10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers, Friday morning, May 8, 2020

These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Friday morning.

1. Highest single day rise in Nigeria as 381 new cases of COVID-19 push total to 3526; deaths now 107

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Thursday night confirmed 381 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the country. Read more

2. COVID-19: Why we snubbed Ganduje’s N15b request —Presidency

The presidency Thursday explained why it shunned Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje’s request for N15 billion intervention to fight the COVID-19. Read more

3. Rivers govt to auction vehicles impounded during COVID-19 lockdown

Rivers State government Thursday threatened that the state government would auction all the vehicles impounded during the COVID-19 lockdown in the state. Read more

4. Cross River border patrol team intercepts trucks conveying Almajiris

The Cross River State government said Thursday five trucks conveying almajiris from the northern part of the country had been intercepted by a border patrol team in the state. Read more

5. 16 Almajiris sent to Jigawa from Kano test positive for COVID-19

The Jigawa State government said on Thursday the 16 Quranic Education students (Almajiris) sent to the state from Kano State had tested positive for COVID-19. Read more

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6. ‘The isolation centre has 24hrs electricity’, Niger govt counters protesting COVID-19 patient

The Niger State Government on Thursday dismissed claims by COVID-19 patients in the state that they were being kept under poor living conditions. Read more

7. APC is a sanctuary of scammers, certificate forgers, looters of repatriated funds —PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has referred to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a sanctuary of international scammers and looters of repatriated funds. Read more

8. We have discharged 10 COVID-19 patients —Edo Govt

The Edo State government said Thursday it was making steady progress in the management of COVID-19 in the state. Read more

9. Lagos govt confirms discharge of additional 48 COVID-19 patients

Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Thursday confirmed the discharge of 48 more COVID-19 patients from the state’s isolation facilities. Read more

10. NSCDC arrests woman for allegedly stabbing husband to death in Nasarawa

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 22-year-old woman in Nasarawa State for allegedly stabbing her husband to death over phone conversation with another woman. Read more

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