We Are Considering Reopening Schools After Interstate Travel Ban- Emeka Nwajiuba

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The Federal Government has said that schools may reopen in the country after the ban on interstate movement has been lifted. The government said that it was been careful not to lead Nigerians into danger as Nigeria continues to record increased cases. It pointed out that some countries that opened schools hurriedly shut them when their cases spiked. Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba stated this during the briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja. He further stated that the government had not published any date…

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Coronavirus: Germany donates €26m to Nigeria

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German Government on Monday, announced the donation of €26m to support Nigeria’s COVID-19 response. The German Missions in Nigeria in a statement said the donation was in demonstration of its solidarity and cooperation with Nigeria amid the pandemic. It noted that the funds would provide humanitarian assistance in the North East, especially in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States. The statement read in part, “Germany continues to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa aiming to support the Nigerian Government with a view to protecting the most vulnerable groups…

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COVID-19: Abia governor Okezie Ikpeazu tests positive

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Okezie Ikpeazu, Abia State Governor, has tested positive for COVID-19, making him the fourth governor to test positive for the virus. The state commissioner of information John Okiyi Kalu, confirmed the governor status in a statement on Monday after the governor droppedd samples twice for the test. ”Recall that on Saturday, 30th May, 2020, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu volunteered his sample for COVID-19 test and subsequently directed members of the state Executive Council (EXCO) and those of the inter ministerial committee on COVID-19 to submit themselves for the same test. On…

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Simi and Adekunle Gold welcomes first child

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Celebrity couple, Adekunle Gold and his wife, Simi, on Sunday, welcomed their first child. Simi announced the birth of the baby on her Instagram page, attaching a picture of her husband, Adekunle Gold carrying a baby. “It’s like free-falling – this unending, soul-snatching, infinite, mind-boggling love. Deja, my baby girl, I got you. I promise. Now and forever. So help me God,” she posted. Simi and Adekunle Gold got married in 2019 with only about 300 selected guests at their white wedding. Simi had earlier given an indication that she…

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Bakare refuses to open church, says ‘I can’t endanger people’s lives’

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Pastor Tunde Bakare, the Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, has said he is not prepared to open his church yet at the risk of putting the lives of his congregants in danger of contracting coronavirus. Bakare, who insisted that it was not yet time to open places of worship, said he was sorry for the country as some Christian and Muslim clerics were putting pressure on the government to open worship centres. In a sermon titled, ‘You are free to dream…

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Man spends 40 days in police custody for blaspheming Prophet Mohammed

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Mubarak Bala, an atheist, has remained in the custody of the Kano State Police Command for 40 days for allegedly blaspheming the Holy Prophet Mohammed. Bala was arrested on April 28, 2020 in Kaduna State following a petition by a lawyer, Salisu Umar, accusing him of posting blasphemous messages on his Facebook wall. He was subsequently transferred to the Kano State Police Command where he has remained till date. Umar, who wrote the petition against Bala, said the suspect had remained in custody because courts in Kano were closed due to…

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COVID-19: Patient who escaped from Imo isolation centre arrested in Ondo selling ‘okrika’

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A coronavirus patient who was said to have escaped from an isolation centre in Imo State and ran to Ondo has been arrested by the COVID-19 team of the Ondo State Government in Oja Oba Area of Akure, the Ondo State capital on Sunday. Ondo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Wahab Adegbenro, made this known in Akure on Sunday. According to the commissioner, the female patient was “originally diagnosed for the virus in far away Imo State but escaped to Ondo state without receiving treatment.” He explained that, after the…

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Coronavirus: Israel shut schools as pupils, teachers contract COVID-19 after reopening

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‌ Amid a rise in coronavirus cases among pupils and teachers three weeks after Israel reopened the doors to all of its schools, more and more are closing again. With 347 pupils and teachers testing positive for the virus, 127 schools did not reopen on Sunday, the beginning of the workweek in Israel, according to an Education Ministry statement. The number of pupils and staff in home quarantine grew from slightly more than 16,000 to almost 17,500 in little more than 12 hours. Most of the new cases are from…

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Corruption allegation: Lagos Speaker explains how N80m was spent on lawmakers’ wives Dubai trip

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‌ Mr Mudashiru Obasa, the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, on Saturday appeared before the House panel of enquiry on the corruption allegations levelled against him by an online medium. Obasa told the panel that the allegations were untrue and that they were the handiwork of his enemies. The Speaker appeared before the nine-man fact-finding panel of the House headed by Mr Victor Akande (Ojo Constituency I) at the House chamber. An online medium had reported on May 23 that at least 64 bank accounts had been…

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Former Lagos commissioner emerges new Oniru of Iruland

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Former commissioner of Agriculture in Lagos State, Prince Gbolahan Lawal, has emerged as the Oniru-elect of Iruland. Lawal is also a former aide-de-camp to the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. A statement by Mr Gboyega Akosile, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday stated that Lawal’s appointment was approved during the State Executive Council meeting where final ratification was made on his nomination. The statement added that the appointment takes immediate effect from Friday afternoon. The new monarch will succeed the former…

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