65 Almajiri Children Among 72 COVID-19 Patients In Kaduna
The government of Kaduna says two police officers and 65 almajiri children are among the 72 active cases receiving treatment for COVID-19 in the state. ABN TV reports that in a statement on Monday, Muyiwa Adekeye, special adviser on media to Nasir El-Rufai, the governor, said seven of the cases have a history of travels outside the state. Adekeye said since...
Catholic Church Offers All Its 425 Hospitals In Nigeria As COVID-19 Isolation Centres
The Catholic Bishop Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has offered all its 425 health facilities across the country as isolation centres for COVID-19. Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), who disclosed this at the presidential task force briefing on Monday said state governments can now take advantage of the facilities. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) had...
How Ikpeazu’s Proactiveness Saved Abia From COVID-19 Invasion — Ijiriji
Hon. Emmanuel Ndubuisi popularly known as Ijiriji has commended the Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu for his intervention in ensuring that the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic does not invade the state. Ijiriji is the member representing Bende South Constituency, Abia State House of Assembly. The lawmaker said the low number of confirmed cases in Abia State is a testimony that the...
Don’t Come Home For Now, Ikpeazu Warns Abians Outside State, Vows To Close Down Mortuaries If…
The Abia state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has urged people of the State living in places with rising COVID-19 cases to remain where they are till the pandemic is over, insisting that the interstate travel ban in the state is still in force despite the partial relaxation of lockdown. He also cautioned mortuary attendants not to receive corpses of individuals...
Demolition Of Hotels: I Acted In Good Faith – Wike
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has dismissed the criticisms which trailed the demolition of two hotels in the state, saying he acted in good faith. In a statewide broadcast, the governor accused one of the owners of the hotels of unleashing thugs on members of the state task force when they visited the facility. Earlier on Sunday, Prudent Hotel, Eleme was pulled...
Ex-Governor Of Ogun State Aide, Giwa, Dies At 58
A media aide to the former governor of Ogun State, Chief Gbenga Daniel, Ayomide Giwa, is dead. Giwa, a seasoned journalist, was until his death at the age of 58 years, the Chief Press Officer to Daniel, and also served as a top media aide to the former Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon (Mrs) Titi Oseni-Gomez. The...
COVID-19 Positive Almajiri Kids Need Care Not Publicity – Ganduje
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has called on his counterparts in the north to avoid ‘making noise’ about COVID-19 positive Almajiri kids and rather give them necessary care. ABN TV reports that the governor who was speaking at a media briefing on Sunday said the fact that he is not making noise doesn’t mean all Almajiri brought back to Kano...
Fasting, Heat Killing People In Jigawa, Not COVID-19 – Jigawa Senator
Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, senator representing Jigawa north, says fasting, heat and ill health are responsible for some of the recent deaths in Jigawa, not COVID-19. There were reports on dozens of people who died mysteriously in Hadejia local government area of the state within four days, with some attributing the deaths to COVID-19. But in an interview with Vanguard, the senator said a committee...
68 Buried In Yobe LGA Within Three Days
Sixty-eight, 68 persons have reportedly been buried in Potiskum local government area of Yobe state within three days. Although the deaths have not been linked to COVID-19, the unusual occurrence in the area was said to have caused apprehension among residents. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, strange deaths have been reported in various states, lately Bauchi, Kano and Jigawa A cemetery worker as saying one of the...
Wike Declares Temporary Easing Of Lockdown In Rivers
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has announced a two-day temporary easing of the lockdown in the state. Speaking on Sunday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, Wike said the lockdown will be relaxed only on Tuesday and Wednesday to allow residents to restock their homes with food items and other essentials. According to ABN TV reports, Wike said the directive on...
