Nigerian youngster, Tino Anjorin signs five-year contract with Chelsea

  

 

   Tino Anjorin has committed his long-term future to Chelsea by signing a new five-year contract with the Premier League club. The 18-year-old midfielder, born to a Nigerian father and English mother in Poole will now be tied to the Blues until June 2025.

   ‘It’s a brilliant feeling,’ the England Under-19 international told the official Chelsea website after putting pen to paper on the new deal. ‘I’ve been at the club since I was six years old so to get to this stage and then be offered another five-year contract on top of that is amazing.

    ‘I had no hesitation but to take it straight away because to play for the club I always dreamed of playing for is really special for me.’

  ‘It’s been a really crucial season for young players here,’ Anjorin went on. ‘Frank, Jody Morris and Joe Edwards have taken us on board and really committed themselves to bringing young playe

Tonto Dikeh releases stunning photos to mark her 35th birthday

 

 

    Nollywood Actress, Tonto Dikeh is celebrating her 35th birthday today June 9, and she has released stunning photos of herself to mark her special day.  In one post, she wrote: 

'APPY BIRTHDAY TO ME..I’M GRATEFUL #35 NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD.'

 

Buhari names Dongban-Mensem as president of Appeal court

   

 

   President Muhammadu Buhari has named Monica Dongban-Mensem as substantive President of the Appeal Court in Nigeria.

  Buhari made the move after coming under intense criticisms from Nigerians including a retired colonel, Abubakar Umar. Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, announced the nomination in a statement on Monday. 

  According to the statement, Buhari had sent Dongban-Mensem’s name to the Senate for confirmation. He said her nomination followed the recommendation of the National Judicial Commission in line with the provisions of the constitution.

Six NDDC Staff Test Positive for COVID-19

 

  Six staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) have been confirmed positive for COVID-19.

  The commission disclosed this on its Twitter handle yesterday. The six staff were said to be attached to the office of the Executive Director (Projects), Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, But Ojougboh was said to have tested negative for the disease.

  “As NDDC headquarters staff undergo isolation and Covid19 screening, six of 33 staff members in the Office of the Executive Director (Projects), Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, have tested positive to Covid-19. However, Ojougboh tested negative,” the tweet read.

   Earlier, the headquarters of the agency was shut down after the confirmation that Ibanga Bassey Etang, one of its directors, died from complications of COVID-19.

Nigeria Records 315 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Infections Now 12,801

 

   The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 315 new positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.

NCDC disclosed this in a tweet on Monday night, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 12,801.

According to the health agency, Lagos State recorded the highest number of infections for the day in the country with 128 cases while the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Rivers State had 34 and 32 cases respectively.

A further breakdown of the new cases showed that Edo State has 28 infections, Oyo (22), Kaduna (20), Gombe (13), Ogun (8) and Plateau (5).

Others are Delta (7), Kwara (7), Kano (5), Bauchi (4), and Katsina (2).

Of the number of positive cases in Nigeria so far, 4040 persons have fully recovered and have been discharged while 361 persons have died.

315 new cases of #COVID19;

Lagos- 128

FCT-34

Rivers- 32

Edo- 28

Oyo- 22

Kaduna- 20

Gombe- 13

Ogun- 8

Plateau- 5

Delta- 7

Kwara- 7

Kano- 5

Bauchi- 4

Katsina- 2

12801 cases of #COVID19Nigeria

Discharged: 4040

Deaths: 361 pic.twitter.com/emGBvHicRg

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 8, 2020