NSCDC arrests woman for allegedly stabbing spouse to death
Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, Commandant General, NSCDC The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 22-year-old woman in Nasarawa State for allegedly stabbing husband to death, following…
Lockdown: NOA seeks govt’s intervention on porous borders in Plateau
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Plateau, says the state borders which are meant to be closed as part of measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the state,…
Court says ICPC has powers to investigate certificate forgery against Obono-Obla
The Federal High Court Abuja on Thursday held that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has powers to investigate allegation of certificate forgery against Okoi Obono-Obla, This is…
Buhari approves import duty, VAT waivers for critical medical equipment
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the waiver of import duty and VAT for critical medical equipment and supplies, for a period of six months in the first instance, with…
LASG says 10 persons associated with Lagos House test positive for COVID-19 as gov, wife test negative
Ten persons associated with the State house in Marina, Lagos have tested positive for coronavirus. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, disclosed this in a series of…
Abacha loot: Monies recovered have always and will continue to be used for SIPs – Femi Adesina
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said that the use of the recovered funds is embedded in a section of the budget…
Lagos Police relocates enforcement checkpoints to ease movement of essential commodities, workers
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Hakeem Odumosu, on Wednesday ordered the removal of some checkpoints in the state to ease the movement of essential commodities and workers. The Police…
Infectious Disease Bill is illegal, unconstitutional – Falana
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, has described as superfluous, illegal and unconstitutional the proposed Infectious Diseases Bill. According…
COVID-19: Active cases now 2,508 as Nigeria records 195 new infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says Nigeria’s active coronavirus infections now 2,508 of 3,145 This was contained in a series of tweets on Wednesday night. According to the Centre,…
Part of steps agreed upon to end Almajiri system by NGF is repatriation back to States of origin- El Rufai
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that the Northern Governors are determined to bring an end to the Almajiri system in the region. The governor said this…