The Kaduna State government has confirmed 16 new cases of coronavirus in the state. The Commissioner of Health in the state, Dr. Amina Mohammed-Baloni, announced this on Thursday in a statement. He explained that the cases were Almajiris who returned to the state from Kano, saying their test results returned positive from a sample of…
The COVID-19 death toll has crossed 60,000 in the United States of America. Johns Hopkins University confirmed this on Wednesday. New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, said that the death rate has declined in recent days but was still high. On Tuesday, no fewer than 330 people died across the State, which has been the U.S….
Two COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded in Kano state. The state Ministry of Health disclosed this via its Twitter handle on Thursday morning, April 30. The Ministry also confirmed 24 new cases of COVID-19 in the state. The state now has 139 cases with a total of 5 confirmed deaths. President Buhari on Monday, April 27,…
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed the reopening of markets on selected days in the state. He spoke during a televised press conference on Wednesday. The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, in a series of tweets, said the governor also ordered that schools should remain closed. He tweeted, “Eateries and restaurants to open…
Members of the Executive Committee of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in 155 out of the 177 wards in Ekiti State have assumed office for a tenure of four years, after they were sworn in this morning, in accordance with the party’s constitution. The Ward Executive Committee members were sworn in by a Notary Public,…
Nollywood actor, Gbolagade Akinpelu popularly known as “Ogun Majek” is now bedridden and now solicits for financial help. One of his sons, Akinpelu Akeem Abidemi, made the call for financial assistance over his current poor state of health in a message sent out to the press. Abidemi said that the children of Gbolagade Akinpelu(Ogun Majek)…
Authorities of the Lagos state police command on Wednesday, April 29, apprehended 65 men and women for holding a party at 84 Park Hotel, Augusto Close, Oko Oba in the state. A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, Bala Elkana, disclosed that the suspects were arrested while consuming some substances suspected…
The gunmen, who abducted the Ekiti State Commissioner for Agriculture, Folorunso Olabode, have reduced the ransom they demanded from N30m to N15m. A family source said in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday that the reduction was against the backdrop of negotiations and inability to meet the N30m earlier demanded on Monday. The commissioner and one other…
A drama played out between the officials of the Oyo State Government and men of the Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo/Osun Area Command, Ibadan, on Wednesday as the Customs rejected the 1,800 bags of rice donated to the state by the Federal Government. The officials of the Oyo State Government, led by the Commissioner for Agriculture…
Lagos State has discharged 49 COVID-19 patients undergoing treatment in its isolation centers. This brings the total number of discharged patients in the state to 187, The PUNCH reports. The Lagos State Ministry of Health made this known via its Twitter handle. It tweeted, “49 #COVID19Lagos patients: 28 females and 21 males including a foreign national – a Greek…