Ondo State government has just confirmed three new Coronavirus cases, GIO TV reports In a statement personally signed by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, he said he will expatriate on the new cases tomorrow. “We have confirmed three other cases in Ondo state. One of the cases involves one of the recently arraigned suspects in the murder…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has advised Nigerians to obey the lockdown order of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The PUNCH reports that the Federal Capital Territory Abuja as well as…
It is said that blood is thicker than water, but definitely not so with David Igbu, who has confessed to terminating the life of his only daughter in fulfillment of a condition to taking a second wife. No fiction could be stranger, but this is no fiction. Igbu, an indigene of Awe Local Government Area…
Ondo State government has just confirmed two new Coronavirus cases, GIO TV reports In a statement personally signed by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, he said he will expatriate on the new cases tomorrow. “We have confirmed two other cases in Ondo state. One of the cases involves one of the recently arraigned suspects in the murder…
The United States recorded 2,494 more coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, according to figures reported Saturday night by Johns Hopkins University. The country now has an overall death toll of 53,511, with 936,293 confirmed infections, according to a tally by the Baltimore-based university at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Sunday). The United States is…
FORMER finance minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been named by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as its Special Envoy for the newly inaugurated Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator. She is to serve alongside British business executive, Sir Andrew Witty in the same capacity, to mobilize international commitment to the initiative, according to the News…
Kano State has continued to witness a rise in unusual deaths as over 12 persons were confirmed dead on Saturday. The deceased include professors, a newspaper editor, and other professionals. They were buried at different cemeteries within and outside the metropolis. Within the past eight days of lockdown in the state, no fewer than 20…
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, representing Lagos Central Senatorial District, on Saturday, lamented that the COVID-19 lockdown was already affecting youths and the unemployed. Mrs. Tinubu spoke while distributing food items to her constituents as palliatives to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the food parcels of 5kg…
The authorities of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says corps members will receive payment of monthly stipend for the month of April without the usual gathering for clearance. The move is to adhere to the rule of social distancing. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Director, Press and Public Relations of the…
A 30-year-old suspected kidnapper, Salahatu Haruna, 30, has given reasons for abducting his elder brother, Yakubu Haruna and killing his 7-year-old nephew in Bingiyaro, Kaduna State. He was arrested with Isa Yakubu and Umaru Musa. Musa was paid allegedly paid N10,000 for knowing about the planned abduction of Yakubu, but kept quiet about it. ….