Labour kicks as Rivers govt arrests dockworkers over COVID-19 regulations
By Victor Young Organised labour in maritime sector has accused Rivers State government of arresting dockworkers returning from essential duties. The maritime workers threatened to shut the nation’s maritime sector by Wednesday if the workers are not released unconditionally in the next 48 hours. ALSO READ: Maritime industry’ll never be the same after COVID-19 — […]
PHOTOS: LASEMA rescues suspected COVID-19 patient on street
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Men of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, on Saturday, in an emergency call, rescued a lady suspected to a patient of COVID-19 along Ajose Adeogun by Ligali Ayorinde Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. Director-General of LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu confirmed the report saying the patient has been taken to general hospital […]
Cruel blow to Sokoto malnourished children
By Chioma Obinna Imagine being caught in between two dangerous situations. Imagine not being able to take your child to hospital because you have no money in your pocket. Imagine living in fear because of the activities of bandits. Imagine losing your ancestral home. Imagine living in an internally displaced persons’ (IDP) camp where meals […]
We installed 3G cameras to secure our borders – Gov Emmanuel
*Says no testing center set up in S’south by FG By Chioma Onuegbu & Emmanuel Harris GOVERNOR Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has disclosed that his government has installed 3G cameras in all the busy borders in order to effectively monitor every movement into the state. Emmanuel made the disclosure Saturday evening during a […]
APC to Wike: Lockdown must be applied sensibly
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has urged the state Governor, Nyesom Wike, to apply the lockdown strategy in containing the spread of coronavirus sensibly. The party’s former Publicity Secretary in the state, Senibo Chris Finebone, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt enjoined the governor to engage the members of his cabinet […]
Mystery deaths: Traditional ruler, two others die in Kano
The Kano State traditional institution has again been thrown into a mourning state with the death of another traditional ruler, Dan Iyan Kano, Alhaji Yusuf Bayero.
