Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen escaped but three Lille midfielders Renato Sanches, Jonathan Ikone and Jonathan Bamba have tested positive for COVID-19, coach Christophe Galtier said on Saturday, calling for more firmness in enforcing social distancing. All three tested positive last Monday, Galtier said after a 2-1 friendly win at Belgian first-division club Mouscron. He said Sanches, a Euro 2016 Read More
Kaduna state government has directed civil servants to report to work on Monday, July 20, 2020, after working remotely for over three months at home, following the invoking of the Quarantine Act and Kaduna State Public Health Law, which quarantined all residents on March 26. A circular issued by the office of the Head of Service made available to Blueprint Read More
Vice-Chancellor of Chrisland University Abeokuta, Ogun state, Professor Peace Chinedum Babalola, has advised the federal government to adopt staggered reopening of schools across the country. Babalola, a Professor of Pharmaceutical Science, spoke at the 5th matriculation ceremony of the institution held virtually in Abeokuta Wednesday. The federal government had Monday released guidelines outlining actions, measures and requirements needed for the Read More
As the number confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bayelsa state increased from 32 to 177 in one week, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Covid-19 volunteers of Bayelsa state, has embarked on a sensitisation campaign for staff and customers of banks operating within Yenagoa metropolis.Speaking to newsmen shortly after the enlightenment campaign, the Coordinator of the foundation, Karimo Sokari, frowned at the Read More
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT ) magistrate, Monday, re-opened Jabi Lake mall, 10 days after ordering its management to publish an unreserved apology to government in national dailies, for hosting the Lagos-based controversial artist, Naira Marley in concert. The mall was shut down last week by an order of same court for organising a drive-in-concert which attracted crowd within the premises, against the Read More
The kingdom has taken restrictive measures against the virus, particularly in Mecca, but the number of new coronavirus cases has notably increased in recent days. “The mosques in the holy city will begin to reopen their doors to the faithful on Sunday after three months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic,” the state-run Al-Ekhbariya channel reported, citing a decision Read More
The National Youth Service Corps (NYCS), Thursday, extended the service year of four corps members to three extra months as a total of 3,704 of 2019 Batch ‘B’ Stream 1 members concluded their one year mandatory service in Anambra state.The Anambra state Coordinator of NYSC, Mr. Kehinde Aremu, who disclosed this after touring some centers in the state, said the Read More
Premier League clubs have agreed on a restart date of June 20 in what is a huge breakthrough for their Project Restart plans, according to the Mirror. The Premier League have desperately been trying to finalise plans to get the season back underway again following its suspension at the beginning of March amid the coronavirus crisis. And now a big breakthrough appears to Read More
Registered members of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Kaduna state chapter were in high spirits on Friday as they receive palliatives in food items.The distribution which held at the Kaduna SWAN office within the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna, while observing social distancing and use of face mask, saw 28 SWAN members, pencilled down by the Comrade Isaiah Benjamin-led Read More
N’Golo Kante has been allowed to stay away from Chelsea’s return to training due to his coronavirus fears. The French World Cup winner joined up with Frank Lampard’s squad on Tuesday as Chelsea resumed training following the Premier League’s decision to allow socially distanced sessions. But the 29-year-old missed Wednesday’s small group practice with the blessing of Chelsea manager Frank Read More
The Muslim Ummah in the South west of Nigeria, (MUSWEN ) on Wednesday asked Muslims to observe the Eid el Fitri prayers at home and mark the Eid day with their family. MUSWEN in a statement issued by its Executive Secretary, Professor Muslih Tayo Yahya, made available to newsmen in Ibadan stated that this was in line with the current social Read More
Tottenham have launched an investigation after Ivory Coast defender Serge Aurier appeared to flout social-distancing rules for a third time by getting a haircut during the coronavirus lockdown. Aurier posted an Instagram photo on Tuesday showing off his new haircut and tagged the barber Justin Carr in his post. “Yes Sir @justscuts #LeCoiffeurEstBon?? (the hairdresser is good)” Aurier wrote next Read More
