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Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of The State of Osun, has commiserated with President Muhammadu Buhari over the death of his Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari, who passed on last night. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, Governor Oyetola described Kyari’s death as a great loss to Mr President, his family and the entire nation. “The late Mallam Abba Kyari was a loyal and dedicated Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari and served the nation diligently in that capacity. His death is a great loss to Mr. President, his family and the entire nation. “May Allah…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Saturday, 18 April, 2020,  described the death of the Chief of Staff to the President Abba Kyari as a huge loss to the country. “The death of the Chief of Staff is a huge loss. We mourn Mallam Abba. He will be sorely missed. On behalf of the government and people of Kwara State, we commiserate with Mr President, the Federal Executive Council, and the immediate and extended family of Mallam Abba. We pray Almighty Allah to grant him Al-jannah firdaus,” AbdulRazaq said in a statement by his media spokesman Rafiu Ajakaye. “We salute…

The corpse of the deceased Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Abba Kyari, has arrived Abuja. The Gazelle News.com reports that the Perosan Assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, announced this on his verified twitter handle on Saturday, 18 April, 2020. He would be buried at Gudu Cemetery, Abuja in accordance with Islamic rites.

As the Coronavirus pandemic leaves its effect on the people across the globe, affecting the daily earners as much as salary earners, the Jandor Food Bank, an initiative of a Lagos based socio-political group, Team Jandor, has continued the distribution of food packages across the state to cushion the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic. On the first two weeks lockdown declared by the Federal Government of Nigeria, Jandor Food Bank touched the lives of many citizens across the local governments of Lagos State. The initiative which is motivated by the Lead Visioner of Team Jandor, Mr.…

An officer of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Assistant Superintendent of Corps, Victor Fayemi attached to Federal Capital Territory escaped death when a Volkswagen Golf Commercial driver escaping arrest ran over him along Gwarinpa/Kado road area of Abuja. The accident knocked him unconscious and was rushed to Maitama District Hospital where he was promptly attended to.  After specialized medical treatment at Maitama District Hospital, he was moved into a private hospital where he is currently receiving further treatment. ASC fayemi was hit by the commercial driver who was trying to evading arrest by the security officers on duty…

Death has dealt Nigeria a very rude shock with the passing of Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba-Kyari and Nigerians must pray for President Muhammadu Buhari for divine help in charting the way forward, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has said. Omo-Agege expressed sadness that Kyari who had been one of the President’s major pillars of support, succumbed to the Coronavirus disease. “Malam Abba Kyari was a very hardworking patriot. I still recall his last official statement in which he admonished us all about the Coronavirus pandemic’s virulent threat to everyone without any…

The Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, is dead. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, confirmed this in a press statement. Adesina said the Chief of Staff to Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, died on Friday, 17 April, 2020. He said, “The Presidency regrets to announce the passage of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari. “The deceased had tested positive to the ravaging COVID-19, and had been receiving treatment. But he died on Friday, April 17, 2020. “Funeral arrangements will be announced later”. Abba Kyari was one of the…

In terse statement early Saturday, 18 April, 2020, Presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, announced his death. Chief of Staff to Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, has died of Coronavirus. He said, “Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, passes on. “May God rest his soul. Amen. Funeral arrangements to be announced soon.” BIOGRAPHY Abba Kyari OON, a Kanuri man from Borno was a Nigerian politician who served as Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari between 27th August 2015 and 17th April 2020. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Warwick in…

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State Governor, says his government will review the nearly three weeks-long lockdown in the state in the next seven days. THISDAY reports that the governor, at the second virtual meeting with Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) on the COVID-19 Business Challenges and Support, assured them that “strategic relaxation of the lockdown may be implemented.” The meeting was convened under the aegies of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), and attended by 28 managing directors/CEOs of organised businesses and companies in Nigeria. Sanwo-Olu also promised the CEOs that he would speak to the Governor of the Central Bank…

By Ademola Akanni, Abuja The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has ordered the immediate redepolyment of the Commissioner of Police for Rivers State, Dandaura Mustapha. His redeployment was contained in a press release issued on Friday, 17 April, 2020, by the Force Police Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police. Mustapha has been redeployed to serve as Provost, Force Headquarters, Abuja. He would be replaced in Rivers State by CP Joseph Gobum Mukan. Also, CP Musa Adze was appointed CP anti-graft unit.

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has commiserated with the Emir of Daura, Dr. Umar Faruq, over the death, on Friday, 17 April, 2020 of his wife, Hajiya Binta. Lawan mourned with the family members and people of Daura Emirate, stressing that Hajiya Binta will be greatly missed. The Senate President also commiserated with the Government and people of Katsina State over this great loss. The Senate President prayed that Allah will forgive the sins of the departed and grant her soul Aljannah firdaus.

