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June 9, 2020 NCDC Confirms 315 New COVID-19 Cases, Nigeria’s Toll Now 12,801

NCDC Confirms 315 New COVID-19 Cases, Nigeria’s Toll Now 12,801

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed a total of 315 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, bringing the total Coronavirus infections in the country to 12,801.

The centre said 128 of the cases were recorded in Lagos State, 34 in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), 32 in Rivers State, 28 in Edo State, 22 in Oyo State, 20 in Kaduna State and 13 in Gombe State.

Eight cases were recorded in Ogun State, seven each in Delta and Kwara states, five each in Plateau and Kano states, four in Bauchi State and two in Katsina State.

Of the number of positive cases in Nigeria so far, 4040 persons have fully recovered and have been discharged while 361 persons have died.

June 8, 2020 Atiku Abubakar To Contest Presidency In 2023 Says Son

Atiku Abubakar To Contest Presidency In 2023 Says Son

ADAMU ATIKU-ABUBAKAR, the son of former Vice President ATIKU ABUBAKAR, has said his father will contest the presidency again in 2023.

ATIKU’s son said this while presenting the score card of his ministry as the Commissioner for Works and Energy in Adamawa State as the administration of Governor AHMADU FINITIRI, of the Peoples Democratic Party clocked one year.

He said there was nothing wrong with his father contesting for the presidency in 2023, since he has been an astute, strategic, master politician for almost four decades.

ADAMU ATIKU-ABUBAKAR added that FINTIRI’s administration had surpassed the expectations of many in the state who were surprised that given the tight liquidity constraints, he could still meet most of its campaign promises to the electorate.

June 8, 2020 Justin Bieber vows to speak out against racial injustice: ‘I have benefited off of black culture’

Justin Bieber vows to speak out against racial injustice: ‘I have benefited off of black culture’

Justin Bieber wants to use his celebrity to speak up about racism.

In a passionate Instagram post, the singer acknowledged that he has used black culture as an inspiration for his work, and succeeded because of it. That’s why he now wants to become an advocate for racial tolerance, using his privileged role to speak up about the cause.

“I am inspired by black culture. I have benefited off of black culture,” the “Yummy” singer wrote on Saturday. “My style, how I sing, dance, perform and my fashion have all been influenced and inspired by black culture.”

He continued by sharing that since he has such a massive following, he hopes to use his fame to help be an asset to the anti-racism movement.

“I am committed to using my platform from this day forward to learn, to speak up about racial injustice and systemic oppression, and to identify ways to be part of a much-needed change,” Bieber wrote.

Bieber’s social media feeds have frequently mentioned several well-known cases that have prompted calls for justice in recent weeks. On Saturday, he dedicated a post to Breonna Taylor, the Kentucky woman who was shot and killed while she slept in her home back in March during a failed attempt by police to serve a “no-knock warrant.”

“Swipe right to see how we can help celebrate her #breonnataylor,” Bieber wrote, along with a photo of Taylor in her EMT uniform, and instructions on how to sign a petition and contact elected officials on her behalf.

After participating in the Blackout Tuesday initiative on his Instagram page on June 2, Bieber posted a series of messages to his page in solidarity with the anti-racism movement.

“All lives to do not matter until black lives matter,” he wrote earlier this week.

Bieber also encouraged people to vote in the primaries, sharing that while he can’t vote in the United States, he wants to motivate others to do so.

“I’m Canadian so I can’t vote, you can vote for me,” he captioned his post, which featured all the states where voting was open.

June 8, 2020 Abia Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu Tests Positive For Covid-19

Abia Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu Tests Positive For Covid-19

Abia state Governor OKEZIE IKPEAZU has become the latest Governor in the country to contract the deadly coronavirus.

The State’s Commissioner for Information, JOHN OKIYI KALU, who disclosed this in a statement said, the Governor’s sample, which was taken twice, returned negative Tuesday and then a second sample test on Thursday confirmed he had contracted the disease.

The decision by the Governor to order members of the state cabinet to go for test, followed the recent death of the Commissioner for Environment, Dr SOLOMON OGUNJI.

The State’s Commissioner for Information, JOHN OKIYI KALU, said the Governor consequently directed his Deputy, UDE OKO CHUKWU, to act on his behalf pending his full resumption of duties.

Bauchi state Governor BALA MOHAMMED and his Kaduna counterpart, NASIR EL-RUFAI were among Governors that have also contracted Coronavirus but now free from the virus after treatment.

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