Pastor remanded in prison for denying coronavirus existence
Controversial pastor, Augustine Yiga, who allegedly denied the existence of the new coronavirus, has been charged and remanded in prison. The Ugandan Police said this on Monday, AFP reports. The prominent cleric is accused by prosecutors of telling his Revival Christian Church on Friday, in comments carried by local television stations, that there is “no…
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Tinubu says It’s Time for unity, thought, action — Coronavirus
Ex-Governor of Lagos State and the National Leader for the All Progressive Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmad Tinubu has called for unity in Nigeria amidst the COVID 19 pandemic. Also Read: Buhari’s Full Speech on Coronavirus Pandemic He has called on the government to take necessary actions to prevent and control the widespread of the…
Telecoms Customers Rises to 184.6million, NBS
The NBS said that the 184.69 million represented an increase of 3.08 per cent in voice subscriptions quarter on quarter while it is also represented 6.87 per cent rise when annualised. In terms of Internet subscription, the NBS put the number of active subscribers at 126.07 million as against 123.16 million in the third quarter…
President Muhammadu Buhari orders three-month moratorium loans for TraderMoni, MarketMoni and FarmerMoni loans
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a three month moratorium loans to all TraderMoni, MarketMoni and FarmerMoni beneficiaries for three months, as relief efforts to tackel the Covid-19 impact in the Nigeria economy. President Buhari in his address on Sunday directed that the loans should be implemented with immediate effect. He also directed that all government…
Coronavirus: Why Buhari ordered lock-down of Ogun, Abuja and Lagos – Osagie
Nigeria is planning to use the latest movement restrictions imposed by President Muhammadu Buhari on two states and Abuja to identify those who may have been exposed to COVID-19, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has said. The restrictions are also to prevent further spread of the virus, he said. Mr Ehanire said on…
Iran losses 300 to drinking Methanol as a cure to Coronavirus
The death toll from alcohol poisoning in Iran has risen to 300 after people started to consume methanol because of a rumour that high proof alcohol could cure the coronavirus. Iranian media reports that more than 1,000 have been sickened so far by ingesting methanol across the Islamic Republic, where drinking alcohol is banned and…
Buhari’s full speech on COVID-19 pandemic
ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC SUNDAY 29TH MARCH, 2020 1. Fellow Nigerians, 2. From the first signs that Coronavirus, or COVID-19 was turning into an epidemic and was officially declared a world-wide emergency, the Federal Government started planning preventive, containment and curative measures…
President Buhari did not approve the N30,000 stay-at-home fund — Presidency
The office of the President has denied the widespread news claiming that President Muhammadu Buhari approved a N30,000 relief fund to be given to every Nigerian with verified Bank Verification Number (BVN) under the directive of the government for citizens to stay at home. The reports had quoted his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,…
ELECTORAL REFORM: INEC SHOULD LOBBY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE AND SULTAN OF SOKOTO
In a recent TV interview, I proposed that INEC should lobby Pastor E.A. Adeboye and Sultan of Sokoto in their bid to get a sweeping electoral reform passed. I based this on the premise that since both individuals are very influential, their support for INEC will go a long way in making our federal legislators…