The doctors threatened to embark on an indefinite strike if the state government fails to meet their demand. Armed with placards with various inscriptions, the doctors said they can no longer take care of their families.
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UNIMEDTH doctors protest non-payment of salary arrears
Coronavirus- Six-weeks old baby becomes youngest UK victim to die
England reported 332 new deaths, Scotland had 49, Wales recorded 28 and Northern Ireland had five. Those among the new deaths announced today by NHS England were aged between six weeks and 103.
Court stops FG from extraditing Kashamu to US
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday restrained the Federal Government from taking fresh steps to extradite the former Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu, to the United States of America on allegation of complicity in illicit drug deal.
Justice Okon Abang, in a judgment, held that no fresh application for Kashamu’s extradition could be initiated when previous judgments of the Federal High Court in Abuja and Lagos prohibiting the extradition moves had not been set aside by superior courts.
The judge noted that while the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation successfully obtained a judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos, delivered on May 4, 2018, dismissing the restraining order in suit marked 508/2015, the AGF failed to appeal the other judgment in the suit marked 49/2010.
Supreme Court Nullifies Orji Uzor Kalu’s Conviction
A seven-man panel of the apex court also set aside the judgment which convicted Ude Udeogu, a former Director of Finance and Account at the Abia State Government House.
The Supreme Court gave the judgement on Friday, about five months after both men were convicted of corruption allegations levelled against them by the Federal Government.
Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos had sentenced Senator Kalu to 12 years imprisonment in his judgement delivered in December 2019. He had also sentenced Mr Udeogu to 10 years imprisonment on the same day.
Displeased with the judgement of the Federal High Court, Kalu and Udeogu filed an appeal to challenge their sentencing at the Supreme Court.
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Bayern Munich appoints Klose a Assistant coach
He spent four seasons as a player with Bayern from 2007, winning league and cup honours. Bayern head coach Hansi Flick, who signed a contract extension last month, was Germany assistant coach when a side featuring Klose won the 2014 World Cup.
Klose scored 71 goals in 137 games for Germany between 2001 and 2014. He also played for Kaiserslautern, Werder Bremen and Italian side Lazio.
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Lagos Health Commissioner, Abayomi clarifies reports of testing positive for COVID-19
Abayomi urged people of the State and Nigerians to disregard the reports which he described as fake and misleading.
In a series of tweets, the Commissioner said the reports were circulated to create panic and unnecessary anxiety among people of the State.
He tweeted: “#COVID19Lagos News AlertSpeaker with three sound waves.
“I hereby implore the general public to disregard the fake and misleading news circulating in the media to the effect that I have tested positive to #COVID19 infection.
“It is evident that the fake news is calculated at causing panic and unnecessary anxiety amongst the populace.
“I therefore urge the public to disregard any news on #COVID19 that does not emanate from @followslasg official communication channels and other verifiable sources.
“Remain vigilant and continue to play your part as responsible citizens in curtailing the spread of #COVID19 in our communities.”
Nigerian/British rapper Ben Chijioke dies from Coronavirus
Chijioke, died on Thursday after contracting pneumonia while in recovery, according to a GoFundMe previously set up for him.
"It is with much sadness that I have to report the passing of Ben Chijioke, better known as TY Chijioke on the 7th May 2020, close friends, family and fans are devastated of his death," an update for the campaign read.
Pregnant woman allegedly stabs husband to death in Nasarawa
The Commandant of the Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Mr Mahmud Fari, said in Lafia that the woman was arrested in the Obene area of the Keana Local Government Area of the state following an intelligence report.
According to him, medical examination conducted on the suspect indicated that she is in good condition. Fari said as soon as the command complete its findings, the suspect would be prosecuted in a competent court in the state.
Fresh lockdown- Federal Government warns
The Federal Government has warned of a possible fresh lockdown of the country over the violation of the guidelines on the ease of the lockdown in the country.
The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu gave the warning on Thursday in Abuja, at the 27th joint national briefing of the committee. According to him, Nigerians must continue to respect and follow all the guidelines instituted, failure which it may be pushed to review and possibly change them if compliance with the eased lockdown guidelines continues to be a problem.
Nigeria Records 381 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Infections Now 3,526
Nigeria has recorded 381 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 3,526.
Of the new cases, 183 are in Lagos, 55 are in Kano, 44 in Jigawa while 19 each are in Zamfara and Bauchi. 11 are in Katsina, nine in Borno, eight in Kwara, seven in Kaduna, six in Gombe, five in Ogun, four in Sokoto, three in Oyo and in Rivers, two in Niger and one each in Akwa-Ibom, Enugu and Plateau states.