Being President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement on his deceased Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari “By Muhammadu Buhari TO MY FRIEND, MALLAM ABBA KYARI Mallam Abba Kyari, who died on 17th April, 2020, at the age of 67 from complications caused by the Coronavirus, was a true Nigerian patriot. My loyal friend and compatriot for the […]
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Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi on Saturday said there may be another extension of the current lockdown following the discovery of a new case of COVID-19 in the state. At a media briefing in Ado Ekiti, he confirmed the new case earlier announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). He said the new […]
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Hundreds protested Saturday in cities across America against coronavirus-related lockdowns — with encouragement from President Donald Trump — as resentment grows against the crippling economic cost of confinement. An estimated 400 people gathered under cold rain in Concord, New Hampshire — many on foot while others remained in their cars — to send a message […]
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The chief of staff to the Nigerian president Abba Kyari is dead, presidential spokesmen Femi Adesina said on Saturday morning. “Funeral arrangements to be announced soon,” Adesina said. Garba Shehu, the special assistant on media and publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, said Kyari died on Friday. Kyari was suspected to have contracted the novel coronavirus […]
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Senator Ali Ndume (Borno South), on Friday, said he stands by his call for the immediate sack of the chairperson of the COVID-19 Palliatives Measures Committee of the Federal Government. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadia Umar Farouq, is the chairperson of the Committee. Ndume’s reaction followed a statement […]
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By Oyebola owolabi Uncertainties about delivery, breastfeeding and other maternal/child issues have become sources of worry for many expectant mothers. Some are too scared to even attend ante-natal clinics, let alone having their babies delivered in the hospital. The global lockdown is also not helping matters as many of them are worried about commuting to […]
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The House of Representatives has given China until Tuesday next week to explain reasons behind the recent reported maltreatment of Nigerians among other Africans in that country as the battle to contain the rampaging Coronavirus in Beijing intensifies. Indeed, the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, condemned the alleged inhuman treatment meted out on some […]
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A former Minister in Nigeria, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, has said that China should be made to pay compensation to African countries over the Coronavirus pandemic. The former World Bank official alleged that China failed to manage the coronavirus outbreak appropriately and also suppressed information, which negatively impacted the economies of several African nations, including Nigeria. […]
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Hajiya Binta Umar, the first wife of the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouk Umar died on Friday in Daura at the age of 70, after a protracted illness. The death was confirmed by Malam Usman Ibrahim, the Sarkin Labaran Daura (Chief Information Officer) of the Emirate Council, on Friday in Daura, Katsina State. He […]
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The publisher of a leading local tabloid in Ebonyi State, The Voice newspaper, Chief Imo Eze, is dead. He died on Thursday night at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (AE-FUTHA), Ebonyi state after a protracted illness. The late veteran journalist served the first civilian governor of Ebonyi state, Dr. Sam Omiyi Egwu, […]
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