Another traditional ruler in the ancient city of Kano, the Dan Iyan of Kano, Alhaji Yusuf Bayero is dead. According to the Nation, Bayero who died on Saturday was the district head of Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area. The monarch was said to be the first district head Ajingi Local Government Area. The cause of…
Kaduna has recorded two fresh deaths from COVID-19. It brings the fatalities from COVID-19 in the state to three. Governor Nasir el-Rufai identified the latest deceased as a senior citizen from Makarfi and a lady from Zaria. In a tweet on his official Twitter handle, the Governor also informed two more persons have tested positive….
Poland’s election day, Sunday will be one for the history books as polling stations remain closed and turnout will clock in at zero due to a political crisis set off by the coronavirus pandemic. The EU member of 38 million people has found itself in the bizarre “Twilight Zone” predicament in which the presidential ballot…
A lady suspected to be a COVID-19 patient along Ajose Adeogun by Ligali Ayorinde Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, has been rescued. She was rescued yesterday after an emergency call. The call was placed to Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA. Director-General of LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu confirmed the report saying the patient has been taken…
Nigerian singer, Akinmayokun Awodumila popularly known as MayD or Mr MayD has opened up on his ordeal in the hands of his former friends, Psquare. According to MayD, they never believed in him and refused to sign him from the start. He further revealed that they only wanted to sign a contract with him after…
A nurse, an administrative staff, and three other persons have tested positive for coronavirus at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, Ogun State. This is coming barely a week after two persons, a pregnant woman, who died at the facility before her positive test result arrived and another young man, tested positive at the facility….
A lecturer with the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, Sadiya Talata-Mafara, has reportedly been abducted by suspected gunmen. Talata-Mafara, who is a nursing mother, was abducted in her residence at Samaru, Gusau. A family member who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity said the kidnappers initially demanded N10m as ransom before the lecturer…
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has threatened to impose a total lockdown on the state if people continue to violate the safety guidelines issued to contain the spread of the virus in the state. He said the compliance with the use of face masks and social distancing directive had not been fully…
The police in Anambra State have arrested a four-man car-snatching syndicate who always converted stolen cars to spare parts and sold them to unsuspecting buyers. The spokesperson for the state police command, Haruna Mohammed, in a statement on Friday, said a Berreta pistol, three live ammunition of .9mm and engine of a car snatched at…
The founder of Inri Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has predicted that the vaccine for COVID-19 will be discovered in July this year. Scientists around the world are yet to make a breakthrough with regards to a cure for the virus, since it broke out earlier this year in Wuhan, China. In the last…