People and Interest

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Subject: English Comprehension

Topic: School Holiday

Duration: 40mins/period

Reference Material: Macmillan Primary English Course, 5

Previous Knowledge: Pupils are familiar with answering comprehension passage

Objective: At the end of the lesson, pupils should:

Pronounces and spell the difficult words
Form sentences with the (new) difficult words
Answer the questions from the comprehension passage

Content:

Together 2. Residential 3. Reserved 4. Attractive 5. Garden
Veranda 7. Remember 8. Discussion 9. Avenues

Form Sentences with the New Words

Fola and Fadeke spent the Christmas break together
GRA means Government Residential Area
The parking space is reserved for the dignitaries
The flours in the garden are colourful
Tourism looks attractive in his new sport wear
All the houses in the estate has verandas at the front

Presentation:

Step 1: Teacher ask the pupils to pronounce and spell the new words from the previous lesson

Step 2: Teacher pronounces the new words in the new topic while the pupils repeats after the teacher

Step 3: Pupils look for the meaning of the new words in the dictionary and form sentences with them

Step 4: Pupils answers the comprehension questions

Evaluation:

What does GRA means?

GRA means Government Residential Area.

What are the houses and gardens like on the GRA?

The houses in the GRA are big and attractive and also the gardens are well kept.

Why doesn’t Emeka want to live in the GRA?

Emeka does not want to live on the GRA because it is too quiet and it is a long way from the town.

Why was Wakama busy?

Wakama was busy because he was writing down the name of the streets, avenues and roads.

Why were the boys sad?

The boys were sad because Wakama will soon leave them.

Conclusion: Teacher moves round for inspection, marking and correction of notes where necessary

Assignment: Page 58, Ex 1, a – g

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Subject: Mathematics

Topic: Multiplication of Fractions by Whole Numbers

Duration: 40mins/period

Reference Material: Macmillan Champion Primary Mathematics

Previous Knowledge: Pupils are familiar with addition and subtraction of decimal fraction

Objective: At the end of the lesson, pupils should:

Multiply fraction by whole number
Solve word problems on multiplication of fractions by whole number

Content:

Presentation:

Step 1: Teacher revises addition and subtraction of decimal fractions with the pupils

Step 2: Teacher introduces and gives examples on the new lesson

Step 3: Pupils are allowed to ask questions

Step 4: Teacher writes problems on multiplication of fractions by whole number on the board for pupils to solve

Evaluation: Find the product of the following

Conclusion: Teacher moves round for inspection, marking and correction of notes where necessary

Assignment: Page 63, Ex 3, 1 – 10

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President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the death of his Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari, as an inevitable will of God.

The President’s thoughts on the demise of his right-hand-man was disclosed in a media chat by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu.

Mallam Shehu, who spoke at the graveside of Kyari, said President Buhari, being a religious person, had accepted the development as the will of God.

“These are not things that we have a choice in, it’s providence, it’s God who says who goes and who stays. The President, obviously a deeply religious person, takes it that it cannot be helped, at the end of the day, all of us will also go that way,” he said.

Speaking about the relationship between the President and his late Chief of Staff, Shehu said Kyari had been a close associate of the President for more than 40 years, describing him as the rallying point of the Muhammadu Buhari Administration.

He went on to note that Kyari offered 100% loyalty to the President and was about the only one person who understood President Buhari’s view on virtually every issue.

“It’s a deeply shocking incident because Abba Kyari is like a pillar there in the Presidency, he’s a rallying point of the entire workforce working the President.

“He has had a long working relationship with the President; more than 40 years of being together. He has a full understanding of the President, he knew exactly where the President stood on every issue and so therefore, he was there to fix it for the President and get them done as the President wants.

“He offered 100% loyalty to the President and all of these things that Abba Kyari brought focus to bear on, long delayed infrastructure; whether they are road, railway, power and so on, all of them have the imprints of the President on them because this is where the President lived and believed and Abba Kyari was there to ensure that President Buhari, at the end of his two terms, leaves behind legacies that will last and for which he will be remembered and these are the things that Abba Kyari cared for”, he said.

Meanwhile, to lay anxieties about a possible breach of public health protocols, especially as the Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC) had warned against conducting private burials for victims of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, to rest, Shehu noted that the usual ceremonies that would have followed the burial had been put off.

