Captain Kuti, first Nigerian pilot to fly Boeing 747 dies at 78
By Dapo Akinrefon Captain Harrison Adekunle Kuti, first Nigerian commercial pilot to fly Boeing 747 is dead. He died after a brief illness on March 28, aged 78. His death was announced by his widow Dr. Adegoriola Eni-Iyi Kuti. According to a statement by the family, Captain Kuti was until his death the President, Hak […]
Infectious diseases debate will go public – Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, said on Tuesday the Control of Infectious Diseases Bill would be put forward for a public hearing. He stated this while addressing members of the House and members of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in Abuja. According to him, the stakeholders’ contributions would be […]
COVID-19: Lebanese community supports Lagos with relief items, Ambulance worth N82.5M
…440,000 households got relief items so far- Commissioner By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lebanese Community in Lagos has donated eight truckloads of various food items and an ambulance worth N82.5 million to the Lagos State Government to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. The items which include 43 various essential food and […]
Delta: APC Chieftain charges party to wrestle power from PDP come 2023
The Executive and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State have been charged to unite in order to wrestle power from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) come 2023. This call was made by a chieftain of the party and Governorship hopeful in the 2023 elections, Olorogun Jaro Egbo. According to him, “it […]
COVID-19: We’ve reached 440,000 households with Emergency Food Response palliatives — Lagos govt
By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Chioma Obinna The Lagos State Government, on Tuesday, disclosed that it had reached 440,000 Lagos households with its COVID-19 Emergency Food Response Initiative, a palliative scheme for the aged, vulnerable, low-income earners and people living with disabilities. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Gbolahan Lawal, said this when the Lebanese government donated eight […]
COVID-19: 34 Kano doctors test positive, one dies — NMA
The Kano State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), on Tuesday, said that 34 doctors have tested positive to the novel coronavirus in the state. The NMA Chairman, Dr. Sanusi Bala, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano that one of the confirmed cases has died. Bala explained that many of the […]
COVID-19: Gov. Zulum grants amnesty to 93 inmates
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has pardoned 93 inmates serving various jail terms in Correctional Centres across the state, as part of measures to decongest the centres due to the COVID-19. The State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Kakashehu Lawan, who is also the Chairman, Borno State Advisory Council On Prerogative of Mercy, disclosed […]
Gunmen kidnap journalist in Umuahia
By Ugochukwu Alaribe Unknown gunmen have kidnapped a journalist with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, Chinenye Iwuoha, in Umuahia. The incident, Vanguard learnt, happened near the Amakanma Estate in Umuahia South council area, at about 7 pm, as Iwuoha, another staff, Nnamdi Egwuagu and the General Manager of the station, Uche Ndukwu, were […]
COVID-19: Lagos discharges unprecedented 60 patients, total rises to 321
..As LASTMA arrests 100 motorists for flouting safety guidelines By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government on Tuesday discharged 60 patients from various Isolation Centres in the state after they tested negative twice for COVID-19 in a massive recovery breakthrough. Recall that the state government had on Monday, discharged 14 patients after they tested negative […]
Wada Campaign urges PTF/NCDC to compel Kogi government to abide by COVID-19 protocol
The Wada/Aro Campaign Council under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the Kogi State November 2019 governorship election is appealing to the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to, as a matter of urgency, intervene by directing the governor of Kogi State to approve the collection of […]
COVID-19: Oyo Assembly mandates Makinde to pay attention to porous boundary
By Adeola Badru The Oyo State House of Assembly has mandated Governor Seyi Makinde to pay attention to the porous nature of the state’s boundaries and extend testing to those border areas. This call, according to the lawmakers, became expedient due to the continued entry of foreign nationals into the state via boundaries in Oke-Ogun […]
