The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced 133 new cases of Coronavirus in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official Twitter handle on Sunday The country recorded two new casualties bringing the total death toll to 1,125. The agency said that 54 patients were discharged from isolation centres across the country. It stated that the new 133 cases were detected in nine states including the Federal Capital Territory. The NCDC said that Lagos recorded the highest new infections with 90 confirmed cases, while Rivers recorded 13 cases. This was followed by FCT and Kaduna with 8…
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The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent has reached 1,636,748 as of Sunday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, a specialised healthcare agency of African Union Commission, said in a statement that the number of deaths due to illnesses related to the pandemic reached 39,559 as of Sunday afternoon. According to the Africa CDC, the number of people that have recovered from the infectious virus across the continent has reached 1,347,199. The most COVID-19 affected African countries in terms of the number of positive cases include South Africa,…
A political pressure group, APC Professionals Forum, has cautioned organisers of the #EndSARS protests in the country to exercise restraint while pushing for better policing and good governance. The forum gave the advice in a statement issued by Mr Gerald Ekwunife, its Publicity Secretary. Ekwunife said that though the conduct of some officers of the defunct Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) was condemnable, the protesters should maintain peace while expressing their grievances against the unit. “APC Professionals Forum, is an assembly of partisan professionals who have volunteered to serve as guardians of the change mantra of the ruling party and…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 212 new cases of Coronavirus(COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official Twitter handle on Friday. A total of eight states have recorded 212 infections in the country in the last 24 hours. According to the agency, the 212 new cases brought the nation’s confirmed COVID-19 infection cases to 61,194. It stated that there were 110 COVID-19 patients discharged across the country in the last 24 bringing total number of successfully treated cases to 52,304. The NCDC said that the nation sadly recorded three new related COVID-19 deaths…
One hundred and eighty-one students and staff of a private boarding school in Lekki area of Lagos state have tested positive for COVID-19. Akin Abayomi, Lagos commissioner for health, who broke the news, said the cases were discovered during surveillance and case investigation in the school. He said there are 441 students and staff in the school. Giving details of the investigation, Abayomi explained that a 14-year-old SS1 female student fell ill on October 3 and was sent home after receiving first aid at the school. He added that the student subsequently tested positive for COVID-19 on October 6 and…
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) tried to assure dozens of international sports federations yesterday that the postponed Tokyo Games will open on July 23. The IOC and Tokyo organisers have been holding online sessions this week with about 200 national Olympic committees and the more than 30 summer sports bodies that are represented on the programme. “We are very confident that the Games in Tokyo next year will take place,” IOC sports director Kit McConnell told delegates. “We are moving forward on this basis.” The sessions are not open to the media, and only opening statements were made available. The IOC and…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s youngest child, Baron, also contracted COVID-19 but has recovered, according to his mother and First Lady, Melania Trump. In an article on the official website of the White House titled, “My personal experience with COVID-19,” Mrs Trump also disclosed that she had also tested negative. “It was two weeks ago when I received the diagnosis that so many Americans across our country and the world had already received: I tested positive for COVID-19. “To make matters worse, my husband, and our nation’s Commander-in-Chief, received the same news. “Naturally my mind went immediately to our son. To…
Mr David Malpass, President of the World Bank Group, has commended the Federal Government for removing subsidies on petroleum products. He said this in Washington D. C. on Wednesday at the opening press conference for the World Bank at the ongoing 2020 International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank virtual annual meetings. Malpass was responding to a question on whether the World Bank saw an opportunity or problem regarding the enormous youth population in Nigeria accompanied with rising unemployment and the burden of COVID-19. “I compliment Nigeria for tackling the problem of subsidies in the hydrocarbon area. “By reducing those subsidies and…
Nigeria recorded one death and 225 fresh Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed on its Twitter handle on Tuesday. The public health agency added that 63 treated patients recovered from the infection and were discharged accordingly. It said that the new infection were reported from 11 states with Lagos having 165, FCT 17, Rivers 13, Ogun 12, Niger (8), Delta (4), Ondo (2), Anambra (1), Edo (1), Ekiti (1), and Kaduna (1). The NCDC stated that it had conducted about 558,313 tests since the first confirmed case was announced in the country. “Till date, 60,655 cases have…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 164 new Coronavirus(COVID-19) infections across the country, the public health outfit announced on its official twitter handle on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that the nation has recorded over 60,000 total infections. The health agency said that the 164 new infections brought the nation’s confirmed COVID-19 infections to 60,430. The NCDC said it had discharged 208 COVID-19 patients across the country bringing the total number of successfully treated cases to 51,943. It said that there were 15 states that had recorded 164 new infections in the last 24 hours.…
