PUNCH NEWS Confirmed cases of coronavirus have increased to 2,950 in Nigeria, The PUNCH reports. This is after 148 new infections were recorded in the country on Tuesday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on its website.…
DAILY POST The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), has denied claims that the dead fishes floating and littering the Niger Delta coastline were caused by alleged discharge of toxic chemicals from its facility. DAILY POST had earlier reported that residents…
THE NATION A 24-hour indefinite lockdown has been clamped on Port Harcourt City and Obio-Akpor Local Government Areas by the Rivers State Government. The government also said all helicopter operators, especially Caverton and Bristow, must henceforth submit manifests of all…
THE NATION Sixteen states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) accounted for the 245 new Coronavirus cases (COVID-19) announced by the Nigeria Centre of Disease Control (NCDC) last night. Lagos, which earlier announced the discharge of 14 more patients, recorded…
PUNCH NEWS Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has described the coronavirus as a pandemic that has gone beyond a health crisis. He said the pandemic could create social, economic and political crises and cause serious distortions in the Nigerian…
THE NIGERIAN VOICE Following unabated criminal activities in Delta State, the State Command of the Nigerian Police Force said it is ready to weed out criminal elements from the state. Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hafiz Inuwa, assured that men of…
DAILY POST he Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, on Sunday confirmed 170 new cases of Coronavirus in the country. NCDC made the confirmation in a tweet via its Twitter handle, stating that Nigeria now has a total number of…
THE NATION Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Saturday, commended the federal government and the drive by the Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) and its joint venture partners to combat COVID-19 through the consolidation and improvement of medical facilities.…
PUNCH NEWS Nigeria has recorded 220 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 2,388. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known via its Twitter handle on Saturday. It also announced that…
THE NATION Prominent Ijaw leaders have mounted pressure on a former Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, to join the race for the Bayelsa West Senatorial bye-election. Over 15 famous leaders, who once occupied top positions in Ijaw struggle such…