Politics

Lagos PDP to Sanwo-Olu: Beware of inevitable civil disobedience during this lockdown

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2020 0

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Lagos State, Mr. Deji Doherty has reacted to an incident which allegedly occurred in Alimosho and Ifako Ijaiye Local Government Areas of the state, where bandits are said to have started robbing residents and looting shops owned by hard

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Abuja Easter Situation Amidst Lock Down

Ihesiulo Grace 12 April 2020 0

Due to the coronavirus pandemic which has confided worshipers all over the world and Abuja. Various worship centers in Abuja have complied to the directives of the federal government of Nigeria and NCDC to remain at home amdist the lock down so as to contain the spreed of coronavirus. Mountain Of Fire kubuwa branch there […]

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People are dying of hunger don’t extend lockdown, South-East govs told

Ihesiulo Grace 11 April 2020 0

Enugu – The Ndigbo Unity Forum (NUF), a pan-Igbo socio-political pressure group, on Saturday urged South-East governors to resist the temptation of extending the present lockdown in their states due to prevailing ravaging hunger. The South-East governors had joined some of their counterparts in the country to embark on a 14-day boundary lockdown, closure of […]

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Chidoka backs extension of lockdown

Ihesiulo Grace 11 April 2020 0

Awka – Chief Osita Chidoka, a former Minister of Aviation, has said the ongoing lockdown in the country should be extended for more effective containment of the Coronavirus, especially as there was no known cure for it at the moment. Chidoka, who made the call in his Easter message to Nigerians in Akwa on Saturday, […]

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FG vows to cushion effects of lockdown on states

Ihesiulo Grace 11 April 2020 0

The Federal Government, on Friday, said it will continue to support states in the welfare of the vulnerable in the society. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouk, stated this during a visit to Ogun State, adding that the government has also concluded plans to distribute five trucks […]

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Lockdown: Chief justice constitutes mobile court in A’Ibom

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2020 0

The Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom state, Justice Godwin Abraham, has constituted mobile courts to check loitering during the lockdown period announced by the state government. In a press statement issued in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital on Friday, the Commissioner of Police and Chairman COVID-19 lockdown enforcement implementation committee in the state, Imohimmi […]

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COVID-19: Oil marketers donate N100m food, medical equipment in Delta

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2020 0

A consortium of petroleum products marketers in Delta state have donated food items and medical equipment worth N100 million to the state government to support its measures at ameliorating the effects of ongoing lockdown on the people, occasioned by COVID-19. Making the presentation of the food items on Thursday at the state’s Food Bank in […]

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Lockdown: Rep donates N15m palliatives to Osun COVID-19 c’ttee

Ihesiulo Grace 9 April 2020 0

House of Representatives member, Rep. Wole Oke (PDP-Osun) has donated 600 bags of rice to the Osun state government’s COVID-19 Relief Committee to cushion the effects of the lockdown in the state. In a statement on Thursday in Abuja, Rep. Oke said that the palliatives, worth N15 million, should be distributed to everyone irrespective of […]

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Fintiri’s wife distributes food items to vulnerable households

Ihesiulo Grace 8 April 2020 0

Hajia Lami Fintiri, the wife of the Adamawa state governor has begun the distribution of food items to vulnerable people in the state to cushion the effects of the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. The distribution of food items to 1,000 households in the state was flagged- off on Wednesday in Yola. Gov. Fintiri, […]

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COVID-19: Kwara govt lockdown Offa LG

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2020 0

The Kwara Government has announced the lockdown of Offa Local Government council following confirmation of two index cases of COVID-19 in the area. Area to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the state. READ ALSO: COVID-19: Ogun deploys mobile app for residents’ personal self-assessment The state Chairman of Technical Committee on COVID-19, Mr Kayode Alabi, […]

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Lock down: NUJ warns against harassing journalists

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2020 0

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, has cautioned security agencies against using the Coronavirus lock down to harass journalists as they go about their lawful duties. The council gave the warning in a statement by its Secretary, Mr Ochiaka Ugwu, on Tuesday in Abuja. It urged the security personnel to respect journalists as […]

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Lockdown: FCTA Enforcement team averts bloody clash between commuters, security operatives

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2020 0

What have been a bloody clash between commutters and security operatives was averted Tuesday morning at the Nyanya check-point following the intervention of the of the FCTA enforcement team, led by Commandant Mauruf Idowu. Trouble started when angry commuters and residents tried to resist the total closure of the Abuja-Keffi expressway at the Nyanya check-point in line

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Association urges Anambra to support persons with disabilities

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2020 0

The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Anambra state chapter, on Tuesday, urged the state government to offer palliatives to the group, which is the worst hit by the COVID-19 lockdown order in the state. Mr. Ifeanyi Igwegbe, spokesperson of JONAPWD, stated in Awka that 95 per cent of Persons Living with Disabilities […]

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Macaulay donates food items to Isoko North LG, orphanage

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2020 0

As part of measures to mitigate the effects of the two -week lockdown ordered by the Delta state government to check the spread of the coronavirus, a former Secretary to the Delta state Government (SSG), Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay, has provided food items to the people of Isoko North Local Governmwnt Area. Specifically, he handed over […]

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Philippines extends lockdown on main island until end of the month

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2020 0

The Philippine government on Tuesday extended a lockdown imposed on the country’s most populous island for two more weeks, in a bid to delay a peak in coronavirus infections. The lockdown on the island of Luzon, where the capital Manila is located, was supposed to be effective until April 14 but has been extended until April 30. […]

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MAN lauds NGF for supporting essential services during lockdown

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2020 0

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has commended Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), for giving manufacturers of essential products and services easy movement during the 14-day lockdown to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the National President of MAN, Engr. Mansur Ahmed, adding that the food, beverage,

Opinion

Why you should stay at home

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2020 0

Hard as it is, the lockdown order on Lagos State, Ogun State and the Federal Capital Territory is government’s most proactive step towards curtailing the COVID-19 disease so far. Arguments that government should have ordered the closure of Nigeria’s border as soon as the Italian index case presented do not sit well with those whose […]

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Naomi Campbell joins World Health Organisation Africa’s Safe hands challenge

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2020 0

With a considerable number of the world’s population made to stay at home due to the continued spread of the coronavirus pandemic and many cities on lockdown, efforts to continue sensitizing people on how to prevent contracting and/or spreading the virus has been intensified by the World Health Organization (WHO) and other health bodies across […]

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‘Idiot’ Kiwi health minister breaks lockdown, keeps job

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2020 0

land’s health minister described himself as “an idiot” Tuesday for breaking lockdown restrictions, but kept his job coordinating the South Pacific nation’s COVID-19 response. Health Minister David Clark said he offered his resignation to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern after revealing he took a 20-kilometre (12.5-mile) drive to the beach with his

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NLC expresses worry over huge jobs loss after COVID-19 pandemic

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2020 0

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed worries over the implications of the lockdown, due to the coronavirus pandemic on job security in the country. NLC Lagos state chapter Chairman, Mrs. Agnes Sessi, raised the concern on Monday in Lagos. According to her, many people have lost their sources of livelihood as a result of […]