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JUST IN: Nigeria Records 117 New Coronavirus Cases, Toll Rises To 782
Nigeria has recorded 117 new Coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 782.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control disclosed this in a tweet on Tuesday night.
It said, “117 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 59 in Lagos, 29 in FCT, 14 in Kano, six in Borno, four in Katsina, three in Ogun, one in Rivers and one in Bauchi.
“As at 11:25pm 21st April, there are 782 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 197, deaths: 25.”
117 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;59 in Lagos29 in FCT14 in Kano6 in Borno4 in Katsina3 in Ogun1 in Rivers1 in BauchiAs at 11:25 pm 21st April there are 782 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.Discharged: 197Deaths: 25 pic.twitter.com/i6UaoqWHiu— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 21, 2020
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COVID-19: Ondo To Begin Enforcement Of Face Masks For Residents
Gov. Akeredolu presents face masks to Ondo market women
Gov. Akeredolu presents face masks to Ondo market women
The Ondo State Government has said that it will start enforcing the use of face masks from Friday in order to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the state.
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, who made the announcement in Akure, the state capital, said he had constituted a committee to supervise the production of the face masks for residents of Ondo.
He said, “Similarly, it will be a serious breach of the COVID-19 precautionary measure for any individual starting from Friday, April 24, 2020 not to wear face mask while outside their houses.
“In order words, the moment you step out of your home to the streets of Ondo State, you must wear your face mask.
“I wish to emphasise that Ondo State Government will implement these decisions effectively and efficiently.
“May we therefore use this opportunity to appeal to our people to take these directives very seriously to avoid the undesirable spread of this deadly disease among us.
“If we work together on these simple and easy instructions, we will defeat this mortal enemy of man at present.”
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Chinese COVID-19 Survivors To Face Prosecution For Escaping From Quarantine In Uganda
Two Chinese nationals that were discharged on Sunday from Mulago National Referral Hospital after full recovery from COVID-19, will still have to face the law, Uganda Ministry of Health has revealed.
These were among six Chinese, who were intercepted last month in Zombo District as they tried to cross the border to DRC following their escape from quarantine in the capital, Kampala, Daily Monitor reports.On March 25, Ministry of Health had tweeted, “The five new cases are three Ugandans and two Chinese.
“The two Chinese are part of the six who were intercepted in Zombo District.”
Dr Joyce Moriku Kaducu, the State Minister for Primary Healthcare, on Monday said although the two Chinese nationals were handed over to their country’s embassy in Kampala, they still had queries to answer.
She said, “They handed them to the embassy but still they have to be called and they will face the law.
“These still have to answer queries altogether. At that time they were sick but now they are healed. They were not only two but four were also negative so they should all be together.”
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5G Not Responsible For Coronavirus, Nigerian Institute Of Physics Says
The Nigerian Institute of Physics has allayed fears that the Fifth-Generation Communication Network (5G) is linked to the deadly Coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world.
There has been several negative narratives and theories around the 5G network all over the world on the dangers posed by the innovation.
The NIP made the clarification at a press conference in Kaduna on Tuesday, saying instead the world will gain a lot from the innovation.
According to the President of NIP, Prof Hycienth Ogbu Aboh, the institute does not believe that wireless communication of whatever generation now or in the nearest future was exposing mankind to any more radiation energy.
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He said, “We do not in particular believe that the low energy packets and intensity from 5G antennas will transform to an organised aggregate of DNA molecules that constitute the Coronavirus as being peddled currently.
“There was a pandemic in 1919, hundred years before 5G.
“The institute is fully aware that any technological innovation is a product of rigorous scientific research and that before any technology is deployed for public consumption, adequate studies on its short and long-term health and environmental implications must have been conducted by relevant competent authorities.”
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Mauritania, West African Country With Seven COVID-19 Cases, One Death, Now Coronavirus-free
Authorities in Mauritania say the country does not have an active case of Coronavirus as at today after all six patients tested negative out of the seven confirmed cases.
The other patient died of the disease, the Africanews reported on Tuesday night.
Mauritania has a population of four million people and it is one of the few African countries that have so far recorded single-digit infection along with the likes of Burundi, Sao Tome and Principe, South Sudan.
Mauritania said it continued to carry out tests since March 13 when the index case was recorded.
The country is currently enforcing a night-time curfew as part of containment efforts.
“Congratulations to Mauritania, today officially COVID-19-free. May many other countries follow suit,” Mamadou Sow, Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Southern Africa, tweeted on Tuesday night.
“Mauritania had only seven cases. One died, six recovered.
“This should have been our story if they shut all borders after the Italian man tested positive to the virus (in Nigeria),” a Nigerian identified as Victor wrote on Twitter.
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COVID-19: 70 Prisoners Regain Freedom From Kuje Correctional Center In Abuja
No fewer than 70 prisoners were released from Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja in a bid to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the country.
The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has confirmed 89 cases of the COVID-19.
FCT Chief Judge, Justice Ishaq Usman Bello, ordered the release of the inmates in a statement by the FCT High Court.
Some of the freed inmates were those suffering from ill health and other terminal diseases and those from 60 years and above.
Also, convicts serving three years and above but have less than six months to serve, mentally unstable inmates and others with option of fines not exceeding N50,000, were released.
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E2%80%99t-extend-lockdown-small-scale-entrepreneurs-beg-president-buhari-governors-hardship Don’t Extend Lockdown, Small-scale Entrepreneurs Beg President Buhari, Governors As Hardship Bites Deep In Lagos, Other Nigerian Cities
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Thousands of informal workers and small-scale entrepreneurs in Nigeria, who have been rendered jobless as the lockdown continues in different parts of the country, are counting their losses as government struggles to contain the spread of Coronavirus.
