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The Defence Headquarters has dismissed the torture videos being circulated on social media alleged to have been perpetrated by the personnel of the armed forces while implementing the COVID-19 stay at home order. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Thursday, said the videos being circulated were handiwork of mischief makers to tarnish the image of the military. Enenche said that the videos were misleading, adding that they were not related to the present military engagement of the Armed Forces of Nigeria towards the lockdown on COVID-19. According to him, the Nigerian Armed Forces sees…

Despite the daily increase in the number of Covid-19 cases worldwide, about 18 countries are yet to confirm any positive case.

Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has issued Executive Orders in the state following the prevalence of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) infections in neighbouring Benue and Akwa Ibom. The orders are contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Calabar by Mr Christian Ita, Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to Gov. Ayade. “Starting from midnight on April 3. no person will be allowed in public without a nose or face mask. “The Cross River Garment Factory is directed to work round the clock to produce masks, while observing industrial safe distancing and the state government will distribute masks for free to…

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and his wife, Hafsat Ganduje have tested negative to Coronavirus.    Abba Anwar, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday in Kano.‎ ‎“We thank Almighty Allah for this result which shows negative. That is how He (Allah) wishes. All those whose results are positive, we will continue praying for their quick recovery from the illness, irrespective of race, nationality, ethnicity, social status, political or religious affiliations‎ “We also pray for Allah’s continued protection against COVID-19 in the state, the country and the world in as a whole.‎  “While…

The Lagos State Government has condemned the attack on members of the COVID-19 Task Force, by some worshippers at the Agege Central Mosque. NAN reports that the COVID-19 Taskforce was mandated by the state government to monitor and enforce compliance against public gatherings exceeding 25 people. Speaking on the incident in a statement, the General Manager, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), Dr Dolapo Fasawe, who condemned the attack, described it as barbaric and uncalled for. ”Our people are out to protect the residents of the state and yet were attacked for doing their jobs,” Fasawe, who is the leader…

Death toll in the United States from the coronavirus pandemic has topped 5,000, with a six-week-old baby becoming one of the youngest known victims

Fast-rising Nigerian Fintech mobile money company, Funds and Electronic Transfer Solutions, FETS, operators of fetswallet on Wednesday commenced the immediate disbursement of N20, 000 conditional cash transfer to the poorest and most vulnerable as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari in his address to the Nation on Sunday 29 March. Despite the partial shutdown of retail operations by deposit money banks following the President’s directive restricting movements in some states, fets’ has been able to facilitate the timely physical cash transfer to the vulnerable as organised by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development at the Kwali Area…

Scientists in Australia have begun testing two potential coronavirus vaccines in “milestone” lab trials. The vaccines, made by Oxford University and US company Inovio Pharmaceutical, have been cleared for animal testing by the World Health Organization. Australia’s national science agency will assess if the vaccines work, and if they would be safe for humans. The first human trial took place in the US last month, but skipped a stage of animal testing. There are several other vaccine developments occurring around the world at the moment at extraordinary speed. But Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) says its tests…

Two Egyptians and 10 others were on Wednesday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrate’s Court for violating the Ekiti state government’s directives on coronavirus. The accused persons were brought before Chief Magistrate, Mr. Abdulamid Lawal for defying the sit-at-home directives given by the government. Governor Kayode Fayemi had on Sunday announced that the state will be totally locked down with full restriction of human and vehicular movements commencing from Tuesday, as part of the strategic efforts to mitigate against the spread of Coronavirus pandemic. The accused were two Egyptians, Mohammed Mustapha and Mahmud Ahmed, Oladapo Oyinlade, Matthew Oyinlade, Ogundana Gbenga, Sunday…

The Lagos State, through its Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said it does not know the whereabouts of Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. This is contrary to reports that Kyari is at the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) isolation centre in Lagos. Prof. Abayomi said he does not know Kyari’s location. Recall that Kyari had on Sunday, informed Nigerians, via a letter, that he tested positive for COVID-19 last week and would be in Lagos on Monday for further tests based on medical advice. He was later reported to have been flown from…