“The burial and the funeral are strictly private. After the burial all those who have come will go home. There will be no ceremonies such as paying of condolence visits.

“We want Nigerians to observe the regulations as put in place by the NCDC and the Federal Ministry of Health, so that we can all stay healthy and and live to be there tomorrow”, he clarified.

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Commander RRS while on routine patrol last night along Isheri/Berger axis noticed a bar open and operating fully despite the lockdown order.

He immediately ordered the arrest of the owner who claimed he was only preparing nkwobi. The customers present were also arrested.

Commander RRS while on routine patrol last night along Isheri/Berger axis noticed a bar open and operating fully despite the lockdown order. He immediately ordered the arrest of the owner who claimed he was only preparing nkwobi. The customers present were also arrested... pic.twitter.com/QV2wTybEk3
— Lagos State Police Command II (@rrslagos767) April 18, 2020

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Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state has restricted movements of people from 6:00am to 6:00pm daily and imposed a dusk to dawn curfew on the state.

Daily Trust reports that this was Uzodinma’s first Executive Order since he was inaugurated as the governor of the state.

Uzodinma, in the Executive Order 001 on “COVID-19 Lockdown and Curfew” issued late Friday night, said the restriction would be from 6:00am to 6:00pm daily, while the curfew would last from 6pm to 6am daily until further notice.

He pointed out that violators will be tried by a mobile court and upon conviction, be liable to pay applicable fines as stated in the Order.

The governor, in a statement he personally signed, said the action became necessary in order to preserve the lives of the people of the state.

“That conscious of the need to preserve the lives of Imo people, the government of Imo State is committed to the enforcement of a total lockdown order of movement of persons, except for those on essential services, from 6am to 6pm daily.

“That the government of Imo state hereby imposes a dusk to dawn curfew, in all parts of the state from 6pm to 6am, effective Saturday, April 18 till further notice.

“That borders leading in and out of Imo state are hereby closed effective Saturday 18, till further notice,” the statement partly read. Uzodinma said that only Imo indigenes returning from outside the state would be admitted into the state on condition of proper identification, that they would subject themselves to test for COVID-19 and are quarantined for 14 days before entering the state.

The governor said that anyone who violates this order shall be liable to seven days of Community service and a fine in lieu, in this order; tricycles -N7,000, motorcycles- N 7,000, border closure violators- N10,000, cars- N20,000 and trucks – N50,000. “This Executive Order No 001, 2020 is hereby signed this day Friday, April 17, 2020, at the Government House, Owerri, Imo State,” the statement added.

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The Police at Ejigbo Division led by CSP Olabisi Okuwobi have rescued a 16-year old house maid who attempted to commit suicide after she was defiled by a 52-year old married man, Victor Jacob, in Ago area of Okota, Lagos.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the girl was rescued in Ejigbo by Police operatives on routine monitoring in the area, who saw her when she bought the deadly insecticide known Sniper to drink. She was rescued and taken to the Police Station where she confessed and told the Police that she actually bought the Sniper to drink in order to end her life.

In the course of investigation, one Victor Jacob, who was married with three children aged 30, 28 and 25, was arrested by the Police at Ago Palace, Okota Division, for allegedly defiling the victim in their area at Apena Street in Ago, Okota.

The guardian of the victim alleged that the suspect, Jacob, defied the girl by engaging her in marathon sex inside his Salon, eventually impregnated her and then tried to abort it.When the guardian suspected changes in her body and informed her that she will be taken to the hospital for test, she fled and ran to Ejigbo area, where she had intended to terminate her life before the Police intervened.
The Police later transferred her to Ago Division where Jacob was undergoing interrogation over the defilement which attracts several years of imprisonment if he is tried and found guilty before the Court.
When P.M.EXPRESS correspondent visited Ago Police Division, sources confirmed the arrest of the suspect, Jacob, saying he will be charged before the Court for the alleged offence. It was gathered that Jacob admitted that she had slept with the girl repeatedly and she told him that she was about 20.
P.M.EXPRESS gathered that the girl’s actual age has become contentious as she had told the Police at Ejigbo Division that she is 19 years old while at the Ago Division she claimed being 16.

