Saturday, 23 May 2020

NigerianEye: “Ogun state extends lockdown for the 4th time” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Ogun state extends lockdown for the 4th time” plus 29 more

Ogun state extends lockdown for the 4th time

Posted: 23 May 2020 12:35 AM PDT

Governor Dapo Abiodun has extended the lockdown of the state by one week more with the Monday, Wednesday and Friday window periods sustained to enable residents re-stock their home with basic...

Nigeria records 245 new cases of Coronavirus, total now 7,261.

Posted: 23 May 2020 12:27 AM PDT

There is no respite for Nigeria, as the nation ramped up 245 new Coronavirus infections on Friday. The overall total is now 7,261. Lagos, the epicentre of the virus took the lead again with 131...

Africa's COVID-19 cases now over 100,000

Posted: 23 May 2020 12:14 AM PDT

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Eid-el-Fitri: Enforcement of restrictions still in place —IG

Posted: 22 May 2020 11:03 AM PDT

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has assured Nigerians of robust security during the Eid-el-Fitri celebrations, noting that proactive measures had been put in place nationwide. He...

BREAKING: Buhari appoints Ebonyi INEC Commissioner, Prof. Obioma as new NECO Registrar

Posted: 22 May 2020 09:49 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Professor Godswill Obioma as the new National Examinations Council (NECO) Registrar and Chief Executive Officer. The approval was contained...

Coronavirus: Pastor defies Government order, rips up letter banning gatherings (VIDEO)

Posted: 22 May 2020 10:25 AM PDT

A pastor in Baltimore, Maryland, tore a 'cease and desist letter' in front of his congregation on Wednesday, after he was ordered by local officials to stop hosting in-person services during...

Ex Kano Commissioner who celebrated Abba Kyari's death recovers from COVID-19

Posted: 22 May 2020 10:25 AM PDT

Former Kano State Commissioner of Works and Infrastructural Developments, Muazu Magaji, has been discharged after recovering from COVID-19. Magaji took to his Facebook page to announce his...

COVID-19: Panic in Calabar over death of two suspected cases

Posted: 22 May 2020 09:55 AM PDT

There is palpable fear in Calabar following the death of two persons suspected to be COVID-19 positive have been reported dead. It was gathered that a patient, a nurse reportedly died at the...

Immigration arrests 14 Togolese, 10 Nigerians at Ogun border

Posted: 22 May 2020 09:49 AM PDT

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Ogun Command, has arrested 14 Togolese and 10 Nigerians at Ajilete and Ilase border posts in the state. The NIS spokesman, Sunday James, disclosed this in a...

Coronavirus: Why we have more COVID-19 cases than Kano – Lagos govt

Posted: 22 May 2020 09:53 AM PDT

The Lagos State government has revealed why the state has recorded more COVID-19 cases than Kano State. Akin Abayomi, the State Commissioner for Health, disclosed that Lagos State has "increased...

VIDEO: Man caught picking out used sanitary pads in dustbin in Abuja

Posted: 22 May 2020 08:48 AM PDT

A yet-to-be identified man has been nabbed picking out used sanitary pads from a dustbin in an Abuja estate. The man who was confronted by the lady who disposed the used item in the dustbin...

‘There’ll be severe penalties’ — Buhari signs amended order on foreign assets taxation

Posted: 22 May 2020 08:41 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed an amendment to executive order 8 on voluntary offshore assets regularisation scheme (VOARS). First signed in October, 2018, the order grants offshore assets...

Many of our laws are dead -Senate spokesman

Posted: 22 May 2020 08:41 AM PDT

Ajibola Basiru, spokesman of the senate, says many of the country's laws are "dead letters" because they are no longer useful. Speaking on a live social media programme – Politics Everywhere With SOK...

COVID-19: Accept failure – PDP mocks Buhari

Posted: 22 May 2020 08:31 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has upbraided the Buhari Presidency for seeking to transfer the brunt of its failures to articulate and coordinate an effective national response on COVID-19...

COVID-19: Buhari bars govt officials, others from paying Sallah homage

Posted: 22 May 2020 08:00 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari said that in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus, there is no need for government officials, political leaders, community heads, Muslim and Christian religious...

