Evacuation of Nigerians stranded in the United States due to the novel coronavirus will begin on May 10 , the Consulate of Nigeria in New York has announced . It said 700 Nigerians have registered with the missions in the…
Day: May 4, 2020
Clarence Peters finally breaks silence on the death of dancer who died in his house
Clarence gave a detailed explanation of what happened on the day of her death. He also said that no one has been charged or arrested, by the Police, saying witnesses and himself willingly made themselves available to the Police for…
50 passengers found inside trailer loaded with fruits in Kwara
Fifty persons from Zamfara state hidden inside Lorry loads of fruits were on Sunday intercepted in Ilorin by officers of Kwara state police command. Vanguard reliably gathered that they were intercepted at the Oyun area close to Kulende junction around…
JAMB remits N3.5bn to FG
The joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has made an interim remittance of N3.5 billion to the Federal Government consolidated revenue account. A statement by Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Head of Media in Abuja, explained that the remittance was in…
Omeruo targets Yobo and Enyeama’s Super Eagles records
Nigeria and Leganes centre-back, Kenneth Omeruo, has expressed his desire to match the records set by Joseph Yobo and Vincent Enyeama during their time with the national team. The former internationals hold the record of the most capped Super Eagles…
Nigeria’s Foreign Portfolio investment to crash by $11.4 billion in 2020- IMF
Nigeria’s portfolio investment is expected to decline by at least $11.4 billion, as the c oronavirus disease eats deep into the fabric of the most populous black nation’s economy. This was disclosed in the International Monetary Fund report seen by…
COVID-19: PDP National Assembly caucus split over lockdown
The Peoples Democratic Party Caucus in the National Assembly is divided over the lockdown of the country as a result of COVID-19. Lawmakers from the main opposition PDP in the House of Representatives in a statement warned against lifting the…
17 Chinese, 10 Nigerians arrested for illegal mining in Osun
A Joint task force recently inaugurated by the Osun State Government, has arrested 27 persons for illegal mining in the state. The 27 persons who were arrested in a coordinated sting operation around Ilesa and Ife axis of the state…
COVID-19, cause of mysterious deaths in Kano — PTF c’ttee leader
Leader of the Presidential Task Force Committee on COVID-19, Dr. Nasiru Sani Gwarzo, said yesterday, that coronavirus pandemic was responsible for the spate of deaths recorded in Kano in the last three weeks. He said the committee’s report was based…
Stay at home, Sanwo-Olu tells Lagos civil servants
THE Lagos State Government has asked all its civil servants not to resume for work immediately, as the five-week lockdown imposed by the Federal Government on Lagos and two other states to combat coronavirus disease will be eased today. Governor…