COVID 19: Kwara residents troop out in search of survival
Demola Akinyemi – Ilorin Residents of Ilorin, kwara state capital trooped out on Friday, morning in search of means of survival, seven days after the state had been partially locked down socially and economically. Also Deputy governor Mr. Kayode Alabi late Thursday afternoon chastised security officers on the road at Ote, area of Ilorin boundary […]
Coronavirus: Families of dead cases can’t claim their remains – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said on Friday the families of the dead coronavirus victims would not be allowed to claim their remains for burial. This minister, who spoke at a forum in Abuja, said such corpses are properties of the Federal Government. He said: “Coronavirus is very dangerous and contagious; there […]
Father, mother, 11 children hit by COVID-19 in Spain
An entire family including eleven children have contracted COVID-19 in Spain and are under strict isolation in their home. The Cebrian Gervas family have been forced to lock themselves away in Valladolid in north-west Spain after every single one of them was diagnosed with the virus. Mother Irene Gervas was the first in the family […]
LOCKDOWN: Netflix wins most downloads, but YouTube Kids grabs more hours
Netflix led rivals YouTube, Amazon Prime, and Disney+ with more than 59 million installs in the first quarter of 2020, but more time was spent on YouTube’s Kids service as usage boomed following the shutdown of thousands of schools in March. YouTube, owned by Alphabet’s Google, collected $110 million in in-app spending during the same […]
Oshiomhole strengthening democratic structures, APC hails its Chairman at 68
By Omeiza Ajayi The National Working Committee NWC of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has felicitated with the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, on his 68 birthday, saying he has been able to strengthen democratic structures in the country. The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu said […]
Lagos SWAN mourns with Dr Larry Izamoje’s family
The Lagos SWAN family has joined thousands across the world to commiserate with the family of the Izamojes over the death of their matriarch, Madam Felicia Ewere Izamoje. The Chairman of Lagos State Chapter of the Sports Writers Association, Debo Oshundun, expressed sadness at what he described as an irreparable loss while commiserating with the […]
Kogi govt breaks silence over alleged assault, battery by its commissioner
Arogbonlo Israel Following the allegations of assault, battery and other serious crimes levelled against a Kogi Commissioner, the Kogi State Government has said it would uphold the path of justice over the matter. This was disclosed, in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo in Lokoja recently. The statement reads […]
COVID-19: Protect disabled Nigerians with UN Treaty — Us-Based Pressure Group
By Abayomi Adeshida – Abuja An America-based Non-profit group, Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities International, has urged the Federal Government to leverage on the foundation laid by the Obasanjo administration thirteen years ago to protect over thirty million Nigerians with disability from deadly diseases including the ravaging COVID-19 that is currently increasing in Nigeria. […]
How Yoruba delegation’s indecision denied Awolowo joint presidential ticket ―Ikokwu
Elder Statesman, lawyer, and politician, Chief Guy Ikokwu, has claimed that indecision by the Yoruba delegation’s denied Obafemi Awolowo a Yoruba/Igbo joint presidential ticket. According to the 83-year-old; “We met Zik at Nsukka and Awo in Apapa, Lagos. Our team included statesmen like Chief Adeniran Ogunsanya. Dr Abubakar Rimi. Chief Solomon Lar. We agreed to […]
Lagos discharges 4 coronavirus patients
Victor Ogunyinka Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced that four patients of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been discharged from the Infectious Disease Hospital after testing negative. Babajide shared what he termed “more great news” on his Twitter handle. This brings the total number of recovered persons from the coronavirus disease to 23. “More great news […]
COVID-19: South Africa police evict migrants in Cape Town
Police in South Africa on Thursday forced the evacuation of hundreds of foreign migrants who had been sheltering in a church premise for months. Wearing riot gear, the police officers broke down the front door of the church and forced their way. The migrants refused to leave the church, demanding that the government relocates them. […]
