President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the employment of 774,000 jobs for youths to mitigate the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on Nigerians. Each local government across the nation, he said will be allotted 1,000 slots to cushion the effects of economic hardship on Nigerians. Buhari revealed these during his Democracy Day broadcast to Nigerians. He said:…
681 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Nigeria on Thursday, June 11, 2020. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, 345 of the new cases were recorded in Lagos, 51 in Rivers, 48 in Ogun, 47 in Gombe, 36 in Oyo, 31 in Imo, 28 in Delta, 23 in Kano, 18 in…
A twenty-year-old man Musa Anifowose, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by an Ogun State Magistrate for raping an eight-year-old girl. According to the prosecutor, Bukola Abolade, Musa committed the crime on May 1, 2020, around 9 am at Number 6 Agbaje street in Sabo, Ijebu Ode in the state. The prosecutor told the court that…
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the recent attacks that left several dead in Borno and Katsina States. In his Democracy Day broadcast to the nation, the President believes the killings were sparked by the restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the states. He, however, gave an assurance that the security agencies have…
The Federal Government has explained why it may not re-introduce a total lockdown of the country over the COVID-19 rising cases. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the 42nd joint national briefing of the taskforce….
The Federal Government has said domestic flight operations will not resume on June 21, contrary to earlier report. National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu, said yesterday that the domestic airlines were given a window of three weeks to prepare, saying, “we did not say flights would definitely start on…
The Lagos State High Court, Igbosere, on Wednesday, sentenced two armed robbers, Williams Umoh Udoh and Ubong Lazarus Isaiah, to death for armed robbery and rape in Lagos. The Solicitor-General/Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, who is also the state lead prosecutor, Ms Titilayo Shitta-Bey, said the two robbers were earlier arraigned by the…
A private hospital in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, has rejected the Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu (Ph.D), who sought treatment there for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The hospital, located in the Gudu area of the FCT, turned him down on the excuse “that they are into kidney transplant and cannot afford an iota of…
Self acclaimed investigative journalist, Kemi Olunloyo is not backing down from the “war” between herself and popular Nigerian musician, Davido. Hitting hard at him, the Yoruba born social media commentator is insisting that Davido is trying to deceive his fans with the Banana Island house he reportedly bought. According to her, Davido did not buy…
Professor James Nwoye Adichie, father of the renowned novelist, Chimamanda is dead. He was 88. A family source told The Nation Thursday in Awka, Anambra State the erudite academic died on Wednesday night. He was admitted to the Chira Memorial Hospital in Awkuzu, Oyi local government area of the State. The Emeritus Professor of Statistics…