President Muhammadu Buhari (right); Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; National Coordinator, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu; Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Enahire; Head of EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ambassador Ketil Karlsen; Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Umar […]
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Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Tuesday slammed a dusk to dawn curfew on the state as part of efforts to check further spread of the deadly Coronavirus in the state. He announced the indefinite curfew which would be in force between 7.00 pm and 7.00 am, just as the state recorded its third […]
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Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi on Monday directed the extension of restriction of movement and curfew in Ekiti State for two weeks to check further spread of COVID-19. He said that though the state had made appreciable progress in the war against Coronavirus pandemic, there was need to further tighten the social distancing to curb the spread of the […]
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The Development Agenda for Western Nigeria, DAWN, Commission has explained the reason Amotekun Corps has not taken off in the six Southwest states. The commission, in a statement by its Director-General Mr. Seye Oyeleye in Ibadan on Tuesday, explained that the six states were in the process of recruiting personnel into the corps when coronavirus […]
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As a drastic measure to check the worrisome spread of the deadly COVID-I9 infection in Ondo State, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Tuesday imposed an indefinite dusk-to-dawn curfew on the state. Specifically the measure would be in place from 7pm to 7.am everyday. He announced this on Tuesday at the Government House Akure, the state […]
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A Kaduna-based scientist, Prof Ayodele Israel Adeleye, yesterday said that he had found a solution to the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, urging the Federal Government to produce five victims for free treatment to further prove his claim. The former lecturer with the Department of Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, (ABUTH), Zaria said there was a […]
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Armed youths ready to resist attacks by robbers at Akowonjo and Egbeda areas of Lagos as insecurity worsens over the COVID-19 lockdown…yesterday. Photo: Ada Onyenucheya “If you are going to bed this night, split your pot of soup into two and drop a portion at the entrance of your apartment with a big loaf of […]
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Osifila Street under lock due to the fear of attacks by armed robbers at the Anifowoshe area of Ikeja in Lagos…yesterday. PHOTO: Femi Adebesin-Kuti IGP deploys intervention squad to Lagos, Ogun We’ve identified 92% of contacts, built 11 labs, says SGF The next 14 days could prove whether hungry and frustrated residents in Lagos and […]
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Being Full Text of Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s Broadcast to the People of the State as he imposed an indefinite dusk to dawn curfew on the State on Tuesday April 14, 2020, following the discovery of the third COVID-19 case in the State “My dear people, I address you today exactly ten days after […]
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Being full text of President Muhammadu Buhari’s nationwide broadcast on COVID-19 lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja on April 13, 2020. : “Fellow Nigerians, In my address on Sunday, 29th March, 2020, I asked the residents of Lagos and Ogun States as well as the Federal Capital Territory to stay at home for an initial […]
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