By Sanni Abdullahi Kwara state government said it returned a Toyota Hiace bus loaded with passengers to Niger state because it defied the interstate travel ban it earlier on handed down. Kwara State Deputy Governor and Chairman, State Technical Committee on Coronavirus, Mr. Kayode Alabi, made this known in aContinue Reading
By our reporter The governor of Cross River State, Prof Ben Ayade, has lifted the order suspending religious worships in the state. The directive lifting the suspension order was contained in a release today, Wednesday, signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Christian Ita. The release reads in full: “His Excellency,Continue Reading
A Professor of Genetics and Animal breeding, Cyril Otoohhiaus has described Covid-19 pandemic as a scam orchestrated by the Western world to generate trillion of dollars at the detriment of Africans and other part of the world. Professor Cyril Otoohhiaus who is a lecturer at Novena University Ogume, Delta State,Continue Reading
By Ime Silas Governor of Kaduna State of Nigeria, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has applauded the people of the state for their patience and understanding in this period of Covid-19 pandemic. El-Rufai in a release today, Saturday, which he personally signed and titled, “Appreciating the people of Kaduna State for enduringContinue Reading
Agency Report Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state has approved the payment of occupational safety allowances to front line health workers as compensation for the risk involved in handling patients inflicted with Covid-19. The State Commissioner for Health and Chairman of Covid-19 Task Force, Hon. Ja’afaru Mohammed Zuru, announcedContinue Reading
A former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Major-General Edet Akpan, is dead. According to a family source, Edet Akpan, who was born in 1940, died at his Uyo residence in the early hours of Friday, May 15. The source said “It may take a while for familyContinue Reading
…says President Buhari’s love for Kwara, conspicuous Agency Report The Speaker, Kwara state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Salihu Yakubu Danladi has congratulated a seasoned scholar-diplomat of Kwara descent, Prof. Ibrahim Agboola Gambari on his appointment as the Chief of Staff to Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari. Danladi, in a statementContinue Reading
By EdoAbasi Ukpong By far the most apt comment on the present devastating covid19 pandemic is Andrew Yang’s – ‘the world is witnessing 10 years worth of change in 10 weeks!’. In Nigeria as indeed in the world at large, we are still coming to terms with changes that areContinue Reading
Borno Governor, Prof. Engr Babagana Umara Zulum on Wednesday consulted with Borno’s council of Ulamas and the leadership of the Christians Association Of Nigeria (CAN) as the lockdown he declared ends on Wednesday. The Governor discussed his administration’s COVID-19 pandemic response with both groups. Zulum sought collaborative measures that canContinue Reading
By Ismaeel Garba The Lagos State Tailors & Fashion Design Association of Nigeria (LASTFADAN), Agege Local Government Branch, presented one hundred (100) pieces of face masks to Agege Local Government on Monday 11 May, 2020. During the presentation, the Governor of the Association, Prince Adeosun Jamiu; along with other membersContinue Reading
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