The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and NAOSS are set to begin a Mass Protest tomorrow, Monday May 18th in Ogun state.

The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has concluded plans for a state-wide protest on Monday in Ogun State over alleged incessant extra-judicial killings of students by the operatives of the State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).

The students said the seven-day ultimatum was earlier given to the Comptroller General of the NSC, Hameed Ali, to remove the Ogun State Controller, Michael Agbara expires on Monday, May 18, 2020

The protest is being organised by NANS in conjunction with the National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS).

NANS and NAOSS in a statement jointly signed by the National Vice President of NANS, Comrade Ojo Raymond and the National President of NAOSS, Comrade Gbemileke Ogunronmbi and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday insisted that there was no going back on the planned protest.

The students alleged that there has been the incessant killing of residents of Ogun State border communities all in the name of fighting smugglers.

The statement read:

“We are embittered that since the issuance of the seven-day ultimatum given to the Comptroller General of the NSC, Hameed Ali to remove the Ogun State Controller, Michael Agbara, nothing has been done about this.

“In line with our earlier position, the national leadership of NANS is calling on all the students in Ogun State to be prepared for the planned protest to fight the injustice and inhumane treatment by the men of the Ogun Customs Service on them.

“We are calling on all students to come out and support this protest as it is the fight for the emancipation of Ogun students from the callous hands on the men of the Ogun Customs Service. This is a fight for liberation, the incessant killing our students must stop and nobody except us can fight for this.

“Ogun State Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service, Michael Agbara must not only be removed but he must also be made to face the crimes against humanity committed by his men under his watch.

“There is no going back on this protest. Nigerian students will occupy the Headquarters of the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service until Agbara is removed.

“This protest is tagged Agbara Must Go! Agbara Must Face Criminal Against Humanity. Agbara Must Pay For The Blood of Every Student Killed Under his watch.

“We hereby urged every student in Ogun State to remain strong, resolute and committed to this course as victory is ours. Aluta Continua! Victoria Ascerta!”

I need evacuation from Abia to Lagos, I’ve spent all my money – Ibo guy begs FG.

A twitter user, one Nnamdi Uzoukwu, has called on the Nigerian government to evacuate him to Lagos because he has been locked up in Abia state for over six weeks.

He said he has spent all his money and he cannot afford to transport himself back to his base, being Lagos, where he has been over the years.

Uzoukwu’s plea is not unconnected with the evacuation of Nigerians from Dubai in the United Arabs Emirate and others who were brought from other countries to Nigeria.

He is not happy that the Nigerian government is evacuating people from other countries of the world to Nigeria but has not evacuated Nigerians who are locked up in some states of the nation.

 their ways through the security apparatus. Hence they find their way to other states without restriction.

FG: First phase of gradual easing of lockdown ends tomorrow

The task force members led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, met with President Muhammmadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja. (Punch)

The Presidency has said the first phase of gradual easing of lockdown measures announced by President Muhammadu Buhari will end on Monday, May 18, 2020.

Special Assistant to the President on Digital and New Media, Tolu Ogunlesi disclosed this via his Twitter handle on Sunday, May 17, 2020, while announcing the meeting between the president and the COVID-19 Task Force.

The task force members led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, met with Buhari at the State House, ahead of this week’s review of the current easing of the lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja.

He tweeted, “Presidential briefing from the Covid-19 Task Force, this afternoon at the State House. Phase 1 of 3 phases of the 6-week gradual-easing-of-the-lockdown ends tomorrow”.

The task force is expected to discuss the success or otherwise of the first phase of the lockdown measures with the president to decide on what measures to consider on the second phase of the efforts being taken to tackle the pandemic in Nigeria.

Personal Assistant on New Media to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmad also confirmed that President Buhari received briefing from the Presidential Task Force on COVID–19, on Saturday.

He tweeted, “President @MBuhari receives briefing from the Presidential Task Force on COVID–19, led by SGF, Mr. Boss Mustapha, today at the State House, Abuja”.

Recall that President Buhari approved a gradual easing of lockdown measures in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja on Monday, April 27, 2020.

NCDC Explain Why COVID-19 Patients Are Treated With Anti-Malaria Drugs.

Chikwe Iheakweazu, the director-general of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday spoke on the differences between COVID-19 and malaria.

But speaking at the daily briefing of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, the NCDC boss said: ”I think we all know COVID-19 is a respiratory illness caused by a virus. Malaria is caused by a parasite. They are completely different diseases.

This revelations by some high-profile survivors, who spoke about the drugs administered on them during their treatment. One of the survivors, Raymond Dokpesi who is the founder of DAAR communications Plc, had said that all the drugs administered on him were anti-malaria medication.

“However, many diseases present exactly the same way in the beginning. Yellow fever presents the same way with fever at the beginning, Lassa fever the same way with malaria.

“So, the initial presentation of a febrile illness is similar across diseases. There is no specific treatment for COVID-19. What clinicians do is to manage your symptoms so that your body recovers as quickly as possible.

