Ondo imposes dusk to dawn curfew in battle against Coronavirus

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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I have COVID-19 cure – Nigerian don

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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Residents groan as robbery attacks escalate amid lockdown

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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Danger looms as Buhari extends lockdown by 14 days

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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Why we extend lockdown in Lagos, Ogun, Abuja – Buhari

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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Buhari extends lockdown in Lagos, Ogun, Abuja by two weeks

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday extended the lockdown in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states for another 14 days in an effort to check the worrisome spread of the rampaging COVID-19 in the country. Lagos, the nation’s commercial capital; its neighbouring Ogun State; and Abuja, Nigeria’s political capital, otherwise designated Federal Capital Territory, FCT, are the […]

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Akeredolu says he has no hand in Unity Forum crisis

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has denied sponsoring the crisis currently rocking the Unity Forum of the All Progressives Congress in the State. He said he is more focused on delivering good governance to the people and preparing for the primary rather than dissipating energy trying to create problem in the Unity Forum. Members of […]

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Tension in Agege as hoodlums unleash mayhem on residents

Vigilantes harass motorists Residents of Agege have cried to the state government and security agencies to rescue them from hoodlums unleashing mayhem in the area. Tension started in the area over the weekend following attacks by suspected cultists who went from street-to-street robbing and raping innocent residents. The attacks in Agege were spillover of last […]

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