The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has refuted the rumour that Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, would be giving automatic ticket if he dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP said this in a statement on Tuesday by its spokesman in the state, Mr Zadok Akintoye. Akintoye said that the party did not have a preferred candidate and would ensure level playing field for all aspirants or intending aspirant. “As it has been clearly stated by the State Caretaker Chairman, Mr Clement Faboyede, no aspirant shall be shut out of the process for picking a candidate as the…
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Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has presented letter of appointment to the newly appointed Emir of Kaura-Namoda, Alhaji Sanusi Muhammad.This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Jamilu Iliyasu, Press Secretary to the governor in Gusau on Tuesday.He stated that the appointment letter was presented at a brief ceremony attended by other Emirs in the state, few government officials and politicians at the governor’s private residence in Gusau.The governor said the appointment of the new Emir was due to his selection by the Kaura Namoda Emirate Kingmakers and in accordance with the provision of Section 17 of Zamfara State…
laboratory network. Ihekweazu said that the two laboratories were located at Afriglobal Medicare Laboratory in Ogun and the Sahel Centre for Molecular Diagnostics and Research, Katsina State. He said that the NCDC had a testing strategy, adding that it was using the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) to scale for the COVID-19. “At the moment, the COVID-19 tests that we report daily are coming from the PCR. It detects genetic information of the virus, the RNA. “PCR tests are used to directly detect the presence of an antigen rather than the presence of the body’s immune response or antibodies. “By detecting…
askforce on COVID-19, Dr Nathaniel Inodu, made the disclosure in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenogoa on Tuesday. “This case is a 48-year-old business woman, who resides in the heart of Yenagoa. “She visited one of our hospitals with complaints of fever, cough, lack of taste and malaria that started three weeks ago. Although she was feeling a lot better, she said she came to request for COVID-19 test. “The state’s rapid response team investigated her case and collected samples for testing even though she denied any travel history. “She is not epidemiologically…
The Nigerian Navy Victory Ship (NNVS) has handed over 42 suspected cultists to the Cross River Government for onward investigation and prosecution. Briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Calabar, the Commander of NNVS, Rear Admiral Vincent Okeke, said the suspects were arrested on Sunday through a tip off by concerned individuals. Okeke, who was represented by Capt. Ibrahim Gwaska, said the Navy standby team was informed that the suspects were gathered in Akpabuyo local government area of the state for initiation and other activities. According to him, intelligence gathering revealed that it was evidently clear that there was going to be…
The Commissioner for Health in Benue, Dr Sunday Ongbabo, says the state has not recorded any death related to COVID-19 since its outbreak. Ongbabo said this on Tuesday in an interview with newsmen in Makurdi. The commissioner who is also the Secretary, State Action Committee against COVID-19 , attributed the successful story to the proactive steps taken by the Gov. Samuel Ortom-led administration. “The proactive steps taken against COVID-19 by Gov. Ortom has helped the state not to record any death since the pandemic started,” he said. He urged the people of Benue to appreciate God for giving Ortom the…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said the total value of capital importation into the country stood at 5.8 billion dollars in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020. The NBS made this known in its latest report on “Capital Importation” released on Tuesday. It explained that the amount represented an increase of 53.97 per cent compared to Q4 2019 and -31.19 decrease compared to the first quarter of 2019. The bureau noted that the largest amount of capital importation by type was received through portfolio investment, which accounted for 73.61 per cent which was 4.3 billion dollars of total capital…
Nigerian twitter is abuzz with news of the appointment of Toni Kan as Spokesperson to the Honourable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq. Wailers are insisting that Toni Kan, award winning writer, Public relations expert and media entrepreneur is an enemy of the APC and the president. But nothing could be farther from the truth. An ideas man and committed Nigerian Toni Kan has never been content to merely criticise. He is a firm believer in the fact that those who criricise must also show how the job can be done better. When he…
By Prof. Uche Uwaleke Across the world, the coronavirus pandemic has continued to wreak havoc not only on lives but also on livelihoods. Stock markets, useful barometer for economic health, have been roiled not least because of the uncertainty associated with COVID-19. As of May 22, 2020 (the day of penning this article), major stock markets were already gasping for breath. Market-Watch reports that apart from the tech-heavy NASDAQ composite index which was up 3.92%, Year-To-Date, for understandable reasons (the crisis is setting new normal that tends to benefit the technology sector), other global stock market performance indicators were in…
By Beauty John, LAFIA The Nasarawa State governor Abdullahi Sule has flagged off the construction of Keffi Square and neighborhood market to improve on the revenue base of the state. The flag off of the over N1.6 billion projects took place in Keffi on Monday. According to the governor, the purpose for the construction of the neighborhood market is to boost the socio-economic activities of the people in that area and the entire state. “The projects if completed will also improve on the standard of living of the people of Keffi, the state and Nigeria at large,” he claimed. He…