Sylva Urges Party Members To Keep Hope Alive
Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has advised members of the party in the state to remain strong and steadfast. The party leader gave the advice in a statement issued on Monday by the APC State Publicity Secretary, Mr. Doifie Buokoribo. […]
COVID-19: President Buhari To Address The Nation On Monday
President Muhammadu Buhari will address Nigerians on Monday, even as the first phase of the gradual easing of the COVID-19 lockdown comes to an end. This is according to Aliyu Sani, the national coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19. Mr. Aliyu made this disclosure when he appeared on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. […]
Nigeria Records 338 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Infectious Cases Now 6000
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 338 new cases of the novel coronavirus. According to a tweet from the official Twitter handle of the NCDC, Lagos top the list of the cases with 177 new cases while Kano posted 64 cases. 338 new cases of #COVID19; 177-Lagos64-Kano21-FCT16-Rivers14-Plateau11-Oyo9-Katsina4-Jigawa4-Kaduna3-Abia3-Bauchi3-Borno2-Gombe2-Akwa Ibom2-Delta1-Ondo1-Kebbi1-Sokoto 5959 cases of […]
Leaders Bayern Munich Brush Aside Union On Bundesliga Return
Robert Lewandowski bagged his 26th league goal this season as leaders Bayern Munich maintained their four-point lead by brushing aside Union Berlin 2-0 behind closed doors on Sunday on the Bundesliga’s restart weekend. Lewandowski netted a first-half penalty and defender Benjamin Pavard added a late header in Berlin after the Bundesliga became the first top […]
CACOL Condemns Supreme Court’s Judgement on Orji Kalu
The Centre For Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL) has condemned the Supreme Court’s recent decision, discharging former Abia State Governor Orji Uzor Kalu and ordering a retrial of his 13 year old corruption case at the Federal High Court, Lagos. This was contained in a press release issued by Mr Okechukwu Ndiribe, CACOL’s Coordinator For […]
Three Dubai Evacuees Test Positive for COVID-19
Three of the returnees recently evacuated from Dubai have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). The Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, Professor Akin Abayomi, announced this on Sunday via his Twitter handle. He said the evacuees tested positive following a test conducted on them and have been admitted to the COVID-19 care centre for appropriate […]
Fire Engulfs Jack-up Barge in Escravos
A vessel belonging to a yet-to-be identified oil and gas company, located in Escravos, Warri South-West council area of Delta state, has been engulfed in flames. A video portraying the raging inferno on the vessel which is situated just outside the Escravos Bar of the Atlantic, surfaced online on Saturday. It is not clear if […]
FG Seizes British Aircraft for Operating Commercial Flights into Nigeria
The Federal Government has impounded an aircraft owned by a British company for operating commercial flights into Nigeria without approval. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made this known on Sunday via his Twitter handle, @hadisirika. He said the company, Flair Aviation, was authorised to conduct humanitarian flights but was caught operating commercial flights.Sirika explained […]
41 Persons Die of Lassa Fever in Bauchi
Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, Executive Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHCDA), said 41 persons had died of Lassa fever from January to date in the state. Mohammed, who disclosed this in Bauchi on Saturday, noted that lassa fever is more deadly than Coronavirus (COVID-19). The PHCDA boss explained that a case of Coronavirus reported early […]
Oyo Discharges 11 COVID-19 Cases
The Oyo State Task Force on COVID-19, on Friday, recorded a major victory in its ongoing fight against the novel Coronavirus when it discharged 11 persons after they tested negative to COVID-19 twice. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted a member of the Task Force […]
