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Falana asks Buhari to stop soldiers from enforcing COVID-19 regulations
Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to stop soldiers from enforcing the COVID-19 regulations. Buhari on Sunday ordered a two-week lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja, and also signed…
Senator Amosun donates N25 million to Ogun state
The immediate past governor of Ogun, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun, has donated N25 million to support the state government in its ongoing efforts at checking the spread of the coronavirus in the state. Amosun, in a letter dated March 31,…
Coronavirus: 2 index patients to be discharged in Bauchi
Bauchi State Government has promised that two out of the three index Coronavirus (covid-19) patients in the state, would soon be discharged. Alhaji Baba Tela, the Deputy Governor who is also the…
Lagos intensifies disinfection of parks, bridges
The Lagos State Government has intesified the disinfection of major bus stops, parks and railings in the metropolis as part of efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. Mr Oluwasegun Benson, Vector Control Consultant, Ministry of…
Coronavirus Lockdown: 10 Ways to beat boredom
Getting bored during a lockdown could be real torture especially with people who are used to having hectic schedules. In this light, it is kind of important to keep busy so as not to feel the state…
Nollywood actor RMD tells Nigerian Customs to give out seized foods
Veteran Nollywood actor, Richard Eyimofe Evans Mofe-Damijo, popularly known as RMD, has urged the government to ask the Customs to share food items they seized during the lockdown. Some states in…
BREAKING: COVID-19: Frontline doctor contracts virus in Edo
A doctor in the frontline of the COVID-19 treatment at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo State, has contracted the disease, the President of the National Association of Resident Doctors,…
PHOTOS: Buhari meets COVID-19 Presidential Committee
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with the COVID-19 Presidential Committee in Abuja. The meeting was to Review the Impact of Coronavirus on the Economy President Muhammadu Buhari…
Gov Yahaya Bello orders investigation into rape, assault allegations against Commissioner
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has ordered immediate investigation into allegations of assault, battery and other serious crimes levied against the state Commissioner for water resources, Mr Abdulmumini…
Coronavirus: Lagos council seals mosque where worshippers attacked enforcement officers
Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State has sealed a mosque in the area for violating the state government’s order on a religious gathering in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu…
Saudi Arabia Asks Muslims to Put Hajj Plans on Hold Amid Virus
Saudi Arabia asked Muslims to put on hold plans to perform the obligatory annual Hajj pilgrimage this year as the kingdom grapples with the coronavirus. “We have asked our Muslim brothers around the world to wait” on making Hajj…
Coronavirus-positive man escapes from isolation centre
A commercial driver who tested positive to coronavirus in Niger State has escaped from the isolation centre in Bida where he was being managed. Similarly, one of the returnees from Côte d’Ivoire, simply identified as Alaska, who…
Kano governor, wife test negative for coronavirus
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and his wife, Hafsat Ganduje, have tested negative to Coronavirus. Abba Anwar, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday in Kano. “We thank Almighty…
I didn’t know there’re explosives in my truck –Ondo driver
Four days after the explosion which occurred in Ondo State, the driver of the truck that conveyed the explosives, Mr Isiaka Yinusa, said he did not know that his vehicle carried explosive…
COVID-19: Status of 20 govs unknown
•3 test positive, 13 negative •39 ministers silent •It’s a moral burden to declare – Lawyers CSOs react The COVID-19 status of 20 out of the 36 states governors in the country is not known, findings by the Daily Trust…
Nigeria, others seek $100b debt relief
AFRICAN Ministers of Finance have launched a coordinated attempt to secure $100 billion debt relief following the economic impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the continent.…
My COVID-19 story, by Makinde
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has explained that a total lockdown of the state has no benefit for now despite the rising cases of confirmed Coronavirus. He spoke during a programme on…
Olowu, ex-AGF, oppose siting of isolation centre in Obasanjo Hilltop
The Olowu of Owu Abeokuta, Oba Adegboyega Dosunmu; and a former world court judge, Bola Ajibola, among other prominent people on Wednesday kicked against locating a COVID-19 isolation centre…
COVID-19: No mask, no movement in Cross River – Ayade
The Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, has imposed new restrictions on residents of the state just as its neighbour, Akwa Ibom State, recorded its first set of cases. According to a statement…
The purpose for lockdown is being achieved, says NCDC DG
Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says the agency is now following up on 70% of persons believed to have had contacts with COVID-19…
Virus about science not fiction – Presidency mocks Soyinka
THE Presidency on Tuesday tackled literary giant Prof Wole Soyinka over his remarks on President Muhammadu Buhari’s lockdown order of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos and Ogun…
TY Danjuma to provide N1b worth of food, medicines to IDPs
TO cushion the impact of the lockdown order and the restriction of movement in some states following the spread of COVID-19, the Chairman of the Victims Support Fund (VSF), Gen. Theophilus Danjuma…
CBN, coalition raise N15.3b to fight virus
THIRTY-SEVEN donors, including individuals, banks and other corporates bodies have contributed N15 billion to the account of the Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19…
COVID-19: FG commences disbursement of N20,000 cash transfer to over 1.2m poor citizens
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, flagged-off the disbursement of N20,000 conditional cash transfer (CCT) to over 1.2 million across 34 States of the Federation and Federal Capital Territory…