Nigeria - The Onilua of Ilua, Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State, Oba Samuel Afolabi, is dead.
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Saturday, 23 May 2020
President Buhari to Nigerians: Lockdown won’t go longer than necessary
Nigeria - President Buhari has assured Nigerians that the current lockdown put in place to contain the spread of the novel Coronavirus, will not go longer than necessary as it would be ''reviewed from time to time to ease the increasing hardships on the people''.
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Buhari,
Corona Virus,
Nigeria
#COVID19: Scare as dozens infected with coronavirus at Frankfurt mass in Germany
More than 40 people were infected with the new coronavirus after attending a mass in Frankfurt earlier this month, German media reported on Saturday.
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Corona Virus,
Germany
#COVID19: La Liga gets Spanish Govt’s green light to resume from June 8
Spanish football’s top flight division La Liga can return to action from June 8 after being disrupted by the novel coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday.
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Corona Virus,
La Liga,
Spain
Good news as Lagos state discharges 45 more COVID-19 patients
Nigeria - 45 more COVID19 patients have been treated and discharged from the Lagos state Isolation centers.
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Corona Virus,
Lagos,
Nigeria
Pochettino ‘happy’ that Mourinho replaced him at Tottenham
Mauricio Pochettino insisted Friday that he was “happy” that Jose Mourinho replaced him as Tottenham coach.
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Football,
Mourinho,
Tottenham Hotspur
Remarkably a fountain of knowledge!!! See photos as 24-Year-old Ekiti indigene bags PhD in Law in George Washington University (GWU), USA
Nigeria - An Indigene of Ekiti State, Dr. Damilola Arowolaju, has bagged a PhD in Law from The George Washington University, Washington DC, United States of America.
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Ekiti State,
Nigeria,
US
Tribunal affirms Yahaya Bello’s election as Kogi state governor
Nigeria - The Kogi state governorship election tribunal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the election of Yahaya Bello as Kogi state governor.
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Kogi State,
Nigeria,
Yahaya Bello
Nemesis as Egypt says 21 jihadists killed in Sinai
Egypt said Saturday that 21 jihadists were killed in clashes with security forces in the restive Sinai peninsula, where Islamic State group-affiliated militants have waged a long-running insurgency.
Despicable!!! I killed my brother because he was father’s favourite - Murder suspect
Nigeria - The Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT) headed by a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari, have arrested 20-year-old Ibrahim Abdullahi and 22-year-old Hassan Amadu over the murder of Kadade Abdullahi at Amana Maikasuwa Village in Kaduna State.
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Kaduna State,
Nigeria
10 family members test positive for COVID-19 in Kaduna State - El Rufai
Nigeria - Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has disclosed that 10 members of a family have tested positive for COVID-19, just as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 18 new cases in the state.
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Corona Virus,
Kaduna State,
Nigeria
Friday, 22 May 2020
#COVID19: President Buhari to hold private Eid prayers with family, rejects visit
Nigeria - As Muslims all over the world mark the Eid Fitri celebration this weekend, President Buhari has said he will be conducting his Eid prayers with his family at home and not at any of the prayer grounds where he has over the years joined other Muslims for the Eid congregational prayers.
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Buhari,
Corona Virus,
Nigeria
Cheers as sacked Kano Commissioner accused of celebrating Abba Kyari's death recovers from coronavirus
Nigeria - Engineer Muazu Magaji, the former Commissioner of Works and Infrastructural developments in Kano state who was sacked after being accused of "celebrating" the death of late Chief of staff to the President Abba Kyari, has been discharged after recovering from Coronavirus.
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Abba Kyari,
Corona Virus,
Kano State,
Nigeria
REVEALED!!! Chinese medical team not treating COVID-19 patients in Nigeria, CCECC says.
The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) says the Chinese medical team has been carrying out its “assigned mission” in Nigeria.
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China,
Corona Virus,
Nigeria
As US death toll following coronavirus closes in on 100,000, President Trump asks worship centres to reopen (SEE VIDEO)
As toll nears 100, 000 following coronavirus, United States President Donald Trump has asked governors to allow worship centres re-open because they are of “very essential” services.
