Nigeria has announced 226 new cases of the deadly Coronavirus pandemic, with total confirmed infections now put at 6,401 ...
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Lockdown: Police IG cancels order restricting movement of essential workers
The Inspector-General of Police has rescinded an order restricting the movement of essential workers amid the COVID-19 lockdown ...
Read More »Prominent Nigerians dying of COVID-19 at home, says Health Minister
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Tuesday said the Federal Government was disturbed that COVID-19 deaths came from many educated, well-to-do Nigerians who chose home-based care and were only rushed to hospitals ...
Read More »Ondo Assembly denies plans to impeach Gov. Akeredolu
The Ondo State House of Assembly on Tuesday denied media reports that it was plotting to remove Governor Rotimi Akeredolu from office over the recent discovery of a secret account containing N4.3bn state funds ...
Read More »Delta to set up state security outfit
Delta State Government, yesterday, said plans have been concluded to establish a joint security task force to be known as ‘Operation Delta Hawk’ ...
Read More »Wike alleges plots to declare state of emergency in Rivers State
The Rivers State Government on Tuesday said it has uncovered plans by some citizens of the State who reside in Abuja to cause breakdown of law and order in a bid to declare State of Emergency in the state...
Read More »FG denies paying for Madagascar COVID-19 drug
The federal government on Tuesday explained that the Madagascar herbal drug for COVID-19 was sent to Nigeria at no cost.
Read More »Nigerian soldiers can’t protect communities from bandits, kidnappers – Senate
Chairman, Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence, Senator Ibrahim Gobir, All Progressives Congress (APC), Sokoto East raised the alarm on Tuesday that in the last three months, over three hundred people ...
Read More »Northern community files N100m suit against Wike for seizure of trucks, cows
The Northern Community in Rivers State has instituted a N100 million suit against the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and the State Government at a Federal High Court sitting in Port over the seizure of cows and trucks from Adamawa State.
Read More »Zamfara govt rejects NCDC coronavirus figures
Zamfara State Government on Tuesday said the figure of 10 new COVID-19 cases in the state announced on Monday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) was wrong, as the state had only recorded two new cases.
Read More »Coronavirus patient gives birth to twins at LUTH
A Coronavirus patient has given birth to twins at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH.
Read More »Edo, Ondo polls to hold on schedule, says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ruled out shifting the date for the conduct of the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states, scheduled for September 19 and October 10 2020, respectively.
Read More »COVID-19: Chinese team came for construction in Nigeria – Interior Minister reveals
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola on Tuesday revealed the mission and activities so far carried out by 15 Chinese experts who came into Nigeria to support the fight against COVID-19 ...
Read More »Senate demands immediate reversal of power privatisation
The Senate on Tuesday asked the Federal Government to consider a comprehensive review of the power privatisation policy with a view to reversing the current arrangement.
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