Thursday, 14 May 2020

NigerianEye: “Nigerian governors ask lawmakers to step down the controversial Infectious Diseases Bill” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nigerian governors ask lawmakers to step down the controversial Infectious Diseases Bill” plus 29 more


Nigerian governors ask lawmakers to step down the controversial Infectious Diseases Bill

Posted: 14 May 2020 12:40 AM PDT

The Nigerian Governors Forum has asked the National Assembly to step down the Infectious Disease Bill to allow for wider consultations with stakeholders. It also set up a three-member committee made...

98-year-old woman survives coronavirus in Lagos

Posted: 14 May 2020 12:33 AM PDT

A 98-year-old woman has survived the deadly COVID-19 infection in Lagos as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State also announced the discharge of 26 COVID-19 patients from three isolation centres...

Doyin Okupe reveals drugs he used to cure his COVID-19

Posted: 14 May 2020 12:35 AM PDT

Former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe has revealed drugs used to treat him while he battled COVID-19. Okupe had announced on his...

Nigeria's Coronavirus cases near 5,000

Posted: 14 May 2020 12:31 AM PDT

Nigeria has recorded 184 fresh cases of the deadly Coronavirus pandemic, taking its overall total to 4,971. According to the figures released by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on...

Borno ends lockdown, asks churches, mosques to reopen

Posted: 14 May 2020 12:17 AM PDT

Borno State Government has called-off the lockdown in the state. The lockdown was imposed three weeks ago after the state recorded its COVID-19 index case. But in a statement on Wednesday night,...

U.S. accuses China of moves to steal COVID-19 vaccine research

Posted: 14 May 2020 12:11 AM PDT

The United States has brought out a new charge against China, accusing its hackers of trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine research. Both the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency...

Kwara governor sacks ambulance driver over mishandling of COVID-19 patient

Posted: 14 May 2020 12:05 AM PDT

Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara has sacked an ambulance driver and queried COVID-19 team for the mishandling a COVID-19 case. The driver's offence was that he evacuated the COVID-19 suspect...

Madagascar President blasts WHO for criticizing COVID-19 cure

Posted: 14 May 2020 12:03 AM PDT

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has blasted the World Health Organization (WHO) for being skeptical about the efficacy of the country's Covid-Organics drink against COVID-19. Rajoelina has put...

Veteran Nollywood actress blasts Etinosa for wishing her death

Posted: 13 May 2020 01:04 PM PDT

Former Nollywood actress turned Social Psychologist, Victoria Inyama, has savagely replied actress and comedian, Etinosa, who made comments about her death because of her reactions over a post on...

How I predicted Coronavirus lockdown in December -Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

Posted: 13 May 2020 01:00 PM PDT

Founder, Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has said that he predicted the Coronavirus lockdown in December. Oyakhilome, who spoke on Sunday during a telecast, said he told his church members in...

COVID-19 Taskforce member attacked at demolished hotel in Rivers is dead

Posted: 13 May 2020 01:00 PM PDT

One of the injured Taskforce members who was attacked at the demolished Prodest hotel by hoodlums allegedly led by the wanted Princewill Osareojiji, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Youth Leader in...

Feminism is influenced by Satan – Nigerian Pastor

Posted: 13 May 2020 12:58 PM PDT

Lead pastor of David Christian Centre, Kingsley Okonkwo has shared his thoughts on feminism, expressing disapproval that male and female are the same. According to Pastor Okonkwo, while speaking in...

3 year old tests positive to Covid-19 in Ebonyi

Posted: 13 May 2020 11:08 AM PDT

A three-year old child has tested positive to the novel Coronavirus in Ebonyi state becoming the eight case recorded so far in the state. Governor David Umahi stated this in a broadcast on the...

Timi Frank warns new Chief of Staff, Gambari over Buhari’s alleged villa cabal

Posted: 13 May 2020 11:02 AM PDT

A political activist, Timi Frank, has advised the new Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Prof Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, to avoid the "Villa cabal". Frank, in a statement on Wednesday,...

‘I didn’t love him’ — Footballer admits to smothering his five-year-old son to death

Posted: 13 May 2020 10:58 AM PDT

Cevher Toktas, a Turkish footballer, has been arrested after he allegedly confessed to smothering Kasim, his five-year-old son, to death in hospital because he "didn't love him". According to UK SUN,...

