COVID-19: SERAP urges Lawan, Gbajabiamila to share N37bn NASS renovation fund among States, FCT
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an urgent appeal to the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila urging…
COVID-19: Another batch of 23 Nigerian returnees from Togo arrive Seme border
Another batch of 23 Nigerian returnees from Togo Republic arrived Seme Border Post in Lagos State in the early hours of Sunday. The 23 Nigerians, who came from different parts…
Bloody Good Friday: Herdsmen kill Cele pastor in his Delta home
Again, blood flowed in Delta State on Good Friday night as armed Fulani herdsmen slaughtered a Celestial Church of Christ pastor, Shepherd Stephen Akpor, in a gruesome dusk attack. Christian…
NCDC confirms 13 new cases of coronavirus as 19 States now battle with pandemic
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 13 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. According to the NCDC in a tweet, 11 of the cases are in Lagos, 1…
Delta announces 3rd COVID-19 case, says lockdown order still in force
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa Delta state on Saturday confirmed its third case of COVID-19, according to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, Okowa, who disclosed the news in a statement by…
Police confirms discovery of human blood from suspected cultist’s den in Zamfara
The Police Command in Zamfara says the calabash-filled blood it obtained from a suspected cultists’ house in Gusau has been confirmed to be human blood. The command’s Police Public Relations…
Kano records first case of COVID-19
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje Kano State has recorded its first case of COVID-19, according to the state’s Commissioner for Health, Aminu Tsanyawa. According to the Commissioner, the patient was diagnosed…
Coronavirus: Lagos discharges 11-year-old, 3 other Patients
Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu An 11-year-old boy and three other COVID-19 patients were discharged from the Lagos State Isolation facilities on Saturday, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has confirmed. The…
Buhari pleads with Nigerians to stay at home, says lockdown essential
President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said lockdown measures are “essential” to defeat the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria and urged citizens to “observe restrictions on movement where…
Lagos records another coronavirus death
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi The Lagos State government has confirmed another death from the COVID-19 disease. The state Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, disclosed…