COVID-19: Gov Bello Reveals Why Kogi Has Not Tested Anyone
Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on Sunday, revealed that the state has not tested anyone for Coronavirus. Speaking on Channels TV on Sunday, Bello said this was because it developed an application for tracking symptoms and no one has so far manifested signs in the state. Bello boasted that its COVID-19 sensitization campaign was yielding good results. He said, “So far,...
COVID-19: NCDC Boss Visits Imo, Worried Over “Yet-To-Be-Identified” Cases In State
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has expressed worry over the yet-to-be-identified case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Imo State. NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu expressed the worry on Saturday during a visit to Governor Hope Uzodinma at the Government House in Owerri, the state capital. Addressing the governor, Ihekweazu said he is worried because the people of the state...
Ohafia Killing Recipe For Anger, Restiveness, Chaos, Anarchy, Sen. Kalu Cries Out
The senator representing Abia North senatorial district, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has expressed sadness over the killing of one Mr. Ndukwe Arunsi in Ebem Ohafia, Ohafia local government area of the State by a team of policemen led by an Assistant Superintendent of Police last week, saying such act has the tendency to truncate the peace in the area. Describing...
Soldiers Repel Boko Haram Attacks In Yobe
Soldiers have repelled the attack by Boko Haram insurgents on Geidam local government Area of Yobe state. The attack by the insurgents came few hours after several key Boko Haram Terrorists/ISWAP leaders were killed in multiple airstrikes conducted by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole at Durbada in Borno. Sources within Geidam confirmed that the insurgents stormed the town...
Nigeria, Other African Countries Need $114bn To Fight COVID-19 – IMF
Nigeria and other African countries need an estimated $114bn to fund the campaign against the outbreak of the coronavirus disease on the continent. This was disclosed in a statement posted on the website of the International Monetary Fund on Sunday. The statement was issued after a meeting of African leaders, bilateral partners and multilateral institutions, which was jointly convened by the...
Gov. Uzodinma Set To Rename IMSU After Abba Kyari, Describes Him As Patriot
The Imo State Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodimma has said that plans are ongoing to rename the state-owned Imo State University Mallam Abba Kyari University as a mark of honour to the late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari who he said died a patriot. Abba Kyari's death was announced by the Presidency in the early hours of Saturday following...
428,941 Nigerians Got Cash In 24 States, 130,455 From Katsina – Minister
President Muhammadu Buhari administration, on Sunday, gave an update on Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) to Nigerians. But the latest information will again irk Nigerians who have been condemning the criteria. The Government announced that of the 428,941 beneficiaries that have received money, 130,455 are from Katsina State. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, spoke at the weekend,...
Gov. Umahi’s Anti-COVID19 Team Intercepts Motorists Conveying Fugitives Into Ebonyi State
Governor David Nweze Umahi's led 'Anti-COVID19 Compliance Team', on Sunday, arrested motorists, fugitives trying to sneak into Ebonyi State despite the lockdown order by the Governor to curtail the spread of the dreaded Coronavirus pandemic. The incident happened at Ivo Local Government Area of the State. The team intercepted vehicles, fully loaded with fugitives journeying through Akaeze-Ishiagu into the state. Some...
Borno, Akwa Ibom Record First COVID-19 Deaths As Infected Patients Rise
Borno and Akwa Ibom States have recorded their first deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this in an early morning tweet on Monday. The fatality in Borno was the index and only case in the state, while a total of nine cases have been confirmed in Akwa Ibom. Of the remaining eight cases in...
COVID-19: No Approved Vaccine In Nigeria Yet – WHO
The World Health Organisation on Monday insisted that there was no approved vaccine in Nigeria or any part of Africa for COVID-19 saying researches are still ongoing on the deadly viral disease. WHO Immunisation Team Lead, Dr Fiona Braka, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on the efforts of the world body on the reported vaccines for the deadly virus. Braka said...
