Covid-19: Manchester United Striker, Ighalo joins Omokri in philanthropy
Manchester United striker, Odion Jude Ighalo, has become the latest in a long line of celebrities who have helped bestselling author, Reno Omokri, pick winners for his assistance to the less privileged. According to Ighalo who also confirmed the development via his Twitter account, “…I will pick the winners of @renoomokri’s ₦10k to the less […]
Nigeria, 38 other African countries to benefit from GPE $250m fund
The Global Partnership for Education, GPE, has announced the provision of $250 million to help developing countries mitigate both the immediate and long-term disruptions to education by COVID-19 pandemic.
Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on Nigeria still unclear —UN
The United Nations, UN, has expressed concerns about the effect and true magnitude of the spread of coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria, saying it was yet unclear.
APC chieftain hails Lagos residents for obeying restriction order
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Lanre Razak, yesterday, commended Lagos residents for complying with the stay at home order.
COVID-19: Fake chloroquine 250mg tablets now in circulation — NAFDAC
THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, yesterday, alerted Nigerians to be mindful of fake chloroquine phosphate 250mg tablets currently in circulation.
COVID-19 LOCKDOWN: Funke Akindele, husband sentenced to community service
NOLLYWOOD actress, Funke Akindele and her husband AbdulRasheed Bello, popularly known as JJC Skillz, were yesterday, convicted and fined N100,000 each by an Ogba Magistrate Court for flaunting the Lagos State Infectious Disease (Emergency Prevention) Regulation 2020.
COVID-19: Lagos discharges 2, Ogun records 2 cases
GOVERNOR Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, yesterday, disclosed two new positive cases of Coronavirus pandemic in the state.
COVID-19: APC lawmaker, group fault Ondo resource c’ttee membership
THE lawmaker representing Ese-Odo constituency, Mr. Success Torhukerhijo and the Indigenous People of Ondo, IPO, yesterday, kicked against the composition of the committees set up by the state government to source funds and to distribute palliatives to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state.
Lockdown: NYCN hails NNPC over petroleum distribution
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC for its effective distribution of petroleum products since the commencement of the ongoing lockdown arising from the outbreak of coronavirus in the country. The group said the NNPC kept its words in ensuring constant and efficient […]
I’m not impressed with FG’s conditional cash transfer — Makinde
IBADAN—GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, yesterday, insisted that the conditional cash transfer initiative of the Federal Government is fraught with faults.
SARS operatives arrest suspected killers of Funke Olakunrin
AKURE— NINE months after her brutal murder, operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, have reportedly arrested four suspects involved in the killing of Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti.
