Category: News
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 [...]
Diya loses wife + how she contracted coronavirus from her domestic staff
Nigeria's former Chief of General Staff and defacto military Vice President, General Oladipo Diya, the former number two citizen during the late Gener [...]
Kalu files application seeking release from prison
Former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has filed an application before the Federal High Court in Lagos seeking his immediate release fr [...]
CBN, NNPC pledges N1bn for upkeep of Nigerian returnees
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have reportedly agreed to split N1 billion for the upkeep of Nige [...]
Nothing wrong taking more loans – Presidency
Following criticism on the constant borrowing the Muhammadu Buhari’s government has embarked on since it came to power, the presidency has said that t [...]