May 2020

Abba Kyari Never Drove A Car – Daughter, Aisha Confesses

Abba Kyari Never Drove A Car – Daughter, Aisha Confesses

May 4, 2020 2:47 pm
Aisha, one of the daughters of the late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, said her father never drove a car till he passed away.

She said this in a tribute entitled, ‘My Daddy, my best friend’, published in ThisDay newspaper.

The late Chief of Staff’s daughter described her father as an outstanding personality with a wealth of experience.

Read Also: I Owe No Apology For Paying Tribute To Abba Kyari – FFK

Aisha pointed out that despite her father’s exposure, he could not drive a car until his death.

“This may sound odd but my beloved daddy couldn’t

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COVID-19 Heightens Anxiety Among LGBTQ Nigerians With HIV

COVID-19 Heightens Anxiety Among LGBTQ Nigerians With HIV

May 4, 2020 2:47 pm
Lagos, Nigeria – When Andrew* first found out he was HIV-positive in January this year, he suffered a fleeting sense of paralysis, fearing his life was about to change forever. 

At 27, it was one of the things he dreaded as a gay man who was still in the closet. Even within the Nigerian LGBT community, HIV discrimination is rife and Andrew noticed no one would reply to him on the dating apps he used when he changed his status.

In the weeks after his diagnosis, he developed a routine to deal with the illness: religiously taking his HIV medication

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How COVID-19 Pandemic May Affect Food Harvest

How COVID-19 Pandemic May Affect Food Harvest

May 4, 2020 1:18 pm

A greenhouse farmer, Mr. Chuba Chukwuka, has stated that a  prolonged COVID-19 situation in Nigeria may affect food harvest negatively.

In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Chukwuka said that the pandemic had restricted local farmers’ access to farming inputs and materials, hence making their jobs more tedious.

He said; “Even though we can access our farms, we still do not have access to a lot of farming inputs. Those selling farming inputs and machinery have not been allowed to open shop.

“Presently a lot of farmers are also finding it hard to procure seeds for the …

Wike Imposes 24hour Curfew In Rivers, As New Case Emerges

Wike Imposes 24hour Curfew In Rivers, As New Case Emerges

May 4, 2020 1:15 pm

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has announced a 24-hour total lockdown and a dusk to dawn curfew in Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas as part of the State Government’s measures to check the spread of coronavirus.

This comes as other metropolitan cities; Lagos and Abuja ease lockdowns after one month.

But Governor Wike in a statewide broadcast said with the declaration, all residents of Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt City Local Government Areas must stay at home.

Read Also: Wike Announces Arrest Of 22 Exxon Mobil Workers

“Consequently, we have decided on the extreme measure of placing the entire

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Over 82 Million Nigerians Are Poor – NBS Reports

Over 82 Million Nigerians Are Poor – NBS Reports

May 4, 2020 1:14 pm

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that more than 82.9 million Nigerians are poor by national standards.

NBS made this known in its report on Poverty and Inequality in Nigeria 2019, released on Monday.

It explained that the figure showed that 40.1 percent of total population were classified as poor, adding that in other words, an average four out of 10 individuals in Nigeria had real per capita expenditures below ₦137,430.00 per year.

This means monthly income of an individual in this category is less than ₦11,500 while income per day is ₦38.00

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Clarence Peters

Social Or Physical Distancing? Which One For COVID-19?

May 4, 2020 1:11 pm

Since the World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus as a pandemic on 11 March, the mantra has been to tell us to maintain some “social distancing” to avoid being infected.

On 20 March, WHO dropped the term and adopted ‘physical distancing”.

“Technology, right now, has advanced so greatly that we can keep connected in many ways without actually physically being in the same room or physically being in the same space with people,” WHO epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove said at a press conference in Geneva.

“We’re changing to say physical distance and that’s on purpose because we want people …

Clarence Peters Breaks Silence On Kodak’s Death

Clarence Peters Breaks Silence On Kodak’s Death

May 4, 2020 1:11 pm

Popular Nigerian video director, Clarence Peters Abiodun, has finally spoken about the death of professional dancer, Love Divine (Kodak), at his residence.

He took to his social media page on Monday morning to give his account on the events surrounding the death of the professional video vixen.

According to him, he was not physically in the same room as Kodak although they were in the same building.

He said it was a few moments after that they called his attention to the scene.

Read Also: Police Detain Clarence Peters For Kodak’s Death

He also stated that no one has been …

Court Orders RMAFC To Reduce National Assembly Members’ Pay

Tight Security As Federal High Court Resumes Sitting

May 4, 2020 1:08 pm
The Federal High Court in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, on Monday re-opened with tight security measures in place.

Only two judges were sitting, as of the time of filing this report. Other may start sitting later in the day.

Security Guards screened people with Thermometers at entrance into the court premises while sanitizer was provided at the gate for hand cleansing before final entry.

Read Also: Army Court-Martials Sergeant For Brutalizing Wife, Son

Many lawyers and litigants were locked outside the gate of the court.

Only lawyers whose cases were on the case list of Judges for hearing were allowed to …

Abacha Breaking - FG Gets $311.7m Abacha’s Loot From US

Breaking: FG Gets $311.7m Abacha’s Loot From US

May 4, 2020 1:08 pm

The Nigerian government on Monday said it has received $311.7 million looted by the late despotic leader, Gen. Sani Abacha from the United States.

The loot was reportedly repatriated from the United States and the Bailiwick of Jersey.

A statement issued by Dr Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Attorney General of Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami on Monday stated that the government received approximately $311,797,866.11 of the Abacha loot from the US and Jersey.

Read Also: US Senator Vs EFCC On Abacha’s $300m Loot

The statement said the amount increased significantly from …

Faure Gnassingbe Sworn-In For 4th Time As Togo President

Faure Gnassingbe Sworn-In For 4th Time As Togo President

May 4, 2020 6:29 am
Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe was inaugurated on Sunday at a ceremony that was minimized to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Some 200 guests – all wearing face masks and practicing social distancing – attended the ceremony.

With borders closed, it was only attended by diplomats already in the country.

The televised ceremony was shortened to just over 80 minutes, without the usual pomp and ceremony.

Read Also: Togo President Gnassingbé Wins Re-Election

Gnassingbe, 53, won by a landslide in February, extending his 15-year reign by another five years.

The inauguration went ahead despite measures to contain the …

Lockdown Easing - What Lagosians Must Not Do

Lockdown Easing: What Lagosians Must Not Do

May 4, 2020 6:28 am
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has warned that the graual easing of the lockdown commencing in the state on Monday was not a license for all to flood the streets.

Sanwo-Olu, who gave the warning on Sunday while giving an update on the management of COVID-19 in Lagos, said there would be zero tolerance against the flouting of safety directives by residents.

“The gradual easing of the lockdown which commences tomorrow is not a license for Lagosians to flood the streets. We are not going from zero to a hundred.

“I would caution that we still remain at home if …

Stop The Retrenchment Now, CBN Orders Banks

Stop The Retrenchment Now, CBN Orders Banks

May 4, 2020 6:26 am

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has ordered banks to stop any form of retrenchment of workers now.

Isaac Okorafor Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, said the apex Bankers’ Committee both decided to suspend lay-offs in banks.

The statement said that in order to help minimize and mitigate the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on families and livelihoods, no bank in Nigeria shall retrench or lay-off any staff of any cadre (including full-time and part-time).”

It said the decision was taken following special meeting of the Bankers’ Committee on May 2, 2020, to further review the implications of the …

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