Nigeria on Sunday night recorded 556 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 36,663. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this through its official Twitter handle. READ ALSO NCDC said that the 556 new confirmed cases were from 18 states with discharged 15,105 so far. Edo…
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525 Nigerians Evacuated From US, Cyprus
Five hundred and twenty-five Nigerians caught up by the coronavirus lockdown in the United States of America (USA) and Cyprus were evacuated home on Saturday by the federal government. Three hundred and fifteen of them were airlifted to Abuja by an Ethiopian Airline while the remaining 210 came aboard a Turkish Airline. READ ALSO Chairman,…
It’s Difficult To Make It In Nigeria, Dreams Die ~Singer Fireboy Cries Out
Nigerian singer and songwriter, Adedamola Adefolahan professionally known as Fireboy says it is difficult to make it in Nigeria. READ ALSO The 24-year-old Afrobeats singer is of the opinion that in Nigeria, it is difficult to actualize one’s dream as they die even before people do. In a Twitter post on Friday evening, he lamented…
India Donates Medicines To Nigeria Amid Fight Against Coronavirus
India donates essential medicines to combat COVID-19 as Nigeria seeks collaboration to produce vaccines especially against pandemic. The Honourable Minister of Health has described the gesture of donation of medicinal items by India to Nigeria as “gracious and touching” as the global plague affects all countries, and India has its own problems just as Nigeria…
Shanghai Shenhua sign Martins to replace Manchester United loanee Ighalo
Shanghai Shenhua have completed the signing of former Inter Milan and Nigeria forward Obafemi Martins, who returns for a second stint after playing for the Chinese Super League side between 2016 and 2018, according to Goal. The 35-year-old forward rejoins the team as a replacement for compatriot Odion Ighalo, whose loan deal at Manchester United has been extended until 2021. READ ALSO On Wednesday, Ighalo…
60-Year Old Man Rapes Minor In Anambra
A 60-year-old man, Okafor Ndubuisi has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 9-year old girl in Nkwelle Ezunaka in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State. The suspect, a resident of Sun Rise Estates, reportedly had carnal knowledge of his victim after luring her to his room. READ ALSO According to The Nation, the suspect…
Nigeria Records 571 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 32,558
Nigeria on Sunday night recorded 571 new cases of COVID-19 According to a tweet from Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the total number of cases so far in Nigeria is now 32,558. READ ALSO The NCDC further revealed that 740 people have died from the virus, with 13,447 patiemts discharged. A beak-down state by…
BREAKING: Nigerian Students Won’t Write 2020 WAEC – FG
The Federal Ministry of Education has said Nigerian secondary final year students will not be participating in the upcoming West African Examination Council (WAEC) examinations. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, who disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Wednesday after the seventh weekly virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, also said there is…
Pastor Impregnates Daughter Three Times
The Police have arrested a-44-year old pastor of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Ogo Oluwa parish, Oluwafemi Oyebola, for allegedly raping his biological daughter. Pastor Oyebola was arrested following a complaint by his 24-year-old daughter, who asked to remain anonymous. READ ALSO The girl reported at the Owode-Egbado divisional headquarters that her father had been forcefully…
Magu’s Suspension: Buhari’s Anti-Corruption Fight Political, Says Moghalu
Kingsley Moghalu, the former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and presidential candidate in 2019 election has insinuated that the anti-corruption war under President Muhammadu Buhari is not independent of politics. His position came in reaction to the suspension of Ibrahim Magu as Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC…
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