Nigerian Newspapers: Top 10 Headlines Monday, April 27th, 2020

Nigerian newspapers headlines by Concise news

Welcome to the Concise News roundup of the top 10 Nigerian newspapers headlines for today Monday, April 27th, 2020.

1. Buhari Briefed As COVID-19 Lockdown Expires Monday

President Muhammadu Buhari has been briefed on the latest development in Nigeria as regards the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world. The country’s health minister Dr Osagie Ehanire, and the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, met with the Nigerian leader on Sunday in Abuja. The meeting comes barely 24 hours to the expiration of the total lockdown in Lagos, Abuja, and Ogun by the president.

2. Coronavirus: Nigeria Records 91 New Cases, Five More Deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Sunday said 91 more people had tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the country’s total cases to 1,273. Concise News reports that 43 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos, eight in Sokoto and six in Taraba. The health agency also reported that Nigeria’s total deaths from the virus had increases to 40 while 239 people had recovered.

3. More Prominent People Die In Kano State

A professor of mass communication at the Bayero University, Kano, Balarabe Maikaba, died on Sunday after a brief illness amid growing tension over reports of people dying as a result of a yet-to-be-identified disease. It is understood that many people, including the elite, have died, with Dala, Fagge, Tarauni, Nasarawa, Gwale, and Kano Municipal worst hit.

4. COVID-19 Lockdown: 39 Strippers, Others Arrested In Lagos

The police in Lagos state, southwest Nigeria, say they have arrested and charged 620 persons, including 39 strippers at a nightclub, for violating the lockdown directive. Spokesman for the police in Lagos, Bala Elkana, said seven inter-state commercial buses were impounded and 95 travellers and their drivers were arrested and charged for defying the government’s lockdown directives. He also said that 211 other violators were as well arrested in different parts of the state.

5. COVID-19: Ikpeazu Locks Down Three LGAs In Abia State

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has locked down three local government areas in Abia state, southeast Nigeria, as part of efforts to check further spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. The governor announced the lockdown on Saturday, saying that an extensive contact tracing exercise had commenced in Ukwa West, Ikwuano and Umuahia North.

6. Coronavirus: Suspected Killer Of Afenifere Leader’s Daughter Test Positive

The government of Ondo state, southwest Nigeria, has reported three new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total in the state to seven. Concise News understands that one of the persons that tested positive for COVID-19 had been arraigned in a court in Akure over the killing of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of National Leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti.

7. Kaduna State Govt Extends COVID-19 Lockdown

The government of Kaduna state, northwest Nigeria, has extended the period of the COVID-19 lockdown in the state for 30 more days. The Kaduna government disclosed this on Twitter on Sunday evening. “KADUNA UPDATE: Malam Nasir @elrufai has extended the quarantine orders in the state for another 30 days, effective from 26th April 2020. The decision follows a recommendation to that effect by the State Standing Committee on Covid-19, chaired by @DrHadizaBalarabe,” it posted.