The Federal Government has extended the suspension of the new electricity tariff by one week. Prof. James Momoh, Chairman, Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) said this when the ad hoc Technical Committee on Electricity Tariff submitted its interim report at a reconvene bilateral meeting between Federal Government and Organised Labour on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new tariff was earlier suspended for two weeks and ended at midnight on Oct. 11, when the organised labour suspended the planned industrial action over agitation on the hike in electricity tariff on Sept. 28., It would…
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has described his re-election as the reward for hard work, dedication, focus, honesty and patriotism. Akeredolu was re-elected with 29,2830 votes to defeat the candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede, who had 19,5791 votes at the just-concluded Ondo governorship election. Akeredolu made the assertion in Akure on Sunday, shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him the winner of the election which he won by a margin of 97,039 votes. He said that his re-election was an indication of his administration’s performance in the last three and a half years.…
The spokesman of the Eyitayo Jegede campaign organisation, Gbenga Akinmoyo, has said that the team is waiting on God, after his principal was defeated in the Ondo Governorship election. Akinmoyo stated this during an interview on Channels Television in Akure on Sunday. “This project is a project that God has ordained. As it is so, we wait. So we wait on God,” he said. On Sunday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the incumbent Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, as the winner of the poll. Akeredolu won 15 out of 18 local governments, with Jegede winning the remaining three. Akinmoyo thanked…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Governor Rotimi Akeredolu as the winner of the 2020 Ondo State Governorship Election. INEC Returning Officer for the election, Prof Idowu Olayinka at the INEC Headquarters in Akure on Sunday declared Akeredolu, the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) winner after polling total votes of 292,830 ahead of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede who polled 195,791. Agboola Ajayi of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) was in a distant third having scored 69,127 votes. “Having satisfied the requirement of the law and scored the highest number of votes, I…
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has announced the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force. Adamu announced this in a live broadcast on Sunday. The announcement came after days of online and offline protests against the brutality and extra-judicial killings by SARS operatives nationwide. More Details Soon…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 111 new COVID-19 infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Saturday. The public health agency said the 111 new cases were reported from 11 states, bringing Nigeria’s total number of confirmed cases to 60,103. So far, the agency said it has conducted about 551,362 COVID-19 tests since the first confirmed case was announced in the country. It said in the last 24 hours, 97 patients treated have recovered and have been discharged. The NCDC also reported two new deaths which have ended the seven…
Youths on Saturday continued their #EndSARS in Abuja after President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday appealed for calm from Nigerians. The youths are angry at the brutality and extortion suffered at the hands of operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Most of those who protested today were seen carrying placards and chanting “EndSARS” as they marched through the streets of Abuja’s Central Area peacefully. In recent times, the activities of the police unit have come under scrutiny and several members of the squad have been found guilty of using their position of authority to trample on the rights of citizens,…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 151 new Coronavirus (COVID-19), infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Friday. The centre said that the 151 new cases brought the nation’s confirmed COVID-19 infection to 59,992. It stated that the cases were reported in nine states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, but no death was recorded. Consequently, the number of COVID-19 fatalities stood at 1,113. The NCDC said that Lagos state recorded the highest daily infection with 71 new cases followed by Ogun and Kaduna with 26 and…
Nigeria on Thursday recorded 103 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were recorded in 12 states of the federation and Abuja. It added that no COVID-19 death was recorded throughout the country on Thursday. Consequently, the number of COVID-19 fatalities stood at 1,113 as at Thursday night. Also, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 59,841. Meanwhile, 51,551 patients have been discharged from various isolation facilities across the country. The breakdown of the figure on a state-by-state basis revealed the following: Lagos (39), Rivers (21), FCT (19),…
Dozens of people were injured after a 33-storey apartment building went up in flames on Thursday night in the South Korean city of Ulsan, according to local media reports. By early Friday morning, 88 people who had either fled the fire or been rescued had been taken to hospital, Yonhap reported, citing rescue services. Most had low-level injuries, including from smoke inhalation. It was not immediately clear if anyone had died in the blaze. The fire, which is thought to have started somewhere between the 8th and the 12th floors before spreading to the upper storeys, has been brought under…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has begun the fumigation of all public schools across the six Area Councils of the territory, ahead of school resumption slated for Monday. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, said the exercise started on Thursday at the Government Junior Secondary School, Garki, in Abuja. Aliyu said the exercise was aimed at protecting and safeguarding pupils, students and management and staff of public schools against COVID-19 pandemic. The minister used the occasion to call on operators of private schools in the territory to carry out the same exercise before school resumption. She also…
