Some Christians in Adamawa State on Sunday celebrated their Easter at home in compliance with the State Government lockdown order due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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China reported 99 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, of which 97 were imported into the country from abroad.
The celebration of the Easter by Christians in Kwara on Sunday was low key amidst a total lockdown due to the state government’s efforts to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus.
Christians in Osun State on Sunday celebrated Easter indoors due to lockdown to stem the spread of coronavirus in the state.
Residents of Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Easter Sunday complied with the total lockdown directive issued by the state government by deserting streets within the state metropolis.
With Ramadan commencing in two weeks time, the Lagos State Government has been urged to scale up lockdown enforcement and social distancing to prevent further spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the state.
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State on Saturday announced total lockdown of the state following the positive confirmation of a suspected Coronavirus Disease patient in the state.
A poultry farmer, Emmanuel Iregbeyen, has commended the Lagos State Government for ensuring unhindered access of farmers to their farms during the ongoing lockdown to contain COVID-19.
The Niger State Government has on Saturday directed the complete lockdown of the state for 24 hours for the next two weeks, starting from Easter Monday.
The total lockdown order by the Kwara State Government has commenced with strict enforcement by security operatives to curtail the spread of Coronavirus infection among residents.
The Association of Distributors and Transporters of Petroleum Products has commended the Federal Government for the reduction in the pump price of diesel and kerosene in the country.
The Nigerian Army has urged Nigerians to stop producing drama skits and video clips that cast the military and the security forces in bad light.
The Plateau State Police Command has deployed 2,500 of its personnel to ensure total compliance with the lockdown directive by the state government.
The Kaduna State Government has warned that henceforth traditional rulers will be sanctioned for any violation of the quarantine order in their communities.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson continued to make progress, four days after being admitted to hospital with COVID-19, but he remained in intensive care as officials signalled there was no end in sight to an unprecedented national lockdown.
Police in one of Britain’s largest cities on Thursday urged the public to observe a near-lockdown to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, after breaking up 660 parties in just four days.
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday discharged the case filed against hip hop artist, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley; a politician, Babatunde Gbadamosi; and his wife, Folashade.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Bala Elkana, says there is a statewide operation to apprehend joggers and other violators of the lockdown order by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Some legal practitioners have said that in the eyes of the law, popular Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele Bello, and her husband, Abdulrasheed Bello, are now convicts.
The Jigawa State branch of the Nigerian Bar Association on Thursday said the body has expended N300,000 to provide palliative measures for some of its members and members of the National Youth Service Corps serving with them.