EHIME ALEX, Lagos President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated renowned journalist and publisher, Mayowa Abiodun Akinpelu, more popularly known as Mayor Akinpelu, on his 60th birthday. In a statement on Saturday by his media aide, Femi Adesina, president Buhari, who joined the media industry to celebrate the frontline writer,...
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All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has praised prominent celebrity journalist, Mr Mayowa Abiodun Akinpelu, popularly known as Mayor Akinpelu, for his vital contributions to the media, good governance and equitable society. This was contained in a statement released in Lagos on Saturday by his Media Office and...
The Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has so far realised N19.4 billion to help fight COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Bank of Nigeria disclosed. Mr Isaac Okorafor, director of communications at CBN stated this in a release on Friday, while giving update on the contributions. Okorafor stated that...
EHIME ALEX, Lagos FinTech Association of Nigeria (FintechNGR) has hailed the efforts of various governments, organizations and especially members of the Fintech Ecosystem for their supportive measures aimed at combating spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. FintechNGR, a member of the global body Global Fintech Hubs Federation, stated this in...
By Felix Onajite First Bank of Nigeria Limited has saluted medical professionals tackling the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria and the world, THE WITNESS reports. The Bank in series of tweets on its Twitter page on Friday, acknowledged the role medical experts are playing to fight the virus. Some of the messages read: “No capes, just...
EHIME ALEX, Lagos The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control said it made mistake on the numbers of COVID-19 cases it reported previous day. The agency had on Friday in its report confirmed 26 new cases of coronavirus in the country. But on Saturday afternoon, NCDC admitted an error and...
Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has described the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole as a long-distance runner in the pursuit of common good. In a message to Comrade Oshiomhole on his 68th birthday, Agba also...
EHIME ALEX, Lagos All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has congratulated the party’s National Chairman, Comrade Adams Aliu Oshiomhole, as he turns 68 today (April 4). In a special congratulatory message to the APC chairman released by his Media Office and signed by Tunde Rahman, Tinubu...
The Plateau Government has said that it is overwhelmed by contributions to its COVID-19 Fund by individuals, groups and corporate organizations. “We are so overwhelmed and appreciative of the enormous contributions being pumped into the State COVID-19 Fund,” Gov. Simon Lalong, said on Friday in a statement signed by...
China held three minutes of silence during Tomb Sweeping Day on Saturday for people who have died in the coronavirus outbreak. During the national mourning event, national flags across China and at Chinese embassies and consulates abroad were lowered to half-mast, and public entertainment activities halted. The three minutes...
Britain’s main opposition Labour party plans to announce a new leader on Saturday, which its 500,000 members hope will mark the end of one of the bleakest periods in its 120-year history. “Britain has a functioning opposition from today. “Never has it needed one more, without parliament amid a...
EHIME ALEX, Lagos Nigeria has recorded two new deaths from the coronavirus infection, bringing total deaths to four in the country. According to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on its official Twitter page on Friday, the two new deaths were recorded from Lagos and Edo states. Also, NCDC reported...
Coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19, which officially entered Nigeria on February 23, 2020, through an Italian national, is a reality, and there are a number of lessons to be learned * No man is an island: Coronavirus has taught us that everybody is liable to fall sick or to...
The release of the much-anticipated movie sequel to “Top Gun” has been moved to December, Paramount Pictures said on Thursday, the latest disruption in the movie industry caused by the coronavirus epidemic. “Top Gun: Maverick,” starring Tom Cruise, was originally scheduled to open in movie theatres worldwide on June...
Circus Renz Berlin’s fleet of blue, red and yellow trucks have had a fresh lick of paint over the winter. But now, as coronavirus measures shut down the entertainment industry across Europe, they have no place to go. “It’s catastrophic for everybody,” said Sarina Renz, of the family circus...
The Deputy Chief Whip, House of Representatives, Rep. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has urged security agencies and task forces enforcing the stay at home in order to treat Nigerians with dignity and respect. In a statement on Friday, Onyejeocha said that it was needless to stop people from getting infected by...