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would not participate in a virtual debate with 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden after organizers plan to stage the rivals’ next face-off virtually to protect the health and safety of those involved. “I’m not going to do a virtual debate,” Trump, who’s recovering from COVID-19 at the White House, said in an interview with Fox Business. “I’m not going to waste my time with a virtual debate. That’s not what debating is all about. You sit behind a computer and do a debate, that is ridiculous,” Trump said. The Commission…
Governor of Ondo state, said it was wrong for administrations before him to create three state-owned universities. Akeredolu stated this during the governorship debate organized by Channels TV ahead of the October 10 election in Ondo state. The governor also confirmed that he will not reduce tuition fees from over N100,000 to the N25,000 that was in place when he came into power. He noted that the administration that created three universities, which includes Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba; Ondo State University of Science and Technology Okitipupa; Ondo State University of Medical Sciences, created more responsibilities for his administration. He said…
U.S. Republican Vice President Mike Pence and his Democratic Party rival Kamala Harris on Wednesday squared off over the COVID-19 pandemic and other issues during their only debate. Unlike the Sept. 30 clash between President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden that was marred by interruptions and insults, Wednesday’s was civil and to a large extent orderly. However, Pence and Harris dodged a number of questions and spoke beyond their allotted time during the 90-minute debate moderated by Susan Page of USA Today. Consequently, Page has come under fire on Twitter for allowing the candidates to get away with…
The trial of Hushpuppi, an embattled Nigerian internet celebrity, earlier billed to commence this month, has been suspended as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. According to Premium Times, the suspension was contained in the orders of Otis Wright, a district judge in California, released on September 23. The trial will now continue on May 4, 2021. His case was originally fixed for October 13 after he earlier pleaded not guilty to the charges pressed against him. Hushpuppi, whose real name is Ramon Abass, is being tried on a four-count charge. In June, the self-acclaimed influencer was arrested with 11…
The Founder of the Sotitobire Praising Chapel, Prophet Babatunde Alfa has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he was found guilty by a High Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital over the mysterious disappearance of a child from his church. Prophet Alfa was found guilty on a two-count charge of conspiracy as well as aiding and abetting kidnapping. According to the presiding Judge, Justice Olusegun Odusola, the Prosecution Counsel proved beyond reasonable doubt as regards the evidence brought before the court. Justice Odusola also accused the police of complicity in the entire episode. The Prophet and the other…
President Muhammadu Buhari has told Nigerians who are uncomfortable with certain laws to remain patient and seek reform where necessary. Buhari stated this on Monday, while declaring open a two-day joint Executive/Legislative leadership retreat at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The President explained that the processes and procedures involved in law-making are ever-evolving. Buhari, however, assured Nigerians that the intentions of his administration are in their best interest. “Let me also remind our common patriots, gentlemen and women, that the processes of lawmaking and governance are dynamic and ever-evolving. I will seek their indulgence to be patient with any legislation or…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is self-isolating after participating in a meeting that was attended by a person who subsequently tested positive for Covid-19, she announced on Twitter. Von der Leyen said she tested negative for the virus last week and will be tested again on Monday. “I’ve been informed that I participated in a meeting last Tuesday attended by a person who yesterday tested positive for COVID-19. In accordance with regulations in force, I’m therefore self-isolating until tomorrow morning. I’ve tested negative on Thursday & am tested again today,” she wrote on Monday. Von der Leyen’s announcement…
The U.S. has urged the transitional government in Mali to honour its commitments to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Spokesperson for the department, Ms Morgan Ortagus, made the cal in a statement made available on the African Regional Media Hub. The commitment includes holding a democratic election within 18 months. Ortagus said that the U.S. viewed the Republic of Mali’s establishment of a transitional government “as an initial step towards a return to constitutional order”. “It will be important for the transitional government to fulfil its pledges to the Malian people. “To strengthen governance, combat corruption, reform…
National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have ordered their members in Chevron Nigeria Limited to shut down operations. The directive was contained in a joint statement on Sunday by NUPENG President, Williams Akporeha, and PENGASSAN President, Festus Osifo. It followed the sack of 600 Nigerian employees. The unions also cited Chevron’s alleged anti-labour practices. They said: “We have directed our members in Chevron to withdraw their services. We call on the Federal Government to call Chevron to order; we can no longer guarantee industrial peace in the…
