Confirmed cases of coronavirus have reached 13,873in Nigeria according to a report by NCDC This is after 409 new cases were recorded on Wednesday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known via its Twitter handle. NCDC said, “On the 10th of June 2020, 409 new confirmed cases and 17 deaths were recorded in…
The COVID-19 pandemic may lead to the loss of 13 million jobs in Nigeria, the World Food Programme of the United Nations declared on Wednesday. According to the agency, Nigeria needs urgent financial intervention to boost its economy, as millions of citizens across the country are currently suffering the harsh economic impact of the virus….
The Nigerian Police has arrested a 24-year old Canadian returnee identified as Miss Esther Emmanuel for raping a 4-year-old boy at River State. The minor who was defiled by Esther is said to be the son of Esther’s boss where she works as a nanny and housekeeper to the victim. According to the police reports,…
A Nigerian man has been apprehended by the police after he broke into a house and stole two television sets, decoder, security dog, and other household items in Magodo, Lagos. The thief was pictured with the stolen items at the Police Station in Magodo area of Lagos. A Twitter user who shared details of the…
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of heart failure, the government said Tuesday. “The Government of the Republic of Burundi announces with great sadness the unexpected death of His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi following heart failure on June 8, 2020,” it said in a post on its official Twitter account….
The Imo state police command has arrested two women, Victoria Joseph, 28, and Joy Ugorji,33, for allegedly stealing a two-year-old baby and attempting to sell him off to a prospective buyer. A statement from the state police command spokesperson, SP Ikeoku Godson Orlando, on Tuesday said on May 30, operatives of the Anti-Vice Unit of the…
The leadership of the house of representatives, during a solidarity visit to Senate Chief Whip Orji Uzor Kalu, has described going to prison as an honor for politicians. Orji Uzor Kalu was recently released from the Nigeria Correctional Centre in Kuje, Abuja, and the House of Reps has sympathized with him. During the visit, the…
Vanessa Bryant is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages from a California helicopter company after the deaths of her husband, 41-year-old Kobe Bryant, and their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna. Back in February, Vanessa filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Island Express Helicopters Inc. and the estate of pilot Ara Zobayan. The lawsuit accuses the…
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor-Kalu, on Tuesday returned to take his seat at the upper legislative chamber after his release from six months incarceration at the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Kuje over alleged misappropriation of Abia State funds when he was the governor between 1999 and 2007. The President of the Senate,…
One of the richest oil magnates in the country, Chief Anthony Enukeme, is dead. He was 75. The Chief Executive of Tonimas Oil and gas group, died Monday night, after a brief illness. A family source said he died because of the travel ban occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic. He said the deceased, who clocked…