COVID-19: Oyo Imposes Dusk To Dawn Curfew, Closes Markets
A file photo of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde (centre). Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, announced stringent measures to halt the coronavirus spread in the state on Friday. According…
UPDATED: Explosion Rocks Akure Suburb
The explosion reportedly occurred in the early hours of Saturday, March 28, 2020. Residents of Iluabo, a suburb of Akure were shocked by an explosion that occurred in the area…
Ministers Donate 50 Percent Of March Salary To Help Stop COVID-19 – Lai Muhammed
A file photo of Information Minister, Lai Mohammed. Nigeria’s 43 cabinet ministers have donated 50 percent of their March salaries towards the federal government’s efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic,…
Trump Signs $2trn Recovery Plan As COVID-19 Cases Skyrocket In US
Members of the NYC Medical Examiner’s Office at the site as workers build a makeshift morgue outside of Bellevue Hospital to handle an expected surge in Coronavirus victims on March…
COVID-19: Ganduje Launches Fumigation Of Kano, Calls For Social Distancing
Abdullahi Ganduje (second right) holds a hose on Saturday, March 28, 2020. Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje on Saturday launched a special fumigation exercise of public spaces in the state.…
Iran COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 2,500
A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on March 18, 2020 shows President Hassan Rouhani (R) chairing a cabinet meeting alongside Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri in the capital Tehran.…
US Tops World In Virus Cases, Overtaking China And Italy
Medical staff push a patient on a gurney to a waiting medical helicopter at the Emile Muller hospital in Mulhouse, eastern France, to be evacuated on another hospital on March…
South Africa Records First 2 Coronavirus Deaths, Cases Top 1,000
A man walks in the streets wearing a face mask as a preventive measure agaisnt the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus on March 23, 2020, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. ZINYANGE AUNTONY /…
Xi Tells Trump China And US Must ‘Unite To Fight Virus’
A community volunteer informs residents to get vegetables with a loudspeaker in Wuhan, in China’s central Hubei province on March 13, 2020. STR / AFP China and the United States…
COVID-19: Buhari Not Flown Abroad – Presidency
President Muhammadu Buhari working in his office. Photo: Twitter@PresidencyNigeria The presidency has debunked an audio making the rounds that President Muhammadu Buhari has been flown abroad for treatment over coronavirus.…
Zamfara Governorship Election: Supreme Court Dismisses APC’s Application
The Supreme Court has dismissed the application for judicial review filed by the APC in Zamfara State against Senator Kabiru Marafa and 179 others. In a lead judgment delivered by…
Katsina Government Orders Closure Of Borders, Suspends Large Gatherings
File: Governor Aminu Bello Masari addresses journalists after the meeting Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, has ordered the closure of all borders with neighboring states including Niger Republic. Also, large…
COVID-19: NPA Faults NCDC On Cases ‘Detected On Vessel’
File: Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu is head of the NCDC The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has faulted the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)’s discovery of six new cases of coronavirus…
Sokoto Govt Orders Closure Of All Inter-State Routes
Sokoto State government has ordered the closure of all inter-state routes into the state from midnight of Friday, 27th March 2020. The state governor Aminu Tambuwal made this announcement during…
French PM Warns ‘Difficult’ Days Ahead Over Coronavirus
Pigeons stand on a empty central square, close to Rennes’ city hall in Rennes, western France on March 21, 2020. A strict lockdown requiring most people in France to remain…
Military Destroys Terrorists’ Hideout In Borno
A file photo of a Nigerian air force airstrike The Nigerian military says it has destroyed some structures belonging to the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) in air…
NDDC Set To Partner Stakeholders, Fight COVID-19 In Niger Delta
The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Kemebradikumo Pondei says the Commission is ready to protect the people of the Niger Delta region from the dreaded…
14 New Cases Of COVID-19 Confirmed In Nigeria
Fourteen new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Nigeria, bringing the total number of cases to 65. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this in a…
Lagos Assembly Passes Bill To Curb Coronavirus Spread
A file photo of the mace at the Lagos State House of Assembly in Alausa, Ikeja. Photo: Twitter- @lshaofficial The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed an emergency bill…
COVID-19: South Africa Set For Military-Enforced Lockdown
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa dressed in military fatigues talks to soldiers of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) at the Doornkop Military Base in Soweto, on March 26,…