Both the suspect, Jacob and the victim hail from Akwa Ibom State. So when they met, they easily connected and started engaging in sex before the act was exposed from the drama surrounding the pregnancy.

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The body of the Late former Chief of Staff to President Buhari has been received in Abuja.

See pics below.

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— NTA News (@NTANewsNow) April 18, 2020

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— TVC News (@tvcnewsng) April 18, 2020

He was a Kanuri from Borno, a lawyer and banker.

He was an alumnus of both the University of Warwick and University of Cambridge.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Warwick and a law degree in 1983 from
Cambridge.

He was called to the Nigerian bar in 1984 after attending the Nigerian Law School.

He worked for the law firm Fani-Kayode and Sowemimo after law school.

From 1988 to 1990, he was Editor with the New Africa Holdings Limited Kaduna.

In 1990, he served as a Commissioner for Forestry and Animal Resources in Borno State.

From 1990 to 1995, Kyari was the secretary to the board of African International Bank Limited, a subsidiary of Bank of Credit and Commerce International.

He was also an executive director in charge of management services at the United Bank for Africa.

May his Soul Rest in Peace.

Tributes also came from his friend Femi Fani Kayode

I have lost a friend of 40 years. We were at Cambridge together. We worked in my fathers law firm together. We remained close throughout right up until the end even though we disagreed politically. Abba was a good man: a man of honor & a loyal friend. May his soul rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/GJ5gJOKOff
— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) April 18, 2020

Also President Goodluck Jonathan commiserated with his family.

I condole with H.E @MBuhari, the Kyari family & all sympathisers on the demise of Mallam Abba Kyari who until his death was the Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria.
May Allah grant him Al Jannah Firdaus & strengthen his family & friends during this moment of grief.
GEJ
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) April 18, 2020

The First Lady Aisha Buhari also sent her condolence to his beloved Family.

(From God Almighty we came and to him we shall return)

I condole with Mrs. Kulu Abba Kyari and the entire family of Late Malam Abba Kyari over the death of their husband and father. pic.twitter.com/qwCVMdyS8Y
— Aisha M. Buhari (@aishambuhari) April 18, 2020

How Abba Kyari Died From Coronavirus While Working For Nigeria

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On Friday, April 17, Nigeria lost one of its most powerful men to the novel coronavirus disease as the death toll from the pandemic climbed to 17 in Africa’s most populous country. Abba Kyari, the ultra-powerful and controversial presidential aide, technocrat, journalist, administrator, banker and politician transited 25 days after testing positive to the virus.

Mr Kyari, who had an underlying medical condition and had sought treatments overseas in the past, was diagnosed with the disease on March 23. Six days later, on March 29, he released a personal statement saying he was leaving the political and administrative capital, Abuja, for the nation’s commercial hub, Lagos, for a continuation of his treatment.

In that March 29 statement, the late chief of staff said:

I am writing to let you know that on medical advice, I will transfer to Lagos later today for additional tests and observation. This is a precautionary measure: I feel well, but last week, I tested positive for coronavirus, the pandemic that is sweeping the world. I have followed all the protocols government has announced to self-isolate and quarantine.

I have made my own care arrangements to avoid further burdening the public health system, which faces so many pressures. Like many others that will test also positive, I have not experienced high fever or other symptoms associated with this new virus and have been working from home. I hope to be back at my desk very soon. I have a team of young, professional, knowledgeable and patriotic colleagues, whose dedication has been beyond the call of duty, who continue to work seven days a week, with no time of the day spared. We will continue to serve the President and people of Nigeria, as we have for the past five years.

We should be calm, measured and diligent – be meticulous in your hygiene, especially with cleaning hands, if possible stay at home or keep your distance. Listen to good advice from the proper authorities: pay no heed to quack cures or fake news from social media. President Buhari will do whatever it takes to protect the health and safety of our people and get the country back on its feet as soon as possible.”

Like the whole world, we are dealing with a new disease. Our experts are learning more all the time about coronavirus, what it does and how we can combat it. What we do know is that while some may become very sick, many others who contract the virus will not, and may have no symptoms at all. This is a disease that recognises no difference between north and south, men or women, rich or poor. We are all in this together.”

