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Coronavirus: 28 Persons Quarantined in Ogun – Gov Abiodun
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, said a total of 28 persons have so far been quarantined in Ogun State which included those who had in one way come in contact with the Italian man as others are still being traced. At a press conference on Friday, Gov Abiodun said the state government was leaving no stone unturned as items needed for health workers had been procured so that they can arrest the situation immediately. Abiodun spoke further that the company where the Italian visited had been shutdown, saying two isolation centres had been set up at the company
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Italian Man with Coronavirus went to Ogun State before he was brought to Lagos where He was diagnosed- Deputy Gov, Obafemi Hamzat Reveals
Deputy Governor of Lagos state, Obafemi Hamzat, was on a TVC Programme titled ‘your view’ this morning where he revealed that the Italian man diagnosed with the first case of Coronavirus in Nigeria, went to Ewekoro in Ogun state before he fell ill and was brought to Lagos where he was diagnosed with the virus. “This young man came in from Italy, Milan. He came in on the 25th. He has a consultancy job with a company in Ogun state. He landed on the 26th, went to Ewkoro and then he fell ill and the doctors were smart enough to…
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Senators Earn 700k per Month – Senator Ajibola
Sen. Ajibola Bashiru (APC-Osun Central) has disclosed that senators in Nigeria earn less than N1million per month. He made the disclosure on Thursday while speaking on the sideline of a programme organised by the Correspondents Chapel of the Kwara Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). “What I tell whoever that stands up to say senator collects jumbo pay is that they can also contest so that you can also collect jumbo pay” NAN quoted him as saying, he said “The truth of it is that the take-home pay of a senator is about N700,000 per month. Aside from it…
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Day old Baby found in Abuja (photo)
A day old baby was found dead in Ushafa in Bwari area council in Abuja on Thursday February 27th. The graphic photos showed the baby still covered in blood. See the photos below. (LIB)
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Leave Igbo Youths alone, recruit others – Ohanaeze warns Army
Ohanaeze ndigbo youth council has reacted to the report of the Nigerian Army to recruit young Nigerians to fight insurgency in the North East. According to a statement signed by OYC President-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro and Secretary-General, Okwu Nnabuike, Ohanaeze ndigbo has warned the Nigerian army to exclude Igbo youths from their recruitment process. OYC said that if the Army was only recruiting Nigerian youths for the purpose of fighting the Boko Haram insurgents, such recruitment should be reserved only for Northern youths as Igbo youths were not comfortable with such. The Igbo youth organization said it is suspicious of such…
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Corona virus in Nigeria: Let’s stand as one and fight this Plague – FFK
Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, on Friday urged the Federal government and Nigerians to unite in the fight against the deadly Corona virus codenamed COVID-19. He made the appeal while reacting after the Nigerian government confirmed a case of the disease in Lagos State. The Federal Ministry of Health on Friday had made the confirmation in a statement signed by Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health earlier today. However, Fani-Kayode in a tweet wrote: “Let’s set our differences aside &stand AS ONE to fight this evil plague called #coronavirus that has afflicted our shores. The FG must be pro-active and…
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Health Minister Confirms First Case Of Coronavirus In Nigeria
The Federal Ministry Of Health Has Confirmed the First Case of the Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) in Nigeria. This was confirmed according to a statement by the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire in the early hours of Friday. According to the statement, the case involves an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and just returned from Milan, Italy on the 25th of February 2020. He was confirmed to be positive by the Virology Laboratory of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, part of the Laboratory Network of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The ministry, however, noted that the patient…
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BREAKING: Health Ministry Confirms First Case Of Coronavirus In Nigeria, Shares Tips On How To Avoid Virus
The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. The health minister, Dr Osagie Ehanire, confirmed the case in a statement issued in the early hours of Friday, February 28, 2020. According to the statement, the case involves an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and just returned from Milan, Italy on the 25th of February 2020. He was confirmed to be positive by the Virology Laboratory of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, part of the Laboratory Network of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The ministry, however, noted that the…
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Death Toll From Lassa Fever Hits 118 In Nigeria
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that 118 people have died from the recent Lassa Fever outbreak in the country. According to the NCDC, 2633 suspected cases, 689 confirmed cases and 118 deaths have been recorded in the country from January 1 to February 23. The number of casualties has increased significantly from what was reported for the same period in 2019. At same time in 2019, 1249 suspected cases with 381 confirmed and 83 deaths were recorded. In NCDC’s previous statement, it was gathered that 27 states have recorded at least one confirmed case across 115 local government areas.
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Compared To Other Countries, The Federal Government Is Doing Nothing To Prepare For Corona Virus Outbreak In Nigeria- Senate
The Senate during Thursday’s plenary session criticized the measures put in place at the nation’s point of entry by the Federal Ministry of Health to prevent the spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the country. Deputy Leader of the Senate, Senator Ajayi Borofice pointed out that the measures the Ministry of Health instituted at the nation’s ports is quite different from the South African government’s response. Borofice who disclosed that passengers are screened in the airplane before being allowed to set foot in South Africa, said Nigerian health officials only hand out sheet of papers at airports to international passengers,…
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Recruiting Miyetti Allah into Amotekun is like recruiting demons into an army of angels- FFK
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has kicked against suggestions that members of the Myetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) should be recruited into the new security outfit created by South West governors, Amotekun. Alhaji Yaqub Bello, a former Chairman of MACBAN in the state, made the suggestion on Monday February 24th during a public hearing on the Oyo State Security Network Agency Bill, 2020, also known as Amotekun bill. While declaring his support for the new security outfit, Bello said “Some of us have been in Oyo state for over 40 years, cohabiting with the natives, married Yoruba women and…
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Pope Francis misses Mass due to mild Illness.
Pope Francis cancelled a scheduled appearance at mass in Rome on Thursday because of “a mild ailment”, the Vatican said, the day after he appeared to be suffering a cold. “Due to a mild ailment, he preferred to stay in the vicinity of Saint Martha’s,” the guest house at the Vatican where the 83-year old pontiff lives, chief press officer Matteo Bruni said in a statement. The mass in question was at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, one of Rome’s biggest and largest churches. The announcement came as Italy struggles to control the largest outbreak of the coronavirus in…
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