Musiliyu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo, the chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, has announced the death of his mother. Alhaja Abebi Zinat Omotonwo who passed away peacefully at her residence will be buried today according to Islamic rites. MC Oluomoade the disclosure on Instagram where he…
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Thursday urged leaders of Shasha Market in Akure to limit the crowds in the market due to the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. Akeredolu made the call in Akure during an unscheduled visit to the market. He expressed concern for the large crowd in the market in spite…
A Florida man was arrested with enough of the narcotic fentanyl to kill half a million people, cops disclosed. David Gayle, 43, was arrested for dealing drugs including two charges stemming from warrants for selling heroin within 1,000 feet of a church when detectives with the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant April…
Recall that Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu had imposed an N100m bail bond on Sowore who was arrested on charges of treason, money laundering, and insulting the president in 2019. She subsequently reduced Sowore’s bail from N100m to N50m and further directed that he must produce sureties who reside in Abuja and must also have landed property…
The Kaduna State government has confirmed 16 new cases of coronavirus in the state. The Commissioner of Health in the state, Dr. Amina Mohammed-Baloni, announced this on Thursday in a statement. He explained that the cases were Almajiris who returned to the state from Kano, saying their test results returned positive from a sample of…
The COVID-19 death toll has crossed 60,000 in the United States of America. Johns Hopkins University confirmed this on Wednesday. New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, said that the death rate has declined in recent days but was still high. On Tuesday, no fewer than 330 people died across the State, which has been the U.S….
Two COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded in Kano state. The state Ministry of Health disclosed this via its Twitter handle on Thursday morning, April 30. The Ministry also confirmed 24 new cases of COVID-19 in the state. The state now has 139 cases with a total of 5 confirmed deaths. President Buhari on Monday, April 27,…
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed the reopening of markets on selected days in the state. He spoke during a televised press conference on Wednesday. The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, in a series of tweets, said the governor also ordered that schools should remain closed. He tweeted, “Eateries and restaurants to open…
Members of the Executive Committee of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in 155 out of the 177 wards in Ekiti State have assumed office for a tenure of four years, after they were sworn in this morning, in accordance with the party’s constitution. The Ward Executive Committee members were sworn in by a Notary Public,…
Nollywood actor, Gbolagade Akinpelu popularly known as “Ogun Majek” is now bedridden and now solicits for financial help. One of his sons, Akinpelu Akeem Abidemi, made the call for financial assistance over his current poor state of health in a message sent out to the press. Abidemi said that the children of Gbolagade Akinpelu(Ogun Majek)…