The Action Democratic Party has urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos to be accountable on funds received by the state to tackle the outbreak of Coronavirus. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Prince Adelaja Adeoye, in a statement on Saturday, said the public was already asking questions on where the donations and grants running…
As expected, the Vice Chancellor’s response on the barrage of lies that Babalakin tried to peddle about the suspension of the 51st convocation of the university, elicited anger and rage from a faceless and dishonest ‘Concerned Stakeholders’ and a group of delinquent non-academic staff making scrupulous releases requesting for the Vice Chancellor to proceed…
Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, has banned movement in and out of the state, SaharaReporters can confirm. A statement from the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Hassan Mijinyawa, said that the ban takes effect from Sunday, March 29, 2020. He said, “The decision to close the state’s land borders was taken as part of continued efforts by…
Benue State has recorded its first case of Coronavirus. This was announced by the state governor, Samuel Ortom, during a media briefing in Makurdi, the capital, on Saturday. According to Ortom, the case is a recent returnee from the United Kingdom. The state recently opened two isolation centres at the University Teaching Hospital and…
Elites Network for Sustainable Development, a Kwara-based civil society organisation, has urged Kwara State governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq, to provide palliatives for poor people in the state. The government has ordered residents to stay at home as part of efforts in curbing the spread of the pandemic in the country. ENetSuD, in a letter jointly…
SHAH ALAM: The Office of the Sultan of Selangor has made it compulsory for all visitors conducting businesses at three palaces in the state to undergo temperature checks before being allowed to enter the areas concerned to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Comptroller of the Selangor Royal Household Sawaluddin Md Nor said three units of…
The Nigerian Center for Disease Control has confirmed five new cases of Coronavirus in the country. This was announced through the official Twitter page of the agency on Friday night. The NCDC said, “Five new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: Three in FCT and two in Oyo State. “As at 8:00pm 27th…
The Lagos State Government has set up food banks across the state to cater for 200,000 households in 377 wards in the state to cater for the most vulnerable during the mandated lockdown to curb the spread of Coronavirus. Residents, who cannot afford meals during the lockdown will receive food provided by the state.…
The former Commissioner for Sports in Ogun State, Bukola Olopade, has tested positive for Coronavirus. In a video he posted online, Olopade said, “A few days ago, I did make a video that I have been tested for COVID-19. I did promise to make it public once it was done and it has come out…
File photo The Nigerian Government has converted all National Youth Service Corps camps and four stadia in the country into isolation centres. Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday dare, said this on his Twitter handle on Friday. “Mr President has approved for the Ministry of Youth and Sports to open and make available…