Premier League To Restart June 17
The Premier League clubs have agreed to restart the season on June 17 after they gave "Project Restart" the green light at a shareholders meeting on Thursday. ABN TV reports that Manchester City v Arsenal and Aston Villa v Sheffield United have been lined up as the first premier league games on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. The two fixtures were originally...
Enugu State Govt Commences Construction Of 260 Primary Healthcare Centres
As part of measures to improve healthcare delivery and bring healthcare services closer to the people, the Enugu State Government is currently building new 260-type 2 primary healthcare centres across the state. This was disclosed, yesterday, by the state governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, when he received in audience the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Tunji Alausa,...
‘Alex Otti Promised To Pay Us’ — Abia Doctors Suspend Indefinite Strike After Six Months
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Abia called a halt to their six-month-old strike on Friday. Isaiah Abali, director of the Abia section of NMA, declared the suspension in a dispatch he together endorsed with Daniel Ekeleme, the affiliation's secretary. The state NMA left protesting on December 8, 2022, in challenging the lasting non-installment of their compensations. The specialists in the dispatch...
Lagos Doctors Begin Indefinite Sit-At-Home Strike To Protest Police Harassment
The Lagos State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA has directed members to embark on a Sit-at-Home strike to protest alleged harassment of its member at the frontline of Covid-19 by security operatives. The group accused the Police in Lagos of Harassment of its members through conflicting directives on the status of essential workers. In a press statement, the association...
Fears As Abia Records 54 Cases Of COVID-19, Nigeria’s Total Hits 15,181
The Abia state COVID-19 cases on Friday hit 54 after 97 new cases were recorded, ABN TV reports. The state a few days ago recorded about 67 cases which include the governor, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu. The centre made this known via its Twitter handle on Friday night. The new cases per states are listed below: Lagos-229 FCT-65 Abia-54 Borno-42 Oyo-35 Rivers-28 Edo-28 Gombe-27 Ogun-21 Plateau-18 Delta-18 Bauchi-10 Kaduna-10 Benue-9 Ondo-8 Kwara-6 Nasarawa-4 Enugu-4 Sokoto-3 Niger-3 Kebbi-3 Yobe-1 Kano-1 As it stands now, 15,181 persons have...
Coronavirus: Oyedepo Cancels Services At Winners Chapel In Maryland, USA
Pastor Isaac Oyedepo, son of Bishop David Oyedepo of Winners Chapel has announced that the Church’s services for this weekend in Maryland USA have been canceled over coronavirus. Oyedepo who made the announcement on social media stated that the decision is in line with the state of emergency declared by Governor Logan of Maryland. He also stated that they will monitor...
China MOCKS President Trump Coronavirus Diagnosis
The editor of an influential Chinese state-run newspaper has mocked Donald Trump after the US President and first lady Melania Trump both tested positive for the coronavirus. Hu Xijin, the editor-in-chief of the Global Times, a major Chinese tabloid and mouthpiece of the Communist Party, said that President Trump and his wife 'have paid the price for his gamble to play down the COVID-19'. He claimed...
BREAKING: Lagos Discharges 10 More Coronavirus Patients
The Lagos State government, on Friday, announced the discharge of ten more COVID-19 patients. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a statement, urged Lagosians to practice great personal hygiene and join the #MaskUpLagos campaign by using a facemask in public. He said, “Even with the number of cases rising, we are happy to celebrate our success stories because they show that a positive...
VIDEO: Americans Are All Praying For Boris Johnson, Says Donald Trump
President Donald Trump offered his support for Boris Johnson after the UK prime minister was taken into intensive care in London on Monday. 'I want to send best wishes to a very good friend of mine, and a friend to our nation, Prime Minister Boris Johnson,' Trump said at his daily White House briefing. 'We are very saddened to hear that he was taken into intensive care this afternoon a little while...
Release My Detained Aides, Aisha Buhari Tells IGP
The First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Buhari on Friday asked Police Inspector-General Mohammed Adamu to release her staff who are in police detention. Mrs. Buhari in a series of tweets said the IGP should “release my assigned Staff who are still in the custody of the Police in order to avoid putting their lives in danger or exposure to Covid-19 while...