“You can have Malaria and COVID-19. That you have COVID-19 doesn’t prevent you from having Malaria and if you are in a hospital for one month, you could definitely be co-infected by both of them.

“So there are many reasons why people receive similar treatments but they are two completely different diseases with different parthenogenesis.” he said

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Road Drama As Female Soldier Had Varbal Conflict With Police Who Stopped Her For Questioning In Ekiti State.

It was like a stage drama in Okeyimmi area of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, on Sunday when a female soldier who was not in uniform was intercepted by police officers detailed along that axis.

The scene which occurred around 2:00 pm attracted a lot of attention to the scene of the very public argument.

Daily Sun gathered that the female soldier, when stopped by the officers for interrogations, had alighted from her car, brought out her ID, identifying her as a Warrant Officer in the Nigerian Army.

The female soldier, apparently thinking that her identity would have been enough for the police officer to allow her to continue on her journey, allegedly described the officers as junior in rank to her as she reportedly boasted of her 27 years in service in the Nigerian Army.

Her attitude, however, infuriated the police officers, which resulted in a shouting match between them.

The scene which attracted onlookers was brought about when one of two young ladies in the woman’s car allegedly spoke to one of the police officers disrespectfully.

The female soldier was, however, eventually allowed passage when a senior police officer driving by stopped and was briefed on the development, settling the matter immediately

Arsenal Cleared to Complete £22m Transfer as Mikel Arteta Makes Huge Claim

Arsenal have been handed a huge transfer boost as the manager of Emmanuel Dennis has more or less cleared him to move this summer.

The talented 22-year-old forward is expected to cost around £22million and has also been linked with Newcastle and Wolves in recent times after impressing with current club Club Brugge.

Dennis could be a fine signing to improve Arsenal’s attack, especially as they risk losing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang this summer.

Gooners will be pleased to see that Dennis’ manager Philippe Clement says “it’s time” for the player to move on.

“It is very likely that Dennis will leave. He can also count on a lot of interest. It is the time for him to take a new step,” Clement said.

Arsenal will hope they can now just see off competition for Dennis’ signature this summer.

Mikel Arteta has got off to a decent start to life at the Emirates Stadium but there’s no doubt he could do with a signing like this to boost his side’s hopes next season.

Full Speech Of Gov Sanwo-Olu’s Briefing On COVID-19

Lagos State is considering full re-opening of the critical sectors of its economy, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, revealed on Sunday. But, the move will not be pushed in a hurry.

In the coming days, Sanwo-Olu said the State Government would be rolling out Register-to-Open initiative as part of the plans that would enable it assess the level of readiness of the players in the identified sectors for supervised operations.

The Governor spoke at a briefing after the State’s Security Council meeting held at the State House in Marina.

Sanwo-Olu said officials from the Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC) and Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) will be visiting restaurants, companies, religious houses to assess their level of readiness.

With the size of the State’s economy and numbers of businesses that operate in its domain, the Governor said the Government could not afford to keep people and businesses on lockdown permanently.

He said: “We are at a level where we are reviewing the other arms of the economy. In the coming days, we will be starting what we call Register-to-Open, which means all players in the restaurant business, event centres, entertaiment, malls and cinemas will go through a form of re-registration and space management.

“There is a regulation that will be introduced to supervise this move. We will be coming to their facilities to assess their level of readiness for a future opening. I don’t know when that opening will happen in the weeks ahead, but we want these businesses to begin to tune themselves to the reality of COVID-19 with respect to how their work spaces need to look like.

“For us, it is not to say they should re-open fully tomorrow or any time; there has be a process guiding the re-opening. We will be mandating LASEPA and Safety Commission to begin the enumeration process and the agencies will be communicating with all relevant businesses and houses in the days ahead. I must, however, caution that this should not be misinterpreted as a licence for full opening; it is certainly not. The State’s economy is not ready for that now.”

Sanwo-Olu said the Government agencies also would be visiting places of worship to evaluate their level of preparedness ahead of full reopening. He stressed that social distancing and hygiene would be fully considered in determining whether mosques and churches can re-open in the future.

“We are reviewing and considering how the phased unlocking will happen. If we see huge level of compliance, then it can happen in the next two to three weeks. If not, it could take a month or two months. It is until we are sure all of these players are ready to conform to our guidelines,” the Governor asserted.

Sanwo-Olu urged businesses, religious houses and residents to maintain the status quo while the State works out modalities for full re-opening.

The Governor disclosed that all the 10 staff of the Government House who tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) had fully recovered and returned to their beats. He said the disclosure was necessary to further promote transparency in the reporting and management of coronavirus cases by the State Government.

Sanwo-Olu enjoined banks and markets to strictly enforce orderliness in their premises. He directed that elderly people must be given the priority to transact their businesses in bank and markets between 9am and 10:30am, after which other younger customers should be allowed to transact.

