It would appear that the mortal danger posed by the raging Coronavirus disease is yet to register on residents of Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, as social and religious activities continue as before. Night crawlers duly trooped out like every other day, as they thronged their usual drinking bars and pepper soup hangouts, the epicenter […]

Following the social restriction order imposed by the government to halt the spread of the Coronavirus disease, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has directed zonal Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and state police commissioners to strictly enforce the directives in their respective jurisdiction. Adamu in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, by the force spokesman, […]

Ogun State Police Command disclosed that some worship centres in the State complied with the directive banning high density gatherings over COVID- 19 but added that those who gathered on Sunday for service in defiance of the ban were dispersed by its policemen. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who made this known, […]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has quarantined herself at home after coming into contact with a doctor who tested positive for coronavirus. The doctor gave Merkel, 65, a precautionary immunisation against bacterial pneumonia on Friday and the chancellor decided to self-isolate once she learned of his positive test, government spokesman Steffen Seibert said in an emailed […]

Kano State government has said all places of learning for western, Quranic and Islamiyya schools should be shut down from Monday 23 March as a measure to prevent the spread of the dreaded corona virus pandemic ravaging the world. The Chairman of Kano State Quranic, Islamiyya and Tsangaya schools board Sheik Gwani Yahuza Gwani Dan […]

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, held virtual service on Sunday, thereby complying with the orders of state governments and the Federal Capital Territory Administration banning gatherings of over 50 persons per time. Also, Pastor Sam Adeyemi of Daystar Christian Centre conducted online services on Saturday evening […]

The shutting down of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja to scheduled  international flights will take effect Monday March 23, 2020. Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), which announced the shutting down of the airports temporarily as part of measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, however said there […]

Governors of the 36 states under the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, will this week hold a meeting to further discuss economic issues as they affect the nation and their respective states. The Head, Media, Public Affairs, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, who said this stated that the meeting was called to address how the effect of the crash in […]

Lagos State Government Sunday said an American and a Briton were among three new persons who tested positive for coronavirus in the state. The 51-year-old Briton flew into Nigerian on March 8 aboard via BA75 flight. The American is a 65-year-old individual who arrived in the country six weeks ago. The Nigerian among the new […]

Three new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Lagos State, bringing the number of positive cases in Nigeria to 30. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed this on its Twitter handle on Sunday. NCDC tweeted, “Two cases are returning travelers and one is a contact of a confirmed case. “As of 05:28 pm […]