Coronavirus Lockdown: How Woman Jumped into Osun River over Hunger
A woman has been rescued after she jumped into the Osun River in Osun State in a bid to commit suicide over hunger occasioned by total lockdown of the state due to coronavirus pandemic. Osun State currently has 14 cases…
Lagos Engages CDAs, NGOs to Distribute Stimulus Package
The Lagos State Government, on Sunday, disclosed that it has engaged no fewer than 4,000 registered Community Development Associations (CDAs), Non-Governmental Organisations and Religious Leaders to distribute the economic stimulus package unveiled for the indigent and the most vulnerable in…
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 174 Coronavirus Cases
Nigerian authorities have released new figures of the country’s coronavirus cases, which have risen to 174 after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday confirmed twenty three (23) new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The NCDC in…
BREAKING: Govt Shuts Down Ogbete Main Market Enugu
By Chris Ugwuja, Nsukka The Ogbete Main Market Enugu has been shut down by the Enugu State Government. This was the fallout of a visit by the combined team of State Government officials led by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and heads…
COVID-19: Egbabor Establishes 17 Emergency Markets in Isoko North
…Obey Order to Avoid Embarrassing Situations – Egbabor Sequel to the closure of markets across Delta in compliance with the lockdown directives of the state government, the Chairman, Isoko North Local Government Council, Hon Emmanuel Egbabor has established 17 emergency…
#COVID19Update: Number of Recorded Coronavirus Cases in Nigeria Hits 139
Nigeria on Tuesday night confirmed four new cases of #COVID19, with 3 of the cases reported in the FCT and 1 in Lagos as at 08:00 pm 31st March 2020, The Street Reporters Newspaper reports. The new cases increased the…
Sierra Leone Confirms First Coronavirus Case
Sierra Leone has recorded its first case of the new coronavirus, the government said on Tuesday, making it the latest African country to register an infection. In a televised press conference, President Julius Maada Bio said that a 37-year-old man…
Coronavirus Lockdown Another Opportunity for Official Corruption – Intersociety Raises Alarm
…Accused Security Agencies of Extortion under the Guise of Coronavirus Lockdown By James Ezema The Coronavirus lockdown in Nigeria is likely to have provided another opportunity for official criminal enrichment and state sadism, the International Society for Civil Liberties and…
Illegality of Restriction Order: President Buhari Signs COVID-19 Regulations, 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari has legalised restriction order in a bid to further prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in the country. The Street Reporters Newspaper gathered that in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Sections 2, 3…
Broadcast: CNPP Backs Buhari on Measures Against COVID-19 Spread
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has expressed support to measures adopted by President Muhammadu Buhari in efforts to end the spread of coronavirus in the country. The CNPP in a statement issued by its Secretary General, Chief Willy…
Serious! Buhari Orders 14 Days Lockdown in Lagos, FCT, Ogun over #COVID19 Outbreak
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a total lockdown in Lagos, Ogun States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, for 14 days as part of measures to contain the spread of Coronavirus disease in the country. The President in a…
