Africa Press-Nigeria:
1. Nigeria on Tuesday recorded its highest COVID-19 cases in the country, with 663 cases.
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, confirmed that Lagos State recorded 170, while Ogun State followed with 108 cases.
2. The Defence Headquarters has said that troops of 192 Battalion, Gwoza, Borno State, conducted a well-coordinated commando raid on Boko Haram terrorists’ hideout at Kwatara on the Mandara Mountains.
Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, said the successful operation led to the neutralization of several Boko Haram members while many others terrorists fled with gunshot wounds.
3. Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State said from Wednesday, June 10, 2020, the Quarantine Order will be amended to permit a significant reopening of the State, especially businesses and places of worship.
He said this after 75 days of partial lockdown, following the invocation of the Quarantine Act and the Kaduna State Public Health Law, to impose the Quarantine Regulations on March 26.
4. The Niger State Government has relaxed the lockdown imposed on the State, after almost three months, to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Announcing this after a series of meetings with members of the COVID-19 Task Force in Minna, the State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello, said with the eased up COVID-19 lockdown, the curfew will now be observed from 10 pm to 4 am daily.
5. The House of Representatives has urged the federal government to end the entry of illegal herdsmen into Nigeria from other African Countries.
The House on Tuesday following a motion moved by the Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu asked the Federal government to set in process the motion to amend the ECOWAS treaties on free movement of people and goods.
