Bayelsa State leaders from Ward Five in Ekeremor Local Government Area have endorsed the aspiration of former Governor Seriake Dickson to contest the Bayelsa West Senatorial by-election. Different stakeholders have been calling on the former governor to contest the poll to represent the zone, which comprises Ekeremor and Dickson’s Sagbama local government areas. Before the…
A food vendor from Jinja Central market in Uganda, who was allegedly shot by security operatives on patrol vehicle for flouting the coronavirus curfew has died from the gunshot wounds. Evelyn Namulondo, 35, died on Friday morning, May 15, at Jinja regional referral hospital where she was admitted in the emergency ward on Wednesday morning….
Six Coronavirus patients have been discharged from the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) by the Plateau state government, after recovering from the disease. Plateau state Commissioner for Health, Nimkong Lar said the patients were discharged after clinically improving and testing negative for the virus. 11 confirmed cases who are currently receiving treatment at JUTH, are said to be in a stable condition…
Nollywood actress, Glory Odum has raised an alarm over a “settlement deal” which was initiated after a lady was allegedly killed by her abusive husband. According to Glory Odum, the lady was slaughtered for no reason by her husband at Rumuji, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. She further revealed that “they are now…
Borno State governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has directed immediate payment of salaries and pensions to enable workers and retirees to prepare early for the Eid-el-Fitri. The state Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Bulama Abiso, announced this on Friday shortly after holding a meeting with the governor. Abiso in his message to workers…
Iran’s OPEC governor Hossein Kazempour-Ardebili has died of a brain hemorrhage two weeks after falling into a coma, the oil ministry said on Saturday. “Kazempour-Ardebili, who had gone into a coma over a brain hemorrhage two weeks ago in a hospital in Tehran, has passed away,” a ministry statement said, without giving further details. He…
Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, and his wife have welcomed their first child together in the UK. The name of the baby girl is “Jaina”, which means “God is Gracious”. The physically excited Ndidi shared the news along with photos of his wife and him cuddling the newborn baby to announce the arrival of the baby into their…
The Nigeria Immigration Service has again intercepted some Nigerians heading to Cameroon amid the coronavirus pandemic. The agency stated that 10 persons were refused departure and handed over to health officials for medical checks to determine their status. The NIS spokesman, DCI Sunday James, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, explained that the suspects…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, May 15, 2020, handed over a property forfeited by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke to the Lagos State government for use as an isolation centre for COVID-19 patients. The property consisting of six flats of three bedrooms and a boys’ quarter was forfeited by…
Dancer Kafayat Shafau, aka Kaffy, has said that people find it absurd when they hear her speak fluently. She disclosed this while speaking in an Instagram live chat saying, “When I started out as a dancer, I always spoke fluently and because I spoke fluently, that made an impression on those I was talking to….