LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)- South Africa restaurateurs protested on Wednesday against a coronavirus curfew and an alcohol ban that they said were wrecking their industry. President Cyril Ramaphosa imposed a lockdown in March, restricting movement and gatherings. He loosened some of the restrictions in June, allowing restaurants to reopen, initially for take-out and then for…
LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The governor, who announced this via his verified twitter handle said he has gone into isolation. He tweeted; “I took my third Covid-19 test yesterday and it came back positive. I’m generally ok and I’m already self-isolating at home and…
By Amos Odeh The Bayelsa State Government has indicated its readiness to pay special allowances to frontline health workers combating the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Governor Douye Diri gave the indication on Tuesday at a meeting with representatives of labour unions including the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and Association of Resident Doctors in…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The former president of the West African Bar Association and human rights campaigner, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has called for the cancellation of payment of electricity bills across the country as a result of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic. The senior advocate of Nigeria made the call during the Lagos State University (LASU)…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Benue State House of Assembly Speaker Titus Uba and his son have tested positive for COVID 19. Uba stated this through a statement issued by the Chairman, Committee on Information and Orientation, Tertsea Gbishe. Another member representing Kwande East Constituency, Teatsea Gbishe, also tested positive for the dreaded virus. The Speaker has,…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Amuwo Odofin Local Government (AOLG) of Lagos State has shut down four markets in the area for non-compliance with guidelines to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the four markets which were shut on Monday are Oyinlola and 23 Road markets in…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Director of Rehabilitation Centre for the Disabled, Old and Tramps, Ozubulu (RECDOT), Dame Rosemary Odunukwe, has said that the Centre would henceforth commemorate Mr. Peter Obi’s annual birthdays holy mass and prayers, as well as with the cutting of Obi’s birthday cake. She said Obi’s presence at such occasions would not…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama said on Sunday he had tested positive for COVID-19, and became the first member of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet to contract the new coronavirus. Onyeama, 64, said on Twitter he had taken a COVID-19 test because of a throat irritation. “Did my fourth Covid-19 test yesterday at…