Alleged Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Ex-Minister Turaki, Three Others
A former Special Duties Minister, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki was arraigned on Monday, with three others before a Federal High Court in Abuja on fraud related charges. Turaki, a Senior Advocate…
We Will Soon Produce Vaccine For Coronavirus (COVID-19)- Unilorin
By Bimbo Ogunnaike The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) has said that the institution will soon produce a vaccine for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The institution said this in a Bulletin issued on…
Covid 19: Lagos Records Three More Deaths
By Bimbo Ogunnaike The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Sunday announced another three COVID-19 related deaths, as the number of confirmed cases in the state increased…
NBS Discloses 82.9m Nigerians Are Poor By National Standard
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that more than 82.9 million Nigerians are poor by national standards. The NBS made this known in its report on Poverty and…
Covid19: El-Rufai Confirms 50 Almajiri From Kano State Test Positive In Kaduna
By Bimbo Ogunnaike Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has confirmed confirmed that 50 of the almajiri children sent away from Kano State accounted for the 59 active COVID-19 cases in…
Iran’s Coronavirus Death Toll Hits 74 In 24 Hours As Mosques Set To Reopen
By Bimbo Ogunnaike with agency report The coronavirus death toll in Iran, one of the hardest-hit countries in the Middle East, rose by 74 in the past 24 hours to…
COVID-19: Nine Pastors Arrested In Bayelsa State For Holding Church Services
By Bimbo Ogunnaike Nine pastors have been arrested for holding church services in Bayelsa State for allegedly violating the lockdown order to curb Coronavirus pandemic. The Pastors were arrested on…
Osun Arrests 17 Chinese Citizens Over Alleged Illegal Mining
The Osun State Joint Task Force has arrested 17 Chinese citizens and 10 locals suspected to be illegal miners in the State. the Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor of…
COVID-19: 44,000 Cases Recorded Within 24 hours In Africa
By Bimbo Ogunnaike The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has disclosed that the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa has risen to over…
Lagos Governor Hints On Shortage Of PPE as COVID-19 Cases Jump To 1,123
By Bimbo Ogunnaike As Lagos State yesterday recorded 1,123 cases of coronavirus, the state Governor , Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed worries over the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPEs) for…
