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BREAKING: Ebonyi Confirms 2nd Coronavirus Case
Ebonyi State has confirmed a second case of coronavirus. The 27- year-old patient was intercepted at Ishieke in Ebonyi Local government Area with his seven- month- old pregnant wife and a maid when coming into Ebonyi from Delta State in a bus. Commissioner for Health stated this in Abakaliki the State Capital. Also Read: Ebonyi Govt Orders Officials To Cane Violators Of...
NCDC Confirms 195 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 1532
Nigeria has recorded 195 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bring the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 1532, ABN TV reports. According to the latest update from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 80 new cases were recorded in Lagos while 38 new cases were recorded in Kano. Also Read: High COVID-19 Cases In Kano Not Surprising –...
Police Killing: Ohafia Moves To Halt Relocation Of Police Area Command To Arochukwu
Traditional Rulers and leaders of thought in Ohafia local government area of Abia state have moved to ensure that the Police Area Command located in the area is not moved to Arochukwu as reported. This reported relocation ABN TV gathered is following the torching of the police station in Ebem Ohafia, burning of a customary court as well as the...
COVID-19: British Airline To Axe 12,000 Jobs
British Airways is set to make up to 12,000 workers redundant on the back of Covid-19 restrictions. The airline's owner International Airlines Group (IAG) announced the planned job cuts as it revealed that revenues plunged 13% in the first quarter of 2020. ABN TV reports, In a letter to staff, British Airways chief executive Alex Cruz said there is no longer...
International Workers’ Day: FG Declares May 1 As Public Holiday
The Federal Government has declared Friday, May 1, 2020, as a public holiday to mark this year’s International Workers’ Day Celebration. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Georgina Ehuriah and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. He commended Nigerian workers for their resilience,...
COVID-19: President Trump Promises To Send Ventilators To Nigeria
The United States of America (USA) has offered to donate ventilators to assist Nigeria’s national response to the war against the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in the country. ABN TV reports that this was disclosed on Tuesday by President Donald Trump of the USA while speaking to President Muhammadu Buhari in a telephone conversation. Also Read: COVID-19 Could Double Food Insecurity...
Abia Online Media Practitioners Commend Hon. Nkole Over Donation Of Food Palliatives
The umbrella body of Online Media Practitioners in Abia State has commended the Member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Honourable Uko Nkole for sending palliative materials to the Organisation to help cushion the effects of the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic, ABN TV reports. Speaking while handing over the palliative items to the Chairman Abia Online Media Practitioners, Comrade Ugochukwu Nwankwo, the member...
Perpetrators Of Ebem Ohafia Disturbances Not Aggrieved — Investigation [VIDEO]
Following the recent burning of Ebem Ohafia police station and a customary court in the community as well as torching of DPO's home as a result of the killing of Friday Arunsi, an indigene of the Ebem community by a team of policemen, the investigation has revealed that perpetrators of the arson are not members of the community. This is...
Abia Mobile Court: Violators Of Lockdown To Engage In Community Service, Fine Payment
The Abia state Chief Judge, Justice Onuoha Ogwe has charged the magistrates of mobile courts inaugurated by the state government to try violators of lockdown order to hand non-custodial punishment to offenders, directing that they should impose fines or send offenders to perform community services. ABN TV reports that Justice Ogwe disclosed this while Inaugurating the courts which are to...
Lockdown Is Necessary To Curb Spread Of COVID-19, Says Minister
The Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mrs Ramatu Aliyu, says the lockdown imposed by President Muhammadu Buhari is necessary to curb the spread of COVID-19 across the country. She stated this on Monday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily in Abuja, the nation’s capital. “No nation prays for that and I will not speak for...
