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Major Nigerian Headlines For Today, Tuesday, May 26th, 2020
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1. NCDC Confirms 229 Fresh Cases As Nigeria’s COVID-19 Toll Crosses 8000 Mark
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday announced that the country has recorded two hundred twenty nine new cases of COVID-19.
2. COVID-19: Lagos Gives Tough Conditions For Schools To Reopen
As efforts are being made to provide a solution to COVID-19, the Lagos State Government has given their conditions if primary and secondary schools will reopen.
3. Tuesday’s Football Transfer News, Gossips, Rumors From International Dailies
Today’s Paper Talk has information on Odion Ighalo’s Manchester United future and project restart; a swap deal between Celtic and Southampton.
4. Africa May Face ‘Silent’ Virus Epidemic If Testing Is Not Prioritized – WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) is worried Africa could face a “silent epidemic” if its leaders fail to prioritize testing for it.
5. Parents Who Enrol Their Children Into Almajiri Education System Will Be Jailed- El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i on Monday announced that PARENTS who enrol their children into the Almajiri education system risk prosecution and up to two-year jail term
6. COVID-19: English FA Ends Women’s Super League As COVID-19 Persists
English Woman Super League, WSL, and championship in which winners and relegation are yet to be known has been discontinued immediate effect as a result of a joint leagues board meeting held on Monday, May 25, 2020.
7. Ramaphosa to South Africans: Outbreak Will Get Worse
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has informed South Africans that the country’s coronavirus outbreak is going to get much worse, while announcing that lockdown measures are to be eased.
8. UK PM Boris Johnson Under Fire Over Refusal To Sack Top Aide
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday faced continuing pressure after refusing to fire his top aide Dominic Cummings over allegations he broke coronavirus lockdown restrictions.
9. Delta Community Issues Quit Notice To Herdsmen
Herdsmen resident in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State have been issued a seven-day ultimatum to vacate bushes they are residing in the council.
10. Gbajabiamila Mourns Bakare, Says Death ‘A Sad Loss’
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has described the passing away of the Saturday Editor of the New Telegraph Newspaper, Mr Waheed Bakare, as a sad loss.
11. COVID-19: INEC to Plan to Use E-Voting in 2021, Intend to Cancel Bye-Elections
With the issue around Covid-19 Pandemic, the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has plan to adopt more technological tools in discharging its mandate, they intend to use electronic voting in 2021.
12. Coronavirus: WHO Suspends Trial Of Hydroxychloroquine, See Why
World Health Organisation, WHO on Monday said that it had “temporarily” suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 being carried out across a range of countries as a precautionary measure.
13. Nigeria Constitution Product Of Northern Muslim Military, Says Afenifere Leader
A leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has faulted the Nigerian constitution on the basis that the contributions of other regions were were not sought while drafting it.
14. Ebonyi Governor Umahi Signs Public Procurement Bill, Others Into Law
The Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi has signed into law the Ebonyi State Public Procurement and Related Matters Law No. 009 of 2020.
15. INEC Releases Policy Framework For Conducting Elections During COVID-19 Pandemic
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a framework for the conduct of elections during the COVID-19 pandemic.
16. Buhari Need to Sign The Amended Electoral Act Into Law Before Edo Governorship Election
The National Vice Chairman, Southsouth, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Emmanuel Ogidi, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the amendment Electoral Act into law before the September 19 governorship election in Edo State.
17. NFF Condoles With Osimhen On His Father’s Death
Victor Osimhen announced the death of his father through his Twitter handle on Saturday as he tweeted: @victorosimhen9. ”Rip Dad no words to describe this feeling.”
18. 4 Grave Diggers Caught With Fresh Human Heads In Ondo
Four grave diggers have been arrested by policemen in Ondo State after they were found with the heads of five dead people which they exhumed at the cemetery where they are working.
19. Concerns Mount Over Growing Trend Of Almajiri System In Southsouth, Southeast
State governors met to check influx of almajiri kids from the north
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