Tag: lockdown

  • Rita Ora accused of breaking lockdown rules during 30th birthday party

    Rita Ora accused of breaking lockdown rules during 30th birthday party

    British pop star, Rita Ora, breached lockdown laws by hosting a lavish 30th birthday party. Thesun.co.uk reports that about thirty people attended the secret shindig at a restaurant in West London on Saturday. Some of her showbiz friends were among those gathered at posh Casa Cruz restaurant in Notting Hill, West London. Rita partied with…

  • Lockdown: Kwara police impound 600 motorcycles, 100 vehicles

    Lockdown: Kwara police impound 600 motorcycles, 100 vehicles

    The Kwara Police Command says it has so far impounded over 600 motorcycles and 100 vehicles from residents of the state who violated the lockdown aimed at curtailing the coronavirus. Mr Ajayi Okasanmi, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, disclosed this in Ilorin on Thursday. Okasanmi, who was speaking on the security situation in…

  • Lockdown: Residents defy government’s directive in Ilorin

    Lockdown: Residents defy government’s directive in Ilorin

    Some Ilorin residents on Wednesday were seen at major markets across the city shopping in total disregard to the lockdown directive by the Kwara state government. our correspondent reports that the state government had on Tuesday, announced a full scale lockdown, rescinding its earlier decision to set aside four hours on Monday, Wednesday and Friday…

  • Osun Govt. relaxes lockdown for two days

    Osun Govt. relaxes lockdown for two days

    Commercial activities resumed in Osogbo, Osun capital, on Wednesday after the state government relaxed the lockdown in the state by two days. Nationaltrail news reports that Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun announced on Tuesday that the 14 days lockdown ordered in the state (which ended by Midnight of Tuesday) would be relaxed for two days…

  • Lockdown: Ex-Lagos lawmaker urges Nigerians to cooperate with government

    Lockdown: Ex-Lagos lawmaker urges Nigerians to cooperate with government

    A former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Dipo Olorunrinu, on Tuesday admonished Nigerians to make more sacrifice over lockdown extension in Lagos, Ogun and FCT to contain spread of COVID-19. The lawmaker, who represented Amuwo-Odofin Constituency I at the 8th Lagos assembly, told our correspondent that the Federal Government did well in…

  • Lockdown: Police in Kwara prohibit walking on streets

    Lockdown: Police in Kwara prohibit walking on streets

    The  Kwara Police Command on Tuesday warned residents in all the 16 LGAs to desist from walking around during the lockdown ordered by the state government. The command’s  Public Relations Officer,  Mr Samuel Okasanmi, gave the warning in an interview with our correspondent in llorin. ALSO READ:Easter: Tinubu Solidarity Vanguard felicitates with Christians According to…

  • Lockdown: Nigerians must take responsibility in fight against COVID-19, Expert urges

    Mr Tunji Olarinde, a public health expert, has urged Nigerians to take responsibility in the fight against COVID-19 by complying with all government and health directives during the lockdown. He noted that government alone could not fight the pandemic without the collaboration of stakeholders. Olarinde said that except the  COVID-19 pandemic was treated as a…

  • Lockdown: Lawyers say extension justified, seek adequate security measures

    Lockdown: Lawyers say extension justified, seek adequate security measures

    Lagos-based lawyers have described the 14-day extension of lockdown in Lagos and Ogun as well as Abuja, following the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, as Justified. Our correspondent reports that President Buhari in a broadcast on Monday announced the need for an extension of the lockdown, to further curtail the spread of the pandemic. Buhari…

  • Prof. Enebe urges Govts. to prioritise welfare during lockdown

    Prof. Enebe urges Govts. to prioritise welfare during lockdown

    Nollywood Entertainment and Leadership Awards (NELAS) spokesperson, Prof. Tobe Enebe, on Wednesday urged African governments to prioritise welfare of citizens during the Coronavirus  (COVID-19) lockdown. Enebe, who is also a Medical Officer at Royal Infirmary Hospital, United Kingdom, gave this advice in an interview with our correspondent in Lagos. Enebe said that African countries especially Nigeria, should emulate…

  • Marketers say cooking gas sales excluded from lockdown

    Marketers say cooking gas sales excluded from lockdown

    The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) says selling of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, also known as cooking gas, is exempted from the lockdown put in place by the government to contain the Coronavirus pandemic. NALPGAM made the clarification in a statement issued by its Executive Secretary, Mr Bassey Essien, in Lagos on Wednesday. Our…