As it has now turned out, Mr Kyari did not return alive from that Lagos trip. He has now joined 16 other compatriots who have so far succumbed to the disease in Nigeria and 154,310 other people who have died around the world.

In that March 29 statement, before moving to Lagos, Mr Kyari did not say how he contracted the disease which has so far infected 493 people in Nigeria and 2,251,770 individuals globally (as of 7 a.m. Nigerian time on March 18).

But those close to the departed official said Mr Kyari contracted the disease during a one-week working visit to Germany March 7 to 14. Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity told PREMIUM TIMES that Mr Kyari, in company with the Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, travelled to meet with officials of Siemens AG in pursuit of the deal Nigeria signed with the German energy company towards improving electricity supply in the country.

“Nigerians should note that that man died working without reservation for his country,” Mr Shehu said. “The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel facilitated the deal and President Buhari’s heart is deeply in that project. It was for that reason that Alhaji Kyari and the power minister were sent by the president to that European country for a follow-up meeting. Unfortunately, he caught the virus there, while working with other people to give Nigeria steady electricity.”

A close associate of the late presidential aide, who asked not to be named, added, “It is now that people will know what that man (Mr Kyari) did for this country. That man was committed to leaving a lasting legacy for Nigeria. He was the engine room of the administration. He was a committed and honest patriot who caught a deadly virus in the line of duty.”

Nigeria had on July 22, 2019, signed an Electricity Roadmap Agreement with Siemens for the generation and distribution of 11,000MW of electricity by 2023. The agreement followed a meeting President Buhari held with Chancellor Merkel on August 31, 2018. During the signing of the agreement, Mr Buhari recalled the efforts by previous administrations to fix the nation’s energy problem. He, however, expressed the hope that the opportunity from Germany through Siemens was a good one that could provide the needed solution.

“Now, we have an excellent opportunity to address this challenge,” the president said at the signing ceremony. “Our intention is to ensure that our cooperation is structured under a Government-to-Government framework. No middlemen will be involved so that we can achieve value-for-money for Nigerians. We also insist that all products be manufactured to high quality German and European standards and competitively priced.”

The President then appointed his chief of staff to lead the project execution process on the Nigerian side. Mr Kyari then held several meetings with parties involved in the project before and after the agreement was signed. It was a continuation of that task that took him to Germany in early March. There, he was struck by coronavirus, a condition from which he did not recover.

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Mallam Abba Kyari, President Muhammadu Buhari’s chief of staff is dead.

He died of COVID-19 on Friday. He was in his early 70s.

The Presidency confirmed his death in a statement early Saturday.

Media adviser, Femi Adesina made the obituary announcement.

“The Presidency regrets to announce the passage of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari”, he said.

Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, passes on. May God rest his soul. Amen. Funeral arrangements to be announced soon.
— Femi Adesina (@FemAdesina) April 17, 2020

“The deceased had tested positive to the ravaging COVID-19, and had been receiving treatment. But he died on Friday, April 17, 2020.

“May God accept his soul.Funeral arrangements will be announced shortly”, Adesina added.

Kyari’s underlying medical conditions was believed to have complicated his battle with the disease. And thus caused his death.

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He showed the symptoms of the disease after he returned from a trip to Germany last month.

His positive testing almost shut down the business of government.

Both the Federal Executive Council and National Council of State Meetings were postponed indefinitely.

It also led to a flurry of tests by people who had been in contact with him.

Among these were President Buhari, VP Yemi Osinbajo and Secretary to government, Boss Mustapha.

Governors also took the COVID-19 tests.

Kyari later came out in the open to declare he had COVID-19. He was then hospitalised in a private hospital in Lagos. The presidency did not indicate where he was treated.

But some reports said he was hospitalised at First Cardiology Consultant (FCC), a private health facility located at Thompson Avenue in Ikoyi.

Abba Kyari is survived by four children.

The Presidency regrets to announce the passage of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari.
— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) April 17, 2020

The deceased had tested positive to the ravaging COVID-19, and had been receiving treatment. But he died on Friday, April 17, 2020.
— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) April 17, 2020

May God accept his soul.

Funeral arrangements will be announced shortly.
— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) April 17, 2020