Agent engaged to recover $62.5bn oil debt not mine – Malami

Posted: 22 May 2020 07:53 AM PDT

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Friday, denied owning a firm his office engaged to recover about $62bn debt from some international oil...

NDLEA uncovers first-ever hashish oil lab in Lagos, arrests owner

Posted: 22 May 2020 07:40 AM PDT

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a secret laboratory where hashish oil is manufactured in Lagos.  Hashish oil is a derivative of cannabis Sativa, a banned...

Former minister of communication kicks as she gets N29k estimated bill during lockdown

Posted: 22 May 2020 07:30 AM PDT

Omobola Johnson, a former minister of communication, says her office has been disconnected over N29,000 electricity bill while it was shut during the COVID-19 lockdown. In a Twitter post on Thursday,...

Nnamdi Kanu attacks Army, reveals Buratai’s location

Posted: 22 May 2020 07:25 AM PDT

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has thrown mud at the Nigerian Army saying the military only gets the muscle to attack civilians but becomes inefficient when...

FG reviews criteria for COVID-19 discharge certificate

Posted: 22 May 2020 07:25 AM PDT

The number of tests conducted on persons infected with coronavirus (COVID-19), before they are certified to have recovered from the disease, has been reduced to one. The Director-General of the...

EPL: Man Utd relaxed over Ighalo’s future

Posted: 22 May 2020 06:55 AM PDT

Manchester United are "relaxed" when it comes to the future of Odion Ighalo, according to James Cooper. Ighalo joined United on loan from Shanghai Shenhua in January and scored four times in his...

Trump bows to pressure, wears face mask for first time since COVID-19 pandemic

Posted: 22 May 2020 06:49 AM PDT

U.S. President Donald Trump finally wore a face mask. He heeded warnings on Thursday to wear the mask as he visited a Ford factory in Michigan. The photo of the masked President is now circulating...

FG lists diseases responsible for 70 per cent of COVID-19 deaths

Posted: 22 May 2020 06:14 AM PDT

The federal government has said health challenges like tuberculosis, hypertension, diabetes, HIV, kidney disease and cancer are responsible for 70 per cent of COVID-19 deaths in Nigeria. The Minister...

Buhari’s minister, Farouq reacts as Nigerians declare feeding programme a scam

Posted: 22 May 2020 06:03 AM PDT

The President Muhammadu Buhari administration has stated that its plan to feed school children at home is not a scam. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq,...

Coronavirus: I tested positively toward negative – Donald Trump

Posted: 22 May 2020 06:02 AM PDT

United States President, Donald Trump might have subtly confirmed that he tested positive for coronavirus and then negative. On Thursday, he made a riddle wrapped in confusion when asked about how...

Malabu deal: UK court dismisses Nigeria’s $1bn suit against Shell, Eni

Posted: 22 May 2020 05:59 AM PDT

A UK court has ruled that Nigeria's $1 billion suit against Royal Dutch Shell and Eni, oil giants, cannot go on because it does not have jurisdiction over the case. Christopher Butcher, the judge,...

Myanmar court jails editor for reporting false COVID-19 death

Posted: 22 May 2020 05:46 AM PDT

A Myanmar news editor has been jailed for two years after his agency reported a coronavirus death that turned out to be false, his lawyer said on Friday. The country has only 199 confirmed cases of...

COVID-19: Osinbajo constitutes committee on reopening of economy after NEC meeting

Posted: 22 May 2020 05:12 AM PDT

Nigeria's Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has constituted a committee on the reopening of the economy. This was one of the resolves after chairing a virtual National Economic Council (NEC)...

BREAKING: Nigeria records COVID-19 breakthrough as NCDC validates viral RNA extraction

Posted: 22 May 2020 05:06 AM PDT

The country has blazed a trail in Africa with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) successfully validating the first phase of the viral Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) extraction which should enable...

Details of how Adamawa recorded first COVID-19 death

Posted: 22 May 2020 05:01 AM PDT

As the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported, Adamawa State has recorded its first death from the coronavirus disease. The NCDC had noted that Adamawa had five cases on the 20th of...
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