COVID-19: 18 Sailors Test Positive On US Navy Destroyer

-YOMMY AYILARA. COVID-19: 18 Sailors Test Positive On US Navy Destroyer The US Navy on Friday stated that 18 sailors aboard a destroyer patrolling in the Caribbean had tested positive for coronavirus, forcing the ship to head back to port. After one sailor aboard the USS Kidd who had come down with symptoms was evacuated, a medical team sent to the ship found other 17 were infected, the Navy said in a declaration.   “Testing continues, and we expect additional cases” among the crew, it said.   The guided-missile destroyer,…

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Sanwo-Olu says, ‘We Are Encouraged’ As Lagos Discharged Another 10 COVID-19 Patients

-YOMMY AYILARA. Sanwo-Olu says, ‘We Are Encouraged’ As Lagos Discharged Another 10 COVID-19 Patients. The Lagos state government has discharged another 10 COVID-19 patients, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Friday. In a tweet via his verified handle, Sanwo-Olu said the patients include three females and seven males. Three of the 10 are foreigners. The number of COVID-19 cases has been increasing in current days as testing has improved, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).   Even with the number of cases rising, we are glad to commemorate…

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African Democratic Congress Constitutes Diaspora Network Interim Leadership

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) of Nigeria having revealed its decision to make viable use of Nigerians in the Diaspora in their mission to achieve good governance and proper accountability towards the bid to succeed the incumbent government, and having adopted the ADC Diaspora Network as its 7th zone on the 8th of April 2020. By virtue of the power vested in the Diaspora Network; a press statement was released from the office of the Spokesperson of the Diaspora Interim Working Committee, Ms. Vivian Nwoye on 24th of April 2020…

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Dettol Makers Repudiate Trumps Claim That Injecting Disinfectant Is A Possible Cure For COVID-19

At the White House briefing, President Trump had said that, researchers were looking at the effects of disinfectants on the virus and wondered aloud if they could be injected into people saying;   “the virus does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it would be interesting to check that.”   President Donald Trump had suggested injecting disinfectant could be a treatment against Covid-19. While, William Bryan of the Department of Homeland Security said that it was not being considered.   Ingesting disinfectant or cleaning products is very dangerous to…

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Fulani Gunmen Kill 12 In Central Mali Attack

-YOMMY AYILARA. Fulani Gunmen Kill 12 In Central Mali Attack At least twelve people have been killed in an attack on several villages in central Mali; a local official said on Thursday, in the latest violence to hit by the war-torn nation. Gunmen on motorbikes attacked several villages near the town of Bandiagara in central Mali’s Mopti region, according to a relative of one of the victims and an internal UN report. The mayor of the rural area where the attacks occurred, Ali Dolo said; “What is killing us isn’t…

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Experimental Virus Drug Remdesivir Failed In COVID-19 Human Trial

-YOMMY AYILARA. Experimental Virus Drug Remdesivir Failed In COVID-19 Human Trial. The experimental antiviral drug Remdesivir has failed in its first randomized clinical experiment to treat the COVID-19 illness. This was reported on Thursday 23rd April, 2020, referring to draft documents where it was accidentally published by the World Health Organization. Gilead Sciences, the company behind the medicine, disputed how the now deleted post had characterized the findings, saying the data showed a “potential benefit.” The Financial Times reported that researchers in China carried out a study on 237 patients,…

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IBEDC Staff Beaten To Stupor By Irate Youths For Distributing Electricity Bill In Ogun State

Hoodlums Attacked IBEDC Staff in Ogun Amid Pandemic. A staff of IBEDC with Imo Service Hub, Ogun State identified as Mr. Ayorinde Olajide was beaten to stupor on Thursday by angry youths for distributing electricity bills at Isale Igbeyin/ Grammar School axis of Abeokuta the Ogun State capital. According to the victim, who was seriously battered and badly injured in the eyes; “I was busy distributing electricity bills to houses around Isale – Igbehin and Grammar School area of Abeokuta while I was attacked by a group of people asking me…

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Female Police Officer Shot Dead By Colleagues in Rivers

-YOMMY AYILARA. Female Police Officer Shot Dead by her colleagues in Rivers. A female police officer has been killed by her colleague in Rivers state. The lady, Lovender Elekwachi, a sergeant who was serving at Eneka Division and was posted to the Eneka roundabout on traffic duties where she was shot by her a certain Sergeant Bitrus Isaiah on Thursday, the 23rd of April, 2020. Rivers Police Command in a statement remarked that Isaiah who was attached to the Operations Department of the Command has been disarmed and arrested. Two…

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President Buhari Offers Ramadan Blessings To Muslims And Nigerians As The Holy Month Begins Amid The Coronavirus

In series of Tweets shared via the verified Twitter account of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari @MBuhari, the President congratulates Muslims at the start of the Ramadan fast on 23 April 2020. In his words; “I congratulate all Muslims as they commence this year’s Ramadan fast, which is depicted by self-denial, universal brotherhood, austerity and helping relatives and needy people.” “These are also challenging times for us all. In this Ramadan period, the kind of socializing you are used to now risks spreading the Coronavirus.” He…

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Police Kill Two Notorious Bandits, Arrest 10 Suspected Kidnappers In Katsina

-YOMMY AYILARA. Police Kill Two Notorious Bandits, Arrest 10 Suspected Kidnappers In Katsina. Police in Katsina state have gunned down two notorious bandits and arrested ten suspected kidnappers across five Local Government Areas in the state. Before the kidnappers were caught on Thursday, the 24th of April, 2020, the criminals were reportedly responsible for terrorizing innocent citizens of the affected LGAs comprising Batsari, Faskari, Charanchi, and Dutsinma including the Katsina metropolitan area. In a press briefing held at the command headquarters on Thursday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo…

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