Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Tuesday 28th April 2020
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Police Inspector murdered in Imo
Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri The Imo State police command is still battling to unravel the mystery behind the murder of a police inspector, Haruna Kaura attached to Government House, Owerri by unidentified persons believed to be hoodlums. According to a statement by the State police spokesperson, Orlando Ikeokwu, the deceased whose lifeless body was discovered after …
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Police arrest 4 in Lagos over alleged baby theft
The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested four persons, including a couple, over alleged theft of one-month-old baby. Spokesman for the police in Lagos, DSP Bala Elkana, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, saying that the suspects were arrested on Sunday by Anthony Village Police Division led …
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COVID-19: Osun awaits results of 30 samples
The Osun Government says it is awaiting the results of 30 samples of suspected coronavirus patients from the contact tracing it embarked on. Dr Rafiu Isamotu,the state’s Commissioner for Health disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Osogbo. He said that the samples were sent to the African Centre of Excellence in Genomics of …
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COVID-19: Akwa Ibom to cut N597 billion 2020 budget
Joe Effiong, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State government is to review its 2020 budget in line with the current economic realities occasioned by the dwindling crude oil prices triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The State House of Assembly had on December 5, 2019, passed a fiscal bill of N597.735 billion for the year 2020, made …
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2020 Budget: Senate okays extra N850 billion domestic loan for Buhari
Kenneth Udeh, Abuja The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday granted approval to President Muhammadu Buhari to borrow a fresh loan of N850 billion to finance the 2020 budget. President Buhari had approached the Senate seeking approval for the loan of in line with provisions of the 1999 Constitution. The president’s request was contained in a letter …
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Playboycasted: I’d like to feature Wizkid, Davido, Tiwa Savage
Rita Okoye, Lagos Nigerian artist Playboycasted has revealed the 3 Nigerian music stars he would most like to collaborate with. According to the Ebutte-Metta Lagos born musician, although he has worked with some popular names in the industry, his musical fulfilment would come from featuring the likes of WizKid and Davido. “I have worked with …
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Lockdown: Cross River Govt. reinforces no entry order at boundaries with neighbours
The Cross River Government on Tuesday reinforced it “no entry, no exit” directive with neighbouring states in a bid to ensure a COVID-19 free state. Gov. Ben Ayade gave the directive while adressing security operatives and other support staff at Gakem-Benue Border on Tuesday in Gakem, Cross River. The governor, who was represented by Mr …
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Lockdown extension: Residents appeal to Kaduna govt to review order
Some residents of Kaduna have appealed to the state government to review the lockdown extension announced on Sunday to enable low income earners do their business. The residents made the appeal in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Tuesday. They said that many of them who survived on daily …
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COVID-19 Contact Tracing: Osun sends 30 samples for test
Clement Adeyi, Osogbo The Osun State Government has said that it is awaiting the results of 30 samples from the contact tracing it embarked upon at the weekend as a part of its coronavirus containment strategies. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu, who disclosed this on Tuesday, said that the samples had been sent …
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Lockdown: 45-year-old man commits suicide in Imo
George Onyejiuwa, Owerri Umuadafa community in Awo Mbieri in the Mbaitoli council area of Imo State has been thrown into mourning as a 45-year-old man identified as Osita Ezuruike committed suicide. A reliable source from the community who expressed shock over the tragic incident said that Osita Ezuruike might have decided to end his life due …
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JUST IN: Nasarawa confirms first positive case of coronavirus
Cheke Emmanuel, Lafia Nasarawa State Governor, Alhaji Abdullahi Sule, has confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the state. He made the confirmation at an expanded stakeholders meeting currently going on at the Government House in Lafia, the state capital. Sule is expected to address a news conference after the meeting. The governor explained that the confirmed case of COVID-19 involved a lady from Garaku in Kokona Local Government Area of the state, who returned from a business trip to Kano. Alhaji Sule disclosed that samples collected from the…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be ‘scrapped’ instead of delayed again, says Games chief
