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As parts of its contribution to the fight against further spread of the dreaded coronavirus, T Pumpy Concept Limited, owners of T Pumpy Estate, has donated preventive kits to residents …
The Presidency on Saturday, dismissed reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N30,000 relief package to be given to every Nigerian with a verified Bank Verification Number (BVN) to cushion …
Two religious clerics have been arrested for holding congregational prayers contrary to the order of Kaduna State Government restricting the movement, large gatherings, trading and congregational prayers in the state …
Read moreCoronavirus: Two clerics arrested for holding crusades in Kaduna
Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has approved the closure of all the state’s land borders with effect from 4am on Sunday, 29th March, 2020. This was made known in …
Read moreCoronavirus: Gov. Ikpeazu closes Abia borders
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, has urged President Muhammad Buhari to prove to Nigerians that he is well and in charge of the country’s affair by addressing the …
Read moreCoronavirus: Prove to Nigerians that you are well, in charge – Fani-Kayode tells Buhari
Former Arsenal defender, Bacary Sagna, has hit back at a former teammate, Cesc Fabregas, after the Spaniard questioned the quality of his former Gunners teammates. Fabregas, who currently plays for …
Read moreEPL: Sagna blasts Fabregas for questioning quality of ex-Gunners teammates
The Adamawa State Government says it has observed low compliance to rules stipulated for the prevention of COVID-19 and warned that it will apply stiffer penalties against non-complying residents. The …
Read moreLow compliance: Adamawa govt threatens residents flouting coronavirus prevention rules
President Muhammad Buhari on Saturday, met behind closed doors with Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire and Director General of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Chikwe Ihekweazu, at the …
Read moreCoronavirus: Buhari meets NCDC DG, Minister of Health at Aso Rock [PHOTOS]
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has shared what he described as a few preliminary thoughts on the economic action the President Muhammadu Buhari …
Read moreCoronavirus: Announce tax reduction, suspend VAT now – Bola Tinubu tells Buhari
UEFA president, Aleksander Ceferin has predicted that the 2019/20 Champions League and Europa League could resume in mid-May, June or late June. DAILY POST recalls that the Europe top-flight competitions …
Read moreCoronavirus: UEFA presidents predicts when Champions League, Europa League will resume
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has told his people to be careful and observe all anti-coronavirus instructions even as there is no case in the state yet. He urged …
Read moreNo COVID-19 here yet, we didn’t impose curfew – Fintiri tells Adamawa people
The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced eight new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria A tweet on the NCDC’s official Twitter handle, said seven of the new cases …
Read moreBREAKING: Coronavirus: Nigeria records 8 new cases of COVID-19
The Gombe State Government has suspended payment of the N30,000 minimum wage following dwindling finances due to the effect of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the economy. Mr. Manassah Jatau, the …
Read moreCoronavirus: Government suspends N30,000 minimum wage, cuts political appointees’ salaries
The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has described as untrue, the rumour making the round that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sum of 30,000 as relief fund for …
Read moreCOVID-19: Be wary of scammers, no relief fund approved by FG – Minister
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has urged governments at all levels to provide safety kits and palliatives to journalists, saying that they are vulnerable to infection as social workers. …
Read moreCOVID-19: Governments urged to provide safety kits, palliative to vulnerable journalists
Benue State has recorded its first case of Coronavirus. Governor Samuel Ortom, who confirmed the develolment during a press briefing in Makurdi on Saturday, said the patient, Susan Okpe is …
Read moreCoronavirus hits Benue, Ortom discloses name of patient, shuts market, others
The 80-year-old abducted mother of the Chairman of Yenagoa Local Government Council Area, Bayelsa State, Madam Beauty Nimizuoa, has been rescued twenty one days after her abduction. DAILY POST had …
Read morePuff Adder operatives rescue kidnapped 80-year-old mother of LG Council Boss in Bayelsa
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, has spoken on the massive explosions that rocked Ondo State on Saturday. DAILY POST recalls that over 100 buildings were in the early …
Anambra state government says it has launched what it called domestication of surveilance as a way of beating the entry of Covid-19 into the state. The government said it has …
Read moreCOVID-19: Anambra govt urges citizens to report neighbours returning from affected states
Following the explosion that rocked Ondo State in the early hours of Saturday, facts have began to emerge on how the incident happened. A security operative who craved anonymity disclosed …
Read moreHow quarry explosives caused Ondo explosion – Witness, police
The Defence Headquarters, on Saturday, disclosed that several Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) have been neutralised in air strikes executed by the Air Component of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) at Valangide …
Read moreBoko Haram: Troops neutralise terrorists, destroy logistics facilities in Borno
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the state, which takes effect from Sunday (tomorrow). Sanwo-Olu announced this during a press briefing on Friday. It came …
Read moreCOVID-19: Sanwo-Olu imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew in Lagos state, shuts down airport
Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State has directed the closure of all roads leading into Taraba State. The governor’s directives were contained in a press statement issued on Saturday by …
Read moreCoronavirus: Gov. Ishaku closes down Taraba borders
Governor Dapo Abiodun, on behalf of the people of Ogun State, has appreciated what he called “the voluntary humanitarian contributions” of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, and Pastor Enoch Adeboye. DAILY …
Read moreCOVID-19: Gov Abiodun appreciates Obasanjo, Adeboye, names other donors
Liverpool legend, Steve Nicol, has criticised former Manchester United star, Rio Ferdinand, after the ex-England centre-back called for the 2019/2020 Premier League to be voided due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) …
Read moreCoronavirus: Liverpool legend criticises Rio Ferdinand over comment on Premier League
Former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has spoken on the massive explosions that rocked Ondo State on Saturday. Recall that over 100 buildings were in …
Popular Nigerian music legend, Innocent Idibia, a.k.a 2Baba has called on Nigerians not to panic but rather observe precautionary measures to curb the spread of coronavirus. The legend, who gave …
Read moreCoronavirus: Don’t panic, observe precautionary measures – 2face tells Nigerians
The World Health Organisation, WHO, Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has disclosed that there are now 3,778 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in 46 countries across Africa. The …
Read moreCOVID-19: Coronavirus hits 46 countries in Africa, kills 109 people
As the 24-hour curfew imposed in Kaduna State by Governor Nasir Elrufai reached day two, residents across the state have begged the state governor to relax it to enable them …
Read moreCOVID-19: Kaduna residents beg El-Rufai to relax curfew as hunger bites harder
Lagos State Government has confirmed eight cases of coronavirus in the state. Prof. Akin Abayomi, the State Commissioner for Health, made this known on his Twitter handle Recall that the …