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New York, April 21, 2020: As recently reported the New York USA and Owerri Imo State based, Mbaise Policy Roundtable (MPR), has embarked on two main COVID 19 alleviation projects, namely, the “MPR Coronavirus Prevention Awareness Program, (MCPAP)” and the “Adopt-A-Village Initiative (ADAVI)”, projected to funnel over 30 million Naira …

Of the 104 persons believed to have had contacts with Borno’s Covid-19 index case, 48 persons have been tested and of them, 44 persons have tested negative to coronavirus while two persons tested positive and two results are being expected. The state’s deputy governor who serves as chairman of the …

Enugu, April 21, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate payment of the February and March, withheld salaries of lecturers in federal universities who have not registered in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, made this disclosure in …

By Harrison Arubu New York, April 22, 2020 The United States Senate on Tuesday passed an additional coronavirus relief package worth $484 billion (N181 trillion) to address emerging public health and economic challenges occasioned by the pandemic. Specifically, this will replenish a depleted loan package for small businesses and provide …

  By Akeem Abas Ibadan, April 21, 2020 Chief Richard Akinjide, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria(SAN) and former Attorney General of the Federation, is dead. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the renowned legal luminary died in the early of hours of Tuesday. A family source told newsmen that …

By Florence Onuegbu Lagos, April 20, 2020 The Lagos State Government says it may commence enforcement of wearing of face mask in public places from next week. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known on Monday while giving an update on the COVID-19 at the State House, Marina. Sanwo-Olu said that …

  By Habibu Harisu Sokoto, April 20, 2020 Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state has barred a suspected coronavirus patient and his family from entering the state in compliance to the guidelines of the closure of the state borders and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. A statement by Mr Muhammad …

By Abujah Racheal Abuja, April 20, 2020 Mr Boss Mustapha, the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, has apologised over violations that took place during the burial of the late Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, in Abuja on Saturday. Mustapha, who is also the Secretary …

I saw a post on Twitter that Mr. Peter Obi bought a house that previously belonged to Dr. Chu Okongwu, located at the end of Oba Close, GRA, Enugu. Let me make it categorically clear that Obi did not buy any house in Enugu or any other place in Nigeria. …

By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Lagos, April 20, 2020 Access Bank Plc says it will reward 10 customers with N10 million in its May edition of DiamondXtra monthly draw. The bank’s Group Head, Retail Products and Segments, Adaeze Ume, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Monday. Ume said the bank …

London, April 20, 2020 The British government defended the continuation of its near-lockdown on Monday against calls to publish an “exit strategy,” saying it fears a second peak of COVID-19 infections if it eases the lockdown too soon. “At this stage of the crisis we are absolutely focused on sticking …

London, April 20, 2020 Arsenal’s players and coaching staff have agreed a 12.5% salary cut due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Premier League club said in a statement on Monday. Several Premier League clubs have furloughed employees since the new coronavirus outbreak while others have said their players have accepted …

By Ikechukwu Iweajunwa Owerri, April 20, 2020 Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo has debunked reports credited to him that he was making moves to rename the Imo State University (IMSU) after Malam Abba Kyari, to immortalise him. Uzodimma described the report as fake, saying that it was circulated by people …

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed appreciation to the many callers who condoled with him, the Kyari family and the nation, following the death of his Chief of Staff, Malam Abba Kyari. This is as the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev Ignatius Kaigama and the Prelate, Methodist Church Nigeria, His …

By Yakubu Uba Maiduguri, April 20, 2020 Following the confirmation of one COVID-19 index case in Borno, the state is to observe a two-week total lockdown as from Wednesday, says Gov. Babagana Zulum. Zulum, who made the declaration in a broadcast in Maiduguri on Monday, however, said the restriction would …

The Private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has ordered for 250,000 supplies for tests and another 150,000 extraction kits to fast-track molecular testing for the deadly coronavirus, noting that the reality of the situation at hand was such that efforts must be put together with no stone left unturned in …

By Muhammad Nasir Bello Sokoto April 20, 2020 Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state has announced the recording of first confirmed case of Coronavirus in the state. In a special broadcast on Monday, Tambuwal said, “it is with a very heavy heart and sadness that I break this news to …

Vice Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has warned internet fraudsters to desist from using his name, pictures or any representation of his person and brand, to defraud unsuspecting individuals on the internet. In a statement on Sunday signed by his Special Adviser, Barr Valentine Obienyem, …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, April 19, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the latest attacks by bandits in three local government areas of Katsina State that left 47 persons dead. Reacting to the incident on Sunday via a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba …

Washington, April 20, 2020 Hospitalisation rates and reported deaths from the novel coronavirus continued to decrease in New York state on Sunday as Governor Andrew Cuomo said his state appears to be past a plateau of coronavirus cases. The downward trend in coronavirus hospitalisations comes as a welcome relief for …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, April 19, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday called Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno and some leading traditional rulers of the State to offer his condolences over the death of his Chief of Staff, Malam Abba Kyari, a native of the state. Malam Garba Shehu, the …

By Mary Anighoro/ Augusta Uchediunor Lagos, April 19, 2020 The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, says normalcy will soon return to the world after the COVID-19 pandemic and urged Nigerians to keep hope alive. Adeboye said this on Sunday during an online …

New York, April 18, 2020: The Mbaise Policy Roundtable (MPR), with offices in Owerri Imo State and New York, USA, is revving up to implement an innovative best-in-class public health initiative called “MPR Coronavirus Prevention Awareness Program, MCPAP” in Mbaise, Imo State- a rural but very educated Nigerian community. The …

The 22 oil workers arrested by officials of Rivers Government on Sunday morning regained their freedom Elekahia Stadium where they were detained, allaying fears of shutdown by oil workers by midnight Sunday. The oil workers, 20 men and two women were on Thursday arrested at Akwa Ibom-Rivers border for breach …

Chevron Nigeria Ltd and First E & P on Sunday donated staple food to support its host communities in Bayelsa to cope with the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. Representatives of the benefiting eight communities in Southern Ijaw and Brass local governments of Bayelsa took delivery of 1,600 bags …