Manchester United players arrived for training for the first time in over two months after getting the all-clear from their coronavirus tests. Red Devils stars last worked out at their Carrington complex on March 13 but are now back to business following a vote from Premier League clubs to approve a formal return to the training ground, the Sun reports. The Read More
Ahead of Eid-el-Fitr celebrations, Islamic scholars, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has urged Muslims to observe the Covid-19 lockdown regulations to ensure that “we don’t lose what we have gained in two months so far in one day”. Speaking to newsmen shortly after Governor Nasir el-Rufai met with some clerics in government house on Monday evening, the Islamic scholar, who is also a medical Read More
Five-times World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo rejoined Serie A champions Juventus for training on Tuesday after an absence of 72 days that included the last two weeks in quarantine. The 35-year-old was filmed arriving at the Turin club’s Continassa training ground in a black car and was due to undergo a medical before joining coach Maurizio Sarri and Read More
The Nasarawa state government Tuesday, announced the lifting on the ban on Mosques and Churches for a period of two weeks. This was part of the resolutions arrived at during the stakeholders’ meeting at the government house Lafia, the state capital. State Commissioner for Information, Tourism and Culture, Comrade Dogo Shammah, said the review was part of measures put in place Read More
One of the greatest challenges facing leaders today is the task of determining just how to control the spread of the coronavirus with local, state, and federal governments needing to, from time to time, take decisions and actions that will cast their functionality, practicality and competence to the fore. With no vaccine or therapeutic drugs available against COVID-19, confinement and Read More
United Kingdom coronavirus death toll, Wednesday, passed 30,000 as 649 more people died across the country. Health authorities confirmed the overall number of fatalities had hit 30,076 as the deadly bug continues to spread. And 6,111 new cases of the deadly bug were recorded in the past 24 hours after 69,463 tests were administered. The rise corresponds to a rise in testing Read More
Residents of Anambra state, Sunday, celebrated what could be described as her first official boom in religious activities following the lift on ban for congregational worship in the state.The state Governor, Willie Obiano, had in a statewide on Saturday night, relaxed the lockdown order which had been for 28 days due to coronavirus pandemic, urging movements and church services although Read More
Premier League football could be back on TV within weeks — in a major boost for bored Brits. Boris Johnson has been briefed on plans for matches to be played behind closed doors and sees the resumption of live sport as key to boosting the moral of the nation after weeks of being shut inside. Other football leagues, tennis, cricket and horse Read More
The Management and staff of New Nigerian Newspapers Ltd, have condoled with President Muhammadu Buhari over the death of his Chief of Staff, Malam Abba Kyari, describing him as a patriotic nationalist, who deserves to be immortalized.The pioneer news publishing outfit in Northern Nigeria, in a statement signed by its acting Managing Director, Alhaji Yusuf Musa Kontagora, in Kaduna on Read More
Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, has asked Nigerians to disregard claims that he has contracted COVID-19. Musa who plays in Saudi Arabia while speaking via his official Instagram handle, lamented that at a time people were battling a pandemic, some individuals are bent on gaining popularity by spreading falsehood online. “It has come to my notice that certain individuals have decided to Read More
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 94th birthday on Tuesday, but the traditional gun salute was called off this year because of the coronavirus crisis. The monarch was said to be marking the occasion with her 98-year-old husband, Prince Philip, at Windsor Castle, west of London. The couple, whose age puts them in a high-risk category for COVID-19, have been Read More
ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE EXTENSION OF COVID- 19 PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJAMONDAY, 13TH APRIL, 2020 1. In my address on Sunday, 29th March, 2020, I asked the residents of Lagos and Ogun States as well as the Federal Capital Territory to stay at home for an initial Read More
Social distancing may have stopped players and club officials from meeting in person but Zenit St Petersburg had a novel idea when they delivered their Player of the Month award using a drone. Brazilian Malcom won nearly 30% of the fan vote to pick up the award for March after Zenit build a nine-point lead at the top of the Read More
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