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has signed all the certificates of occupancy (C of Os) that had been pending since 2016, a giant step that is certain to help businesses to raise capital from banks and strengthen the local economy. Director General of the Bureau of Land Barrister Bolaji Edun said in a statement on Friday that the feat was unprecedented in the recent history of the state. “All in all, the Governor has signed 175 C of Os. He also gave approval for 102 subsequent transactions like mortgages, leases, assignments that had been pending since 2016 to date.…

There is major trouble on the horizon for Governor of Kogi State Yahaya Bello and his Deputy, Edward Onoja is at the centre of the trouble. The age falsification scandal trailing Onoja has taken an alarming turn. Onoja is accused of providing false information under oath to the Independent Electoral Commission as the running mate of Bello in the election that earned the Governor a second term in office. The Deputy Governor in a signed affidavit in support of his personal particulars to the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) gave his date of birth as “9th – 08…

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has commiserated with the victims of the fire incident that occurred on Thursday, 16 April, 2020 at a camp housing Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Ngala, Borno State. Lawan mourned the 14 who lost their lives and sympathised with those injured in the inferno. The Senate President commiserated with the Government and people of Borno State over the tragic incident. Lawan called on relevant authorities to investigate the incident with a view to averting a re-occurrence. In another development, the Senate President condemned in strong term the cases of extra-judicial killings by security agents…

The breakfast gesture by the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has been boosted with a donation of N10 million. The individual donations came from well-meaning residents of the state, who said they were encouraged by the Speaker’s single-handed assistance to the people at a time of economic distress caused by COVID-19. The donors include Lagos businessman, Adebiyi Olalekan, who contributed N5 million and another popular businessman, Taiwo Elegbede, who donated N200,000. Other donors include Sunday Babatunde, who dropped N1 million, Hon. Nureni Akinsoya and Afolabi who contributed N300,000 and N200,000 respectively. On their…

The attention of Fuji Maestro and Mayegun of Yorubaland, Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, K1 De Ultimate, has been drawn to the rumour making the rounds in the past 48 hours, on social media platforms, where it has been alleged that the music icon was having an affair with Olori Ajoke, one of the wives of Alayeluwa, the Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi 111. Ordinarily, one would have waved off this allegation as one coming from the warped mind of one possibly numbed by high covid-19 fever. But as known in these parts, a lie repeatedly told,…

It has emerged that a COVID-19 positive patient attempted to escape from isolation center in Kaduna without authorization. Narrating the development, Corps Assistant Joshua Philip who was posted to Infectious Disease Control Center, Down Quarters, Kaduna South to provide security services in and around the isolation centre.  The suspected COVlD-l9 patient tried to leave the Center for morning prayers without the permission of doctors.  A confrontation ensued between our personnel and the patient who forcefully picked the keys of the gate of the Center and tried to open the gate to escape. The patient was arrested by Corps Assistant Joshua…

My attention has been drawn to a malicious video currently circulating on various social media platforms particularly on Facebook and Whatsapp, spreading spurious, puerile, malicious and pernicious falsehoods against my person. Ordinarily, as a serious minded legislator and public administrator whose focal concern is active contribution to National Development, Economic Growth and Democratic Improvement, I would have ignored the video for what it is: a mischievous attempt by a social misfit who is either acting alone or being goaded by collaborators to discredit my image without just cause. However, since the circulation of the video, my supporters, well-wishers and constituents…

Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, FirstBank, has unveiled enhanced palliative measures to help its customers and Nigerians through these times of the extended COVID 19 lockdown in some states.  Amongst these measures are; the introduction of  special waivers on repayment fees on the Bank’s credit cards as well as up to 90-days moratorium on SME loans. The aim of these is to cushion the impact of the toll on employment and livelihoods. It was announced in the course of the week that the Lagos State Government & Roducate e-learning initiative – sponsored by FirstBank – had kicked off. The…

As part of efforts to stem the spread of the dreaded Covid-19 pandemic, Minister for Youths and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare on Thursday, 16 April, 2020 unveiled a no contact hand washing and sanitizing machine designed by a 27 year old Nigerian, Jerry Isaac Mallo . The locally fabricated machine is designed with a twin function of hand washing and sanitizing the hands without any contact with the hands as it is operated with the use of the legs. Also, serving Youth Corps members who designed face masks and produced hand sanitizers were presented to the Minister by the…