10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers, Wednesday morning, May 6, 2020

These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Wednesday morning, May 6, 2020

1. 148 new COVID-19 cases in Nigeria as total climbs to 2950; death toll stands at 98

Nigeria’s COVID-19 figure inched closer to the 3,000 mark on Tuesday night after the country’s centre for disease control confirmed 148 fresh infections in several parts of the country. Read more

2. COVID-19: Police arrests 179 for not using face masks, violating curfew in Lagos

Lagos State Police Command said Tuesday at least 179 persons were arrested across the state for flouting directives on the relaxation of COVID-19 lockdown in the state. Read more

3. Though we had our differences, Yar’Adua was ‘unarguably’ a patriot —Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday described the late former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua as a patriot with a passion for the masses. Read more

4. Lagos govt says it reached 440,000 households with food palliatives

The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Gbolahan Lawal, said Tuesday the state government had reached 440,000 households across the state with its COVID-19 Emergency Food Response Initiative. Read more

5. COVID-19: Borno governor grants pardon to 93 inmates

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has granted pardon to 93 inmates serving various jail terms in correctional centres across the state as part of measures to decongest the correctional facilities across the country. Read more

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6. RANKING NIGERIAN GOVERNORS, APRIL 2020: Best, not good enough; COVID-19 exposes incompetence in high places

For several months, beginning August, 2019, Ripples Nigeria took on the task of ranking Nigerian governors based, among others, on policy initiatives and execution.

In March, we deviated from the tradition and appraised the governors on the strength of their individual responses to the COVID-19 pandemic which had gripped the world. Our regular template (Top 5, Bottom 5 ) was retained.

Because the pandemic remains both a local and international threat, we are forced by existential realities to continue the use of the COVID-19 parameter as a yardstick to measure how well Nigerian governors acquitted themselves in April, 2020, in the area of ideas generation and execution.

The Nigerian landscape in the month under review throws up very disappointing scenarios, leading to conclusions that  Nigerian governors have returned less than below average performance.

We are disturbed that the COVID-19 pandemic seems, in the main, to have presented these helmsmen an opportunity for grandstanding and fund shopping.

We acknowledge the efforts made by a sprinkle of governors but quickly add that their contributions have been largely drowned by the incompetence of many others which have bred widespread discontent in the land. Read more 

7. There’ll be public hearing for infectious diseases bill —Gbajabiamila

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, said on Tuesday the Control of Infectious Diseases Bill would undergo public hearing. Read more

8. KANO: District Head of Kibiya , Kabiru Inuwa emerges new Emir of Rano

Alhaji Kabiru Muhammed Inuwa Tuesday emerged the new Emir of Rano Emirate Council in Kano. Read more

9. Lagos discharges 60 more COVID-19 patients

Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said Tuesday an additional 60 COVID-19 patients had been discharged from the state’s isolation centres. Read more

10. Another VIP, ex-police boss, Malikawa, dies in Kano

The death of a former Assistant Commissioner of Police, Hamza Idris Malikawa, has been confirmed in Kano State. Read more

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