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The Lagos state government has sealed up a total of 42 buildings around the Lekki area of the state. Making this known to the public was Mr Mukaila Sanusi who is the spokesman to the Lagos state commissioner for physical planning and urban development, Idris Salako. According to Mr Mukaila Sanusi, commissioner Salako said the lockdown of the buildings was necessitated by the desire to stop the collapse of buildings in the state, by sealing up of buildings that have no permit and have not adhered to the proper planning measures. The commissioner said, “This explains why we must stop…

The Presidential Task Force, PTF is set to recommend next steps to President Muhammadu Buhari on the COVID-19 situation of the country. The PTF Chairman, Boss Mustapha made this known in the daily COVID-19 briefing by the presidential task force today in Abuja. “The PTF Chairman said, “I wish to inform you that by the end of this week, the Presidential Task Force will be submitting a report containing our assessment and recommendations to Mr President for his consideration.” The PTF boss urged the public to be expecting more information on the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic after they…

Former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, 70 has died of Coronavirus at a private hospital in Lagos State. Senator Abiola Ajimobi The Senator is believed to have been in a coma at the popular First Cardiology Hospital in Ikoyi, Lagos State due to complications that rose from his battle with coronavirus. He was reportedly placed on a life support machine from then till his death today Thursday 25th June 2020. He became a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2003, serving as the deputy minority leader. He was governor of Oyo State from May 2011 to…

Unknown gunmen in Warri, Delta State have kidnapped four men that work in the SETRACO construction company. The kidnapping took place in the afternoon hours of Wednesday at the SETRACO site located in Torugbene community, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State. Reports say the unknown gunmen shot their guns in the area in order to create panic within members of the community and workers in the site before they abducted the four men at gunpoint. They then drove off in a speedboat after they made their exit known with more shooting. DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya who is the Police Public…

The confusion currently surrounding the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC Leadership took a new twist on Wednesday evening as President Buhari made his opinion known. The APC leadership has been experiencing different confusion for over a week as the court made the decision to uphold the suspension of APC chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomole, with the court then recognizing Victor Giadom as the Acting Chairman of the party. The APC National Working Committee (NWC), however, announced former governor of Oyo state, Sen Abiola Ajimobi as the acting chairman, with Prince Hilliard Eta chosen to represent as the chairman due to senator…

The governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has announced that members of the state executive council (EXCO) have tested positive for coronavirus. Governor Seyi Makinde made this statement in a tweet released on his Twitter social media page on Wednesday. Oyo State Executive Council The governor had requested all members of the state executive council to carry out testing for coronavirus and after the results were gotten earlier on Wednesday, the governor made the statement without calling the names of the excos who tested positive. He said that of all the members of the executive council, three tested positive for…

Bowen University A top private university in Osun State, Nigeria, Bowen University has sacked over 100 of its staff during the coronavirus lockdown. Bowen University made this known to the public during a briefing to reporters by the school’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Toba Adaramola. Mr Adaramola while speaking to newsmen said that the new development was as a result of changes being made to the mode of operation of Bowen University. He informed the reporters that the school had started switching to a more technological approach which rendered the workers’ jobs redundant. The staff sacked made up about 8-10%…

The National Youth Service Corps scheme, NYSC registration for the Batch A orientation course is on despite the coronavirus pandemic. NYSC Registration Update The information on the NYSC registration portal says the registration which was on from 20th February is supposed to end on the 29th June 2020, and the mobilization is for Batch A, 2020 The NYSC also made this information known in a statement released on its Twitter social media page, the agency stressed on the importance of the correct date of birth to be used during registration, noting that the agency would not entertain a request for…

The government body in charge of managing all commercial airports in Nigeria, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has relocated its head office from Lagos to Abuja. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu who is the general manager of public affairs of FAAN made this revelation in a statement made on Tuesday. She noted that the relocation from Lagos to Abuja was done after the Federal Ministry of Aviation had requested for all government bodies under the ministry of aviation to move their head office to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Mrs Yakubu pointed out that the aim of the move of…

The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo has tendered an apology to the Nigerian government on the demolition of part of the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana. This was revealed in a post made on twitter by the special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu. He said that the president of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo gave his apologies to President Muhammadu Buhari during a phone call between the pair on Tuesday, Insisting that a full investigation into the demolition was being carried out by the Ghanaian government to completely unravel the incident. Mr Garba Shehu also noted that…

A man in Ekiti state, Taiwo Odetunde has been remanded by the court for the rape of 2 children in the state. The 2 children aged 13 years and 14 years were raped on the 9th June 2020 by the defendant according to the prosecutor, Monica Ikebuilo who presented the case to the Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. Mrs Adefumike Anoma who is the chief magistrate of the court, ordered for the defendant to be remanded in a custodial centre as she rejected his plea. According to Miss Monica Ikebuilo, the defendant had lured the 2 children to his…

