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Major Nigerian Headlines For Today Tuesday, March 17th, 2020
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1. Armed Robber Kills HND II Student Of Polytechnic Ibadan
An HND II student of The Polytechnic Ibadan was on Sunday morning killed by a suspected armed robber.
2. Abule Odo Explosion: Sanwo-Olu’s Wife Visits Victims
The First Lady, Adejoke Sanwo-Olu, went to some Hospitals today to commiserate with victims of Sunday’s explosion at Abule Ado.
3. Abule Odo Explosion: LASG Releases Phone Numbers For Inquiries
In its bid to determine the causes of the Abule-Ado explosion, the Lagos State Government has released telephone numbers for the public to make inquiries and provide information on the incident.
4. Rail Project: LASG To Shut Adejobi Street, Agege
The Lagos State Government has announced that Adejobi Street, Agege will be partially closed on Tuesday, 17th March, 2020 till Thursday, 19th March, 2020 for the laying of tracks along the level crossing as part of the ongoing railway modernisation project within the axis.
5. Health Workers Must Acquire Necessary Innovative Ideas – Lagos State Commissioner For Health
The Lagos State Ministry of Health has held a three-day retreat for management staff at the Protea Hotel, Ikeja, just as it identified the need for building a resilient healthcare system through creative innovation.
6. OPD Assures Ikoyi Inmates Of Free Legal Representation
The Office of the Public Defender (OPD) has assured 110 inmates of Ikoyi Correctional Centre of free and quality legal representation in any Court across the State.
7. Lagos Island Model Plan: LASG Calls For Bids
The Lagos State Government has called for bids from interested Consultants to develop the Lagos Island Model Plan that will address some of the negative effects and manage future growth in the commercial nerve centre.
8. Akwa Ibom Proscribes 65 Cult Groups
Akwa Ibom State, Governor Udom Emmanuel, has signed into law the Cultism and Other Violent Behaviour (Prohibition) Order, 2020 for the state.
9. Police Arrest 34 Undergraduates During Cult Meeting
The Police have arrested 34 cultists at their hideout in Gwako, Gwagwalada Area Council in Abuja.
10. France To Deploy 100,000 Police To Enforce Coronavirus Lockdown
In the fight against Civid-19, French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered stringent restrictions on people’s movement to slow the spread of the coronavirus, and said the army would be drafted in to help move the sick to hospitals.
11. Oshiomhole To Chair NWC Meeting Tuesday
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, will on Tuesday preside over the enlarged National Working Committee (NWC) meeting as a confirmation that he has taken charge of the running of the party.
12. 2020 UTME: JAMB Releases Results Of 312, 157 Candidate
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the result of 312,157 candidates that sat for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) last Saturday.
13. Lebanon Military Court Drops Charges Against ‘Butcher Of Khiam’
Lebanon’s military court has dropped charges against a former member of an Israel-backed militia accused of supervising the torture of thousands of people at a notorious south Lebanon prison decades ago.
14. US Issues New Guidelines On Coronavirus
In a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the White House taskforce on Monday issued 15-day guidelines to limit the spread of the illness in the United States.
15. Ooni Intervens In Ekiti State Traditional Rulers’ Crisis
The intractable cold war between the Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi and some aggrieved prominent traditional rulers on Monday appears to have been resolved following the intervention of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi.
16. BREAKING: Over 12 Valencia Players, Staff Test Positive For Coronavirus
Spanish top-flight club, Valencia, has confirmed that 35% of its players & staff tested positive for coronavirus.
17. Coronavirus: We Have Broken The Circle of Transmission – LASG
Lagos State Government has disclosed that it has been able to break the circle of person-to-person transmission of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) from the index case in the State.
18. Just In: Another Actor Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Reports reaching our quarters says British actor, Idris Elba has also joined Hollywood actor, Tom Hanks and his wife, in the list of famous people to contact the deadly Covid-19 as he has tested positive to the virus and has isolated himself.
19. BREAKING: US Begins First Human Trial Of Coronavirus Vaccine
U.S officials on Monday said the first human trial to evaluate a candidate vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 has begun in Seattle.
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