The postponed Tokyo Olympics will be “scrapped” if they cannot take place in 2021, says Games chief Yoshiro Mori. Tokyo 2020 is now scheduled to run from July 23 to August 8 next year after being delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Health experts have cast doubt on whether the Games could be held next summer without a vaccine or effective drugs to treat Covid-19 being found, reports the BBC. When asked if the event could be moved again to 2022, Mori replied: “No.” “In that case, the Olympics will be scrapped,” he added.…
UEFA gives Premier League, others May 25 deadline for restart proposals
The Premier League and other European leagues have been given a deadline of May 25 by UEFA to provide plans to restart their season. European football’s governing body has issued guidelines to all 55 associations after an agreement last week that qualification for next season’s Champions League and Europa League must be decided on ‘sporting merit’ this season. The guidance, issued by UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin and UEFA general secretary Theodore Theodoridis states: “National associations and/or leagues should be in a position to communicate to UEFA by 25 May…
New Kawasaki disease killing UK children
Some children in the UK with no underlying health conditions have died from a rare inflammatory syndrome which researchers believe to be linked to coronavirus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Tuesday morning. Italian and British medical experts are investigating a possible link between the coronavirus pandemic and clusters of severe inflammatory disease among infants who are arriving in hospital with high fevers and swollen arteries, reports metro.co.uk. Doctors in northern Italy, one of the world’s hardest-hit areas during the pandemic, have reported extraordinarily large numbers of children under age…
Asian shares fall on fresh rout in crude prices
*Brent crude drops to $19.18 per barrel Asian shares and U.S. stock futures dipped into the red on Tuesday, erasing earlier gains as a renewed decline in oil prices overshadowed optimism about the easing of coronavirus-related restrictions seen globally. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was down 0.3%. Shares in China .CSI300 fell 0.7% and South Korean shares .KS11 fell 0.22%. Oil futures slumped after the largest U.S. oil exchange-traded fund said it would sell all its front-month crude contracts to avoid further losses as prices collapse, reports Reuters. Some investors…
Brazil court OKs investigating allegations into President’s conduct
A Supreme Court judge on Monday authorized an investigation of allegations that Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro tried to interfere in the work of the country’s federal police force for political motives, the top court said on its website. Justice Celso de Mello gave the federal police 60 days to carry out the investigation requested by Brazil’s chief public prosecutor Augusto Aras following the accusations made by former justice minister Sergio Moro, who resigned on Friday. Moro said Bolsonaro had pressed him to change the chief of the federal…
Covid-19: Trump reverses course on briefings, gives update on testing
U.S. President Donald Trump’s pause in holding White House coronavirus briefings only lasted the weekend as he took center stage in the Rose Garden on Monday to promote what he called a major expansion in testing for the virus. Trump’s advisers have been arguing that the sessions, held nearly every day for more than a month, had begun to show him in an unfavorable light, particularly after Thursday when he asked his health experts whether disinfectants that kill the virus on surfaces might be used in patients as a…
US airline mandates face masks for customers during travel
JetBlue Airways Corp on Monday became the first major U.S. airline to impose a face covering on customers during travel, in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. The new policy follows guidelines by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control that all individuals should wear a face covering in public, reports Reuters. Starting May 4 all JetBlue customers will be required to wear a face covering over their nose and mouth throughout their journey, including during check-in, boarding, while in flight and deplaning, the low-cost carrier…
COVID-19 bells toll on education sector
LOCKDOWN The lockdown due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has continued to take its toll on the school system, but government and schools have devised means to mitigate the effects of the pandemic on students’ learning WAEC, NECO, NABTEB postpone exams NUT: Less-privileged children, students will be left out A s the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic continued to take its toll on every sector of the nation economy, particularly education, critical stakeholders in the sector, specifically government at all levels and the…
THE ranks LASU among 600 best varsities globally
T his will be cheering news to the management, staff and students of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Lagos. The Times Higher Education Impact Ranking for 2020 in its latest released ranking of universities globally listed the Lagos State University among the first 600 universities in the world. This was as the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, who expressed delight over the new global ranking profile of the state-owned university challenged members of staff on the use of technology to acquire knowledge. The Times…
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