A 17-year-old wife who killed her because he tried to have sex with her in Bauchi has said she had no idea sex is a marital obligation, so she thought her husband was trying to defile her. Salma Hassan, a resident of Itas-Gadau, was paraded at the Bauchi Police Command on Tuesday, May 19, for … Read more
The Kaduna State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 3,000 of its personnel to enforce the ban on intrastate and interstate travels before, during and after the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. In a statement signed on Thursday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Omdiir Terzungwe, the security agency said the 3,000 … Read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed it is considering Madagascar’s COVID Organics for a clinical observation process. This was made known by the President of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina in a tweet on via his Twitter handle. Rajoelina after a meeting with Director-General of WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said WHO had congratulated Madagascar for the discovery … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Director – General Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu said the fact that some coronavirus patients are seen in videos on social media playing and dancing in isolation centres does not mean they are not ill. The NCDC boss said this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday. Ihekweazu said COVID-19 is an … Read more
The leadership of the House of Representatives has resolved the issues surrounding the delays in the payment of the salary of some health workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. This is according to a communique by Lanre Lasisi, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, House of Representatives. He noted that … Read more
Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has pardoned 400 prisoners in order to stem the spread of coronavirus, his office said Tuesday. Among those released was preacher Bandiougou Doumbia who was jailed for two years in March for comments notably praising jihadist leaders Iyad Ag Ghali and Amadou Koufa. READ ALSO: Coronavirus In Nigeria: Jumia, Mastercard … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police has rescinded an order restricting the movement of essential workers amid the COVID-19 lockdown. Earlier on Tuesday, the IGP held a virtual conference, the first of its kind, with “strategic managers” of the police force. At the end of the meeting, the police decided to implement “strict enforcement of inter-state movement … Read more
The House of Representatives has called for the reinstatement of over 300 casual staff of the Warri Refining And Petro-Chemical Company (WRPC). The leadership made this known at plenary on Tuesday, as part of its resolutions after a member, Hon. Thomas Eveyitomi moved a motion that the sack of the over 300 workers be looked … Read more
Lagos State Ministry of Information and Strategy has embarked on advocacy to different locations across the metropolis to sensitise residents on the importance of facemask usage as part of efforts to curb the community transmission of the COVID-19 in the State. Speaking during the exercise, tagged “Mask-Up-Lagos”, an Assistant Director and leader of the team, … Read more
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, on Tuesday, said a study carried out by a research institution in the Federal Ministry of Health revealed that not all sanitisers in circulation are standard. Ehanire said this while briefing journalists at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja. He also gave an advisory on … Read more
Seven suspected Boko Haram members have been killed by a team of security operatives in Dapchi, Yobe State. The insurgents were said to have attacked the community on Monday, shooting sporadically but were later engaged in a firefight by troops and policemen deployed in the area. According to local sources, three soldiers and one mobile … Read more
Benue State government has urged Political and traditional leaders in the State have been warned to wash their hands off the operation of criminal and militia groups. They have also been warned to stay clear from security operations aimed at flushing out those already identified as perpetrators of the violence, lest they face the wrath … Read more
Syria Authorities on Monday announced the country will not hold public prayers during Eid al-Fitr holidays at the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, mirroring restrictions in Egypt and Algeria. Inviting the faithful to pray at home with family, Damascus announced “the suspension of collective prayer in mosques for Eid,” state news agency … Read more
President Donald Trump on Monday made the surprising revelation that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that his own government experts say is not suitable for fighting the novel coronavirus. Trump, noting that he has tested negative for the virus and shows no symptoms, said he’d been taking the drug “for about a week … Read more
Lesotho’s embattled Prime Minister Thomas Thabane announced his resignation on Monday, ending months of political uncertainty gripping the kingdom since he was accused of participating in his ex-wife’s murder. Thabane’s political rivals have piled pressure on the prime minister to step down early over allegations that he had a hand in the brutal 2017 shooting … Read more
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has eased the restriction on Worship places and social gatherings earlier imposed on the state following the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic. Churches, Mosques and the international Cattle Markets under lockdown can now reopen, but must ensure social distancing with no more than 50 people at a time. Other measures include … Read more
Oyo state government has shut down a company located in Ibadan South West Local government area of the state after 30 members of staff tested positive for COVID-19. The state governor, Seyi Makinde, disclosed this in a tweet on Saturday night. “The COVID-19 confirmation tests for thirty-one suspected cases came back POSITIVE. Thirty of these … Read more
A 27-year-old Ghanaian man, Derrick Amponsah, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for raping a 15-year-old student and multilating her privates, leaving her to bleed profusely after the act. Ghanaian media reports that the incident took place at Manso Yawkrom in the Amansie West District of Ashanti Region. READ ALSO: Buhari Asked To … Read more
Rwanda’s most-wanted genocide suspect has been arrested in France. Felicien Kabuga, 84, who was living under a false identity in a flat in Asnieres-Sur-Seine, near Paris, had been pursued by international justice for 25 years, the French Justice Ministry said in a statement on Saturday morning. French gendarmes arrested him at 0530 GMT on Saturday, … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given the Federal Government a 48-hour ultimatum to declare the whereabouts of the Chinese medical team it brought in reputedly to assist in the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in our country. a statement released by its spokesperson Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP said its position is predicated … Read more