President Muhammadu Buhari has called on international financial institutions to cancel Nigeria’s debt obligations and those of members of the Non-Aligned Movement. The pardon, if granted, will help member states to withstand the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking during a meeting with other Heads of State from the Non-Aligned Movement, the President urged official lenders to help cushion the pandemic fallout with “outright debt cancellation,” according to a report by Bloomberg, quoting a statement from the President’s office. Nearly half of Nigeria’s outstanding external debt is with multilateral lenders, led by the World Bank Group ($10.1 billion); Beijing-based Export-Import…
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The Federal Government has warned Nigerians not to let their guards down against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection. The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu spoke on Monday during the daily press briefing by the task force in Abuja. He said all previous measures issued for public safety still remained in force. According to Aliyu, easing the lockdown was not a license to jettison protective measures. He said all religious, academic, leisure and travel activities remain suspended, adding that the dangers of COVID-19 had become more real now as the process of unlocking socioeconomic…
A 22-year old man, Cletus Chisom was on Monday stabbed to death by a security guard at a market in Onitsha, Anambra State. The suspect, Ibuchi Nwoju allegedly stabbed the deceased in the chest with a knife following an altercation. We gathered that the deceased came to the market to fight the suspect who had confonted his sister for not wearing a face mask. The suspect drew a knife and stabbed the deceased in the chest, leading to his death. Police spokesperson Haruna Mohammed confirmed the incident. in Delta State, security agents have been directed to arrest and confine for…
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has approved the appointment of 70 judges to various courts. Four of the judges were appointed as heads of special courts. They are: M.B. Dongban (President of the Court of Appeal); Muhammad Salihu (Grand Khadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal, Jigawa State); Muhammad Usman (Grand Khadi, Sharia Court of Appeal, Sokoto State) and Aderonke Aderemi (President, Customary Court of Appeal, Oyo State). Sixty-four were appointed judges of state and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Courts and two others as Kadis, Sharia Court of Appeal. NJC Director of Information Soji Oye said the list was…
A staff of Union Bank, on Monday, died of COVID-19 in Lagos. Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, Emeka Emuwa confirmed this in an internal memo made public on Monday. The staff died while on treatment for coronavirus at the Infectious Disease Center in Yaba, Lagos. The memo read: “Dear colleagues, notwithstanding the easing of the lockdown, the threat of COVID-19 remains high and real. “Today, we received a painful reminder of this threat. “We are deeply saddened to announce that one of our colleagues died in the early hours of today (Monday, May 4th) while being treated at the…
Residents of Hadejia, in Jigawa State, have raised concern over what they called mysterious deaths within the area in recent time. The Special assistant to the local government council chairman on media, Sani Kakabori confirmed the incident . He revealed that over one hundred people, mostly of old age, died within the last ten days. Meanwhile Jigawa State government has constituted a five-man committee to investigate the increasing number of deaths in the area. The State Chairman, COVID 19 Task force, who is also the Commissioner of health, Dr Abba Zakari disclosed this to newsmen in Dutse, the State capital.…
A video surfaced on the social media, Monday, suggesting that a 25-year-old man has purportedly died in an isolation centre in Ogun State. But, the Ogun State Government has denied the video and everything that has to do with it. In the viral video, the said COVID-19 patient was seen breathing with the aid of oxygen as he battles for his life on bed. The originator of the video alleged that the 25-year-old man later died at about 5:30am on Monday. While condeming the “reckless” act of filming a dying person on a hospital bed, the state government said the…
The Archbishop, Province of the Niger, Anglican Communion, and Bishop of Awka diocese, Most Reverend Alexander Chibuzor Ibezim, has expressed fears over the easing of the COVID-19 lockdown in the country. Ibezim who spoke to DAILY POST, said the easing of the lockdown may lead to abuse of safety rules across markets and most rural communities in Nigeria, thereby defeating the gains made in the war against the dreaded Coronavirus. The Archbishop appealed to government at all levels to partner with religious bodies; churches and mosques, to embark on an aggressive sensitization campaign to mobilize the people to adhere to…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has paid tribute to late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, who died exactly 10 years ago. in a message posted on his facebook wall, the former president penned It has been a decade since His Excellency President Umar Musa Yar’Adua was snatched by the cold hands of death. On this day, every year, his image fills our consciousness as a mark of his selflessness, typical modesty and exceptional flair. He was a President like no other who lived and died for the sake of his country. He stood on the side of the people, toiling day and…
If you were asked what the most important word is for anyone who calls himself or herself a Christian, or someone who is considering becoming a Christian, what would your answer be? Let us see what answers we find in the Bible: THE EMPHASIS OF JOHN’S GOSPEL “But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,” (John 1:12, ESV) ““For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16, ESV) “Now…