Catholic Priest Okeke-Odogwu Reportedly Found Dead Inside His Car In Anambra [VIDEO]
A catholic priest has been found dead in his car in Anambra State. Rev Fr. Charles Okeke-Odogwu, who was the school manager of Fr. Ohai Memorial Secondary School, Oroma- Etiti, Anambra State, was found dead in his car on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. The priest who is also the parish priest of Holy Cross Parish, Oroma Etiti, was allegedly found lifeless inside his car...
BREAKING: Court Grants Orji Kalu’s Co-Defendant Post-Conviction Bail
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted post-conviction bail to a former Abia State Commissioner for Finance Jones Udeogu, who was convicted of N7.65billion fraud alongside former Governor Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu. Last December 5, Justice Mohammad Idris sentenced Udeogu to 56 years imprisonment while Kalu bagged 133 years imprisonment. But on Thursday, Justice Mohammed Liman granted bail to...
Health Minister’s Absence Sparks Self-isolation Rumour
There were insinuations that the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, had gone into self-isolation on Wednesday after possible contact with the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari. The CoS had tested positive to COVID-19 on Monday. He had travelled to Germany via Egypt on March 7, 2020, and was accompanied on the trip by the Executive Chairman of...
COVID-19: Kaduna Govt Commence Fumigation Of Markets
The Kaduna State Government has commenced fumigating all markets across the state in an effort to stop the spread of Coronavirus in the state. This follows the closure of all markets with the exemption of those selling food items and medicals on the orders on the orders of the state governor, Mr Nasir El-Rufai. After enforcing the closure of all shops that...
Enyimba Star Dayo Ojo Regains Freedom From Kidnappers
Enyimba FC star, Dayo Ojo, and Abia Comet’s Benjamin Iluyomade have been released by their abductors after they were kidnapped on Sunday. Dayo and Benjamin were kidnapped while coming back from their teams camp on Sunday following the suspension of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) due to the outbreak of the COVID-19. They were abducted along the Benin-Owo Expressway but three days after,...
COVID-19: 67 Italian Priests Have Died So Far
3017A total of 67 Italian priests infected with the novel coronavirus have died since the pandemic reached the Mediterranean country last month, the Avvenire newspaper said Wednesday. The youngest of those listed by the Catholic Church-affiliated paper was 53. “Priests get sick and die like everybody else, maybe even more than the rest,” the Avvenire wrote. The paper said 22 of the...
Coronavirus: Obey Govt Guidelines, Speaker Tells Abians
Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji, the Speaker Abia State House of Assembly, has urged all Abians and visitors to the State to strictly follow the guidelines established by the State Government in the fight against the rampaging Coronavirus. The Speaker said this on Wednesday in a statement made available to newsmen in Umuahia the Abia State capital. He emphasised that the...
COVID-19: Governor Obaseki Goes Into Self-Isolation After Contact with Abba Kyari
The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has gone into self-isolation, Following his close contact with the and Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, who have both tested positive for coronavirus. In a statement, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr Crusoe Osagie, said the governor has sent his samples for testing. Osagie said, “The governor...
Coronavirus: Chloroquine Not Approved – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has advised Nigerians against the use of chloroquine and its derivatives for the management of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic. In a post on its official twitter handle, NCDC warned Nigerians against self-medication, stressing that the use of chloroquine is yet to be approved or validated. The tweet says, “Please remember that the use of...
COVID-19: Abia Speaker Lists Measures To Protect Indigenes
As the COVID-19 pandemic virus continues to ravage the world, the Speaker Abia state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji has stated that the state must take proactive measures to protect indigenes and residents from the virus. He made this known on Monday when the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joe Osuji briefed the Assembly on steps the government is...
