Lagos Police arraigns man for allegedly beating wife, posting provoking publication about incident on Facebook
The Police in Lagos on Friday docked one Sulaiman Maiyegun, a.k.a Afobaje, before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court for allegedly beating his wife and boasting about it on his Facebook page….
11 ISWAP terrorists surrender to Nigerian troops in N/East, more willing to surrender – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters has disclosed that 11 members Islamic States of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have surrendered to the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) in North East. The…
LASG begins home feeding programme, targets primary 1-3 pupils in public primary schools
The Lagos State Government is set to kick-start the distribution of food to primary school pupils at home. The Chairman of Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB), Mr….
Prospective evacuees from Thailand to pay for quarantine, isolation, accommodation before arrival to Nigeria – Embassy
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama Stranded Nigerians in Thailand will henceforth be required to bear the financial cost of their evacuation back to the country. This is contained in…
Speed up trial of cases, decongest custodial centres- CJN orders Heads of Court
CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad. The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, has ordered heads of various courts to immediately speed up the trial of cases and decongestion…
Beware of substandard hand sanitisers – SON warns
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has warned members of the public to be wary of substandard hand sanitiser presently being sold in the market. The acting State Coordinator of…
Emerging market creditors set up AfricaPCWG, kick against blanket debt relief for Africa
Prominent emerging market creditors have set up the Africa Private Creditor Working Group to assist some of the world’s poorest countries contain the economic impact of COVID-19, but have also…
COVID-19 disruption to hospital services will lead to cancellation of over 28m surgeries worldwide – Researchers
A research network, CovidSurg Collaborative, says 28.4 million elective surgeries worldwide will be cancelled or postponed in 2020 as a result of disruption to hospital services occasioned by to COVID-19…
Urgently initiate full scale probe into fish death in N/Delta – Environmental lawyers urge FG
Environmental lawyers urge FG to take urgent steps to check increased toxicity of the nation’s territorial waters Environmental lawyers in the Niger Delta have expressed concerns over the looming public…
COVID-19: A quarter of a billion Africans could be infected – WHO
The coronavirus could infect a quarter of a billion Africans and put intolerable pressure on the continent’s fragile health system, a new World Health Organisation report said on Friday, as…