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