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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By Malcolm Little Black In vain man tries to fathom,With the aid of his crown of clay,The content of the tidings i bring,And the extent of what is at play. From the desk of revered scienceCame such a sweetened lie;Beyond certain degrees i’m numbed,Half truth is worse than half baked pie. He knows not whence […]
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to raise funds to combat Covid-19 worldwide American singer and songwriter Lionel Brockman Richie Jr commonly known as Lionel Richie has revealed that there might be a remake of the classical song “We Are The World.” The remake is to help raise money in light of the chaos from the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). He made […]
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New price still off the mark Govt makes N3.3b daily for selling petrol at N125 For pegging the pump price of petrol at N125 per litre, the Federal Government would be shortchanging Nigerians to the tune of N3.3 billion daily on the 55 million litres of the product consumed everyday in the country, it has […]
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Business as usual at Ladipo market…yesterday. Photo: Femi Adebesin-Kuti • Nigeria records first COVID-19 death, six new cases in Edo, FCT, Lagos• FG orders full closure of land borders, suspension of FEC meetings The Federal Government has said it wouldn’t rule out tougher decisions in its bid to control the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), even as […]
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By Ojo Balasire This morning I shed tears watching Daniel Goldman (the lead counsel in President Trump’s impeachment trail) speaking from his house on self isolation with his entire family after testing positive to Corona virus.He is not just alone, a host of prominent world personalities and celebrities are not left out A quick reminder […]
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Four new coronavirus cases have been confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control thus bringing the total in the country to 40. The NCDC, on its Twitter handle @NCDCgov, said, “Four new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria. “Three are in Lagos State and one in the FCT. Two of these cases […]
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The Federal Government on Monday ordered all federal public servants across the Federation to stay at home till further notice. It explained that this was part of measures of the Federal Government to prevent further community transmission of coronavirus. In a circular signed by the Head of Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, and […]
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Nigerian Government Monday advised residents of Abuja and Lagos, the two cities which are hardest hit by coronavirus, to stay at home “until further advice is given”. Nigeria currently has 36 confirmed cases of the virus but two of those have recovered and have been discharged. Lagos State has 25 cases while Abuja has 6. […]
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The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Tanko Mohammed has ordered the suspension of all court sittings except in matters that are urgent, for 14 days because of COVID-19. This announcement was made in a communique issued by the CJN on Monday. In an earlier directive last week, the CJN had ordered that anyone who refuses […]
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