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22 new cases of Coronavirus have been confirmed in Lagos, Abuja, Edo and Bauchi by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) As at 09:00pm on April 8, there are 276 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. 44 patients have been discharged, and 6 deaths have been recorded. Here is a breakdown of cases across states in the […]
Continue ReadingThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Nigerians to” hold President Buhari responsible” should there be any upsurge in the number of COVID-19 infection and deaths in the country. The party said this while reacting to the arrival of 15 medical doctors from China today. In a statement released by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Wednesday April 8, […]
Continue ReadingThe Treasury House which is the office of the Accountant General of the Federation in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja was gutted by fire this morning, Wednesday, April 8. According to reports, the fire started from the third floor, razing the building upwards including the Accountant General’s office and most of the important offices. The cause […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Minister of Finance during President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration and President Goodluck Jonathan’s Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. (Mrs) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has shown, using Rwanda as example, how food distribution should be responsibly done to assist lower income households, and to give way for safe social distancing. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala also wrote in same […]
Continue ReadingA Taxi driver was reportedly beaten to death yesterday by security operatives, for carrying passengers who were not wearing face masks. An eyewitness @ayebechristopher, revealed that the incident occurred at Marian in Calabar, Cross River State’s capital. He said the driver who was wearing a face mask when he was stopped, was beaten by security […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian-born British healthworker, Carol Jamabo has reportedly died from COVID-19 complications in the United Kingdom. The 56-year-old mother of two and community caregiver at the Cherish Elderly Care in Bury, Greater Manchester, died last Wednesday after testing positive for Coronavirus. The late caregiver who moved to the UK from Nigeria in the early 1990s, was a key worker […]
Continue ReadingOndo State Police command has denied the arrest of suspected killers of Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of the leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti. Their statement has disagreed with the claim of the National Publicity Secretary of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, that four suspects including Mrs. Olakunrin’s driver had been […]
Continue ReadingOn Saturday April 4, Uganda woke up to the gruesome photos of women and men at Elegu border with South Sudan who were pulled out of their houses, beaten and rolled on a muddy ground by security forces under the pretext of enforcing the President’s directives on coronavirus and curfew. Since March 30 when President […]
Continue ReadingA 64-year-old Nigerian woman, Mmaete Greg, has died of coronavirus in the UK. According to family sources, she died on Monday April 6. A close relative to the deceased, Edoamaowo Udeme, who took to Facebook to mourn her death, said the husband and children of the deceased have been quarantined. May her soul rest in peace, […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s National assembly leaders have faulted the federal government’s Social Intervention Programme, which includes the Conditional Cash Transfer programme to poor households as one of the palliative measures against the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country. In a meeting held on Tuesday April 7 with the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia […]
Continue ReadingPopular South African television presenter Vinolia Mashego has died at the age of 57. It is understood that the Generations star passed away in her sleep. Mashego’s father, Collins and younger sister, Prelley Seale, have confirmed the tragic news. ‘We got a call from the neighbours this morning that they had not seen her at […]
Continue ReadingA petrol attendant, Chibuisi Okameme, was on Sunday shot dead allegedly by a policeman, Inspector Stanley Asu. The incident occurred opposite the Greenmac Energy Limited filling station on the New Umuahia Road, Ogborhill area of the Aba North Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. Punch Metro gathered that a diabetic patient was on his […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Minister of Information and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Tony Momoh, on Tuesday, said it is unnecessary for President Muhammadu Buhari to lead Nigeria’s military in an offensive against Boko Haram terrorists like Chadian President, Idriss Deby did. As a result of the success recorded by the Chadian army, […]
Continue Reading23-year-old man identified simply as Bayo, reportedly committed suicide at his residence in Angwa Tiv area of the Kogi State capital, Lokoja, Nigeria in the early hours of Monday, April 6. The deceased was said to be doing a thrift collection business before his death, leading to speculation of it being the reason why he […]
Continue ReadingWhatsApp on Tuesday placed new limits on message forwarding as part of an effort to curb the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic. The new policy limits users to forwarding certain messages to one “chat” at a time, aiming to limit the rapid propagation of content which is provocative but likely to be false. The […]
Continue ReadingLizzo, Billie Eilish and Sir Elton John will perform at a TV concert curated by Lady Gaga, which will celebrate health workers amid the coronavirus crisis. Gaga, along with the group Global Citizen, has already raised $35m for the World Health Organisation. The funds will buy protective equipment for health workers and support efforts to […]
Continue ReadingThe National Judicial Council has extended the suspension of general court sittings across the country till further notice, in view of the Coronavirus lockdown order. The extension was disclosed in a circular to all heads of courts signed by the Chairman of NJC who is also the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, […]
Continue ReadingNigerian veteran and star actress, Halima Abubakar has welcomed a baby boy. The Nollywood actress and celebrity welcomed her son on April 3, 2020. In November 2019, Halima announced she was expecting a baby. She wrote at the time: “Smile of gratitude and am expecting a lil Minnie. Motherhood.” Halima announced the news […]
Continue ReadingBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been receiving oxygen treatment for coronavirus in intensive care unit, a senior member of the Cabinet confirmed. Cabinet Office minister, Michael Gove said in an interview with the BBC that the Prime Minister was “not on a ventilator” but had “received oxygen support.” He told BBC Radio 4’s Today […]
Continue ReadingNational Publicity Secretary of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Mr Yinka Odumakin, has said the killers of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of the leader of the group, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, have been arrested. Olakunrin was allegedly killed by bandits on Ore-Sagamu Expressway in July last year. In a statement made by Odumakin on Monday, […]
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