Lockdown: CSO supports 1.5m Mpape residents with 5000L of water, foodstuff
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja A Civil Society organization, CSO, WASHMATA INITIATIVE, Wednesday, supported over 1.5 million residents of Mpape, a suburb of Abuja City in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, with 5000L of water and 150 bags of assorted foodstuff to cushion effects of the lockdown and stay-at-home orders to contain the Coronavirus, […]
Kwara records two new COVID-19 cases
By Demola Akinyemi – Ilorin Amidst preparation to monitor relaxation of the lockdown starting Monday, Kwara state on Saturday recorded two new positive cases of COVID-19. Recall that on Friday, the state government announced that it recorded three new cases, while announcing the relaxation of the lockdown. With the two fresh cases, it thus brought […]
Alexander Hleb: I cried over Arsenal exit; most players regret leaving
Alexander Hleb might not be the first name that springs to mind when you think of the 2006 Arsenal team which came so close to winning the first Champions League trophy in club’s history. But it was Arsenal where the versatile Belarusian midfielder played the best football in his career – and eventually earned himself […]
LASEPA, LSSC take social distancing, use of face masks campaign to Ikorodu
By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, and the State Safety Commission, LSSC, have stressed the need for the use of face masks as well as adhering to social distancing rules in public as part of measures to curtail the spread of ravaging COVID-19 pandemic in the state in particular and Nigeria […]
UNICEF Kano Office loses Communication Head
By Bashir Bello KANO – The United Nations Children Funds, UNICEF, Kano Field Office on Saturday lost its Head of Communications, Malam Rabiu Musa. A son to the deceased, Musa Rabiu, who confirmed the death, said his father died at the age of 60. According to him, “He died at about 3 a.m on Saturday, […]
COVID-19: Kaduna announces incentives, N5m insurance for health workers
Kaduna State Government has announced daily incentives payment and insurance coverage for death and disability to frontline health workers. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Baloni, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. According to Dr Baloni, high-risk staff will receive a compensation of N15,000 per day, while medium risk staff will receive N10,000 […]
Liverpool silent in PL meetings; Levy ‘difficult to interpret’
Liverpool are understood to be keeping their own counsel during the ongoing meetings between Premier League clubs. Executives of each top-flight side are congregating for weekly video conferences every Friday to discuss the Premier League’s future amid the global pandemic. ‘Project Restart’ was revealed this week, with a provisional return date of June 8 pencilled […]
I am still Osun PDP chairman, Adagunodo insists
By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Soji Adagunodo has disclosed that he is in charge of the party in the state, stating that his purported removal was a social media affair. In a statement issued by the Adagunodo in Osogbo on Saturday, he said there was […]
Madagascar ships ‘Covid-Organics’ anti-virus potion to Guinea-Bissau
Madagascar on Saturday delivered to Guinea-Bissau a shipment of a herbal tea that President Andry Rajoelina has touted as a powerful remedy against the novel coronavirus and hopes to distribute across West Africa and beyond. Baptised Covid-Organics, the drink is derived from artemisia — a plant with proven efficacy in malaria treatment — and other […]
COVID-19: 14 more almajiris repatriated from Kano test positive in Kaduna
By Ibrahim Hassan Kaduna State has recorded 14 more Covid-19 positive results from almajiris who were repatriated from Kano, Commissioner of Health, Dr Amina Mohammed Baloni has confirmed. Dr Baloni who made the disclosure while briefing the daily meeting of the State Standing Committee on Covid-19 on Saturday said that the figure may rise as […]
US military warns of ‘responses’ if Taliban violence continues
The US military in Afghanistan Saturday urged warring parties to “return to the political path” in a rare open letter to the Taliban as a surge in violence risks shattering a hoped-for peace process. In a two-page letter to the Taliban, US Forces-Afghanistan spokesman Colonel Sonny Leggett said “all sides” must show restraint to prevent […]
