Ken Saro-wiwa Jr has died after suffering a stroke. The BBC reports that the son of the late environmental activist, Ken Saro wiwa, died in the UK. His sister Noo Saro-Wiwa while confirming his death to journalists said Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr passed away after suffering a stroke. She said “ItContinue Reading
Fire has gutted a part of Muda Lawal Market, in Bauchi metropolis on Thursday. Several shops including vehicles were razed in the inferno that lasted for almost 2 hours. A source who spoke with our correspondent in confidence said the fire incident occurred as a result of an overloaded vehicleContinue Reading
A patient quarantined at the Abuja Isolation Centre says she has not received any form of treatment since April 2 when she was moved to the facility. The patient, identified as Susan Idoko, had been brought to the Abuja Isolation Centre from Benue State after she was said to haveContinue Reading
The federal government says it will exclude Nigerians with more than N5,000 bank balance and those who spend more than N100 on recharge cards from palliatives. On March 30, President Muhammadu Buhari announced a lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the federal capital territory (FCT) for a period of 14 days.Continue Reading
Governors of the 36 states, under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), have commended businessman, Aliko Dangote, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele and other members of the Coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID) for their contributions to the country’s efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirusContinue Reading
China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said there is no evidence that the coronavirus that has infected more than two million people globally was made in a laboratory. Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian made the remark in response to a question about accusations the coronavirusContinue Reading
Former Ogun State Sports Commissioner, Mr Bukola Olopade, on Thursday, commended Nigerian doctors after he was discharged from the Isolation centre in Lagos following his all-clear result from coronavirus. Olopade, who was confirmed positive for coronavirus three weeks after returning from United Kingdom, was discharged on Wednesday night after hisContinue Reading
Amidst the growing cases of crime in some parts of the country as a result of the lockdown directive, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has registered how its ‘shortage of resources’ could not permit the party to offer palliative measures to Nigerians. The party spokesperson, Lanre Issa-Onilu, in a phone interviewContinue Reading
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, has recommended that the provision of the Fiscal Responsibility Act that prohibits fiscal deficit of more than five per cent budgetary limit should be suspended for the current fiscal year, due to the injury inflicted on the economyContinue Reading
A PREGNANT nurse who died from coronavirus following the successful delivery of her baby via c-section is pictured for the first time. Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong, 28, tragically passed away on Sunday after the emergency surgery at Luton & Dunstable hospital where the “fabulous” NHS hero worked. CHANNELS 4 NEWS todayContinue Reading
