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[DW] A roadside bomb in northern Mali has killed three UN troops. Four other peacekeepers from Chad were wounded. Some 13,000 troops are deployed across the arid nation to deter jihadists. via LATEST NEWS

[DW] The Turkish government said it would consider forces loyal to general Khalifa Haftar "legitimate targets" if they didn't stop attacks on diplomatic missions. The UN has warned that Haftar's may have committed war crimes. via LATEST NEWS

[Ghana Presidency] Address To The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Updates To Ghana's Enhanced Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic, On Sunday, 10th May, 2020. via LATEST NEWS

[DW] Media reports say a private Kenyan plane recently downed in Somalia was shot by troops deployed from Ethiopia. So far, the African Union's Somalia mission AMISOM has only called for a joint investigation. via LATEST NEWS

Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammad, has said that about 150 people died in Azare, the headquarters of Katagum Local Government Area, in the last 30 days. Mohammad said hypertension and other related diseases were responsible for some of the deaths. Ibrahim Baba, a former member of the House of Representatives from Bauchi, had written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari over a massive outbreak of Coronavirus in Azare.  In the letter dated May 8, 2020, Baba said Azare had recorded over 100 COVID-19 deaths in the last one week. But speaking on Sunday, Governor Mohammad told journalist that about 150 had died so far in the last 30 days, according to a report received from the committee set up to investigate the strange death. He said, “We have reviewed the rumour about Azare that it has become a morgue. It’s not true, we have gotten the statistics of the death in the last 30 days. “About 150 died in Azare, an average of about eight death per day and most of them we ha...

A group, Employment Advancement Rights Network, has condemned the sacking of over 450 staff of American University of Nigeria and Gotel Communications, both owned by former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar. EARN in a statement by its President, Barrister Edward Ogenyi, on Sunday, the group while describing the action as lacking in compassion especially at a time that responsible organisations were holding off on such decisions until after the COVID-19 pandemic, threaten to picket businesses and houses owned by Atiku to register their displeasure at the situation. To avoid such action, the group warned the ex-Vice President to reinstate the sacked workers.  The statement reads, “As a pressure group of seasoned activists, lawyers and professionals with the sole aim of protecting Nigerian workers, Employment Advancement Rights Network has comprehensively reviewed the sack of over 400 staff of the American University of Nigeria, which is owned by former Vice Presiden...

The Lagos State Government on Sunday shut down two facilities in Badagry West Local Council Development Area for contravening new guidelines issued by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on the operation of hotels, night clubs and other entertainment outfits aimed at preventing further spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the state. In a tweet by the state government on Sunday, the facilities sealed include Maggi Hotel and Tambari Theatre Art (night club).  Speaking on the closure of the facilities, Special Adviser to the governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr Solomon Bonu, said it was discovered that there was a high level of immorality going on at the two facilities. He said, “The night club has become home for strippers, drug barons and all sorts of mischief.” Bonu disclosed that legal action would be instituted against the owners of the hotel and night club to ensure appropriate sanctions are meted out and serve as a deterrent to others. While noting that the exercise of monit...

[News24Wire] The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa has surpassed 10 000, Health Minister Zweli Mkize said on Sunday. via LATEST NEWS

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Anointed gospel singer and songwriter,  Blessing Dimkpa , returns with a brand new hit praise song titled “ He Reigns ,“ produced by  Echris . This is a song birthed from a quiet time. A song of adorable and heart pouring praise to the most high God . The bible says in Psalm 97 NIV The LORD REIGNS, let the earth rejoice. Cloud and thick darkness surround him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. Fire goes before him and consumes his foes on every side. Psalm 146:10 He said I will reign forever and ever. Your God, Oh Zion, for all generations, praise the Lord. The lord reigns he is clothed with majesty. Fear not. For all over the world God reigns and rules the affairs of Men .   Stay Safe!! Stream & Download Audio Below;  https://gospelhotspot.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Blessing-Dimkpa-He-Reigns.mp3   DOWNLOAD MP3     Lyrics: He Reigns By Blessing Dimkpa All power in heaven, belongs to my God All power on e...

Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammed Babandede, has illegally diverted N23m given to the agency for officers as palliative during the COVID-19 outbreak. SaharaReporters gathered that the fund, which was received by the agency, was about to be disbursed to all officers when Babandede diverted the funds. He subsequently oversaw the disbursement of the funds to some selected persons, who are his cronies within the agency.  In documents exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters, the money was distributed to 293 officers on the order of Babandede. The money, which was paid by Remita, was labelled as overtime and extra hours payment for the 293 officers. The 293 officers selected by the CG received the sum of N70,000 each.  “Being payment for overtime extra hour spent to the above named officer and 292 others for the processing of capital payment vouchers for 2020 First quarter Capital Allocation Vide attached brief and approval on...

The Borno State Government has discharged 12 more COVID-19 patients from its isolation centres. The state committee on COVID-19 made this known on Sunday. The committee said six of the patients were discharged from the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital Isolation Centre while the remaining six were from the Bulabulin Ngaranam Isolation Centre.  It also said additional 22 patients were currently awaiting the results of their final test and are expected to be discharged soon.  One of the discharged patients, who identified himself as Gideon, thanked the government and health workers. He said he tested positive for COVID-19 on April 30 after he had contact with one of his relatives, who later died of the virus at UTMH.   PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis :  Featured Image :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via

A United States citizen said to have been invited to Nigeria by a young man she met on the Internet, has died of suspected Coronavirus complications in Delta State, SaharaReporters has learnt. Our correspondent reliably gathered that the American, whose identity could not be ascertained at the time of this report, was said to have died on Sunday morning after she manifested some symptoms of the virus and was rushed to a private hospital at Osubi, Orerokpe under Okpe Local Government Area of the state. Speaking with our correspondent, a security official attached to a police station in the local government, disclosed that the young man and the white lady had been lodged at a hotel in Osubi town since her arrival in Nigeria on March 3, 2020.  The official said, "The young man and the American white lady lodged in a hotel in Osubi where they spent some weeks. The white lady fell sick and she began to manifest some symptoms of COVID-19, especially severe coughing....

The advent of Coronavirus in the global space since last year has in many ways affected both health and economic sectors, leading to uncertainties of when and how it would be contained. So far in Nigeria, the very obvious impact has been huge, especially about government finances, capital flow reversals and loss of income to businesses and households among others. The International Monetary Fund recently projected that the Nigerian economy would shrink by 3.4 per cent this year. This is believed to be worse than the global average projected at three per cent. Because of the virus, government was forced to shut down some states in the country, including federal government offices nationwide. This incident has robbed-off negatively on the Small and Medium Enterprises and majority of Nigerians who live on daily income as their source of livelihoods  It is believed that in Nigeria, SMEs contribute 48 per cent of national Gross Domestic Product, account for 96 per cent of bus...

Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammad, has said that about 150 people died in Azare, the headquarters of Katagum Local Government Area, in the last 30 days. Mohammad said hypertension and other related diseases were responsible for some of the deaths. Ibrahim Baba, a former member of the House of Representatives from Bauchi, had written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari over a massive outbreak of Coronavirus in Azare.  In the letter dated May 8, 2020, Baba said Azare had recorded over 100 COVID-19 deaths in the last one week. But speaking on Sunday, Governor Mohammad told journalist that about 150 had died so far in the last 30 days, according to a report received from the committee set up to investigate the strange death. He said, “We have reviewed the rumour about Azare that it has become a morgue. It’s not true, we have gotten the statistics of the death in the last 30 days. “About 150 died in Azare, an average of about eight death per day and most of them we ha...

A group, Employment Advancement Rights Network, has condemned the sacking of over 450 staff of American University of Nigeria and Gotel Communications, both owned by former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar. EARN in a statement by its President, Barrister Edward Ogenyi, on Sunday, the group while describing the action as lacking in compassion especially at a time that responsible organisations were holding off on such decisions until after the COVID-19 pandemic, threaten to picket businesses and houses owned by Atiku to register their displeasure at the situation. To avoid such action, the group warned the ex-Vice President to reinstate the sacked workers.  The statement reads, “As a pressure group of seasoned activists, lawyers and professionals with the sole aim of protecting Nigerian workers, Employment Advancement Rights Network has comprehensively reviewed the sack of over 400 staff of the American University of Nigeria, which is owned by former Vice Presiden...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 248 new COVID-19 cases in the country. The agency made the announcement on Sunday night via its Twitter handle.  This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 4399.  SaharaReporters Media The agency said, "248 new cases of ‪#COVID19‬; 81 in Lagos, 35 in Jigawa, 26 in Borno, 26 in Kano, 20 in Bauchi, 13 in FCT, 12 in Edo, 10 in Sokoto, 7 in Zamfara, 4 in Kwara, 4 in Kebbi, 2 in Gombe, 2 in Taraba, 2 in Ogun, 2 in Ekiti, 1 in Osun and 1 in Bayelsa.  “4399 cases of ‪#COVID19‬ in Nigeria Discharged: 778, deaths: 143.”   PUBLIC HEALTH Breaking News News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via

