Breaking News from Nigerian Evening Newspapers and Evening News Thursday 14th May 2020
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“Face mask” order must be enforced, says Mustapha
The Federal Government has said that the wearing of face mask is a law signed by President Muhammadu Buhari and which must be enforced as the nation battles the COVID-19 pandemic. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, said this on Thursday in …
Daily Trust.
Doctors go on strike on June 1 over IPPIS hassles
Doctors in the employ of the Federal Capital Territory have threatened to go on strike by June 1, if irregularities in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information platform are not sorted by May 31. The workers affected include residents, consultants and other healthworkers across agencies, departments and 14 district hospitals in the FCT. The healthworkers …
Daily Trust.
Commission indicts Oshiomhole for procurement breach
An inquiry into the construction of the Edo Specialist Hospital and supply of equipment for the hospital has indicted the administration of the former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole for breaching procurement laws. The former governor and his team are yet to react to the indictment. Presenting the report to Governor Godwin Obaseki, the …
Daily Trust.
Taskforce arrests 155 curfew violators,impounds 63 vehicles
A task force in Sokoto has arrested 155 people and impounded 63 vehicles, tricycles and motorcycles for violating curfew imposed in wake of Covid-19 in the state. Police Public Relations Officer Sokoto Command ASP Muhammad Sadiq said the arrests were made between May 5 and May 14 after a curfew was imposed between 8pm and …
Daily Trust.
IPMAN lauds Buhari over Gambari’s appointment
The National Executive Council of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the appointment of his new Chief of Staff, professor Ibrahim Gambari. Gambari arrives Presidential Villa Buhari’s Chief of Staff: Friends, colleagues set agenda for Gambari Gambari replaces Abba Kyari who died in April from COVID-19 related …
Daily Trust.
Lagos Assembly rejects Sanwo-Olu’s nominee for audit commission
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday rejected one of the five nominees presented by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the Lagos State Audit Service Commission. It however, confirmed three others. Governor Sanwo-Olu had on May 13, 2020 sent a letter containing the names of five nominees for the commission to the State assembly as …
Daily Trust.
Delta Assembly raises alarm over dying fishes, calls for urgent intervention
Delta State House of Assembly has called on the State governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa to facilitate an investigation into the cause of the rising cases of dying fishes along the shore lines of River Forcados and Escravos River in the State. They urged Okowa to persuade President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Federal Ministry of …
Daily Trust.
Anthony Joshua title defence won’t take place before October
Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight title defence against Kubrat Pulev will be pushed back until at least October because of the coronavirus crisis, his promoter said on Thursday. Britain’s Joshua was originally scheduled to fight the Bulgarian at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on June 20, with a second date in July also mooted after the pandemic took …
Daily Trust.
Bauchi records 3 deaths, 16 new cases of COVID-19
Bauchi State has recorded three new deaths and 16 new cases of COVID-19, according to a State government official. The Executive Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Rilwani Mohammed, who disclosed this to Daily Trust on Thursday, also said 31 patients were discharged. The total number of positive cases is now 206 in …
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Street photos show Nigerians getting back to life after lockdown
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Azevedo, WTO D-G resigns amid dispute with America
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General, Roberto Azevedo, has announced that he would step down from his position. He would leave on August 31 after seven years at the helm. Azevedo’s decision came more than a year before his second term as WTO head was due to end. The United States, in December, blocked WTO’s …
Azevedo, WTO D-G resigns amid dispute with America
COVID-19: Jigawa govt records 51 new cases of coronavirus
The Jigawa Government said it has recorded 51 new coronavirus cases in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abba Zakari, who is also the Chairman of the state COVID 19 Task Force, made this known to journalists on Thursday in Dutse. Zakari said that the new cases had brought the total number of …
COVID-19: Jigawa govt records 51 new cases of coronavirus
COVID-19: Police nab five notorious criminals with AK-47 rifles
Operatives of the Kwara State Police Command have arrested five notorious criminals with six AK-47 rifles recovered from them as the clampdown on violators of the interstate travels ban intensifies. The state Police Commissioner, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, who announced this in Ilorin the state capital Thursday, said the arrested persons included a man from Katsina …
COVID-19: Police nab five notorious criminals with AK-47 rifles
COVID-19: Lagos Govt confirms 51 new cases of coronavirus
The Lagos State Government, on Thursday, confirmed 51 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19). The State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, disclosed this on his official Twitter page. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in Lagos State to 2,057. His tweet reads : “COVID19Lagos update as at 13th of May, 2020. “51 new …
COVID-19: Lagos Govt confirms 51 new cases of coronavirus
Details of Buhari’s meeting with Osinbajo, security chiefs on Thursday revealed
President Muhammadu Buhari has reassured Nigerians, that he would not spare anything to see that security and peace are achieved across the nation. Buhari stated this during his meeting with members of the National Security Council (NSC) on Thursday. Speaking with State House correspondents after the meeting, the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno …
Details of Buhari’s meeting with Osinbajo, security chiefs on Thursday revealed
Zamfara Govt announces discharge of 18 coronavirus patients
The Zamfara State Government has announced the discharge of 18 coronavirus patients from the state’s COVID-19 Isolation Centre, Damba, Gusau, after showing full recovery from the virus. The Secretary Publicity, Sub Committee on State’s Taskforce on COVID-19, Malam Mustafa Jafaru-Kaura, disclosed in a statement in Gusau on Thursday. According to him, Alhaji Nasiru Magarya, the …
Zamfara Govt announces discharge of 18 coronavirus patients
COVID-19: Enugu govt, federal agencies donate palliatives to vulnerable church groups
The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Tertiary Education Trust (TET) Fund, have donated some food items to four major church groups in Enugu State, for onward distribution to their vulnerable and poor members. The benefiting church groups are the Catholic Dioceses of …
COVID-19: Enugu govt, federal agencies donate palliatives to vulnerable church groups
COVID-19: Gombe government agrees to lift ban on religious gatherings
The Gombe State Government, on Thursday, lifted the ban placed on religious activities. Recall that on Wednesday, April 22 the ban was imposed to curb the spread COVID-19 in the State. However, Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, after a meeting with religious leaders on Thursday, directed that all congregational activities for social, cultural and religious purposes …
COVID-19: Gombe government agrees to lift ban on religious gatherings
Adamawa Government lifts ban, orders Churches, Mosques to reopen
The Adamawa State Government has announced the end of ban placed on religious gatherings in the state. The state government said the ban was lifted with immediate effect to allow religious bodies have their normal worship and services. Humwashi Wonosikou, Chief Press secretary to Governor Umaru Fintiri, who made this known in a statement on …
Adamawa Government lifts ban, orders Churches, Mosques to reopen
COVID-19: 155 persons arrested in Sokoto for violating curfew
The Sokoto Police Command has announced that 155 persons were arrested between 8p.m. on Wednesday and 6a.m. on Thursday for violating the curfew imposed to stop the spread of COVID-19. The Command’s Public Relation Officer, ASP Muhammad Sadiq, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday. Sadiq disclosed that the State Joint Security Task Force …
COVID-19: 155 persons arrested in Sokoto for violating curfew
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