Five members of the Gombe state House of Assembly have tested positive for COVID-19. Chairman of the state task force on COVID-19, Prof Idris Mohammed, disclosed this today June 8 while briefing newsmen on the state’s fight against the novel Coronavirus. According to Mohammed, the lawmakers whose identities were not disclosed have been admitted at different isolation centers in the state. The state currently has 217 confirmed cases of the viral disease.
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The United States Embassy staff in Abuja, Nigeria, went on one knee on Monday to show support for the Black Lives Matter protesters who are demanding justice for George Floyd and other black victims of police brutality in the US. The embassy posted a photo of its staff going down on one knee and wrote: “Today at the Embassy, we joined together in 84 seconds of silence in solidarity with those at home and around the world protesting the …
The crisis rocking the Edo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress has taken a different turn as a Federal High Court in Benin City, Edo state on Monday June 8 granted an order restraining the All Progressives Congress and its national chairman from conducting any primary election in Edo State. The order was granted ahead of governorship election holding in September, pending the determination of the lawsuit on June 11, 2020. Six aspirants drawn from two camps are in the …
The glowing reviews and commendations have not stopped coming in since Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, recently upgraded its Mobile Banking app. Over the past few weeks following the upgrade, social media sites including twitter, Instagram and even Facebook have been agog with excellent comments about the ambience, functionality and versatility of UBA’s revamped mobile app. The latest of such glowing reviews came last weekend, from a Former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Osita …
The woman who beat up her 2-year-old daughter and called her a prostitute after she caught a man raping her has been found. The mother seemed unrepentant and acted aggressively towards the people who visited her to discuss her daughter’s wellbeing. She informed them that she’s educated and went to school too and made it clear that she does not appreciate their interference. The woman also put up a struggle when they attempted to take her …
Five more COVID19 deaths have been recorded in Edo state bringing the total number of deaths from the viral disease to 24. The state governor, Godwin Obaseki, disclosed this on his Twitter handle today June 8. According to the governor, most of the deceased patients are persons above 60 years old. He also disclosed that 13 more COVID-19 patients have been discharged from the state’s isolation center. ”We have recorded 5 new #COVID19 deaths, bringing the no. of …