Ondo Explosion: IGP sets up Special Investigations Team

Ondo Explosion: IGP sets up Special Investigations Team

Calls for calm By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu has set-up a Special Investigation Team to unravel the immediate and remote cause of the unfortunate tragic explosion that occurred at Ogbese near Akure, the Ondo State Capital on Friday, 27th March 2020. The Team which is headed by the […]
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[ICYMI] Buhari orders restriction of movements in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun

[ICYMI] Buhari orders restriction of movements in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun

By David Royal President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a total movement restriction in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State. The president made this declaration during a nationwide broadcast on Sunday evening. He said “Based on the advice of the Federal Ministry of Health and the NCDC, I am directing the cessation of all movements in Lagos […]

Tinubu donates N200m to contain coronavirus

Tinubu donates N200m to contain coronavirus

The National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu has donated N200 million to support current effort of the Federal Government towards curbing the spread of Corona Virus or Covid-19 in the country. Tinubu, a former Governor of Lagos State, stated on his twitter handle on Sunday, that the donation would go […]

COVID-19: Restriction is good but palliatives are needed ― Babatunde, SAN

COVID-19: Restriction is good but palliatives are needed ― Babatunde, SAN

By Henry Ojelu Publisher of judgments of Supreme Court of Nigeria, Mr Layi Babatunde, SAN, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari restriction order to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Lagos and Abuja is a right measure but that government should also provide palliatives to help residents cope with lockdown Speaking with Vanguard, Babatunde said […]

Troops kill another top Boko Haram commander in Borno

Troops kill another top Boko Haram commander in Borno

The Defence Headquarters said on Monday troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) have killed another top commander of Boko Haram, Abu Usamah in an encounter at Gorgi area of Borno State. The Acting Director of Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Benard Onyeuko, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, said Usamah was killed on March […]

Covid-19 restriction: FCTA Enforcement team shuts 23 mosques

Covid-19 restriction: FCTA Enforcement team shuts 23 mosques

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The Enforcement Team of the Federal Capital Territory FCT Administration on Sunday evening shut down over 23 neighbourhood mosques and prayer grounds in the highbrow districts of Maitama, Wuse, Garki, and Asokoro. The enforcement team which was split into six had gone round the districts to monitor compliance during the […]

ICYMI: FULL SPEECH: Buhari on COVID-19 pandemic

ICYMI: FULL SPEECH: Buhari on COVID-19 pandemic

ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC SUNDAY 29TH MARCH, 2020 1. Fellow Nigerians, 2. From the first signs that Coronavirus or COVID-19 was turning into an epidemic and was officially declared a world-wide emergency, the Federal Government started planning preventive, containment and curative measures […]

Paulinho among footballers stranded by China’s coronavirus lock-out

Paulinho among footballers stranded by China’s coronavirus lock-out

Oscar and Hulk jetted in just in time but fellow Brazilian Paulinho reportedly heads a long list of foreign stars locked out of China as the country attempts to stop imported coronavirus cases. There are no suggestions that former Barcelona midfielder Paulinho has the deadly disease, but China closed its borders at the weekend to […]

Unilever donates hygiene products to combat COVID-19

Unilever donates hygiene products to combat COVID-19

Unilever Nigeria Plc in demonstration of its commitment to making sustainable living commonplace through its operations, has donated its hygiene portfolio brands – Lifebuoy, OMO, Sunlight soaps and detergents to Ogun and Lagos state governments in complementing their efforts to combat the coronavirus challenge.