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Worshippers  at the Christ Apostolic Church (Oke-Iyanu) on Hospital Road,  Ogijo, in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State on Sunday,  scampered  for safety as policemen  arrested  their pastor, Jonathan Olowonisile, and four others  during service. The police were said to have arrested the associate pastor and three other members. The action of the […]

Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi state, says he went through hell during the three weeks he spent in isolation. Speaking with journalists at government house, Bauchi, Mohammed said staying in isolation for that long has changed his life forever. He, however, thanked those who reached out to him during the period and his loved one […]

President Buhari  has appealed to Nigerians to stay at home to stop the spread of the coronavirus, but the government has still not said whether it will extend a two-week confinement order on three states that  ends Monday. Residents in Lagos, Ogun and the capital Abuja have been confined to their homes, only allowed to […]

In the light of the increasing spread and casualties arising from the coronavirus disease, the Nigerian Medical Association, the National Association of Resident Doctors and the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives have again called on the government to immediately put in place life insurance policy for their members across the country. This, they […]

The governor of Cross River state, Ben Ayade, has ordered civil servants from grade level 10 in the state to resume work on Tuesday, April 14. Mr Ayade’s spokesperson, Christian Ita, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. The ‘no mask, no movement’ policy of the state government is still in force and applicable to […]

President Buhari has urged Nigerians to comply with the restrictions in order to defeat the coronavirus while promising more interventions for vulnerable citizens. The lockdown order of the President in Lagos and Ogun State, as well as the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, enters day 13 today. President Buhari in a statement by his spokesperson, Garba […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that viruses cannot travel on radio waves or mobile networks, saying COVID-19 is a respiratory disease. WHO through a statement on Friday, debunked the myth, adding that COVID-19 was spread through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes or speaks. “People can also be infected by touching a […]

There are strong indications that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), may extend the lockdown order in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory. This came after the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, spoke at Friday’s edition of the committee’s daily media briefing. […]

Any premature lifting of restrictions imposed to control the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to a fatal resurgence of the new coronavirus, the World Health Organization warned Friday. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that while some states were considering ways to ease the restrictions which have placed around half of humanity under some form of […]

President Muhammadu Buhari in his goodwill message to Christians in celebration of Easter says this is the period for Nigerians to remain faithful and hopeful in God. The President said although this year’s Easter comes amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it is an opportunity for all be hopeful that with intensified prayers backed by personal and […]

The federal government, on Friday, said it is yet to reach a decision whether to provide free electricity for Nigerians for two months or not. The ministry of power in a tweet via its official handle, on Friday, said when the decision is taken, it will be announced officially. “Please Note: NO DECISION has been […]

A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, raising new concerns about public safety as the world combats the coronavirus. The World Health Organisation said the new case was confirmed in Beni, a town at the heart of the epidemic in eastern DRC. According to the report, the patient […]

At least three-quarters of Nigeria’s total prison population are inmates serving time without being sentenced, the Nigerian Correctional Service said this on Thursday. According to the head of the agency, Ja’afaru Ahmed, 51,983 inmates are awaiting trial out of the prison’s total population of 73, 726 inmates. That is about 70 per cent of the […]

The United States Mission in Nigeria has repatriated 997 Americans back to their homeland to reunite with family and friends during this time of COVID-19 pandemic. A statement yesterday from the US consulate in Lagos noted that from the 6th-8th of April, chartered flights operated by Delta Air Lines and Ethiopian Airlines repatriated 850 American […]

Ronaldinho Gaucho, former Barcelona midfielder, has been released from a maximum-security prison and placed under house arrest in Paraguay. The former Brazilian forward was arrested on March 6, for attempting to enter the South American country with a false passport. He was apprehended alongside Roberto Assis, his brother who doubles as his business manager. After spending 32 […]

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has directed the Commissioners of Police in States where the social restriction orders have been emplaced to continue with the due enforcement of the orders. He gave the directive in a statement posted on the verified Twitter handle of the Nigeria Police Force on Thursday. Adamu noted that […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said the on-going laying of fibre optic cables in Lagos and other states of the Federation by Mobile Network Operators are targeted at expansion of infrastructures for improved quality of services. Its Executive Vice Chairman, Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, who made the clarification said the on-going works had nothing […]