Coronavirus Disrupts 2020 Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival will not be held this year in “its original form” due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, organisers said on Tuesday. The festival will nevertheless be made “real” in 2020, “in a way or another”, they added in a statement. This is coming after France extended its lockdown measures this week. The organizers did […]
UK Nite Club Donates Foodstuffs To Ekiti Indigents
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Deuce lounge & Marcvx Nite Club in United Kingdom (UK), Abiodun Ajayi has distributed foodstuffs to indigent families in Ilejemeje Local Government of Ekiti State to cushion effect of continued lockdown over coronavirus outbreak in the state. Ajayi said he distributed the palliatives to residents of Ewu-Ekiti in Ilejemeje […]
Nigerian Releases ₦200b To Power Sector
Nigeria has made payment of over ₦200 billion to the power sector towards improving electricity supply. Mr. Mele Kyari, the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC) disclosed on Wednesday after a closed-door meeting. The meeting was held between the NNPC team, Minister of Power, Mr Saleh Mamman and Managing Director of Transmission […]
Nigeria, China Resolves Issue Of Citizens Maltreatment
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said the maltreatment of Nigerians in China has been resolved between both countries. Gbajabiamila disclosed this via his official Twitter handle on Wednesday. He said the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria has communicated his finding on the issue and expressed hope that future communication will be […]
Buhari’s Aide Reveals Where EU’s €50million Grant Will Go
One of President Muhammadu Buhari’s media aides, Tolu Ogunlesi, has said that the €50million grant from the European Union (EU), will go to the United Nations’ Basket Fund recently launched in Abuja. The EU on Tuesday, gave the Nigerian government the money to help in the fight against the spread of COVID-19. A total of 373 cases […]
Gov Makinde Volunteers Own Blood For Coronavirus Cure
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has said that he volunteered to donate his blood for experts researching on the Evaluation of Post Infection Protection against Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. He also said that the state has been looking for a local solution towards the prevention and cure of COVID-19. Makinde, in a tweet on […]
Buhari Reacts To Killing Of 25 Nigerians In Taraba clash
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the ethnic clash in Taraba State, which left about 25 people dead. 25 persons were killed and several others injured in a bloody clash between Shomo and Jole ethnic groups in Lau Local Government Area of the state. Public Relations Officer, Taraba State Police Command, Mr. David Misal, confirmed that about […]
Uganda: Covid-19 Patients Engage In Multiple Sex Romp
There was huge confusion in Uganda as news broke that quarantined Coronavirus patients in Uganda are allegedly engaging in sexual acts with each other. This was revealed by the Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary in Uganda. Read Also: France Extends Lockdown As Countries Expect Virus Peak WatchDog Uganda, Permanent Secretary Diana Atwine spoke about this […]
Keniebi, Bayelsa Billionaire Dies During Plastic Surgery
Keniebi Okoko, Bayelsa-born billionaire businessman and philanthropist, has died in Lagos, throwing many Bayelsans into mourning. Some reports said Okoko died on Tuesday during a liposuction surgery in a Lagos hospital. A power outage was blamed for the death. Okoko contested the Bayelsa primary for the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party last year. […]
Lagos Coronavirus Cases Surpass 200
It is no laughing time in Lagos as the deadly Coronavirus keeps surging, with the state surpassing 200 infection rate. This is more than half the Coronavirus cases in Nigeria, put at 362, according to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. On Tuesday, the NCDC confirmed 14 new Coronavirus cases in Lagos, taking its toll […]
PDP Member Remanded Over Facebook Post On Coronavirus
An Osun State Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Osogbo has remanded a 32-year-old Akinloye Saheed, for allegedly posting false information on the Facebook page against Osun State Government. Saheed, a youth leader of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was arraigned on four-count charges bordering on defamation, false information, instill fear and an inciteful statement against the government. […]
2 Brazilian State Governors Test Positive For Coronavirus
Two Brazilian state governors tested positive for the new coronavirus on Tuesday. They are Governor Wilson Witzel of the tourist hotspot of Rio de Janeiro and Wilson Lima, the Amazon rainforest state of Pará. They became the latest leaders to get the disease as it spreads across the country. In a video posted on Twitter, […]