The Imo state government has announced that a total of 13 members of house of assembly in the state have tested positive for coronavirus. The lawmakers of the state were told to go for compulsory coronavirus testing last week at Evaright Diagnostic Centre Owerri by the governor of the state when a member of the statehouse tested positive for coronavirus. The status of the lawmakers of the state was made known on Tuesday during a press briefing by Prof Maurice Iwu who is the chairman of Imo state task force team on COVID-19. Prof Iwu said the 13 members of…

The confusion presently circulating in the ruling party of the country, All Progressive Congress, APC has continued today as Inspector-General of Police, IGP Adamu Mohammed has sealed off the APC National Secretariat. The APC National Secretariat which is located at Wuse in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja was sealed up by men of the Nigerian police force on Tuesday after IGP Adamu had given the order due to the two opposing factions of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC causing confusion and havoc in the party. The members of the national working committee is set to meet…

The Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki has been denied the right to participate in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Governorship primaries in Edo state initially slated to hold on Thursday 25th June. Governor Obaseki was denied by a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state presided over by Justice E.A Obile. The order was given after a motion was filed by one of the PDP governorship aspirants in Edo State, Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama. He gave the order due to the fact that governor Obaseki only defected from APC to PDP after he was disqualified from the party due to…

The crisis rocking the APC presently can be linked in some way to the Edo APC primaries, with Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu contesting with Governor Obaseki. The contest led to governor Obaseki defecting to the Peoples Democratic Party to contest for the governorship seat after he was disqualified from contesting in the Edo APC primaries by the APC in the state. The Edo APC primaries have however taken place and was conducted by governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state as chairman of the election panel, with Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu contesting alongside Dr Pius Odubu and Hon Osaro Obaze. Ize-Iyamu won the…

A group of protesters have gathered at the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC Secretariat in Abuja following unrest and confusion that have plagued the party under its present National Working Committee (NWC). The leader of the group of protesters, Comrade Okpokwu Ogenyi spoke to reporters at the APC secretariat, saying that his group of concerned APC members are demanding that President Muhammadu Buhari orders the immediate dissolution of the present NWC of the party. He stressed on the recent defection of governors to their main opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the recent defection of the deputy governor of Ondo…

A Nigerian police officer has been dismissed in Adamawa State after he had allegedly killed a young man over unpaid bribe. The police officer, Corporal Richard Japheth is said to have shot a tricyclist, Arabo Dauda, 20 on the 1st June 2020 in Maiha Local Government Area of Adamawa State, killing him in the process. Corporal Richard allegedly shot Mr Arabo at a police checkpoint when he declined to give the N100 bribe that is usually paid by people passing the checkpoint with petrol in their possession. He was then arrested by the police and taken to the criminal investigation…

A popular market in Edo state has been ravaged by fire in the early hours of Monday morning. The popular market is the Oba market in Benin city which is the Benin Monarch market located very close to the Oba of Benin’s Palace. Reports from the scene say that the fire service was slow to respond, citing the lack of fuel and water as their reason, despite the fire service being very close to the popular market. Madam Blacky Ogiamien who is the women leader of the state also spoke on the incident, saying she had received a distress call…

The Attorney-General of the federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has recommended three people that could be the next possible Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Boss. The present EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu is expected to be replaced by President Muhammadu Buhari after allegations of irregularities in the diversion of recovered loots from the EFCC, insubordination and other discrepancies in his office. The names of the possible candidates for the top agency job are; Ms Diseye Nsirim-Poweigba (retired police commissioner of Niger state), Mr Bala Ciroma (former head of operations at EFCC) and Mohammed Sani Usman (retired deputy inspector-general of police). It…

A Christ Embassy church has been sealed up in Akwa Ibom State after it was found to be violating the COVID-19 regulations given by the state’s task force. This was revealed in a statement shown to newsmen in the state that was signed by the secretary to the state government who is also the chairman of Akwa Ibom state COVID-19 management committee, Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem. The statement revealed that the COVID-19 protocol compliance team in the state was attacked by members of the Christ Embassy church along with some of their pastors. The statement reads, “Today, Sunday 21st June, the…

The Delta state government has announced that 2 delta state officials have hested positive for COVID-19. The Delta state officials are the secretary to the state government (SSG), Mr Chinedu Ebie and the delta state commissioner for information, Mr Charles Aniagwu. Mr Olisa Ifeajika who is the chief press secretary to the Delta state governor made this known on Sunday to newsmen in the state capital, Asaba. Both of the Delta state officials are understood to have participated actively in the state’s COVID-19 task force by providing the residents of the state with information on the Delta State COVID-19 situation.…