75 PERSONS HAD CONTACT WITH KWARA CORONAVIRUS CASES

Adekunle Jimoh, Ilorin Kwara State Government has announced no fewer than 75 persons had contact with the COVID-19 cases in the state as well as the suspected case at the…

CORONAVIRUS: REPS MINORITY CAUCUS REJECT CHINESE DOCTORS’ VISIT

  COVID-19: HOUSE MINORITY CAUCUS REJECTS CHINESE DOCTORS The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has rejected the decision of the Federal Government to import Chinese doctors into the…

NIGERIANS TOP FORBES 30 UNDER 30 AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS WITH DJCUPPY, ASSISAT OSHOALA, MARYAM GWADABE ON THE LIST, SEE OTHERS

Spread across categories like finance, tech, art, and sports, it features 30 young entrepreneurs in Africa who are innovating their respective industries. Every year, Forbes Africa releases a list of…

MINISTER TO UNVEIL NIGERIA MADE VENTILATOR TODAY

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure has produced the first made in Nigeria ventilators. The development is aimed at combating the COVID-19 disease in the country. Ventilator is…

WIFE OF LATE KWARA CORONAVIRUS INDEX CASE DIES, SAME VIRUS SUSPECTED

BY AJOKE BABAREKE, ILORIN – The wife of a man, who is believed to be a returnee from the United Kingdom that died of suspected infection from Coronavirus at the University…

CORONA BLUES FOR NIGERIA BY REUBEN ABATI

Social distancing is a privilege. It means you live in a house large enough to practise it. Hand washing is a privilege too. It means you have access to running…

ABDUCTORS OF NASARAWA GOVERNOR’S AIDE BRING DOWN THEIR DEMAND FROM 150MIL TO 20MIL NAIRA

Gunmen who kidnapped the Special Adviser to the Governor of Nasarawa State on Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development, Mr. John W.  Mamman, have reduced the ransom they are…

BOKO HARAM ATTACKS ADAMAWA VILLAGE. BURN HOUSES LOOT SHOPS

Boko Haram terrorists have attacked a village in Adamawa State, destroying residential buildings and looting shops. The terrorists attacked Kirchinga under Madagali Local Government Area of the state on Monday…

CORONAVIRUS: KANO, KADUNA, JOS MAIDUGURI JOS TESTING CENTRES TO BE READY HIS WEEK

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says By the end of this week, there will be four new molecular diagnostic laboratories for testing the COVID-19 in Kano, Kaduna, Jos and…

UNILORIN TEACHING HOSPITAL SUSPENDS CONSULTANT FOR HIDING INFORMATION ABOUT CORONAVIRUS POSITIVE PATIENT

The management of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has suspended Kazeem Salami, a Professor and senior consultant, for allegedly withholding information about a suspected COVID-19 case in Kwara…

NIGERIANS IN US, UK, CHINA DEMAND EVACUATION- NIDCOM

‌ Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has disclosed that many Nigerians in the United Kingdom, United States, China and in West Africa have been registering with the…

FAKE GOMBE SENATOR SENT TO JAIL

Chima Azubuike, Gombe One Charles  Musa was on Monday sentenced to five years’ imprisonment with an option of N510,000 fine for impersonating Senator Bulus Amos, representing Gombe South. The four…

NOW IS THE REAL TIME FOR STOMACH INFRASTRUCTURE- AYO FAYOSE

Abiodun Nejo, Ado Ekiti Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Monday, said the hardship occasioned by the stay-at-home order over the coronavirus pandemic had necessitated the need to…

THE SECRET TO MY CHANGING MY CORONAVIRUS POSITIVE RESULT TO NEGATIVE- SEYI MAKINDE

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Monday revealed the types of food and supplements that he consumed to boost his immunity against Coronavirus, also known as Covid-19, while in…

FLOATING CORPSE CAUSES TENSION IN OSUN COMMUNITY

The lifeless body of a yet-to-be-identified man found floating on a river along Osogbo-Iragbiji road on Monday led to apprehension in the Kelebe community of Osogbo. The body, according to…

SEYI MAKINDE: I AM NOT IMPRESSED BY FG’S CONDITIONAL MONEY TRANSFER O THE POOR

Mandates task force to test 10,000 people — GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, yesterday, insisted that the conditional cash transfer initiative of the Federal Government is fraught with faults.…

DESPITE FAILING REVENUE, BUHARI ORDERS APPOINTMENT OF 774,000 NIGERIANS TO CUSHION EFFECTS OF CORONAVIRUS

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, says the President, Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the engagement of 774, 000 Nigerians on Special Public Works programme in…

KADUNA TO BEGIN PRODUCTION OF FACE MASKS

From AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna As distribution of palliatives to the vulnerable commenced in Chikun Local Government Area on Monday, the Kaduna State Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe has revealed that…

ERA OF FUEL SUBSIDY GONE FOREVER-NNPC BOSS

The era of subsidy on petrol is gone forever, the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, said on Monday. Kyari, who spoke during a live programme on…

CORONAVIRUS: 67 NIGERIANS FROM TOGO DETAINED AT SEME BORDER IN QUARANATINE FOR 14 DAYS

Olufemi  Atoyebi, Olufemi Atoyebi, Kamarudeen Ogundele, Success Nwogu, Dayo Ojerinde, Olaleye Aluko, Tobi Aworinde, Armstrong Bakam and Tunde Oyekola The Lagos State Government has sent no fewer than 67 persons,…