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…
Court remands 2 teachers for allegedly defiling 5-year-old pupil
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered that two teachers, Samson Banjoko and Olajide Babatunde, be remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling a five-year-old. Magistrate M.O. Tanimola, gave…
LASG announces registration for Creative Lagos training programme
The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has announced the commencement of registration for the Creative Lagos initiative, a training programme for creative practitioners. The ministry made the…
FG reopens Sokoto border, emphasises ban on rice importation
The Federal Government has emphasised the ban on rice importation. Mr. Abdulhamid Ma’aji, Comptroller, Nigerian Customs Service in charge of Sokoto and Zamfara, made the emphasis at the reopening of…
COVID-19: We’re implementing FG’s directive on travel ban — Immigration Boss
The Controller-General (CG), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Muhammed Babandede, has said the Service will implement Federal Government’s directive on travel ban for passengers who fail to carry out day-7…