As remains of the Principal of Bethlehem High School, Abule-Ado, Lagos, Rev. Sis. Henrietta Alokha, is laid to rest, President Muhammadu Buhari joins staff members and students in mourning the huge loss to the school, and the country. According to…
Fidelity Bank says proactiveness helped stem spread of COVID-19
Fidelity Bank Plc. has announced that one of its staff returning from holidays in the UK has tested positive for COVID-19 but its proactiveness may have averted the possible spread to others. According to the bank, the staff went into…
Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating in Downing St. Mr Johnson revealed the news in a tweet after developing symptoms in the last 24 hours but insisted he would continue to lead the government…
US Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky says postponing Olympics was ‘certainly the right call’
For superstar US swimmer Katie Ledecky, a five-time Olympic gold medalist who has broken 14 world records, the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games because of the coronavirus pandemic was disappointing, “but it was certainly the right call,” she…
Coronavirus: All football below National League to end
All football in England below the three divisions that make up the National League will end immediately and all results will be expunged. It means there will be no promotion or relegation in these leagues. The same will happen in…
Ajax star Abdelhak Nouri able to watch football again after waking up from coma, his family confirm
Former Ajax ace Abdelhak Nouri is able to enjoy football again nearly three years after he was put into an induced coma, his family have confirmed. The Dutchman, affectionately known as ‘Appie’, suffered a cardiac arrhythmia attack during Ajax’s pre-season…
CAF insists 2021 AFCON will go ahead as planned
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has stated that the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will go ahead as planned, despite the current coronavirus epidemic, writes africanfootball.com. The spread of Covid-19 has put literally billions of people under lockdown…
COVID-19 lockdown: Obi fears for the vulnerable
Vice Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2029 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the plight of vulnerable and unemployed Nigerians whose survival is tied to their day-to-day activities. Obi, who spoke on the heels…
*COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu deploys disinfectant equipment to fumigate Lagos (DailyTrust) *Lagos State sets up temporary food markets in school (Guardian)
COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu deploys disinfectant equipment to fumigate Lagos (DailyTrust) Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has disclosed that the state is deploying disinfectant equipment to fumigate the entire state with a view to keeping the environment safe and curtailing the…
*Lagos to discharge six coronavirus patients (DailyTrust) *Lagos to discontinue 566 cases being prosecuted by police (Punch)
Lagos to discharge six coronavirus patients (DailyTrust) Six out of the 30 patients that are being treated for coronavirus in Lagos State have recovered and will soon be discharged by the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Lagos. This is according to Tunde…
