Wednesday, 13 May 2020

NigerianEye: “Nigeria’s Coronavirus deaths jump to 158” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Nigeria’s Coronavirus deaths jump to 158” plus 29 more

Nigeria’s Coronavirus deaths jump to 158

Posted: 12 May 2020 08:08 PM PDT

Nigeria has recorded 158 Coronavirus deaths, with Lagos and Kano topping the chat. According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Tuesday, Lagos and Kano both have 33 coronavirus...

Drama as Nigerian senators violate social distancing rules

Posted: 12 May 2020 08:08 PM PDT

The Senate on Tuesday resumed plenary with many senators failing to practise social distancing to halt the spread of coronavirus. It was also observed that some of the legislators were not properly...

Nigerian policemen beat up senior LASTMA officer

Posted: 12 May 2020 08:09 PM PDT

Pandemonium broke out in the Apapa area of Lagos State on Monday as some policemen reportedly beat a senior officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Roland Fuludu, to a pulp. It was...

Nigerians react as Police withdraw E-money’s escorts

Posted: 12 May 2020 07:52 PM PDT

Nigerians on social media have reacted to the withdrawal of police escorts attached to Chairman, Five Star Group, Emeka Okonkwo alias E-Money, on the order of the Inspector-General of Police (IG)...

Nigerian nurse dies of COVID-19 in Chicago

Posted: 12 May 2020 07:34 PM PDT

Nearly five years after emigrating from Nigeria, Ijeoma Afuke was within reach of realising two major goals. The certified nursing assistant was studying to become a nurse in the United States....

US records 1.3 million COVID-19 cases, 82,246 deaths

Posted: 12 May 2020 07:27 PM PDT

The United States recorded 1,894 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 82,246, according to the real-time tally by Johns Hopkins University at 8:30 pm Tuesday (0030 GMT...

Dubai returnee dies of COVID-19 in Lagos

Posted: 12 May 2020 07:07 PM PDT

A Dubai returnee has been identified as one of the latest casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic in Lagos State. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, in a tweet on Tuesday, said the...

Emir of Ilorin thanks Buhari for appointing Gambari as chief of staff

Posted: 12 May 2020 12:34 PM PDT

Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, emir of Ilorin, has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing Ibrahim Gambari as his new chief of staff.   Gambari, who is a professor of political science and...

EFCC arrests two Chinese who ‘offered N100m bribe’ to cover up an investigation

Posted: 12 May 2020 12:33 PM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arrested two Chinese nationals for allegedly offering N100 million bribe to cover-up an ongoing investigation against their company....

BREAKING: Boko Haram leader, Shekau weeps in new audio, seeks protection against Nigerian troops’ firepower

Posted: 12 May 2020 11:25 AM PDT

The leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has cried profusely in a new audio, seeking protection of Allah against the firepower of the Nigerian military. Of late, the Nigerian military has...

Veteran actor, Pa Kasumu buried in Ogun

Posted: 12 May 2020 11:50 AM PDT

Veteran Nollywood actor, Kayode Odumosu has been laid to rest in Ogun state. The late Yoruba actor, who died on March 1, at the age of 66, was buried in a low-key event attended by very few close...

COVID-19: Madagascar’s herbal drug’s plant grows in Nigeria – Health minister

Posted: 12 May 2020 11:42 AM PDT

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has disclosed that the plant used in making the much-talked-about Madagascar's herbal cure for Coronavirus, Artemisia Annua, also grows in the country....

Lockdown relaxation will be reviewed this week -PTF coordinator

Posted: 12 May 2020 11:40 AM PDT

Sani Aliyu, national coordinator of the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19, says the directive on relaxation of the lockdown would be reviewed this week.   Speaking during the daily...

Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu reacts to news of Ibrahim Gambari as new Chief of Staff

Posted: 12 May 2020 10:35 AM PDT

The Presidency on Tuesday reacted to reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a new Chief of Staff, CoS. Reports have it that Buhari has appointed Prof. Ibrahim Gambari as his new CoS,...

We’ve lost over N5bn to COVID-19 – Miyetti-Allah

Posted: 12 May 2020 10:39 AM PDT

Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Asociation of Nigeria, on Tuesday, said its members across the country have lost over N5billion to the COVID-19 pandemic that is currently ravaging the world. One of...

