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JUST IN: Nigeria Records 117 New Coronavirus Cases, Toll Rises To 782

Nigeria has recorded 117 new Coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 782. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control disclosed this in a tweet on Tuesday night. It said, “117 new cases of ‪#COVID19‬ have been reported; 59 in Lagos, 29 in FCT, 14 in Kano, six in Borno, four in Katsina, three in Ogun, one in Rivers and one in Bauchi.  “As at 11:25pm 21st April, there are 782 confirmed cases of ‪#COVID19‬ reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 197, deaths: 25.” 117 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 59 in Lagos 29 in FCT 14 in Kano 6 in Borno 4 in Katsina 3 in Ogun 1 in Rivers 1 in Bauchi As at 11:25 pm 21st April there are 782 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 197 Deaths: 25 pic.twitter.com/i6UaoqWHiu — NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 21, 2020 PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via
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COVID-19: Ondo To Begin Enforcement Of Face Masks For Residents

Gov. Akeredolu presents face masks to Ondo market women Gov. Akeredolu presents face masks to Ondo market women Google The Ondo State Government has said that it will start enforcing the use of face masks from Friday in order to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the state.  Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, who made the announcement in Akure, the state capital, said he had constituted a committee to supervise the production of the face masks for residents of Ondo.  He said, "Similarly, it will be a serious breach of the COVID-19 precautionary measure for any individual starting from Friday, April 24, 2020 not to wear face mask while outside their houses.  "In order words, the moment you step out of your home to the streets of Ondo State, you must wear your face mask. "I wish to emphasise that Ondo State Government will implement these decisions effectively and efficiently. "May we therefore use this opportunity to appeal to our people to take these directives
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Chinese COVID-19 Survivors To Face Prosecution For Escaping From Quarantine In Uganda

Two Chinese nationals that were discharged on Sunday from Mulago National Referral Hospital after full recovery from COVID-19, will still have to face the law, Uganda Ministry of Health has revealed. These were among six Chinese, who were intercepted last month in Zombo District as they tried to cross the border to DRC following their escape from quarantine in the capital, Kampala, Daily Monitor reports. On March 25, Ministry of Health had tweeted, “The five new cases are three Ugandans and two Chinese.  "The two Chinese are part of the six who were intercepted in Zombo District.” Dr Joyce Moriku Kaducu, the State Minister for Primary Healthcare, on Monday said although the two Chinese nationals were handed over to their country’s embassy in Kampala, they still had queries to answer. She said, “They handed them to the embassy but still they have to be called and they will face the law.  "These still have to answer queries altogether. At that time they were sick
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5G Not Responsible For Coronavirus, Nigerian Institute Of Physics Says

The Nigerian Institute of Physics has allayed fears that the Fifth-Generation Communication Network (5G) is linked to the deadly Coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world. There has been several negative narratives and theories around the 5G network all over the world on the dangers posed by the innovation. The NIP made the clarification at a press conference in Kaduna on Tuesday, saying instead the world will gain a lot from the innovation. According to the President of NIP,  Prof Hycienth Ogbu Aboh, the institute does not believe that wireless communication of whatever generation now or in the nearest future was exposing mankind to any more radiation energy.  See Also Sahara Reporters SPOTLIGHT: How Lesotho Has Been Using 5G Since 2018 And Yet To Record A Single Coronavirus Case 0 Comments 1 Week Ago He said, "We do not in particular believe that the low energy packets and intensity from 5G antennas will transform to an organised aggregate of DNA molecules that
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Mauritania, West African Country With Seven COVID-19 Cases, One Death, Now Coronavirus-free

Authorities in Mauritania say the country does not have an active case of Coronavirus as at today after all six patients tested negative out of the seven confirmed cases. The other patient died of the disease, the Africanews reported on Tuesday night. Mauritania has a population of four million people and it is one of the few African countries that have so far recorded single-digit infection along with the likes of Burundi, Sao Tome and Principe, South Sudan.  Mauritania said it continued to carry out tests since March 13 when the index case was recorded.  The country is currently enforcing a night-time curfew as part of containment efforts. “Congratulations to Mauritania, today officially COVID-19-free. May many other countries follow suit,” Mamadou Sow, Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Southern Africa, tweeted on Tuesday night. “Mauritania had only seven cases. One died, six recovered.  "This should have been our story if they shut all bord
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COVID-19: 70 Prisoners Regain Freedom From Kuje Correctional Center In Abuja

