Ramadan: Atiku, PDP task Muslims on unity, sacrifice
By Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA- Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has enjoined Muslims in the country to use the opportunity of this year’s Ramadan fast to pray for the unity of the country. In a message made available to journalists on Friday, Atiku drew the attention of the Muslim Ummah to the scourge of the […]
IOM builds 90 quarantine shelters for IDPs as Borno reports first COVID-19
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has built over 90 quarantine shelters for IDPs in Borno State to contain the outbreak of coronavirus.
COVID-19 Lockdown: FCT minister extends market opening hours
The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammed Bello has approved the extension of business hours for Markets in Abuja to operate from 8a.m. to 3p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
German minister: Coronavirus crisis won’t make Brexit easier
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said the coronavirus crisis would not make Brexit negotiations easier, adding that Berlin would use its EU presidency in the second half of the year to ensure there is a “good result” for both the EU and Britain. READ ALSO: EU, Britain continue post-Brexit negotiations via video “Whether I think the […]
Pompeo says China may have known of coronavirus in November
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo charged Thursday that China may have known of the new coronavirus as early as November, renewing accusations that Beijing has not been transparent and again drawing ire from China. “You’ll recall that the first cases of this were known by the Chinese government maybe as early as November, but […]
COVID-19: Refrain from Ramadan rituals, traditions, Buhari tells Muslims
ABUJA- AS Muslims all over the world begin the 30-day fast, following the sighting of the moon, President Muhammadu Buhari has cautioned them to refrain from those Ramadan rituals and traditions such as group meals and congregational prayers to avoid crowding.
COVID-19: Ndume donates bags of rice, maize, sugar, others to constituents as palliatives
FORMER Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, All Progressives Congress, APC, Borno South has distributed some food items to indigents, Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs and party members of his constituency as Palliatives following the outbreak of the Coronavirus, COVID-19 that is at the moment, ravaging the world.
LALIGA: Fans unlikely to return to stadium till 2021
Fans are unlikely to be able to return to football stadiums until next year at the earliest due to the continued threat of the novel coronavirus, according to Jaume Roures, the head of Spanish media company Mediapro which broadcasts La Liga. Roures, whose company also manages the international broadcasting rights for the Spanish top flight […]
COVID-19: Young Nigerians unveil portal to combat coronavirus infodemic in Africa
Following the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID 19) in Wuhan China, confirmed cases of the virus have continued to escalate in many parts of the world and Africa, so also has a secondary issue of global concern that the World Health Organization has termed an ‘infodemic’ “an overabundance of information – some accurate and some not […]
House officer’s death not COVID-19 related — FMC Umuahia
The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia, has thrown more light on the death of the hospital’s house officer, Dr Jude Okpareke, saying that his death had no connection with COVID-19 pandemic.
Recovering UK PM Johnson ‘in good shape’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is recovering after contracting the new coronavirus, is “in very good shape”, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Friday. Johnson, 55, spent a week in hospital, including three days in intensive care, before being discharged on April 12. “I spoke to him yesterday, he is in very good shape […]
Hope mixed with worry, uncertainty as football reawakens
Football is re-awakening amid the COVID-19 pandemic but the sense of hope at teams which have started training is mixed with worry over whether it might be too soon and the uncertainty of how to keep players safe. On hold since mid-March, many European leagues are hoping to start up again in the next two […]
PANDEF sets up committee against COVID-19
By Perez Brisibe THE Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has constituted a 7-man committee on COVID-19 to enlighten and sensitize the people of the Niger Delta towards eradicating and cushioning the effect of the pandemic in the region. The committee which will be chaired by national secretary of the forum, Dr. Alfred Mulade, has the […]
COVID-19 combat: Taiwan ATMs dispensing face masks
Face masks have become a key fixture across the world as part of efforts aimed at containing the COVID-19 pandemic. Most countries in Africa have turned to local production to cater for needs of the population. In Taipei City’s Xinyi District Health Center people take patiently to the queue. But they are not waiting to […]
Lockdown: FCT orders use of face mask in markets, creates selling points
ABUJA: Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has approved the creation of ‘Neighbourhood Selling Points’ and the use of face masks across all markets in the territory.
Why 5th Delta COVID-19 patient is yet to get her result ―Govt Source
By Perez Brisibe Claims by the 5th COVID-19 patient in Delta State that she is yet to get or see her result, has been confirmed by an official of the state government. The source who is an official of the state ministry of information also debunked reports that the state government has hidden interests in […]
