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Gov. Bello extols APC Chairman, Oshiomhole at 68
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, has felicitated with Mr Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on the occasion of his 68th birthday anniversary celebration. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Muhammed, on Saturday in Lokoja, Bello described Oshiomhole as a quintessential and astute politician of quality, ethics and…
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COVID-19: Osun govt. commences fumigation exercise in Ile-Ife
The Osun Government has commenced the fumigation of public places in Ile-Ife in efforts aimed at curtailing the spread of the coronavirus. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who monitored the fumigation exercise in the ancient city on Saturday, reports that areas to be covered included markets, local council secretariat and the…
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COVID 19 Patient Dies In UBTH
By Ikhili Ebalu , Benin City. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the death of two patients of coronavirus in Lagos and Edo State . NCDC also confirmed 20 new cases of the disease, making the total cases to 210, stating that “Two new deaths have been recorded in Lagos and Edo…
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Osun Govt debunks report on missing 6 Covid-19 patients
Osun Government has denied report that six patients who tested positive for COVID-19 have escaped from the Ejigbo isolation centre in the state. Mr Ismail Omipidan, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Gboyega Oyetola , in a telephone interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday debunked the story, describing it as a mere…
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No confirmed COVID-19 case in Kwara: Govt
· Explains UITH incident, samples taken · Govt begins distribution of N154m worth of palliatives By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Government on has denied that the state has recorded a case of coronavirus (COVID-19), adding however that all the six samples of suspected cases so far tested in the state have been negative. “The…
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Kwara: Deputy Gov chastises security operative for aiding lockdown violation
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Deputy Governor and Chairman Technical Committee on Coronavirus, Mr Kayode Alabi, has intercepted some fully loaded passenger buses operating along Otte-Ogbomosho road in violation of the state government’s lockdown order. This development made the Deputy Governor to chastise the security agents for conniving with commercial vehicle operators to violate…
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COVID-19: Tuyil donates N10m to support Kwara, lauds Gov AbdulRazaq
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Concerned about the rampaging coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) across the globe, particularly Nigeria, and to prevent its spread to Kwara state, Tuyil Pharmaceutical Nigeria Limited has donated the sum of Ten Million Naira (N10m) to support the efforts of the State’s COVID-19 Technical Committee. Tuyil is a leading private pharmaceutical manufacturing company…
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Lalong to shop for local engineers as two, reactivated broken down ventilators at JUTH
Raymond Gukas, Jos Ostensibly elated by the feat performed by two engineers who, in the course of the week, successfully brought to live three broken down ventilators of the Jos University Teaching Hospital, JUTH, Plateau state governor, Simon Lalong has disclosed that the state may engage local engineers to produce more ventilators. This, he said…
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Protect us from herdsmen, Irigwe cry out to PLSG
Raymond Gukas, Jos The Irigwe Development Association, IDA, has cried out over alleged plans by herdsmen to wipe the Irigwe race from the face of the earth. This cry, Sunday A. Abdu President of IDA became necessary because from the beginning of month, suspected fulani herdsmen has killed no fewer than nine persons in their…
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COVID 19 AND A NEW WORLD ORDER
By Terna- Kester Kyenge, Ph.D My beloved, the next few days and probably months, God forbid, will be long and indeed some of the most improbable of a lifetime for not a few of us Nigerians. This is because we are part of a global community, tied together by an inescapable web of common humanity.…