The Ondo State Government has shut down all markets including the ones selling essential commodities in the state. The government said the closure was part of measures to stem the spread of Coronavirus pandemic in the country. In a statement, the Ondo Government said, “It has been observed that residents have flagrantly disobeyed this directive […]
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The world is gripped in the Coronavirus reality and the immense panic and disruption it brings along with it. This virulent scourge has cut a path less trodden by viruses, as it infects and spreads with little regard for all the norms of red tape that has allowed the murder and official disappearance of many,
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) has denied claims which went viral on social media sites on the involvement of the Malaysian government in chartering a special flight to bring home Malaysian students in Egypt. According to MOHE, in a statement posted on Facebook today, the allegations also sparked panic among students and
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Me, circa 1984, in my choir uniform and what was possibly the now infamous tambourine. R. Evon Benson-Idahosa, Esq R. Evon Benson-Idahosa, Esq I remember falling asleep at a Tuesday evening church service as a 9 year old child. I had a tambourine on my lap and as I fell to the floor, it reverberated
KUALA TERENGGANU: Although a prison is relatively safe from Covid-19 as its inmates lack interaction with the outside world, the Marang Prison has taken precautions to reduce the risk of infection. Marang Prison director Assistant Commissioner Wan Sani Abd Latiff said screening of all personnel and visitors has been conducted and those with body temperatures
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KUCHING: The use of digital tracking tag to monitor the movement of individuals who have just returned from abroad is not a punishment, says Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas (pix) today. He said the wearing of the tracking tag in the state is a measure to curb the spread of Covid-19
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Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, who tested positive for Coronavirus, has said that he will be moving to Lagos for “additional care and observation”. Recall that SaharaReporters had exclusively reported that Kyari was seriously ill and tested positive for the virus after returning from a trip to Germany and Egypt.
The Nigerian Government has evacuated staff of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control stranded in the Republic of Congo. In a statement, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Republic of Congo, Deborah Iliya, commended the government and Ministry of Foreign Affairs for deploying an aircraft to airlift the stranded personnel back to Nigeria. According to Iliya, the NCDC
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According to John F. Kennedy, “The war against hunger is truly mankind’s war of liberation.” It is no longer news that Coronavirus (Covid-19) is quite alarming and far spreading while food prices have risen dramatically around the country in recent days, fuelling widespread concern and social unrest in communities confronted with devastating price increases when
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KUALA LUMPUR: Some 1,000 homeless people in the capital will be placed at three National Service Training Programme (PLKN) camps during the enforcement of the Movement Control Order (MCO) in the country. Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan (pix) said the identified camps are in Kuala Kubu Baru, Semenyih and Sepang. “We are
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