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Corona Virus,
Trump,
US
Malabu Oil Scandal: Nigerian government's $1bn lawsuit against Shell and Eni struck out by UK court
The Nigerian government's $1 billion lawsuit against oil giants; Royal Dutch Shell and Eni, has been dismissed by a UK court on grounds of lacking the jurisdiction to hear the case centered on the Malabu oil deal of 2011.
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Malabu Oil Scandal,
Nigeria
President Buhari appoints Professor Godswill Obioma as NECO registrar to replace sacked Mallam Gana
Nigeria - Recall the acting Registrar was sacked on wednesday this week. President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Professor Godswill Obioma as Registrar/Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council.
Cyclone Amphan toll hits 95 as Bangladesh and India start mopping up
India and Bangladesh began a massive clean-up Thursday after the fiercest cyclone since 1999 killed at least 95 people, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
Brazil passes 20,000 coronavirus deaths after record 24-hour toll
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Brazil,
Corona Virus
Breakthrough for Nigeria as NCDC validates viral RNA extraction to aid production of local test kits
The country has blazed a trail in Africa with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) successfully validating the first phase of the viral Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) extraction which should enable local production of cheap testing kits for coronavirus.
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Corona Virus,
NCDC,
Nigeria
How 18 year old housewife killed husband to escape defilement
Nigeria - A housewife, Salma Hassan, 18, who allegedly stabbed her husband to death, has said that she did that because she didn’t know that sex was part of marital obligations.
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Bauchi State,
Nigeria
Anxiety as 27 more workers of iSON Xperiences in Oyo state test positive for Coronavirus bringing a total of 90 confirmed.
Nigeria - Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has said that Twenty-seven more members of staff of iSON Xperiences located in the Ibadan South West Local government area in the state, have tested positive for COVID-19 in the state, bringing a total of 90 of the workers who have tested positive.
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Corona Virus,
Ibadan,
Nigeria,
Oyo State
Relief as 14 more COVID-19 patients discharged in FCT
Nigeria - Mohammed Bello, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), says 14 more COVID-19 patients were discharged in the nation’s capital on Thursday.
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Abuja,
Corona Virus,
Nigeria
#COVID19: Self-isolate for 14 days or face £1,000 fine, UK to tell overseas visitors
International travellers could face fines of £1,000 if they fail to self-isolate for 14 days after arriving in the UK, the government is expected to announce.
#COVID19: Gov. Ben Ayade lifts suspension on public worship in Cross River
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Ayade,
Corona Virus,
Cross River State,
Nigeria
See list of diseases that make 70% deaths of COVID-19 patients in Nigeria
The federal government has said health challenges like tuberculosis, hypertension, diabetes, HIV, kidney disease and cancer are responsible for 70 per cent of COVID-19 deaths in Nigeria.
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Corona Virus,
Nigeria,
Osagie Ehanire
Earlier coronavirus lockdown a week before 'could have saved 36,000 lives in the US' - Study
A study has estimated there may have been 36,000 fewer coronavirus-related deaths had the US entered lockdown a week earlier in March.
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Corona Virus,
Trump,
US
Sad news as Ex-White House butler working since 1957 to Obama era dies of coronavirus at 91
A former White House butler, who worked for 11 presidents in a career that spanned five decades, has died of coronavirus aged 91.
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Corona Virus,
Michelle Obama,
US
Finance Minister says Nigeria is heading towards recession
Zainab Ahmed, Nigeria's Minister of Finance, has said that the coronavirus pandemic and falling oil prices are set to force Nigeria's economy into recession.
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Corona Virus,
Nigeria,
Oil Price,
Zainab Ahmed
Tragic!!! Police officer arrested for killing Islamic cleric in Lagos
Nigeria - A police officer identified as Inspector Okoro Charles has been arrested in connection to the shooting at Ikotun area of Lagos state on Wednesday May 20, which led to the death of a 28-year-old Islamic cleric Fatai Oladipupo.
