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May 31, 2020
President Buhari Loses Second Nephew In 23 Days
Ibrahim Dauda, President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew, is dead.
This is coming few days after the death of Mutari Dauda, another nephew of the President, who passed away on May 8, 2020.
Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, in a statement on Saturday, said Dauda died in Daura, Katsina State, after a prolonged illness.
In a condolence message, Buhari said the death had robbed the family and the Daura community of one of its finest gentlemen.
He said, “I am deeply touched and devastated by the passing of yet another family member, a man who had demonstrated amazing kindness and honesty in all his dealings.”
The deceased is survived by a number of children including Ibrahim, a chief administrative officer in State House, Abuja.
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Katsina Residents Flee Villages After Deadly Gunmen Attack
Residents in some villages under Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State have been fleeing their homes after a deadly attack by gunmen on Friday.
The hoodlums attacked Garin Matseri and Unguwar Dankaya under Sheme District in the LGA, leaving scores of dead bodies and abducted girls in the process. 
Some residents were said to have engaged the gunmen with local arms during the attack.
Faskari LGA is one of the worst affected places in the state as the threat of bandits continues to make most parts of Katsina State unsafe.
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Zamfara Discharges Last Five COVID-19 Patients After Recovery
The Zamfara State Government on Saturday discharged the five remaining Coronavirus patients in the state after recovery.
With the latest discharge, the state no longer has any active case of COVID-19.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Friday, Zamfara has recorded a total of 71 recoveries and five deaths. 
Before the state discharged its last five patients, it had the 17th highest figure of confirmed cases.
Zamfara is the second state after Kebbi to have no active COVID-19 case
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Fleeing COVID-19 Patient In Abia Surrenders Self, Family To Hospital
The Abia State Government has confirmed that the fleeing COVID-19 patient in the state had surrendered himself and members of his family to the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Aba, for management of the ailment.
Commissioner for Information in the state, Okeiyi Kalu, made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday.
The positive case was declared wanted on Thursday by the state government after he disappeared from a holding facility in Aba having heard that he tested positive for Coronavirus. 
Kalu said the patient reported at the IDH by 8:05am on Saturday with his wife and other family members and the state rapid response team ambulance had taken them to the State Specialist Hospital and Diagnostic Center, Amachara, Umuahia, for isolation and management.
Kalu further said that the ministry had already arrested two drivers and impounded two vehicles with passengers moving from Aba to Lagos.
He said, “It is very correct that some motorists and buses still load and move people in and outside Abia.
“I have arrested some motorists for boarding people in their vehicles to move outside the state.
“I will hold a meeting with all their leaders on Friday to ensure they understand the need to obey the lockdown order or face the consequence.”
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Kaduna Government Discharges Four-month-old COVID-19 Patient
Kaduna State Government has disclosed that a four-month-old child, who earlier tested positive for COVID-19, has been discharged after testing negative for the virus.
Amina Mohammed Baloni, Commissioner for Health in the state, made this known in a statement on Saturday.
She said, "Out of the total number of 232 cases reported, 149 have been discharged, while seven deaths have been recorded. 
“The state has tested almost 2000 samples but case numbers are likely to rise further as more tests are conducted in more places.
“COVID-19 cases have been recorded in 33 wards in nine local government areas of the state: Chikun, Giwa, Igabi, Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Makarfi, Sabon-Gari, Soba, and Zaria.
“The data shows that 80 per cent of the infected persons are male.”
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BREAKING: 286 Stranded Nigerians Evacuated From China Arrive Abuja Airport
The Nigerian Government has evacuated 286 Nigerians stranded in China due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
The Nigerians arrived the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, on Saturday.
Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, while announcing the arrival said the returnees would be proceeding on compulsory 14 days isolation. 
A tweet by NIDCOM said, "268 stranded Nigerians in China lands in Abuja International Airport at exactly 2:30pm Nigerian time today 30th May 2020.
"All evacuees will be proceeding on compulsory 14 days quarantine as mandated by NCDC and Federal Ministry of Health."
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Four Million Registered Voters To Partake In Ondo, Edo Governorship Elections
Over four million registered voters will be participating in the Ondo and Edo governorship elections later this year.
According to data released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, 4,032,880 registered voters are expected to exercise their franchise in the gubernatorial elections.
In a breakdown of the registered voters, Edo State has 2,210,534 while Ondo State has 1,822,346.
In a further breakdown, both states have 18 local governments each with Edo having 2,627 polling units while Ondo has 3,009 polling units.
INEC said it would require not less than 20,974 and 17,913 staff respectively to oversee the governorship election in Edo and Ondo states.
The commission had fixed September 19 for the governorship election in Edo State and October 10 for the exercise in Ondo.
The electoral commission would also be conducting some bye-elections to fill vacant seats at the National and state Assembly.
They include Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Bayelsa West Senatorial District, Imo North Senatorial District, Plateau South Senatorial District, Cross River North Senatorial District, Nganzai State Constituency, Borno; Bayo State Constituency, Borno; Nasarawa Central State Constituency, Nasarawa; Bakori State Constituency, Katsina.
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Nigerians Rate President Buhari’s Performance After Five Years In Office As "Extremely Poor"
Nigerians have rated the performance of President Muhammadu Buhari’s five years in office as being "extremely poor".
In a poll conducted by SaharaReporters on social media, over 80 per cent of respondents rated Buhari poor, saying his administration had been marred by ethnicity and corruption allegations.
The poll, which was conducted on Facebook and Twitter had 21,200 and 26,643 votes respectively. 
On Facebook, 75 per cent of the voters said Buhari performed poorly while 25 per cent believed he performed excellently.
Meanwhile, on Twitter, while 62.3 per cent of voters claimed Buhari performed extremely poor, 20.7 percent believed he performed poorly with only 17 per cent of voters saying Buhari performed well.
#SRPoll: How Has President @MBuhari Performed In The Last Five Years?
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Some of the voters gave reasons for their decisions in rating Buhari’s five years performance in office as Nigeria's President.
Nwahiri Jude said, “Even asking to rate him gives him credit. What are we going to rate, borrowing without nothing to show for it, federal character he knows nothing about, rule of law that is no longer existing or security of the nation? Just tell me where to rate him.
"One Trump ($1) now is N450. History will never be fair to him. Poor.”
Bashir Musa Turawa said, “I will like to use this medium to congratulate Buhari/APC for five years of disappointment, hardship, insecurity and borrowing may your kind never be President again.”
Emmanuel Bayo Oyedeji said, “Buhari's five years in Aso Rock has been a monumental disaster.
"His administration is full of bigotry, nepotism, laziness, ineptitude, abuse of known laws and human rights. Under his watch, Nigeria became the headquarters of extreme poverty in the world wit a of almost $100bn.”
Tonbrapade Jacob Jay Jay said, “Buhari has successfully institutionalised hunger. He has made killing a normal thing. He has made the office of Chief of Staff the most powerful even more powerful than the VP's office. He has made promise and fail a culture.”
But disagreeing with others, Ayobami Amzat said, “PMB managed the little resources available relative to those before him. He is the best person for the job so far! His accomplishments in five years are far better than the achievement of 16 wasteful period of PDP.”
Okoli Geoff said, “PMB has done well in infrastructure and some other areas. If the previous government did half of what he has done so far, Nigeria would have been a wonderful place to be.
"His government has done well in South-East especially on our roads, I can attest to that. kudos to him.”
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