COVID-19: Anambra Govt Bans Public Gatherings, Closes Schools
Anambra State Government has declared all higher institutions will be closed from March 22 while other schools will all be shut on 27th March until further notice to contain the coronavirus epidemic. Also, all public gatherings in the state had equally been banned by the Governor Willie Obiano. These were contained in a document obtained by ABN TV on Thursday in...
BREAKING: Four New Cases Of COVID-19 Confirmed In Lagos
Four New Cases Of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Lagos State, Channels Television reports. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, revealed this in an ongoing press conference. Details shortly…
Coronavirus Lockdown: Randy Italian Couple Caught Having S£x In A Car, Arrested
A couple caught having sex in a car were arrested for breaching coronavirus quarantine rules in Italy. The 23-year-old Egyptian man and 40-year-old Tunisian woman were caught in the act by a police officer on the outskirts of Milan on Monday. Quite apart from decency laws, the pair chose a particularly bad time for their roadside fling, with authorities on alert for breaches of...
COVID-19: RCCG Follows Govt Orders, Issues New Guideline For Sunday Worship
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has modified its mode of services in parishes in Lagos and Ogun States. Lagos and Ogun States on Wednesday announced total ban on religious gathering of over 50 worshippers as part of measures to prevent spread of coronavirus pandemic. RCCG’s Assistant General Overseer, Pastor Johnson Odesola, in a statement on Wednesday evening, entitled ‘Slight...
[BREAKING] COVID-19: Senate Closes Gallery, Suspends Public Hearing
The Senate has announced the partial closure of its activities to members of the public to safeguard the National Assembly Complex from coronavirus. Senate President Ahmad Lawan announced the development at plenary after a one-hour closed session. Lawan said all forms of public hearing and excursion of students to the Senate have been suspended till further notice. The Senate President, in addition,...
Coronavirus: Lagos Announces Closure Of Schools
The Lagos State Government has announced the closing down of all public and private schools from Monday, March 23, 2020. The move is part of the preventive measures against the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. According to a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Mrs Folashade Adefisayo, the move became necessary to prevent children and their teachers from getting more...
We Will Protect Nigerians – Buhari
Everything possible will be done to protect Nigerians from the adverse effects of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, President Muhammadu Buhari assured on Tuesday. He gave the assurance during a briefing session by the Prof Doyin Salami-led Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC), at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The PEAC Chairman, Prof Doyin Salami, warned of the likely consequences of a...
Coronavirus: US Govt To Pay Citizens $1tn In Cash As Cases Surpassed 5,700
In the United States, Trump administration announced a plan on Tuesday to send money directly to Americans immediately to ease the economic shock of the coronavirus pandemic, as fatalities hit 100 and the number of cases surpassed 5,700. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he supports sending money directly to Americans as part of a $1tn (£830bn) stimulus aimed at...
“No Matter How The Virus Has Defied Cure, It Can Never Defy God” – Father Mbaka
The spiritual director of The Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigerian, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka on Wednesday, called on Nigerians to pray for divine interventions and medical breakthroughs as the world battle the coronavirus epidemic. He stated this during the mid-week prayers of the ministry held at Umuchigbo, Nike, Enugu. According to him, no matter the stamina of the disease, God’s supremacy would...
Coronavirus: Nigeria Football League Suspended Indefinitely
The League Management Company (LMC) has suspended the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) until further notice due to concerns about the coronavirus. The LMC, which is the organiser of the NPFL, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday evening. “Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) has been suspended till further notice in line with global health preventive protocol against the Corona...