Olympic chiefs on Tuesday postponed the 2020 Tokyo Games until next year, a historic move to push back the world’s biggest sporting event due to the coronavirus pandemic that is upending global society. The dramatic step is the first time the Olympics has been postponed in peacetime and comes as a devastating blow to the […]
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Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has tested positive for coronavirus after his contact with Mohammed Atiku Abubakar, son of the former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, who is also tested positive for the virus. “The result of six initial tests carried out by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on his Excellency, Senator Bala Mohammed, […]
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Lagos State Government has ordered the closure of all open markets and stores for seven days, beginning from Thursday, March 26, so as to curb the spread of coronavirus. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said that the directive was with exception of sellers of food and medicines, medical equipment and other essential life-saving products. He gave the […]
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The Osun Government has ordered the indefinite suspension of designated weekly markets across the state as part of measures to curb the spread of Coronavirus. Dr Rafiu Isamotu, the State Commissioner for Health, disclosed this during a sensitisation visit to some markets in Osogbo on Tuesday. Isamotu said that only the daily markets would be […]
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Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has ordered all markets in the state shut with immediate effect. The directive, meant to check the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the state, was contained in a statement on Tuesday by the Information and Orientation commissioner, Mr Donald Ojogo. The directive was given on Tuesday in a […]
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Nigeria’s centre for disease control on Tuesday confirmed two new cases of the coronavirus in the country, bringing the total number to 44. The two cases were located in Abuja and Bauchi State. “2 new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria: 1 in FCT and 1 in Bauchi,” NCDC said. “The cases have […]
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The Military Writers Society of Nigeria has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari not to stress the armed forces with the anti-coronavirus war in the country. The Society wants the Federal Government to allow them to focus on the war on terror in the country which according to it, is worse than coronavirus. The military writers […]
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Despite trending reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has tested negative to Covid-19 following a test allegedly conducted by officials of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), the Presidency has continued to keep sealed lips. The test became necessary after his Chief of Staff, Malam Abba Kyari, reportedly tested positive to the coronavirus. Kyari, who was […]
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Nigeria former Vice president Atiku Abubakar has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff Abba Kyari testing positive for coronavirus. Multiple media reports Tuesday alleged that Kyari tested positive several days after returning from an official trip to Germany “My thoughts and prayers are with Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari,” Abubakar tweeted on Tuesday. […]
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The Chief of Staff of the Nigerian president, Abba Kyari, has tested positive for coronavirus, multiple sources said on Tuesday. Kyari, a close ally to President Muhammadu Buhari, was away in Germany in early March with a delegation of other Nigerian officials for meetings with Siemens AG. It is unclear if he self-isolated before he […]
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