Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Wednesday 15th April 2020
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Keke driver dies in fight at Rivers police station
Tony John, Port Harcourt The driver of an auto rickshaw (Keke) in Port Harcourt has reportedly died following a scuffle with a vulcaniser he had called to work on his tyres at a police station where his transport vehicle was impounded. The incident had occurred at Estate Police Station, in Woji town in Obio/Akpor Local …
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Benue varsity resident doctors commend Ortom for intervening in sack
MRose Ejembi, Makurdi Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH), Makurdi have commended Governor Samuel Ortom for wading into the matter which led to the sack of some of its members. It would be recalled that about a week ago, the Association raised alarm over the sack of over …
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Tragedy in Plateau as suspected herdsmen butcher pregnant woman, 9 others;
Gyang Bere, Jos No fewer than 10 persons were reportedly killed on Tuesday, April 14th, including a nine months pregnant woman, when gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen attacked Hwra village in Kwall District of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attackers in their numbers invaded the village at about 8 pm when …
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COVID-19: Niger council distributes rice, other items to communities, orphanages
John Adams, Minna The Chairman of Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger State where the index case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state was discovered has distributed no less than 350 bags of rice to the people in order to ameliorate the hardship occasioned by the stay-at-home order of the government as part …
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New radio station commences full transmission in Ekiti
Priscilla Ediare, Ado-Ekiti A new radio station in Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, New Cruse 92.7 FM, on Tuessday commenced full transmission of programmes to listeners within and outside the state. The station was established by an illustrious son of Ikere and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN). New Cruse 92.7 …
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COVID-19: Kwara sets up advisory council on prerogative of mercy
Layi Olanrewaju, Ilorin Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has approved the constitution of a nine-person Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy to advise him on the modalities for release of some prison inmates as part of a broader national strategy to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Members of the Advisory Council comprise …
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Trump halts US funding for WHO over coronavirus
(Reuters) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday halted funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, drawing condemnation from infectious disease experts as the global death toll mounted. Trump, who has reacted angrily to criticism of his administration’s response to the worst epidemic in a century, has become increasingly hostile …
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Stray dogs eating bat meat may have started pandemic, study says
(Sky News) The coronavirus pandemic may have been started by stray dogs eating bat meat, according to a study. Professor Xuhua Xia, from the University of Ottawa’s biology department, has suggested that stray dogs are the most likely intermediate host for the transmission of Sars-CoV-2 into humans. According to the study, the ancestor of the …
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18,000 benefit from free medical services in Lagos with over 600 childbirths, says Sanwo-Olu
Fred Ezeh, Abuja No fewer than 18,000 people in Lagos State have benefitted from free medical services being offered at all state-owned primary and secondary health care centres during the period of the COVlD-l9 lockdown. The State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who disclosed the information in a tweet on Wednesday, confirmed that over 600 childbirths were …
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COVID-19: Seven patients discharged in Abuja
Fred Itua, Abuja Seven more patients at the COVID-19 isolation and treatment centre at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) have been discharged. This now brings to 18 the total number of people discharged so far. Daily Sun learned that they were discharged late Tuesday night, having satisfied all the necessary protocols preparatory to …
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Francesca Emanuel: Tributes as arts, culture icon goes home at 86
“S he came, she saw, she conquered.” Such is a fitting description and tribute for the first celebrated thespian, gifted singer and dancer, and the female Permanent Secretary in the Nigerian federal civil service, Mrs. Francesca Yetunde Emanuel, who died penultimate Tuesday at the age of 86. A distinguished woman of the arts, the news of her demise cast a pall of grief across the nation, especially in the arts and culture sector. And since the news broke, tributes, torrents of rain, have continued to flow in honour of an…
Reps: Regaining peoples confidence through COVID-19 response
