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Africa: Continent Now Has Over 22,000 COVID-19 Cases - WHO

[WHO] A steady increase in the number of cases has been observed in the WHO African Region since the first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported on 25 February 2020 in Algeria. All Member States have since been affected, with the exemption of Comoros and Lesotho where there have been no official reports of confirmed COVID-19 cases to date. Since our last situation report on 22 April 2020 (External Situation Report 8), there has been a 52% increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases (7 9 via LATEST NEWS
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BREAKING: Nigeria Records 196 New Coronavirus Cases

Nigeria has recorded 196 new Coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 1728. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control disclosed this in a tweet on Wednesday. It said, “196 new cases of ‪#COVID19‬ reported; 87 in Lagos, 24 in Kano, 18 in Gombe, 17 in Kaduna, 16 in FCT, 10 in Katsina, eight in Sokoto, seven in Edo, six in Borno, one in Yobe, one in Ebonyi and one in Adamawa. “As at 11:55pm 29th April, 1728 confirmed cases of ‪#COVID19‬ reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 307, deaths: 51.”   196 new cases of #COVID19 reported; 87-Lagos 24-Kano 18-Gombe 17-Kaduna 16-FCT 10-Katsina 8-Sokoto 7-Edo 6-Borno 1-Yobe 1-Ebonyi 1-Adamawa As at 11:55pm 29th April- 1728 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 307 Deaths: 51 pic.twitter.com/1ul1P8JvTH — NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 29, 2020 PUBLIC HEALTH Breaking News News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advert...
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United States Will Send At Least 200 Ventilators To Nigeria —Trump

Donald Trump, President of the United States, has said that America was ready to send at least 200 or more ventilators to Nigeria Trump had in a telephone conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday promised to send some ventilators to support Nigeria in the fight to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country. Speaking at a press briefing aired on Fox News, Trump said there were plans by the US to send ventilators from Florida to other countries amid the Coronavirus pandemic. He said, "We’re going to send at least 200 ventilators to Nigeria; probably more than that.”  See Also Politics BREAKING: United States President, Trump, Promises Nigeria Ventilators After Telephone Conversation With Buhari 0 Comments 1 Day Ago PUBLIC HEALTH United States of America News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via
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Former Borno Governor, Goni, Is Dead

The first civilian governor of Borno State, Alhaji Mohammed Goni, has died at the age of 78. A family source, who confirmed the death to SaharaReporters, said the former governor died on Wednesday evening from an undisclosed illness. In 1979, Goni was elected as the first civilian governor of the former Borno State on the platform of the Great Nigeria Peoples Party and was in office from October 1979 to September 1983. He was also part of the Progressives Coalition led by Chief Obafemi Awolowo.  Goni founded the Borno Radio Television to counter the propaganda being pumped out by the Nigerian Television Authority at the time.  Before the 1983 elections, he defected to the Unity Party of Nigeria, running unsuccessfully for reelection against the Nigerian People's Party candidate, Sheikh Jarma.   News OBITUARY AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via
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Ondo Government Reinstates Sacked Nurses Who Protested Non-payment Of Salaries

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu The Ondo State Government has re-instated six nurses sacked recently at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital. The nurses were sacked in February for embarking on a protest to demand payment of their accumulated salary arrears.  Governor Rotimi Akeredolu A source at the Ministry of Health in the state said the sacked workers were asked to resume back after a meeting between the ministry, nursing leaders in the state and management of the hospital.  See Also Exclusive EXCLUSIVE: Ondo Government Sacks Nurses For Demanding Payment Of Accumulated Salaries 0 Comments 4 Weeks Ago “I can confirm to you that they have all been reinstated, there is one among them who proved stubborn, he failed to be remorseful nor apologize but he has been told to resume too,” the source said. See Also Exclusive EXCLUSIVE: Ondo Government Asks Sacked Nurses To Deny SaharaReporters’ Story Before Being Reinstated Into Service 0 Comments 3 We...
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Abba Kyari: Of Friendship And Public Service By Remi Oyeyemi

Remi Oyeyemi "We all make choices, but in the end our choices make us."    -Kenneth Levine "When you choose an action, you choose the consequences of that action. When you desire a consequence you had damned well better take the action that would create it."     -Lois McMaster Bujold After what appeared to be the overwhelming verdict of the majority of Nigerians on the stewardship of late Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, that adjudged his actions in office as calamitous, catastrophic, woeful and grief-filled for the average citizen, some of his friends, both personal and official, have since bombarded the media space with "his other side".  There were pieces from Femi Fani-Kayode, Simon Kolawole, Geoffrey Onyeama, Segun Adeniyi, Waziri Adio, Reuben Abati and a number of others. The obvious attempt by this group was  to humanise a personality that was by reputation, a monster to the majority of Nigerian citizens. Their attempts were obvio...
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Verbal Autopsy Ongoing In Kano To Determine If Strange Deaths Are COVID-19-related —Presidency

