The police have arrested the suspected killers of Michael Nnadi, of the Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Chikun Council of Kaduna State. On January 9, 2020, a criminal gang had stormed the Catholic seminary and kidnapped four young men. After ...
Read More »Task Force arrests illegal deforesters in Bauchi State
Hundreds of timber and charcoal dealers have been intercepted in Ningi Council of Bauchi State over illegal felling of trees. The suspects were arrested with five trucks laden with charcoal and logs. Special Taskforce Against Deforestation in the council intercepted ...
Read More »Borno nabs three clerics for flouting lockdown order
Three Islamic clerics have been arrested by Borno State Ministry of Justice for allegedly flouting the lockdown order by the state government. The suspects reportedly conducted Jummat in mosques at the weekend. Confirming the incident in Maiduguri yesterday, chairman of ...
Read More »FCTA gives palliatives to 287 widows in barracks
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has provided relief items to 287 widows in various military barracks, as part of measures to cushion the effect of the sit-at-home order. Minister of State, FCT, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, who made the presentation ...
Read More »COVID-19 cases in Katsina rise to 30 as commissioner contests discharge of four
The number of patients who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Katsina State has risen to 30, with one death. Four have reportedly been discharged, having tested negative to the disease after treatment. This Nigeria Centre for Disease ...
Read More »UN establishes knowledge hub to fight coronavirus in Africa
As the world grapples with the unprecedented global health crisis posed by COVID-19 scourge, the United Nations is establishing a digital hub to house information and knowledge resources to assist crucial development system partners in fighting the disease in Africa. ...
Read More »Anxiety grips Imo residents over COVID-19 index case
Since the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed an unnamed person as an index case for coronavirus in Imo State, residents have been gripped by palpable tension. The problem is compounded by the silence of the state government on ...
Read More »Ebonyi lifts ban on journalists as media groups canvass governor’s removal
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has lifted the ban he placed on two journalists, calling on the media to partner with him in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. He had barred the correspondents of the Sun and Vanguard newspapers, Chijioke Agwu and ...
Read More »Rights body, Yoruba elders deplore alleged insecurity in S’East, S’West amid lockdown
South East Human Rights Situation Room (HumanRights4SouthEast) has raised concern over the “escalating cases of human rights abuses and violation of extant laws on human rights by security agencies in the country enforcing the coronavirus lockdown order, particularly in the ...
Read More »Aviation agencies in distress over N6 billion monthly overhead
Aviation regulatory agencies and key service providers are in dire straits over a monthly overhead estimated in excess of N6 billion. Without revenue in the last one month due to lockdown, sustaining the huge operational cost and keeping the critical ...
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