Saturday, 9 May 2020

NigerianEye: “FG seeks COVID-19 patients for herbal drug trials” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “FG seeks COVID-19 patients for herbal drug trials” plus 29 more

FG seeks COVID-19 patients for herbal drug trials

Posted: 09 May 2020 01:48 AM PDT

The Federal Government says there are pharmaceutical processes and standards that must be observed before endorsing any proposed herbal or homegrown drug for use by coronavirus patients in the...

Again, Ogun extends lockdown by one week

Posted: 09 May 2020 01:39 AM PDT

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Friday, for the second time, ordered the extension of the lockdown by one week. He said the relaxation on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, would remain. Abiodun...

Enugu records 10th COVID-19 case — Commissioner

Posted: 09 May 2020 01:29 AM PDT

Enugu State Government on Saturday confirmed another positive case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state, the Commissioner for Health, Prof Ikechukwu Obi announces. Obi said in a statement in Enugu...

Mike Tyson identifies Fury, Wilder Andy Ruiz; omits Joshua in list of top five boxers

Posted: 09 May 2020 01:23 AM PDT

Mike Tyson named Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder in his top five favourite current boxers but didn't include two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Fury, who recently claimed the WBC...

BREAKING: 10 people die of Coronavirus in Nigeria in one day as cases near 4,000

Posted: 08 May 2020 05:17 PM PDT

Nigeria on Friday recorded 10 new deaths arising from the deadly Coronavirus pandemic, taking its total deaths to 117. According to the Coronavirus reports released by the Nigerian Centre for...

President Buhari thanks COVID-19 donors, wants more money

Posted: 08 May 2020 06:04 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended public-spirited Nigerians and organisations for their financial and material support for the efforts to contain COVID-19. But he has called for more...

Lagos state predicts Coronavirus cases in the state may rise to 120,000 by July

Posted: 08 May 2020 06:08 PM PDT

The Lagos state government has predicted that the confirmed coronavirus cases in the state may rise to 120,000 by July 2020. Coronavirus cases in Lagos may rise to 120,000 by July - State govt...

Coronavirus cases in the world now over 4 million

Posted: 08 May 2020 06:57 PM PDT

Confirmed cases of the coronavirus globally crossed 4 million on Friday night with death toll also soaring to 275,783. According to the latest statistics by worldometers.info, 94,198 fresh cases...

US suffers biggest job losses in history

Posted: 08 May 2020 05:59 PM PDT

With shops and factories closed nationwide due to the coronavirus pandemic, nearly all of the jobs created in the US economy in the last decade were wiped out in a single month. An unprecedented...

Akpabio denies alleged N40 Billion NDDC fraud

Posted: 08 May 2020 05:57 PM PDT

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Chief Godswill Akpabio, has denied the allegations the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission misappropriated N40...

FG to withhold passports of returning Nigerians

Posted: 08 May 2020 05:54 PM PDT

As Nigerians stranded in different foreign countries arrive in the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Government will keep their passports and places them under surveillance for one...

Governor Abiodun lockdown Ogun for another one week

Posted: 08 May 2020 12:16 PM PDT

Ogun Government said it is constrained to extend the existing lockdown in the state by one week. Gov. Dapo Abiodun, who made this known while addressing journalists in Abeokuta, said it had become...

Lagos discharges 42 more Coronavirus patients

Posted: 08 May 2020 12:23 PM PDT

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday said 42 more Coronavirus patients who tested negative twice for the virus have been discharged. The governor, in a statement, said those...

Europe’s wealthiest man has lost $30 billion during Coronavirus crisis

Posted: 08 May 2020 12:29 PM PDT

The richest man in Europe and third-richest billionaire worldwide, has lost a whooping $30 billion due to the coronavirus pandemic, this is more than any other person worldwide. Europe's wealthiest...

After defiling four children, pastor blames the devil

Posted: 08 May 2020 12:15 PM PDT

A 48-year-old randy pastor, Otobong Emerson, who allegedly abused four children, aged between six and 11, has blamed the act on the devil. The suspect was to said to have repeatedly had carnal...

