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Four days after the explosion which occurred in Ondo State, the driver of the truck that conveyed the explosives, Mr Isiaka Yinusa, said he did not know that his vehicle carried explosive devices. The explosion occurred on Akure-Owo Expressway, at Ilu Abo town in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State in the early hour of Saturday, injuring several people and destroying no fewer than 70 buildings in the community. Yinusa, together with some other people were injured in the accident and were rushed to the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Akure, the state capital, where he had since been receiving treatment. Speaking on his hospital bed, the victim said he was hired to take a consignment to Auchi, Edo State, after the vehicle that was bringing the consignment from Ibadan became faulty in Osu, Osun State. He said he was oblivious of the contents of the consignment. He further stated that the consignment was being escorted by some policemen. Acco

ABUJA—VICE President Yemi Osinbajo and governors who are members of the National Economic Council, NEC, yesterday met to discuss on more palliatives to cushion the effect of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The Special NEC committee, which was held via videoconference anchored from the Presidential Villa, urged members to increase public enlightment because of the ravaging COVID-19. The Committee received the report of its Technical Working Group, which proposed an array of policy options and recommendations on how federal, state and local governments could bring relief to the people and take other adequate measures in containing and responding to the adverse economic effects of the pandemic. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande, stated that the Special Committee of the National Economic Council on COVID-19 was working hard to develop additional measures to alleviate the challenges

The German Mission in Nigeria has pledged €5.5m to the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund, says the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Nigeria, The PUNCH reports. The donation, according to an online currency converter, Oanda, as of 2pm on Thursday, exchanged for N2.2bn. This is coming as the West-African country grapples with the attendant effects of economic shocks as a result of the coronavirus pandemic which has paralysed most activities in the country while infecting over 170 people with two deaths. The PUNCH reports that the Federal Government’s 14-day lockdown is on in top cities including Abuja and Lagos as part of efforts to curb the community transmission of the pandemic. There have been cries by the populace for the government to cushion the effect of the lockdown by providing relief materials including foodstuffs and other essentials. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Nigeria announcing on its Twitter handle, @OCHANigeria, sa

"Agege LGA officials have successfully sealed up the Agege Central Mosque for violating the state government’s order on a religious gathering in the fight against the spread of the #COVID19 pandemic. An opportunity was also taken to disinfect the area."

Alhaji Aliko Dangote has donated a 600 bed isolation centre to the Kano State Government. The isolation centre is being set up at the Sani Abacha Stadium. This was made known by the special assistant to the Kano State governor on new media, Salihu Tanko Yakasai (@Dawisu). Peacock @dawisu The 600 bed isolation centre donated to Kano by Aliko Dangote in collaboration with the State Govt is being setup at the Sani Abacha Stadium. It will be the centre for mild cases of Covid-19 (God forbid) while the 72 bed Kwanar Dawaki will serve as the centre for major cases.

A spokesman for the Nigerian Government Femi Adesina has said President Muhammadu Buhari and vice president Yemi Osinbajo have been earning only 50% of their salaries since they were sworn in for their first term in office in 2015. Nigeria is battling the outbreak of coronavirus which has infected over 830, 000 and killed more than 41,000 persons worldwide. In support of curbing the spread of the virus in Nigeria, politicians, philanthropists, companies have announced donations to the Nigerian Government. Ministers in the government last week said they were donating 50% of their March salaries to curb the global pandemic. When asked if Buhari and Osinbajo were donating to Nigeria’s fight against coronavirus, Adesina said there was no need for them to do so. “Already, the President and the Vice President are earning 50 per cent of their salaries, they are not earning 100 per cent,” Adesina said during the Channels Television political programme Politics Today on Tuesday. Ade

The Federal Government on Wednesday parried a question on the whereabouts and the health status of the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, who tested positive for coronavirus. Kyari had, in a letter he wrote to the public on Sunday, confirmed that he tested positive for coronavirus last week and would be in Lagos on Monday for further tests based on medical advice. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, had on Tuesday said contrary to reports that Kyari was at the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) isolation centre in Lagos, he did not know his whereabouts in the state. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, yesterday in Abuja at the third joint national briefing of the Presidential Taskforce Force on COVID-19, was, however, silent when asked about Kyari. “There were few cases of reports or some VIPs who trivialised what the authorities were doing and we got reports that some VIPs refused to have their temperature take

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Here is a video showing the moment some coronavirus patients begs Nigerians to stay at home and be safe. In a video they shot inside the hospital, the patients, comprising of Nigerians and foreigners, carried placards with messages appealing to everyone to stay at home. One of the placards had the inscription ''Coronavirus is real, stay home''.

Covid-19: NYSC Camp Mbaukwu/Umuawulu Isolation Centre. The 240 Bed Isolation Centre at the NYSC Camp Mbaukwu/Umuawulu, Anambra State is taking shape. Photos show a section of the facility.... Our Prayer remains that we don't have to use them for Covid-19,Anambra has no case recorded yet, but Governor Willie Obiano is not taking chances.

