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Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has recovered from the COVID-19 VIRUS.


The governor had announced last week that he was in isolation after testing positive for the highly infectious disease.⁣
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However, he announced during a media briefing on Monday, July 7, 2020 that he has tested negative twice since last week’s announcement.⁣
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Akeredolu is one of six state governors across the country who have been infected by the disease that was first detected in China in December 2019.⁣
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Bauchi’s Governor Bala Mohammed, Kaduna’s Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Oyo’s Governor Seyi Makinde, and Abia’s Governor Okezie Ikpeazu have all been infected, and recovered from the disease.⁣
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Delta’s Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, who also announced that he was infected last week, is yet to recover.⁣
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A total of 28,711 cases of the coronavirus have been detected in Nigeria, with 645 officially declared dead.⁣

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Federal Government To Close Down Third Mainland Bridge For Six Months Beginning From July 24th

The Federal Ministry of Works says it will be closing the ever-busy 3rd mainland bridge in Lagos for a period of six months beginning from July 24.

Disclosing this to newsmen today July 6, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Olukayode Popoola, said consultations are currently ongoing for another phase of repair works to begin on the 11.8 km bridge. According to Popoola, the repair works would start on the outward mainland section of the bridge. He said the Ministry is already working with relevant agencies to ensure the free flow of traffic during the period.

The bridge has gone through a series of repair works and was last shut in August 2018 for a three-day investigative maintenance check.

HUSHPUPPI’S DETAILS NOW AVAILABLE ON BUREAU OF PRISONS WEBSITE.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) website allows the public to check prisoner’s details and Nigerians have gone on the site to search out Hushpuppi’s details.

Recall that Hushpuppi, whose birth name is Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, was extradited to the US (read here) after he was arrested in Dubai for fraud.

His registration number in the US prison system was made public, allowing people search for him in the BOP’s website.

His details on the website shows his name, age, race and the location where he’s being held. As for his release, date, it states “Unknown”.

National Vice Chairman North West of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Inuwa Abdulkadir, has died at the age of 54.

Former National Vice Chairman North West of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Inuwa Abdulkadir, has died at the age of 54.

Abdulkadir died at Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto in the early hours of Monday, July 6, after a brief illness.

Abdulkadir was a member of APC’s national working committee that was dissolved recently.

He was also a former Minister of Youth and Sports Development during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan.

Until his death, Mr. Abdulkadir was the chairman Governing Council of the Sokoto State University.