Oyo Records Second COVID-19 Death
The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force has confirmed the second COVID-19 death in the state. Chairman of the team, Governor Seyi Makinde, made this disclosure via his Twitter on Monday. He said the fatality came from one of the three new coronavirus patients announced earlier by the Task Force on Sunday. This brings the total number of COVID-19 fatalities in the state to two, while...
BREAKING: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians By 8pm
President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation on Monday by 8:00pm. A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this. “President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation Monday, April 27, 2020 at 8pm. “Television, radio and other electronic media stations are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Federal...
Three Patients Flee After Testing Positive To COVID-19 In Kano
The Kano State coordinator of technical response team on COVID-19, Tijjani Hussaini, said three persons ran away after testing positive to COVID-19 in the state. Mr Hussaini told PREMIUM TIMES on Monday that the patients fled their known addresses and switched off their phones. He said his team is working with security agencies to trace the patients and move them to...
ABN TV Boss Salutes Chief Ndukwe Iko On His Birthday, Calls Him Man Of Good Heart
The Director, ABN TV Mr. Ifeanyi Okali has congratulated Abia born businessman, Chief Ndukwe Iko as he marks his birthday today. Describing him as a man with a good heart, Mr. Okali extolled Chief Ndukwe for contributing meaningfully to the lives of Abians through employment generation and career development. "As a businessman and industrialist, the lives of our people has significantly...
BREAKING: Civil Servants To Receive Salaries Monday As Ikpeazu Begs Abians To Stay At Home
The Abia state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu says he has directed the state Ministry of Finance to ensure that civil servants in the state are paid on Monday, April 27, 2020, while subventions and pensions are to be paid the following day, Tuesday, April 28, 2020. He also warned that no pensioner is expected to leave his/her house for any...
Ikpeazu Appoints Enelamah, Kalu Idika Kalu, Okonjo-Iweala, Others Into Abia Post COVID-19 Economic Advisory C’tee
The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has appointed the former Minister of Trade and Investment under President Muhammadu Buhari, Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah as a member of the state Post Covid-19 Economic Advisory Committee. In the list of the committee's membership includes, the former Minister of Finance, Dr. (Mrs) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and former DG, Security and Exchange Commission, Ms....
Fears In Kano As Another Professor Dies
A professor of mass communication at the Bayero University, Kano, Balarabe Maikaba, died on Sunday. He died in Kano but details of his death were sketchy as of the time of filing this report. According to a family source, funeral prayer was held for the deceased at 4 pm at his family house, near Plaza cinema, Fagge quarters in Kano city. ABN...
BREAKING: Kano Gov’t Finally Admits ‘Strange Deaths’, Says Situation Serious
The Kano State government has finally admitted the increasing death rate in the state, describing it as a serious situation. ABN TV had reported about the rising deaths in the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic but Abdullahi Ganduje, the governor, had said the reports on multiple deaths were blown out of proportion. But in a statement on Sunday, Muhammad Garba, the state’s...
COVID-19: Provide Life Insurance For Journalists In Frontline Coverage Of Pandemic, NUJ Tells FG, States
The National Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ) has called on federal and state governments to make provision for life insurance for journalists who are on the frontline in the coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as provision of adequate and effective Personal Protection Equipment and palliatives to ease hardships they daily encounter while on their...
Abia Central To Benefit As Sen. T.A Orji Releases 300 Bags Of Beans, 1240 Cartons Of Noodles
Representative of Abia Central Senatorial District, Senator Theodore Orji has concluded plans to distribute no fewer than 300 Bags of Beans and 1240 Cartons of Noodles to the people of the district to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown put in place by the state government. In a statement made available to ABN TV, signed by the Chief Liaison...
