Former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, has queried claims by the Lagos State Government that it was out of bed space to treat COVID-19 patients. DAILY POST had reported that the State Health Commissioner, Akin Abayomi, had said mild cases of coronavirus will now be treated at home. This followed the shortage of bed spaces at its Isolation Centres. He was quoted as saying, “We will be concentrating on people with severe cases and isolating them while mild cases will be managed at home. Our attention is shifting to community-based isolation”, he said. However,…
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Nigerian oil marketers have asked the Buhari administration to provide a pricing formula that will guide the monthly adjustments in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. They said this would forestall dislocations at the retail end of the value chain. The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN), Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria and Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, made the call at a webinar on Thursday. The operators disclosed that marketers often kept low stock towards month end due to the uncertainty. The dealers explained that they…
The chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, has admitted he is treated as a suspected case of coronavirus in his house. Mustapha stated this on Thursday while speaking at the PTF’s daily briefing in Abuja. The Secretary to the Government also appealed to Nigerians to take personal responsibility in preventing the spread of COVID-19. “I leave my house every day and I return in the evening. I’m treated as a suspect. I have to wash my hands; I have to decontaminate my shoes; I have to walk into my house and barely will I be sitting…
United States President, Donald Trump might have subtly confirmed that he tested positive for coronavirus and then negative. On Thursday, he made a riddle wrapped in confusion when asked about how much longer he would be taking the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine. Trump had disclosed that he was taking the medication.“And I’m still here. I’m still here,” Trump told reporters in the White House. “I tested very positively in another sense so — this morning. Yeah. I tested positively toward the negative, right. So, I tested perfectly this morning.” As journalists queried more amid the chopper noise, Trump added: “Meaning I…
Panic Thursday enveloped the Orin Ekiti community in Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State, as armed security men allegedly aided by politicians broke into the palace and began the selection process for the installation of a new Olorin. An eyewitness revealed that the heavily armed policemen and soldiers conveyed in five Hilux vans, guarded the chairman of the council, Adeola Ayodimeji and Secretary, Olumide Fadipe and the newly appointed warrant chiefs, to begin the selection process that had been stalled due to internal acrimony. It was gathered that fierce-looking security men had surrounded the palace and prevented anyone from…
The police in Bauchi State, on Thursday, paraded 18-year-old woman, Salma Hassan, who stabbed her husband, one Mohammed Mustapha, in the chest leading to his death. The incident occurred in Itas-Gadau, headquarters of Itas-Gadau Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Parading the suspect on behalf of the State Commissioner of Police, Philip Maku, the Bauchi State Police Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mohammed Ahmed Wakili, disclosed that the incident happened on April 24, 2020 and was reported by one Haruna Musa at the the Itas-Gadau Police Division. The deceased, according to the police image maker, was rushed to the…
Former US president Bill Clinton will publish another crime novel, co-author James Patterson said Thursday, this time centred on the kidnapping of an American first daughter. The two-term Democratic leader co-wrote the thriller entitled “The President’s Daughter” with renowned author Patterson, the pair’s second book following 2018’s behind-the-scenes White House drama “The President is Missing.” The duo’s debut, centred on cyberattack dangers, sold more than 3 million copies. “Working with @BillClinton has been a highlight of my career and I’m thrilled to have the chance to write with him again,” tweeted the American bestselling writer Patterson in announcing the new…
The Lagos State government has commenced a downward review of the year 2020 budget as a result of the negative economic and social effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget in Lagos, Sam Egube, disclosed this on Thursday, noting that the review was approved by the State Executive Council. He explained that the process aimed to reduce the N1.168 trillion budget approved by the Lagos State House of Assembly to N920.5 billion. Egube said the initial budget figure contained a capital expenditure of N711 billion and N457 billion recurrent budget, showing a strong preference…
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has decried the rate of purchase of hydroxychloroquine by Nigerians. While addressing reporters in Abuja on Thursday, the PTF Chairman, Mr Boss Mustapha, warned the citizens against self-medication, especially when they have the symptoms of COVID-19. He explained that the drug has not been certified for the treatment of the disease and could be harmful to such patients. “Through the surveillance system set up by the PTF, we have received reports that Nigerians have been purchasing hydroxychloroquine in large quantities,” said Mustapha who is also the Secretary to the Government of the Federation…
Kaduna State government has warned against the planned strike by the Congress of Health Workers Unions and Associations in the State. The State government has, therefore, introduced a register to be signed by those willing to work with the government, despite the salary-cut. Mr Muyiwa Adekeye, Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Communications in a statement said government would not be misled into granting health workers a special status amongst public servants. Recall that the Congress of Health Workers Unions and Associations in Kaduna had in a communique among other things, demanded the refund of the 25 percent…