Nigerian correctional services rejects killers of Fasoranti’s daughter after testing for coronavirus

Posted: 12 May 2020 10:24 AM PDT

  The Nigerian Correctional Services has reportedly refused to re-admit the three suspects arrested earlier over the murder of Mrs. Olufunke Olakunrin, daughter of Pa Reuben...

Covid-19: FG warns against recycling of face masks

Posted: 12 May 2020 10:11 AM PDT

The Federal Government has warned Nigerians against the continued resort to recycling and sharing of face masks in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, saying such actions would only fuel more...

COVID-19: FG govt give update on Madagascar herbal cure

Posted: 12 May 2020 09:40 AM PDT

The Nigerian government has insisted that the COVID-19 pandemic cure being imported from Madagascar will be subjected to test.   This was disclosed by the Coordinator, Presidential Task Force on...

Nnamdi Kanu blames owners of Rivers hotels for demolition

Posted: 12 May 2020 09:32 AM PDT

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has absolved Rivers State governor, Barr Nyesom Wike of blames in the demolition of two hotels in the state at the weekend.   Kanu in...

BREAKING: President Buhari allegedly appoints Prof. Agboola Gambari as new Chief of Staff

Posted: 12 May 2020 08:04 AM PDT

Pres. Buhari has allegedly appointed Professor Agboola Ibrahim Gambari has as his new chief of staff. The 79-year-old scholar and diplomat hails from Kwara State. He was minister of external affairs...

Battle against COVID-19 shouldn’t slow down justice system ― Sanwo-Olu

Posted: 12 May 2020 09:20 AM PDT

Amid battle against COVID-19 pandemic, Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has charged the judiciary to keep the wheel of justice administration moving well through the utilisation of new...

Unilever fires staff after massive Covid-19 donations

Posted: 12 May 2020 09:10 AM PDT

Multinational company, Unilever has fired a massive number of staff in Nigeria after donating the sum of 100 million euros to help fight the dreadful global Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). It was...

Supreme court affirms Ifeanyi Ubah as Anambra south senator

Posted: 12 May 2020 08:48 AM PDT

The supreme court has affirmed Ifeanyi Ubah as the senator representing Anambra south in the upper chamber of the national assembly. In a unanimous decision on Tuesday, a five-man panel of the...

‘It’s against their right’ — Reps ask FG to halt relocation of almajiri kids

Posted: 12 May 2020 08:42 AM PDT

The house of representatives has asked the federal government to stop the relocation of almajiri kids to their home states. At Tuesday's plenary session, the lower legislative chamber argued...

Mauritius declared coronavirus-free with no new case in 15 days

Posted: 12 May 2020 08:41 AM PDT

Mauritius has officially become coronavirus-free with no active case for the past 15 days.   According to the country's ministry of health 322 people had recovered out of the 332 confirmed...

FIFA postpones women’s U-17 World Cup to 2021

Posted: 12 May 2020 07:51 AM PDT

The women's Under-17 World Cup, due to be held in India in November, has been postponed for three month, FIFA said Tuesday, adding to a growing list of sporting events hit by the pandemic. The...

Putin spokesman tests positive for COVID-19

Posted: 12 May 2020 07:43 AM PDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday said he tested positive for the coronavirus and was receiving treatment in hospital, news agencies reported. "I am ill. I'm...

Akeredolu hunts for young boy who drew his portrait

Posted: 12 May 2020 07:25 AM PDT

Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has commended a "talented" young artiste who drew his portrait, adding that he would like to meet with him. TheNewsGuru recalls that the picture of the boy...

Bill Gates says he urged Trump to get the nation ready for a pandemic weeks before he became US president

Posted: 12 May 2020 07:13 AM PDT

Billionaire Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, has revealed that he informed Donald Trump to prepare for pandemic weeks before Trump became the U.S. president.   Gates, who is funding different...

67-year-old US citizen who died in Delta not COVID-19 positive

Posted: 12 May 2020 07:09 AM PDT

The samples taken from a 67-year-old American female, said to have exhibited COVID-19 symptoms before she died in Delta state on Sunday, has tested negative for the virus.   A 30-year-old male,...
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