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Corona Virus,
Lagos,
Nigeria
40 health workers discharged in Kano after recovering from Coronavirus
Nigeria - 40 out of 50 doctors and health workers that got infected with COVID-19 at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in Kano state, have been discharged after recovering from the disease.
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Corona Virus,
Kano State,
Nigeria
Lagos State discharges 13 more COVID-19 patients
Nigeria - Thirteen more COVID19 patients have been discharged from different Isolation centers in Lagos state.
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Corona Virus,
Lagos,
Nigeria
Breaking!!! Another sharp daily rise as NCDC announces 339 new cases of #coronavirusinnigeria, 7016 confirmed cases, 1907 recoveries and 211 deaths. See affected states...
339 new cases of #COVID19;
139-Lagos
28-Kano
28-Oyo
25-Edo
22-Katsina
18-Kaduna
14-Jigawa
13-Yobe
13-Plateau
11-FCT
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Corona Virus,
NCDC,
Nigeria
Thursday, 21 May 2020
As coronavirus cases close in on 7000 nationwide, FG says early discharge of positive patients likely
Nigeria - The Federal Government has hinted that it may consider discharging patients earlier than their required treatment and isolation period at the different centres, even though they are still positive.
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Corona Virus,
NCDC,
Nigeria
And the FG declares Monday, Tuesday public holidays
Nigeria - The Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday as public holidays to mark Eldi Fitri Celebration.
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Aregbesola,
Nigeria
NCDC boss reveals why some COVID-19 patients dance in isolation
Nigeria - The Director-General of NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu has revealed why COVID-19 patients could dance while in isolation as shown in a viral video.
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Corona Virus,
NCDC,
Nigeria
Best news of the day as Nigerian lady who has sickle cell anaemia speaks after surviving COVID-19
A Nigerian lady, Danielle Jinadu, has spoken out after surviving COVID-19 despite having sickle cell anaemia, inflammatory bowel disease and arthritis tendencies.
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Corona Virus,
Nigeria
Coronavirus infections top 5 million worldwide
Global infections from the novel coronavirus passed five million on Thursday as the pandemic played out unevenly across the planet, with China eager to declare a victory, Europe tentatively emerging from its shell and deaths still rising in hotspots in Latin America.
Gov. Ayade reveals: I spend nights at our borders to guard Cross River against COVID-19 (PHOTO)
Nigeria - You may want to know why the state remains impeccably coronavirus free, Ben Ayade, governor of Cross River, says he spends nights at the state’s borders to prevent an index case of COVID-19.
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Corona Virus,
Cross River State,
Nigeria
Sadly, Lagos records four more COVID-19 deaths
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Corona Virus,
Lagos,
Nigeria
As coronavirus hits Nigerian Army and Police, massive testing commences in Lagos
There is an ongoing massive coronavirus testing in the Nigerian military and the Police in Lagos State.
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Corona Virus,
Lagos,
Nigeria,
Nigerian Army,
Nigerian Police
Mark Zuckerberg ‘confident’ Facebook can stop US election interference
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday he was “pretty confident” his company could help prevent attempts to influence the political outcome of the US presidential election later this year.
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Facebook,
Mark Zuckerberg,
Trump,
US,
US Election 2020
Tanzania to reopen universities as coronavirus silence persists
Tanzanian President John Magufuli said Thursday that universities and sports events would resume next month, after declaring that prayer had spared the country the worst of the coronavirus, even as critics say cases are soaring.
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Corona Virus,
Kenya,
Rwanda,
Tanzania,
Uganda
And Lagos discharges 17 new COVID-19 patients’
Nigeria - Seventeen patients, all Nigerians were on Wednesday discharged from the various isolation centres in Lagos.
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Corona Virus,
Lagos,
Nigeria
Its a sad news as Nollywood actress Emilia Dike dies
#COVID19: Football with fans will come back very soon, predicts UEFA’s Ceferin
Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin is confident fans will be able to return to stadiums “sooner than many think” as football attempts to emerge from the chaos created by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Corona Virus,
Football,
UEFA
Indian city of Kolkata devastated by cyclone Amphan (SEE VIDEOS)
The eastern Indian city of Kolkata has been devastated by a powerful cyclone.
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