Lockdown: Nasarawa warns against diversion of relief items
The Nasarawa State Government says it will deal decisively with anyone caught diverting relief items meant to cushion the effect of partial COVID-19 lockdown on vulnerable people in the state. Hajiya Fati Sabo, the state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, gave the warning on Tuesday in Nasarawa while handing over 600 bags of 50kg […]
Afghan president, wife test negative for COVID-19
Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani, and the first lady have tested negative for coronavirus, officials announced on Tuesday, after reports of an outbreak at the presidential palace. Presidential spokesperson, Sediq Sediqqi, said the tests were conducted at their own request. “The president is healthy,” Sediqqi tweeted. At least 40 employees of the palace have been reportedly […]
Fire outbreak averted in Jos branch of CBN
By Therese Nanlong A minor incident occurred Tuesday morning at the Jos branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria, causing panic among members of staff who were in the building at the time of the incident. Vanguard gathered that a fire alarm sounded in the building and alerted the few staff who were on ground […]
Richard Akinjide: The quintessential judicial officer
Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN), who died in the early hours of Tuesday, was the Attorney- General of the Federation and Minister of Justice in the Second Republic. He was born in Ibadan, Oyo State, in 1930 to an influential family of warriors. Akinjide attended Oduduwa College, Ile-Ife, from where he passed out in Grade One […]
Stop transporting dead bodies through Anambra, govt warns
*Accuses security personnel of extortion By Vincent Ujumadu Awka –THE Anambra State government has warned against transportation of dead bodies through the state borders to other parts of the country in this era of Coronavirus pandemic, describing it as unhealthy. Government also frowned at the attitude of security operatives who, it observed, were aiding inter=state […]
Covid-19: We’re yet to receive FG’s support — Akwa Ibom Govt
As the nation battles the rampaging fury of Covid -19 pandemic, with the attendant strain the management of the virus has put on the resources of State governments across the nation, Akwa Ibom State our investigations have revealed has yet to receive the financial support from the Federal Government, which reports say, most states have already received.
