Jimoh Fathia As Ogun Traders Appeal To State Government On Provision of Preventive Materials Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has announced that his former residence be used as Isolation centre for victims of the Coronavirus. Obasanjo said the 32-room facility at the Presidential Hilltop, Abeokuta, Ogun State capital had been handed over to the state government. In a release by his Special Assistant on media, Kehinde Akinyemi, on Friday, the former President was concerned about the pandemic. Obasanjo said, “I think those who can in one way or another assist in this situation should do so.” Meanwhile, traders in Ogun State…
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Davido’s girlfriend, Chioma Rowland has tested positive to the Coronavirus disease. Chioma is the fiancee of talented Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, better known as Davido. Davido posted the news on his official instagram page on Friday. He said his heartthrob is not showing any symptom but they decided to take the test because of their recent travel history.
Few days after the Lagos State Government issued a stay-at-home directive to residents, in order to curtail the spread of the novel Coronavirus, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has unveiled economic stimulus package for the indigent and the most vulnerable in the society. The stimulus, which comes in food packs, to be distributed to every local government in the State is aimed at cushioning the effect of the fourteen days stay-at-home directive. Speaking after an on-the-spot assessment of one of the State-owned food banks, located inside the premises of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives in Agege, Sanwo-Olu said the economic stimulus…
The United States has asked medical professionals seeking to work in America to apply for a work visa at the nearest US Embassy as part of measures to strengthen the health system to contain the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The government in a statement published on www.travel.state.gov on Friday, advised foreign medical professionals already in the US to consult with their sponsors to extend their programmes. The statement read, “We encourage medical professionals seeking to work in the United States on a work or exchange visitor, particularly those working to treat or mitigate the effects of COVID-19, to reach…
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has called for immediate decongestion of all correctional centres in the country as measure to ensure that the Coronavirus disease does not find its way into any of the centres. The minister made the call during an emergency meeting held in Abuja Thursday on how to manage the custodial centres of the Nigerian Correctional Service during the COVID-19 pandemic. He called on the Attorney General of the Federation, States Chief Judges, Governors and other stakeholders to immediately identify measures to be taken for quick decongestion of custodial centres across the country as a way…
The Transition Monitoring Group, TMG, has commended the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, for their efforts in addressing COVID-19 in the last one month. The group also called attention of government to the need to ensure that citizens in remote locations and hard to reach communities are prioritised in the responses to the pandemic. According to the Chairperson of TMG, Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, ‘The efforts of the government of Lagos State will go down in the history of the nation for the leadership role played in the containment and response to…
Lagos State Attorney General, Moyosore Onigbanjo SAN has directed the discontinuance of 566 cases being prosecuted by police prosecutors in various Lagos courts. This directive to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to discontinue 566 cases was recently communicated through a press statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Mr. Kayode Oyekanmi. The decision became necessary following a recommendation on the Arthur Worrey led Advisory Committee on Police Prosecutorial power in Margistrate Courts. According to the statement, the Attorney General having critically examined the committee’s first phase review and recommendation has instructed the Directorate…
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has tested positive for the Coronavirus. Mohammed had contact with Mohammed, the son of former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. This information was communicated by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Mukhtar Gidado, in a statement on Tuesday.
Many attendees of recently concluded African Magic Viewers Choice Award, AMVCA, might have been exposed to person suffering from Coronavirus. This is according to the Lagos State Government in a statement released on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. According to the statement those who participated at the AMVCA, held in Lagos were most likely exposed to the deadly, COVID-19 pandemic. According to the State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi those who attended the AMVCA award on March 14, 2020 in Lagos may have come in contact with one of the confirmed cases in Lagos. According to him, “#COVID19 Lagos Alert…
While many think the Boko Haram terrorists have taken a break because of Coronavirus, they caught Nigerian soldiers unaware and killed many of them. A statement made available by the Directorate of Defence Media Operations confirmed this. According to the statement on March 23, 2020, troops on clearance operations were ambushed and suffered fatalities from the terrorists. It however added that Air Component Operation Lafiya Dole responded, repelled the attack and killed many terrorists in counter-operation. According to the statement signed by Major General John Eneche, the Defence Headquarters commiserated with the families of fallen heroes and assured Nigerians that…