Category: Metro
Ulamas oppose lifting ban on religious gatherings in Kano
The Kano State Council of Ulamas on Wednesday expressed its opposition to the decision by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to allow mosques and churches to [...]
Ayade lifts ban on religious gatherings
The Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade has lifted the ban on public worship earlier imposed as part of the measures against coronavirus (COVID-19) [...]
Lai Mohammed detains journalist for criticizing him
Rotimi Jolayemi, a freelance broadcaster, has been detained for 12 days allegedly on the order of Lai Mohammed, minister of information and cu [...]
Pastor who healed COVID-19 patients by laying of hands dies from the virus
A popular pastor in Cameroon, Pastor Franklin Ndifor of Kingship International Ministries Church has died from coronavirus weeks after he claimed he c [...]
Lagos NMA directs doctors to stay at home
The Lagos branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has asked its members to embark on an indefinite “sit-at-home” industrial action over alleg [...]
Ganduje defies Buhari’s lockdown directive, allows congregational prayers
Moments after the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 announced the extension of the total lockdown on Kano State for two weeks in order to furt [...]
292 stranded Nigerians in Saudi Arabia evacuated
The Federal Government has evacuated 292 Nigerians who were stranded in Saudi Arabia due to the lockdown necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The fl [...]
Why coronavirus kills mostly wealthy Nigerians – Health Minister
Dr Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health, has said that most of the persons killed by the novel Coronavirus in Nigeria are educated and well to do.
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Man rams his vehicle into Ooni of Ife’s palace
A yet-to-be-identified man on Tuesday evening broke two gates and forced his way into the compound where a house occupied by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adey [...]
Vigilante shoots man dead in Onitsha
A member of a vigilante group in Fegge, Onitsha, Anambra State, by name, Solomon Alozie, has allegedly shot and killed one Chibuike Ewuru while he was [...]