Ìjọba àpapọ̀ orílẹ̀dè yíì ti sún àsẹ máà sisẹ́ rẹ̀ wá látilé fáwọn òsìsẹ́ ọba tó wá lákàsọ̀ kejì la sísàlẹ̀ síwájú si, gẹ́gẹ́bí ara ìgbésẹ̀ láti dènà ìtànkélẹ̀ kòkòrò àrùn covid-19 ẹlẹkeji nílẹ̀ Nàijírìa. Gẹ́gẹ́ bálámojútó tó wà fọ́rọ̀ kòkòrò àrùn náà, nílẹ̀ yíì, ọ̀gbẹ́ni Mukhtar Mohammed sesọ Continue Reading
England is in a 4 weeks lockdown to help stop a second wave of coronavirus infections. The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson who made the announcement on Saturday asked everyone to stay at home whenever possible. You can still go to school – they’re staying open, and if the adults in your family can’t do their job […]Continue Reading
Praying for God’s mercy to heal our land should be every man’s watchword as the world battles Covid-19. Assistant Pastor, Foursquare Gospel Church, Bodija, Pastor Kayode Babatunde said this in Ibadan. Pastor Babatunde explained that total submission unto God could help individual and the society in time like this, hence the need for Christians to […]Continue Reading
Ogun state government says 219 active cases of Coronavirus are being managed in its Treatment and Isolation Centres as at the 11.59pm of Monday 29th June 2020. Reports from the State Ministry of Health indicated that 31 patients were discharged earlier in the day, bringing the total number of discharged persons to 570. The Health […]Continue Reading
As part of measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 among states, the Federal government placed a ban on inter-state movement with an exception for those on essential services and vehicles conveying essential items including food, water, petroleum products and beverages. Despite the restriction, these category of road users face serious challenge daily in moving […]Continue Reading
Resident Doctors at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, Ogun State, are to embark on a three-day warning strike from Monday 4th of May. The doctors in a notice letter to the state government made available to newsmen in Abeokuta said the strike followed the refusal of the State government to yield to their […]Continue Reading
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has extended total lockdown in the state for six days and ordered a dusk to dawn curfew every day of the week till further notice as part of measures to contain the spread of the Coronavirus in the state. In a live broadcast, Governor Fayemi banned interstate travel and […]Continue Reading
President Mohammadu Buhari has approved a gradual easing of lockdown measures on Lagos, Ogun and FCT from 4th of May 2020. In a Nationwide broadcast, the president said the step was taken based on the recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, the various Federal Government committees that have reviewed socio-economic matters and the […]Continue Reading
Over one thousand less privileged residents of Ibadan have received food items as palliatives to cushion the effect of economic challenges occasioned by Coronavirus pandemic. The palliative, which was sponsored by Youth Christian Circle of the Saint James Cathedral Oke Bola, Ibadan included rice, beans, garri and other food items. As early as seven o’clock in Continue Reading
114 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported: 80 in Lagos21 in Gombe5 in FCT2 in Zamfara2 in Edo1 in Ogun1 in Oyo1 in Kaduna1 in Sokoto As at 11:30 pm 24th April there are 1095 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 208Deaths: 32 As at 11:30 pm 24th April: Lagos-657FCT-138Kano-73Ogun-35Gombe-30Katsina-21Osun-20Edo-19Oyo-18Borno-12Kwara-11Akwa Continue Reading
108 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported; 78 in Lagos14 in FCT5 in Ogun4 in Gombe3 Borno2 in Akwa Ibom1 in Kwara1 in Plateau As at 11:30 pm 23rd April there are 981 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 197Deaths: 31 As at 11:30 pm 23rd April, cases by state: Lagos-582FCT-133Kano-73Ogun-29Katsina-21Osun-20Oyo-17Edo-17Borno-12Kwara-11Akwa Continue Reading
117 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported:59 in Lagos29 in FCT14 in Kano6 in Borno4 in Katsina3 in Ogun1 in Rivers1 in Bauchi As at 11:25 pm 21st April there are 782 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 197Deaths: 25As at 11:25 pm 21st April, breakdown of cases by states: Continue Reading
