Nigeria news today headlines : Sunday 17th May 2020
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COVID-19: Oyo Records 31 New Cases, Confirmed Cases Hit 107
Ibadan – Oyo State has recorded 31 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed dreaded pandemic into 107 in the state. The Executive Governor of Oyo State and Chairman Oyo State Taskforce on COVID-19 made this known via his official facebook page. Governor Makinde said: “The COVID-19 confirmation tests for thirty-one (31) suspected …
BREAKING COVID-19: 176 New Cases Reported As Nigeria’s Total Hits 5,621
The total number of COVID-19 infections across the country has now reached 5,621 after 176 new confirmed cases were recorded on Saturday according to daily updates by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). According to NCDC’s latest update via its Twitter handle, @NCDCgov, the agency reported that Lagos has now has 95 new cases, …
COVID-19: HURIDAC Launches Report, Calls For Investigation On Human Rights Abuses In W’Africa
Abuja – The Human Rights Advancement Development and Advocacy Centre (HURIDAC) has called for probe of all human rights abuses recorded during the management of COVID-19 in West Africa. The Centre disclosed this during the launching of a report on the human rights perspective of COVID-19 pandemic in West Africa. The Executive Director of the Centre, Ayodele Ameen, said …
Uzodimma Announces Plan To Reposition IMSU
The Imo Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, on Saturday announced his adminstration’s plan to reposition the Imo State University (IMSU) for academic excellence. Uzodinma who made the announcement while receiving a report from the institution’s visitation panel in Owerri, said that the state was poised to take the university to a competitive and admirable height. “It is either …
JUST IN: Niger Reports 40yr-Old Diabetic Taxi Driver As First COVID-19 Death
A 40-year-old taxi driver who was diabetic has become the first person to die of COVID-19, the Niger State has reported. The taxi driver, who plies the Suleja-Abuja route, died shortly after he was rushed to Suleja General Hospital. According to the Niger State Commissioner for Health and Hospital Services, Dr Muhammad Makusidi, who disclosed …
Trump Says He Is Considering Restoring Some Funding To WHO
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday his administration was considering numerous proposals about the World Health Organisation (WHO), including one in which Washington would pay about 10 per cent of its former level. In a posting on Twitter, Trump underscored that no final decision had been made and that U.S. funding for the global …
UNGA President Reiterates UN’s Call For Immediate Global Ceasefire
President of the United Nations General Assembly, Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, on Saturday reminded the world of the UN’s call for an immediate global ceasefire. The reminder came in his message to mark this year’s International Day of Living Together in Peace, observed on May 16 every year. The day was declared by the General Assembly …
Jos: Kidnappers Kill Varsity Lecturer, Demand N10m Ransom To Free 6yr-Old Daughter
Jos – Palpable fear and a anxiety gripped the University of Jos community on Saturday after unknown gunmen killed a senior lecturer of the University at staff quarters along Bauchi Road. The gumen also kidnapped the late lecturer’s six-year-old daughter and are now demanding a N10 million ransom to set her free. The killing of …
COVID-19: Kenya Shuts Borders To Tanzania And Somalia
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday banned movement across the country’s borders with Tanzania and Somalia to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. He exempted cargo trucks but said drivers would have to be tested for COVID-19. “There will be a cessation of movement of persons and any passenger-ferrying automobiles and vehicles into and …
Iran Sentences French Academic To Six Years In Prison
Iran has sentenced French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah to six years in prison on national security charges, her lawyer told Reuters on Saturday, drawing protests from the French government which demanded her immediate release. “The court has sentenced her to six years,” said Saeid Dehghan. “The branch 15 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court has sentenced her to …
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