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Lagos Records Fresh Coronavirus Deaths

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Lagos state has recorded fresh COVID-19 related deaths.

This was announced by the state Commissioner for Health Professor Akin Abayomi in a Tweet on Tuesday.

He stated that although the state had no fresh cases as at 20th of April,  there were related deaths from coronavirus.

According to him, one of the deceased was a 45- year old Nigerian man who returned from India in January.

He Tweeted “#COVID19Lagos Update

“No new case of #COVID19 was confirmed in Lagos on 20th April 2020.

“However, #COVID19 related deaths were recorded in Lagos. One of the deceased was a 45 years old Nigerian male who returned from India in January 2020.”

Pharmacy Owner Arrested For Stripping Young Lady Who Stole Milk To Feed Her Baby In Delta

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The owner of a popular pharmacy outlet in Delta State, Mr Ndobu has been arrested by the police after he oversaw the stripping of a young lady who stole milk in his shop.

The incident happened in February at Willmart supermarket along old Lagos Asaba Road.

Ndobu who is reported to be an Anglican Church KNIGHT was arrested and detained yesterday at OWA OYIBU Divisional Police Station. His arrest was facilitated by Behind Bars Human Right Foundation in collaboration with Nigeria Police Area Command in Agbor.

According to the Human Right Group, BBI, who tracked Ndobu after the incident, asides been stripped naked, beaten up and filmed, He also shaved off her hair while they made a video of the scene and posted on social media.

It was also discovered that the lady does not have a child, the milk she stole wasn’t for her child as claimed and she is suspected to be a Kleptomaniac because of her history of stealing and the kind of items she takes from their owners.

BBI was able to reach out to some organizations that can rehabilitate her as they monitor the case of the Store owner who took the law into his hands.

BREAKING: CNN Presenter, Richard Quest Tests Positive For Coronavirus

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Cable News Network (CNN) presenter and journalist Richard Quest has tested positive for coronavirus.

Quest disclosed this in a tweet on his verified handle.

He however said he has only experienced a few symptoms of the disease.

“I have caught coronavirus; I’m blessed I have a few symptoms: just a cough.

“I’m saving my thoughts and prayers for those less fortunate, stay in and protect lives,” he tweeted.

60th Birthday: Orji Kalu A Giant With Many Strides

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By Peter Eze
 
Celebrating Orji Uzor Kalu in this interesting political times and global unrest is inexplicable. Having distinguished himself in business and politics, his name features prominently when an objective compilation of events of political and economic development of Nigeria is made. Where young men of his age surrendered, he conquered. Where other politicians have compromised their principles, he had adhered strictly to it. Kalu has continually aired his views and taken a definite stand on national controversies regardless of whose Ox is gored.
 
The eminent businessman and astute politician was born on April 21, 1960. Nwa Aba’, he was called, had the vista of business world opened to him at a very early stage of his life. Many would remember those early years of Kalu’s life; his activism as a student leader in Government College, Umuahia and University of Maiduguri; those times he ventured into businesses, and the rough rides on his road to the mountaintop. A young man who knew what he wanted made the most out of the thirty-five dollars support from his mother, Elder (Mrs) Eunice Uzor Kalu. This was the stimulus that launched the then university student into the business world. Kalu went into palm oil business and then into furniture, and as business boomed, SLOK Holding would be born. SLOK would become a conglomerate that consists of Ojialex Furniture, SLOK Nigeria Limited, SLOK United Kingdom, Adamawa Publishers Limited, SLOK Vegetable Oil, SLOK Paper Factory; and today SLOK is virtually everywhere in every part of the world from shipping to airline to banking.
 
While he was conquering the world of business, he knew he had to fulfill yet another of his passion which was politics; he went into it during the military era, learnt the ropes until military dictatorship was swept away. He contested for Abia state governor in 1999 and won under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and history would have it as the root of his honorific burdens. He stepped on toes as he took with him his spirit of activism from his university days into politics. He believed the right thing must be done if society must make any meaningful progress and development.
 
