The Police Command in Kaduna has arrested 986 suspects for violating the lockdown order imposed by the state government to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Umar Muri, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Kaduna on Wednesday. He said that 48 of those…
Sokoto Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has confirmed the death of three COVID-19 patients in the state. Tambuwal, who made the disclosure in a statewide broadcast, according to a statement by his Special Adviser Media and Publicity, Muhammad Bello, said the deceased had underlying sicknesses, including diabetes, asthma, and high blood pressure respectively. Tambuwal said: ”…
The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, has said that despite the announcement by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), on a gradual relaxation of the lockdown on Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states, the Federal Ministry of Education could not foresee or give any date when schools will be resuming in the country….
The Federal High Court in Lagos has awarded N5m against the 2019 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and his campaign director, Dr. Bukola Saraki, over unauthorized use of the photograph of a Lagos-based trader, Mrs. Amuda Adeleke, on their campaign billboard. Justice Ayokunle Faji, who made the monetary award in…
The Chief Executive Officer of Quincy Herbals Naturopathic and Wellness Centre, Mrs. Olasumbo Ayodele, has said herbal medicine could be used to prevent and manage COVID-19 symptoms. Ayodele, in an interview with our correspondent, praised health workers in the frontline of fighting COVID-19, urging the Federal Government to carry herbal medicine practitioners in the management…
Life Of Pi” and “Slumdog Millionaire” star, Irrfan Khan is dead. The Bollywood actor, Irrfan Khan, died of neuroendocrine tumor, a rare form of cancer, two years after he was diagnosed. He died in a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday, aged 54, after losing his mum just four days ago. He was known internationally for his…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s fiancée, Carrie Symonds, on Wednesday, gave birth to a “healthy baby boy” in a London hospital, a spokesman for the couple said. “Both mother and baby are doing very well,” the spokesman said in a surprise announcement, as Symonds was not thought to be due until later in the year….
Governor Badaru Abubakar has placed three additional local governments on lockdown, following the confirmation of two new cases of Coronavirus. Speaking in a press conference at the State Government House in the capital, Dutse on Tuesday, April 28, the Governor said one of the new cases is from Gujungu town in Taura local government, while the other…
A Magistrate court in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, has remanded a police sergeant who shot and killed a policewoman last week. Sergeant Bitrus Osaiah, attached to a task force on illegal trading and road decongestion, was said to have shot Sergeant Lovenda Elekwachi who was on traffic control duty. Elekwachi was shot in…
Popular Instagram comedian, Cute Abiola, who is celebrating his birthday happily took to his social media page to share a piece of good news with his fans and followers. The Cute Abiola shared the photo of a car gift he got from someone he described as boss on his official Instagram page, to the surprise…