The Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has lamented the influx of people from other states despite the ban on inter-state movement. Speaking through his Special Adviser on Special Duties, Dr Doyin Odebowale, who visited the state boundaries on Sunday, alleged that the police were frustrating the effort of the government at containing the spread…
The Federal Ministry of Education has urged Nigerians to disregard some false news flying around that the Federal Government had directed the reopening of schools. The ministry’s Director of Press, Ben Goong, said on Sunday that there was no such directive from the minister, Adamu Adamu, as everyone had been instructed to work from home…
The Police in Ifo, Ogun state has been accused of allegedly refusing to show up after they were called upon by the residents when a thief was caught in the community. According to a social media report, a boy was appeared to miss his way was caught in an estate in Ifo, an area in…
Nigeria’s coronavirus cases have increased to 318 after 13 new cases were recorded. The Nigeria Control for Disease Control made this known via its Twitter handle on Saturday. Details later…
Residents of Whitesand community, a suburb of Lagos, were shocked to the marrow as they woke up to discover a middle age man had died inside a container during a sex romp with his concubine. The deceased, identified just as Akin, aka AK, a father of four, was found dead inside the container, while the…
The Federal Government has said in the next few weeks it is going to provide 500,000 petty traders across the country microloans of N5bn to cushion the economic hardship caused by coronavirus lockdown. It said it would do this through the Tradermoni, Marketmoni and Farmermoni programmes, adding that 100,000 of such traders had already got the loans. A statement from…
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has expressed sadness as the country and the world at large battle COVID-19 pandemic amid the Easter season. The bishops also said this was a time to express love to one another, especially the poor, widows and underprivileged, who might not have the means to celebrate Easter. In a…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was discharged from hospital on Sunday, a Downing Street spokesman said, a week after being admitted for treatment for coronavirus and spending three days in intensive care. “The PM has been discharged from hospital to continue his recovery, at Chequers,” the spokesman said, referring to the prime minister’s country estate…
The three tiers of government suffered a shortfall of N413.3bn in allocation from the federation account within a two-month period covering January and February this year. The shortfall was arrived at on an analysis of the difference between the projections of the 2020 Appropriation Act and the actual revenues generated and shared among the three…
Sen. Nicholas Tofowomo, the Lawmaker representing Ondo South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, has greeted the body of Christ on Easter celebration, urging them to pray for Nigeria especially against COVID-19 that is presently ravaging the country. Tofowomo gave this charge on Sunday in his country home at Ileoluji, the headquarters of Ileoluji/Okeigbo Local…