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Coronavirus: Nigeria’s Comptroller-General of Immigration tests positive
Nigeria's confirmed COVID-19 cases now stand at 97.
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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson writes Britons, warns ‘things will get worse’
“It’s important for me to level with you – we know things will get worse before they get better."
CommentCoronavirus: What we discussed with Buhari– Health Minister
Many Nigerians have criticised the president for not addressing them despite the increasing cases of the disease in the country.
CommentVideo shows Buhari with health minister, NCDC director
Mr Buhari’s whereabouts has been a subject of public interest after his Chief of Staff tested positive for the virus.
CommentFalana writes court over alleged plot to arrest Sowore
The lawyer says the government plans to re-arrest his client for revealing Chief of Staff Kyari health status.
CommentSpecial Reports
Despite Buhari’s reforms, cost of shipping goods to Nigeria still very high
According to the research, the cost of shipment to Apapa is nearly five times that of Durban, South Africa.
CommentINVESTIGATION: Justice for Sale (III): How court clerks, prison warders, others extort hapless victims
At various stages of the Nigerian justice system, officials extort poor and helpless victims.
CommentRegional
South West
Coronavirus: Lagos govt, GTB jointly-owned 110-bed isolation facility ready – Sanwo-Olu
The isolation facility sits on an expansive area inside the Onikan Stadium
CommentSouth South
Coronavirus: Returnee Nigerian allegedly assaults health workers for asking him to self-isolate
Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria have risen to 97 as at March 28. No confirmed case has been reported in Delta.
CommentSouth East
Coronavirus: Peace Mass Transit stops operations nationwide
PMT said it would first suspend operations in Enugu and Ebonyi states on March 29.
CommentNorth Central
Governors’ Forum DG, wife, test negative to Coronavirus
Mr Okauru expresses gratitude to everyone who either called him or his wife to express goodwill for the entire family.
CommentNorth East
Horseriding gunmen abduct woman in Jigawa
Residents said the gunmen stormed the community on horses and abducted Harira Nasir.
CommentNorth West
Coronavirus: Two Kaduna clerics arrested for violating restriction
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The two were arrested for holding congregational prayers.
CommentHealth
News Reports
Doctors warn of dangers of using chloroquine to treat COVID-19
“Chloroquine is not a harmless panacea for COVID-19,” wrote Dan Vick, a pathologist.
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Investigations
SPECIAL REPORT: Residents lament as abandoned NDDC health centres litter Imo
In one of the communities, the abandoned and uncompleted health centre was simply converted to a school by residents.
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Health Specials
Coronavirus: Taskforce to decide on travel bans as Nigeria confirms third Covid-19 case
The committee is expected to decide whether the government should ban flights into Nigeria from high-risk countries or gathering at social activiti...
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Features
How China got to zero new domestic COVID-19 cases
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The outbreak as a whole was kept in one regional location which allowed more sufficient management elsewhere.
Comment
News Reports
Doctors warn of dangers of using chloroquine to treat COVID-19
“Chloroquine is not a harmless panacea for COVID-19,” wrote Dan Vick, a pathologist.
CommentInvestigations
SPECIAL REPORT: Residents lament as abandoned NDDC health centres litter Imo
In one of the communities, the abandoned and uncompleted health centre was simply converted to a school by residents.
CommentHealth Specials
Coronavirus: Taskforce to decide on travel bans as Nigeria confirms third Covid-19 case
The committee is expected to decide whether the government should ban flights into Nigeria from high-risk countries or gathering at social activiti...
CommentFeatures
How China got to zero new domestic COVID-19 cases
The outbreak as a whole was kept in one regional location which allowed more sufficient management elsewhere.
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Can Your Faith Overcome the Fear of Coronavirus?, By Femi Aribisala
The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus will make you free from the law of sin and death that is in coronavirus.
CommentEditorial
EDITORIAL: COVID-19: Calling On Nigeria’s Billionaires and Religious Leaders To Step Up
The country is in dire need of help.
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His foundational intellectual mission — to construct the edifice on which a new discipline could blossom — was completed in the last century.
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He would suffer after Marjorie’s death. There were days of utter despondency, for he was human and prone to the doubts and questioning of God’s u...
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Although the petrol-dollar brought vast fortunes to us, like the situation of the cocoa farmer from the first season, our planning mentality never exceeded t...
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Nollywood
Social Distancing: Seven Nigerian series you can binge-watch
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Kannywood
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"I always wanted to do something different in everything I do."
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Music
Coronavirus: I’ve been brainstorming about raising funding for healthcare workers – Mr Eazi
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DJ Edu and Mr Eazi have both just recovered from an illness which looked and felt like the coronavirus
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Lifestyle
Coronavirus: How parents can keep up with children’s education —Educationists
The stay-at-home break might be a blessing, as it could serve as a platform for some family moments and point of reflection, Odilim Ewegbara, a pub...
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Arts & Books
Biodun Jeyifo: A Life of the Mind, and Service To Humanity
"For Jeyifo, every idea was open to negotiation."
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Travel
Morocco: Feeding the Soil, While Rallying the South for Greatness!
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"After the encounter, even in its brevity, I became inclined to agree with a friend who said: “If you die without seeing Marrakech, God would likel...
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Nollywood
Social Distancing: Seven Nigerian series you can binge-watch
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INTERVIEW: KANNYWOOD: Why I chose dog as lead actor for my new film – Zaharadden
"I always wanted to do something different in everything I do."
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Coronavirus: I’ve been brainstorming about raising funding for healthcare workers – Mr Eazi
DJ Edu and Mr Eazi have both just recovered from an illness which looked and felt like the coronavirus
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Coronavirus: How parents can keep up with children’s education —Educationists
The stay-at-home break might be a blessing, as it could serve as a platform for some family moments and point of reflection, Odilim Ewegbara, a pub...
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Biodun Jeyifo: A Life of the Mind, and Service To Humanity
"For Jeyifo, every idea was open to negotiation."
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Morocco: Feeding the Soil, While Rallying the South for Greatness!
"After the encounter, even in its brevity, I became inclined to agree with a friend who said: “If you die without seeing Marrakech, God would likel...
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News Reports
NCC didn’t give N300 million ‘subvention’ to NITDA — Official
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"Our budget doesn’t contain any allocation for subvention let alone granting same to a sister agency."
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Sports
Football
Ighalo wins first Manchester United award
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Ighalo pulled 32% of fans’ vote to emerge as the winner.
CommentForeign
Africa
Coronavirus cases in African countries double in one week
About 46 of the 54 countries in Africa have recorded at least a case of COVID-19.
CommentWest Africa
Coronavirus: Parts of Ghana locked down
Ghana's parliament passed a new law that gives the president the power to order such lockdown.
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