Worried by the decline in their income and the attendant hardship, they are begging government to relax the lockdown or grant them palliatives to survive the period.
Already, there is growing concern that another extension of the lockdown could lead to hunger, frustration and unrest.
Informal workers affected by the lockdown include event planners, caterers, local food vendors, artisans, street traders and other small-scale business owners, who rely on daily income to feed themselves and their families.
The informal sector contributes immensely to Nigeria’s economy.
Economic measures put in place by the federal and state governments have been faulted because of its coordination and implementation.
Many workers and families complained that they received nothing from the government.
The informal workers spoke in separate interviews with SaharaReporters on Tuesday.
“Since this total lockdown started, my make-up business has stopped due to the fact that nobody is organising parties, dinners and get-together again.
“I had wedding jobs this month of April that was supposed to fetch me over N40,000 but they were cancelled due to this lockdown,” Oyindasola Taiwo, a stylist, told SaharaReporters.
She lamented that since the outbreak of the virus in Nigeria, her clients had been forced to cancel their parties.
“I’m afraid, if the lockdown is extended again, I might have to collect low pay for jobs.
“Our products are becoming more expensive than it used to be. No job to do, no money,” she said.
Also narrating her ordeal, Event Manager of Tana Explixi, a supply factory, who simply introduced herself as Toyin, said she had to decline job offers due to the lockdown.
She also said that clients were becoming afraid of patronising them as they may get exposed to the virus.
She said, “In spite of the lockdown, some people still wish to surprise their loved ones but there is no means of transportation to get to the locations.
“Some of our clients had to cancel our job because they are afraid of being infected.
“People working with me are unable to get paid because the company’s funds have gone down since we have not been able to work.”
Mrs Olaniyan, a caterer in Lagos, has a similar tale.
She lamented that her family had resorted to getting loans from friends and families in order to survive due to the lockdown.
“Some of us feed our families with these small jobs that we do weekly.
“We get paid, send children to school and maintain the family but since the lockdown, we have not been able to work.
“No events, no job, children are back home and we struggle to feed especially since the relief materials are not getting to us.
“We have no choice than to go borrowing.
“As soon as this is over, the first thing we have to think about is how to refund these loans,” she said.
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Group Commends Redeployment Of Rivers And Abia Police Commissioners Over Human Rights Violations
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The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre has commended Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, for redeploying the Commissioners of Police in Rivers and Abia states due to rights violations of citizens under their watch.
RULAAC in a statement by its Executive Director, Okechukwu Nwanguma, on Tuesday said, it would serve as a warning to negligent police commissioners around the country, who abuse the rule of law and trample on human rights.He said, “The Abia incident could have been averted were the police leadership alive to its duties and responsibilities. “An early visit to the scene of the incident and to the family of victims and community leaders, could have assuaged passion and averted the reprisal that led to the unfortunate burning of government assets by the angry mob.”
Nwanguma called on police commissioners in the country to prohibit unwarranted arrests and extortion by their men.He said, “We have seen cases of abuse of police powers and abuse of citizens’ rights; flouting of the IGP’s orders prohibiting unnecessary arrests and detention of persons on minor offences; exploitation of the orders restricting movement to harass, intimidate and extort money, and in some cases brutalise or even kill citizens.”RULAAC will continue to monitor and report on conducts of law enforcement during this period and demand prompt and appropriate disciplinary actions against offenders.”Citizens must also make the job of law enforcement agents easier by complying with lawful orders and directives, while government should provide adequate palliatives for the people to alleviate their hardships in this difficult period of lockdown.”
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BREAKING: Two Policemen Killed At Atiku’s Factory In Adamawa
Two policemen have been killed at a factory belonging to Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, in Adamawa State, SaharaReporters can report.
The officers, a Deputy Superintendent of Police named Gbenga, and an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Yohanna, were said to have been killed while on an operation at RicoGado, an animal feeds factory.
They were said to have been killed while inspecting location for the siting of a facility for security operatives posted to the place.
A policeman, who spoke with Saharareporters, said, “They went to RicoGado to inspect where to keep men posted and all of a sudden someone opened fire on them.
“I strongly suspect that they were deliberately killed.”
Spokesperson for the police in the state, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, confirmed the killing of the men to our correspondent.
He said, “I can confirm that two of our officers have been killed but as to what killed them or where, I do not know as of now.
“Right now, we have their dead bodies and are waiting for the report as to how they were killed.”
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E2%80%99s-chief-staff EXCLUSIVE: Minister Of Education, Adamu Adamu, To Replace Abba Kyari As Buhari’s Chief Of Staff
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, may soon be announced as new Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari.
If appointed, Adamu will replace Abba Kyari, who was announced dead on Friday.
Kyari, who had a history of diabetes and was in his 70s, died at a private hospital in Lagos on owing to complications from Coronavirus.
A top government source, who spoke with SaharaReporters, said the President would have wanted Babagana Kingibe but was prevailed upon to drop him.
Recall that SaharaReporters had fews hours after Kyari’s death, disclosed that Kingibe was scheming to become Buhari’s Chief of Staff. FLASH: Babagana Kingibe Scheming To Become @MBuhari’s Chief of Staff pic.twitter.com/k3tysGenYF— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) April 18, 2020
The source however, said, “The President actually wanted Kingibe but a lot of people prevailed upon him to drop the idea as Kingibe was not trustworthy as he betrayed and abandoned both his previous principals Abiola and Yaradua in their hours of need.”
The announcement of Adamu’s appointment as new COS is expected to happen soon.FLASH: Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu May Be Announced As @MBuhari’s Chief of Staff To Replace Abba Kyari pic.twitter.com/QedcCrXlJG— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) April 21, 2020
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