Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, has appointed 19-year-old Louis Okon as his Personal Assistant on Technical (Data Management) Affairs, making him the youngest political appointee in Nigeria. Okon was amongst the additional 427 aides appointed by Governor Ayade in Calabar on Monday. Those appointed include chairmen and members of boards of agencies as well…
Month: April 2020
COVID-19 Lockdown Not Effective – Lagos Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has said that the lockdown of the state over the coronavirus outbreak is not effective. Commending the efforts of Governor Babajide sanwo-Olu and his Commissioner of Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, Obasa stated that more needed to be done to curb the spread of…
PHCN Official Narrates How He Was Beaten To Coma
Ayorinde Olajide, a staff of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, was beaten to oblivion by angry youth on Thursday for distributing electricity bills at Isale Igbeyin/ Grammar School axis of Abeokuta, Ogun State. According to him “I was busy distributing electricity bills to houses when I was attacked by a group of people asking…
Lagos Urges Public To Disregard List Of Hospitals Exposed To COVID-19 Cases
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged members of the public to disregard a list making the round on social media of hospitals and health facilities purportedly exposed to COVID19 cases in the State. The Executive Secretary, Lagos Health Facility and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) who disowned the list which was purported to have emanated from…
Sanwo-Olu Increases Hazard Allowance of Health Officers Fighting Covid-19
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved a 400 percent increment in the hazard allowance for all Health Officers in Lagos State from N5,000 (Five Thousand Naira) to N25,000 (Twenty Five Thousand Naira) for the month of April 2020. The announcement of the increment was contained in a circular issued by the Lagos State…
FG Pays 23m Shillings for Release of 60 Nigerians From Tanzanian Prisons
The Federal Government has concluded plans with Tanzanian authorities for the release of 60 out of the 73 Nigerians imprisoned in the country. Spokesman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abdur-Rahman Balogun, said in a statement on Wednesday that the Nigerians were imprisoned on different charges. Mr Balogun said their repatriation was made possible…
[BREAKING] China To Give WHO Extra $30m Following US Freezing Of Funds
China announced on Thursday that it will donate another $30 million to the World Health Organization to help the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic. His comments come around a week after the United States — also the WHO’s biggest contributor — said it would halt payments to the UN body after accusing it of…
COVID-19: Governors Adopt Two-week Inter-state Lockdown
As part of measures aimed at containing the spread of coronavirus across the country, the 36 state governors, on Wednesday, unanimously resolved to adopt a two-week inter-state lockdown. According to the Nigerian Tribune, the resolution was passed during the sixth teleconference chaired by Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, during which the governors harped on…
Uganda Convicts Six Chinese For Escaping From Quarantine, Trying To Spread Coronavirus
A Ugandan court in Kampala has convicted six Chinese nationals for escaping from a hotel in the country’s capital where they had been quarantined over the deadly Coronavirus. According to the Daily Monitor, the group last month escaped from a hotel in Kibuli and were later arrested together with their Ugandan driver and his wife…
[BREAKING] Nasir El-Rufai Recovers From Coronavirus
The governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, has recovered from COVID-19 — after nearly four weeks. The governor announced his recovery on Twitter on Wednesday, adding that he tested negative twice for the disease. The governor who became bearded while in isolation attended a virtual meeting chaired by his deputy on Monday.
Lagos Launches ‘EKO TELEMED’ For Remote, Non-COVID-19 Consultation
The Lagos State Government has launched ‘EKO TELEMED’ for residents, as part of concerted efforts aimed at protecting the citizens and reducing their risk of contracting the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The General Manager, Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA), Dr. Emmanuella Zamba, speaking on Tuesday at the launch in Lagos, said that with effect from…
NAWOJ Distributes Palliatives to Members To Cushion Covid-19 Effects
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, Lagos Chapter, has distributed relief materials to over 200 female journalists and widows across Lagos State. Speaking during the distribution exercise at Radio Lagos Complex, Alausa, the NAWOJ Chairperson – Comrade Adeola Ekine – said the edible items were received from the Lagos State Government as part of…
Buhari Loses Personal Bodyguard To Diabetes
One of President Muhammadu Buhari’s bodyguards, Warrant Officer Lawal Mato, is dead. In a statement, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, confirmed that Mato died on Tuesday after three years of struggling with diabetes. He said the military officer had been working with President Buhari for many years…
Alibaba Founder Donates Another Batch of Medical Supplies To Africa To Tackle COVID-19
The founder of Alibaba Group, Jack Ma, on Monday announced the donation of medical equipment to Africa to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chinese billionaire made the announcement on his verified Twitter handle, saying, “Our 3rd donation to Africa will immediately be made to @_africanunion and @AfricaCDC. “This includes 4.6 million masks, 500,000 swabs, and…
Nigeria Has Already Diversified It’s Economy Amid Crude Oil Price Crash
President Muhammadu Buhari has already diversified the Nigerian economy, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has claimed. He pointed to Nigeria’s exiting of recession as proof that some other critical sectors like agriculture and mining were now contributing significantly to the economic base of the nation. Mohammed claimed Nigeria exited recession not because of…
Davido’s Chioma Recovers From Coronavirus
Davido’s partner, Chioma Avril Roland has recovered from coronavirus. Chioma tested negative for the infection 23 days after she contracted the virus. Davido, who announced this on his Twitter page on Sunday, April 19, 2020, said Chioma tested negative twice for the infection. He tweeted, “Glory be to God .. Chioma has now tested negative…
Panic As Lagos Records 70 New Cases Of Coronavirus In A Day
Lagos state on Sunday recorded 70 new cases of COVID-19, the highest record in the state since the pandemic, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 376. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Sunday revealed on Twitter at 11:50 pm 19th April that there are 627 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in…
Abba Kyari’s Corpse Arrives In Aso Rock For Burial
Here is Garba Shehu’s statement on his Facebook wall: “We just received the body of Abba Kyari the deceased Chief of Staff the President in Abuja. In strict observation of the protocol put in place for the burial of Coronavirus victims by the NCDC and the Federal Ministry of Health, the funeral prayer and burial…
[BREAKING]: Abba Kyari, Buhari’s Chief of Staff, is dead
The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, is dead. Mr Kyari died of coronavirus. He received treatment at a private hospital in Lagos. His death was announced by presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, in a Tweet early Saturday. “Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, passes on. May God rest his soul….
Residents In Surulere Seeks Security Intervention After Receiving Letter From A Robbery Gang
Surulere residents in Lagos State have taken to various social media platform to call on the security operatives to intervene after they received a letter from a notorious armed robber group known as 100 Million Boys. In the letter which has now been circulated online, the robbery gang that has been terrorizing several areas in…