Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, the Oluwo of Iwo has spoken against the way the gods in Africa have been demonized by the people. In a social media post, the Oluwo of Iwo stated that that is why the gods are not found to be appealing to the people. He also spoke in favor of upgrading the…
T. B Joshua, founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations [SCOAN] has hailed Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on how he has handed the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the cleric, the governor has shown great leadership at this critical time, even as he compared him to the New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, who he…
Gernot Rohr, Nigeria’s Super Eagles coach, will continue on the job. Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirmed this on Wednesday It confirmed that the NFF and Rohr have agreed to a new deal. Amaju Pinnick, NFF President, made the announcement in a statement. He said NFF and Coach Gernot Rohr ‘have concluded all contractual discussions and…
New Zealand has discharged the last case of coronavirus in the country and recorded no new cases of COVID-19 for five days consecutively, the ministry of health officials announced on Wednesday. The last coronavirus (COVID-19) patient to be discharged in New Zealand was being treated at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland. During a press briefing on…
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic has assured Nigerians that plans for the safe reopening of schools across the country were being put together. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the PTF, Mr. Boss Mustapha, gave the assurance on Wednesday during the daily media briefing…
Professor Akin Abayomi, the Lagos state Commissioner for Health, says the state will begin to see a significant decline in the number of COVID-19 cases in four to six months. Abayomi disclosed this when he spoke at the 2020 Ministerial Press Briefing in commemoration of the One-Year Anniversary of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s assumption of office…
The founder of Victory Life Ministries International, Bishop Mike Bamidele has said that coronavirus is evil from hell. He warned that nobody should blame God for it. The cleric said the churches would continue to support the government with prayers for an end to the virus, adding that the government should be commended for their…
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, has denied that schools will reopen on June 8. Nwajiuba, speaking at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Wednesday, asked parents and guardians to disregard the rumours making the rounds. “June 8 school resumption date report is false,” he said. The minister…
Two Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers and a police officer shot and seriously injured each other after they mistook themselves for terrorists in Bura, Garissa County. The police officer identified as Constable Emmanuel Ngao reportedly felt challenged by the two KDF soldiers, Senior Private David Mbugua and Jeremy Malusi who were on patrol and shot them during the confrontation. They…
Twelve people lost their lives in two different accidents, which occurred at Lumoh village along Olooru/Bode Sadu Road, Kwara State, and Rimin Gata in Ungoggo Local Government Area of Kano State, yesterday. The Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, Sector Commander in Kwara State, Mr. Jonathan Owoade, confirmed the death of seven persons, yesterday, in an…