Buhari orders nationwide dusk-to-dawn curfew; mandates masks, locks down Kano
To curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has announced new nationwide measures, including dusk-to-dawn curfew and mandatory use of masks in public, from…
PDP cautions Buhari against anti-Covid-19 measures that could worsen economy
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari against adopting policies that could worsen the economy in the ongoing fight against…
Obaseki appoints replacement as Chief of Staff resigns
Cracks in the cabinet of incumbent Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki came to the fore Saturday with the resignation of his Chief of Staff, Francis Taiwo Akerele. Also, the Special…
No plans to shift Edo, Ondo Guber Polls – INEC Insists
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday reaffirmed its plans to go ahead with the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States as scheduled, notwithstanding the disruptions caused by COVID-19…
Ganduje accuses Presidential Coronavirus taskforce of neglecting Kano
Kano State governor Umar Ganduje on Monday accused the Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus of neglecting the state in treatment and containing the spread of the global pandemic. “The problem (is)…
Editorial: Missing Chibok girls six years on – Buhari’s Albatross
With the prevailing existential threat and grim economic crisis terrorizing the world in the wake of the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the sixth year anniversary of the kidnapping of…
Nigerian Lawyers Sue China for $200bn over Covid-19 as cases now total 1273
A coalition of Nigerian legal experts has filed a class action suit against the Peoples Republic of China over the effects of the coronavirus pandemic effect on Nigerians. They are…
El-Rufai extends lockdown for 30 days, slash workers salary by 25% to fund Covid-19
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai announced on Sunday that he has extended the quarantine orders being enforced in the state for another 30 days. El-Rufai also announced that the state…
PDP berates FG for distributing “expired rice” to Nigerians as Covid-19 palliatives
The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday accused the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government of allegedly donating contaminated and poisonous rice to Nigerians as COVID-19 palliatives. PDP in…
Strippers, Pastors, Imams arrested for violating lockdown order in Lagos, Abuja
Operatives of the Lagos State police command have arrested 620 persons, including nightclub nude dancers and a clergyman for allegedly violating the lockdown and social distancing order of the state…