Day: July 27, 2020

Covid-19: Nigeria’s cases surpass 40,000 with 555 new infections

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COVID-19 cases in Nigeria is now 40,532 with 555 new recorded cases on Sunday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known via Twitter, noting that 17,374 patients have been discharged upon treatment and recovery from 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. It added that 858 associated deaths have so far been reported. The NCDC gave the state-by-state distribution of cases recorded on Sunday as, “Lagos – 156, Kano – 65, Ogun – 57, Plateau – 54, Oyo – 53, Benue – 43, FCT – 30, Ondo – 18,…

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4,000 weddings suspended by Ikoyi registry over COVID-19

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The Ministry of Interior, which runs the Ikoyi marriage registry, had ordered the suspension of about 4,000 weddings since March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, those who could wait were being given the option of “change of venue” at an extra cost of between N30,000 and N50,000. According to an applicant, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the “change of venue” option entails that the couple will name a place of their choice where the registry officials will come to conduct the wedding. The applicant said he had…

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Civil servants get cows, rams for Sallah in Zamfara

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About 5,667 rams and 993 cows have been distributed by Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State to civil servants and groups in the state to enable them celebrate Sallah. In a statement, the Director General to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Alhaji Yusuf Idris, said the gesture was part of Matawalle’s efforts to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Idris said, “Considering the high cost of essential commodities, especially the animals in the market, the governor found it imperative to buy and distribute the animals to civil servants…

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Widow kicks as IG orders DNA test for her son

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Following a protracted battle between the family of a late businessman, Victor Ekwerekwu, and his widow, Ndidiamaka Ekwerekwu, over the paternity of their nine-year-old child, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered that a DNA test be conducted on Chidera Ekwerekwu. The widow has gone to Justice D.A. Onyefulu of the Anambra State High Court for an order restraining the IG from releasing the result of the test conducted on the child. According to her, subjecting the child to a DNA test “amounts to slavery, servitude and a degrading…

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