Latest News in Nigeria Today Friday 24th April 2020
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Friday 24th April 2020 .
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Mystery of India’s lower death rates seems to defy Coronavirus trend
Parts of India have recorded dramatic falls in mortality rates after a nationwide lockdown was imposed to fight the new coronavirus, suggesting there has not been an undetected surge in virus-related deaths. All over the world, mortality rates are being scrutinised to determine the true impact of the coronavirus, which emerged in China late lastRead More
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Ahmed Musa debunks COVID-19 infection rumour as fake news
Super Eagles striker and captain Ahmed Musa, has debunked claims that he and members of his family have contracted the deadly coronavirus. Musa who plays for Al-Nasir in the Saudi league returned to Nigeria following the COVID-19 down worldwide and quarantined himself leading to social media speculations he was suffering from the virus. ALSO READ: COVID-19:Read More
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Nigeria records 108 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 981
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has recorded 108 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. In a tweet on Thursday night, the NCDC said that the new cases had taken the total number of infections in the country to 981. The centre said that 78 of the new infections wereRead More
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COVID-19: Lebanese community donates food items worth millions of Naira to FCT task force
Commends President Buhari, FCT Minister By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Lebanese community in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, on Thursday, donated food items worth millions of Naira to the FCT COVID-19 Task Force to ameliorate the sufferings of vulnerable residents as a result of the lockdown and stay-at-home orders in the fight againstRead More
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Premier League plans free to air broadcast when season resumes
The Premier League is considering screening some closed-door matches on free-to-air television when the season restarts, Britain’s Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden yesterday said. Sky Sports and BT hold the UK TV rights for live top-flight matches in what remains of the 2019-20 season, which has been on hold since March 13 due to the coronavirusRead More
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BUHARI’S PHONY GALLANTRY: Tony Enahoro: A noble life of state pardons (2)
By Peter Enahoro (This is the concluding part of this piece which was first published on Thursday on Buhari’s pardon for late Anthony Enahoro) That was the atmosphere in which a Federal Assets Investigation Panel was appointed. With Muhammed and Obasanjo heading the regime was there any surprise that Festac was a major target ofRead More
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Ramadan begins Friday – Sultan
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Friday as the first day of the Ramadan fast in Nigeria. Abubakar, who announced the sighting of the new crescent in Sokoto on Thursday in a radio and television broadcast, said the new moon was sighted in different parts of the country and that reportRead More
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LIGHT RELIEF: Coronavirus dies in sunlight, says Homeland Security
Coronavirus could die in sunlight within minutes, the US Department of Homeland Security revealed Thursday. New research from the DHS Science and Technology directorate found that high humidity, temperatures, and sunlight kills the virus in saliva droplets on non-porous surfaces and in the air. “Our most striking observation to date is the powerful effect thatRead More
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Malam Abba Kyari: A great public servant by Mamman Daura
By Mamman Daura, Coronavirus is a law, yet lawless unto itself. As of yesterday, it has claimed 183,424 lives worldwide and 28 Nigerians. One of those lives lost was Malam Abba Kyari’s, Chief of Staff to the President. Malam Abba succumbed to complications after contracting and recovering from Corona Virus a week today. Malam AbbaRead More
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Breach of borders closure order: Rivers to prosecute 22 traders
RIVERS State Government, yesterday, arrested and is to prosecute 22 traders who entered the state through neighbouring Abia State in breach of Rivers borders closure order to check Corona Virus.
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