Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the state government would be implementing the dusk-to-dawn curfew announced by the President Muhammadu Buhari during a national broadcast last week from Monday, May 4. Sanwo-Olu made this known at a briefing on…
Grandmother asks if hugging family will be allowed when lockdown eases
A woman asked if she would be able to hug her grandchildren when lockdown is eased in the first question from the public at the Downing Street coronavirus press conference. Lynn from Skipton was the first non-journalist given the chance…
Serie A: Teams set to return to individual training on 4 May
Serie A sides will be allowed to return to individual training on 4 May and team training on 18 May after the Italian prime minister announced the first steps in lifting the country’s coronavirus lockdown. There are hopes Serie A…
Relaxation of Lockdown: Obi calls for caution
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has advised circumspection towards relaxing the lockdown across different states in the country, saying that such moves if not carefully done would defeat the…
Oya, here are lessons I have learnt from being locked down all alone -Tara Aisida
I have lived almost 50years on this earth and in all my years of living, I can truthfully say that I have never lived alone like I have in the past few weeks. From primary school all through NYSC, I…
Lockdown: 21% of Nigerian businesses plan retrenchment
As the effects of the Coronavirus and the lockdown bites down on businesses globally, a survey by PriceWaterCoopers (PWC) has shown that more than 21 per cent of businesses in the country are already planning to lay off staff as…
Lockdown: CBA Foundation supports underprivileged widows, children with food items
As part of its efforts to ease the hardship of the lockdown order by the Nigerian government in combating the coronavirus pandemic, Chinwe Bode-Akinwande – CBA Foundation, a Lagos-based non-governmental organisation, on Friday distributed relief food items and cash support…
Psychologist in constant touch with players says Arteta
Arsenal’s psychologist has been in constant communication with the Premier League club’s players to offer any help they may need during the lockdown due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, manager Mikel Arteta has said. Soccer in England has been suspended…
Christians must unite in this strange Easter – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
This is a very strange Easter season of lockdown and social distancing. It is thus incumbent on me to preach unity in the greater need of averting disaster. In the absence of unity among the members, Christians are speaking in…
Coronavirus: Austria reopens some shops as lockdown eased
Austria is to reopen thousands of shops on Tuesday as it seeks to ease restrictions brought in to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Garden centres, DIY stores and small shops will open as part of a step-by-step plan to…