Two dead in Ibadan tanker fire

Posted: 08 May 2020 12:06 PM PDT

Two persons have died in a fire outbreak caused by a fuel-laden tanker which went up in flames at Moniya area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Friday. The tanker which was conveying diesel...

What just happened in the supreme court in Orji Kalu’s case?

Posted: 08 May 2020 11:34 AM PDT

In an unexpected turn, the supreme court of Nigeria nullified the 12-year jail term conviction of Orji Uzor Kalu, former governor of Abia state and chief whip of the senate. Kalu and two others were...

Drama as Kano COVID-19 patients hold doctors, nurses hostage

Posted: 08 May 2020 11:36 AM PDT

There was drama in Kano state on Thursday as some COVID-19 patients had held health workers hostage at the Kwanar Dawaki Isolation Centre in the state. Aminu Mohammed, former chairman of the Nigeria...

Nnamdi Kanu reacts as Supreme Court dismisses Orji Uzo Kalu’s conviction, makes fresh demand from Buhari

Posted: 08 May 2020 11:33 AM PDT

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has reacted to the victory of former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu at the Supreme Court. Kanu thanked God for the court ruling...

President Buhari reveals total amount in COVID-19 donation accounts

Posted: 08 May 2020 11:30 AM PDT

As the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 continues to roll out measures on how to curtial the spread of the pandemic in the country and manage its health and economic implications, President...

US suffers biggest job losses in history

Posted: 08 May 2020 10:56 AM PDT

‌ With shops and factories closed nationwide due to the coronavirus pandemic, nearly all of the jobs created in the US economy in the last decade were wiped out in a single month. An unprecedented...

President Buhari loses nephew

Posted: 08 May 2020 10:30 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with his extended family, Daura community over the death of his nephew, Alhaji Mutari Dauda. Dauda is the younger brother of Mamman Daura. Buhari in a...

Nnamdi Kanu thanks Femi Adesina for admitting Buhari’s addresses were recorded

Posted: 08 May 2020 10:11 AM PDT

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has reacted to the Presidency admitting that President Muhammadu Buhari's speeches were recorded. Kanu commended Buhari's Special Adviser...

COVID-19: Presidency opens up on Osinbajo’s whereabouts

Posted: 08 May 2020 09:56 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has explained the continued absence of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. In an interview on Wazobia Radio, Adesina...

Premier League can’t resume yet

Posted: 08 May 2020 09:02 AM PDT

Britain's Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden warned on Friday that the Premier League does not yet have the "green light" to resume but restated the government's hope that the season can be...

COVID-19 Lockdown: Wike arrests 14 persons hidden in trailers conveying cows to Rivers

Posted: 08 May 2020 08:30 AM PDT

Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State on Thursday arrested 14 people hidden in two trailers conveying cattle from Adamawa State to Port Harcourt. In a statement signed by Mr. Simeon Nwakaudu,...

BREAKING: Gombe COVID-19 patients stage fresh protest ‘over poor welfare’

Posted: 08 May 2020 07:28 AM PDT

For the second time in one week, COVID-19 patients in Gombe state have hit the streets to demand better welfare. Recall that some of the patients at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, and Kwadon...

Kalu: Supreme Court judgment a setback, says Sagay

Posted: 08 May 2020 08:01 AM PDT

The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, Prof Itse Sagay, SAN, has expressed his displeasure over the Supreme Court's judgment nullifying the trial of a former governor...

Lagos may record 120, 000 Coronavirus cases by July – LASG

Posted: 08 May 2020 09:34 AM PDT

Akin Abayomi, Lagos state commissioner for health, says the COVID-19 cases in the state may explode to 120,000 between July and August. He made the projection at a press conference on Friday. The...

COVID-19: Nigerians evacuated from UK arrive in Lagos

Posted: 08 May 2020 09:38 AM PDT

Stranded Nigerian citizens who were evacuated by the federal government from the United Kingdom (UK) have arrived in Lagos. The Nigerians were stranded in the UK because of the COVID-19...
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