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The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday accused the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government of allegedly donating contaminated and poisonous rice to Nigerians as COVID-19 palliatives. PDP in a statement issued by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Prince Diran Odeyemi, accused the federal government of distributing ‘rotten rice’ seized by the Nigeria Customs […]

Operatives of the Lagos State police command have arrested 620 persons, including nightclub nude dancers and a clergyman for allegedly violating the lockdown and social distancing order of the state government.   Lagos State police spokesman, Bala Elkana, who made the disclosure yesterday said that on April 21, at about 8:00 a.m., acting on information, […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom has called for the resignation of the state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Dominic Ukpong, over his alleged role in the crisis rocking the health sector in the area, especially as it affected the management of COVID-19. This is even as the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has faulted […]

In an attempt to cushion the pains of lockdowns across the country due to COVID-19, the Federal Government had instructed the Nigeria Customs Service to distribute bags of rice to states. But the rejection of the commodity by the Oyo State government on the grounds of poor quality has continued to stir political undercurrents. Fresh […]

…Proffers solutions, calls for opening the economy without spreading the virus*The South East South South Network (SESSNet) has expressed concern over the lack of coordination between the governors of the South-East and South-South region in tackling the coronavirus pandemic in the region and the consequent lockdown measures. The Group said the lockdown measures was not […]

Member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have appointed President Muhammadu Buhari as the coordinator of the sub-regions’ response to the coronavirus. “ECOWAS leaders at an extraordinary summit held by video conference have appointed President Muhammadu Buhari as Champion that will coordinate the COVID-19 response in the sub-region,” Nigeria’s presidential spokesman […]

As Muslims all over the world begin Ramadan today, President Muhammadu Buhari; the President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan and the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar Sa’ad III, have urged Muslims to keep observing social distancing in order not to aid the spread of COVID-19. Buhari, who noted that the disease had spread […]

The Lebanese who advertised a Nigerian woman for sale on Facebook, identified as Wael Jerro, has been arrested. The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, stated this on her Twitter handle yesterday.   She noted that the suspect, who was arrested by the Lebanese government, would be prosecuted. “The Lebanese Government just announced […]

More than 40 health workers have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. This was disclosed by Health Minister Osagie Ehanire at a press briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja; as Nigeria’s coronavirus cases increased to 981 on Thursday with a single-day discovery of 108 new cases confirmed by […]

There is hope for a cure for the deadly coronavirus as the United Kingdom (UK) and Germany, in separate studies, yesterday announced the commencement of human trials of potential vaccines against the novel Covid-19. The German regulatory body, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut (PEI), yesterday gave the green light for human trials of the vaccine. According to a report […]

An independent report by the Monitoring Transparency and Accountability in the Management of Returned Assets (MANTRA) yesterday disclosed that N23.7 billion of the recovered $322.5 million Abacha loot had been disbursed to better the poorest households in the country.   According to the document, 703,506 vulnerable homes of the enrolled 834,948 figure on the National […]

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has endorsed an inter-state lockdown in the country for another two weeks to contain spread of coronavirus among states of the country, which reached 873 after 91 new cases were recorded on Wednesday. NGF chairman and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, who disclosed this after its teleconference meeting, maintained that […]