Browsing Category
News
Edo election: IGP orders restriction of vehicular movement
In line with concerted efforts at ensuring public order and safety during the forthcoming Edo Gubernatorial election slated to hold on Saturday, September 19, 2020, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the…
Nigeria records 131 fresh COVID-19 infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced a total of 131 new COVID-19 infections in the country.
The country also recorded two additional deaths from the rampaging virus.
With the latest number of cases,…
Kinetic Abia: Ikpeazu commissions new molecular laboratory, infectious disease hospital in Aba
Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has commissioned a Molecular Laboratory
& Diagonistic Centre in Aba, for the testing of Covid-19, and an Infectious Disease Hospital with capacity to isolate and treat 50 patients of…
Fani-Kayode parts ways with wife, Precious Chikwendu
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has parted ways with his wife and mother of four of his children, Precious Chikwendu.
Details of the separation were still sketchy at press time.
But, the former minister has…
NAFDAC warns against falsified Proximexa Suspension 125mg/5ml
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned against buying and using of falsified Proximexa Suspension 125mg/5ml, with Lot No. C830116 currently in circulation in Nigeria.
The…
Just in: Buhari assents to Police Bill, 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Nigeria Police Bill, 2020.
Mr Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesman confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday.
Adesina said that the president in a memo dated Sept.…
House of Representatives advocates improved funding for NEDC
House of Representatives on Thursday advocated for improved funding for the North East Development Commission (NEDC) to enable it meets the development gaps and impact of Boko Haram crisis.
The Chairperson of House of…
NDLEA intercepts 1.6 kilograms Tramadol heading for Turkey
Barely a few days after the resumption of international flights, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Special Area Command, has intercepted 1.6 kilogramme of controlled drugs suspected…
UNICEF condemns 10 years imprisonment of 13-year-old boy for blasphemy in Kano
UNICEF has expressed deep concern about the sentencing of 13-year-old Omar Farouq to 10 years imprisonment with menial labour by the Kano State Sharia Court at Feli Hockey, Kano, in northern Nigeria.
The sentence was handed down…
Absence of defence counsel, witness stalls trial of alleged kidnap kingpin “Evans”
The absence of the defence counsel of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chuckwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans and a prosecution witness on Thursday stalled two ongoing trials in an Ikeja Special Offences Court.
The two trials are for…