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98 more COVID-19 patients recover in Lagos
Ninety-eight more COVID-19 patients have recovered from the deadly virus in Lagos State. The discharged patients consist of 71 males and 27 females. This was disclosed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in a statement issued on Friday. Giving a breakdown of the figures, Sanwo-Olu said 23 were from Onikan, 22 from LUTH, 17 from Gbagada, and…
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EDO 2020: PDP reopens screening of governorship aspirants
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP said it has approved that the party’s screening committee should continue the screening exercise for its aspirants for the Edo State governorship election. Colonel Austin Akobundu (retd), the PDP National Organising Secretary, made this known on Friday. Akobundu said the exercise would continue on Saturday…
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Fernandes earn Man Utd draw at Tottenham
A late penalty from Bruno Fernandes secured a 1-1 draw for Manchester United against Tottenham on Friday . Fernandes struck from the spot in the 81st minute after Paul Pogba was brought down by Eric Dier, the goal cancelling out Steven Bergwijn’s superb first-half opener. A woeful David de Gea error from Bergwijn’s first-half strike…
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487 killed as Nigeria Covid-19 cases exceed 19,000
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 667 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 19, 147. Twelve deaths were recorded from the virus on Friday bringing the total number of confirmed deaths from the virus to 487. There was a drop in the number…
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COVID-19 treatment centres in Delta already full – Gov. Okowa
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Friday said Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment centres in the State were already full of patients, emphasising that caution was needed to manage the alarming rate of infection and transmission. Governor Okowa stated this while speaking with Government House Correspondents on the level of infection of the dreaded disease in…
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Malami’s memo exposed corruption in Buhari’s govt, Magu’s EFCC -PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party has said the memo written to President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), by the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, recommending the sack of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, over financial impropriety has further exposed the Buhari’-led govt. National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola…
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BREAKING: PDP grants Obaseki, Deputy waiver to contest
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has granted Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki and his Deputy, Philip Shaibu a waiver to contest the Edo governorship election primary on its platform. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Uche Secondus, National Chairman of the PDP presented the letter of waiver to Governor Obaseki and Shaibu on Friday at the party’s headquarters…
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BREAKING: Nigerian scientists discover breakthrough COVID-19 vaccine
Nigerian Universities’ Scientists, under the aegis of COVID-19 Research Group, on Friday announced the discovery of a vaccine for the prevention of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Addressing a news conference on Friday at Adeleke University, Ede, in Osun, Dr Oladipo Kolawole, Leader of the team, said the vaccine was being developed locally in Africa for Africans.…