143 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Nigeria on Monday, August 31. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Plateau state recorded 35 new cases, Kaduna-21, Lagos-19, FCT-13, Ebonyi-9, Adamawa-7, Enugu-7, Katsina-7, Edo-6, Kwara-5, Osun-3, Anambra-2, Kano-2, Niger-2, Ogun-2, Benue-1, Borno-1 and Sokoto-1 Nigeria now has 54,008 confirmed cases of the viral disease. 41,638 patients have been…
The school resumption timetable making rounds on social media has been disowned by the Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA) Unit of the Lagos State Ministry of Education. While Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had said that the resumption date he announced was tentative, the supposed 2020/2021 academic calendar states that the first term of the session will start on September 21…
The Association of Resident Doctors, federal capital territory administration (ARD-FCTA) have declared an indefinite strike which will take off from Tuesday September 1. The group which conveyed announcement of their indefinite strike in a communiqué signed by Roland Aigbovo and Mustapha Ibrahim, chairman and general secretary of the association, said they took the decision amid the Coronavirus…
Evicted BBNaija lockdown housemate, Wathoni, says she doesn’t think she will be pursuing things with her love interest in the house, BrightO. Wathoni who was evicted on Sunday, August 30, had a chat with Ebuka, the show host, where he inquired if she is open to pursuing things with Brighto outside the house or what they had…
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has issued a warning to President Buhari’s appointees following the continous face-off that has been recorded between the executive cabinet members and the legislature in the last few weeks. Addressing State House reporters on Monday August 31 after Buhari inaugurated the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo-led Executive/Legislative/Party Consultative Committee, Lawan disclosed that the President…
In a bid to stimulate the economy, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has slashed the interest rate payable on monies deposited in savings accounts from the previous benchmark of around 3.75 per annum to around 1.25% per annum According to a circular issued to all banks, the rate cut is effective from today September 1, 2020.Analysts say…
The governing body in charge of London’s financial district is openly asking for opinions to help make decisions in bringing down statues and other landmarks with historic links to slavery and racism, as part of its response to the Black Lives Matter movement. The City of London Corporation which runs the area that is home to…
Three people were abducted on Monday August 31, by kidnappers who mounted a road block along Falgore Forest in Doguwa Local Government Area of Kano State. Daily Nigerian reported that an eyewitness, Ado Musa told Freedom Radio that the incident which happened around 7am left many commuters injured including the Hisbah commander of the local government, Mukhtar Abdulmumin. Kano…
Ed Sheeran is now a dad and he took to Instagram to share the happy news. The singer, 29, shared a sweet snap of a pair of socks belonging to his daughter to reveal the happy news. He also revealed in the caption that his daughter had been named Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran. Ed wrote on Instagram: “Ello! A quick…
Nigerian singer and Grammy nominee, Burna Boy has won the award for the best international artiste at the Vodafone Ghana Music festival that held on Saturday, 29th of August 2020. The 29-year-old beat Davido, Teni, Rudebwoy, Mercy Chinwo, Big Trill and Sho Madjodzi to win the award. This is the second time in a row…