Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna says civil servants and political appointees in the state will take between 25 and 50% pay cut to support the state’s government fight against COVID-19. According to mallam El ‘ Rufai, The pay cut, will serve as their ‘donations’ to the state’s COVID-19 relief initiative, Daily Trust reports. The […]
Tony Elumelu,Serial Entrepreneur, Husband, father, mentor, investor, chairman, Africapitalist has donated six trailer loads of rice to his hometown in Delta State to support homes and families get through the lockdown period. Onicha-Ugbo, the hometown of the mother of the Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr. Tony Elumelu and other towns in […]
Whaaaat! A Nigerian man named Nyome whose destiny in the event of things that unfolded seem to be tied to some item for fetish practice has been set free. A social media user Asuquo Udoma who shared the post, said they found a bag containing Nyome’s picture, moulded human image and a lot of mystical […]
A new study has stated that Coronavirus appears to linger in the air in crowded spaces or rooms that lack ventilation. The study carried out at two hospitals in Wuhan, China, and published Monday April 27, in the journal Nature Research, researchers, found that Covid-19 can spread through tiny airborne particles known as aerosols. The […]
Kwara State has lost its newly appointed Local Government Service Commissioner, Olatunji Abel, hours to assuming his new position. Abel was to resume office on Monday 27th, April after his appointment as Local Government Commissioner, died of a suspected heart attack in his sleep at his home town on Saturday April 25th. Malam Rafiu Ajakaye, the Chief Press Secretary to […]
Toke Makinwa has gone on Twitter to call out Nigerian men who are praising Kim for being instrumental to Kanye West’s billionaire status, while criticizing Nigerian women for not being as supportive. Forbes announced days ago that Kanye West is officially a billionaire after his sneaker line was described as “one of the great retail […]
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation- Boss Mustapha, has said that the Almajiris will become an army that may overwhelm Nigerians in future if the government isn’t fast in thinking of how they can be catered for and properly developed. Mr Mustapha’s statement was in reaction to the decision of some northern governors […]
Kaduna State Government has announced that five Almajiris who were recently repatriated from Kano State, have tested positive for coronavirus in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Amina Mohammed Baloni, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, said the five new cases have increased the active infection in the state to nine. She said: “The new cases are among almajiri who […]
Recall that the former Vice President, Atiku had announced on March 23, that his Son had tested positive for coronavirus and moved to Gwagwalada for treatment. Mohammed who had been in isolation receiving treatment for the virus in the last 40 days, is set to be discharged from Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital, Abuja. He recently tweeted- “I […]
Raymond Dokpesi Jnr – chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, owners of Africa Independent Television (AIT), has tested positive to coronavirus. Raymond Dokpesi Jnr disclosed this in a short message to members of staff on Monday evening, where he urged his employees who had interacted with him to isolate themselves. He said: “I got a call this […]