Month: March 2020
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Why the persecution of Obla, SAN by EFCC can’t Stand
To be precise, on 28 November 2016, Chief Godwin Obla (SAN), a former prosecutor with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), was arraigned before a Lagos High Court in Suit No: LD/3671C/16 alongside the Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, then a Judge of the Federal High Court, on the allegation that he bribed the latter with…
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SGF says lockdown outside Ogun, Lagos, FCT is illegal
Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), says only Lagos, Ogun and the federal capital territory territory (FCT) are on lockdown, warning against restriction of movements in other states. READ ALSO: Covid-19: Policy expert advocates compulsory test centres in all states As a measure to stop the spread of COVID-19, President Muhammadu Buhari…
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Buhari signs quarantine regulations on lockdown
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Covid-19 Regulations 2020 to declare Covid-19 as a “dangerous infectious disease”. READ ALSO: Kaduna COVID-19 Curfew: Police arrest 165, impound 205 vehicles In a statement by his media office, Buhari was said to have signed the regulations “in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Sections 2, 3 and 4 of…
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Kaduna COVID-19 Curfew: Police arrest 165, impound 205 vehicles
The Kaduna State Police Command said its operatives in collaboration with other security agencies have arrested 165 people and impounded 205 vehicles for violating COVID-19 curfew. READ ALSO: Covid-19: Policy expert advocates compulsory test centres in all states The Command Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige made the disclosure in a statement on Monday in Kaduna.…
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Covid-19: Policy expert advocates compulsory test centres in all states
A governance and policy expert, Mr Oseloka Obaze says all the 36 states and Abuja should be given equal capacity to manage cases of the coronavirus and also contain the spread. Oseloka, the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Anambra made the call in a statement on Monday. READ ALSO: COVID-19: President Buhari’s lockdown…
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COVID-19: President Buhari’s lockdown order a move in the right direction – Legal practitioners
President Muhammadu Buhari’s two-week shutdown order in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State, action in the right direction. Our correspondent reports that President Buhari, in a presidential broadcast on the COVID-19 pandemic, on Sunday, said: “Based on the advice of the Federal Ministry of Health and the NCDC, I am directing the cessation of all movements…
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COVID-19: Germany to evacuate citizens from Nigeria
The German Mission in Nigeria is planning to evacuate interested nationals from Nigeria, This is connected to the exploding cases of COVID-19 in the country which hit 111 on Sunday, March 29. Some countries including France and Israel have evacuated some of their nationals from Nigeria with others such as the US preparing to do the…
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Juventus cut players’ salaries amidst virus pandemic
Shares in Italian football giants Juventus surged Monday after the club’s decision to cut their players’ salaries in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The Serie A champions announced on Saturday that they had cut their players’ and coach Maurizio Sarri’s salaries from March until June after all Italian sport was suspended. READ ALSO: COVID-19 cases…
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COVID-19 cases hits 700,000 globally
More than 700,000 cases of the novel coronavirus have been officially declared around the world since the start of the pandemic, according to an AFP tally at 0800 GMT Monday based on official sources. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Buhari declares curfew in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun There have been at least 715,204 cases including 33,568 fatalities in 183…
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BREAKING: Buhari declares curfew in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun
The President,Muhammadu Buhari, has declared curfew in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State. He said the restriction was to curb the community transmission of COVID-19 in the states where it is prevalent. Details later