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Lockdown rebellion in Mararaba Abuja

By Hawa Lawal Residents of Mararaba, an Abuja suburb located in Nasarawa State have defied the stay-at-home and social distancing…

Coronavirus: EEDC pledges regular power supply to Anambra isolation centres

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has promised to ensure that there is a regular power supply to all COVID-19…
PDP reschedules its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting from Oct 24 to Nov. 28 over Nov 16, 2024 Ondo governorship election

Bauchi discharges three Coronavirus patients after recovery 

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed on Thursday disclosed that three Coronavirus patients have been discharged after they tested negative twice…

Rivers: Police deny keke driver died in its custody

The Rivers State Police Command has denied that a Keke Driver died in its custody, at Woji Estate Police in…

Ken Saro-Wiwa’s son dies of Coronavirus in UK

Menegian, son of late activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa has died of Coronavirus in the United Kingdom.

Police arrest Funke Olakunrin’s killers, 4 other suspects still on the run

Four men suspected to have murdered Mrs Funke Olakunrin, daughter of Pa Reuben Fasoranti have been arrested, but the ring…
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya says his administration will continue to borrow funds to address development deficits in Gombe

Coronavirus: Gombe gov inaugurates treatment, isolation centers

Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, on Thursday, inaugurated treatment and isolation centres in his efforts to combat the Coronavirus…

Coronavirus: Ekiti pensioners beg for palliatives

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) in Ekiti on Thursday appealed to both the Federal and State Government to give…
NCDC says 172 deaths have been recorded from Lassa fever in 21 states so far, 17% higher than that recorded in the same period in 2024.

Lassa Fever strikes 188 Nigerians dead in three months

Nigeria is paying more attention to Coronavirus, but a deadlier Lassa Fever has killed 188 Nigerians within three months.
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CNN presenter’s wife tests positive for Coronavirus

Cristina Cuomo, the wife of CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, has been diagnosed with Coronavirus two weeks after he announced he…

Lockdown extension: NAWOJ calls for adequate security measures

As the coronavirus induced lockdown continues for another 14 days, the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, Lagos State Chapter calls…
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Coronavirus: UBTH CMD concerned over rising cases

The Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Prof. Darlington Obaseki, has expressed fear that containing…

Let the Orishas punish me: Badirat Ajoke Alaafin’s wife reacts to KWAM 1 affair

Olori Badirat Ajoke, wife of the Alaafin, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has reacted to the rumours of an extra-marital affair with…

Coronavirus: Health workers want support for nurses

Adeniji Alani, President, National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), has called on Federal Government to support the nurses…
UBTH

Coronavirus: UBTH equips isolation center

The Management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has equipped a 10-bedded Isolation Centre ahead of the first…

Nigeria loses two cultural giants

Two cultural giants, Francesca Yetunde Emanuel and Professor Akin Euba, have died, several days apart in April
Traders in Abia and Imo lament says two-day sit-at-home across the South-East crippled their businesses, caused them huge financial losses.

Lockdown: Ilorin residents decry high cost of consumer items

Some residents of Ilorin have expressed worries over the sudden rise in the cost of consumer items following the lockdown…

Coronavirus: Osun residents rush to banks, markets ahead of lockdown

Residents of Osun on Thursday rushed to banks and major markets ahead of lockdown in the state.
Governor Douye Diri:, imposes curfew on Bayelsa waterways as part of measures to check cases of insecurity along the creeks in the state

Coronavirus: Bayelsa yet to begin palliatives distribution

Bayelsa Government is yet to commence the distribution of donations from corporate bodies and individuals, to cushion the effect of…

Coronavirus: Kaduna private school teachers fear job loss

Fear of job loss has griped private school teachers in Kaduna State as school owners may not cope with payment…
Rihanna, Jay-Z and Jack

Rihanna, Jay-Z, Jack support Coronavirus relief funds with $6.2M

American musicians, Rihanna, Jay-Z, and co-founder and CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey through their foundations have teamed up to launch…
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Abducted Oyo monarch’s wife, daughter freed

The kidnapped wife of a traditional ruler in Oyo State, Funbi Ojo, has regained freedom from her abductors.
Femi Falana

FG’s School Feeding, Cash Transfer programmes questionable – Falana

Foremost human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has described the Federal Government’s plan to continue with the School Feeding programme…

Coronavirus: Ogun sets up state-owned molecular laboratory

Ogun State has become the first State in Nigeria to set up a molecular laboratory for testing suspected cases of…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State

Coronavirus: Nigerians react to death, 12 new cases in Kano

Some Nigerians have reacted to the accelerated increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 (Coronavirus) cases in Kano as the…
Testing for coronavirus in Johannesburg: South Africa has the largest number of cases on the continent

Coronavirus update around the world in the last 24 hours

Confirmed cases of the coronavirus crossed 2,082,372 globally at 0800 GMT on Thursday.More than 134,000 people have also died. The…
NYSC donates preventive kits

COVID-19: NYSC donates preventive kits to Rivers Govt

As part of efforts to prevent the dreaded COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic in the Rivers State and in the country, the…

House of Reps defaults in donating to COVID-19 fund

Members of the House of Representatives have defaulted in contributing their March salaries in aid of COVID-19 fund.

Kano records first Coronavirus death

The deadly Coronavirus pandemic has claimed its first victim in Kano State, Northwest Nigeria.

Coronavirus lockdown: Police shoot two dead in Anambra

The Police in Anambra have confirmed killing of two boys at Nkpor near Onitsha during a protest by irate youth…