And he took with him the riches and wealth he had made outside politics into the politics of Abia state. They saw in him the messiah who had come to rescue the state. In 1998 and as a top financier of the PDP, he supported the party with five hundred million naira. His future disagreements with the leadership of the party led to his protest and he floated and single handedly financed a new party, Peoples Progressive Alliance (PPA). The party birthed in 2006 benefitted from Kalu’s popularity as it won two governorship states (Abia and Imo) three senatorial seats, four seats in the House of Representatives and several House of Assembly seats during the 2007 General Elections. The party remained politically relevant for the period while it was on its feet until Kalu decided it was time to move on.
 
Some may ask, why the leap to the APC? The answer is simple- one only needs the shift for political dreams and ambitions to be fulfilled. In politics nothing matters but leadership and the fulfillment of dreams and visions of political realism; either power or fulfillment to dominate or power to serve. Where Kālu has erred in all this is yet to be seen; unless one would want to ask questions about his needs for power. His flaws notwithstanding, his personality and lifestyle has never shown he is the type who needs power to dominate his subjects; he is a jolly good fellow who believes in the progress of all. His passion for humanity and sports, His philanthropy through Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation, His courage and tenacity, His love for the youth, His unquenchable zeal for the upliftment of every Nigerian devoid of tribe, religion or tongue, His enigma and political sagacity, His pattern of rewarding loyalty, His never dying quest to conquer new grounds, His unrepentant determination to stand firm on what he believes is right. He is a true leader!
 
He became a governor at the age of 38(1999-2007), a Senator and Chief Whip of the ninth assembly at 59. He has seen too much. Heard too much. Believed too much. Regarded too much. Trusted too much. Hoped too much. His recent political incarceration is only but a period of reflections, for that which he is being held in force solace cannot be certainly said to do with corruption; but of boldness; of activism, of carrying a people along in the logic of an existing system they simply refuse to embrace; of the temerity to stand his grounds in surging seas of tempests, 
 
of his belief in the oneness of all in the midst of shaky waters of mental ripples… but just as the sun and the moon do not need any special effort to hang and shine from the sky, Kalu’s destined light will continue to shine.
 
But for all that he is, for having touched and impacted lives, we will never loose sight of a giant with many strides who dances where angels fear to tread and is still leaving his footprints in our hearts. Kalu has built a firm stairway with the stones thrown at him for others to climb on and grow.  He remains the most impressive, sought-after and enchanting political leader to have risen from Abia state in modern time. He is a phenomenon with an indescribable sense of value. The people love him. The people are passionate about him. He cuts the image of a deified political dinosaur in his carriage and activities. 
 
Today he is 60, and this is to say Happy Birthday to the Ahaejiagamba of Igbere, Enyimba of Aba, Okeosisi Abia, Mmiri riri enyi  Ndigbo, Kachalla Misau of Misau Kingdom,Dan Baiwan Hausa of Daura Emirate, Aro of Ogbomosho Kingdom, and Bobameto of Ijesha land.  A visionary leader, a proud father, my Boss and Mentor I celebrate you Sir! 
 
Eze is Special Assistant to Senator Orji Uzor Kalu

BREAKING: Ex-AGF, Richard Akinjide, Dies At 88

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Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Richard Akinjide, is dead.

Akinjide passed on at the age of 88 in his Ibadan residence, in the Oyo State capital.

It was gathered that the legal icon died after some complications around 1 am after a protracted illness.

It was learnt that the Senior Advocate of Nigeria had been sick for three years.

Akinjide, an Ibadan high chief, was born in Ibadan, in the early 1930s to an influential family of warriors.

He attended Oduduwa College, Ile-Ife in Osun State and passed out with a distinction (Aggregate 6).

The legal luminary proceeded on his educational journey in the United Kingdom in 1951 and was called to the English Bar in 1955.

He was later to the Nigerian Bar and established Akinjide and Co., a legal firm.

He was a Minister of Education in the first republic, during the government of Alhaji Tafawa Balewa and Minister of Justice in the second republic, during the administration of former President Shehu Shagari.

Akinjide was a member of the judicial systems sub-committee of the Constitutional Drafting Committee of 1975-1977 and later joined the National Party of Nigeria in 1978, and became the legal adviser for the party.

While serving as the Attorney General of the Federation, Nigeria temporarily reversed the executions of armed robbers.

He was the lead prosecutor in the treason trial of Bukar Zanna Mandara; the eviction of many illegal foreign nationals from Nigeria which contributed to mild violence against some foreigners in the land.

His remains has reportedly been deposited in the morgue.

