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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will be N600 million ($1.5 million) richer when FIFA releases the COVID-19 relief fund to each of its national associations across the world. The coronavirus relief plan for world football which gulped up to £1.2 billion ($1.5 billion) has been announced by FIFA. All member associations will be given a universal solidarity grant of $1m, with an additional $500,000 grant specifically for women’s football. Each confederation like CAF will also receive a grant of $2 million. The game’s governing body has revealed its three-step plan, which includes specifically allocated funding to help women’s football through…

A total of 684 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded on Friday in Nigeria. The total number of confirmed infections in the country now stands at 23,298. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on its Twitter handle said 8,253 patients have been discharged in the country and 554 patients have died. Further data obtained from the NCDC showed that Lagos, the epicentre has recorded 259 cases, being the highest figure. Others are Oyo-76 Katsina-69 Delta-66 Rivers-46 Ogun-23 Edo-22 Osun-22 Ebonyi-21 FCT-20 Kaduna-16 Ondo-10 Imo-9 Abia-9 Gombe-5 Plateau-4 Bauchi-4 Ekiti-2 and Anambra-1. Cases have been reported from: Africa: 347 779…

Henceforth, Akwa Ibom Government has pledged to enforce the directive “no face mask, no trading” in markets located in the state as part of the measures to check the spread of COVID-19 pandemic among the people. The Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, who read the Riot Act, warned to mete out severe sanctions against persons exhibiting non-chalant attitude in adhering to the safety measures and protocol, especially wearing of face mask in public, social distancing and others. Speaking during a security council meeting for the management of COVID-19 in the state on Friday, at Government House, Uyo,…

Nigeria has recorded 594 new cases of coronavirus, while the total number of confirmed infections in the country stands at 22,614. Announcing this on Thursday in its Twitter handle, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated that 7,822 persons were discharged while 549 died. In new cases of #COVID19Nigeria: Lagos tops the list with 159, Delta-106, Ondo-44, FCT-34, Edo-34, Oyo-33, Kaduna-33, Enugu-28, Katsina-25, Imo-22, Adamawa-15, Ogun-12, Osun-11, Abia-8, Rivers-6, Nasarawa-5, Bauchi-5, Niger-5, Kebbi-4, Ekiti-3, Plateau-1, and Taraba-1.

A man whose church located in Uyo, Akwa Ibom capital was demolished by AKSG Covid-19 Task Force on Tuesday has vowed to sue the government over the demolition of his church. The Senior Prophet Victor Elijah who is the founder of the church, said, “Akwa Ibom State Government should re-build my church, else I would seek redress in court.” The State government had ordered the demolition of the Knowledge of God Ministry, Uyo, on allegation of avoiding community transmission of COVID-19 in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, who led members of the COVID-19 Team demolished the…

Liverpool were crowned Premier League champions without kicking a ball on Thursday as Chelsea’s 2-1 win over Manchester City ended the Reds’ 30-year wait to win the English title. Jurgen Klopp’s men sealed a 19th league title for the club with a record seven games left to play after second-placed City’s defeat left them 23 points adrift. Liverpool had moved within two points of the title with a 4-0 demolition of Crystal Palace at Anfield on Wednesday. Their 28th win in 31 league games this season prompted Liverpool star Mohamed Salah to declare “now is our time to win the…

Barely 24 hours after parading 11 suspected rapists in Akwa Ibom State, some operatives of the state Police Command have apprehended a 35-year-old clergyman over alleged involvement in defiling a 16-year-old girl (name withheld). A press release issued by CSP N-nudam K. Fredrick, the state Police Public Relations Officer on Thursday, said the policemen arrested one Prophet Nnamso Friday Jacob a.k.a “Major Prophet Honesty Jesus” for allegedly committing the crime. According to Fredrick, “Investigation revealed that the victim previously visited the so-called Prophet and General Overseer of “The Living Power of Zion Church,” situates at Ndue Eduo, Okon Eket, Eket…

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of All Progressives Congress, APC, has appointed a 13-member Caretaker Committee with Yobe State Governor, Maimala Buni as its Chairman. Buni, who is a former National Secretary of the party, was immediately sworn in by Abubakar Malami, the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, at the venue of Thursday’s NEC meeting, held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Similarly, a prominent Akwa Ibom son and seasoned politician, Senator John James Akpan Udo-edehe has been appointed Secretary, APC Caretaker Committee. John Udoedehe was elected Senator for the Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District (1999-2003), Minister of…

A former governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has died at the age of 70. Before the latest information filtered in, his death was rumoured about one and half weeks ago which was later dispelled. Ajimobi who has been in a coma and on life support, died of COVID-19 complications in a hospital in Lagos state today June 25. The former governor was rumoured to have died last Thursday, June 18 but his media aide, Mr Bolaji Tunji and one of his children denounced the report asking Nigerians to rather pray for his recovery. Late Ajimobi was governor between…

The Federal Road Safety Commission, Akwa Ibom Command has warned drivers and vehicle owners in the state against patronising touts to process their driver’s licence. Mr. Oga Ochi, making the appeal in his first media interaction in his office in Uyo on Wednesday, asked them to use designated FRSC office for the purpose. Ochi, who assumed duty as the 19th Sector Commander of the FRSC of the state Command, however, urged tricycle operators in the state not to take over the roads as if they were the only road users, warning that they should not constitute nuisance on the roads.…