Verbal autopsies are currently being carried out to determine if the cause of the deaths recorded in Kano are from Coronavirus, the Presidency has said. Garba Shehu, Presidential spokesperson, on Wednesday said the result of the autopsies must be accepted by all and not be used to play politics. He said, "Nigeria is only weeks into our fight against the invisible COVID-19 that earlier this year was unknown to almost every nation in the world.  "Only earlier this month, Dr Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme, made clear that ‘We are at the beginning in Africa’.  "There is much that remains unknown about this virus. What we do know is that global infections rates continue to rise each day, even when in some nations affected some time before Nigeria, the daily rate of infection is now slowing.  See Also PUBLIC HEALTH Panic In Kano As Over 150 Persons Die ‘Mysteriously’ Under Three Days, Sparking Coronavirus Fears 0 Comment...
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I‘ll Quit If Jobs Assigned To Nigerians Are Hijacked By Politicians —Keyamo

Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has threatened to resign his appointment if the 774,000 jobs approved by President Muhammadu Buhari for the 'masses' was hijack by politicians. Keyamo disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja while answering questions from journalists during the inauguration of the Inter-ministerial Committee on Extended Special Public Works across the 774 local governments of the federation.  When asked if politicians won’t hijack the process, the minister said, "This is not for PDP or APC, who will want slot from my local government because I am a politician. I assure you it will not happen.  “I will leave this job, if they want to insist that it will happen.  "Mr President is targeting ordinary Nigerians who are neither PDP or APC or just anything. They just want to get jobs, they just want to feed their family. "This is not a time for us to empower our followers as politicians. We are going to dig deep, it...
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COVID-19: Nigeria Labour Congress Warns Governors, Employers Against Salary Reduction

File Photo The Nigeria Labour Congress has warned state governors and employers against any reduction in the salaries of workers in the country due to COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement issued by the President of the union, Ayuba Wabba, on Wednesday, the NLC said workers’ salaries were core elements of employment contracts and collective bargaining agreements.  He said the labour union had directed workers in the country to resist any form of salary deduction or stoppage by any employer as a result of Coronavirus.  File Photo He urged the leadership of the union at all levels to be on guard to protect the income and livelihood of workers at these trying times. He said, “We wish to state that any move to deduct the salaries of Nigerian workers anywhere is illegal. “Salaries are core elements of employment contracts and most of the times products of collective bargaining processes.  "It is therefore illogical and illegal to deduct a worker's salary for any reaso...
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COVID-19: Fear Grips FCT Residents As Kano, Kaduna Returnees Flood Abuja

Residents of the Federal Capital Territory are now living in fear as strange faces believed to be from neighbouring states including Kano and Kaduna have flooded the nation's capital. Minister of State for FCT, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, had last week raised an alarm over the influx of destitute into the territory from neighbouring states despite the current lockdown in Abuja. Findings by SaharaReporters showed that returnees from Kano and Kaduna states have migrated into the suburbs of the territory.  There have been cases of hijack of food items and attack on members of palliative committee by thugs during the distribution of relief materials to residents in the city. Security agents drafted to the entry points of the city centre to enforce interstate movement restrictions were not helping matter as many of them took advantage of the situation to feather their own nest. A Kano returnee, who arrived few days ago, said that coming into Abuja had never be a challeng...
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Nigerians Mourn Death Of Covenant Varsity Graduate Whose Surgery Abroad Was Delayed Due To Lockdown

Judith Omonua An entrepreneur and graduate of Political Science from Covenant University, Judith Omonua, popularly known as Ghunu, has died after battling a heart condition for years. Omonua was 24 years old at the time of her death. She was supposed to undergo a heart surgery abroad but owing to the lockdown occasioned by the outbreak of Coronavirus she couldn't travel for the surgery. The young lady died on Monday after battling the ailment for three years.  Judith Omonua Omonua was the Chief Executive Officer of Ghunu Effects, an organic skincare brand.  SaharaReporters had last week reported how with no alternative, Nigerian patients billed for elective and emergency surgeries in India and other developed countries had to cancel their plans and seek care at home.  See Also PUBLIC HEALTH Lockdown: India Hospitals Count Loses As Nigerian Patients Turn To Local Doctors For Treatment 0 Comments 1 Week Ago In a tribute to her by her sister, Obehi Om...
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Kofi Mole – Top Shella

Top Shella cover art Overview of Kofi Mole – Top Shella   Ghanaian rapper  Kofi Mole  drops a brand new single titled  “Top Shella”. This time around, the rapper serves us up with a dancehall record, produced by  Juiczx and Merki . Download the tune below.   See also: Kofi Mole ft. Fameye – Yabre   Listen to “Top Shella” by Kofi Mole Check out other Latest Content Kelvyn Boy ft. Darkovibes & Mugeez – Momo (Mobile Money) Strongman ft. DopeNation – Walahi Wanlov the Kubolor ft. M3NSA & Mind You – PPP Bisa Kdei ft. Sista Afia – Ofie Nipa E.L ft. Sarkodie – Revival Blackway ft. Busta Rhymes – Intense Stonebwoy ft. Keri Hilson – Nominate Shatta Wale – Alien Shatta Wale – Ama Rita Shatta Wale – Sweet Palava Knii Lante – Humanity DJ Breezy – Azonto Riddim Sarkodie ft. Tulenkey – Fa Hooki Me D-Black – Take Your Stone Sarkodie ft. Efya – Overload 1 Sarkodie ft. Oxlade – Overload 2 Efya ft. Mugeez – Pricelezz Kofi Kinaata...
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