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Oyo State governor and chairman of the State’s COVID-19 Task Force, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has declared that another two confirmed patients of the novel Coronavirus disease have been discharged. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the governor stated this while giving an update on COVID-19 on Sunday. The governor noted that the development has brought the number of active cases in the State to six. According to the governor, the State has, so far, discharged nine COVID-19 patients, even as he urged residents of the State to continue to…

By Timothy Alao, Osogbo Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the State of Osun, has granted amnesty to 34 inmates in the State. A statement issued on Sunday by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ismail Omipidan, said the amnesty was in line with the decision of the Federal Government to decongest custodial centres in the country, as part of measures to contain spread of Coronavirus. President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier approved the release of 2,600 prisoners in the country. Omipidan disclosed that 17 of the 34 inmates were granted amnesty by Governor Oyetola, while the others were pardoned by…

By Dr Ahmad Lawan Mallam Abba Kyari died on Friday 17th of April, 2020 at the age of 67 years. The patriot died the way he would have preferred, at the very front line of service, sadly seized by a plague against which he was defending his beloved fatherland, Nigeria. Much has been written and much more will appear about a man who was blessed with so much talent, and used it to distinguish himself in his many service stations in the public and private sectors and at different levels of government. This tribute is largely about his role…

Kwara State Government on Sunday repeated that vehicular movements are restricted only to trucks ferrying foods and drugs, saying private and other commercial vehicles are barred and risk being arrested and prosecuted if found on the road. Kayode Alabi, Deputy Governor and Chairman of the Kwara State Technical Committee, told a news briefing in Ilorin that the government is displeased with people violating the no-movement directive which he said had been pronounced to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and save lives. Alabi said the markets in the state remain open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays between 8a.m. and 12noon…

As part of its efforts to ease the hardship of the lockdown order by the Nigerian government in combating the coronavirus pandemic, Chinwe Bode-Akinwande – CBA Foundation, a Lagos-based non-governmental organisation, on Friday distributed relief food items and cash support to underprivileged widows and their vulnerable children in four communities in Lagos. The under-privileged widows and children in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos communities, numbering over 140 families, were lifted with stimulus relief packages which included rice, garri and cash donations. According to the founder, Chinwe Bode-Akinwande, the gesture was part of efforts to support the state government to provide a means…

Members of the Association of Local Government Information Officers (ALGIO) chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State chapter, on Saturday, kick-started a sensitization campaign to the grassroots on how to prevent the novel Coronavirus. The campaign under the aegis of the Coalition for Grassroots Volunteers Against COVID-19 (COGVAC-19), held in partnership with the Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force, under the leadership of Governor Seyi Makinde, was kicked off in Ijawaya Village, Atiba Local Government Area of Oyo by the State’s Commissioner for Information, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, who represented the governor. A statement signed by the Special…

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has said that the state government has resolved to produce one million face masks for use of the people of the state as a measure of fighting the spread of the novel coronavirus in the State. Governor Makinde, who made this known while addressing newsmen at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, said that some countries have found the use of masks helpful in pushing back the virus. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, also quoted the governor as saying that the State would commission 100…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given “the government of President Muhammadu Buhari and leadership of the National Assembly 14 days to reverse the proposed illegal cut of N26.51 billion in basic healthcare budget and to cut the National Assembly and Presidency budgets instead, or face legal action.” SERAP is also calling on them to meet to “reverse the proposed illegal cut of N50.76 billion in the education budget. There is currently no proposal to cut the National Assembly and Presidency budgets.” In the letters dated 18 April, 2020 and signed by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the…

Fourty nine new cases of coronavirus have been reported, The Gazelle News.com can report. The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed the news on its verified twitter handle on Saturday, 18 April, 2020 at 10.40pm. Of the 49 new cases, 23 are in Lagos, 12 in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, 10 in Kano, two in Ogun and one each in Oyo and Ekiti States. The Gazelle News.com reports further that the total number of coronavirus in Nigeria rises to 542. Lagos remains the epicentre accounting for about 60 percent of the total with 306 cases, followed by…

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has received with shock and sadness the news of the passing on of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari. Lawan expressed his heartfelt condolence to Mallam Kyari’s family over the great loss. The Senate President also condoled with President Muhammadu Buhari over the loss of Mallam Kyari, a very competent, dedicated and loyal aide, who was a pillar in his administration. Lawan extended his heartfelt sympathy to the Government and people of Borno State over the passage of a great son of the state. Lawan said Mallam Kyari drew…