The Lagos State Government on Sunday shut down two facilities in Badagry West Local Council Development Area for contravening new guidelines issued by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on the operation of hotels, night clubs and other entertainment outfits aimed at preventing further spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the state. In a tweet by the state government on Sunday, the facilities sealed include Maggi Hotel and Tambari Theatre Art (night club).  Speaking on the closure of the facilities, Special Adviser to the governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr Solomon Bonu, said it was discovered that there was a high level of immorality going on at the two facilities. He said, “The night club has become home for strippers, drug barons and all sorts of mischief.” Bonu disclosed that legal action would be instituted against the owners of the hotel and night club to ensure appropriate sanctions are meted out and serve as a deterrent to others. While noting that the exercise of monit...

Two COVID-19 patients in Kaduna State, who absconded from self-isolation, have been arrested and moved to an isolation centre. SaharaReporters had earlier reported that the two persons absconded after being informed that they tested positive for the virus and would be moved to an isolation centre.  "Security agencies have successfully tracked the two COVID-19 positive persons who fled their homes shortly after they were notified of their test results," the state government said on Sunday evening.  See Also Breaking News BREAKING: Two COVID-19 Patients Abscond From Self-isolation In Kaduna 0 Comments 12 Hours Ago Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Mohammed-Baloni, also confirmed that both of them were now at the isolation centre.   PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via

Police deployed to enforce the lockdown The National Human Rights Commission has said that security agents enforcing the lockdown order put in place by government to curb the spread of Coronavirus across the country have killed 11 persons. The commission said the police was responsible for seven deaths while the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, non-state actors and the Abia State Task Force on COVID-19 were responsible for one death each. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the Executive Secretary of commission, Tony Ojukwu, the NHRC said a total of 104 complaints were received from 27 states. He stated that there was a reduction in the total number of complaints on human rights violations received by the commission from 105 as contained in the first report for a period of two weeks.  Police deployed to enforce the lockdown AFP Photo/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI The commission added that investigation was still ongoing as at the time of the report to unravel the per...

Joey B Top Ghana Songs of the Week: Joey B - KiDi - M.anifest The music grind never stops, which means every week we’ll definitely see brand new top songs released from every corner of Africa. That includes  Ghana , and from some of our favorite top  GH  acts such as  JoeyB, KiDi, M.anifest,  and more, as well as new cats looking to catch their big break. This past week was an interesting one in Ghana music. The week saw more #BringBackAzonto additions, two solid projects from two of Ghana's A-listers, and more. Here at NotJustOk, we bring you a few picks of the top songs that came out from Ghana this past week. Tunes are never in short supply. Check them out below. Enjoy! Check out the list of Top Ghana Songs of the Week, 2020 Joey B ft. Sarkodie - La Bamba This past week, rapper Joey B issued a brand new project. It's a compilation of 9 tracks of all new material by the rapper titled 'Lava Feels'. Off it is this banging hip-hop track, a collaborat...

The question is "is there no balm in Gilead" I remembered then that Nigeria is one of the populated Christian country in the world and among corrupt nations of the world. Now, does that mean the prayer rain in Nigeria can not cure both the pandemic ravaging everywhere and corrupt politicians in Nigeria that turn it to an avenue for making money, locking people up without adequate and necessary provision for them to sustain themselves. Even prisoners still eat one plate in a day, even the 🐠 packed inside can have oil for preservation. Their dog is eating and enjoying because they can't do without giving the 🐶 food to eat not to talk of their children.  Another election will come, #2000 will be squeeze into your ✋ then you 👍 for them, back to another government of minority over the majority. In terms like this, we need to 🤔. There are no people like Martin Luther or Nelson Mandela in Nigeria who can fight for you but you fight for yourself. Because if the situation pers...

[Wellbeing Foundation] Lagos -'The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) is concerned that the human rights of women, their babies and their midwives are being violated by the introduction, in many countries, of inappropriate protocols for management of pregnancy, birth and postnatal care in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. These inappropriate protocols are not based in current reputable evidence and are harmful to the wellbeing of women and their babies' from AllAfrica News: Nigeria via NEWS