Niger Govt. Lifts Suspension On Sunday Church Services
Mr Ahmed Matane, the Secretary to the State Government, said in a statement that Sunday services were expected to hold between 7a.m. and 1p.m. Matane, the Chairman of the State Task Force on COVID-19, said that the services would adhere to strict observance of all precautionary measures. Read Also: Bodies Linked To Coronavirus Found At […]
Abba Kyari: Presidency Bans Condolence Visits
The Presidency has told those wishing to pay condolence visits over the death of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Malam Abba Kyari, to remain at home and pray for the soul of the deceased. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, made this known to newsmen in Abuja on […]
21 Navy Personnel Test Positive For Coronavirus
As many as 21 Indian Navy (IN) personnel at “INS Angre”, a shore establishment at Mumbai city in the southwestern state of Maharashtra, have tested positive for novel coronavirus, a senior IN official in New Delhi confirmed to Xinhua on Saturday. “INS Angre” works as a base depot for ships and units based in Mumbai. […]
Abba Kyari Buried In Abuja (Photos)
Mallam Abba Kyari was buried Saturday morning at Gudu Cemetery in Abuja, with scores of people at the graveside. The burial ran counter to the statement by Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu that it would be strictly a private affair. Prayer for the deceased was offered while the body was still inside the hearse that brought […]
Gov. Sanwo-Olu Reacts To Abba Kyari’s Death
Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commiserated with President Muhammadu Buhari over the passing away of his Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari. The governor’s condolence was conveyed in a statement authored via his verified Twitter account Saturday. Sanwo-Olu, who also condoled with Kyari’s family and Nigerians, thanked the deceased for his service to Nigeria […]
Abba Kyari: Femi Fani-Kayode Tweets Tribute To ‘A Friend’
Former aviation minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode woke up Saturday to learn about Mallam Abba Kyari’s death. Predictably, he took to Twitter to mourn Kyari’s death. He and Kyari went to University of Cambridge together to study law between 1980 and 1983. They also worked together in Fani-Kayode’s dad law chambers in the 80s, before Kyari […]
Breaking: Abba Kyari Finally Kicks The Bucket
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 […]
Bodies Linked To Coronavirus Found At US Nursing Home
US police found 17 bodies piled up in a nursing home morgue in New Jersey, media reported Thursday, highlighting how the coronavirus outbreak is overwhelming long-term care facilities. Officers in the small locality of Andover, around 52 miles (80 kilometers) west of New York City, discovered the bodies following an anonymous tip-off, according to The […]
Myanmar Releases 25,000 Prisoners Amid Virus Fears
More than a quarter of Myanmar’s prison population is being released, the president’s office announced Friday, after calls grew to ease pressure on overcrowded jails with coronavirus fears gripping the country. The Southeast Asian nation grants an annual amnesty to thousands of prisoners to mark its April New Year holiday, but this is the largest […]
Could Virus Crisis Kill Debt-Laden US Postal Service?
For many Americans, checking the mailbox is a daily ritual, a constant in a quickly changing world that can yield anything from wedding invitations to tax audits to new clothes. But as with many ordinary things as the coronavirus crisis unfolds, the US Postal Service — already compromised by a mountain of debt — has […]
China Virus Epicentre Wuhan Raises Death Toll By 50%
China’s coronavirus ground-zero city of Wuhan on Friday admitted missteps in tallying its death toll as it abruptly raised the count by 50 percent — and as world doubts mounted about how transparent China has been during the crisis. The United States has led the charge in questioning Beijing’s handling of the pandemic and how […]
INEC Shows Burned Documents After Third Mysterious Fire
The mysterious fire at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Abuja on Friday consumed some documents. DAILY POST reports that the incident occurred Friday morning. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Fire Service, however, stopped the inferno from spreading to other parts of the building. An electrical fault at the section of the building housing […]