The House of Representatives has been very proactive in the quest to cushion the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on Nigerians. PHILIP NYAM captures some of the laudable steps taken by the lower chamber T he present House of Representatives has never had it so good with the Nigerian electorate as it is now. Right from the outset, the House led by Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila was severally criticised for being a “rubber stamp legislature,” The record time with which the 2020 appropriation bill was passed did not go down…
Cheque usage sustains downward trajectory in Q1’2020
A gainst the backdrop of widespread predictions, especially by the Nigeria Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS), that cheque, as a financial instrument, was on a journey towards obsolescence, latest data released by the organisation shows that the recent decline in usage in the country continued in the first three months of this year. New Telegraph’s analysis of NIBSS data on cheque transactions for the first quarter of 2020 shows that the volume of cheque transactions, which stood at 628,628 in January 2020, dropped to 594,093 and 577,644 in February and March…
COVID-19: Seafarers seek NIMASA’s intervention in crew change
N igerian seafarers have called on Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to issue a directive for crew change onboard vessels. It was learnt that the seafarer were currently facing the challenge of crew change onboard their vessels as indigenous ship owners refused to effect change since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country after the mandatory 14 days issued by international oil companies (IOCs). According to spokesperson of the Maritime Professionals Forum (MARPRO), Capt Segun Akanbi, crew change had been very difficult, saying that some seafarers were stuck…
Revenue plunges by 50% at Lagos ports in 2 weeks
The lockdown imposed by the Federal Government on Lagos State to curb the spread of coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)’s revenue collection as earnings dropped by 50 per cent in two weeks, BAYO AKOMOLAFE reports E arly in the year, the Customs Comptroller General, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), boasted that the service could raise its revenue generation from N1.5 trillion to N2trillion in 2020. He explained that since the borders were closed, daily revenue generation had hovered between N4.7billion and N5.8billion. …
Finidi: Eagles lack playing pattern under Rohr
E x-international Finidi George has hit out at Super Eagles Manager Gernot Rohr saying the German’s failure to identify his First Eleven summed up the deficiency that has characterized his rein. The former Ajax Amsterdam winger said it was unbelievable that after four years at the saddle the German tactician was yet to arrive at what his first team should look like. He said although there have been some marked improvement in the team since 2016 the coach took over, the rate of progress is at snail speed.…
Q1: Investors lose N102bn in oil and gas stocks
I nvestors in oil and gas companies quoted on the main and premium boards of the nation’s stock market recorded a loss of about N102.405 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020 following panic sales that have persisted in the equities market as coronavirus ravages the world. Investigation by New Telegraph showed that the oil and gas sub-sector recorded a loss of N102.405 billion or 17.82 per cent to close at N472.283 billion in market capitalisation on March 31, as against opening figure of N574.688 billion at the…
COVID-19 lockdown: Wike in the eye of the storm
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has redefined Nigerian politics with peculiar style. However, his recent directive for the arrest of two pilots with Carverton Helicopters has triggered a standoff between him and the Federal Government, FELIX NWANERI reports I f there is a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who has remained vocal when it comes to national issues and have been critical of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government, it is Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. Whereas Wike’s criticisms of the ruling…
Again, herders behead two in Benue
A rmed men suspected to be herders on Monday, reportedly beheaded two young men in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. A resident of the area, Oyaje Sule, told New Telegraph that his nephew, Oche Alaade, and his friend were beheaded by suspected herdsmen who went away with their heads. Sule added that the two young men, who lived in Obagaji, had gone to Ologba but we’re murdered on their way back. He said: “The incident happened on Monday. One of the deceased was my nephew. “The…
FG’s policy crashes vessel importation to N280bn
A head of the 2022 ban, the worth of categories of vessels being imported into Nigeria has dropped from N1.24 trillion ($3.42billion) to N280billion ($765.38million) within one year. The vessels are being used in the downstream sector to provided huge logistics for energy demand. Some of the vessels include security patrol vessels (SPV), platform supply vessels (PSV), line handling tug (LHT), anchor handling tug (AHT) and crew boats (CB), barges (VB), tug boats (TB), security patrol vessels (SPV), jack-up barges (JUB) and crew boats (CB),water bus (WB) and…
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