Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 22nd April 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 22nd April 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Aspirin reduces risk of several cancers of the digestive tract
Researchers in Italy have found that Aspirin is associated with a reduction in the risk of developing several cancers of the digestive tract including pancreatic and liver cancers. The result of the study published in the leading cancer journal ‘Annals of Oncology,’ found reductions in the risk of these cancers of between 22 per cent and 38 per cent. Aspirin has been linked to a reduction in the risk of bowel cancer for some time, and other, smaller analyses have found associations with cancers of the oesophagus (the food pipe…
New Telegraph.
Two siblings, five others killed in auto crashes
At least seven people, among them two siblings, were killed yesterday in different auto crashes in parts of Lagos and Ogun states. Two children of the same parents lost their lives after being knocked down by a vehicle plying one-way at Sangotedo, Ajah area of Lagos State. The vehicle also claimed the lives of two other people, who were jogging. The third victim, an elderly woman, died after she was hit by an ambulance at Ogudu area. Two other people were injured in the Ogudu accident. Also, two passengers lost…
New Telegraph.
Cable thief electrocuted in Benue
A suspected cable thief was on Friday night electrocuted at Woihyev at Mbatyerev in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State. The vandal got electrocuted while trying to steal cables from a transformer donated by the House of Representatives member for Gboko/Tarka constituency, Hon. John Dyegh. A Facebook user, Isaac Pedro, who shared the pictures of the thief from the scene of the incident, said the man got electrocuted when he climbed the pole to disconnect the cables. He said: “The man climbed an electricity pole to vandalise the cables…
New Telegraph.
Globe Motors Chair, Anumudu, dies at 68
Chairman/CEO of Globe Motors Holding Limited, Mr. William Anumudu, has passed on. He died at the early hours of yesterday, . Victor Oguamalam, Managing Director of Globe Motors Holding Limited, one of the biggest automobile franchise owners including Mercedes, Toyota, Hyundai and the Higer brands, confirmed the death in a telephone interview. Oguamalam, however, did not give further detail. But family sources told New Telegraph that Anumudu died of natural causes, not related to the novel coronavirus. His death is a big shock and loss not only to the local…
New Telegraph.
Edo Speaker: How I survived coronavirus
…says ‘I combined herbs with drugs’ Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Frank Okiye, has urged residents to take the opportunity provided by government for screening and testing to check the spread of coronavirus. Okiye is among the seven patients who have fully recovered after testing negative twice for the virus. The speaker said he combined herbs with drugs to treat himself. He was treated with support from the state government. Some of the survivors were treated at the state’s isolation centres. The speaker…
New Telegraph.
Again, herdsmen attack Ortom’s village, kill one
Herdsmen, armed with sophisticated weapons on Monday afternoon attacked the Mbawa community in Guma Local Government Area, home of Governor Samuel Ortom, and killed one person. The deceased, Mr. Titus Nyitar, was abandoned in a pool of blood, prompting scores of residents to desert the area. They were also reported to have abducted a housewife during the attack but was said to have been rescued hours later by the combined efforts of men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) and military men on patrol. A native of…
New Telegraph.
Police arrest another journalist in Ebonyi
Police yesterday arrested the Ebonyi State correspondent of Vanguard Newspaper, Peter Okutu, over a report he did on alleged military invasion of Umuogodoakpu-Ngbo in Ohaukwu Local government Area. This came after the police arrested the state correspondent of the Sun Newspaper, Chijioke Agwu, last Saturday over a feature story he did on Lassa fever outbreak in the state which the government considered as falsehood. Agwu, who was to be charged under the state Convid-19 law recently signed by Governor Dave Umahi, was later released following intervention by the leadership of…
New Telegraph.
Edo 2020: Stakeholders root for Ogiemwonyi as APC candidate
Some Chieftains of the All Progressive Congress and stakeholders in the Edo State yesterday canvassed for the emergence of Chris Ogiemwonyi, an engineer, as the party’s governorship candidate for the September 19 election in the state. They stated that the call had become imperative based on Ogiemwonyi’s integrity, his track record of performance and consistency, service to humanity and discipline. While speaking on the build up to the APC governorship primaries, slated for June 2, Comrade Godwin Erahon, in an interview with newsmen in Benin, the state capital, harped on…
New Telegraph.
South-South governors condole with Buhari over Kyari’s death
The Governors of the South- South geo-political zone of the federation yesterday commiserated with the President Muhammadu Buhari over the death of the Chief of Staff to the President Mallam Abba Kyari. The governors, who formally broken their silence over Kyari’s death, however, described the demise of the Chief of Staff as great loss to humanity, saying the circumstances that culminated to his death was tragic and saddening to Nigerians. Kyari died of the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) infection on Friday in a Lagos hospital at the age of 67…
New Telegraph.
Ohafia killings: IG redeploys Abia CP, set up probe panel
Piqued by “the glaring unprofessional conduct and misuse of firearms by a policeman at Ebem Ohafia area of Abia State on Friday, 17th April, which led to the unfortunate death of one Mr. Ifeanyi Arunsi,” the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Mohammed Adamu, has directed immediate redeployment of Commissioner of Police in charge of the command, Mr. Okon Ene. Ene, who has since been redeployed to the Force Headquarters in Abuja, has been replaced with CP Janet Agbede. The police chief’s directive was conveyed in a statement yesterday by…
New Telegraph.
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