A 20-year-old woman, Abiola Komolafe, has narrated how her aunt, Tolulope Bosede sold her one-month-old son to a child trafficking syndicate in Onitsha, Anambra State, after lying to her that the baby died after delivery. Bosede was paraded alongside 182 suspects by the Delta State Police Command in Asaba, for crimes ranging from terrorism, robbery,…
Popular singer, R.Kelly’s request to leave jail due to the possibility of him contracting Covid-19 has been denied by a judge. According to the judge, R.Kelly is a ‘danger to the community’ and a ‘flight risk’ . This is the third time R.Kelly’s attempts to leave jail on ‘health conditions’ are being dismissed by the…
About eight health officials comprising of three doctors and five nurses at the Mushin General Hospital, Lagos State have tested positive for coronavirus, thus causing panic the entire staff. An official of the hospital told PUNCH that a health worker had fallen sick about two weeks ago. The source said the worker was being treated…
Popular Nollywood asctress, Omotola Jalade Ekehinde has revealed in a tweet that she hates the act of begging. The Screen diva made this revelation after a fan took to the micro blogging platform to beg her for ‘money’. The fan wrote; “I have miss u oh Any palliatives for us ??” Narrating that she hates…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government a 48-hour ultimatum to declare the whereabouts of the Chinese medical team it brought in purportedly to assist in the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in our country. PDP’s position is predicated on the alarming declaration by the…
Some Senegalese mosques opened their doors on Friday after the government eased coronavirus restrictions, but others judged the rate of infection too high and stayed shut. Senegalese President Macky Sall said this week that public prayers could resume in the West African country, provided that mosques obey social-distancing rules. More than 90 percent of Senegal…
The Federal Government on Saturday deployed troops to combat bandit attacks and related violent activities in Katsina Governor Aminu Bello Masari disclosed this during a radio Hausa media chat in Katsina. Masari said that troops of soldiers from the state and Federal Government will be deployed to Katsina to combat bandit activities in the state….
NIGERIA-born Dr. James Oniah and his care home director wife, Mary, have died from coronavirus infection in the United Kingdom 10 days apart. Seventy-nine-year-old retired radiologist Oniah died on April 24 only for Mary to succumb to the virus on May 4. They both died at King George Hospital in Ilford, East London, according to…
A rising Nigerian singer has his dreams cut short by the brutal hands of death while swimming. It has been reported that the budding Nigerian musician, Peres Biukeme aka Perezi, has dead. Local reports show that the singer and his friends had gone to swim at a river on Thursday in Bendel estate, Warri, Delta…
Mohammed-Baloni, in a statement on Saturday, also said 15 of the 20 new cases were family members. Dr. Amina Mohammed-Baloni, Kaduna State Commissioner for Health, has said that a four-month-old girl is among the 20 new Coronavirus cases recorded in the state on Friday. Mohammed-Baloni, in a statement on Saturday, also said 15 of the…