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With the extension of lockdown in Kaduna with two more weeks, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Kaduna State, has urged the State Governor, Nasir El Rufai, to consider reopening worship places. In a letter…
Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Igbosere has sent a mother Olufunmilola Adisa, suspected of killing her baby, to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) for psychiatric evaluation. The 22 year old woman…
After banning Okada and tricycle in some major roads in Lagos, the state government has said it will introduce what it describes as First Mile and Last Mile (FMLM) mobility solution from July, 2020. Transportation…
The Federal Government has called for the cooperation of private learning institutions owners, ahead of school reopening. The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, made this known during a briefing by the…
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it will complete and deliver the Pen Cinema Bridge by November, 2020. Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Infrastructure, Mrs Aramide Adeyoye made this known while…
The Federal Government has suspended further evacuation of stranded Nigerians overseas because of a new policy on evacuation of Nigerians that will take effect. Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama said this…
Kogi State has just recorded its first cases of the deadly Coronavirus. Kogi and Cross Rivers State previously held the record as the only two states in Nigeria not to have recorded Coronavirus. The Nigerian Centre for…
A Nigerian man, identified as Ohaji Egbema Oguta aka Sunny Mic, has been allegedly beaten to death in India. The incident happened today at Palam , New Delhi. It was gathered that Oguta was accused of theft by an Indian…
The Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has lifted the ban of religious activities which was imposed due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Akeredolu gave the order during a press briefing on…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it has put arrangements in place on passenger facilitation and what to expects ahead of resumption of flights. Speaking at an aviation webinar organised by Women in…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday night confirmed 229 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. According to NCDC, 90 cases were recorded in Lagos State, 27 in Katsina State, 26 in Imo State, 23 in Kano…
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday, called on African leaders to seek and promote peace on the continent if Africa must grow. He made the call in a message to commemorate ”Africa Day 2020.”…
Six patients have died of coronavirus-related complications in Lagos, Delta, Edo, Ogun, Rivers, and Sokoto states. While the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced five COVID-19 deaths on Sunday evening, Lagos…
Marie Cau, a transgender woman, has been elected as the mayor of Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes, a commune in the Nord department of northern France. The 55-year-old politician, who based her electoral campaign on ecological…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced on Monday that it had temporarily suspended the clinical trial the use of hydroxychloroquine for treatment of COVID-19 patients. Tedros Ghebreyesus, the WHO…
Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Monday confirmed the partial collapse of a two-storey building situated at No.6 Olonode Str., Ebute Metta in Lagos.…
The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, and the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, on Sunday traded words on Twitter over the forced eviction of…
According to a report by SaharaReporters, COVID-19 volunteers for the Nigerian Government helping to tackle Coronavirus are yet to be paid their monthly allowances despite working for about three months. With limited…
French churches were preparing to hold their first Sunday masses in more than two months after the government bowed to a ruling that they should be reopened – provided proper precautions were taken. Nearly two weeks…
COVID-19 patients in the Minna Isolation centre have alleged they were neither treated nor tested before being discharged. They said they were only told to go home days after they stayed in the centre where they also…
