LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kano Central Mosque appeared like a ghost town Friday as Muslims across the metropolis shunned the weekly Friday Jumat prayers after the recent revelation that the coronavirus pandemic is now prevalent in the state. Yesterday, Kano has became third most impacted state in Nigeria within a space of under a week. Later…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Abba Kyari, has died more than two weeks after he tested positive for COVID-19. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, announced Mr Kyari’s death on Twitter. Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, passes on….
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Government has hinted that it will review the lockdown situation in the state after seven days. Governor Babajide Sanwo- Olu disclosed this on Wednesday during a virtual meeting with 28 MD/CEOs in the state under the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA). The Lagos lockdown was extended for 14 days on…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERANGERS)-Cross River state governor, Prof. Ben Ayade on Wednesday declared that automatic employment be given to 8000 youths between the ages of 18 to 35 years in the state starting from Tuesday next week. Ayade made the declaration at CROSPIL in Calabar on Wednesday while distributing stimulus package to vulnerables as well…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The governor of Kenya’s capital Nairobi has distributed bottles of cognac to the poor, saying it protects against the new coronavirus, though the drink maker and national government chided him for propagating a myth. Cognac is a specific type of brandy, an alcoholic beverage produced from distilled white wine. Mike Mbuvi Sonko,…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Thursday said the test results of 90 persons who showed symptoms of the dreaded COVID-19 disease have come out negative. The FCTA made the announcement in a tweet on its Twitter handle on Thursday. The 90 persons, according to the FCTA were from the Mpape…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, Mr. Peter Obi, has mourned the death of Chief Victor Ikwuemesi, the Chairman of the defunct Sosoliso Airlines. In a statement made available by Obi’s Media Office on Wednesday and signed by his Media Adviser, Mr. Valentine Obienyem,…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday said he was still under isolation for testing positive to COVID-19 and is yet to be cleared of the disease. El-Rufai, who also chaired a virtual meeting of the State Executive Council for the first time since he was diagnosed, said he…