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Nigeria Football Players Union to report to FIFA over non payment of players salaries

Chocomilo Jun 30, 2020 0

The Nigeria Players Union has made its intention to formally intervene over non-payment of players salaries by the Nigeria Football Federation and Nigeria Professional Football League by sending a letter to Football's governing body. The…
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BREAKING: FG lifts ban on interstate movement, okays reopening of schools for graduating Students

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Jun 29, 2020 0

The Federal Government (FG) Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 (PTF) has lifted the ban on interstate travel. This is part of the modification made when the PTF on Monday announced the extended phase two of eased lockdown for four weeks…
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BREAKING: FG to announce next phase of eased lockdown on Tuesday

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Jun 29, 2020 0

The Federal Government is expected to announce the next phase of eased lockdown in the country on Tuesday (tomorrow). Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha,…
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Buhari receives briefing from PTF on COVID-19

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Jun 29, 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has just been briefed in the State House, in Abuja, by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the next line of actions in the national response against the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. The PTF, lead by…
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Airports are about 90% ready for reopening, Aviation Minister, Sirika discloses

Chocomilo Jun 28, 2020 0

Hadi Sirika, the Minister of Aviation has disclosed that airports in Nigeria are 90% ready for reopening. This was disclosed by the aviation minister on Saturday, June 27 after he and other government officials took part in the dry run…
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Lagos state government threatens to impose new lockdown over increasing COVID-19 cases

Chocomilo Jun 27, 2020 0

The Lagos state government has threatened that it could issue another lockdown as Coronavirus cases in the state continue to escalate. Recall that Lagos state, Nigeria's commercial capital has recorded over 9,741 cases with 1,475…
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Osun govt threatens fresh lockdown as state records 22 new COVID-19 cases

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Jun 26, 2020 0

The Osun State Government on Friday said it had recorded 22 new COVID-19 cases in the state, barely 24 hours after 17 cases were confirmed. The Commissioner for Health, Rafiu Isamotu, in a statement in Osogbo, said that the government…
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COVID-19: FG mulls another lockdown

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Jun 26, 2020 0

With the increasing number of coronavirus cases in the country, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has said that the time had come for a national lockdown. In the wake of the outbreak of the disease, the federal government had…
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Metro

Court orders reopening of Jabi Lake mall after closure by government over lockdown

Chocomilo Jun 24, 2020 0

10 days after the mall which hosted a concert by the popular hip-hop artiste, Naira Marley, a Magistrate Court in the Federal Capital Territory has ordered the reopening of the Jabi Lake Mall. Naira Marley had hosted a June 13 drive-in…
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Man breaks a lady’s hand for preventing him from beating his wife

Chocomilo Jun 23, 2020 0

An abusive husband has allegedly brutalized a woman identified as Mogbonjubola for trying to him from beating his wife. Photos of the injured hand which was bandaged were shared by the woman, Mogbonjubola Awofolu on her social media…
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Fifteen friends get coronavirus on first night out at bar after lockdown

Adebiyi Chioma Jun 17, 2020 0

Following the ease of the lockdown restrictions in USA, a group of 15 friends have contracted the life-threatening coronavirus after meeting up for a drink for the first time after the lockdown. Erika Crisp, 40, who lives in Florida, US,…
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Women Affairs Minister says lockdown escalated the number of rape cases

Chocomilo Jun 11, 2020 0

The Minister of Women Affairs in Nigeria, Pauline Tallen has linked records of incessant rape cases to the lockdown imposed by government to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the country. This was disclosed by the Minister while…
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Cross River public schools to resume on June 16

Chocomilo Jun 11, 2020 0

The Cross River State government has announced that public schools in the state will resume on June 16. This announcement was contained in a press statement released by Mr Christian Ita, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to…
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75 days after, Governor El-Rufai lifts lockdown, allows church and mosque services in Kaduna

Chocomilo Jun 10, 2020 0

The Executive Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai on Tuesday, June 9 lifted the lockdown in the state barely 75 days after it was imposed to curb the spread of Coronavirus. The state governor also directed that churches and mosques…
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BREAKING: Niger relaxes COVID-19 lockdown

Chocomilo Jun 9, 2020 0

The Executive Governor of Niger state, Abubakar Sani Bello has relaxed lockdown orders in the state. This disclosure was made by the Governor while receiving the technical committee report for the establishment of Niger COVID 19…
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VIDEO: Pastor Chris Oyakhilome blasts church leaders who approved new guidelines for reopening of…

Chocomilo Jun 7, 2020 0

Following the approval of new guidelines by church leaders for churches to open for worship after the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 lifted the ban on religious gatherings on Monday, June 1, the founder of Christ Embassy Church, Pastor…
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Metro

Kano mobile court shuts two hotels

Chocomilo Jun 7, 2020 0

Two hotels have been shut down following the order of a Kano State mobile court for violating the COVID-19 lockdown rules in the state. This consequential order was issued by a court headed by Magistrate Aminu Gabari directing that…
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National

COVID-19: Taraba announces relaxation of lockdown

Chocomilo Jun 5, 2020 0

Taraba state government has announced the relaxation of the lockdown effected in the state to curb the spread of Coronavirus. According to the state government, Muslims were allowed to worship in groups in mosques and streets while…
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Bello Lifts Lockdown In Kabba/Bunu Communities, insists no COVID-19 in kogi

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Jun 5, 2020 0

The Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has lifted the absolute lockdown placed on Kabba/Bunu communities over the alleged COVID19 index cases in those communities. The governor’s pronouncement was coming barely three days into…
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COVID-19: We cannot survive 2weeks of Lockdown, Obaro of Kabba begs Gov Bello

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Jun 4, 2020 0

As Kogi State government commences contact tracing of the index case(s) of the COVID-19 pandemic to curtail the outbreak and spread of the disease in Kabba-Bunu LGA of the state, the Obaro of Kabba and Chairman Okun Traditional Council,…
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