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The Insight by Lateef Adewole With the helplessness, uncertainties and anxieties that surround the advent of Covid-19 in Nigeria, coupled with the kind news we read about how the virus has been killing people in droves in many advanced countries like America, UK, Italy, Spain, and so on, someone is bound to be dejected. When one hears something like; “2000 people died of coronavirus in one day” in one country, many begin to wonder if it is the same virus we have in Nigeria that is wrecking such havocs around the world. The coronavirus just claimed his biggest victim in…

Mallam Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari had write a letter before he passed on 17th April 2020. In his letter, he said, “I hope to be back at my desk soon” but that never came to pass as he died in a Lagos hospital on Friday night. In the letter Mallam Kyari said he would be transferred to Lagos state for further tests and observation. Read Abba Kyari’s last official letter below: I am writing to let you know that on medical advice, I will transfer to Lagos later today for additional tests and observation. This…

Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has mourned the death of Mallam Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. Similarly, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has also condoled with the Kyari family after his passing. Mallam Kyari died from coronavirus, weeks after battling the virus he contracted during an official visit to Germany. In a message signed ‘GEJ’ on his official Twitter account, Jonathan wrote, “I condole with His Excellency, President Buhari, the Kyari family and all sympathisers on the demise of Mallam Abba Kyari who until his death was the Chief of Staff to the President…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has mourned the death of Mallam Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff and one of the closest advisers to President Muhammadu Buhari. The ruling party in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu said the President has lost an ally. “Even in death, the fond memories and indelible strides Mallam Abba Kyari left on earth will be celebrated for a long time. We remember a cerebral Nigerian who excelled in his private dealings, professional endevours and public service. “The president has indeed lost a competent, trusted, loyal, strong right hand man and longtime…

Nigerians have taken to social media to mourn the passing of Mallam Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari on 17 April 2020. Kyari died from coronavirus after battling the virus for many weeks. Tributes have began to pour in for him especially on social media from governors, ministers and millions of Nigerians across the world. Condoling with the family on Twitter, Governor Godwin Obaseki wrote, “I received the news of the death of Mallam Abba Kyari with a heavy heart. We have indeed lost a rare gem. As Chief of Staff to President Buhari, Mallam Abba…

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has relaxed the lockdown in his state five days after President Muhammadu Buhari declared an additional 14-day lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus. Governor Abiodun explained that the relaxation is aimed at giving residents a short break from staying at home for 14 days in a row. “Ogun State residents will have a window of relaxation from the renewed 14-day lockdown in the State as follows: Monday (20th April), Wednesday (22nd April) and Friday (24th April, 2020),” he said in a tweet on his official Twitter account. He added that, “The period of relaxation…

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has projected up to 3.3 million deaths and 1.2 billion infections across Africa before the end of the year, under the worst-case scenario. Under the best-case scenario, the agency said, there will be 300,000 deaths from the deadly virus on the continent. Citing modeling from Imperial College London, the ECA said that even with “intense social distancing” under the best-case scenario, the continent could see more than 122 million infections. Experts have warned that any of the scenarios would overwhelm Africa’s largely fragile and underfunded health systems. Under the best-case scenario, $44…

The 2014 Nigeria Movement wants the Federal Government to shut down the entire country immediately with a view to checking the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The group says the current method of locking down states in batches is not in the interest of the majority of Nigerians as “those cleared states can be re-infected if other states are not also cleared at the same time.” “This would lead to prolonged closure of some states thereby hurting the masses of our people who live subsistent lives of daily wages and incomes,” it said in a statement yesterday by its National…

Mallam Abba Kyari, President Muhammadu Buhari’s chief of staff is dead

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 51 new cases of coronavirus and four more deaths as at Friday night. The centre for disease control said this takes the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria to 493. Nigeria has discharged 159 patients who have twice tested negative for the virus. “Fifty-one new cases of COVID-19 have been reported; 32 cases in Lagos, six in Kano, five in Kwara, two in FCT, two in Oyo, two in Katsina, one in Ogun and one in Ekiti. “As at 10:10 pm 17th April there are 493 confirmed cases of…