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Edo State Government has announced the discharge of the 35th coronavirus patient, who has tested negative for the virus and cleared from one of the state’s isolation centres. Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state who disclosed this in a statement, commended the resilience and commitment of health workers and other first responders on the frontline of the state government’s efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Obaseki said, “We have discharged the 35th patient from one of our isolation facilities in the state. We appreciate the medical workers and other frontline staff battling to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. We will continue…

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich comfortably beat Union Berlin in another strange game as the league’s return continued during the coronavirus pandemic. It has been allowed to restart without fans, most people off the pitch wearing masks and muted goal celebrations. Robert Lewandowski gave the champions the lead with a penalty – his 40th goal in 34 Bayern games this season. And Benjamin Pavard headed in a late second from Joshua Kimmich’s corner. Saturday’s games gave us an indication of what football will look like for the foreseeable future, as the Bundesliga became the first elite league to return. And it was more…

•LASEPA, Safety Commission To Re-Register, Assess Businesses Before Re-Opening •‘Infected Govt House Staffers Have Recovered’ – Governor Lagos State is considering full re-opening of the critical sectors of its economy, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu revealed on Sunday but the move will not be pushed in a hurry. The governor also hinted that religious houses will be allowed to reopen under new guidelines while restaurant business, event centres, entertaiment, malls and cinemas will go through a form of re-registration and space management. In the coming days, Sanwo-Olu said the State Government would be rolling out Register-to-Open initiative as part of the plans…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned that wearing the face mask incorrectly could put the user and others close to them at risk of contracting COVID-19. In an advisory by the NCDC, the centre for disease control said wearing a mask incorrectly can put “you and others at risk” of COVID-19. Charging Nigerians to take responsibility in the fight against coronavirus, the NCDC listed four ways not to wear the mask. “Do not pull below the nose,” the NCDC said in a tweet that was accompanied by a picture showing how not to wear the mask. “Do…

An unidentified doctor in Bauchi State infected ten of his family members including his last child, a 9 year old son after testing positive for coronavirus. Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA), Dr. Rilwanu Muhammed who disclosed this on Sunday said nine of the family were recently discharged, but the 9-year old son remained in isolation as he is yet to recover. Dr. Mohammed further disclosed that the doctor may have contracted the virus while treating COVID-19 patients but he refused to allow himself to be treated thereby exposing his family members to the deadly virus. ”The…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has expressed shocked following the death of his Special Assistant on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu. It was gathered that he suddenly took ill and was rushed to the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) where he passed on at about 2pm on Saturday. Though the nature of his sickness was unknown, described late Nwakaudu, who hails from Abia State was a loyal and dedicated professional who contributed immensely to the implementation of The New Rivers Vision. The governor in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Paulinus Nsirim, condoled with Nwakaudu’s family…

President Muhammadu Buhari received an update from the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 pandemic at the State House in Abuja on Sunday. The PTF, headed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, it was gathered, visited the President to give him progress reports on the performance of the measures introduced to control the spread of COVID-19 in the country. It would be recalled that the first two weeks of the phased relaxation of the lockdown imposed on Lagos and Ogun States, as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, would be rounding…

The Nigerian government has impounded an aircraft owned by a British company for operating commercial flights into Nigeria without approval. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said the airline was given approval for humanitarian operations but instead the airline embarked on commercial flights. Although he did not specify the size of the aircraft that engaged in this act, he described it as a callous action. “Flair Aviation, a UK company, was given approval for humanitarian operations but regrettably we caught them conducting commercial flights,” he said in a tweet. He added that, “This is callous! The craft is impounded, crew…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved renewal of the tenure of Mr. Benjamin Akabueze as Director-General (DG) of the Budget Office of the Federation. Akabueze was first appointed as a Special Adviser Planning (SAP) to the President on February 15th, 2016 and later re-deployed and appointed as DG Budget, June 10th, 2016. His current tenure would expire June 10th, 2020. He was then appointed by President Buhari to handle the nagging issues in the Budget office at that time. Buhari appoints ex-IGP Suleiman Abba, chairman Police Trust Fund A statement from the Federal Ministry of Finance said he is carrying out…

Arsenal are taking a report striker Alexandre Lacazette inhaled nitrous oxide from a balloon “seriously”. An article in the Daily Star showed the France striker pictured with a balloon in his mouth and he is said to have sent a video to friends. An Arsenal spokesperson added that it was “a private matter” that would be “handled internally”. Lacazette has previously been warned about a similar offence of inhaling the substance, also known as laughing gas. Premier League clubs face £340m TV refund Arsenal recently spoke to all their players after Lacazette was one of four players to break social distancing guidelines during the…