In this interview with OLADIMEJI RAMON, Legal Adviser at Amnesty International Secretariat, London, Dr Kolawole Olaniyan, speaks about Nigeria’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the right of Nigerians to quality health care What is your thought about the handling of the COVID-19 crisis by the Nigerian government? President Muhammadu Buhari government’s handling of COVID-19 pandemic has been unsatisfactory. The government initially failed to come up with a communication strategy about its plan to limit the spread of the pandemic in the country, and failed to impose travel restrictions at a time these measures would have been most effective. Then, President Buhari failed to provide the leadership required, his initial measures were limited only to issuing press releases; he didn’t speak to Nigerians directly or provide any leadership in terms of direction, strategy and coordination of responses to COVID-19 pandemic. In Buhari’s absence, some governors like the Lagos St

Osun state government has given details of how the cases of the coronavirus pandemic suddenly surges to 14, making the state the third highest state with confirmed cases of the deadly disease. AMILOADED reports that the National Centre for Disease Control yesterday announced that Osun recorded 9 new cases of Coronavirus, which raised the total number of confirmed cases to 14. Addressing a news conference on Wednesday, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu and the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Ismail Omipidan disclosed that the new cases are among returnees from Ivory Coast, who came into the State last week. According to them, the returnees are from Osun, Anambra, Kwara, Oyo, Ekiti, Edo and other States but whose destination was Osun. They were 127 and were conveyed to the State in 6 buses from Ogun-Osun border and taken directly to an isolation centre in Ejigbo to prevent communal mixing. The duo made it clear that 24 samples were initially sen

Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu of Lagos state on Tuesday, March 24, issued a sit-at-home order across the state to enable the government tackle further spread of coronavirus. A week later, President Muhammadu Buhari in a nationwide broadcast, ordered a lockdown across Lagos, Abuja and Ogun states as part of measures to curb the disease. However, since the lockdown order by Buhari took effect on Monday, 30th March by 11pm, there have been many criticisms and outcries as citizens lambasted government for not providing palliatives to enable people cope during the shutdown. With over a week into lockdown for residents of Lagos state, some Lagosians have taken to the streets to lament and even challenge members of the state’s task force. In a video which has gone viral on social media, the residents stated that hunger and epileptic power supply makes it difficult for them to stay at home.

As they say, "Blackmailers always come back." 58-year-old Nigerian singer, Salawa Abeni, has been forced to release her nude pictures on Instagram to avoid being blackmailed by a certain man. She said the scammer, who is threatening to tarnish her image and destroy her career of over 45 years, identifies himself as Jason and lives in Osun State. Salawa Abeni took to her Instagram page to share screenshots of her chats and the said nude pictures and wrote: "Good morning my Family, friends and Fans. I have something very important to tell you and I will really appreciate your audience. I am very disappointed that someone somewhere will try to tarnish my image and threaten to destroy my career of over 45 years. This morning, I received messages from somebody threatening to expose very old pictures of me and in the process, blackmailing me for money. These could’ve been pictures of me in the hospital or even with my partner, but is this what has become of us?? I

Latest Update: JAMB has just released an updated list of Names of candidates involved in Exam Malpractice for 2020 UTME. The updated list now contains 195 candidates, whose names have been published. As time goes on, we believe this list will continue to grow as JAMB continues to review CCTV footages in all CBT centres from where the exams held. Continue reading below to find the names released by JAMB; JAMB has released the names of candidates that have been caught so far, to have engaged in examination malpractice. Since these were the only number of candidates reported to JAMB, the board has put a statement forward saying the examination malpractice is on the decline in the country. You can find the names of these candidates, their state of centre, and the misconduct reported against them in the PDF attached to this post below; If your name is on this list, then your result will be most likely withheld.

...places order for PCR machines ...Taskforce receives cash donations, sanitization items Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has approved the establishment of covid-19 testing centre in Gombe. The Chairman of the Taskforce on Covid-19, Professor Idris Mohammed who disclosed this at a press briefing on the activities of his committee, said already the state has placed order for Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machines. "We have ordered for the supply of PCR machines for testing the suspected case for the state own centre and it will be available in the next two weeks”. " Although we have 3-5 functioning PCR machines in Gombe state, but there are no primas for covid-19 because every micro organism has to have it's own specific prima for molecular biology testing and unless you have a specific prima for a disease, you cannot diagnose it ". The Chairman who lamented that there is no single covid-19 testing machine in the north east region, noted that for an

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE COVID-19: WHAT PRESIDENT BUHARI HAS DONE, AND IS DOING, BY PRESIDENCY In his broadcast to the nation on Sunday, March 29, 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari declared that “in Nigeria’s fight against Covid-19, there is no such thing as an overreaction or under-reaction. It is all about the right reaction by the right agencies and trained experts.” Lest we forget, below is a chronicle of some of the reactions by the agencies and trained experts, under the leadership of President Buhari. All these are apart from the impressive job being done by some state governors. · January 28, 2020, (one month before the first case of Corona Virus). Federal Government assured citizens of the country of its readiness to strengthen surveillance at five international airports in the country to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The government announced the airports as Enugu, Lagos, Rivers, Kano and the FCT. · January 28: The Nigeria Centre for Disease Co