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EXCLUSIVE: Abia Governor’s Coronavirus Treatment Complicated By Kidney Failure

Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has been moved to Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, for intensive care after testing positive for Coronavirus earlier this week. According to insider sources, the governor is being treated at his home in Abuja with a sizable number of medical personnel on the ground to ensure he gets the best care possible. Apart from medical staff on the ground to attend to him, it was gathered that the Abia State governor also arrived Abuja with a retinue of aides and security personnel, some of whom are believed to have tested positive for the virus as well.  Governor Okezie Ikpeazu TOS TV SaharaReporters gathered that Ikpeazu has kidney failure and has been undergoing dialysis, thereby further complicating his situation and threatening his chances of making a full recovery from COVID-19. Before now, there were attempts to fly the Abia governor abroad for treatment but following the ban on international flights in many cou
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EXCLUSIVE: Abia Governor’s Coronavirus Treatment Complicated By Kidney Failure

Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has been moved to Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, for intensive care after testing positive for Coronavirus earlier this week. According to insider sources, the governor is being treated at his home in Abuja with a sizable number of medical personnel on the ground to ensure he gets the best care possible. Apart from medical staff on the ground to attend to him, it was gathered that the Abia State governor also arrived Abuja with a retinue of aides and security personnel, some of whom are believed to have tested positive for the virus as well.  Governor Okezie Ikpeazu TOS TV SaharaReporters gathered that Ikpeazu has kidney failure and has been undergoing dialysis, thereby further complicating his situation and threatening his chances of making a full recovery from COVID-19. Before now, there were attempts to fly the Abia governor abroad for treatment but following the ban on international flights in many cou
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BREAKING: Nigeria Records 663 New COVID-19 Cases

Nigeria has recorded 663 new Coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 13,464. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control disclosed this in a tweet on Tuesday.  It said, “663 new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-170, Ogun-108, Bauchi-69, Ebonyi-49, Edo-33, Rivers-30, FCT-26, Jigawa-26, Delta-20, Anambra-17, Gombe-16, Kano-16, Imo-15, Abia-14, Borno-11, Oyo-11, Plateau-8, Kebbi-6, Kaduna-6, Ondo-4, Niger-2, Katsina-2, Osun-1, Ekiti-1, Kwara-1 and 1 in Nasarawa-1. “13464 cases of ‪#COVID19Nigeria. Discharged: 4206, deaths: 365.” 663 new cases of #COVID19 ; Lagos-170 Ogun-108 Bauchi-69 Ebonyi-49 Edo-33 Rivers-30 FCT-26 Jigawa-26 Delta-20 Anambra-17 Gombe-16 Kano-16 Imo-15 Abia-14 Borno-11 Oyo-11 Plateau-8 Kebbi-6 Kaduna-6 Ondo-4 Niger-2 Katsina-2 Osun-1 Ekiti-1 Kwara-1 Nasarawa-1 pic.twitter.com/Ps7Gj0cd7O — NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 9, 2020 PUBLIC HEALTH Breaking News News AddThis :  Original Author :  Sahararepo
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BREAKING: Bandits Attack Several Katsina Communities

Armed bandits on Tuesday evening attacked several villages under Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, SaharaReporters can confirm. The communities attacked are Kasidau, Maigora and many nearby settlements.  Sahara Reporters Media A source, who spoke with SaharaReporters, said the bandits started shooting sporadically and while people were running, they started burning houses and rustling an unspecified number of cattle.  Recall that residents of Yantumaki town under Danmusa Local Government Area of the state burnt down a billboard bearing the picture of President Muhammadu Buhari and logo of the All Progressives Congress during a protest against the continued attack and killings by bandits in the state. Insurgency Breaking News News AddThis :  Original Author :  Saharareporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via
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Katsina Insecurity: 12 District Heads Threaten To Abandon Communities Over Activities Of Bandits

At least 12 district heads in eight local government areas in Katsina State have threatened to abandon their communities over the danger posed by bandits. District heads of Jibia, Safana, Dandume, Faskari, Sabuwa, Kankara, Danmusa and Batsari local government areas on Tuesday during a ‘protest’ visit to Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir Usman, disclosed plans to abandon their territories if the insecurity in the region was not urgently addressed by government.  The district heads told the emir that they lived in constant fear of being killed and that the audacity of the bandits had made everyone vulnerable.  See Also VIDEO NEWS Angry Katsina Youths Set Ablaze Buhari, APC Billboards Over Rising Insecurity, Incessant Killings 0 Comments 4 Hours Ago The traditional heads particularly pointed out the recent murder of the District Head of ‘Yantumaki, Alhaji Atiku Maidabino, to show that they were all no longer safe.  The rising cases of insecurity have displaced ma
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NDDC Scandal: Nwaoboshi To Drag Buhari's Aide, Onochie, To Court Over Provocative Comments