BREAKING: Abia First Suspected COVID-19 Case To Be Released After Testing Negative

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The man, Prosper Vincent earlier suspected to have COVID-19 in Abia State has tested negative for the virus and will be promptly released for isolation, says Abia Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu in a press statement on Monday.

Prosper Vincent was said to have sneaked into Abia from the neighbouring Akwa Ibom after having to contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case in the state.

He was later tracked to a location with the assistance of security agents in Aba after all attempts to submit himself for test failed, having manifested symptoms of coronavirus.

Abia had on Monday announced two confirmed index cases of COVID-19 who have since been admitted in an isolation center in the state.

BREAKING: Nigeria Records 38 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 665

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Thirty-eight new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;‬

‪23 in Kano‬
‪5 in Gombe‬
‪3 in Kaduna‬
‪2 in Borno‬
‪2 in Abia‬
‪1 in FCT‬
‪1 in Sokoto‬
‪1 in Ekiti‬

‪As at 11:10 pm 20th April there are 665 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.‬

‪Discharged: 188‬
‪Deaths: 22

As at 11:10pm 20th April, breakdown of cases by states: ‬

‪Lagos-376‬
‪FCT-89‬
‪Kano-59‬
‪Osun-20‬
‪Oyo-16‬
‪Edo-15‬
‪Ogun-12‬
‪Kwara-9‬
‪Katsina-12‬
‪Bauchi-7‬
‪Kaduna-9‬
‪Akwa Ibom-9‬
‪Delta-4‬
‪Ekiti-4
‪Ondo-3‬
‪Enugu-2‬
‪Rivers-2‬
‪Niger-2‬
‪Benue-1‬
‪Anambra-1‬
‪Borno-3‬
‪Jigawa-2‬
‪Abia-2‬
‪Gombe-5‬
‪Sokoto-1

BREAKING: Doctor Reportedly Slumps, Dies At FMC Umuahia

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A medical worker with the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Umuahia, Abia State on Monday reportedly collapsed and died.

The doctor whose name was given as Dr. Okparaeke died of an undisclosed ailment.

The source who spoke with ABN TV on the condition of anonymity said he was before his death undergoing his house manship in the medical facility.

More details later…..

BREAKING: Ikpeazu To Address Media On Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In Abia On Tuesday

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The Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, will on Tuesday address the media on the development around the two coronavirus cases recorded in the state on Monday.

This is contained in a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu on Monday.

NCDC had confirmed the two cases both of who are advanced in age.

The two form the index cases the state is recording since the novel coronavirus was first confirmed in Nigeria.

The Commissioner said the state government has commenced tracing those who have come in contact with the confirmed cases.

BREAKING: Abia Records 2 COVID-19 Cases

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Abia State Government says the state has recorded two confirmed cases of coronavirus.

This is the index case the state is recording since the novel coronavirus was first confirmed in Nigeria.

The state in a release signed by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu on Monday says both patients are advanced in age but currently stable at an isolation center in the state.

While stating that ventilators have been deployed to help in attending to the health need of the patients, the Commissioner said contact tracing has commenced on the two cases.

“On the direction of the Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, we have deployed our ventilators to the isolation center in readiness for their use if eventually required to nurse them back to good health. Our well trained medical personnel are offering all necessary support and we hope and pray the patients survive this ailment.

“Contact tracing has commenced in earnest and our rapid response team is currently moving to bring in those who may have had contact with the two index cases” he said.

According to the Commissioner, the result of “Prosper Vincent” a suspected case who was on the run returned negative and he will promptly be released from isolation.

“We wish to call on our people not to panic but continue to observe all the guidelines issued by NCDC and the state inter-ministerial committee on COVID-19:

“Stay at home unless there is a compelling need to go out either to buy drugs or food. Do so with your face mask on

“Wash your hands regularly with soap under running water for at least 20 seconds or use original hand sanitizers to clean them

“Observe social distancing and also avoid crowds

“Do not open any market to trade and, please, stop using public transport until further notice.

“Based on the age of the patients, we are looking at a possible community transmission and will strongly advice that all those who may have come in contact with the two individuals who hail from Ukwa and Umuahia North areas of the state immediately call 0700 2242 362.

“The Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, will be addressing the media tomorrow on this development in Abia” the release added.

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