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 […]
Barely 24 hours after it served an advisory on 17 governors to self-isolate themselves, the Coalition of United Progressive Parties (CUPP) which has kept abreast of the emerging developments in the COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria has issued another advisory. This time, the opposition coalition is calling on governors to activate a temporary lockdown of their […]
Monday, the Surgeon General of the United States, Jerome Adams, MD, said on the ‘Today Show’ that this week could get bad for many Americans who will face a growing rise of COVID-19 cases in their communities. “Everyone needs to act as if they have the virus right now. So, test or no test, we need you to understand you […]
…Wishes Kyari speedy recovery The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has drawn up an advisory list of top government functionaries that may have made contact with the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari who reportedly tested positive to the COVID-19 Tuesday. This list, among others, include the Bayelsa state governor and […]
Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has blocked off all access to the President at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, following the President’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari’s reported COVID-19 infection. President Buhari’s COVID-19 test conducted by officials of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) returned negative on Monday. According to a report by ThisDay, […]
