FG Warn Governors Against Lifting Ban On Large Gatherings
The Federal Government has cautioned governors to rethink their decision to lift the ban on congregational, adding that the Coronavirus pandemic was still much with us. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of PTF on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, said this at the daily briefing one the task force, while reacting to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano...
COVID-19 Cases: Lagos Has Not Reached Its Peak Yet – Abayomi
The Lagos State government has asked residents to continue to comply with the measures put in place to flatten the curve of COVID-19 cases in the state. Despite the increasing figures of COVID-19 cases reported recently, the Commissioner for Health in Lagos, Professor Akin Abayomi, believes the state has yet to reach its peak. While giving an update on the outbreak...
Nigerian Man Returns N100k Mistakenly Credited To His Bank Account (See Screenshots)
A Nigerian man, Paul Kalu has explained that the sum of N100k mistakenly paid to him from unknown source has been returned. ABN TV report that this is after he got a call that it was a payment made in error. In a post, he stated, "The Devil is a liar: 100k from an unknown man paid into my account at a...
Sen. Kalu: The World Looking Up To Nigeria To Obey Supreme Court’s Ruling — Aide
Hon. Maduka Okoro, the media assistant to the senator representing Abia North senatorial district, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu has stated that efforts are on within his legal team to ensure that the federal lawmaker regains his freedom soon in obedience to the Supreme Court judgment. In a chat with ABN TV on Thursday, Mr Okoro expressed regret that Sen. Kalu...
Housewife Stabs Husband To Death In Bauchi Over Sex
An 18-year-old housewife, Salman Hassan, from Itas Gadau in Bauchi State, has stabbed her husband, Mohammed Mustapha, to death allegedly over sex, just after 11 days of marriage. Speaking with Daily Sun at the Bauchi State Police Command headquarters, Bauchi, on Thursday, where the young housewife was paraded with other suspects, Salma said she stabbed her husband on the chest...
Court Grants Bail To Chinese Nationals Who Allegedly Offered EFCC Officer N100m Bribe
A high court in Sokoto State has granted bail to two Chinese citizens accused of offering N50m bribe to an official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The N50m, which is in the custody of the EFCC, is said to be the first tranche of the alleged N100m bribe offered the agency official. Mr Meng Wei Kun and Xu...
FG Declares Monday, Tuesday Public Holidays To Mark Eid-el-Fitr Celebration
The Federal Government has declared Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 May 2020 as public holidays to mark 2020 Eid-el-Fitr celebration. ABN TV reports that the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, made the public holidays declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, through a statement by the Director Press and Public Relations of the Ministry, Mr Mohammed Manga, on Thursday...
Igbo Group Gives 21 Day Ultimatum For Almajirai To Leave South-East
An Igbo social-cultural pressure group, Igbo National Council (INC) has given a twenty-day ultimatum to almajirai that have in the past few weeks moved into the south-east zone from their various abodes in the north. ABN TV reports that According to a press statement by the national president, Chilos Godsent made available to newsmen in Owerri yesterday, he claimed that...
Northern Governors Ask President Buhari For Special Fund To Combat COVID-19
The Northern Governors Forum has asked for a special fund from the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the region. President Buhari had approved N10bn for Lagos. In a communique issued after the Northern Governors Forum held a teleconference on Wednesday, the governors said their states have 54 per cent of the total COVID-19 cases...
Kaduna Polytechnic To Conduct All Lectures Online
The management of Kaduna Polytechnic has announced that it will be moving all classroom lectures online due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Rector of the Kaduna Polytechnic, Professor Idris Bugaje, disclosed this to reporters on Thursday in Kaduna. He explained that the measure has become necessary due to the challenges posed to physical learning by the COVID-19 crisis. As part of the...
