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Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state on Tuesday tested positive for COVID-19 and has begun treatment at home. Akeredolu said he is still very strong to continue working from home where he is self- isolating. The governor stated that he had malaria few days ago and was advised to undergo COVID-19 test by another governor. According to him: “The result came out today and I tested positive. I am not feeling sick neither am I feeling odd. My doctors have decided I should take the normal treatment and self isolate. “They believe supervised home management should be ideal for me.…

Eighteen local government areas across the country where 60 per cent of coronavirus cases are recorded may be locked down, the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 Control said on Monday. However, the state government and local authorities where the councils are located, will administer the lockdown, it added. Chairman of PTF Boss Mustapha who spoke at a news conference after briefing President Muhammadu Buhari at the end of the four-week gradual easing of lockdown, said: “For the precision lockdown, we have identified 18 local governments out of the 774 local government that are considered to be high burden with…

The leadership of the National Assembly on Monday waded into the controversy on the planned hike in electricity tariffs from July 1st, 2020 and succeeded in convincing the Distribution Companies (DISCOs) to defer the plan till the first quarter of 2021. The Senate President Ahmad Lawan, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila and other principal officers of the two chambers met at the National Assembly with the Chief Executives of the government electricity regulatory body and DISCOs across the country. Also in attendance were the Chairmen of the Committees on Power from the Senate and…

Justice I.E Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday stated that he would revoke the bail granted Senator Shehu Sani if he fails to appear in court on the next adjourned date. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is prosecuting Shehu Sani on two-count criminal charges, bordering on name-dropping and obtaining the sum of USD$25,000.00 (Twenty-five Thousand United States Dollars) from Alhaji Sani Dauda of ASD Motors, Kaduna, under a false pretence that he would use the sum to bribe the acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, to shield Dauda from EFCC’s investigation and prompt the…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 566 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Monday. The 566 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 25133. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 395 patients from isolation centers across the country with eight new deaths reported. Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria topped the number of confirmed cases with 166 new cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 10310. Nigeria announces 490 new coronavirus cases Oyo state recorded 66…

The trial of former governor of Kebbi State, Usman Saidu Dakingari was on Monday stalled due to absence of his counsel, A.A. Awomolo (SAN) and the counsel to the second defendant, O. A. Dada. Prosecution witness, Olabode Omolola was also absent in court due to the subsisting lockdown, an EFCC statement said. At the last adjourned date, the matter was stalled due to the absence of the second defendant and it was subsequently adjourned to Monday, June 29, 2020 for continuation of trial. However, at the resumed hearing on Monday, prosecution counsel informed the court that at the last hearing…

*VP commends research report of National Defence College Course 28 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says government and other stakeholders need to continue to seek solutions for a more effective border management in Nigeria, renewed efforts will be channeled towards improving synergy amongst agencies involved in border management. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Monday during the virtual presentation of the research report of the National Defence College Course 28 titled “Border Management & National Development in Nigeria: The ECOWAS Protocol Relating to Free Movement of Persons, Residence & Establishment in Perspective”. Giving his remarks after the presentation of the research report…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved the extension of the second phase eased lockdown of COVID-19 for one month, with some modifications. Most notable of the modifications is the the Removal of the interstate travel ban, Nigerian cable news online has gathered. The Federal Government may also consider a lockdown of the 18 Local Government Areas considered to account for 60 per cent of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria in the next phase of eased lockdown in the country. The chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, made the disclosure while addressing newsman at the PTF briefing…

Shareholders of Transcorp Hotels Plc, owners of Transcorp Hilton Abuja and Transcorp Hotels Calabar have unanimously authorised the Board of Directors to raise N10 billion in its proposed Rights Issue to fortify its balance sheet. The approval given at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company, which took place on Monday, 29th June 2020, in Lagos was to issue 2,659,574,468 Ordinary Shares of 50 kobo each by way of a Rights Issue to the Shareholders based on seven new Ordinary Shares for every 20 Ordinary Shares of 50 kobo each held at a price of N3.76 per share. The shares…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Aliyu Abubakar Musa, as his Chief Personal Security Officer (CPSO). A statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity) says the appointment follows the redeployment of his predecessor. “DCP Musa, from Nigerian Police Force Zone 5, Benin City, as his last station, hails from Niger State. Buhari congratulates Malawi President-elect Lazarus Chakwera “Musa’s appointment follows the redeployment of his predecessor, Commissioner of Police (CP) Abdulkarim Dauda.”