The Former Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has dismissed President Buhari’s cabinet as incompetent, “lacking in qualified hands”. In a language that betrays a deep contempt, Atiku dismissed the team for its inability to “think outside the box”. Atiku passed the verdict in a long essay circulated today on how Nigeria and Africa can surmount…
Gran-of-seven and great-great-gran-of-one Dorothy were taken to hospital by ambulance on March 27 after she found herself more breathless than usual and with a raging temperature. The retired factory packer, who has also beaten three types of cancer in her life, was kept in a private isolated room for the week she was in the…
An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced 14 persons to two months imprisonment each for breaching Coronavirus regulations in the state. All the defendants pleaded guilty to two-count charge of disobedience to lockdown order and conduct likely to cause breach of public peace. The Magistrate, Mr O.A Ayilara, in his judgement, sentenced the defendants to…
In what will come across as a really startling development, a woman and her sons have perished from the coronavirus. An African American woman and three of her sons who all tested positive for the Coronavirus have died, NBC News reports. The woman, Antoinette Franklin, a lifelong New Orleans resident, died March 23. Her sons,…
A 15-man medical team from China has arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. This is as a result of the ongoing pandemic that has put the world at the edge. In Nigeria alone, there are almost 300 cases of coronavirus patients that have been recorded and 6 deaths.
The Federal government has sent a new budget proposal to the National Assembly for consideration in view of global economic realities as a result of the outbreak and spread of COVID- 19. The new proposal sighted by The Nation and which is currently being considered by the leadership of the legislature reduced the 2020 estimate…
Residents of Gbagada in Lagos state were punished by soldiers after they came out to exercise despite the lockdown order this morning. The gym enthusiasts have flouted the stay-at-home order for some days now. Yesterday videos of them exercising on the expressway was shared online.
The Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) has announced that the orgaization’s board has approved that Nigerian artists would be receiving N11,000 as coronavirus relief package. In a statement released, President of COSON, Tony Okoroji, mentioned that since the beginning of the pandemic and the eventual lockdown of some states, himself and other board members have…
Office of the Accountant General of the Federation is currently on fire right now in Abuja. The cause of the fire accident is yet to be disclosed as at the time of filing this reports. But we hope the fire-brigade officials make it to the scene on time to put out the fire to avoid…
The Lagos State government on Wednesday confirmed the death of a COVID-19 patient in the state. Prof. Akin Abayomi, Commissioner of Health in the state disclosed that the deceased was a 66-year-old Briton who recently returned from India. In a series of tweets, Abayomi wrote on his official Twitter page: “Lagos recorded another COVID-19 related…