Grave-counting satellite images seek to track Yemen’s COVID death toll
A first-of-its-kind study using satellite images to count fresh graves and analyse burial activity in Yemen has estimated the death toll there from COVID-19 or COVID-related causes is far higher…
Nigeria Media owners pay solidarity visit to torched media houses, condemn attack
Media owners and practitioners in Nigeria on Tuesday condemned the vandalism, looting and torching of media houses by hoodlums in Lagos in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests and shooting…
COMMUNAL CLASH: SANWO-OLU READS RIOT ACT TO MISCREANTS IN LAGOS
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has read a riot act to miscreants and hoodlums in Lagos, urging them to be law abiding and peaceful or face the full wrath…
#EndSARS protest: The Army insists it didn’t shoot at any civilian, says Lagos invited the military to restore order
The Nigerian Army has disassociated itself from “a viral video on social media in which it was alleged that #EndSARS protesters were massacred by soldiers at Lekki Toll Plaza”. According…
FG to construct 10 new airports – Minister
The Federal Government says 10 new airports will be constructed across the country to boost civil aviation. The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, announced this on Tuesday in Abuja…
LASG approves daily opening of markets
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday approved full resumption of trading at all markets in the state. The Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Dr Wale Ahmed, said in…
I was brutalised by SARS, I’m yet to get N10m damages as ordered by the high court – Victim alleges
Mr. Okoliagu Abunike, an alleged victim of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), has appeared before the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry for Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses…
Health ministry urges looters to return COVID-19 drugs, medical consumables
The Federal Ministry of Health has asked looters, who stole COVID-19 drugs and other medical consumables, to return them. The Minister of State for Health, Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora, who made…
Sokoto govt. denies hoarding COVID-19 Palliatives
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has denied hoarding COVID-19 palliatives meant for citizens amid coronavirus pandemic. Tambuwal stated this on Tuesday while addressing stakeholders on government’s effort to quell…
71 suspects arraigned for allegedly looting CACOVID palliatives in Ilorin
The Police on Tuesday arraigned 71 persons before an Ilorin Magistrates’ Court for their alleged involvement in the looting of CACOVID palliatives at Agro Mall and Cargo Terminal, Ilorin. They…