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The Abia State Covid-19 Joint Taskforce, Sunday embarked on enforcement of the lockdown directive of the State Government as churches complied with the total lockdown order. The team was led by the Special Adviser to the Governor on…

The Enugu State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Anthony Ugochukwu, is dead. He died Friday night at the Memfy’s Hospital, Enugu, after a protracted illness. Ugochukwu had taken ill shortly after assuming office and was rushed abroad but…

Abia State Deputy Governor, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu, has described as commendable the compliant level of Abians to the sit at home order of the State Government. Sir Oko Chukwu however, commended the Abia State Joint Taskforce on Covid-19 for…

Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has directed the state inter-ministerial committee on COVID-19 pandemic to commence distribution of palliative materials to citizens, including food, sanitizers and protective face masks, to all the…

In a bid to cushion the negative effects of lockdown policy against the spread of Coronavirus, a Commissioner in Abia State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ASOPADEC), Chief Uzo Ihuka has distributed 100 bags of rice, 200 cartons…

Safe worship during lockdown To ameliorate the effects of the current COVID-19 induced lockdown on religious worship in Abia State, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has approved free 30 minutes airtime radio worship via BCA 88.1 FM Umuahia for…

Nigeria has recorded 20 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 210. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) revealed this in a tweet on Friday, hours after it confirmed six…

Ondo State governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has revealed that the index case of coronavirus in the state is a military officer, who returned from India. The governor revealed this on his verified Twitter handle, @RotimiAkeredolu,…

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has explained why foreign nationals are leaving Nigeria in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. He made the clarification while responding to questions at the Presidential Task…

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has ordered accelerated investigation into the alleged battering of a beauty queen, Elizabeth Oyeniyi, by the state Commissioner for Water Resources, Abdumumini Danga. Oyeniyi had accused the…