LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-– Raymond Dokpesi Jnr, chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, owners of Africa Independent Television, has tested positive to coronavirus. “I got a call this morning confirming the result is COVID-19 positive. I am leaving now to the Gwagwalada Isolation Centre for treatment and hope to be back in two weeks. Many of…
LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-– President Muhammadu Buhari’s COVID-19 speech is reproduced in full below: ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CUMULATIVE LOCKDOWN ORDER OF LAGOS AND OGUN STATES AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ON COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA, MONDAY, 27th APRIL,…
LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Five of the almajiri students returned to Kaduna from Kano have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Last week, governors in northern states agreed to ban the almajiri system as part of efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. The system is a form of education that requires young children to…
LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mohammed, one of the sons of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has recovered from COVID-19. Mohammed tested negative twice for coronavirus on Monday. Atiku disclosed that he just received the good news and will be discharged from the Abuja Isolation center soon. A close family friend to Mohammed confirmed this on his…
LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 36 year old man Abiola Ojetunde has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for beating one Rasak Ogunkoya to coma Rasak Ogunkoya who is a Baba Ijebu Lotto Agent was said to have absconded with 330,000 naira which Abiola won. He tried to play a smart one him by…
LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tanzania President John Magufuli has decided to cancel the loan worth $10 billion offered by China. Magufuli said that “only a drunkard will accept the terms” of agreement in this loan. The loan in question was signed by Magufuli’s predecessor Jakaya Kikwete to construct a port at Mbegani creek in Bagamoyo. According…