The smallest and deadliest terrorist: Reflections on coronavirus (3)
By Douglas Anele Last Sunday I argued that coronavirus donations from some popular pastors are infinitesimal compared to the huge sums of money and assets they have been extorting from church members over the decades. But intellectual almajiris and brainwashed faithful have praised them for their “kind gesture” without realising that the gesture is not […]
Premier League players should resist pressure over wage cuts, says Keane
Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane has told players at the Premier League’s top clubs to ignore pressure to take pay cuts during the coronavirus crisis. English football has been halted since mid-March in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19 and clubs at all levels are feeling the pinch. Premier League chiefs, due […]
Lockdown inspires 9-year-old Italian boy to create coronavirus video game
While most nine-year-olds have been battling during lockdown with the vagaries of home schooling, Lupo Daturi has been waging war on COVID-19 itself. Virtually. The fourth-grade pupil from the outskirts of Milan, where inhabitants have been living in lockdown since March 8, has used his time to create a video game to play with his friends. […]
COVID 19: NNPC donates ambulance, medical kits to Kano state
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has donated an ambulance and other medical consumables to Kano State Government to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the state. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva who presented the items to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje at the Government House on Saturday, said that the gesture […]
COVID-19: NAF postpones entrance examination into schools
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has postponed the entrance examination into Air Force Comprehensive Secondary Schools and Air Force Secondary Schools until further notice. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said the examination which was earlier scheduled for May […]
Police officer tests positive for COVID-19 in Ondo
Dayo Johnson – Akure The fourth positive case of COVID-19 has confirmed in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The state governor Rotimi Akeredolu who disclosed this on his twitter said” another positive case of Covid-19 has been reported in the state. The governor said the case is a police officer who was tested in Lagos […]
Man hacks father, 70, to death in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command says it has begun investigation into the alleged killing of Mr Godwin Ezeofor, 70, by his 37-year-old son, Chigorom Ezeofor, with an axe.
Osun confirms 12 new cases of COVID-19
The Osun State government on Saturday confirmed 12 fresh cases of coronavirus in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, disclosed this in a statement in Osogbo. Isamotu said the tests conducted on 167 persons confirmed 12 as positive. According to him, the new cases were recorded in Osogbo, Ife, Ede, Ikire, […]
AKSG to name Post-Covid19 Economic Recovery Committee next week
As part of an effort to jump-start the economy, which has received a hit by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Akwa Ibom State Government is set to name members of a Post COVID-19 Economic Recovery Committee. According to the Commissioner for Information, Sir Charles Udoh, the committee, which will be announced next week, will be saddled […]
NAF donates food to 250 Kaduna households
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF ,has donated food and other items to 250 households in Kaduna. NAF said the gesture was part of activities to mark its 56th anniversary and to cushion the effects of COVID-19 lockdown its host communities in the state.
Tinubu mourns Chief Security Officer
The National Leader of the APC, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has commiserated with the family of his Chief Security Officer, Lateef Raheem, who died in Lagos on April 24.
Buhari expresses sadness over passing of Sarkin Malaman Sokoto
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of Sarkin Malaman Sokoto, Alh. Buhari Siriddawa, describing it as ”not only a loss to the people of Sokoto state, but also the entire country”
NDDC under fire over N5.4bn PPE, COVID-19 sensitization campaign contract
…There is no fraud in NDDC – Comm. Dir. By Egufe Yafugborhi & Perez Brisibe THE Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is currently under fire over the award of a N5.4billion contract for the purchase of Personal Protective Equipments, PPE and COVID-19 sensitization campaign in the nine states of the region. A letter dated April […]
Signora denies NDDC COVID-19 contract, N5.5bn payment
By Egufe Yafugborhi PORT HARCOURT – SIGNORA Concepts Services Limited has dismissed allegations that it received N5.5Billion contract and paid same by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for medical supplies it never delivered towards tackling Covid-19 in the commission’s nine mandate states Ozobo Austin, National President, Ijaw Peoples Development Initiatives (IPDI), had in the […]
Forensic Audit: NDDC lauds President Buhari, Sen. Akpabio
The Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio for listening to the pleas of Governors of the Niger Delta States and other stakeholders to conduct a forensic audit on the Commission.
Truck crushes two women to death in Ogun
Two women were on Saturday crushed to death in an accident involving a Mack truck and a motorcycle around Lotto, beside the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) filling station on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The Spokesperson of Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Mr. Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident to journalists in Abeokuta. Akinbiyi, who said […]
