Adejayan Gbenga Gsong

Adejayan is an award-winning Journalist and Opinion writer with varied experience in Nigeria. Mail me at AdejayanOluwagbenga@withinnigeria.com. See full profile on Within Nigeria's TEAM PAGE
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US approves Gilead’s remdesivir drug for coronavirus patients

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted authorisation to Gilead Sciences Inc. for emergency use of…

Kwara Govt releases 101 prison inmates

Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has granted executive pardon to 101 prison inmates in the state. The…

Nigeria records 238 new cases of COVID-19, total now 2,170

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 238 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country.…

Adamawa confirms two fresh COVID-19 cases

The Adamawa State Government says two fresh COVID-19 cases have been identified in the state. Secretary to the…

Lagos discharges 26 more COVID-19 patients

Twenty-six more COVID-19 patients were discharged on Friday from the Infectious Disease Centre Yaba and the Onikan Isolation…

VIDEO: One Dead As Petrol Tanker Catches Fire In Obalende

At least one person has been reported dead in a fire outbreak that occurred at Obalende, Lagos State…

Pastor Tests Positive For COVID-19 In Rivers After Praying For Dead Patient’s Recovery

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, on Friday said a pastor had tested positive for Coronavirus after praying for…

COVID-19: Gov Ikpeazu announces discharge of one index case

Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia on Friday announced the recovery and discharge of one of the two index…

Akeredolu approves car loan for Primary school teachers

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has approved the disbursement of car loans for teachers in the primary…

Four relatives of coronavirus patient test positive in Bayelsa

Four household relatives of a coronavirus index case in Bayelsa have tested positive for the virus, bringing the…

COVID-19: Makinde cuts salaries of political appointees by 50 percent

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has announced fifty per cent pay cut for all senior political appointees in…

Lagos govt pays N1.03bn accrued pension to 213 retirees

The Lagos State government has approved the release of N1.030 billion for the payment of the accrued pension…

Health Minister Begs Nigerians To Donate Buildings As Isolation Centres

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Thursday, appealed to Nigerians to donate their buildings as isolation…

‘Former House of Reps speaker Ghali Na’aba is not dead’

Former speaker house of representatives, Ghali Umar Na’abba is alive, well and healthy, a family source has confirmed.…

Russian PM hospitalised after testing positive for COVID-19

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has gone to hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus. Mishustin, 54, who…