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…
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…
COVID-19: Dave Omokaro Foundation, GERAN Hail FG Palliative Initiative
…Express Concern over Poor Nigerians Not Capture on Current Databases The Federal government is moving with speed to implement the recently announced social investment palliative for poor Nigerians, to cushion the socio-economic pressure of the lockdown to combat the spread…
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…
#COVID19Update: Number of Recorded Coronavirus Cases in Nigeria Hits 139
Nigeria on Tuesday night confirmed four new cases of #COVID19, Â 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…
Is Virus That Causes #COVID19 Airborne? NCDC Answers
On the possibility that the virus that causes COVID-19 is airborne, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in continuation of its response to the challenges of public health emergencies and to enhance Nigeria’s preparedness and response to epidemics through…
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…
Gombe Procures PCR Machine to Detect COVID-19
Gombe State Government says it has ordered for the supply of Polymerase Chain Reaction Machine (PCR Machine) to enhance testing for suspected cases of Coronavirus. Prof. Idris Mohammed, Chairman Task Force committee on Coronavirus, made the disclosure during an advocacy…
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…
Enugu Govt Clarifies Media Reports that Foreign Affairs Minister, PA Are 2 Positive COVID-19 Cases in State
By Chris Ugwuja, Nsukka The Enugu State Government has debunked reports trending on social media that the two cases in the state that tested positive for Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Geoffrey Onyeama and his…
