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Police Arrest Funke Akindele, Ask Naira Marley To Report Self Over Violations
The police have arrested Nollywood actress and producer, Funke Akindele, in Lagos State. The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos, Bala Elkana, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday. He
COVID-19: UK PM Boris Johnson Admitted To Hospital
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to hospital on Sunday for tests, his office said, 10 days after he tested positive for coronavirus. Johnson, 55, announced he had mild
Rev. Nnyene celebrates Golden Jubilee …as TREM Owerri rolls out drums of celebration
Owerri, Saturday 21st of March was all joy for Rev. Nnyene- Obong Etibeng when he pulled out his family members, friends, relations and the believers in Christ Jesus, to celebrate
Partnership: Lawyers Without Borders visit Imo NUJ Chairman
A delegation of Avocats Sans Frontieres France (ASFF) also known as Lawyers Without Borders recently visited the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Imo State Council. The team
OMPAN Decries Military, Police Brutality on Journalists, Citizens in Guise of Lockdown
ThankGod Emeh, Owerri. Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria (OMPAN) has noticed with dismay, the highhandedness of some security agents who have been caught on tape manhandling journalists stressing that
Seek God’s Mercy Against Coronavirus, Amakaeze Enjoins Christian Faithfuls
Ikenna Orioha, Owerri. The General Overseer, Community of Hashem Worlwide, Kohen Gadol Chidi Enyinnaya Amakaeze has enjoined his congregants to seek God’s mercy against coronavirus pandemic so that the killer
Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic: Igbo Youth Assembly Worldwide Urges Nigerians to Support Buhari
Igbo Youth Assembly Worldwide, a socio-cultural Youth Organisation, has urged all Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari as he strives to curtail and eradicate COVID-19 in Nigeria. In a statement
Google to Publish User Location Data to Help Govts Tackle Coronavirus
Google says it will publish users’ location data around the world from Friday to allow governments to gauge the effectiveness of social distancing measures, brought in to stem the COVID-19
Corona Extra Beer Producer Halts Brewing Over Virus
The Mexican brewer of Corona beer said Thursday it was suspending production because of the health emergency in the country over the COVID-19 pandemic. Grupo Modelo — whose brands also
COVID-19: VP Osinbajo Chairs NEC Special Committee, promises support to States
The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo today chaired the NEC Special Committee on COVID-19. The meeting with 7 State Governors and the Finance Minister focused on the urgent
Cash Contributions to fight COVID-19 in Nigeria Hits N15 billion
Monetary contributions to the account set up at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under the auspices of the Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) have hit N15 Billion. The
NGO launches “Tracker-19” to monitor impact of COVID-19 on journalism
The press freedom NGO, Reporters Without Borders, is launching a tool for monitoring an unprecedented global crisis called “Tracker 19”. The launch is in reference not only to Covid-19 but
China-US Ties Strained as Trump Casts Doubt on Chinese Coronavirus Figures
President Donald Trump cast doubt Wednesday on the accuracy of official Chinese figures on its coronavirus outbreak after US lawmakers, citing an intelligence report, accused Beijing of a cover up.
COVID-19: Wimbledon Cancelled for First Time since WWII
Roger Federer and Serena Williams were among the tennis stars left devastated on Wednesday as Wimbledon was cancelled for the first time since World War II due to the coronavirus.
Imo NUJ Debunks Sale of Press Centre, Disowns Purported Stakeholders
ThankGod Emeh The leadership of Imo State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), says its attention has been drawn to news making rounds in the media that the Press
China Slashes Rate, Injects $7 bn into Market to Counter Covid-19
China’s central bank on Monday cut an interest rate on loans to banks by the largest margin in five years and injected 50 billion yuan ($7 billion) into the financial
US won’t pay Harry and Meghan security -Trump states
President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States would not pay security costs for Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, appearing to confirm that the royal couple have moved
Read Full Text of President Buhari’s Nationwide Broadcast on Coronavirus
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, addressed the nation with regards to the COVID-19 pandemic. In his national broadcast on the 29th of March, 2020, the President revealed that the Federal
Mali Votes Despite Coronavirus Panic
Malians voted in a long-delayed parliamentary election on Sunday, barely a day after the country recorded its first coronavirus death and with the leading opposition figure kidnapped and believed to
Hospitals, Media Personnel, Medical establishments, Six Others Exempted From Total Lock Down
President Muhammadu Buhari has imposed a total lock down of Lagos and Ogun states as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). President Buhari made this known in a nationwide
Coronavirus: Nigeria Records 14 New Cases
According to a statement by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Nigeria has confirmed fourteen new cases of COVID-19,. Nine of the new cases were confirmed in Lagos State
Twitter Removes President Bolsonaro Tweets Questioning Virus Quarantine, Expands Global Rules
Two tweets by Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro in which he questioned quarantine measures aimed at containing the novel coronavirus were removed Sunday, on the grounds that they violated the social
Country Music Icon -Joe Diffie dies of Coronavirus
Joe Diffie, a Grammy award-winning country music singer who had several chart-topping hits in the 1990s, has died of coronavirus. He was 61. Diffie’s death was announced on his Facebook
Trump ditches hopes of quick virus bounce-back for US
President Donald Trump has extended emergency coronavirus restrictions for the United States where his top scientist warned up to 200,000 people could die, as Africa’s biggest city readied to go
Imo OMPAN Urges Imolites, Nigerians to Support the Govt, Contribute Their Quota to Fight COVID-19
Nkemdirim Alisigwe, Owerri. The Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria, OMPAN, Imo State Chapter has called on the good people of the State in particular and Nigerians at large to
