The Lagos state police command has arrested Funke Akindele, Nollywood actress, for hosting a house party, in violation to the lockdown order in the state government.She was picked up on Sunday evening and taken to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti (SCID), Yaba on Sunday evening.Spokesman of the Lagos Police Command, Bala Elkana, announced Akindele’s…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has rejected plans by the federal government to invite Chinese doctors into the country to assist in fighting the spread of COVID-19.National President of the association, Dr. Francis Faduyile, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the NMA was shocked over news that the federal government was planning…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed five new cases of COVID-19 in Bauchi and federal capital territory (FCT).The NCDC announced this in Lagos on Saturday night.According to the centre, three of the confirmed cases are from Bauchi, while two are from the FCT.It said “As of 10:15 pm on April 4, 2020,…
The National Assembly has extended its resumption date earlier schedule for April 7, by one week. The extension is as a result of the federal government’s 2-week stay-at-home policy to combat the spread of the deadly coronavirus ravaging the world. Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representives disclosed this on Saturday a meeting held…