Federal Ministry of humanitarian, Disasters Management and Social Development, has donated six thousand bags of Rice to Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti states as part of Covid-19 economic stimulus package. The donation was as a result of a directive by President Muhammadu Buhari to the Nigeria Customs Service to release 150 truckload of rice seized […]Continue Reading
Oyo state government has commenced training for one hundred tailors to produce one million facemasks as one of the measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the state. The training was held at the conference room of the Ministry of Health, Secretariat, Ibadan. Speaking with Radio Nigeria, President, Association of Tailors, Oyo State Chapter, Mr […]Continue Reading
Ogun State Chief Judge, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu has ordered the immediate release of two hundred and forty nine inmates from five Correctional centers across the state. The Chief Judge in a statement made available in Abeokuta said the release of the inmates was based on the Federal government’s decision to decongest Correctional centers to contain […]Continue Reading
Government of Oyo State has taken delivery of three truckloads of rice donated by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS. The donation consist of 50-kilogramme of 1,800 bags of rice. The Controller of Customs for Oyo/Osun Area Command, Helen Ngozi, who made the symbolic presentation to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Ibadan on Monday, […]Continue Reading
The National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners, NAGGMDP, has called for the expansion and easy access to Covid-19 testing across the country. In a statement in Osogbo, the Chairman, Osun State branch of the association, Dr Olufemi Oroge also advocated more government active roles in the quarantine of patients to contain the […]Continue Reading
Thirty-eight new cases of COVID-19 have been reported: 23 in Kano 5 in Gombe 3 in Kaduna 2 in Borno 2 in Abia 1 in FCT 1 in Sokoto 1 in Ekiti As at 11:10 pm 20th April there are 665 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 188 Deaths: 22 As at 11:10pm […]Continue Reading
Lockdowns are part of comprehensive emergency preparedness adopted to protect and secure the people from a threat. They are considered best practices in response to saving lives. With the extension of lockdown on Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory, what are the social economic and psychological impact on the citizens, as well as the […]Continue Reading
Oyo State Governor and Chairman of the State’s COVID-19 Task Force, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has said that another two confirmed patients of the novel Coronavirus disease have been discharged. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicates that the governor stated this while giving a COVID-19 case update […]Continue Reading
Eighty-six new cases of COVID-19 have been reported;70 in Lagos7 in FCT3 in Katsina3 in Akwa Ibom1 in Jigawa1 in Bauchi1 in BornoAs at 11:50 pm 19th April there are 627 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria.Discharged: 170Deaths: 21As at 11:50 pm 19th April, the breakdown of cases by state is:Lagos- 376FCT- 88Kano- 36Osun- […]Continue Reading
Forty-eight new cases of COVID-19 have been reported; 23 in Lagos12 in FCT10 in Kano2 in Ogun1 in Oyo3 in Ekiti As at 10:40 pm 18th April there are 541 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 166Deaths: 19 As at 10:40 pm 18th April, number of states with confirmed cases of COVID-19: 19 […]Continue Reading
Fifty-one new cases of COVID-19 have been reported: 32 in Lagos6 in Kano5 in Kwara2 in FCT2 in Oyo2 in Katsina1 in Ogun1 in Ekiti As at 10:10 pm 17th April there are 493 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 159Deaths: 17 As at 10:10 pm 17th April, number of states with confirmed […]Continue Reading
Thirty-four new cases of COVID-19 have been reported as follows: 18 Lagos12 in Kano2 in Katsina1 in Delta1 in Niger As at 11:20 pm 15th April there are 407 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. 128 have been discharged with 12 deathsAs at 11:20 pm 15th April, number of states with confirmed cases of […]Continue Reading
Nineteen new cases of COVID-19 have been reported as follows: 14 in Lagos2 in FCT1 in Kano1 in Akwa Ibom1 in Edo As at 09:20 pm 14th April there are 362 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. 99 have been discharged with 11 deaths. Current:Lagos- 203FCT- 58Osun- 20Edo- 16Oyo- 11Ogun- 9Bauchi- 6Kaduna- 6Akwa Ibom- […]Continue Reading