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For the first time, Nigeria on Saturday witnessed a spike in COVID-19 cases, recording 553 new single-day infections. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this in its Twitter handle. This has brought the country’s total infections to 9,855, out of which 2,856 have been discharged while 273 lost their lives “On the 30th of May 2020, 553 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria “No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours. “Till date, 9855 cases have been confirmed, 2856 cases have been discharged and 273 deaths have been recorded in…

The sudden demise of the acting Director of Finance and Administration, Interim Management Committee of Niger Delta Development Commission, Ibanga Etang, has elicited condolences from various personalities. The latest came from Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, who wrote “I lost a brother and a friend a few days back. A fellow Change Agent.” This is as the NDDC in a statement signed by Charles Odili, the commission’s spokesperson, on Friday officially announced the demise of its acting director said to have died on Thursday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital. Akpabio in his Twitter handle on…

By: Akanimo Sampson COVID-19 scare is currently rocking the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), an interventionist agency. The arrangement is meant to ensure optimal care; contain; and prevent further spread of the virus in the country. Staffers of the NDDC have already been placed on a 14 -day self isolation to enabled the troubled Commission identify those who have contracted the rampaging coronavirus. The Commission’s Acting Head of Human Resources, Silas Anyanwu, directed the workers on May 28 to proceed on the 14-day self isolation. Apparently jolted by the seeming nervous reaction at the NDDC, a civic group in Akwa…

A social critic and public commentator on issues, Femi Fani-Kayode says he is disillusioned over the aloofness of Nigerians, Africans and the international community on what he called “ethnic cleansing, butchery and carnage in Nigeria.” Fani-Kayode, an ex-Minister of Aviation in his Twitter handle on Friday wrote: “If Nigerians, Africans & members of the international community expressed 1% of the outrage that they have displayed over the murder of George Floyd for the victims of genocide in Nigeria, the ethnic cleansing, butchery & carnage that we are witnessing today would have ceased long ago.” According to him, “The truth is…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday said Nigeria recorded 387 new cases of the Coronavirus, (COVID-19), in the country, the total infections now 9,302. It said, “On the 29th of May 2020, 387 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours”. Of the 387 new cases confirmed in Nigeria, 254 were confirmed in Lagos state To date, 9,302 cases have been confirmed, 2697 cases have been discharged and 261 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The 387…

In less than 48 hours, a whopping $1.9 million was raised by GoFundMe campaign to assist the family of murdered George Floyd in his obsequies. The African American died agonizingly after a White Minneapolis police officer forcefully knelt on his neck during his arrest on Monday. The campaign created by Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, has received more than 72,000 donations totaling to $1.9 million as of Friday afternoon (May 29). The goal was to raise $1.5 million. “This fund is established to cover funeral and burial expenses, mental and grief counseling, lodging and travel for all court proceedings, and to…

President Donald Trump Friday announced that the United States is ending its relationship with the World Health Organization, accusing it of bowing to pressure from China and resisting reforms related to its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Trump made the announcement during a brief press conference at the White House, more than a month after US froze funding to the United Nations agency. “The world needs answers from China on the virus. We must have transparency,” Trump said. Trump said the money the US would typically send to the World Health Organization will instead go to “other worldwide and deserving…

By: Akanimo Sampson Oil-bearing riverine communities of the Niger Delta are grappling with harsh economic condition occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, says the Leadership, Peace and Cultural Development Initiative (LPCDI). The group, therefore, wants the authorities to provide palliatives to indigent people of the riverine communities. The situation in the communities is made worse by oil pollution which has significantly harmed the natural environment on which they depend for their livelihood and sustenance. The direct consequence of oil pollution is that it has led to multidimensional and protracted conflicts in oil-bearing communities. They also complained about environmental pollution and destruction…

Akwa Ibom Government has taken the fight against the deadly COVID-19 pandemic to a higher level with plans to build General Hospitals in the 10 Federal Constituencies in the state. Inaugurating a 300-bed Isolation Centre at Methodist Hospital, Ituk Mbang in Uruan local government area on Friday, Governor Udom Emmanuel said the government would equip the hospitals with the state-of-the-art facilities. Emmanuel, however, stated, “We have taken delivery of another batch of 35 containers of state-of-the-art medical equipment with the 2020 model of modern facilities to be distributed to health institutions across the state.” Emmanuel remarked, “50 years from now,…

Akwa Ibom State has recorded 10 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number in the state to 45, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed on its Twitter. Nigeria increased further on Thursday with 182 new cases reported in the country, despite efforts by authorities to flatten the curve of the pandemic. This takes the country’s total infections to 8,915 out of which 2,592 have been discharged with 259 losing their lives. Data from the NCDC showed that Lagos recorded the highest number of infections for the day with 111 new cases. The 182 new cases of COVID-19 are confirmed…