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Former Manchester United midfielder Fellaini discharged from Chinese hospital after Coronavirus treatment
14Apr By Jide SalamiNo Comments
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Former Manchester United midfielder Fellaini discharged from Chinese hospital after Coronavirus treatment

Maraouane Fellaini, the former Manchester United and Everton midfielder, has been released from the hospital after testing positive for the novel Coronavirus nearly a month ago. The Belgian, who currently plays for Chinese club Shandong Luneng, had been receiving treatment in the hospital for the past three weeks. He was discharged on Tuesday after testing negative for the virus. “Fellaini was assessed, deemed to have recovered, and was discharged today,” stated Shandong football club on Tuesday.   The 32-year-old Shandong Luneng midfielder, the only Chinese Super League (CSL) player known to have contracted the disease, will now undergo a 14-day quarantine for further observation.   He contracted the virus after returning to China last month and joins a long list of football pe...
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Court grants bail to Caverton pilots and 10 passengers flown into Rivers State
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Court grants bail to Caverton pilots and 10 passengers flown into Rivers State

Court has granted bail to Caverton pilots and the 10 passengers who were flown into Rivers State. Samuel Ugorji and Samuel Buhari, the two Caverton pilots who were remanded in prison custody for defying Governor Nyesom Wike's executive order to check the spread of coronavirus in Rivers state, have been granted bail by a Chief Magistrate court alongside the 10 passengers they flew into the state. Chief Magistrate D.D . Ihua-Maduenyi, who presided over the case, granted the request after listening to the bail application of the pilots' counsel. The pilots were granted N1m bail each and are expected to provide a surety who must be a management staff of Caverton Helicopters. Ihua-Maduenyi also ruled that the surety must own a landed property in Port Harcourt and ensure the two pilots attend ...
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FRSC Sets Guidelines for Vehicle Impoundment During Lockdown
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FRSC Sets Guidelines for Vehicle Impoundment During Lockdown

The directive from the Federal Road Safety Corps instructs its personnel to seize any vehicles found violating the lockdown order.   On Tuesday, the FRSC announced on Twitter that it would intensify the enforcement of restrictions in affected states.   President Buhari extended the stay-at-home order in Lagos, FCT, and Ogun states for 14 days due to the surging number of COVID-19 cases in the country.   “The Corps Marshal’s order to Commanding Officers is to ensure the full utilization of the workforce through effective deployment of personnel to apprehend, without hesitation, any motorist contravening the national Stay at Home order,” tweeted the FRSC.   Additionally, only vehicles transporting essential workers or services will be granted passage, provided they can provide valid id...
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FRSC Gives Order to Impound Vehicles Breaking Lockdown Rules
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FRSC Gives Order to Impound Vehicles Breaking Lockdown Rules

The directive from the Federal Road Safety Corps is for its personnel to seize any vehicles that are flouting the lockdown regulations.   On Tuesday, FRSC tweeted of its determination to intensify the implementation of the restrictions in states where they are applicable.   Regarding the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the country, President Buhari has prolonged the stay-at-home directive in Lagos, FCT, and Ogun states for a further 14 days.   "The Commanding Officers have been instructed by the Corps Marshal to ensure maximum deployment of personnel to promptly apprehend any motorists violating the national stay-at-home order," FRSC Twitter account reported.   Additionally, FRSC emphasized that only vehicles transporting essential workers or services wo...
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Delay in Disbursing Cash to Poor Households Leads FG to Terminate Contractors
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Delay in Disbursing Cash to Poor Households Leads FG to Terminate Contractors

Two payment service providers (PSP) have been sacked by the federal government due to their failure to disburse conditional cash transfer (CCT) to poor households in four states according to the agreement.   The Minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, Sadiya Farouq, confirmed the contract termination with Data Mining Company and Innovative NIPOST, stating that it was in compliance with the World Bank procurement guidelines to ensure that payments started on or before April 28.   Sadiya further revealed that the affected states are Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Abia, and Zamfara.   She stated;    “The Federal Government cannot accept delays in the current payment round of N20,000 stipends to beneficiaries in poor and vulnerable households under any excuse ...
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COVID-19: Videos of Nigerians being 'targeted' in China do not potray the true narrative of what transpired – Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyema
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COVID-19: Videos of Nigerians being 'targeted' in China do not potray the true narrative of what transpired – Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyema

COVID-19: Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyema's Reaction to Videos Showing Nigerians 'Targeted' in China Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has expressed skepticism about the authenticity of the claims made in viral videos depicting the alleged maltreatment of Nigerians in China.   Last week, various videos emerged showing Nigerians being ejected from their hotels and compelled to undergo isolation as a precaution against the novel Coronavirus. One of these videos captured the Consul-General of Nigeria in Guangzhou, China, Mr Anozie Madaubuchi Cyril, confronting Chinese officers and accusing them of targeting Nigerians and other Africans.   During a press briefing in Abuja with the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Zhou Pingjian on April 14, the Minister re...
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Police officer’s hand chopped off with a sword while enforcing Coronavirus lockdown
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Police officer’s hand chopped off with a sword while enforcing Coronavirus lockdown

An incident occurred where an Indian policeman was attacked with a sword while he and his fellow officers were trying to enforce coronavirus lockdown rules at a checkpoint.    Harjit Singh, an assistant sub-inspector with the Punjab Police, was patrolling outside a vegetable market in Patiala when seven men belonging to the Nihang Sikh warrior sect attacked him and his colleagues.    Footage from the scene shows the terrifying moment a truck carrying the warriors rammed through the barricades before they came down from their vehicle and launched an attack with traditional Sikh blades.   During the attack, one of the warriors chopped off Singh's arm, removing his left hand from his wrist. The officer was seen in the video screaming in pain as he tries to stop the flow of blood with ...
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Police Rescue Teenage Boy Falsely Accused of Spying for Cultists in Lagos (Photo)
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Police Rescue Teenage Boy Falsely Accused of Spying for Cultists in Lagos (Photo)

On Monday, April 13th, the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos state police command rescued a 12-year-old boy from a mob after he was wrongly accused of being a spy for suspected cultists attacking residents of Lagos and Ogun border communities. Residents of Iju in Lagos state confronted the teenager, who was loitering in the area, and accused him of working as a spy for the Awawa boys cult group, which was alleged to have carried out various attacks in the area since the lockdown began. Before the mob could harm the boy, a patrol team arrived, intervened, and rescued him. During interrogation, the boy explained that he had fled his home after a disagreement with his mother. "Our officers on patrol along Iju came across this 12yr ...
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Army’s Rebuttal of Allegations of Civilian Casualties in Borno Airstrike
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Army’s Rebuttal of Allegations of Civilian Casualties in Borno Airstrike

Denying the allegation of killing civilians in an airstrike in Shokotoko village, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State on Thursday April 9, the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) stated that the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole did not engage in actions resulting in civilian casualties.   An earlier report had claimed the deaths of 13 civilians, including children, in the Borno village due to the airstrike.   However, according to Coordinator Defence Media Operation, Major General John Enenche, the attack helicopter involved in the mission was accompanied by an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft to ensure accurate targeting and prevent collateral damage.   Enenche's statement read as follows:   “The attention of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) ha...
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Man brought before court for alleging Osun government imported COVID-19 for financial motives
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Man brought before court for alleging Osun government imported COVID-19 for financial motives

An individual named Akinloye Saheed faced charges in a Magistrate Court in Osogbo, Osun State for making accusations on social media claiming that the state government deliberately brought the novel Coronavirus into the area to obtain funds from the federal government.    Akinloye was arrested for spreading what is deemed fake news and was presented in court on April 14.     During the arraignment, the police prosecutor, John ldoko, quoted the accused person's statement as: “When I accused Osun Government of importing COVID-19 patients into the state just to access fund from the FG many didn’t believe. The said imported patients are now Negative. APC, You Are Not Doing Well.”    The police prosecutor informed the court that the accused person's actions violated the COVID-19 Laws o...
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