The late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Abba Kyari, has been described as a man who symbolised loyalty, commitment and dedication to cause of duty. The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District in the Senate, Senator Adebayo Osinowo stated this on Saturday, 18 April, 2020 while paying tribute to the deceased Presidential aide. Senator Osinowo described his death as not only a big blow to the President whom he worked directly with; to his family who he played fatherly role on; but also to Nigeria, the country he served with all his might and talent. “He…

Mallam Abba Kyari, who died on 17th April, 2020, at the age of 67 from complications caused by the Coronavirus, was a true Nigerian patriot. My loyal friend and compatriot for the last 42 years – and latterly my Chief-of-Staff – he never wavered in his commitment to the betterment of every one of us. He was only in his twenties when we first met. A diligent student, soon after he was blessed with the opportunity to study abroad – first at Warwick and then law at the University of Cambridge. But there was never any question Abba would…

16th April 2020. Dear Sir, MY ROLE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ALH. MUIDEEN JIMOH OBANIMOMO Preamble I sincerely thank you Sir for this opportunity given to me to explain my role in the admission, management and eventual release of the corpse of the deceased patient -Muideen Jimoh Obanimomo on 1st – 2nd April, 2020 Introduction I am in serious pain to narrate and explain the events of 1st April, 2020 to save the life of my cousin – Muideen Jimoh Obanimomo who I brought to the hospital but eventually died on the same day. So many commentaries, rumours, conjectures and…

The All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has described the late Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, as a man of accomplishment whose death due to the raging coronavirus pandemic should not be in vain. He said although the nation is sad and mourning mood,  “we must also use his demise and those of others fallen by the virus to strengthen our resolve in fighting the pandemic”. His condolence message is contained in a statement signed by him and released by his Media Office on Saturday, 18 April, 2020, in Lagos. Asiwaju Tinubu said: “I’m…

By Wale Joseph, Lagos The National President of Our Nation for Justice Initiative (ONAJI), Hon. Olusola Orelaja has joined millions of Nigerians in mourning the demise of the Chief of Staff to President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Abba Kyari. Reacting to the sad announcement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the NGO registered and incorporated with the Corporate Affairs Commission described the death as sad and shocking. According to information, Kyari died on Friday due to suspected complications from the dreaded coronavirus after testing positive few weeks ago. In a…

The late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Abba Kyari has been described as a very passionate, patriotic and committed personality whose loyalty to the President was unparalled. According to the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, “The death of Mallam Abba Kyari is not only a huge loss to Nigeria, his family, Mr. President and this administration, but also to those of us that were close to him. “He was hardworking, trustworthy and passionate about the unity, development and progress of Nigeria. He was a great unifier, manager of men and resources. He was…

By Dare Ojelade and Blessing Williams, Lagos Three more Coronavirus patients have died in Lagos, The Gazelle News.com can report. The news of the death was broken by the state Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi on Saturday, 18 April, 2020 through his verified twitter handle. According to him, the number of the death in the state arising from the virus infection has risen to 13. The deceased, according to the Commissioner, two males and one female. They are aged: 52, 63 and 67. Two of the dead have underlying health issues. While the two males had no travel history…

The Chairman of the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Hon Wahab Alawiye-King has advised Nigerians not toy with the laid down health instructions put in place by experts in the health sector to combat the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus. Alawiye-King gave this advice while reacting to the death of the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Abba Kyari on Saturday, 18 April, 2020. Mallam Abba Kyari died from coronavirus infection. “Nigerians should know that this is a serious health issue on our hands and the only way we can combat, contain and curtail its…

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has condoled with President Muhammadu Buhari on the death of his former Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari, who passed on in the early hours of Saturday, 18 April, 2020.  Sanwo-Olu, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile described the death of Mallam Abba Kyari as shocking, painful and a monumental loss to the nation, the people and government of Maiduguri and the Kyari family.  Sanwo-Olu said: ‘‘I received the sad news of the death of Mallam Abba Kyari, an astute public servant with a heavy heart. Mallam Kyari was…

The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN) in Lagos State has commiserated with Nigeria and President Muhammadu Buhari over the death of his Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari. The Amir of MSSNLagos, Dr. Saheed Ashafa, in a statement on Saturday, said the organisation received the news of Abba Kyari’s death “with great sorrow and deep regret”. While commiserating with his family, the presidency and the entire nation, Ashafa prayed Allah to overlook Kyari’s shortcomings as human and grant him eternal bliss in paradise. Ashafa also described the death of Abba Kyari as “a huge loss, but a reminder that…