On Saturday being 28th Match 2020, Ourworldgist reporter, Abigail, went round the city of Lokoja to see how Lokoja’s Residents are complying with “stay at home order” as issued by Kogi State government over coronavirus out break and she brought back this narration. ” At about 9:45am on Saturday, I was at popular Ganaja junction where I felt should look deserted following the state government order, but to my amazement, the junction remains busy as ever as people were seen going about their normal activities with high vehicular movement coming from phase two axis and also from Ganaja village. My…
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Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna state, has contracted COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. El-rufai announced his status via a video he uploaded on his social media handles on Saturday. His result makes him the second governor to test positive for the virus in Nigeria, after Bala Mohammed, his Bauchi counterpart. Details Later
Kaduna State Government has arrested Two clerics after berating “stay at home order” to conduct congregational prayers. The state government announced this via Twitter on Saturday, noting that their action was in violation of the State public health preventive measures against the COVID-19. According to the statement, both clerics “Malam Aminu Umar Usman and Malam Umar Shangel, will be prosecuted”. This comes two days after the state government announced a 24-hour curfew which will last till further notice. Beginning midnight of Thursday, residents were ordered by the state Deputy Governor, Hadiza Balarabe during a state broadcast, to stay inside their…
Recently, All Progressive Congress’s ( APC ) thugs identified to be from Okene Kogi State, went all the way to the venue of Kogi Election Tribunal, Wuse II Magistrate court Abuja to attack PDP ‘s Loyalists in order to prevent those loyalists from giving testimonies before the Court. In the said attack, distinguished Senator Dino Melaye, Former Ofu Local Government, Mr Ameh Isah, Pastor Enejoh Sani among others were attacked with high degree of injuries and scars unleashed on them. PDP’s Loyalists ( Pastor Enejoh Sani, Ameh Sani) Attacked By APC’s ThugsThis attack which took place at the Nation’s Capital,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the violent attack on its leaders, members, lawyers and witnesses by the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the premises of the Kogi state governorship election petition tribunal in Abuja. The PDP described the attack which was openly coordinated by a known APC leader as barbaric and part of the desperate plot by the APC to eliminate some of our leaders, trigger confusion, disrupt and manipulate the judicial process, instill fear in the tribunal judges in a bid to subvert the course of justice, knowing that there is no way its manipulations at the…
Over 100 residential buildings, school, churches were destroyed by an explosion suspected to be bomb blast in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Saturday morning The blast which occurred in the early hours of Saturday cut off the ever busy Akure /Owo road while many people were said to be injured. The incident which happened less than a kilometre to Akure Airport, affected many residents of Eleyowo community, destroying completely a church and a school in the area. Many people who lived with in the the church premises were said to be injured while some were rescued by the people…
President Trump of USA on Friday signed the $2.2 trillion (N827 trillion) financial stimulus package to cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. This came hours after the country’s House of Representatives approved the bipartisan bill, which the Senate passed on Wednesday. Read Also: Breaking: Trump Blasts CNN For Spreading Fake News Over His Health Status U.S. is currently the hardest-hit country in terms of the COVID-19 infections, accounting for no fewer than 99,000 cases. Under the law, the government will make direct payments totaling $290 billion (N109 trillion) to Americans earning below $99,000 (N37…
Cross section of Nigerians are currently reacting on twitter following Imam of Peace’s comment as he alleged President Muhammadu Buhari ( PMB ) does not even know the name of the virus killing his own people. Imam of peace’s comment was however informed by President Muhammadu Buhari inability to pronounce the word “covid-19” as he instead pronounced “covik- one, nine”. Meanwhile, Imam of Peace’s comment has generated a lot of reactions among Nigerians. Let us read few of them as culled from twitter: To, @Tife_fabunmi he says, “One idiot will still use this Imam of peace to create parody account…
Nigerian Business Mogul, Femi Atedola has announced a whooping sum of one billion Naira to fight the ravaging disease, coronavirus. Femi Atedola made this donation on Friday afternoon to the federal government of Nigeria. Announcing the donation, Femi noted that the virus is going viral than expected and stressed that everything necessary should be done to bring it under control. Femi Atedola mentioned specifically that the money is meant for Nigerians and therefore urged federal government to work out modality to purchase the necessary equipment needed to combat the virus. Meanwhile, thousand of Nigerians who reacted to Femi Atedola’s donations…
[contact-form][contact-field label=”Name” type=”name” required=”true” /][contact-field label=”Email” type=”email” required=”true” /][contact-field label=”Website” type=”url” /][contact-field label=”Message” type=”textarea” /][/contact-form] The special Adviser To President Muhammadu Buhari of Media and publicity, Mr Femi Adesina has defended President Muhammadu Buhari for not addressing Nigerians on the coronavirus (COVID-19) on a daily basis. Against the backdrop often the confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country numbering over 54 as 26th Match 2020, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity believes his principal has a right to his style of leadership. He stated this during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday. Read Also: Breaking:…