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 […]
COVID-19: Sokoto police arrest, arraign suspects for flouting restriction order
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto The Sokoto state Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the arrests of drivers of 14 commercial vehicles including passengers along highways linking the state with parts of the country for flouting the restriction of movement order.In a release made available to reporters on the various arrests, the command PPRO, ASP Abubakar Sadiq […]
Nigeria receives medical equipment from United Nations
The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, Tuesday took delivery of various medical equipment donated by the United Nations Systems to the Federal government to aid its efforts at combating the COVID-19 scourge in the country. The equipment were transported to Abuja free of charge to the federal government by Allied Air Cargo. An online […]
The World Will Not Be Destroyed By Fire Or Virus
By Owei Lakemfa A veteran journalist called me on April 4 to confirm if indeed the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) issued a statement advising government against approving the Fifth Generation Mobile Technology (5G) claiming it is dangerous and linked to the outbreak of Covid-19. The NUJ also reportedly rejected the invitation of Chinese doctors […]
KDSG: food and medicine sellers to open shops 8am-6pm Tuesday and Wednesday
The Kaduna State State Committee on Covid-19 has announced that markets will partially open on Tuesday, 14th April, and Wednesday, 15th April 2020 from 8am to 6pm on each day. Only sellers of food and medicines are permitted to open their shops. This is part of the deliberate policy of relaxing the restriction of movement […]