Breaking News from Nigerian Evening Newspapers and Evening News Sunday 29th March 2020
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Coronavirus: Buhari shuts down Lagos, Abuja, Ogun
President Muahammadu Buhari has announced the cessation of all movements in Lagos and the FCT for an initial period of 14 days with effect from 11pm on Monday, 30th March 2020. He disclosed this during his brodcast on Sunday “Based on the advice of the Federal Ministry of Health and the NCDC, I am directing
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Buhari expands shutdown over coronavirus
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed cessation of all movements in Lagos and the FCT for 14 days, with effect from March 30. “This restriction will also apply to Ogun State due to its close proximity to Lagos and the high traffic between the two states,” he announced in a broadcast Sunday evening. “All citizens in
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FULL SPEECH: Buhari speaks on Covid-19
ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC SUNDAY 29TH MARCH, 2020 1. Fellow Nigerians, 2. From the first signs that Coronavirus, or COVID-19 was turning into an epidemic and was officially declared a world-wide emergency, the Federal Government started planning preventive, containment and curative measures
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President Buhari addresses nation on coronavirus live
President Buhari addresses nation on coronavirus
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Abuja church head arrested for flouting gatherings ban
COVID-19 restriction: FCTA Enforcement team arrests self-styled General Overseer of Jesus Reign Family church located at Apo, Pastor U U Uden for violating ban on gathering at places on worship.
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Taskforce enforces Covid-19 ban in FCT
FCT Taskforce enforces bans on gatherings in wake of coronavirus pandemic
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German minister kills self over coronavirus worries
Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany’s Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming “deeply worried” over how to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus, state premier Volker Bouffier said Sunday. Schaefer, 54, was found dead near a railway track on Saturday. The Wiesbaden prosecution’s office said they believe he died by
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Xavi wants ‘total harmony’ to return to Barcelona as coach
Xavi Hernandez has reiterated his desire to coach Barcelona in the future but suggests he will not return until a different board brings a new sense of direction to the club. Hernandez is in charge of Al-Sadd in Qatar and turned down an approach in January after Barca sacked Ernesto Valverde, which led to the
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COVID-19: Don’t concentrate stimulus packages in Lagos alone, Senator urges banks, others
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, Uba Sani has applauded the COVID-19 Stimulus Packages rolled out by Nigerian banks but warned against over-concentration of the package in one part of the country. Uba Sani who represents Kaduna Central Senatorial District, in a statement, expressed delight at the stimulus packages meant
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Police arrest husband found next to decomposing wife
Police in Anambra discovered a decomposing body in a room with a man believed to be her husband, and he had no idea how the incident occurred. The discovery was in Amawbia, Awka south local government area after neighbours reported unusual odour oozing out of the room of one Ikechukwu Atansi. At Chimas House, Ezimezi,
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BREAKING: Coronavirus: Buhari orders total lockdown in Abuja, Lagos, Ogun
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday ordered a total lockdown in Lagos and Abuja as cases of Coronavirus continue to rise in Nigeria. The move was taken following a number of confirmed cases outside Lagos, Ogun and Abuja. Buhari made the announcement during a nationwide broadcast on Sunday. The president ordered suspension of all movements in
BREAKING: Coronavirus: Buhari orders total lockdown in Abuja, Lagos, Ogun
BREAKING: COVID-19: President Buhari announces total lockdown in Lagos, Abuja Full statement
President Muhammadu Buhari, Sunday evening announced a total lockdown in Abuja and Lagos. The president made the announcement in a nationwide broadcast on the novel Coronavirus. The lockdown is expected to last for 14 days. The President also extended the lockdown to Ogun State due to its proximity to Lagos State. Full statement below… ADDRESS
BREAKING: COVID-19: President Buhari announces total lockdown in Lagos, Abuja Full statement
Covid-19: Yobe govt shuts down borders to guard against virus importation
Yobe state Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has directed the closure of the state borders from midnight on Tuesday 31st March 2020 to guard against the importation of the dreaded Coronavirus into the state. A statement made available to DAILY POST on Sunday by the Director-General, Press and Media Affairs to the governor, Mamman Mohammed indicated
Covid-19: Yobe govt shuts down borders to guard against virus importation
Coronavirus: Tinubu donates N200m to fight COVID-19 in Nigeria
Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Sunday announced a N200m donation to the fight against Coronavirus in Nigeria. Tinubu disclosed that N100m will be made available to the Lagos State government while the other N100m will be given to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. He made the disclosure
Coronavirus: Tinubu donates N200m to fight COVID-19 in Nigeria
COVID-19: No plan to shut University of Calabar Isolation Centre – CMD
The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Cross River State, Prof Ikpeme Ikpeme has said that the institution has no plans of shutting down the Isolation Centre in the University. A contractor, Mr Obi James Achara, had during a press briefing in Calabar threatened to use all legal means
COVID-19: No plan to shut University of Calabar Isolation Centre – CMD
Coronavirus: Ekiti state to commence teaching of primary school pupils on radio
Ekiti State Government will on Monday 30th March, 2020, commence teaching of Primary school pupils on the State-owned radio station, Ekiti FM 91.5 as part of efforts to minimize the effect of school calendar disruption on pupils following the coronavirus outbreak. According to a statement made available to newsmen in Ado Ekiti by the Chairman
Coronavirus: Ekiti state to commence teaching of primary school pupils on radio
Customs allegedly kill 15-year-old student in Ogun
A 15-year-old girl, Sekinat Agbelade, was said to have been shot dead by men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Agosasa, Ipokia Local area of Ogun State, DAILY POST reports. DAILY POST reliably gathered that the Customs officers, on Saturday, while on the chase of some suspected smugglers, fired gunshots, hitting the innocent girl.
Customs allegedly kill 15-year-old student in Ogun
Covid-19: Fani-Kayode thanks Buhari over planned nationwide broadcast
Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, on Sunday reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s planned nationwide broadcast. Fani-Kayode claimed he advised Buhari to address Nigerians on ravaging Coronavirus pandemic. In a tweet, the former minister commended the president for listening to his advice of addressing Nigerians. He tweeted: “I gather that you will be doing a live
Covid-19: Fani-Kayode thanks Buhari over planned nationwide broadcast
COVID-19: Coronavirus death cases in Africa rises to 134
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has disclosed that there are now 4,282 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in 46 countries across Africa. The health agency also said that the COVID-19 death cases in Africa have increased to 134. Africa CDC said this in a tweet on its official Twitter account
COVID-19: Coronavirus death cases in Africa rises to 134
COVID-19: IGP raises alarm over crime trends, places interpol on red alert
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammad Adamu, on Sunday urged members of the public to take precautionary actions against fraud and cybercrime associated with the emergency situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Adamu also affirmed that intelligence obtained from the INTERPOL headquarters showed that scammers in Nigeria and other parts of the globe have begun
COVID-19: IGP raises alarm over crime trends, places interpol on red alert
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