COVID-19 active cases hit 7,986 as NCDC confirms more infections
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This is following the confirmation of 65 fresh cases by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC.
NCDC made the announcement on Wednesday night while giving an update via its official Facebook page.
So far, the country has recorded a total of 164,488 cases with 2,061 deaths, while about 154,441 patients have recovered from the virus.
The post reads: “65 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
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The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday, accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government of severally attempting to buy over its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
IPOB’s Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful said the Federal Government tried to make Kanu abandon the agitation for Biafra.
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As members of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Osun State, on Thursday embarked on peaceful protest, in compliance with the directive of the National body of the union to press for financial autonomy, the State Deputy Governor, Benedict Alabi, has assured them of the implementation of the policy to strengthen democracy.
Recall that JUSUN and the NBA, have been protesting in different parts of the country against the alleged unwillingness of the government to respect the financial autonomy of the judiciary.
He reiterated the conviction of Governor Gboyega Oyetola, on the sanctity and independence of judiciary as an integral ingredient of democracy and his commitment to the rule of law as a patriotic Nigerian, adding that the Governor would have love to address members of the union but for the National Economic Council meeting he was participating through zoom.
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The National Economic Council (NEC) has affirmed that there was no printing of N60 billion or any other amount whatsoever to shore up allocation for March as wrongly insinuated recently in the press.
Laolu Akande, the Spokesman to Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, said the NEC reached this conclusion having received presentations from the Minister of Finance, the Central Bank Governor, and the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF).
Akande, in a statement detailing the NEC meeting on Thursday, said the Governors, having critically reviewed the matter took the position today at the meeting of NEC chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.
Biafra Nations League, BNL, has revealed its plans to completely shut down the Gulf of Guinea on May 30, threatening to hoist the Biafran flag.
The group pleaded with travellers to exercise patience and not to travel to the area from 7am to the 12am on the said date.
The group said it would carry out its threat of hoisting the Biafran flags in Bakassi Peninsula to mark the Biafra Day memorial.
Chief Head of Operations of BNL, Henry Edet, in a statement to DAILY POST on Thursday, said this was also among decisions reached by the group during the visit of the National Leader of BNL, Princewill Chimezie Richard and his Deputy, Ebuta Akor Takon to Isangele, a town in Bakassi Peninsula controlled by Cameroon.
‘Nigerians must unite to survive as a nation’
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Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat says Nigerians, irrespective of tribe or religion, must agree to come together as one in order to survive as a nation.
Hamzat made the remark at the Annual Public Ramadan lecture of the State Council of Ansar-ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, held at Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos on Sunday.
The deputy governor noted that there must be unity of purpose as a nation for development to take place.
He urged Muslims and non Muslims alike to live as one and shun all forms of enmity.