The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has arrested 121 persons for contravening the Quarantine and Restriction of Movement (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2020, on compulsory use of face mask in public places. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, CSP Nnudam Fredrick, said this in a statement issued in Uyo on Friday. Fredrick said all the arrested offenders would be charged to court to serve as deterrent to others in the bid to contain the spread...
Ariaria International market and others big markets in Aba, Abia, on Friday resumed business operations that would see the traders do business for five days in a week. The resumption started on Friday following Abia government’s announcement on Thursday that the markets would now open from 7 am until 5 pm Mondays through Fridays. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that since Abia announced initial lockdown directives to check Coronavirus spread on March 24,...
The UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Regional Office and ECOWAS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on response to COVID-19 in West African countries. The signing of the MoU took place on Friday, by Mr Yao Ydo, UNESCO Regional Director and Mr Leopoldo Amado, ECOWAS Commissioner for Education, Science and Culture in Abuja. Ydo said the response was in line with UNESCO’s mission of contributing to the building of a culture of...
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia on Friday sworn in 13 new Permanent Secretaries, with a call on them to discharge their duties without fear or favour and promote the developmental programmes of the state government. Ikpeazu, while speaking at the ceremony in Umuahia, called on the newly sworn in officers to be good ambassadors of Abia, as well as abide by the oath of allegiance they swore to. The governor, who was represented by his deputy,...
The United Kingdom chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated a seven-member campaign support council to work for the victory of Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu in the forthcoming Edo governorship election. Ize-Iyamu is the APC governorship candidate for the forthcoming Edo governorship election slated for Sept. 19. In a statement issued by the chapter on Friday in Abuja, the seven-member support council was inaugurated by Mr Ade Omole, leader of the APC UK chapter....
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 6,618 senior officers, one Assistant Inspector General (AIG), four Commissioners and three Deputy Commissioners. The Head, Press and Public Relations of the Commission, Mr Ikechukwu Ani, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said that the approval was one of the high-points of the 8th Plenary meeting of the commission that ended on Wednesday, after three weeks of deliberations. Ani noted that the officer...
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on Friday suspended the Emir of Misau, the District Head of Chiroma Village, and the Village Head of Zadawa in Misau over a land crisis between farmers and Fulani herders in the area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that nine lives were lost in Zadawa Village in Misau Local Government area and many injured as a result of the clash in the area on Monday. The governor...
Suspected armed robbers on Friday attacked a new generation bank in Yenagoa, Bayelsa capital, killing a customer, Mr Emmanuel Omomo, and taking away cash he withdrew from the bank. Police spokesman in Bayelsa, SP Asinim Butswat who confirmed the killing, said the incident occurred at about 10 a.m. inside the premises of the new generation bank. “The customer was accosted by unknown gunmen after he withdrew money from the bank. “The armed robbers who came...
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has reaffirmed its commitment toward curtailment of COVID-19 pandemic as domestic flights resume on July 8. Mr Sani Mahmud, FAAN Regional General Manager, North-Central, made this known while receiving face shields from the Universal Disaster Recovery Foundation (U-DIREF) in Abuja. U-DIREF is a Nigeria-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) registered in 2019 to provide humanitarian services to victims of disasters through life-saving support initiatives. It seeks to rebuild hope in...
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General (DG), Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said that young people, aged between 20 and 40, are driving the transmission of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. Ihekweazu said this at the Presidential Task Force (PTF), media briefing on Thursday in Abuja. The DG said that investigation had established that persons from 50 years and above were most prone to the virus, with three out of five deaths from...
