Category: Metro

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the Divisional Police Officer of the Ilemba Hausa Division, Yahaya Adesina, for allegedly s [...]

Northern govs request for relief, says region has 54% of COVID-19 cases

In a communique issued after the Northern States Governors Forum held a teleconference on Wednesday, the governors have appealed to the federal govern [...]

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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 [...]

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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