Oyo state records first corovarus death at UCH

    Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says the state recorded its first COVID-19 death on Wednesday. Makinde made the death public on his Twitter handle at about 11:30 pm on Wednesday.

Abule-Ado explosion: Lagos government compensates victims with N2.5m each

   The Lagos State Government, yesterday, presented a cheque of N2.5 million to each of the eight families of the deceased, who died in the pipeline explosion of Sunday, March 15, 2020, at Abule Ado-Soba, in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of the state, as financial assistance. At least 23 people lost their lives, while over 500 residents were affected and displaced in the devastating incident.

In the wake of the explosion, Governor Babajide Sanwo- Olu, promised to pay compensation to affected victims to cushion the effect of the disaster. Some of the families, who received the cheques in proxy, include Rev. Henrietta Aloka, Mrs. late Funke Edet, late Bidemi Johnson, late Mr. Aliu Ali and Irene Oku.

Pastor T.B. Joshua: Hardship virus worse than coronavirus

 

Pastor T.B. Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations has urged leaders of all countries to lift the lockdown imposed because of coronavirus. His reason: Hardship virus is more dangerous than coronavirus.

“The presidents of the nations should open up the economy. The more we delay in opening up the economy, the more we will face a worse situation afterwards”, he said in a Facebook by TB Joshua Ministries. He also spoke on why church ministers have kept quiet over the raging pandemic:

Kenya central bank shifts its policy meeting to April 29

 

 The Kenyan central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee will hold its next meeting on April 29, it said on Tuesday, changing it from the initial scheduled date of April 27.

Oil-price turmoil gripped traders

   Oil-price turmoil gripped traders once more Tuesday, a day after US crude futures crashed below zero for the first time as the coronavirus crisis crippled global energy demand and worsened a supply glut.

  The commodity rout also sent world equity markets spiralling lower, as investors fretted it could compound an expected deep global economic downturn. WTI had Monday collapsed to an unprecedented intra-day low of minus $40.32. Negative prices mean traders must pay to find buyers to take physical possession of the oil — a job made difficult with the world’s storage capacity at bursting point.

Sokoto NMA Chairman tests positive for coronavirus

 

   The Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Sokoto state chapter, Dr. Sani Abubakar, has tested positive for coronavirus. Abubakar disclosed this via his social media platforms today.

Lagos state confirms two more COVID-19 deaths

 

  The Lagos State government has confirmed the death of two more coronavirus patients at its isolation centres in the state. The Commissioner for Health in the state, Professor Akin Abayomi, announced this while giving an update on the disease.

President Buhari’s personal bodyguard dies

     The Presidency, on Tuesday, announced the death of one of President Muhammadu Buhari’s personal bodyguards, Warrant Officer Lawal Mato.

   Mato, according to a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, succumbed to diabetes, which he had struggled with in the last three years, on Tuesday.

Guinean government secretary general dies of coronavirus

    A top government official in Guinea and close ally of President Alpha Conde has died from the novel coronavirus, the government said on Sunday.

   Sekou Kourouma, who was secretary general of the government and a former minister, was taken ill last week and died in Conakry on Saturday. “Several senior state officials (have died) as a result of complications related to Covid-19,” the government said in a statement.

Sacked Kano commissioner opens up on Abba Kyari

 

  Sacked Kano State Commissioner for Works, Mu’azu Magaji has opened up on his sack and denied that he celebrated the death of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari.

   Magaji was sacked on Saturday by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje for allegedly celebrating the death of Abba Kyari. In several, now deleted, FaceBook posts, Magaji gloated over Kyari’s demise, describing it as freedom for Nigeria.

  “Win win… Nigeria is free and Abba Kyari has died in the epidemic… the death of a martyr… if he is a believer, the person is complete,” Magaji wrote.

  In a subsequent post, the commissioner said the office of the chief of staff to the President is too powerful and it should be broken into two.

“For the good of Nigeria and Mr President… The CoS office should be split… A PPS (principal private secretary) and a humble manager of his office as CoS… It is currently too powerful for a non-elected official.” However, he issued a statement on Sunday on his Facebook page, saying he never celebrated the death of Abba Kyari.

“Assalamualaikum, dear people of Kano and Nigeria at large, I want to sincerely clear up what a lot of people may have misunderstood and set the record straight. As a Muslim and a patriotic Nigerians, I was only misunderstood by people to think that I celebrated Kyari’s death, the truth is I did not.

Ondo Index Case Recovers, Tests Negative For Coronavirus

  The index case of coronavirus in Ondo State has recovered from the disease, the state governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has announced.

Men Who Fought Because Their Wives Were Quarreling Reportedly Dies In Enugu

    Over the weekend, a viral video emerged of two men in Enugu fighting like wounded lions because their wives had a minor altercation.These men used broken bottles, benches and iron on themselves and reports allege that both have succumbed to their injuries. They leave behind their warring wives and children.

NDA produces ventilators

     Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has designed and produced 2 types of ventilators, hand wash and sanitiser that could be quickly reproduced to stem the shortage of the equipment in the country.

   The design and production of the ventilators are coming a week after the Commandant NDA, Major General Jamil Sarham, convened a team of engineers, technologists and technicians from the Mechatronics Department under Major Dr Abubakar Suraj Imam to rapidly develop affordable ventilator within the shortest possible time, using readily available components. A statement issued by the Defence Academy’s Public Relations Officer, Major Abubakar Abdullahi said, the team was also tasked to develop capacity of producing at least 30 ventilators in a month.