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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...
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...
Bala Lau Demands ₦100 Million From Sahara Reporters For Reporting His Death
The national leader of the Jama’at Izalat al Bid’a Wa Iqamat as Sunna (JIBWIS), also known as the Izala Society, Sheikh Bala Lau, has demanded ₦100 Million compensation from Sahara Reporters for announcing that he had died. They had reported (on May 10th) that Sheikh Bala Lau had died and that social distancing guidelines were not adhered to at his...
“I Donated My Allawee To Orphans Because I Lost My Parents At Very Young Age” – NYSC Member Says
A member of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Abia State, Nkoro Eberechi Paullucy has said he donated his N30,000 allowance to the orphanage home in order to help them not to feel the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown. While making this known to ABN TV on Friday, the NYSC member currently serving at Government House, Oyo state said coming...
JUST IN: Hon. Tony Onyenweaku Dumps APGA
The APGA 2019 Candidate, Umuahia East State Constituency of Abia State, Hon Tony Onyenweaku has resigned his membership of the party. In a letter dated 15/5/2020, addressed to the Ndume Ward Chairman, Ndume Ibeku, Umuahia, Abia State, Hon. Onyenweaku said the resignation is in good faith. He also expressed gratitude to the party for the opportunity of using its platform to...
FG Impounds British Aircraft For Conducting Commercial Flights
The Federal Government has impounded an aircraft owned by a British company for conducting commercial flights operation into Nigeria amid COVID-19 lockdown. This was announced on Sunday by Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, via official Twitter handle @hadisirika. The Minister said the company, Flair Aviation, was given the approval to conduct humanitarian flights but was caught operating commercial flights. According to Sirika’s...
No NYSC Mobilisation Soon – Director-General, Shuaibu
Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC Ibrahim Shuaibu, has said that there are no plans to mobilise recent graduates in the country for the compulsory scheme due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Shuaibu in an interview with Economic Confidential said only NYSC Batch A, Stream 1, who were asked to leave camp due to COVID-19 would be asked to...
COVID-19: ABHA Members Distribute Substantial Palliatives, Ready To Offer More Assistance — Rt. Hon. Orji
The Speaker, Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji has said members of the legislature in the state have distributed substantial palliatives to their constituents in an effort to help the people of the State to not to feel the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown. He also expressed the willingness of the Assembly to offer more humanitarian sacrifices...
Alleged N7.65bn Fraud: Court Fixes June 2 To Hear Orji Kalu’s Application For Immediate Release
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed June 2 to hear an application by the former Abia State governor, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu seeking his immediate release from the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Kuje, Abuja. Channels TV reports that Justice Mohammed Liman fixed the date on Wednesday after the application was assigned to him. Besides seeking his...
Electricity Workers Protest In Abuja Over Sack Of MD
Electricity workers are protesting at Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Corporate Headquarters in Abuja. The electricity workers are protesting against the sack of the Managing Director of TCN, Gur Mohammed. They are also calling for the immediate resignation of the Power Minister. The FG had yesterday sacked the Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Mr Usman Mohammed, and...
