By Paul Olayemi There are strong indications that the crew of a cargo vessel, believed to have sailed into the country last week Tuesday, 31st of March, 2020, may not have carried out the compulsory two weeks quarantine for the dreaded Coronavirus also known as COVID 19 before offloading. The crew stirred a cargo […]

Over one fifth of the world’s population has been under lockdown in the global fight against coronavirus, Nigeria inclusive. According to the Director General of the World Health Organisation, WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, countries need to lock down their populations and the period used to attack and prevent the spread of coronavirus.

By Paul Olayemi The Chairman of Sapele Local Government area, in Delta State, Hon Eugene Inoaghan has come under attack after his explanation that the poorest of poor was the modalities for sharing of food items said to be donated to Sapele residents by Chief Emmanuel Uduaghan, the Alema of Warri kingdom, following the lockdown […]

As FG launches One COVID-19 Basket Fund By Omeiza Ajayi The United Nations, UN, has expressed concerns about the effect and true magnitude of the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria, saying it is yet unclear, and therefore the quality of response to the disease must match the scale of the crisis. UN Resident […]

Photos below show Lagosians on Gbagada expressway keeping fit amidst lockdown on Monday morning.

By Ndubuisi Martins Aniemeka I love to write articles and criticise what is sloppy; this is not just a hobby but a vocation. As much as I want to write, I sieve my ideas and try to convey my thoughts, and not my thoughts carrying the medium, the discordant, miscued fodder of an ill-conceived idea, […]

By Ugochukwu Alaribe A Police Inspector who reportedly shot dead a civilian, along Ururuka Road, Ogbor Hill, Aba, Abia State, has been arrested by the Police. The policeman, simply identified as Stanley was arrested for shooting one Mr Chibuisi, while enforcing the lockdown in the area. Stanley was said to have tried to stop a […]

Suspects placed on 14 days self isolation Warns officers against extortion By Festus Ahon DELTA State Police Command, Monday confirmed the arrest of a lady from Cote D’Ivoire and her driver, at Udu Local Government Area, Delta State handing her and the driver over to health officials. The lady and the driver, the Vanguard gathered […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the withdrawal of 150 million dollars from the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) Stabilization Fund to support the June 2020 FAAC disbursement.

…suspects placed on 14 days self-isolation …warns officers against extortion By Festus Ahon DELTA State Police Command, Monday confirmed the arrest of a lady from Cote D’Ivoire and her driver, at Udu Local Government Area, Delta State handing her and the driver over to health officials. The lady and the driver,  Vanguard gathered have been […]

As FG launches One Covid-19 Basket Fund By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The United Nations UN has expressed concerns about the effect and true magnitude of the spread of the Novel Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria, saying it is yet unclear, and therefore the quality of response to the disease must match the scale of the […]

In view of the recent development in which misleading materials with no proven evidence being circulated to link coronavirus or COVID-19 with 5G Technology, it has become imperative for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to provide the following clarifications; Firstly, there is no correlation between 5G Technology and COVID-19. 5G is an advancement in today’s […]

The Federal Government has provided N102.5 billion in resources for direct interventions in the country’s healthcare sector, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, has said.

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Popular Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele-Bello has pleaded guilty for violating the order of the Federal and Lagos State Governments on stay -at -home and observance of social distancing aimed at stopping further spread of Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic in the state. Akindele and her husband Abdulrasheed Bello popularly known as JJC skills were […]

Mandatory coronavirus quarantines of seasonal foreign workers in Canada could hurt that country’s fruit and vegetable output this year, and travel problems related to the pandemic could also leave U.S. farmers with fewer workers than usual. Foreign labor is critical to farm production in both countries, where domestic workers shun the hard physical labor and […]