Northern governors react to Gambari’s appointment

Posted: 13 May 2020 10:58 AM PDT

The Northern Governors' Forum (NGF) has congratulated Ibrahim Gambari on his appointment as Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. Their reaction was contained in a statement on Wednesday by...

Man, 47 rapes, impregnates 17 year-old daughter

Posted: 13 May 2020 10:10 AM PDT

A forty seven year-old man, Uchenna Egbuchulem has been arrested by the Imo State police command for allegedly raping and impregnating his 17 years biological daughter, Adaku. Egbuchulem is a native...

Gambari: Tinubu speaks on Buhari’s choice of new Chief of Staff

Posted: 13 May 2020 10:09 AM PDT

The National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has shared his opinion on Ibrahim Gambari's appointment as President Muhammadu Buhari's new Chief of...

FEC headed by Buhari approves 1.2bn Euros loan

Posted: 13 May 2020 10:09 AM PDT

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on a Wednesday approved a loan of 1.2 billion dollars to finance the mechanisation of agriculture in the country. Mr. Sabo Nanono, the Minister of Agriculture and...

Army captain abducted in Ondo state

Posted: 13 May 2020 11:03 AM PDT

An army captain simply identified as D Gana was abducted along Kabba-Auga Akoko expressway in Akoko north-east local government area of Ondo state on Wednesday. The officer, who was on his way from...

Don’t force COVID-19 patients to isolation centres – NHRC

Posted: 13 May 2020 09:41 AM PDT

The National Human Rights Commission has called on handlers of COVID-19 patients across the country to respect the dignity of their persons. Warning against the use of force on the patients, the...

Wike orders construction of primary school on site of demolished hotels in Rivers

Posted: 13 May 2020 09:31 AM PDT

The Rivers State Government Wednesday announced the death of a member of its Taskforce on COVID-19 attacked by hoodlums at the demolished Prodest Hotel in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The state...

COVID-19: Evacuation of Nigerians stranded in Canada postponed

Posted: 13 May 2020 08:46 AM PDT

About 200 Nigerian citizens stranded in Canada hoping to return home on Thursday will have to wait as their evacuation flight has been postponed. The Nigeria High Commission in Ottawa, which is...

Yemi Alade reacts to Gambari’s appointment

Posted: 13 May 2020 08:42 AM PDT

Nigerian pop star, Yemi Alade has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari's appointment of Ibrahim Gambari as his new chief of staff. Gambari's appointment had followed the passing of Abba Kyari,...

Ask the president what you expect from me -New Chief of Staff, Gambari tells journalists

Posted: 13 May 2020 08:25 AM PDT

Ibrahim Gambari, the new chief of staff, says he will serve President Muhammadu Buhari to the best of his ability. Speaking with state house correspondents on Wednesday, Gambari thanked Buhari for...

Aisha Buhari has chased Garba Shehu out of Aso Rock – Nnamdi Kanu alleges

Posted: 13 May 2020 08:20 AM PDT

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has claimed that First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has chased Garba Shehu, President Muhammadu Buhari's Special Assistant on Media and...

British govt reacts to Ibrahim Gambari’s appointment as new Chief of Staff

Posted: 13 May 2020 08:15 AM PDT

British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has congratulated Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the new Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. Gambari was appointed on a Wednesday at the...

Presidential aide, Onochie gives reasons Buhari can’t reject Madagascar’s herbal solution for COVID-19

Posted: 13 May 2020 08:15 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari's Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, on Wednesday said it would be "unAfrican" if the president rejects the COVID-19 herbal solution from...

EPL relegation, promotion must be decided on the pitch – Norwich

Posted: 13 May 2020 07:35 AM PDT

English Premier League (EPL) clubs should be relegated only if both of the top two divisions restart and complete the season, Stuart Webber, the sporting director of Norwich City, says. The Canaries...

I’ll give my best in service – Gambari

Posted: 13 May 2020 07:22 AM PDT

Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the new Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to serve the nation to the best of his ability through his principal. He spoke at a brief interview after he...

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