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The Lagos State Ministry of Health, on Saturday, shut down the operations of a private medical laboratory situated in Banana Island for allegedly conducting COVID-19 tests without approval. Earlier this year, in a bid to curtail the spread of coronavirus, the state government had warned…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday shut out his associates and aides during the funeral of his mother-in-law, Florence Adenekan. Adenekan, mother of one of his wives, Bola Obasanjo, died on April 17, 2020. The former president is believed to have taken the action to ensure compliance…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has denied receiving N4 billion from the suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu. Reports had circulated on Wednesday that Osinbajo gave instructions to Magu to release some of the recovered loots and that N4…

Director of Operations at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mohammed Umar, has been named acting chairman of the agency. A top official of the commission confirmed that Mr Umar has taken charge of the agency in the absence of Ibrahim Magu, NAN reports. Mr Umar, who is a…

A well-meaning Nigerian has described Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouk as an "epitome of true motherhood" who came at a time Nigeria needed her the most. Priscila Guoti, who simply dubbed herself as a 'proud Nigerian'…

President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly suspended the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu. Magu spent the night in a police cell at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Headquarters in Abuja. This followed a six-hour grilling by…

Some armed policemen have reportedly taken over the Ondo House of Assembly complex. This comes after Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, sued the state House of Assembly to stop the alleged impeachment move against him. Mr Ajayi filed the suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja through his counsel,…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has now confirmed coronavirus cases in Cross River, meaning the contagion has spread to 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. Out of the the 575 samples that were confirmed positive on Monday by the NCDC, five were from…

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, says he has tested negative for COVID-19. Governor Akeredolu made this known in a weekly press briefing on Monday. He said the doctors confirmed his negative status after running the test twice. His recovery comes barely seven days after he announced…

Gov. Simon Lalong and his family have again tested negative to COVID-19, following the infection of two members of his cabinet with the disease. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the governor and his household were tested of the disease in April, which came out negative. Lalong in…