Twenty-nine commercial motorcycle operators heading to Lagos have been intercepted in Abuja by a ministerial enforcement team on Covid-19 movement restrictions. The men were said to be traveling on a truck from Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, en-route Lagos before they were arrested on Tuesday at the Aya Bridge in Asokoro District of the Federal…
The Police Command in Ebonyi has rescued two siblings, aged five and 10, who were abducted from their home in Abakaliki at gunpoint. The Command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mrs. Loveth Odah disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abakaliki. Odah, a Deputy Superintendent of Police…
A Nigerian man with the handle @SalmanDuke on Twitter has mourned his ‘close girlfriend,’ Magana, who died of Coronavirus in Abuja, the nation’s capital. According to the aggrieved man, the deceased had been ill and was treating malaria and typhoid until last Thursday when she tested positive for the novel Coronavirus. ”I just lost a…
In celebration of this year’s Africa Day, actress Stella Damasus has said that she believes that the cure for COVID-19 will come from the continent. She also advised Africans to ensure they take care of one another in the pandemic period irrespective of whatever divide may exist between them. Stella Damasus wrote: “Happy Africa Day…
A 39-year-old man identified as Jackson Mbabazi has been arrested by police in Kagadi, Uganda for allegedly killing his 8-year-old daughter and burying her secretly. The suspect, a resident of Kinyasi, Nyamwezi Parish, Mabira Sub County, Kyenjojo district has been hiding in Kagadi district since he allegedly committed the crime. Joseph Mugisa, the father-in-law to…
Experts in Japan have warned against the use of face masks by children under age two. According to them, children younger than two should not wear face masks as they make it difficult for them to breathe and increase their risk of heatstroke. The Japan Paediatric Association said parents shouldn’t place masks on infants under…
The Lagos State government on Tuesday demolished a two-storey building located on Western Avenue. The building, situated at Olaosun Close by Abati Barracks in Surulere, was said to have failed integrity test. It was gathered that several fractures on the structure had prompted officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) to issue vacation…
A commercial tricycle operator, Joseph Asogwa, was on Tuesday allegedly attacked by two suspected tricycle snatchers along Onitsha-Owerri Road, Oba, Anambra State. The suspects disposed of the victim of his tricycle after pouring a hot liquid on his face, which hurt and momentarily blinded him. GIOTV gathered that Asogwa immediately raised the alarm which attracted the…
Nepal says 875 people have committed suicide during the COVID-19 lockdown period. The country has been under lockdown since March 24, Xinhua reported on Tuesday. Data compiled by the Nepal Police shows that suicide cases in the country increased by 16 percent in the first month. “The suicide cases have been recorded as of May…
Three decomposing bodies were found inside a bush along the Illah-Ugbolu road in the Oshimili North Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday, May 26. Residents of the community woke up to find the bodies of the men and alerted the police. Spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, while commenting on the…