Coronavirus: Guinness, Presco donate relief materials to Edo govt
The Edo State Government has taken delivery of 5,000 units of hand sanitisers and 4,000 cases of malt drinks donated by Guinness Nigeria Plc to support medical officers on the frontlines fighting to check the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the state. Also, Presco Nigeria Plc, an oil processing company operating in Edo […]
Edo rallies Danjuma, Okunbor, Bello-Osagie, Ikazoboh, others for govt’s COVID-19 fundraising c’ttee
The Edo State Government has constituted diaspora and domestic-based fundraising committees made up of illustrious indigenes, corporate organisations as well as religious and traditional rulers, to support the state’s response in checking the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). In a statement, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., said the Edo State COVID-19 Fundraising Committee […]
COVID 19: Unprofessional conduct at Gudu cemetery
The Health and Human Services Secretariat of the FCT Administration has noted with concern the video trending on social media, showing a man pulling off his Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) unprofessionally after participating in the burial of the late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Malam Abba Kyari, at the Gudu cemetery, Abuja. The […]
Abba Kyari’s Death, End of a Surrogate Presidency, and the Coming Chaos
By Farooq Kperogi To say I was shocked by Abba Kyari’s death would be to tell a lie. Being an asthmatic patient who routinely had “breathing problems” that necessitated periodic trips to London hospitals—in addition to being a diabetic who was older than 65—it would have been nothing short of miraculous if he survived COVID-19. […]
Abba Kyari Dies Of Coronavirus
The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari is dead. Abba Kyari died after he tested positive to Coronavirus weeks ago. The late chief of staff had some health complications before contracting the Coronavirus that claimed his life. Since he was declared positive to Coronavirus, his whereabout was kept secret until he came out to […]
Covid -19 palliative: Tambuwal reviews 2020 budget downward by 25%, increases health workers allowance
By Ado Hassan SokotoSOKOTO state government has effected a 25% downward review of its 2020 annual budget following the cash crunch and slight shortfall in the federal allocation accruing to the state as well the global economic crisis sequel to the Covid-19 pandemic.The development followed the outcome of the state Executive Council meeting presided by […]
Kaduna COVID-19 Lockdown, People Living with Disabilities and Inclusion
By SMITH WAYA Before the index case of Corona virus (Covid-19) in Nigeria, the Kaduna state government held a public hearing on the proposed Kaduna state social protection policy, in line with the administration’s slogan of putting the people first. The Joint National Associations of Person with Disability(JONAPWD), Kaduna chapter, as the umbrella body for […]
COVID-19: The Ikpea Family Distributes Relief Materials To Communities
Ewatto- The Ikpea Family of Ewatto, in Esan South East local government area of Edo State yesterday April, 16 2020 commenced distribution of over five thousand bags of Rice and other food items worth millions of naira to their communities in Ewatto. Flagging off the distribution in Ewatto, the head of the Ikpea family, Chief […]
Covid-19: KDSG discharges one patient
Kaduna State Government has said that it has discharged one out of the six patients that was infected by the Covid-19 disease, from the Infectious Disease Centre. Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Mohammed Baloni who broke the news on Wednesday, said that the patient has recovered following treatment at the isolation centre. ‘’They are also […]
Extremist Content Online: 151 Podcast Episodes From Neo-Nazi Nordic Resistant Movement Found On Spreaker
(New York, N.Y.) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. This week, CEP researchers located a Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) podcast on Spreaker spreading anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and urging listeners to help expel Jews from […]