Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa on Thursday lifted the ban on funerals with stringent COVID-19 protocols as a measure to decongest mortuaries in the state. Diri had in an Executive Order aimed at containing the spread of the Coronavirus, outlawed social activities like marriages, burials and social gatherings. Diri who announced the approval on Thursday during a meeting of the Bayelsa COVID-19 Task Force which he chaired, directed the mortuaries to get an undertaking from residents to comply with the COVID-19 protocols. According to the governor, such burials must be conducted without attracting crowds and devoid of receptions, adding that…
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The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has delivered the long-awaited judgement on Ese Oruru, a teenager reportedly abducted, taken to Kano State and forced into marriage by one Yinusa Dahiru. The court presided over by Justice Jane Inyang sentenced Dahiru to 26 years in prison. ane acquitted Dahiru on Count one but jailed him five years (count two), seven years (count three) seven years (count four) and seven years, count five. The sentences, according to the judge. would run concurrently. Details shortly…
The Executive Council of Imo State has commended the Governor Senator Hope Uzodinma for motivating the state’s judges with car gifts. Rising from their Wednesday State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting, the members said Governor Uzodinma has demonstrated the humanity in him and willingness to provide leadership. The EXCO, therefore, gave their nod to the purchase and donation of 23 Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) for the judges and another one for the newly elected Deputy Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly. Briefing newsmen on the outcome of the meeting, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba reiterated that…
Lagos State has intensified home treatment for coronavirus patients with mild symptoms as positive cases continue to rise. Wednesday night, out of the 284 new cases announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the state recorded 199. Ten other states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recorded as follows: Rivers (26); Oyo (19); eight each in FCT and Borno; Plateau (seven); Jigawa (six); Kano (five); Abia (two) and one each in Ekiti, Delta, Kwara and Taraba. The NCDC put the national tally at 6,677, discharged patients at 1840 and the recorded deaths at 200. Lagos State is running…
Former national team captain and coach Sunday Oliseh believed the beautiful game of football has been endangered even more and its fabrics torn with the attendant negative effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. After months of suspension of major leagues since March, the German Bundesliga only resumed over the weekend sans the usual fanfare as matches were played under closed door but Oliseh who plaid his trade with Dortmund in his heyday , said COVID-19 remains a huge disruption to football. “I pray I’m wrong but I have a feeling that COVID-19 risk being a huge disruptive factor to football and…
The African Initiative for Governance (AIG) Advisory Panel meeting last Friday was expected to last no more than two hours. We were still engaged in a robust conversation ten minutes after exceeding the scheduled time when our chairman, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, offered one of his usual anecdotes. This time from a 1961 military parade, involving the Regimental Sergeant Major and a late-arriving Adjutant. We knew what was to follow, as he asked Mr A.B. Mahmoud, SAN, to give the closing prayer. The Zoom meeting was attended by the AIG promoter, Mr Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede and his wife, Ofovwe from London.…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has vowed to use every tool at its disposal to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, its Director General, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, has said. Ghebreyesus spoke at the closing of two-day virtual World Health Assembly in Geneva. In his speech posted on WHO website, Ghebreyesus said some of the recommendations from the assembly would be shared and be implemented. “WHO’s focus now is fighting the pandemic with every tool at its disposal. “Our focus is on saving lives. At the end of the day, what matters is life. That should be at the centre of everything we…
Fears abound over the health of security operatives who have been on the frontline of enforcing the lockdown directives issued by the federal government to flatten the curve of COVID-19 pandemic. Our investigations revealed that some of the security operatives had tested positive for the virus, and had been quarantined, just as several others opted for self-medication. We had last Monday exclusively reported that a lieutenant commander with the Nigerian Navy (NN), Chike Okoro, deployed to the Naval Pay Office in Lagos, had died from underlying complications of the virus. Further investigation revealed that the navy was not the only…
Women in Finance Nigeria (WIFng), a platform for advocacy, development and networking of women in the financial sector and other financial roles in Nigeria, recently announced its intervention projects to support in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria. According to the organisation, its first round of contributions was termed the WIFng Covid-19 Intervention Food Project which involved the distribution of food packages to indigent Nigerians, specifically widows and elderly persons in Mafoluku, Ijegun and Badiya communities in Lagos. The second round of the Intervention involved supporting the private sector-led Coalition Against Covid-19 (CACOVID) which they executed by giving…
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, wednesday advised Nigerians to be wary of fraudsters using the raging coronavirus pandemic to defraud unsuspecting victims. He said fraudsters were on the prowl promising innocent Nigerians access to palliatives from the government in a bid to manipulate their banking details against them. “Do not accept calls from unknown person purporting to be in charge of distribution of palliatives on behalf of the federal government or asking you to send details of your bank account,” he said. Magu, who spoke through the Head, Advance Fee Fraud,…