Lagos leads with 59 Nigeria has recorded eight new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total confirmed infections in the country to 89. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known via its Twitter handle on Saturday. It tweeted: “Eight new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria, seven in Lagos State and one […]
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Says its decision on any matter is final Application an abuse of court processes, incompetent, vexatious Slams N2m Cost Against APC ‘Verdict strengthens our resolve to deliver good governance to our people’ – Matawalle The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed the application filed by the All Progressives Congress, APC, asking the court to set aside its […]
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Members of the Military Emergencies Unit (UME) use a lift as they carry out a general disinfection at the Sant Antoni extended care facility in Barcelona on March 27, 2020. The death toll in Spain soared over 5,690 today after 832 people died in 24 hours, in what was a record one-day figure for fatalities, […]
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The explosion that rocked Akure, the Ondo State capital early this morning, Saturday March 28, was caused by a faulty vehicle transporting explosives to a storage facility in a neighbouring state. Confirming this at the scene of the incident few hours ago, the governor told reporters that the vehicle broke down while in transit along […]
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An explosion rocked Akure the Ondo State capital, early this morning, destroying many buildings. It occurred some metres away from Akure Airport, along Akure-Owo road in Ilu Abo town, Akure North Local Government Area of the state. It reverberated from the scene with a loud bang at about 1 am on Saturday, that destroyed many […]
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The bitter lessons learnt from the ongoing rigorous fight against the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) would spur Nigeria to rebuild her health sector to have a formidable health system from primary to tertiary levels. Health Minister, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, stated this yesterday in Abuja, just as he noted that the outbreak of the disease has exposed […]
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Rotary International District 9110, comprising Rotary clubs in Lagos and Ogun States of Nigeria, has donated N2 million in support of the Lagos State Government’s initiative to provide relief for the victims of the recent fire disaster in Abule-Ado in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. In an interview at the Rotary Centre, […]
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Unfolds relief package for residents Targets 200,000 households in first phase Alarmed at the rapid rate coronavirus spreads in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic nerve centre and the nation’s most thickly populated state, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has alerted of an imminent shutdown to restrain the rampaging affliction from spreading further to cause damage. As at late Friday, […]
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Pendulum By Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, what a dramatic week in our Federal Capital, Abuja! We suddenly woke up to the most unusual headline: BUHARI TESTS NEGATIVE, ABBA KYARI TESTS POSITIVE. Whaaat, I screamed. My initial reaction was that of incredulity. I did not think of the possibility of these two gentlemen being exposed to […]
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as NCDC confirms 11 new cases Eleven new coronavirus cases have been confirmed by the National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, thus bringing the total in the country to 81. The centre announced that eight new cases were confirmed in Lagos, two in Enugu state and one in Edo state It said: “11 new cases […]
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