The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Ismail Danbaba, has been declared winner of the bye election into Nasarawa central state constituency in Nasarawa sate held August ,8 2020. The returning officer, Mr. Iiyasu Umar, who announced the results on Saturday night in Nasarawa local government area said the APC candidate scored 7,475 to defeat Mr. Bage Nuhu of Peoples Read More
Senator Buruji Kashamu, the immediate past lawmaker who represented Ogun East Senatorial District at the National Assembly and the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, is dead, Blueprint has learnt. His former colleague and ally Ben Bruce who announced his demise on his Facebook page Saturday evening said, “I have just lost my good Read More
Ahead of scheduled repair works, Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola has disclosed that movement on the Third Mainland bridge in Lagos will be shut down as from Friday July 24, 2020. Revealing this on Tuesday, Fashola said the closed down will enable contractor carry out repair work between July and January next year. Details loading…
Domestic flights which have been suspended in Nigeria since March 2020 will finally resume on July 8, 2020. The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika who announced on Wednesday, also disclosed that the flights will commence with the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja and the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos. In a press statement issued on Wednesday by the Director, Read More
No fewer than 317 Nigerians stranded in London Sunday night arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’l Airport, Abuja after takeoff delay. Disclosing this via its Twitter handle, the Nigeria in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) wrote, “317 Nigerians including 9 infants arrives Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’l Airport, Abuja at about 9:50pm local time via Air Peace flight P47801 from Heathrow @HeathrowAirport London, today, Sunday, 28th Read More
A total of 163 stranded Nigerians on Friday returned back to Nigeria through Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport and Murtala Muhammed Int’l airport Lagos respectively. While 145 arrived Abuja from Sudan, 18 others from France were taken directly to Lagos, and are all meant to proceed on 14-day isolation. Disclosing this latest information, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) via their Read More
Nigeria on Thursday recorded the highest coronavirus cases since the pandemic hit the most populous African nation.. Specially, the country recorded 745 new cases of COVID-19. The latest figure shot the total number of infections in the country to 18,480. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Thursday through its official Twitter handle. NCDC said that the 745 Read More
After two days, Lagos again recorded more than 100 Covid-19 cases on Monday. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the country’s total cases have hit 12801, 361 out of them are dead, while 4040 patients have recovered. On Monday, the entire Africa’s most populous nation recorded 315 cases. Here is state by state breakdown; Lagos- 128 FCT-34 Read More
What? Lagos to Onitsha N18,000! Is it not N7,000? Why We will get to where security officers dey…. Asked dem. Na dem dey collect money from us.
A former Governor of Abia state Orji Uzor Kalu has been finally released from Kuje custodial centre, barely two days after a federal high court in Lagos ordered his release. Uzor Kalu was released shortly before 8pm, on Wednesday weeks after the Supreme Court ordered retrial of his financial corruption case. Details loading…
A Federal High Court in Lagos a while ago on Tuesday ordered the release of erstwhile governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu, from prison. This is happening weeks after Supreme Court ordered re-trial of financial corruption charges against the former governor. Details loading…
Nigeria’s fight the coronavirus pandemic took a turn following record of over 500 new cases, the highest so far since infection pierced into the country. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Africa’s most populous nation harvested 553 new cases on Saturday. Lagos is still the worst hit with a total of 9855 cases in Nigeria at the Read More
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 200 people dead out of total 6677 cases already recorded in the country. However, 1840 have been succesfully treated and discharged. On Wednesday, NCDC also announced that 284 new cases were dictated. Out the new cases, 199 were discovered in Lagos, while Rivers recorded 26 more patients. Below is state by Read More
Lagos state Commissioner of Health, Prof Akin Aboyomi, has confirmed that 38 Covid-19 related deaths have been recorded in the state. Prof Abayomi via his twitter handle said, “74 new Covid-19 infection confirmed in Lagos. Total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Lagos is now 2640. “Two more Covid-19 related deaths recorded in Lagos. This brings total Covid-19 related deaths Read More
Exactly 15 Covid-19 patients died in Nigeria on Sunday after losing the battle against deadly pandemic. According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, there was also 248 new cases from 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The states with the fresh cases include; 81-Lagos 35-Jigawa 26-Borno 26-Kano 20-Bauchi 13-FCT 12-Edo 10-Sokoto 7-Zamfara 4-Kwara 4-Kebbi 2-Gombe 2-Taraba 2-Ogun 2-Ekiti Read More
Bauchi recorded 44 cases, the highest number of Covid-19 cases in a day in the state, same Lagos numbers reduced to 97. A look at latest state by state breakdown; 97-Lagos 44-Bauchi 29-Kano 19-Katsina 17-Borno 7-FCT 6-Kwara 5-Oyo 3-Kaduna 3-Sokoto 2-Adamawa 2-Kebbi 2-Plateau 2-Ogun 1-Ekiti
No fewer than 253 Nigerians from the United Kingdom have finally arrived Abuja after hours of delay in Lagos. The returnees touched down Lagos since afternoon, and have been kept at the airport after officials experienced hitches. Confirming their arrival in Abuja, Chairman Diaspora Commission Abike Dabiri-Erewa a while ago via her twitter handle said, “Finally. In Abuja. With 253 Read More
Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, on Sunday night announced that the state has recorded the first case of COVID-19. He said the index case was a 40-year old man, with travel history to Lagos Speaking in Birnin Kebbi, the governor said the index case has been taken to the Isolation centre . The governor said, “Regrettably, however, Kebbi state Read More
117 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported – 59 in Lagos, 29 in FCT, 14 in Kano, six in Borno, four in Katsina, three in Ogun, one in Rivers, one in Bauchi. As at 11:25 pm 21st April there are 782 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 197 Deaths: 25.
It was moment of sorrow amid mixed feeling after a medical doctor treating Covid-19 patient died at Lagos University Teaching Hospital. Emeka Chugbo, a 51-year-old doctor, Wednesday, became the first health worker to die of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Details loading…
After experiencing three days of no Covid-19 issues, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has recorded two new cases on Tuesday. In all, 19 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported as follows – 14 in Lagos two in FCT, one in Kano, one in Akwa Ibom and one in Edo state. As at 09:20 pm, April 14, there are 362 Read More
Latest report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) indicate that coronavirus cases in Nigeria under 24 hours have declined to five newly reported incidents. Unlike in the past days when over 10 cases were recorded repeatedly, five have been confirmed on Easter Sunday. Out of them, Lagos and Kwara states had two cases each while Katsina recorded one Read More
Fire is currently raging at the Lagos airport hotel with men of the fire service encountering difficult time trying to put it off. Authorities at the airport are still being contacted by our correspondent to confirm the latest development. Details loading…
There are now 14 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Nigeria, and patient with the virus has died, bringing the number of deaths to seven. As at Wednesday night, six persons were confirmed dead. Thirteen new cases are in Lagos and one in Delta state. As at 09:30 pm, April 9, there are 288 confirmed cases of COVID-19 Read More
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