Breaking: Gov Okowa Sets To Address Deltans As One Covid-19 Case Is Recorded In Delta

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As the news of the Coronavirus pandemic disease hits Delta State, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has sets to brief the state over the outbreak  just as he enjoined them to remain calm over the outbreak of the pandemic disease. In a statement obtained from Governor Ifeanyi Okowa verified facebook account states, “This evening, a patient in Delta State tested positive for the #COVID19 virus. This index case is already receiving the necessary treatment at one of our isolation centers. Tomorrow morning, I will be addressing our citizens on developments surrounding this…

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Breaking: Delta Hit With One Confirmed Covid-19 Case

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday night recorded sixteen new cases of the Coronavirus among which had it’s first case.   According to NCDC, Ten cases were recorded in Lagos; two cases were recorded in the FCT, two in Oyo, one in Delta and one in Katsina With these new cases, the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to  254. Fourty-four have so far been discharged with six deaths recorded.

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Covid-19 Lockdown: Bashorun Askia Foundation, BAF, Sets Distribute Food Items To Isoko Nation

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As the lockdown continue in Delta State, the Bashorun Askia Foundation, BAF,  has concluded plans to distribute sundry food items to indigent Isoko people, a fallout of the Stay At Home order by Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa. According to the Foundation, the brief ceremony will be held at the National Secretariat of the Isoko Development Union, IDU, in Oleh Isoko South Local Government Area, and the Stay Safe procedures and Social Distancing protocols of COVID-19, will be observed. The event will take place on Wednesday, April 8, 2020…

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Niger Delta Activists Berates Group’s Insensitivity Over NDDC Gesture

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  A pro-active group of activists and intellectuals under the auspices of the Niger Delta Intelligent Assessment Group (NDIAG), have condemned leaders of the Youth Leaders of Ethnic in the Niger Delta over its insensitivity towards the lives of the region’s people and senseless criticism of the Niger Delta Development Commission for making donation towards curbing the spread and harm of the Corona Virus in the region. Speaking to journalists in Port Harcourt today, the secretary-general of NDIAG, Dr. Barika D. Saro-Laka, argued that human security, progress and safety are…

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Coronavirus vaccine: WHO rejects using Africa as testing ground

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Tedros Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organisation, has dismissed as “racist” a suggestion by two French scientists that the coronavirus vaccine should be tested in Africa. Science professors, Jean-Paul Mira of Cochin Hospital in Paris and Camille Locht of Inserm, France’s national medical research centre, appeared on French television LCI on April 2 to debate potentials for COVID-19 cures. Mr Mira wondered if he “may be provocative, should this study not be done in Africa?” Mr Locht then replied: “You are right. We are currently thinking similarly about a…

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BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19, NED NWOKO TO SET UP FOOD BANKS

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  As part of his continued commitment to help in the battle against the Novel Corona Virus Disease, chairman of Ned Nwoko foundation, Ned Nwoko will beginning from Wednesday the 8th of April, 2020 set up food banks to help cushion the effect of the two weeks lockdown in Delta State. In a statement by the convener Ned Nwoko Volunteers, Snr. Comr. Idi Presley, stated, “Ned in his usual way of putting a smile on the faces of his people has approved the setting up of food banks for his…

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Coronavirus: Muslims Defile Govt Order Hold Friday Services In Delta

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By Emmanuel Amatutu DESPITE the lockdown order by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, hundreds of Muslim worshippers at Ughelli, Friday defiled the order as they gathered at the Okorodafe Mosque for the Jumat service. The main Mosque along Isoko Road, also held Jumat service contrary to the social distancing order but the crowd was minimal compared to the Okorodafe Mosque. This is just as Managing Director of the Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Chief Askia Ogieh described Thursday’s killing of one person in Warri by security…

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COVID-19: Reps Seek 2-Month Free Power Supply To Nigerians

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The House of Representatives is to consider a fresh Stimulus Bill that will ensure that Nigerians get free electricity supply for two months to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Speaker Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has said. The Speaker said the proposed Bill is to help in boosting the economy through the informal sector as the country prepares for the aftermath of the coronavirus. The proposed Bill, which will be the second Stimulus Bill by the Green Chamber, is to be considered immediately the House reconvenes from its ongoing break,…

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Breaking: Nigeria Records Ten New Cases Of COVID-19, One New Death Recorded

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed ten new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 224. Of the ten new cases, six are in Lagos, two are in Edo, while the other two are in the FCT. Currently, five persons have died from the disease while 27 others have recovered so far and have been discharged. Ten new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 6 in Lagos, 2 in FCT and 2 in Edo. As at 11:15 am…

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Donald Trump: I won’t wear face masks

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US President, Donald Trump, on Saturday declared that he will not wear a face mask. This is despite new medical guidance advising people in the country to do so. Trump said that it doesn’t look nice for him to be greeting “presidents, prime ministers, dictators, kings, queens” in the Oval Office while wearing one. He said the guidance issued on Friday by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the government’s public health advisory agency, on mask wearing in the US, is voluntary. “You do not have to do it,”…

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