An 8 storey building under construction along YarAdua Drive in owerri Imo state has collapsed. An eyewitness disclosed that many people are trapped inside the building. Rescue operation is currently going on at the site. Details later…
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Coronavirus: Thousands die in Sweden
Sweden has been an outlier during the coronavirus outbreak. The country has not joined many of its European neighbors in imposing strict limits on citizens’ lives, and images of people heading to work on busy streets, or chatting at cafes and bars ...
Read More »Coronavirus: Sanwo-Olu announces modality for easing of lockdown in Lagos
1.All places of worship remain closed until further notice. 2. Eateries and restaurants to open between 9am-3pm and are to do only takeout. No eat in. Take note: they must wear gloves and masks. 3. Public transport. All commuters to ...
Read More »Anambra’s Pragmatic Approach to COVID-19 By The Right Hon. Pascal Agbodike, PhD
Anambra’s Pragmatic Approach to COVID-19 By The Right Hon Pascal Agbodike, PhD Deputy Speaker, Anambra State House of Assembly It was clear, even before it was announced on Saturday, April 25, that the Anambra State government was going to ease ...
Read More »North Carolina dog tests positive for coronavirus
A North Carolina family’s pug may be the first dog in the United States to test positive for coronavirus, according to researchers. Three members of the McClean family — Sam McClean, wife Heather and their son, Ben — contracted Covid-19 ...
Read More »Activist Arrested For ‘Insulting Prophet Muhammad’ On Facebook
President of Humanist Association of Nigeria, Mubarak Bala, has been arrested by the police in Kaduna State for blasphemy. Bala’s arrest followed a petition by a group of lawyers to the Commissioner of Police in Kano State to prosecute him ...
Read More »Senate Approves Buhari’s Fresh N850bn Loan Request
The Nigerian senate hastily approved the loan request of President Muhammadu Buhari to the tune of N850B at the resumption of plenary today. Buhari made the request in a letter read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday on ...
Read More »COVID-19: WHO appoints Ngozi Okonjo Iweala as Special Envoy
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has named Nigeria’s two-term former Minister of Finance and former Managing Director (Operations) of the World Bank, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as a Special Envoy for its newly inaugurated Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator. WHO’s ...
Read More »Breaking: Easing of lockdown to commence by May 4th, curfew to commence from 8pm to 6am, Essential business to open – Buhari
ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CUMULATIVE LOCKDOWN ORDER OF LAGOS AND OGUN STATES AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ON COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA MONDAY, 27th ...
Read More »COVID-19: Anambra Shows the Light Again
1. The Anambra State administration has become exemplary in formulating a policy to fight the coronavirus by combining the best elements from the major two schools of thought which have emerged in the global campaign against COVID-19. The state has integrated ...
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