America Claude McKay – 1889-1948 Although she feeds me bread of bitterness, And sinks into my throat her tiger’s tooth, Stealing my breath of life, I will confess I love this cultured hell that tests my youth! Her vigor flows like tides into my blood, Giving me strength erect against her hate. Her bigness sweeps my being like a flood. Yet as a rebel fronts a king in state, I stand within her walls with not a...
Goods worth millions of Naira have been destroyed by fire which wreaked havoc on over 100 shops in the popular Marian market in Calabar on Friday. The fire, which started from one of the shops in the fruit section, spread to other shops and destroyed goods worth millions of Naira including vital properties. An eye witness, Mr Ojah Ojah, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the scene of the event, said...
Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has now tested negative to coronavirus (COVID-19), WAP gathered this morning. Our correspondent in Aba, Imo State reported that John Okiyi Kalu, the State Commissioner for Information confirmed the new development, stating: “To God the glory of God, repeat COVID-19 test conducted by Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on samples submitted by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu on Thursday, 2nd July 2020, returned negative result on Friday, 3rd July, 2020.”...
The Nigerians in Diaspora COVID-19 Support Group on Friday donated Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) worth N48 million to the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (PTF). Amb. Zubairu Dada, the Minister of State Foreign Affairs, alongside Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, CEO/Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), presented the items on behalf of the group to the task force in Abuja. Receiving the PPE, the PTF Chairman, Mr Boss Mustapha, who was represented by Mr Olusegun Adeyemi,...
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr. Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the posting and redeployment of senior police officers in line with the recent presidential approval for the re-organisation of the force. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said the presidential approval included the creation of an additional Department, the Directorate of Intelligence, expansion of the police zonal structure from 12 to 17...
Four passengers are dead while four others are missing in a boat mishap on Friday night in Ikorodu Lagos. The General Manager, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) confirmed that the accident happened at Owode/Ibeshe near Ikorodu at about 8.00 p.m. on Friday evening. Emmanuel said the boat, marked Lalek Marine, carrying 20 passengers was heading to Ikorodu from Ebute-Ero when it capsized. He said that 11 passengers were rescued while one person...
Nine Nigerians have missed the second evacuation flight from the United States for running foul of the Federal Government’s COVID-19 guidelines. Among them is a family of five, according to Mr. Benaoyagha Okoyen, the Consul General of Nigeria in New York, who oversaw the evacuation activities. Okoyen told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the airport that they were not allowed to check in after five of them failed to present a negative coronavirus...
The Benue First Lady, Dr. Eunice Ortom, her son and some domestic staff have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease. The governor’s wife announced this in a press statement she personally signed and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi on Saturday. According to her the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) notified her of the development through her test result that returned positive on Friday evening. Ortom further disclosed...
Oyo state has recorded its first COVID-19 patient delivery at the Olodo Infectious Disease Centre in Ibadan. The State Gov., Seyi Makinde, made this known via his official Twitter, @seyiamakinde on Saturday. Makinde, however, said the state recorded two additional deaths from the dreaded coronavirus, increasing the total death toll in the state to 14. “We had our first COVID-19 patient delivery at the Infectious Disease Centre, Olodo, mother and baby are doing well. “The...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 454 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The information is on the centre’s official Twitter page on Friday night. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that with the latest cases, Nigeria’s total infections now stand at 27,564. The health agency said that no new state reported a case in the last 24 hours. According to it, till date, 27,564 cases have been confirmed, 11,069 cases have been...