No fewer than 70 prisoners were released from Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja in a bid to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the country.  The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has confirmed 89 cases of the COVID-19. FCT Chief Judge, Justice Ishaq Usman Bello, ordered the release of the inmates in a statement by the FCT High Court. Some of the freed inmates were those suffering from ill health and other terminal diseases and those from 60 years and above. Also, convicts serving three years and above but have less than six months to serve, mentally unstable inmates and others with option of fines not exceeding N50,000, were released.    PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via
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Don’t Extend Lockdown, Small-scale Entrepreneurs Beg President Buhari, Governors As Hardship Bites Deep In Lagos, Other Nigerian Cities

Empty street in Ikeja, Lagos Empty street in Ikeja, Lagos SaharaReporters Media/‘Dotun Olawoye Thousands of informal workers and small-scale entrepreneurs in Nigeria, who have been rendered jobless as the lockdown continues in different parts of the country, are counting their losses as government struggles to contain the  spread of Coronavirus. Worried by the decline in their income and the attendant hardship, they are begging government to relax the lockdown or grant them palliatives to survive the period.  Already, there is growing concern that another extension of the lockdown could lead to hunger, frustration and unrest. Informal workers affected by the lockdown include event planners, caterers, local food vendors, artisans, street traders and other small-scale business owners, who rely on daily income to feed themselves and their families.  The informal sector contributes immensely to Nigeria's economy.  Economic measures put in place by the federal and state gov
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Group Commends Redeployment Of Rivers And Abia Police Commissioners Over Human Rights Violations

IGP Mohammed Adamu IGP Mohammed Adamu The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre has commended Nigeria's Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, for redeploying the Commissioners of Police in Rivers and Abia states due to rights violations of citizens under their watch. RULAAC in a statement by its Executive Director, Okechukwu Nwanguma, on Tuesday said, it would serve as a warning to negligent police commissioners around the country, who abuse the rule of law and trample on human rights. He said, "The Abia incident could have been averted were the police leadership alive to its duties and responsibilities.  "An early visit to the scene of the incident and to the family of victims and community leaders, could have assuaged passion and averted the reprisal that led to the unfortunate burning of government assets by the angry mob." Nwanguma called on police commissioners in the country to prohibit unwarranted arrests and extortion by their men
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BREAKING: Two Policemen Killed At Atiku's Factory In Adamawa

Two policemen have been killed at a factory belonging to Nigeria's former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, in Adamawa State, SaharaReporters can report. The officers, a Deputy Superintendent of Police named Gbenga, and an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Yohanna, were said to have been killed while on an operation at RicoGado, an animal feeds factory. They were said to have been killed while  inspecting location for the siting of a facility for security operatives posted to the place.  A policeman, who spoke with Saharareporters, said, "They went to RicoGado to inspect where to keep men posted and all of a sudden someone opened fire on them. "I strongly suspect that they were deliberately killed." Spokesperson for the police in the state, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, confirmed the killing of the men to our correspondent. He said, "I can confirm that two of our officers have been killed but as to what killed them or where, I do not know as of now. &quo
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EXCLUSIVE: Minister Of Education, Adamu Adamu, To Replace Abba Kyari As Buhari’s Chief Of Staff

Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, may soon be announced as new Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. If appointed, Adamu will replace Abba Kyari, who was announced dead on Friday. Kyari, who had a history of diabetes and was in his 70s, died at a private hospital in Lagos on owing to complications from Coronavirus. A top government source, who spoke with SaharaReporters, said the President would have wanted Babagana Kingibe but was prevailed upon to drop him. Recall that SaharaReporters had fews hours after Kyari’s death, disclosed that Kingibe was scheming to become Buhari’s Chief of Staff.  FLASH: Babagana Kingibe Scheming To Become @MBuhari ’s Chief of Staff pic.twitter.com/k3tysGenYF — Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) April 18, 2020 The source however, said, “The President actually wanted Kingibe but a lot of people prevailed upon him to drop the idea as Kingibe was not trustworthy as he betrayed and abandoned both his previous principals Abiola an
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