LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Monday 1st of June 2020, announced that 416 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths have been recorded in Nigeria. This is the second-highest daily figure recorded by the centre after it announced 553 confirmed cases on Saturday 30th May 2020, since the outbreak of…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali has taken a new bride, Hajiya Zainab Abdullahi in a Wedding ceremony devoid of fanfare because of COVID-19. Hameed Ali’s first wife, Hajiya Hadiza Jummai Ali died in Abuja on October 29th, 2018. She was 53 years old. Hajiya Ali who was the first lady…
LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Trump on Friday announced he is suspending the United States’ relationship with the World Health Organization — accusing the global body of covering up the coronavirus crisis with China. At a press conference in the White House’s Rose Garden, Trump accused the United Nations organization of being under the control of…
LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some parents in Lagos State have kicked against reopening of schools in view of the continued spread of the Novel Coronavirus. They told the News Agency of Nigeria in interviews that it was important for the federal and state governments to continue to safeguard children from the pandemic. NAN reports that the…
LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has again called on developed countries and international financial institutions to cancel the debts of “needy countries” especially in Africa to enable them reverse the devastations of COVID-19 to the human race. President Buhari made the call on Thursday in a virtual meeting tagged: “High-Level Event on Financing for…
LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ogun State Government has eased the lockdown order pronounced on the state, since the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic to combat the spread of the disease from Monday to Friday. This was contained in the address of the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, while updating the efforts of his administration…
LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mask-wearing customers have been banned from entering a bar in Texas amid the coronavirus pandemic, local news outlets reported this week. A sign posted outside the Liberty Tree Tavern in Elgin, 25 miles east of Austin, reads: Due to our concern for our customers, if they FEEL (not think), that they need…
LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A very young and vibrant Ghanaian blogger known as Germaine has reportedly died. In reference to reports, he died from Coronavirus in South Africa. The news surrounding his death is reported by a colleague blogger known as Gizo. A check on Germaine’s personal Facebook account reveals his last post was made on…