Latest News in Nigeria Today Monday 18th May 2020
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Monday 18th May 2020 .
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Oyo records 11 new Coronavirus cases
Oyo State has recorded 11 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, the latest figures released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have revealed.
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Wike loses media aide to sudden death
By Egufe Yafugborhi PORT HARCOURT – GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has lost his Special Assistant, Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu to sudden death. Paulinus Nsirim, Commissioner for Information and Communications, disclosed in a statement that “Nwakaudu died today (Sunday) at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) after a brief illness.” READ ALSO: COVID-19:Read More
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My father’s been having intercourse with me for eight years ― Teenager reveals
By Evelyn Usman A 19-year-old girl has revealed how her father had allegedly been having carnal knowledge of her since she was 11, at their apartment in Ikotun area of Lagos. Consequently, her 50-year-old father, Ede Tyndale, has been arrested by detectives from the Family Support Unit of the Lagos State Police Command. Vanguard learnedRead More
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ICYMI COVID-19: Buhari to unfold new procedure Monday
—Meets with PTF —Receives PTF report on virus containment effort By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA—-PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari may announce new procedure for the containment of the dreaded Coronavirus pandemic Monday. Already, President Buhari on Sunday received briefing and recommendations from the Presidential Task Force (PTF) led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF,Read More
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Breaking: Nigerian troops kill 20 terrorists, as nine soldiers sustain injury
Nigerian Army troops on Sunday killed 20 Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province, (ISWAP) terrorists at the north west of Baga town in Borno.
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ICYMI Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases near 6,000 as NCDC announces 338 new cases
By David Royal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Sunday 17th of May 2020, said 338 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours. Till date, 5959 cases have been confirmed, 4,183 cases are active, 1594 cases have beenRead More
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Quality of Nollywood movies have dropped – Yul Edochie laments
Ace Nigerian actor, Yul Edochie, on Monday decried what he called the “drop” in the quality of Nollywood movies.
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COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu mulls full re-opening of Lagos economy
GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, yesterday, expressed satisfaction with the level of compliance to safety guidelines against the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the state, saying the state was considering full re-opening of critical sectors of its economy but was not in a hurry to do so.
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UNICEF warns lockdown could kill more than COVID-19 in developing countries
The United Nations Emergency Fund, UNICEF, has warned that lockdown could kill more people than COVID-19, predicting there could be 1.2 million child deaths.
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IPPIS: FG directs ASUU to suspend strike
THE Federal Government, yesterday, called on the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to suspend the strike and return to the classroom to manufacture drugs for the cure of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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