Authorities of the Lagos state police command on Wednesday, April 29, apprehended 65 men and women for holding a party at 84 Park Hotel, Augusto Close, Oko Oba in the state. A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, Bala Elkana, disclosed that the suspects were arrested while consuming some substances suspected…
A drama played out between the officials of the Oyo State Government and men of the Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo/Osun Area Command, Ibadan, on Wednesday as the Customs rejected the 1,800 bags of rice donated to the state by the Federal Government. The officials of the Oyo State Government, led by the Commissioner for Agriculture…
A man has been arrested by police in Idimu while his wife is at large after they allegedly conspired to kill their neighbor over COVID-19 palliatives. Rasaq Babalola and his wife identified as Mama Raheem, who lives at Agbo Komolafe Street, Unity Estate, Idimu area of Egbeda, Lagos, allegedly paid assassins to kill their neighbor…
Some 313 coronavirus cases have been reported in Moroccan jails following mass testing for Covid-19. The authorities say Ouarzazate prison in central Morocco recorded 303 cases, while 10 other cases were in Oudaya prison in Marrakesh and Ksar Kebir prison in the north-west. Most of the cases involved prisoners, but a small number of prison…
The false belief that toxic methanol cures Coronavirus has killed over 700 people in Iran. The national coroner’s authority in the country said that alcohol poisoning killed 728 Iranians between February 20 and April 7. Last year there were only 66 deaths from alcohol poisoning, according to the report. An adviser to the Health Ministry,…
Apostle Johnson Suleman has responded after Leo Igwe, the director of Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AFAW), challenged him to treat just one COVID-19 or HIV patient and get a reward of $1,000. Igwe, who holds a doctoral degree in religious studies from the University of Bayreuth, wrote in an open letter to Suleman: “I am…
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 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…
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 police inspector attached to Imo State Government House was on Tuesday found dead along Avana Primary School Road, Shell Camp, Owerri, the state capital. Police sources said Inspector Haruna Kawura was strangled. It was gathered that the inspector’s body had bruises. The inspector was said to have gone out for a drink on Monday night,…