Senator Peter Nwaoboshi has threatened to drag Mrs Lauretta Onochie, Senior Special Assistant on New Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, to court for alleged defamation of character over social media comments on him. In a letter of litigation written to Mrs Onochie on Tuesday in Abuja by solicitors to Nwaoboshi, she was given 48 hours to retract all her demeaning comments against the lawmaker as regards contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission or face litigation immediately. Onochie had referred to Nwaoboshi as a thief while accusing him of embezzling funds by collecting contracts from the NDDC with 11 different companies without executing them. Onochie said, “I was at an event in his home town when he spoke in our Anioma language, declaring himself a thief. I am an Ada Anioma. I was raised in Anioma land. We do not take what belongs to others, let alone pride ourselves in being thieves. “But we elected him to be our representative. Didn’t we. In 2023, he would
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INEC Confirms Direct Primary For Edo APC, Indirect For PDP

The Independent National Electoral Commission has confirmed that the All Progressives Congress in Edo will select its candidate for the September governorship election through direct primary. INEC in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Festus Okoye, on Tuesday, said the APC leadership had indicated that direct primary will hold on June 22. The statement further said that the Peoples Democratic Party opted for indirect primary, which will be from June 19 to June 20.  INEC said only 15 of the 18 political parties participating in the September 19 election have indicated interest in conducting primaries. It urged the parties to conduct the primaries in line with provisions of the 1999 constitution and its policy on conducting elections amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Elections Politics News AddThis :  Original Author :  Saharareporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via
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Restrict Movement Of Herdsmen From Other African Countries Into Nigeria To Stop Attack On Farmers —Reps Tell President Buhari

The House of Representatives has asked the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to impose movement restrictions on herdsmen from other African countries to stop attacks on Nigerian farmers. Attacks by armed Fulani herdsmen continue to occur in farming communities all over Nigeria, leading to deaths, destruction and massive displacement. At plenary on Tuesday, Ndidi Elumelu (PDP-Delta) raised a motion to end the migration of herdsmen into Nigeria since it had been cited consistently by security agencies as the reason for attacks on indigent farmers.  He said, “The violent conflicts between the nomadic herders from neighbouring countries and local farmers is escalating by the day to more states of the federation, and if left unchecked will further threaten the security and stability of the nation. “The clashes are becoming potentially as dangerous as the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East. “Yet to date, response to the crisis at both the federal and state level
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Angry Katsina Youths Set Ablaze Buhari, APC Billboards Over Rising Insecurity, Incessant Killings

A violent protest erupted today at Yantumaki, Katsina over rising insecurity and incessant killings.  Rampaging youths burnt APC billboards and flags in the area.  Protesters in the video could be heard chanting ‘ba ma yi APC’ meaning ‘we reject APC.’ Yantumaki is a town in Danmusa LGA where a district head was killed weeks ago as a recent attack claimed lives of a couple of people with many left injured. Video of APC Billboards Burnt As Violent Erupt At Yantumaki Over Rising Insecurity, Killings In Katsina APC Billboards Burnt As Violent Erupt At Yantumaki Over Rising Insecurity, Killings In Katsina WATCH VIDEO NEWS News AddThis :  Featured Image :  Original Author :  Saharareporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via
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COVID-19: Slash Workers Salaries, Senator Ali Ndume Tells Nigerian Government, Urges Citizens To Make 'Sacrifice'

Ali Ndume, lawmaker representing Borno South in the Nigerian Senate, has asked the Nigerian Government to cut workers salaries in order to cope with economic loses from the COVID-19 pandemic.  Nigerian senators are some of the highest paid in the world, earning about N13.5m as allowance alone in addition to monthly salaries of more than $2,000. The National minimum wage is however, pegged at N30,000, an amount many states of the Federation have found difficult to pay.  Ndume made the comment in an interview with Channels TV.  He said since workers had been grounded due to the Coronavirus pandemic, there was no need for pay. He said, “Government should critically look at the personnel and recurrent expenditure which consumes about 70 per cent of the budget. Money should be pumped into capital. “People should make sacrifices. This is the time to look at issues critically. But as I said, When I talk like this – and make my opinion – people look at it and call me all sorts of n
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COVID-19: Kaduna State Government Lifts Lockdown, Reopens Worship Centers, Businesses

Kaduna State Governor Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna State, has lifted the partial lockdown in the state put in place to curb the spread of Coronavirus. The governor made the announcement in a television broadcast on Monday. He said, “From tomorrow, Wednesday, 10 June 2020, the Quarantine Order is amended to permit a significant reopening of the state. The restriction of intra-state movement is lifted, subject to a night-time curfew of 8pm to 5am.  Kaduna State Governor Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai “Subject to compliance with safe reopening protocols, businesses can reopen, with the provision of thermometers for temperature checks, sanitizers or hand washing equipment and physical distancing measures within all facilities. Working hours will be from 9am to 3pm daily. “Church services are allowed only on Sundays and Mosques are allowed to conduct only Friday Jumat services, for the time being, subject to compliance with the safety stipulations in the gu
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