3 men held for ‘removing’ human skull from public cemetery (Nation) The police in Lagos have arrested three men for alleged vandalism on a public cemetery and removal of a human skull. The suspects Dauda Tijani, 42, Olawale Shodolamu, 70,…
*3 suspected Coronavirus patients discharged in Lagos (DailyTrust) *Endless bloody cult wars fuel panic among helpless Lagos, Bayelsa residents (Punch)
3 suspected Coronavirus patients discharged in Lagos (DailyTrust) Nigeria has only one confirmed case of coronavirus as at yesterday, as the three suspects quarantined in Lagos have tested negative to the disease, Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said…
*EFCC re-arraigns social media celebrity, Mompha over alleged N32.9bn fraud (DailyTrust) *Coronavirus: Ministers undergo thorough screening ahead of FEC meeting (Punch)
EFCC re-arraigns social media celebrity, Mompha over alleged N32.9bn fraud (DailyTrust) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned Ismaila Mustapha (a.k.a. Mompha), before Justice Mohammed Liman of a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, over alleged N32.9billion…
Calm down, Coronavirus will soon be “Technically Defeated” like Boko Haram – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Coronavirus is the new rage in town. All over Lagos people are covering their faces like masquerades in fear of the projected pandemic. Me, I have no fear whatsoever for this menace called Coronavirus. After all, before the advent of…
*We’ve moved Coronavirus patient to better facility now – Lagos govt (Punch) *FG to reopen Kara Bridge Mar 1 (Punch)
We’ve moved Coronavirus patient to better facility now – Lagos govt (Punch) The Lagos State Government on Saturday said it had moved the coronavirus patient to a better facility where he would be comfortable. The PUNCH had exclusively reported how…
Lagos records first case of Coronavirus in Nigeria
The Lagos State Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. The state Commissioner for Health, in a statement around 1.40 am on Friday said the government had reported it to the Federal Ministry of…
*Lagos records first case of Coronavirus in Nigeria (Punch) *Beggars in Lagos urged to pick up a vocation, get skilled (Guardian)
Lagos records first case of Coronavirus in Nigeria (Punch) The Lagos State Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, in a statement around 1.40 am on…
Iran deputy health minister has coronavirus
Iran’s deputy health minister has been infected with the new coronavirus, a ministry official said on Tuesday, amid a major outbreak in the Islamic republic. “The coronavirus test for Mr Harirchi, the deputy health minister who was on the front…
Coronavirus: Americans from quarantined cruise ship leave Japan
Two planes carrying Americans from the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess have left Japan. The aircraft chartered by the US government departed Tokyo’s Haneda Airport in the early hours of Monday, Kyodo news agency reported. There were some 400 Americans…
Coronavirus: 46,550 confirmed cases in China as it spreads to Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says in the last 24 hours China has reported 1,820 laboratory-confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total to 46,550. Dr Michael Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme, said this in a statement posted…