Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, has said that the Almajiris will become an army that may overwhelm Nigerians in future if the government isn’t fast in thinking of how they can be catered for and properly developed. Mr Mustapha’s statement was in reaction to the decision of some northern governors to ban the almajiri system as part of measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Almajiris are children in the Northern parts of the country who leave their homes in search of Islamic knowledge elsewhere. However, the Almajiri system has over the years…
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A southern Illinois judge on Monday blocked Governor J.B. Pritzker’s proposed plan to extend the state’s stay-at-home order after a Republican state lawmaker argued that the governor overstepped his authority in his fight against Coronavirus. Illinois State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) claimed in the lawsuit filed last week that Gov. Pritzker has exceeded his authority and is violating the civil rights of the state’s residents by extending the stay-at-home order for an additional 30 days. On Monday afternoon, Clay County Circuit Court Judge Michael McHaney granted Bailey’s request for a restraining order to temporarily block the governor’s latest executive order,…
Police in Anambra have arrested a four-man robbery syndicate in Onitsha, the commercial city of the State. The suspects, specialized in hijacking trucks loaded with cement, reportedly snatched a truck loaded with 900 bags of cement at Uromi village in Edo State and diverted same towards Anambra State. The Nation gathered that the suspects allegedly inflicted deep machete cuts on the truck driver and left him unconscious. Confirming the incident, Police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed said the suspects have confessed to the crime and would be charged after investigation. He gave their names as Chinonso Onuigbo (44), Anayo Ulugha (26), Omoke…
Aisha, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), medical consumables and assorted food items to Kano State. She presented the items to the state government through her Special Adviser (SA) on Administration, Hadi Uba. The SA said the items were meant for about 500,000 households across the state to cushion the effect of the lockdown in the fight against COVID-19 spread. Uba said 16 trailer loads of assorted food items, including rice, spaghetti, flour, cooking oil and milk would be distributed in collaboration with the state government to the needy. He added that the PPEs…
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Mohammadu Buhari has stated that the tottal lockdown in FCT, Lagos and Ogun state will remain until Monday May 4, 2020 when new measures shall be in place to relax the lockdown. He stated this in his Nationwide speech delivered tonight which ends the second phase lockdown order of 14 days. Read Full Speech ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CUMULATIVE LOCKDOWN ORDER OF LAGOS AND OGUN STATES AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ON COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT THE STATE HOUSE,…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Oyo/Osun command on Sunday advised the Oyo State government under the leadership of Mr. Seyi Makinde to order an investigation into the circumstance that surrounds the delivery of 1,800 bags of rice which the government claimed is not good for human consumption. DAILY POST recalls that the command had on Tuesday supplied the bags of rice to the state as part of efforts to cushion the effects of Coronavirus on the people of the state. Other states like Osun, Ekiti, received 1,800 bags each while Ondo received 800 bags of rice from the command. However,…
President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation Monday, April 27, 2020 at 8pm. Television, radio and other electronic media stations are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) respectively for the broadcast. Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) April 27, 2020
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appealed to Nigerians to ignore reports in circulation that claim the council has cancelled the May/June 2020 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE). In a statement by the head of WAEC, Nigeria, Patrick Areghan, on Monday, the council said the notice alleging the cancellation of 2020 WASSCE did not emanate from it. The council described the publication as “patently false and deceitful.” “It is nothing but the handiwork of mischief makers who are out to defraud innocent and unsuspecting candidates and their parents/guardians,” the council said. According to the council, “Our attention has been…
Boris Johnson has returned to work Monday, three weeks after he was hospitalized with the coronavirus. The Prime Minister returned to Downing Street to lead the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak amid growing calls from members of his own party as well as the business community to set out a plan to ease the lock down. Delivering a speech outside Number 10, Johnson thanked the country for “stepping up” and said he was sorry for being “away from my desk”. He said: “Every day I know that this virus brings new sadness. “It is still true that this is…
The Kaduna State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has demanded for appropriate disciplinary action against a police Inspector who allegedly assaulted a medical doctor in Kaduna on April 23. A statement by the association’s Chairman, Dr Stephen Kache, issued in Kaduna on Monday, said the medical doctor was on legitimate duty and had valid identification when he was allegedly assaulted. It added that the affected doctor had sustained bruises and was responding to treatment. “This, unfortunately, is not the first incident; two weeks ago the ambulance of Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, conveying doctors and other healthcare workers was…