Fuel Price: PDP Says No ₦125, Argues For ₦90 Per Liter
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday described the ₦125 per liter for pump price of fuel as ‘cosmetic’. The party insisted that given the fall of the price of crude in the international market to below $30 per barrel, the appropriate domestic price for fuel should be between ₦80 to ₦90 per liter. The […]
Tinubu To Buhari: Print More Naira Notes, Suspend VAT
All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says Nigeria’s health care system cannot withstand a coronavirus pandemic on the scale of America and Europe. He, therefore, called on the government and the citizens to do everything to curb the spread of the virus in the country. Tinubu said this in a statement he wrote […]
People With Type-A Blood More At Risk Of COVID-19 – Study
A preliminary study has found correlations between blood type and the likelihood of being hospitalised with COVID-19, which has killed over 30,000 people worldwide, according to an AFP tally. Researchers at the Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China, conducted the study in collaboration with other Chinese institutions. Led by Jiao Zhao, the study […]
COVID-19: Israel Evacuates 274 Nationals From Nigeria
Israel evacuated 274 of its citizens from Nigeria on Sunday. The move was not unconnected to the exploding cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. The Israelis were evacuated via the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja to Tel-Aviv, Israel. Read Also: Breaking: Global Coronavirus Death Toll Hits Over 30,000 The […]
Plane Explodes On Takeoff At Philippine Airport, 8 Dead
A Japan-bound plane caught fire on takeoff at Manila airport in the Philippines, killing all eight people on board, airport authorities said. The Westwind aircraft was headed for Haneda airport on a medical evacuation mission carrying six Filipino crew members and two passengers, an American and a Canadian, authorities said without naming any of them. […]
Breaking: Global Coronavirus Death Toll Hits Over 30,000
The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic reached a new milestone overnight on Sunday with nearly 31,000 people dead worldwide. According to data from worldometers.info, 30,923 people had died from the virus by Sunday morning. Italy accounted for a third of the deaths, leading with 10,023. Spain reported 5,982 deaths and China where the virus originated […]
Nigeria Confirms 8 New Cases Of Coronavirus, Total Is 97
Eight new cases of Coronavirus have been confirmed in Nigeria. The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made the announcement on Saturday night in a post on its official Twitter page. It said the new patients are in FCT, Kaduna, Osun and Oyo States. Read Also: Italy Loses Over 10,000 To Coronavirus Nigeria now […]
Keystone Bank Donates ₦1bn To The Fight Against COVID-19
As part of a robust effort to combat the deadly coronavirus outbreak in Nigeria, the management of Keystone Bank today announced the donation of ₦1 billion for the purchase of relief materials, critical care facilities and protective gear to contain the spread of the virus. The pledge was made during the Bankers’ Committee meeting held […]
Aisha Buhari Sad Over El-Rufai’s Coronavirus Status
The First Lady and wife to President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha has reacted as Governor Nasir El-rufai of Kaduna State tested positive for Coronavirus. El-rufai was confirmed positive on Saturday as NCDC recorded its first case in Kaduna State. As at today, Nigeria has 97 cases of patients with COVID-19 as the nation struggles to curtail the […]
COVID-19 Is Science, Not Spiritual Pandemic – Moghalu
As cases of Coronavirus continue to increase in Nigeria, former presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party, YPP, Kingsley Moghalu has issued warning to Muslims and Christians, urging them to adhere to experts’ advice. The National Centre for Disease and Control, NCDC on Saturday announced more cases as number of patients with COVID-19 increases to 97. […]
Doctors, Nurses Flee As Suspected Cases Hit Lagos Clinic
There was pandemonium at the Gbagada General Hospital, Lagos, on Thursday when four white men suspected to have coronavirus were brought to the emergency ward of the hospital for treatment. According to sources at the hospital, the men said to be Egyptians, were brought in a private vehicle around midnight, with one of them coughing […]
It Doesn’t Take Me Time To Kill – Aiye Cult Butcher
A 32-year old suspected cultist, Ahmed Kabiru, has told the Police in Lagos that his role as a member of the Aiye Confraternity was to kill and it does not take him time to kill people during operations. P.M.EXPRESS reports that the suspect, Kabiru, made the confession after he was arrested by Police operatives from […]