Gov. Bello vows never to negotiate with bandits, to deal ruthlessly with any village head harbouring bandits
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has vowed to deal ruthlessly with traditional rulers and other local collaborators conniving with bandits to wreak havoc on innocent citizens in the state. The…
Cocoa House elevator crash kills 1, injures 3 in Ibadan
One person died, three others injured as Cocoa House elevator suffered mechanical failure and crashed while some technicians were working on it on Wednesday in Ibadan. The faulty elevator of…
Scare in Orile Agege LCDA as Deputy Governor loses brother to Covid-19
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, on Wednesday mourned the death of his younger brother, Dr Haroun Hamzat who died of Covid-19. Until his death, he was…
Democrats take control of US Senate, win Georgia runoff elections
Democrats appear on the brink of taking control of the U.S. Senate with Raphael Warnock the projected winner over Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Democrat Jon Ossoff leading Republican Sen….
Ebonyi residents discover body of new born baby in a refuse dump
Residents of Igweogbuofia Street, Kpirikpiri in Abakaliki metropolis of Ebonyi, have called on relevant authorities to evacuate the remains of a dead baby found in a sack at a refuse…
Hisbah arrests 53 teenagers for allegedly selling hard drugs, intoxicants in Kano
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 53 teenagers over alleged involvement in immoral acts in Kano City. Malam Lawal Ibrahim, the board’s Public Relations Officer, who disclosed this in…
Police arraign man, 28, for allegedly videoing customers in a banking hall
The Police, on Wednesday, arraigned a 28-year-old man, Oluwasuyi Olakunle, for allegedly videoing customers in a banking hall in Ado-Ekiti. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is standing trial…
FALF unveils 2020 awardees, calls for more youth involvement to help develop the continent
The Future Africa Leaders Foundation (FALF) has unveiled its 2020 awardees with a call for African youths to utilise their skills to foster community growth in their respective countries in the…
COVID-19: CACOVID begins distribution of 100 oxygen cylinders per day
The Coalition Against COVID-19, CACOVID, has commenced distribution of 100 oxygen cylinders per day to Critical Care centres, till March-end. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss…
China denies WHO Virus Mission Team entry visas
An expert mission to China to probe the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic was in disarray Wednesday after Beijing denied entry to the World Health Organisation team at the last…