What happened was not pipeline explosion— Baale of Soba
Chief Jimoh Adegbeji is the Baale of Soba town,the community where an explosion occurred last Sunday in Lagos. He is also a member of the committee set up on the incident. In this interview with Sunday Vanguard, he gives an account of what happened in the community and expectations from government.
Lagos explosion: Death toll hits 23
By Bose Adelaja The death toll in the last Sunday’s explosion which occurred at Ado-Soba, Abule-Ado in Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State has risen to 23 following the death of one of the survivors of the incident today. The victim a female had been receiving treatment at the Igbobi Orthopedic Hospital unfortunately before […]
BREAKING: Nigeria confirms 10 new coronavirus cases
Nigeria has recorded 10 new cases of coronavirus, including in the federal capital territory, Abuja.
COVID-19: NRC makes u-turn, says normal train services continue
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says all train services will continue contrary to its earlier announcement of the suspension of services as part of measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Board and Management of NRC had in a statement by Mr. Yakub Mahmood, the NRC […]
Google’s coronavirus website finally launches alongside search results
One week ago, President Donald Trump held a press conference wherein he claimed Google would be building a screening website for the coronavirus that would direct people to testing sites. As we learned in the following days, that wasn’t true. Google’s sister company Verily did launch such a site, but only for the Bay Area […]
New York State has 10,000 confirmed coronavirus cases
New York State has ramped up testing and now has 10,000 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday. The majority of the cases are in New York City, the most densely populated area. Westchester, an initial epicentre, is seeing efforts to stem the spread succeeding in that town, just north […]
President Buhari greets Apostle Johnson Suleman on his 50th birthday
President Muhammadu Buhari, has felicitated with the General Overseer, Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman on his 50th birthday. President Buhari, in a statement on Saturday by his Special Adviser on media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, described Apostle Suleman as a spiritual leader whose “influence and generosity, especially to the poor and underprivileged continues to […]
Lawmaker challenges Gov Obiano on modern waste mgt
In a bid to protect and ensure cleaner environment and create jobs for teeming unemployed youths, the lawmaker representing Nnewi North constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Nonso Okafor, has called on Governor Willie Obiano to build modern waste recycling plants in the state.
Chile records first coronavirus death
An 83-year-old woman has become Chile’s first victim of the coronavirus pandemic, health authorities said Saturday. Health Minister Jaime Manalich earlier in the day said that 103 new cases had been reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total to over 500. In Latin America, only Brazil has registered more cases. Of Chile’s cases, […]
Military destroy over 40 bandit camps, rescue 22 kidnap victims in Zamfara
No fewer than 40 bandits camps were destroyed by a coordinated military operation around Sunke and Bagega general area in Anka local government area of Zamfara, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A credible military source told NAN on Saturday in Gusau that the operation was conducted between Monday and Friday. He said that the […]
Call of Duty: Warzone has over 30 million players less than two weeks after launch
Call of Duty: Warzone, Activision’s new battle royale (BR) game that released less than two weeks ago, has more than 30 million players, the publisher announced on Friday. That makes it one of the fastest-growing free-to-play titles in the industry, putting it on par with BR competitor Apex Legends, which hit 25 million players after […]