Lagos residents, the Governor charged, must not take the easing of lockdown for granted, saying everyone residing in the State must collectively take responsibility for public health safety.

He reiterated that the use of face mask in public places is compulsory, while disclosing that the State had distributed a million free face mask to residents in the last two weeks. Thousands more will be distributed in the course of the week, the Governor said.

Sanwo-Olu said those walking in public places without face mask are risking their lives, urging residents to fully comply with public health guidelines.

The Governor, however, frowned at laxity observed in the enforcement of ban on inter-state movements. He also said commercial buses still lag in complying with spacing of passengers and 60 per cent load capacity.

Sanwo-Olu said: “We are not happy with the level of compliance by yellow buses despite assurance from their union. We do not want to use force to drive compliance; we want it to be self-compliant. We have also not seen the level of compliance we wanted for inter-state travels. We are seeking collaboration with Ogun State government and the police to ensure obedience to the directive on this.”

The Governor said the State’s whistleblowing policy had yielded encouraging feedbacks, adding that incidents reported by whistleblowers had helped the Government to further drive compliance in business places

Governor of Lagos, Says the State is Considering full reopening of Business

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, says the state is considering full reopening of the critical sectors of its economy soon.

Speaking at a media briefing on Sunday at the state house in Marina, the governor said the plan will not be implemented in a hurry.

He said the state government would be rolling out register-to-open initiative as a part of its plan because it cannot afford to keep people and businesses on lockdown permanently.

Sanwo-Olu said officials of the Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC) and Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) will be visiting restaurants, companies, religious houses to assess their level of readiness for reopening.

“We are at a level where we are reviewing the other arms of the economy,” the governor said.

”In the coming days, we will be starting what we call Register-to-Open, which means all players in the restaurant business, event centres, entertainment, malls and cinemas will go through a form of re-registration and space management.

“There is a regulation that will be introduced to supervise this move. We will be coming to their facilities to assess their level of readiness for a future opening.

“I don’t know when that opening will happen in the weeks ahead, but we want these businesses to begin to tune themselves to the reality of COVID-19 with respect to how their work spaces need to look like.

“For us, it is not to say they should re-open fully tomorrow or any time; there has be a process guiding the re-opening. We will be mandating LASEPA and Safety Commission to begin the enumeration process and the agencies will be communicating with all relevant businesses and houses in the days ahead.

“I must, however, caution that this should not be misinterpreted as a licence for full opening; it is certainly not. The State’s economy is not ready for that now.”

Sanwo-Olu asked businesses, religious centres and residents to maintain the status quo while the state works out modalities for full reopening.

Notice to National Youth Service Corps members currently away from their state of deployment

With the permission of the National Youth Service Corps, thousands of Corps members across the Nation traveled back to their various homes in a bid to stay safe from the pandemic which the country is currently staging a tough fight against.

As the Batch B1 Passing Out Parade draws near, it is important to know that Corps members who are currently away from their state of deployment are not expect to rush down for the Passing Out Parade.

Those who stayed behind in their various states of deployment will be attended to within specified dates and the certificates of those currently away will be kept safely by the National Youth Service Corps till the coast is clear enough for them to return.

Also passing out National Youth Service Corps members are advice to get their letter of non indebtedness/final clearance letter from their place of primary assignment 

You can read from http://holaminews.blogspot.com/2020/05/nysc-no-final-clearance-no-pop-for-2019.html

Corps members who are not part of the Batch passing out are not expect to make their way to the venues of the POP Exercise as they have no business there.

Every Corps member is expected to stay put and stay safe.

PMB to Address Nigerians on Today

President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation in a broadcast on today Monday following the end of the first phase of the gradual easing of the COVID-19 lockdown.

Aliyu Sani, the national coordinator of the presidential task force on COVID-19, made this disclosure when he appeared on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics.

According to him, the president is to decide on whether or not the country should go ahead with the second phase of the easing of the lockdown.

Despite the increase of Confirmed cases in the country, many Nigerians want to resume back to their normal daily activities as some states has ease their lockdown by allowing churches and mosques to open which other organizations fums at and want to resume as well. While some did not want the lockdown to be eased due to the increase in the rate of increase of Confirmed cases. 

Those who did not want the lock down to be eased are calling on the government to embark on total lockdown again in the poll carried out by Lagos State government and Ogun State government.

COVID-19 UPDATE IN NIGERIA AS CONFIRMED CASES HITS 5959

Statistics of COVID-19 in Nigeria

• On the 17th of May 2020, 338 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
• No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
• Till date, 5959 cases have been confirmed, 1594 cases have been discharged and 182 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory
• The 338 new cases are reported from 18 states- Lagos(177), Kano(64), FCT(21), Rivers(16), Plateau(14), Oyo(11), Katsina(9), Jigawa(4), Kaduna(4), Abia(3), Bauchi(3), Borno(3),Gombe(2), Akwa Ibom(2), Delta(2), Ondo(1), Kebbi(1), Sokoto(1)