PDP seeks President Buhari’s Investigation into Kano Deaths

CoronavirusNigeriaPoliticsPDP seeks President Buhari’s Investigation into Kano Deaths

PilotnewsApril 26, 2020

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately wade in and arrest the situation of alleged mass death in Kano. The party, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan in Abuja on Sunday also demanded an immediate investigation into the circumstances leading to the reported number of deaths in the state within the last one week. Ologbondiyan said that the PDP’s call was predicated on conflicting reports...

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May/June 2020 WASSCE Not Cancelled, Says WAEC

CoronavirusEducationNigeriaMay/June 2020 WASSCE Not Cancelled, Says WAEC

PilotnewsApril 26, 2020

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC)says the May/June 2020 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, 2020 (WASSCE), has not been cancelled. In a statement by the Head of WAEC, Nigeria, Mr. Patrick  Areghan, on Sunday, the body explained that a notice alleging the cancellation of 2020 WASSCE did not emanate from the council. The council said it was the handwork of mischief makers and consequently, false and misleading. “Our attention has been drawn to a...

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COVID-19: 2 Die, 3 Health Workers Infected in Osun

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: 2 Die, 3 Health Workers Infected in Osun

PilotnewsApril 26, 2020

Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun, on Sunday, confirmed the death of two patients out of the 12 newly-recorded COVID-19 cases in the state, even as he said that three health workers had also been infected with the virus. Oyetola disclosed this at the Government House in Osogbo, while addressing newsmen on the state government’s efforts to contain and manage COVID-19 in the state. The governor said that the two patients, who had underlining ailments, died...

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Italy to Reopen Some Businesses as Early as this Week

CoronavirusItaly to Reopen Some Businesses as Early as this Week

PilotnewsApril 26, 2020

Italy, the first European country to be hard-hit by the coronavirus, will allow some businesses to reopen this week while aiming to reopen manufacturing and construction from May 4, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, said. Conte gave the most detailed outline yet of plans to reopen the economy, in a newspaper interview published on Sunday, ahead of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, which he said would be released no later than early this week. Italy,...

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Arsenal to Re-open Training Ground to Players

CoronavirusSportsWorldArsenal to Re-open Training Ground to Players

PilotnewsApril 26, 2020

Arsenal will reopen London Colney training ground to their players next week for individual training, but the Premier League club will continue to observe social distancing rules amid the Coronavirus outbreak, they said on Saturday. Soccer in England was suspended indefinitely last month due to the virus and no clubs have been in training. “Players will be permitted access to the Colney grounds next week,” Arsenal said in a statement. “Access will be limited, carefully...

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COVID-19: Imo First Index Patient is in Our Facility- FMC, Owerri

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Imo First Index Patient is in Our Facility- FMC, Owerri

PilotnewsApril 26, 2020

The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri, in Imo says the first index case of COVID-19 is currently receiving treatment at its isolation center, says the hospital spokesperson, Mrs. Jacinta Achonu. Achonu made the confirmation in Owerri on Sunday while briefing newsmen on the first report of Coronavirus case in the state. “Yes, I can confirm to you that a COVID-19 patient of about 45 years was brought to the isolation center of FMC, Owerri about...

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Fear Grips Kano Metropolis Residents as More Deaths Occur

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaFear Grips Kano Metropolis Residents as More Deaths Occur

PilotnewsApril 26, 2020

Fear has enveloped residents of Kano metropolis as more people continue to succumb to a strange illness that has hit some parts of the city. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that scores of people, including elites and prominent sons of the state, have been lost to the yet-to-be-identified disease, with Dala, Fagge, Tarauni, Nasarawa, Gwale and Kano Municipal worst hit. Among those already buried are academics, administrators, bankers, media practitioners, and businessmen A...

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Lockdown: Nigerian Women in UK Donate to Widows, Less-Privileged

CoronavirusNigeriaPhilanthropyLockdown: Nigerian Women in UK Donate to Widows, Less-Privileged

PilotnewsApril 26, 2020

Some Nigerian Women in the United Kingdom (UK) on Sunday donated food items to some less privileged people in Lagos state as part of an effort to cushion the effect of the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. The women made the donation under the auspices of Elite Golden Ladies, the U.K., and Ireland and distributed them through Bishop Augustine Okereke at the Word and Praise Missionary Church headquarters in Lagos. The spokesperson of the...

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COVID-19 Cases in Africa Hit 30,000 – WHO

AfricaCoronavirusNewsCOVID-19 Cases in Africa Hit 30,000 – WHO

PilotnewsApril 26, 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo says the number of COVID-19 cases in the WHO African Region has increased to over 30,000. The UN’s health agency gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Sunday. “Over 30,000 COVID-19 cases reported on the African continent with over 9,000 associated recoveries and 1,300 deaths recorded,’’ it said. The WHO African Region COVID-19 dashboard showed that in sub-Saharan Africa, South...

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Gov Masari Confirms 9 New Cases of COVID-19 in Katsina

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaGov Masari Confirms 9 New Cases of COVID-19 in Katsina

PilotnewsApril 26, 2020

Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has confirmed nine new cases of COVID-19 in the state. Masari made this known while briefing newsmen on Sunday in Katsina. “We sent samples of 287 suspected persons to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) for screening. “From the sample, nine tested positive for COVID-19. Four of the confirmed cases are from Daura, four from Katsina, and one from Dutsinma local government areas of the state. “The nine persons had...

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