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Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Worldwide, David Oyedepo on Saturday said the re-opening of churches led to a decrease in Coronavirus infections across the nation. Oyedepo, at the church’s Covenant Hour of Prayer, used Lagos and Ogun States as a case study for his statement, saying that COVID-19 had continued to decline due to re-opening of churches.
The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, who disclosed this, said the amount represented 84 per cent of the N36.3bn public funds and donations received by the Federal Government to tackle the pandemic. It has been revealed that the Federal Government has spent N30.5 billion on efforts to curtail COVID-19 between April and July this year.
Photos have emerged from President Buhari’s 22-year-old daughter, Hanan and Turad Sha’aban’s pre-wedding event which took place on Thursday September 3. LIB reports that the main wedding will take place today September 4, 2020, at the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson on Wednesday revealed that he and his family recently battled the coronavirus, describing the ordeal as a “kick in the gut” as he expressed gratitude that they’ve all since come out on the other side.
Ghana’s minister of information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has sent a six-page reply to Nigeria, over allegations of hostilities to Nigeria and harassment of Nigerians. Last Friday, Nigeria rolled out a litany of harassment and hostilities perpetrated by Ghana against Nigerian affairs and Nigerians and declared it will no longer permit future malicious acts.
Lagos state is set to re-open schools in September after months of closure. The Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known during the regular briefing on the state’s COVID-19 status. The governor, said that tertiary institutions in the state will re-open from September 14.
Arsenal won the FA Community Shield on Saturday in penalty kicks over Liverpool, winning the shootout 5-4 after regulation ended at 1-1.
A 45-year-old business man and father-of-four, Chinedu Ogwa, has committed suicide in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, over perceived failure to succeed in his business and inability to recover his debts from some people. According to Vanguard News, the deceased who hails from Ebonyi state, was found dead in his Diobu, Port Harcourt residence on Thursday night, after alleged intake of poisonous substance. His wife, Chidinma, said that her husband had opened up to her on Monday about resisting an initial attempt to take his life over his frustration with his failing business and poor relations with some unnamed persons. She…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control, NAFDAC, has said that it is testing 40 herbal drugs for cure of coronavirus. This was disclosed by the Director-General of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye.
The new Premier League season will start on Saturday September 12 Premier League announces full fixture list for 2020/21 season; City, United afforded delayed kick-off due to European involvement, Wolves and Chelsea don’t begin until September 14. The new Premier League season will start on Saturday September 12. Liverpool host Leeds on opening weekend, Manchester City and Manchester United given late start
Malian soldiers who forced the President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to resign have explained their action. Keita resigned and dissolved parliament as soldiers detained him at gunpoint.
Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed his desire to live beyond 100 so as to have more opportunities to celebrate with the Agura of Gbagura, Oba Sabur Bakare, Jamolu II. Obasanjo was part of the dignitaries present at the first anniversary of the monarch held in Abeokuta on Tuesday.
Viewers on DStv can look forward to thrills and spills from the world’s best basketball league, as ESPN 2 brings live playoff action from the 2019-20 National Basketball Association (NBA) season this coming week, Friday 21 to Thursday 27 August 2020. DStv is your home of the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. The first live match available to viewers this week arrives on the evening of Friday 21 August when the Denver Nuggets visit the Utah Jazz (9:00pm LIVE on ESPN 2). Denver have had an up and down season thus far, though coach Michael Malone didn’t hold his punches…
Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resigned on Tuesday and dissolved parliament hours after mutinying soldiers detained him at gunpoint, plunging a country already facing a jihadist insurgency and mass protests deeper into crisis. Looking tired and wearing a surgical mask, Keita resigned in a brief address broadcast on state television after troops seized him along with Prime Minister Boubou Cisse and other top officials.
Former Barcelona midfielder Ronald Koeman has been appointed the club’s new coach, the La Liga giants’ president Josep Maria Bartomeu said on Tuesday.
Popular internet personality, Ismaila Mustapha, widely known as Mompha, has been rearrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over charges of money laundering. W gathered from KemiFilani that Mompha was re-arrested last Friday when he went to the EFCC office in Ikoyi to reclaim his five wristwatches, one Apple Air pod, one iPhone 8 mobile phone and one pair of sunglasses, seized from him by the anti-graft agency.