Amazon.com Inc has told staff whose job can be done from home that they can do so until at least Oct. 2, pushing out the timeline on a return to work for many employees as it faces scrutiny over conditions in its warehouses. “Employees who work in a role that can effectively be done from […]

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who has angered Beijing by calling for a global inquiry into the coronavirus outbreak, said he had no evidence to suggest the disease originated in a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was confident the coronavirus may have originated in a […]

As three new cases test positive for COVID-19 By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo A sixty-eight-year-old woman from Akwa Ibom State has died of Coronavirus otherwise known as COVID-19 ravaging the world. The state Governor, Mr.Udom Emmanuel announced the death on Thursday while giving an update on Covid-19 in the state at Government House, Uyo. According […]

By Chioma Obinna PZ Cussons Foundation in collaboration with Foundation for Refugee Economic Empowerment is donating soaps to over 40,000 people towards controlling the spread of COVID-19 in six Nigerian cities. Foundation for Refugee Economic Empowerment (FREE) is the UK and Nigerian Charity that aims to provide high quality, timely, accountable, and inclusive humanitarian assistance […]

12 patients discharged By Chioma Obinna – Lagos The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, yesterday, disclosed that a 25-year old male patient has died from coronavirus infection in the state. Abayomi who disclosed this in his twitter handle said the deceased was brought in a state of breathlessness due to the severity […]

Passes two bills By Festus Ahon – Asaba The Delta State House of Assembly, Thursday resumed plenary after over six weeks forced holiday as a result of the outbreak of Coronavirus pandemic in the country, passing two bills in what could be described as marathon sitting. The bills were the Delta State Fiscal Responsibility Amendment […]

James Ogunnaike Senator Buruji Kashamu has declared his readiness to support any genuine reconciliation that will reposition the Ogun State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to a formidable party ahead of the 2023 general elections. Kashamu, who represented Ogun East Senatorial District at the 8th National Assembly, made this known in a statement […]

By Peter Duru – Makurdi The Benue State Action Committee on COVID-19 Thursday repatriated a batch of 58 persons suspected to have been trafficked into Makurdi the state capital, back to their states of origin. Deputy Governor and Chairman of the Benue COVID-19 Action Committee, Mr. Benson Abounu, led a task force to repatriate the […]

By Morak Babajide-Alabi The prevailing situation in the world, as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, has once again highlighted our resilience. It is also testing our patience and ability to survive in a different set-up. As a result of the forced lockdown all over the world, we have conditioned ourselves to do many things […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti The man in the viral video, a former road safety officer, Mr. Femi Adeoye, who refused to cover up for his son but insisted on his isolation, has been appointed Covid-19 Response Ambassador by Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. Governor Fayemi personally delivered the letter of appointment to Adeoye, […]

By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, ward executive committee members in Cross River State were on Thursday inaugurated in 196 wards of the state. The Ward Executive Committee members, who were sworn-in by a Notary Public, Okimasi Ojong, Esq, principal partner of Barr Okimasi Ojong and Co, in accordance with the […]

Dayo Johnson – Akure The owner of a private clinic, Adeyemi Clinic in lsuada, Owo, Ondo state, Chief Oladejo Edubi, and a Mortuary attendant, Samuel Oluwatodimu have been charged before a Chief Magistrate Court over the disappearance of the corpse of the wife, of a deceased Olowo of Owo, Olori Rebbeca Ogunoye deposited in the […]

Calls for accelerated legislative actions to stop spread of virus By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The report of Yiaga Africa Centre for Legislative Engagement, Thursday, exposed National Assembly’s response and action on containing the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic. The report christened ‘Assessing Legislative Response to COVID-19 in Nigeria’ carried out its assessment on NASS against […]

As the lockdown order by the Delta State Government enters its 29th day, members of the Delta State Chapter of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers, NIESV, on Wednesday donated various food items to the aged, indigent and vulnerable persons in Warri and Asaba areas. The communities which benefitted from the palliatives provided […]

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Kaduna State Ministry of Health has confirmed 16 new Covid-19 cases in the state. Dr. Amina Mohammed-Baloni, Commissioner of Health in the state, said the new cases were Almajiris who came from Kano. “Their test results returned positive from a sample of 40 persons whose test results were released today. These latest […]