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Human Rights Committee Reveals That 70 Soldiers & 353 Nigerians Died Unnoticed Amid COVID-19
According to the human rights monitoring group, while the attention of the entire nation was shifted to the global COVID-19 pandemic which led to the death of many people much more people died from Boko Haram/banditry attacks, kidnapping and other forms of violent mass killings across the country.The group also alleged that extrajudicial killings -
Osun State Police Arrest 17 Chinese Nationals For Illegal Minning
Seventeen Chinese nationals have been apprehended by the Osun state govt for illegal mining in the state.Abdullahi Binuyo, the Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Gboyega Oyetola, disclosed this on Sunday in Osogbo.According to him, the suspects were arrested following a coordinated sting operation in Ilesa and Ife areas of the State.He said the min -
Police Arrest 45 Year Old Man, Ochieze Chinedu For Toturing & Chaining His 3 Children In Imo
A 45-year-old man, Ochieze Chinedu Jude, has been arrested by the Imo State Police CommandAccording to report the man was alleged to have chained his three children, Success aged 12, Richard, 11 and Confidence, and locked them in a room where he subjected them to bouts of torture on the suspicion that they were responsible for his poverty.The comm -
JUST IN: US Record New 25,502 Covid 19 Case, Death Rate Hit 1,313
A total of 25,502 new coronavirus cases and 1,313 deaths were recorded in the United States on Sunday.The new cases recorded included cases from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and other US territories, as well as repatriated cases and those in the US military, veterans hospitals and federal prisons.The tally from Johns Hopkins University, -
17 Chinese Men Arrested With Their Nigerian Partners For Illegal Mining in Osun (Photos)
A Joint task force recently inaugurated by the Osun State Government, has arrested 27 persons for illegal mining in the state. The 27 persons who were arrested in a coordinated sting operation around Ilesa and Ife axis of the state include 17 Chinese, 9 locals as well as the traditional chief (Bale) of a community in the state.Mr Abdullahi Binuyo, -
Despite Lockdown Ease, Bayelsa Raids Churches Arrest 9 Pastors For Holding Service
Nine pastors were reportedly arrested for holding church services in Bayelsa state, flouting the lockdown order issued by state governor, Douye Diri.The Pastors who were apprehended on Sunday May 3 by the Bayelsa State Task Force on COVID-19 include P. B. Barima of the Methodist Church, Obogoro, Timi Aaron of Believers Love World, Akenfa, Adaba Gl -
COVID 19: Prophet TB Joshua Describes Lockdown As 'Evil Spirit' That Causes Depression, Suicide
The general overseer of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, T B Joshua has described the lockdown imposed on some parts of the nation as an evil spirit that is capable of causing depression and ultimately suicide.Speaking during a church service on Sunday, the cleric further lauded the government for defeating the ‘spirit’ by easing the loc -
Nasarawa Fumigates & Seals House Of Assembly After Suleiman Adamu Dies Of Coronavirus (Photos)
Nasarawa State Government has fumigated and sealed off the state’s house of assembly after a member, Hon Suleiman Adamu, died of the deadly bug. The late member represented Nasarawa Central in the assembly.More photos of the exercise below... -
Soldiers Sent To Enforce A Lockdown Kill Four, & Injure 16 Others During Cultural Festival
A cultural festival turned deadly on Saturday in Taraba State after soldiers sent to enforce a lockdown allegedly shot dead four residents and injured 16 others.The Taraba State Government, on April 21, in a broadcast by the state’s deputy governor, Haruna Manu, announced a lockdown order in the state to prevent the spread of coronavirus.The vio -
Dangote Donates a 400 Capacity COVID-19 Mobile Test Center to Kano State
Billionaire Aliko Dangote has donated a mobile laboratory able to handle 400 samples daily to augment the testing capacity in Kano state, The Nation reports.Governor Abdullahi Ganduje revealed this on Saturday during a press briefing organised by the state taskforce on covid-19 which took place at the Africa House in Kano.He disclosed that t -
OMG! Pregnant Woman, Two Others Die While Awaiting Result Of Coronavirus Test In Abeokuta
According to Daily Trust, the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Idi Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State, was thrown into panic on Saturday after a pregnant woman was said to have died from Covid-19 complications at the hospital.It was gathered that the deceased, who was tested for COVID – 19 alongside two others – a male and a female, died while awaiting re -
UPDATED! Late Member Of The Nasarawa State HOA, Adamu Suleiman Dies Of Covid-19
The state governor, Abdullahi Sule, who disclosed this, said Suleiman who represents Nasarawa Central in the state Assembly, died before the result of his test came back positive. He explained that after the COVID-19 status of the lawmaker was discovered, members of his family and those living in the house went into isolation and samples hav -
BREAKING NEWS: 71 Year Old Emir of Kaura Namoda Dies Of COVID-19 Complications
Asha reportedly died in the early hours of Sunday.He was said to have died of suspected coronavirus-related complications.The Emir, according to the Publicity Secretary for the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 in the state, Alhaji Mustafa Jafaru Kaura, had been in isolation at the Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau three days ago.Mustafa -
BREAKING: Members Of US House Of Rep. Express Concern Over Return Of $320M Abacha Loot
Two members of the United States House of Representatives, Steve Chabot and Chris Smith, have expressed concern over alleged human rights violations under the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in light of plans to return $320m stolen by the late military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha.A United States-based politica -
Clinical Trials of Coronavirus Vaccines Set To Begin in Nigeria - WHO Announces
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that Nigeria has expressed interest to be part of the global solidarity drug trial to combat COVID-19. The WHO launched solidarity drug trials for these specific drugs hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine phosphate, and remdesivir in April, Daily Trust reports.Speaking at the joint national briefing of t -
Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Promises All US Players Equal Pay Or No Funding
Prospective US Presidential candidate, Joe Biden, has given his say on the steps he'll take against the US Football Association if he is elected in as the new US President come November 2020.Joe Biden on Saturday told the US Soccer Federation to resolve the pay dispute with its women's team or risk losing World Cup funding.On Friday, a f -
SAD! Gunmen Kill Young Civil Engineer, Okwudili Kingsley Uga In Enugu
It was a tragic Thursday evening for residents of Ugboaniata, Trans-Ekulu Extension area of Enugu metropolis, when a young man, , Okwudili Kingsley Uga, was killed by unknown gunmen. Uga, a civil engineer by profession, from Imezi Owa in Ezeagu Local Government Area, Enugu state was shot at close range few metres to his to his house. Vanguard lear -
Nigeria Records 220 New Coronavirus Cases With 17 Deaths, Total Now 2388
Coronavirus-related deaths in Nigeria have now risen to 85 after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 220 new cases on Saturday, May 2, 2020.The NCDC frequently announces a number of deaths as a result of the pandemic, but this is the first time 17 deaths would be confirmed in one day.In its Saturday updates, the NCDC recorded 2 -
14 More Almajiri Children Deported From Kano To Kaduna Test Positive To Coronavirus
The Kaduna State government said this on Saturday in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the Kaduna State Governor on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye.The statement added the new positive results have increased active cases in the state to 41, with one death recorded.The government expressed concern that more positive cases might b -
COVID 19: 22 More Patients Recover, Discharged In Lagos
The Lagos State Ministry of Health said on Saturday that 22 additional patients have recovered from coronavirus infection and have been discharged from the state’s isolation facilities.The recovered patients, eight females and 14 males, were reunited with the society after testing negative to coronavirus two consecutive times.This brings the tot -
Pregnant Woman Who Reportedly Died Of Coronavirus Infected Three People In Ekiti
The Ekiti State government on Saturday officially confirmed record of three new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the state, as announced Friday night by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).The government said the three new COVID-19 cases were among those infected with the virus by the now late 29-year old pregnant woman.The pregnant woman -
UNICEF Head Of Communications In Kano, Malam Rabiu Musa Dies At 60
Malam Rabiu Musa, Head of Communications in the Kano Field Office of the United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF), is dead.Musa Rabiu, his son confirmed the death to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Saturday, he said that the UNICEF official (his father) died at the age of 60.He is quoted to have said; “My dad died at about 3.0 -
BREAKING! Emir Of Rano, Tafida Abubakar Ila II Dies Few Hours After He Was Rushed To Hospital
It was earlier reported that one of the emirs of the newly created emirates in Kano, the Emir of Rano, Dr Tafida Abubakar Ila ll, was reportedly taken to a hospital yesterday, May 1, over an illness. It was unclear if his illness was Coronavirus related as it was reported that he was taken to the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) in a criti -
Danfo To Carry 8 Passengers, BRT 21 Passengers – Lagos Announces New Transportation Guidelines
Lagos state government has announced new transportation guidelines ahead of May 4 when the lockdown due to coronavirus will be eased in the state.As the partial ease of the lockdown by the Federal Government in Lagos, Ogun, and Abuja commence on Monday, May 4th, the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, said the new guidelines w -
”My Children’s Abductors Have Asked For £100,000 Ransom” – Ibadan Islamic Cleric, Akewugbagold
Popular Islamic cleric, Taofeeq Akewugbagold has disclosed that the abductors of his twins are demanding for £100, 000 ransom for their release. Recall that the cleric announced that his children, a boy and a girl, were kidnapped at gunpoint at his Ojoo residence on Saturday night, April 25. ”We have been contacted and we have been exc -
SAD! 17-year-old Boy, Rilwan Bello Killed By Stray Bullet Allegedly Fired By Customs In Ogun
Pandemonium broke out in Owode Yewa in Yewa South local government area of Ogun State when a 17-year old, Rilwan Bello was reportedly hit by stray bullets, allegedly, fired by the Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service when they raided locked – up shops in the area in search of suspected smuggled rice and other contraband goods.It was gathere -
BREAKING: Ogun State Gov. Dapo Abiodun Extends Covid 19 Lockdown Till May 9
Following the extension of the lockdown for a week by President Mohammadu Buhari, Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has extended the total lockdown in the State for another one week. The governor also adjusted the relaxation window by adding three hours to the seven hours being given to the residents of the state before now. Abiodun, who sa -
One Of The Newly Created Emirs In Kano, Emir Of Rano, Tafida Abubaka Critically Ill & Rushed To Hospital
One of the emirs of the newly created emirates in Kano, the Emir of Rano, Dr Tafida Abubakar Ila ll, was allegedly taken to a hospital yesterday, May 1, over an illness.Though it is still not clear if his illness is related to Coronavirus, Daily Trust reported that he was brought to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) in a critical state. He was r -
COVID 19: "Anyone Found Without A Face Mask Will Be Prosecuted" - FG Warns
The federal government has announced that anyone found moving about without a face mask will be prosecuted. The five-page document which was signed by the PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha was released by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 ahead of the phased and gradual easing of the lockdown -
COVID 19: Kano Record Three Death As Coronavirus Toll Rises To 311
Three COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded in Kano state.The state Ministry of Health disclosed this via its Twitter handle this morning, Saturday May 2nd.The Ministry also confirmed 92 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, bringing the total of COVID-19 cases in the state to 311.
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