Written by FILE PHOTO: Two health workers collecting the samples of some of the Almajiris isolated at the NYSC camp in Kiyawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State. A six-year-old girl and her father who was the index case of COVID-19 in Kazaure, Jigawa State have both recovered from COVID-19 in Jigawa State. The girl was … Continue reading “Six-Year-Old Girl Recovers From COVID-19 In Jigawa”
Justice J.E. Iyang of Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Friday May 8, 2020 convicted and sentenced one Muhammad Halim Ogbobio, self-styled coordinator of Bayelsa State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, to 28 years imprisonment. The convict, who paraded himself as the coordinator of Muslim Pigrims Welfare Board from 2009-2012, was arraigned … Continue reading “N12m Scam: Fake Bayelsa Muslim Pilgrims Coordinator Bags 28-Year Jail Term”
Former Emir of Kano Sanusi welcomes Baby girl with 4th Wife Saadatu Barkindo Mustapha. Saadatu Barkindo Mustapha is an indigene of Adamawa state She got married to the dethroned Emir of Kano sanusi lamido sanusi (II) on September 25,2015. Her Royal Highness Saadatu Barkindo was only 18 years old in 2015 after her Graduation from … Continue reading “Ex Emir Of Kano, Lamido Sanusi Welcomes A Baby Girl With Youngest Wife”
PHOTO: Miguel MEDINA / AFP COVID-19 cases in Lagos surged by 183, a record for the state, on Thursday as Nigeria witnessed its highest number of infections in a day. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed a total of 381 new cases for the day. It is the largest number of cases … Continue reading “183 New COVID-19 Cases In Lagos As Nigeria Reports Record Single-Day Infections”
A health worker takes a boy’s sample for COVID-19 test at the isolation centre in Jigawa State. The Jigawa State government has received the results of 45 samples of Almajiri children tested for coronavirus (COVID-19). The State Commissioner of Health, Dr Abba Zakari, disclosed this to reporters on Thursday at the National Youth … Continue reading “16 Almajiri Children Test Positive For COVID-19 In Jigawa”
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that 65 out of the 169 almajiris brought back to the state have tested positive for the coronavirus. The governor said this on Wednesday during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. “We received 169 almajiris from Kano, of Kaduna State origin, and we immediately quarantined … Continue reading “65 Out of 169 Almajiris Brought Back To Kaduna Tested Positive For COVID-19 – El Rufai”
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that the Northern Governors Forum is determined to bring an end to the Almajiri system in the region. The governor said this on Wednesday during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, while explaining the repatriation process. According to him, part of the steps agreed … Continue reading “Northern Governors Are Determined To End Almajiri System – El-Rufai”
Emir of Rano, Tafida Abubakar-Ila, died on Saturday at a hospital in Kano. The Emir of the Rano Emirate in Kano State, Tafida Abubakar-Ila, has died. He died at a hospital in Kano on Saturday, almost one year after the Kano State Government created four new Emirate Councils and made him a first-class emir … Continue reading “Emir Of Rano Dies”
One out of the eight persons confirmed to be positive to the coronavirus in Taraba State has escaped from the NYSC Isolation Centre. The Chairman of the Taraba State Technical committee on COVID 19, Innocent Vakkai, disclosed this while briefing journalists in the state capital, Jalingo on Saturday. He identified the patient at … Continue reading “One COVID-19 Patient Escapes From Isolation Centre In Taraba”
A map showing Kaduna, a state in Nigeria’s North-Central region. The Kaduna State government has announced that 14 more almajiri Children who recently returned from Kano State have tested positive for COVID-19 Pandemic. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Special Adviser to the Kaduna state Governor on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye said … Continue reading “14 More Almajiri Children From Kano Test Positive For COVID-19 In Kaduna”