The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), on Sunday, said the number of coronavirus positive cases has risen to 1,291,724 in the continent. Africa CDC also said that the death toll from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic climbed to 31,056. The African Union (AU) Commission’s specialised healthcare agency said the number of COVID-19 recoveries in the continent reached 1,031,453. Africa’s total COVID-19 cases represent about five per cent of all cases reported globally, it said. The Africa CDC, on Friday, said that nine African countries, including South Africa, Ethiopia and Libya accounted for about 81 per cent of…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Erica has been disqualified from the Big Brother Naija lockdown House. She was asked to leave the house immediately. She was disqualified on account of breaking the house rules repeatedly and bullying. Known as Ngozi Erica Nlewedim from outside the Lockdown house, she is aged 26 and hails from Abia state.
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday, depart Abuja to participate in the 57th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Niamey, Niger Republic. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, made available to news men in Abuja on Sunday, said the one-day summit will deliberate on the Special Report on COVID-19 to be presented by Buhari. Recall that the President was appointed the ECOWAS Champion on the Fight against COVID-19 during the Extraordinary Virtual Summit of ECOWAS on April 23, a position that made him the coordinator…
…Says PTF spent N22bn; States N7bn; Police N500m; Air Force N877m The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris has responded to the Freedom of Information, FoI, request by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, and Connected Development, CODE, saying the federal government, in four months, spent a N30.5 billion on COVID-19 pandemic. According to him, of the total of N36.3 billion public funds and donations received by it, government spent the N30.5 billion between April and July this year, leaving a balance of N5.9 billion. However, SERAP in a statement issued by the Deputy Director of SERAP, Kolawole…
By Yahaya Sarki Kebbi State is synonymous with food production, largely due to the formidable revolutionary approaches of the indefatigable State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu in food production, particularly rice production. Kebbi has the potency to produce myriad of agricultural products, amongst which is rice. Indisputably, Kebbi State is fast becoming the food basket of the nation. Certainly, happy development has indeed attracted the attention of President Muhammadu Buhari, prompting him to kick start the ‘Anchor Borrowers loan Program’ in the state in 2015, to provide loans and agricultural inputs such as cheap fertilizers, improved seeds, chemicals and water…
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command, have arrested one Hamisu Tukur for allegedly stealing a patrol vehicle, which belongs to the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC. The Command Spokesperson, DSP Anjuguri Manzah in a statement on Sunday, said the 25-year-old was apprehended at the outskirt of Bwari, during a stop-and-search operation. According to the statement, a distress call was received by the Command’s control room on Saturday on the vehicle, which was stolen at Sky Memorial Complex in Wuse Zone 5. “The exhibits recovered from the suspect are: one white Toyota Hilux-HQ-26RS and a single key”, Manzah…
Serena Williams survived a third-round scare at the U.S. Open to topple 2017 champion Sloane Stephens 2-6 6-2 6-2 and keep alive her bid for a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam title. A sure-footed Stephens pounced early as third seed Williams struggled with her first serve and committed 13 unforced errors in the first set, claiming an early break for a 2-1 lead. The 26th seed kept Williams on the run as she saved two break points, with the 38-year-old struggling to find her rhythm. But the momentum dramatically shifted in Williams’ favour in the second set. She opened up a…
A Big Brother Naija housemate, 26-year-old Abia-born Erica on Saturday, broke three house rules of the ‘Lockdown’ edition. Erica, after the Saturday night party, rained abuses at Laycon and other housemates who refused to support her after approaching Laycon to clarify his statement that she tried to kiss him severally. She broke the following rules: 1. Erica threatened to kill Laycon outside the house. 2. She poured water on the bed of the Head of House (HoH) in order to stop Prince who is her deputy from sharing the lounge with her. 3. She used the word ‘vote’ while discussing…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 162 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The NCDC on its twitter handle @NCDCgov on Saturday, said three deaths were recorded. According to it, a total of 54,905 cases have been confirmed, 42,922, discharged and 1,054 deaths recorded in 36 states and FCT. The Centre stated that Lagos state led with 53 and followed by Gombe state with 21 new infections. Among other states with new cases were Oyo (19), Delta (12), Ondo (11), Plateau (10), Ebonyi (9), FCT (6), Kwara (6), Kaduna (5), Rivers (3), Ogun (2), Anambra (2), Imo (2), and…
The Bauchi Command of the Nigeria Police, has arrested one Yusuf Bako for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl inside a mosque. The spokesperson of the Command, Ahmed Wakili in a statement on Saturday, said the 50-year-old suspect was rescued and rearrested while he was being attacked by a mob following the incident. “On September 3, 2020, at about 11:30 am, one Jamilu Abdullahi, male, of Igbo quarters, reported at the township police station that on the same date at about 9.20 am, a mob was beating an unknown person on Aminu street and a team of police officers moved to…