Latest News in Nigeria Today Friday 8th May 2020
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Friday 8th May 2020 .
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A souless, leaderless world
The world is cowed by COVID-19. But not tough Jair Messias Bolsonaro, former military officer and current Brazilian President. To him, the virus does not exist; it is a mere “fantasy” and media “trick” with which humanity is being duped to abandon traditional camaraderie for impersonal social or physical distancing. But if there is the remotest possibility thatRead More
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COVID-19 lockdown: FG, states to find equilibrium for social and economic sustainability
By Debo Adeniyi As the global outbreak of the Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic continues to cause significant health challenges across the world, many countries have been working assiduously in containing it and its challenges with a devastating impact on world economies. No doubt, the natural environment is the biggest gainer in this pandemic era with manyRead More
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Herbert Wigwe’s Burden
IT is uncertain that he knew the town hall video meeting would leak. When Herbert Wigwe, the Managing Director and CEO of Access Bank hosted a virtual town hall with his staff last week, the only thing on his mind was how the bank would come through the present global health pandemic stronger. His messageRead More
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Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, in memoriam
Wednesday, May 5, 2020 marked exactly 10 years since the curtains fell on a good man, humble patriot and former president of Nigeria, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. He was 58. Even before he assumed power on May 29, 2007, Yar’ Adua was obviously a sick man. Having just finished his eight years as Governor ofRead More
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COVID-19: Experts fear set back in fight against tuberculosis
The fight against tuberculosis could be set back by more than five years due to the coronavirus pandemic, risking an additional 1.4 million TB deaths and 6.3 million infections by 2025, report say. The Stop TB Partnership is a Geneva-based international body leading the global fight against the respiratory illness that infects more than 10Read More
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Alleged Certificate Forgery: Court dismisses Obono-Obla suit against ICPC
By Rasheed Sobowale A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed the allegation of abuse of fundamental human rights filed against anti-graft commission, ICPC, by Ekoi Obono-Obla. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) arrested the suspended Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Obono-OblaRead More
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COVID-19: China condemns U.S. ‘lies’ , backs WHO in tracing virus origin
China said on Thursday it supports the World Health Organization (WHO) in trying to pinpoint the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of telling one lie after another in his attacks on Beijing. The virus has killed more than 255,000 people worldwide, including more than 70,000 in theRead More
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BREAKING: Nigeria records 381 new cases of COVID-19, total now 3526
By David Royal Nigeria has recorded 381 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 3526. This was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC on Thursday via its verified Twitter handle. The 381 new cases are the highest Nigeria has ever recorded in 24 hoursRead More
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COVID-19: NCDC officials flee Kogi following Gov. Bello’s isolation directive
By Emmanuel Okogba Officials of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, have reportedly fled Kogi State shortly after Governor Yahaya Bello’s directive asking them to go into isolation at the state quarantine centre for fourteen days. Governor Bello had ordered the leader of the officials of the National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, DrRead More
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Judge who annulled Abiola’s election victory dies aged 81
Dahiru Saleh, known for being the judge who annulled the June 12 presidential election has been reported dead Thursday. The former Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) died at the age of 81 and has been buried in accordance with the Muslim rights at his hometown in Azare, Bauchi State. According to reports,Read More
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