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The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday said the bodies of persons, who died of coronavirus, were not infectious. The National Coordinator of the task force, Dr Sani Aliyu, stated this at a media briefing of the PTF in Abuja. At the briefing, Aliyu and the Secretary to the…

As Muslims begin Ramadan fasting this week, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared that, there will be no Ramadan lecture sessions and congregation prayers in Mosques. The Sultan told Nigerian Muslims that, this year’s Ramadan is one with…

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said Monday that leagues across Europe were ready to return to action behind closed doors in a bid to limit the damage caused by coronavirus. Football leagues have been suspended since mid-March due to the pandemic which has claimed more than 100,000 lives throughout the continent….

The National Deputy President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Francis Wale Oke,has enjoined the Federal and State governments in the country, to explore the window of opportunity offered by the coronavirus pandemic to develop the nation’s health sector and other decaying infrastructures. Besides, Wale Oke is of…

By Joseph Akanbi The Speaker of the State of Osun House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye, has condemned police brutality on a woman in Iwo for allegedly flouting the lockdown order of the State. Owoeye who was reacting to the viral video in a telephone conversation with our correspondent,…

By Editor The Vice Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Prof Eyitope Ogunbodede, has disclosed that the university is researching into natural cure for the deadly coronavirus. Ogunbodede, a professor of Preventive and Community Dentistry, disclosed this in an interview with Punch Newspaper’s FEMI MAKINDE. Excerpts below; Is there hope of…

By Editor The Inspector General of Police, M.A Adamu has ordered the arrest of policemen involved in the viral video of a woman who was flogged in Iwo for allegedly violating the lockdown order. The IG’s order was contained in a statement issued by DCP Frank Mba, the Force Public…

One COVID-19 patient in the State of Osun was discharged on Saturday by the State government, after testing negative twice for the virus  in line with the National Centre for Disease Control protocol . This was disclosed by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu. “This afternoon, another COVID-19…

A woman was flogged by policemen in Iwo amid the coronavirus lockdown in Osun State, The PUNCH reports. According to a video posted on Instablog9ja on Saturday afternoon, two police officers were seen lashing the woman with whips. The woman, whose name was yet-to-be-identified, was said to have received the…

Governors in the South-West have agreed to jointly close all the borders in the region as part of measures to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus disease. The decision was made at the virtual meeting held by the governors of the region – namely, Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo…