COVID-19: Ignore fake lockdown alert, PTF tells Nigerians
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has urged Nigerians to disregard a fake fresh lockdown alert in circulation on social media. PTF National Coordinator, Dr Sani Aliyu, made this known in a short video statement released on Thursday. There have been concerns regarding a fresh lockdown as the country battles the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. But Aliyu said the government was aware of the economic implication of a fresh lockdown and, therefore, urged Nigerians to adhere to all guidelines to curb the spread of the disease. He …
Lagos college of medicine shuts down as students, staff contract COVID-19
The Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM) has shut down its campus after some students and officials tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, the institution’s student union said the provost mandated every student to evacuate the hostel and isolate themselves at home for two weeks effective from Friday. The union said courses and examinations have been put on hold, adding that a communique containing modalities for school resumption will be circulated after the two-week isolation period. “Owing to the present reality of…
Amotekun Dismisses Officer For Killing Young Man In Ibadan
The Oyo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, has dismissed one of its operatives, Kazeem Afolabi, for killing a young man in Ibadan. Afolabi was dismissed for killing Tosin Thomas at Mokola Roundabout area in the city on Wednesday. In a statement issued by the security network on Thursday, the state Commandant of Amotekun, Olayanju Olayinka, said the agency was alerted to a purported armed robbery operation at Total Filling Station, Mokola, Ibadan and it deployed a seven-man team to the scene. He said the team later…
2023: APC opens up on Tinubu’s chances of becoming presidential candidate
The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Thursday, opened up on the chances of Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, emerging as its presidential candidate in 2023. Ex-Deputy National Publicity Secretary of APC, Yekini Nabena, said Tinubu’s chances are dependent on his alliances with party stakeholders from other zones in the country. Speaking with Dailypost, Nabena said: “I don’t know or tell how strong Tinubu’s chances are because politics is all about alliance. “It depends on who he is aligning with and his a…
Borno lists 1,163 school enrollees’ parents for allowances
BORNO State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has said that social welfare will be restricted to parents whose children attended functional schools established by the state government. The governor, who made this remark on Monday during his visit to Damasak, the headquarters of Mobbar Local Government, added that whether the schools attended were Islamic or western education, such parents would benefit from government’s social welfare. Zulum also supervised the enrolment of 1,163 children of internally displaced persons into primary school i…
Twitter suspends 70,000 pro-Trump accounts
Twitter announced Monday it has suspended “more than 70,000 accounts” linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory following the attack on the US Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters. The social network began its purge Friday, shortly after it had permanently suspended Trump’s account for language that could incite violence. “Since Friday, more than 70,000 accounts have been suspended as a result of our efforts, with many instances of a single individual operating numerous accounts,” Twitter said in a blog post. “These accounts…
Ford to close factories in Brazil
Carmaker Ford said Monday it would close its three factories in Brazil this year as the coronavirus epidemic exacerbated already slow sales in South America. The measure will affect some 5,000 workers, according to Bloomberg, and Ford said the closures would incur one-off charges of about $4.1 billion. “Ford Brazil will cease production at Camacari, Taubate and Troller plants during 2021, as the Covid-19 pandemic amplifies persistent industry idle capacity and slow sales that have resulted in years of significant losses,” the company said i…
Fraud: Turkish TV preacher jailed 1,000 years
A Turkish Muslim televangelist who surrounded himself with scantily-clad women on TV was jailed for more than 1,000 years on Monday for sex crimes, local media reported. Adnan Oktar preached conservative views while women he called his “kittens” — many of whom appeared to have had plastic surgery — danced around him in the TV studio. The 64-year-old was detained in June 2018 as part of a crackdown on his group by the financial crimes unit of the Istanbul police. He was sentenced to 1,075 years for crimes including sexual assault, sexual ab…
Tokyo Olympics goes ahead despite COVID-19 surge – Organisers
Tokyo 2020 organisers say they will be ready to host the Olympic Games – despite the city declaring a state of emergency over COVID-19. The rescheduled Games are set to take place between July 23 and August 8. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said there was a “sense of crisis” as he announced emergency COVID-19 plans. Organisers said, “This declaration of emergency offers an opportunity for Tokyo 2020 to plan for a safe and secure Games this summer.” “We will proceed with the necessary preparations accordingly,” they added. Tokyo rec…
US election laws must be reformed, says Trump
US President Donald Trump has said the election laws in his country must be reformed to ensure faith and confidence in all future elections. Trump who has been discrediting the election of November 3, 2020, which he lost to Joe Biden, said this in a broadcast hours after the election was certified by a joint session of the US Congress. Promising a smooth transition of power on January 20, 2021, Trump called for calm to be restored as he addressed the invasion of the US Capitol which occurred during the affirmation of Biden’s Electoral Coll…
NIMC workers accuse FG of covering up COVID-19 in agency
Eniola Akinkuotu, Samson Folarin, Okechukwu Nnodim, Chima Azubuike, Edward Nnachi, Tunde Oyekola and Daud Olatunji The National Identity Management Commission officials across the country on Thursday began a strike action over the fear of COVID-19 spread in the agency. The President of the Association of the Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, NIMC unit, Asekokhai Lucky, in an interview with one of our correspondents in Abuja, said already the virus had been detected in three officials of the agency at its headquarters. He said the workers w…
Governor: bandits in North recruited from Mali, Sudan
Bandits from Mali and Sudan are operating in some parts of the North, a governor said on Wednesday. According to him, the bandits came into the country on motorcycles and are recruited through the social media – especially facebook. Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello, who stated this on Wednesday, said he had tabled the matter and other security challenge facing his state before President Muhammadu Buhari. He spoke to reporters at the State House after meeting with the President. Niger is one of the states in the North where banditry…
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