FORMER finance minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been named by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as its Special Envoy for the newly inaugurated Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator. She is to serve alongside British business executive, Sir Andrew Witty in the same capacity, to mobilize international commitment to the initiative, according to the News…
Kano State has continued to witness a rise in unusual deaths as over 12 persons were confirmed dead on Saturday. The deceased include professors, a newspaper editor, and other professionals. They were buried at different cemeteries within and outside the metropolis. Within the past eight days of lockdown in the state, no fewer than 20…
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, representing Lagos Central Senatorial District, on Saturday, lamented that the COVID-19 lockdown was already affecting youths and the unemployed. Mrs. Tinubu spoke while distributing food items to her constituents as palliatives to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the food parcels of 5kg…
The authorities of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says corps members will receive payment of monthly stipend for the month of April without the usual gathering for clearance. The move is to adhere to the rule of social distancing. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Director, Press and Public Relations of the…
A 30-year-old suspected kidnapper, Salahatu Haruna, 30, has given reasons for abducting his elder brother, Yakubu Haruna and killing his 7-year-old nephew in Bingiyaro, Kaduna State. He was arrested with Isa Yakubu and Umaru Musa. Musa was paid allegedly paid N10,000 for knowing about the planned abduction of Yakubu, but kept quiet about it. ….
A woman who allegedly escaped from an isolation center in Abuja has been intercepted in Nasarawa State. A source said, “I received a call from security personnel in Abuja, that they tracked the contact of a lady who escaped isolation from Abuja to Akwanga. “Immediately I got the call, I swung into action by calling…
Nigerian journalist, Kemi Olunloyo has again taken to her Twitter account to speak on the state of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) whom she reports has possibly passed away. The US-trained journalist some days ago made an assertive claim that the IPOB leader is alive and well as uncovered by…
Ahead of the imminent review of the lockdown imposed on the Federal Capital Territory, Lagos and Ogun states by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), the Nigerian Medical Association has advised the Federal Government to again extend the lockdown, which ends on Monday (tomorrow). This, the association said, would help to contain the rapid…
A 21-year-old man was paraded round a community in one of the South-East states after allegedly poisoning his twin brother for money ritual. He was however nabbed after his twin brother noticed that the stew had changed color. The suspect reportedly confessed to poisoning his brother’s food for quick money, because he is tired of suffering. …
A suspected coronavirus patient Covid-19 has absconded from the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital Complex (UNIMEDTHC), Ondo city. The patient who came to the Accident and Emergency Unit of the facility on Saturday reportedly absconded and he is nowhere to be found. The Precision NG in a text message to a senior consultant at…