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Apr

14

2020

COVID-19: France extends lockdown by 30 days as death toll hits 15,000

Health, PoliticsCoronavirus, France, Health, World News

French President, Emmanuel Macron has announced that the nationwide lockdown imposed over the Coronavirus disease will continue for the next one month. Macron made the announcement while addressing the nation on Monday from the Elysée Palace in Paris. The restrictions which began on March 17 would continue until May 11 as the death toll in France hits 15,000. Macron apologized for not being prepared enough to tackle the virus. He added that the lockdown could slowly be relaxed after May 11 if people adhered to the rules. “From May 11, there will be the gradual reopening of schools, crèches, colleges…

Apr

14

2020

By OHAFIATV

Coronavirus: NYSC member tests positive for COVID-19 in Ondo

Health, PoliticsCoronavirus, Health, Nigeria, NYSC

The Ondo State Government has confirmed one case of coronavirus in the state. Recall that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Monday, confirmed twenty new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. NCDC said the cases were in Lagos, Kano, Edo, Ogun and Ondo State. Confirming the development, Akeredolu on his Twitter handle, said the new case is a close contact of one of the State’s index cases. The number of confirmed coronavirus patients in Ondo State has now risen to three. He wrote, “The @NCDCgov just confirmed another case of #Covid_19 in Ondo State. The reported case is…

Mar

21

2020

By OHAFIATV

FIRS debunk Punch report that her staff tested Positive to COVID-19 as fake

PoliticsCoronavirus, Health, Metro, Nigeria

PRESS STATEMENT NO ANY MEMBER OF STAFF AT THE FIRS HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA TESTED POSITIVE TO COVID-19 The attention of the Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Muhammad Nami and the Management of the Service has been drawn to the fake news making the rounds on Social Media that a member of staff at the FIRS has tested positive to COVID-19. The Service hereby states unequivocally that no member of staff at the FIRS has tested positive to COVID-19 as being peddled on Social Media. The Service can confirm that a member of staff who went to pick his…

Mar

20

2020

By OHAFIATV

COVID-19: S’East Govs should shut down Churches, Public Schools, Malls – OYC

Health, News, PoliticsBiafra, Coronavirus, Health, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Politics

Press Release …as Ohanaeze Urge Ugwuanyi to investigate the death of Enugu suspected COVID 19 Patient. 1. Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide call on the South East Governors to shut down public places especially where there are crowd of more than 30 persons,as a precautionary measures to Curb the spread of Coronavirus in the South East, as many people are set to return home from abroad during the Easter festive season, there's urgent need to put measures to protect our citizens. (2) OYC Commend the Federal Government on the Precautionary measures taken so far, especially closing of Borders, Shutting down…

Mar

15

2020

By OHAFIATV

APC wins Kwara Assembly bye-election

PoliticsAll Progressives Congress, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

Adam Ahmed Rufai, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was Saturday night declared winner of the bye-election into the Kwara state House of Assembly for Patigi constituency. Returning officer for the election, Dr Abdulazeez Ishola Musbau, of the University of Ilorin, declared Rufai winner having scored the highest vote cast of 10,354 in the peaceful exercise held weekend. Only 15,654 voted during the exercise representing 35 percent of the 43,695 permanent voter cards in the hands of the electorate as revealed by INEC. Adam Rufai would replace his late brother Saidu Ahmed Rufai who died in December 2019 after…