Peace and Conflict Resolution Resource Centre, PEACrEc, in a bid to alleviate the pain and suffering of the less privileged children during the lockdown caused by COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has reached out to children living in poor communities of Lagos spanning from Oshodi, Ipaja, Akowonjo, Igando to Agbado area of Ogun State. PEACrEc was able to carry out this huge responsibility with the help of well-meaning Nigerians who responded to the NGO’s call in both cash and kind and also Organizations including Flour Mills of Nigeria PLC, PZ Cussons, NORDICA Fertility Centre and Federal Government College, Ijanikin ‘84 Set, who…
Author: Funke Busari
Nigeria recorded a scary figure of 86 highest infection of Coronavirus confirmed cases in one day. A figure showed by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, revealed the total numbers of confirmed cases on Sunday bringing the total figure to 627. In its updated figures, on 19th April, 2020 at 11:50 p.m, the centre stated that there are 627 COVID-19 confirmed cases in the country. So far the country has recorded 21 deaths and 170 discharged. There are now 376 cases in Lagos; 88 cases in FCT Abuja and 36 in Kano States. Break downLagos 376FCT 88Kano 36Osun 20Oyo 16Edo…
Drunk Policemen, not on essential duty led by an Assistant Suprintendent of Police snuffed life out of a promising youth in Ebem Ohafia of Abia State. The Nigeria Police Abia State Command which gave the detailed account of what happened expressed regret over the incident. The innocent young man identified as Ifeanyi Arunsi on Friday 17th April, 2020 night was in company of his co-workers discharging goods from a truck. According to Abia State Police Command “The Policemen led by an Assistant Superintendent of Police who were neither on duty nor on COVID-19 preventive assignment, went out in a private…
Governor Nysome Wike of Rivers State has finally bowed to pressure as he released detained 22 sstaff of ExxonMobil on essential duty to the state. The Rivers State Government on Sunday released the 22 Staff of ExxonMobil who were arrested for violating the State Executive Order restricting movement in the state. According to the State Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Professor Zaccheus Adangor the ExxonMobil staff were released without charges. He said that they were released following interventions by well-meaning Nigerians. The Attorney-General of Rivers State noted that he monitored the release of the 22 ExxonMobil at the State Isolation…
Abuja, the nation’s capital might be overwhelmed by COVID-19 as video emerged on how an official disposed the overall he used during the burial of Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. The video showed the official carefully removed the cloth unprotected, brought out a sack from his car and put the white overall inside. He then carelessly dropped it in the open, entered his car and drove off without washing his hands or applying sanitiser.
The death of the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, has occurred on Friday after becoming sick to Coronavirus. The presidential spokesperson to President Buhari, Mr. Femi Adesina said in a Tweet early on Saturday. Mr Kyari died of Coronavirus. He received treatment at a private hospital in Lagos. The tweet read, “Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, passes on. May God rest his soul. Amen. Funeral arrangements to be announced soon. In a short message sent to PREMIUM TIMES by Mr.Adesina wrote, “The Presidency regrets to announce the passage of the Chief of…
The Divisional Police Officer at the Surulere Division, CSP Emmanuel Onah has debunked report of being removed from office as DPO in Ikotun Division of the Lagos State Police Command over allegations bothering on extortion and lacklustre enforcement of the lockdown order in Ikotun. In a phone interview with CSP Onah on Thursday, he described the allegation as untrue, and the consequence of fake press reportage of his activities while in Ikotun. According to CSP Onah, “It is the home of fake press people. Commissioner of Police just reshuffled, you know he is new, he has to do changes now.…
The International Press Center, IPC, Lagos-Nigeria, has launched an advisory to aid journalists in the course of covering and reporting the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. Journalists can access the advisory COVID-19 http//www.ipcng.org/covid-19-advisory-for-journalists/ The foremost media resource centre dedicated to building media capacities for democracy and development in a statement by its Executive Director, Mr. Lanre Arogundade, on Wednesday said that generations of Nigerian journalists were covering a pandemic for the first time and therefore needed as much professional support as possible. Mr. Arogundade also said as front men and women in the effort to disseminate information that would help combat…
This might not sound like a good news to many Nigerians, but the fact is that residents of Lagos, Ogun and Abuja will have to stay at home for the next 14 days again. President Muhammadu Buhari handed down the directive on Monday in his broadcast. The President acknowledged the pain and sacrifice of Nigerians in the last two weeks but added that to protect lives and means of livelihood, the lockdown continue. He however said measure have been put in place to cushion the effect and preserve the economy. According to the President, it was a difficult decision to…
A non governmental organisation, International Center for Human Rights Non Violence and Safety Awareness is calling on the government to extend palliatives beyond provision of food stuffs. The NGO stated this in a press release signed by the Chief Executive Officer Barr. Ene Unobe. It read “Government’s restriction of movement order which includes the directive for citizens to stay at home in order to contain the spread of COVID-19 is in good faith. This lockdown, no doubt, is taking its toll on individuals’ and families’ efforts to meet basic obligations. As a human right NGO, we have been inundated with communications…