The Imo state government had confirmed that Fancy Hotel in Umuguma, Owerri West council area of the state and about 41 occupants had been locked down in quarantine by authorities. As such, no one leaves or enters the hotel without official clearance until the lockdown is lifted. What they may not have told the public is […]
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has urged the Nigerian government to ensure accountability and transparency for all the funds spent in fighting the Coronavirus pandemic. In a statement on Monday, the CISLAC’s Executive Director, Comrade Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, also called for the inclusion of the media and other accountability entities in the utilization […]
The Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) is set to prosecute four supermarkets and their proprietors in Abuja for alleged arbitrary hike in the prices of sanitizers, hand-wash liquids, disinfectants and other anti-bacterial hygiene products. Court documents obtained by Premium Times Newspaper on Friday named the four supermarkets, which also include their pharmacies as […]
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra state has gone into self isolation. This followed the Council of States meeting 11 days ago in Abuja where Obiano sat side by side with the Bauchi State governor, Senator Bala Mohammed who has since tested positive to the Coronavirus. Officials of the Anambra state government have also noted that […]
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state earlier today tested positive to the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the globe. This is also as the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) reached out to the governor wishing him a speedy recovery. Characteristic of Governor El-Rufai, he announced the outcome of his COVID-19 test today through a short video […]
…Journalist assaulted for taking picture of hotel There was palpable tension in Owerri over a suspected case of the COVID-19 which may have been traced to Owerri. As at Saturday afternoon, indications were rife that contact tracing of a COVID-19 case may have led security officials to a hotel in Owerri. Security agents as at […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched a nationwide manhunt for 4,370 “persons of interest” as part of measures to combat the spread of the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The move is designed to track down all persons suspected to have had contact with index cases of the virus. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji […]
Imo House of Assembly Speaker, Dr. Chiji Collins, at their last plenary Wednesday ordered the Honourable member representing Nkwerre state Constituency, Hon. Obinna Okwara out of the Chambers for sneezing repeatedly. Okwara had been sneezing intermittently, with other members darting furtive glances at one another apparently wondering if they were safe. At a point, the […]
It was a glimpse of a glow of a cigarette behind the shutters of an abandoned house that led Italian police to the crime boss they had been tracking for more than a week. Officers had stopped a man on the street in the remote Calabrian village of Bruzzano Zeffirio, at the southern tip of […]
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has said the human costs of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are already immeasurable. She also disclosed that nearly 80 countries are requesting for its help. The IMF boss who said this in a podcast posted on the Fund’s website, pointed out that, the Washington-based […]
