Lockdown May Be Extended – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has warned that the lockdown order issued by President Buhari on Sunday March 29, might be extended if Nigerians refused to comply with the stay at home orders. “If we don’t behave ourselves, there is a likelihood that the lockdown will be extended,” the Minister said at a […]
UN Commends Nigeria Over Coronavirus Response
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has praised the Nigerian government for handling the Coronavirus pandemic well. Nigeria, Africa’s most populated country, currently has 190 cases of COVID-19 but has managed to keep the death toll to just two. While 24 people have fully recovered and discharged. UN Secretary General while speaking at a virtual […]
COVID-19: Chinese Medical Team To Arrive Nigeria
The Federal Government says an 18-man team of Chinese medical experts, including doctors and nurses will be arriving in Nigeria in a couple of days. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, stated this while speaking at a press briefing by the presidential task force on COVID-19 in Abuja on Friday. Ehanire also said some Chinese […]
Imo Government Opens 6 COVID-19 Isolation Centres
As part of efforts to put the coronavirus pandemic to proper check, the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has opened six different isolation centres in the State. The Governor, while unveiling one of the centres along Amakohia-Orlu road on Friday, reiterated the government’s readiness to combat the dreaded disease. He said though there […]
Herdsmen Ordered To Leave Edo Community Within 14 Days
Following the incessant killings and harassment of indigenes and residents of Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State by some alleged Fulani herdsmen, the council chairman, Hon. Sylvester Okoro, has ordered herders to vacate the area within the next fourteen days. Hon. Okoro gave the directive in Ugo community, during an emergency security meeting called […]
Saudi Arabia Stops Tax, Pays ₦910bn To Private Workers
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has ordered the disbursement of 9 billion riyals (N910billion) to private-sector workers amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The government said this was to deter companies from laying off staff. Other measures include postponements of some government fees and taxes. The emergency stimulus package was announced in March to boost the economy. “Instead […]
CUPP Cautions Army Over Threat To Rape Delta Women
The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, On Friday called on the presidency, army high command and police headquarters to immediately stop soldiers from threatening to rape women in Warri, Delta State. In the video, some soldiers deployed to enforce the stay-at-home order by the Delta State government over the Coronavirus outbreak had threatened to […]
Boris Johnson Gives Update On Health Condition
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has given an update on his health issues after he tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus and have been in self-isolation. Boris, in a video posted in his Twitter account, said that he still had symptom of the virus and will still be in self-isolation till he recovers fully. He […]
How Abba Kyari’s Ailment Exposed ‘Jubril’ – Nnamdi Kanu
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed sessesionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has claimed that the absence of the Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, has confirmed his allegations that Jubril Al-Sudani is in charge. Kanu, in one of his latest claims, said that a plastic mask moulded with […]
I’m Not Sharing Cash To Poor Nigerians – Atiku
Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has distanced himself from a notice making the rounds on social media, which claims he will share money to poor and vulnerable Nigerians amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Atiku in a statement on Thursday, said any link asking for the bio-data of Nigerians as beneficiaries of monetary palliative was fake. The statement […]
Coronavirus Hits 50 Countries In Africa, Figures Hit 284
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says there are now 7,028 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in 50 countries across Africa. The health agency disclosed this in a tweet on its official Twitter account on Friday morning. According to the tweet, COVID-19 had killed 284 people in Africa, while a total […]
COVID-19: US President, Trump Reveals Second Test Result
The United States, US, President, Donald Trump on Thursday hinted on a second test for Coronavirus. Trump disclosed that the second test for COVID-19 was negative. On why he took a second test, the US President explained that he did “really out of curiosity to see how quickly it worked.” He stated that the second […]