COVID-19: Lagos govt launches register-to-open initiative of the economy (Vanguard) The Lagos State Safety Commission on Wednesday said that all was now ready for religious and social centres, social clubs, event centres, restaurants, bars, night clubs, spas, cinemas and gyms…
*LASG discharges 21 more patients (Guardian) *My dad died of treatable pneumonia – Daughter of 61-year-old patient rejected by LUTH, LASUTH, six others (Punch)
LASG discharges 21 more patients (Guardian) The Lagos State Government has announced the recovery and discharge of 21 more coronavirus patients, who tested negative twice to the virus. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said in a statement on Saturday that the figure…
*COVID-19: 254 test positive, 29 recover in Lagos (Punch) *One dead, two injured in Lagos car accident (Tribune)
COVID-19: 254 test positive, 29 recover in Lagos (Punch) Twenty-nine patients undergoing coronavirus treatment at various isolation centres in Lagos State have been discharged after testing negative twice for the virus. This is as 254 others tested positive for coronavirus…
English Premier League football to kick off on June 17 after 100-day shutdown
The Premier League plans to restart on June 17 after a 100-day shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with new staggered kickoff times to make sure every game can be shown on TV, as fans are prevented from attending games.…
Jordan Henderson: Premier League trophy win without fans would be ‘pretty strange’
Playing at Anfield and lifting the Premier League trophy without any fans will be “pretty strange”, says Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson. The Reds were top of the table when the season was stopped and require just two wins from the…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer provides update on Manchester United transfer plans
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is not sure when the transfer window is going to swing open again, but he expects to be making some moves as and when it does. As the Premier League edges towards a restart…
Premier League to vote on return of contact training
Premier League clubs will vote on proposals for a return to contact training on Wednesday as the English top-flight seeks to take another step closer to resuming the season next month. New UK government guidelines issued on Sunday allow for…
Premier League coronavirus testing: Bournemouth player one of two new positives
An unnamed Bournemouth player is one of two new coronavirus cases discovered by the latest round of Premier League tests – taking the overall total of positive results to eight. The Cherries said the player’s identity will not be disclosed…
Premier League says two more people test positive for coronavirus
England’s Premier League on Saturday said that two more individuals from two different clubs have tested positive for coronavirus, just three weeks from a proposed restart of the season. In all, 996 players and club staff were tested over three…
*Court sentences unemployed youth to six months imprisonment for fraud (Nation) *Group calls on EFCC to prosecute Lagos Speaker over corruption (Guardian)
Court sentences unemployed youth to six months imprisonment for fraud (Nation) An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday sentenced an unemployed man, Lawal Sholaru to six months imprisonment for defrauding an American, Mr. David Geobel, of $1,200 in an online…