Shutdown of states: Buhari’s action illegal ― SAN
The presidential pronouncement shutting down the affected states is illegal. Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa took this position in a statement on Sunday. According to him, “The President has no powers to…
Dangote to build 600 bed isolation facility in Kano
Business mogul, Alhaji Aliko Dangote on Sunday promised to donate a 600-bed isolation centre to the Kano State Government. The centre is to be constructed at the 15,000 capacity Sani…
Q&A: How does the 14-day lockdown affect me?
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday night announced a total lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and federal capital territory (FCT) for a period of 14 days as part of measures to check the spread of the COVID-19 in the country. A lot of…
BREAKING: Abba Kyari breaks silence, says he’ll resume work ‘soon’
Abba Kyari, chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, has finally broken his silence on health status, six days after testing positive for the coronavirus. In a statement signed by him…
Stipend for the vulnerable, suspension of loan repayments… 7 lessons from Buhari’s address
After four weeks since Nigeria’s first case of the novel coronavirus disease. (COVID-19) was recorded, President Muhammadu Buhari finally addressed the nation on Sunday. During his national…
Full speech of President Buhari on COVID-19 pandemic
ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC SUNDAY 29TH MARCH, 2020 Fellow Nigerians, From the first signs that Coronavirus, or…
BREAKING: Buhari locks down Abuja, Lagos, Ogun
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a lockdown of Abuja, Lagos and Ogun to contain the spread of coronavirus. Buhari gave the order in a broadcast on Sunday. ”Based on the advice of the Federal Ministry of…
Birthday Gift: Tinubu donates N200m to Lagos, NCDC fight coronavirus
National leader of the All Progressives Congress Bola Tinubu donated N200m today to support the national efforts to roll back the coronavirus pandemic in Africa’s most populous country. Tinubu who marks his…
Juventus Squad Gives Up 4 Months Salary In Fight Against Coronavirus
With football on hold across the world, Juventus’ first-team squad and coach Maurizio Sarri have agreed to give up four months’ wages to help the club manage the economic impact of the…
Pastor ‘demands N37m fare’ to fight coronavirus demon in hell
Paseka Motsoeneng, a South African televangelist also called Pastor Mboro, has reportedly offered to travel to hell to kill the demon responsible for coronavirus. According to KenyaUpdates, Mboro, the pastor of Incredible…
Free COVID-19 test at NIMR in Lagos – but you must show symptoms to be considered
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) in Lagos has announced that it will start free tests for COVID-19 on Monday. TheCable had reported that only 178 persons had been tested for COVID-19 in the country as of March 24,…
Northern Governors congratulate Tinubu @ 68
The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) has joined families, friends, well-wishers and political associates of National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to congratulate him as…
Sanwo-Olu congratulates Asiwaju at 68
Lagos Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on his 68th birthday. Sanwo-Olu, in a message…
Keystone Bank pledges N1bn to fight against coronavirus
As part of a robust effort to combat the deadly coronavirus outbreak in Nigeria, the management of Keystone Bank has announced the donation of N1 billion for purchase of relief materials,…
Minister commits suicide over coronavirus in Germany
Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany’s Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming “deeply worried” over how to cope with the economic fallout from the…
Sanusi tests negative for COVID-19, bars visitors
The former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido, and his wives have tested negative for coronavirus which has killed many people globally. This was contained in a statement signed by the former Governor of Central Bank of…
Aliko Dangote passes coronavirus test
Dangote Group President, Aliko Dangote, tested negative for COVID-19. Dangote disclosed this via his verified Twitter handle on Sunday. He tweeted, “The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted modern society, affecting our…
Tackling the Myths around COVID-19
Some recent events in Nigeria have gladdened and saddened me in equal measure. I was glad when prominent Nigerians who were diagnosed with the coronavirus publicly declared their status. I rejoiced, thinking this would…
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce’s wife, Evelyn Murray-Bruce, laid to rest (Photos)
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce’s wife, Evelyn Murray-Bruce has been laid to rest. This is coming a week after the former Senatorannounced that she passed away after battling with cancer. Taking to his Twitter page today, Murray-Bruce wrote,…
Cat tests positive for coronavirus
A cat in Belgian has tested positive for the coronavirus after it was infected by its owner. The sick pet in Liège tested positive after showing classic symptoms of COVID-19 — including difficulty breathing — a week after its owner first…
Buhari to make nationwide broadcast tonight
President Muhammadu Buhari will broadcast to the nation on Sunday evening, his spokesman has said. The broadcast, scheduled for 7pm, will be on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Federal Radio…
COVID-19: Police alert Nigerians in emerging crime trends
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has enjoined members of the public to be alert and take precautionary actions against criminal elements who might explore the…
First-ever infant death from COVID-19 recorded in US
The US has recorded the first-ever infant death from COVID-19 after the disease claimed the life of a child younger than a year old in Illinois. Ngozi Ezike, the director of the state’s public health department, who announced the…