The dollar sold for N450 in the parallel market on Friday, showing a shallow and dry reflection of the foreign exchange market. The impact of the crude oil prices which had been fluctuating, and fell to as low as $21, had also been taking its toll on the strength of the naira. The President, Association…
Health officials in Wuhan, the epicenter of the Coronavirus pandemic, that has affected over two million people worldwide causing 206,000 known deaths, have revealed that the city’s hospitals do not have any Coronavirus patients. Mi Feng, the Chinese National Health Commission spokesman, said the number of new Covid-19 patients in the city was zero. According…
A second Coronavirus death has been recorded in Oyo state as confirmed by the state’s Governor, Seyi Makinde in tweets shared in the late hours of Sunday, April 26. The recent death brings the number of COVID-19 related deaths in the state to two. There are currently eight active cases in Oyo State. Governor Makinde…
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, says President Muhammadu Buhari will determine when to lift the lockdown order in Lagos, Abuja and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Ehanire disclosed this on Sunday while speaking on the efforts made by the Federal Government to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. “The President will make that…
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has rejected bags of rice sent to the state by the Federal Government as palliatives. It was gathered that most of the 1800 bags received by the state from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management were not fit for human consumption. The 1,800 bags of rice and…
The city of Miami in the US has reportedly gone six weeks without a murder, the very first time that has happened since 1957. According to the Miami Herald, Miami, once dubbed as America’s ‘murder capital,’ did not report a homicide from February 17 to April 12 and the Miami police say there has been…
A former Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, Taiwo Akerele, on Sunday cried out that his life is in danger following the invasion of his residence at 1st Ugbor Road in Benin GRA by men of the Department of State Services. The DSS men invaded the residence of Akerele around 5…
Popular Nigerian singer, Davido has blasted Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson and her husband, Prince Okojie. The sensational singer, Davido expressed his displeasure via the comment session of Eniola Badmus post. Badmus had joined the rest of her colleagues to congratulate Mercy Johnson on the supposed arrival of her 4th baby and Davido commented. ‘ Wicked…
The West African Examinations Council has denied canceling the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates. The Head of National Office, WAEC, Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Areghan, in a statement on Sunday urged Nigerians to disregard the fake publication circulating on social media. He said, “Our attention has been drawn to a fake…
Policemen enforcing the COVID- 19 lockdowns at Opobo junction along Ikot Ekpene Road, Ogbor Hill, Aba, Abia state, had a hectic time on Sunday dispersing over 1,000 joggers who came for their usual morning exercise in the area. Some of the joggers resisted the police team which blocked the junction, warning them to return to…