SUSPENDED KINGMAKERS THREATEN LITIGATION AGAINST FAYEMI •Govt Action right, says Commissioner •Ekiti Community rejects Oore of Otun-Elect
The suspended kingmakers of Orin-Ekiti in Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State have threatened to take legal action against Governor Kayode Fayemi, if their suspension is not reversed. They…
FG SCREENING 19 NIGERIAN FIRMS FOR COVID-19 DRUGS PRODUCTION •Ministry asks Companies to submit Samples to NAFDAC •Coronavirus has spread to 16 of our 20 LGAs -says Ogun Govt
The Federal Ministry of Health is screening 19 local firms for the production of herbal drugs that can possibly treat or cure COVID-19, The PUNCH has learnt. The firms, it…
AKEREDOLU’s WIFE, CRITIC IN SOCIAL MEDIA BATTLE
Life of Ondo State Governor, Mrs. Betty Akeredolu, has slammed a social media critic, Mr. Jimmy Adekanle, based in Canada, for alleging that she and Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu broke COVID-19…
THAILAND BEGINS CORONAVIRUS VACCINE TRIAL ON MONKEYS
Thailand is conducting tests on macaque monkeys as it races to produce a cheaper, alternative coronavirus vaccine it hopes will be ready by 2021, a top researcher said on Monday.…
MY WIFE LIED THAT I RAPED MY DAUGHTERS -Ondo Welder
A welder, Femi Onifade, who was arrested by the personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ondo State Command, for allegedly defiling his nine and seven-year-old daughters, has…
LAGOS WORKING WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON SCHOOLS REOPENING -Sanwo-Olu
THE Lagos State government is working out modalities for the resumption of schools after the ongoing lockdown of some sectors in the state occasioned by the COVID-19(Coronavirus) pandemic. It explained…
COVID-19: LIFTING BAN ON RELIGIOUS GATHERING IMPULSIVE
FACED with the task of devising the most effective strategy to curtail the coronavirus outbreak, some state governors are choosing pious platitudes over straightforward scientific choices. All over the country,…
CULT KINGPIN, ANOTHER KILLED OVER SUPREMACY CLASH IN LAGOS
A suspected member of the Aiye Confraternity, identified simply as Waidi, aka OBJ, has been killed by rival cultists in the Oworonshoki area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that…
AFRICA DAY: PUTIN HAILS RUSSIA-AFRICAN CLOSE RELATIONSHIP
Russian President Vladmir Putin has congratulated African countries and leaders on the occasion of the Africa Day celebration, hailing the close relationship between the continent and Russia. In a message…
U.S URGES PROBE INTO ALLEGED ETHICS BREACH BY AfDB PRESIDENT
THE United States (U.S.) Department of the Treasury has called on the African Development Bank (AfDB) to carry out an independent probe into alleged ethics breaches by its president, Akinwumi…