Bandits kill 1, kidnap 9 including six month old child in Niger State
One person has been confirmed killed and nine others including a six-month-old child kidnapped in a renewed attack by armed bandits in Kagara, headquarters of Rafi Local Government Area of Niger state. Vanguard correspondent reliably gathered that the bandits numbering up to fifty invaded Kagara at about 2 am. The bandits were on motorcycles numbering […]
COVID-19: Experts fear set back in fight against tuberculosis
The fight against tuberculosis could be set back by more than five years due to the coronavirus pandemic, risking an additional 1.4 million TB deaths and 6.3 million infections by 2025, report say. The Stop TB Partnership is a Geneva-based international body leading the global fight against the respiratory illness that infects more than 10 […]
Alleged Certificate Forgery: Court dismisses Obono-Obla suit against ICPC
By Rasheed Sobowale A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed the allegation of abuse of fundamental human rights filed against anti-graft commission, ICPC, by Ekoi Obono-Obla. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) arrested the suspended Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Obono-Obla […]
COVID-19: China condemns U.S. ‘lies’ , backs WHO in tracing virus origin
China said on Thursday it supports the World Health Organization (WHO) in trying to pinpoint the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of telling one lie after another in his attacks on Beijing. The virus has killed more than 255,000 people worldwide, including more than 70,000 in the […]
I’m on a mission to reform Africa’s most exported genre, Afrobeats – Lil5ive
Without any form of doubt, “Omo Ologo” has been one of the radio friendly songs in the country this year. The unique sound has triggered a frenzy on social media in the last few months. With almost 300K streams on Audiomack alone, the record has earned its status as one of the most streamed songs by a new Nigerian artist on the platform.
BREAKING: Nigeria records 381 new cases of COVID-19, total now 3526
By David Royal Nigeria has recorded 381 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 3526. This was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC on Thursday via its verified Twitter handle. The 381 new cases are the highest Nigeria has ever recorded in 24 hours […]
