The Nigerian Red Cross has appealed to members of the public to support its ongoing efforts at creating more awareness on the dangers of Coronavirus and how citizens can avoid contracting the pandemic. In a briefing with journalists on Tuesday, the organisation said that support in form of food and other essential items were needed…
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure the safety of their leader, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, following a riot at Kaduna Prison by inmates on Tuesday. The movement handed down the warning in a statement by Secretary of the Academic Forum of the movement, Abdullahi Muhammad Musa. SaharaReporters had earlier…
IGP Mohammed Adamu IGP Mohammed Adamu IGP, Police Spokesperson, 10 Others Test Negative For Coronavirus Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has tested negative for Coronavirus. The IGP received the result of the test on Tuesday after submitting samples on March 27, 2020. Other officers, who also tested negative include Force Public Relations Officer, DCP…
Me, circa 1984, in my choir uniform and what was possibly the now infamous tambourine. R. Evon Benson-Idahosa, Esq R. Evon Benson-Idahosa, Esq I remember falling asleep at a Tuesday evening church service as a 9 year old child. I had a tambourine on my lap and as I fell to the floor, it reverberated…
Sierra Leone has recorded its first case of Coronavirus, the government said on Tuesday, making it the latest African country to register an infection. According to AFP, President Julius Maada Bio said that a 37-year-old man, who arrived in the country from France on March 16 had tested positive. “It was not a matter of…
A fierce windstorm has destroyed the broadcast mast of Glory FM, a radio station owned by Bayelsa State Government. The fallen mast, occasioned by a heavy downpour on Monday night in Yenagoa, the state capital, also destroyed part of the building housing the radio station. The collapsed mast also served the Nigerian Television Authority…
SINGAPORE: The Singapore government is assisting retrenched workers including Malaysians whose employers’ businesses have been badly hit by the Covid-19 outbreak, according to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). Minister Josephine Teo said the ministry is able to help link the affected workers up with prospective employers who are looking to fill vacancies and have shortages.…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) is deferring deduction of its settlers’ income for repayment of crop and socio-economic loans for the month of April to June to help them cope with the situation brought about by the Covid-19 crisis. Its general manager, Datuk Dr Othman Omar, said it would involve their harvest…
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry (MOH) has found that the Covid-19 cases detected at the Menara City One condominium tower in Kuala Lumpur are linked to the Sri Petaling mosque tabligh cluster. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the index case at the building had attended the tabligh gathering at the Sri Petaling mosque.…
KUALA LUMPUR: The CIMB branch at Menara UAB on Jalan Tun Perak here has been closed to undergo thorough sanitisation and deep cleaning after one of its employees tested positive for Covid-19. In a statement, CIMB Group Holdings Bhd said it has business continuity plans in place for both head office and branches to ensure…