Edo Election: We don’t want bloodshed, Chief Imam pleads

Edo Election: We don’t want bloodshed, Chief Imam pleads

The Chief Imam of Benin Central Mosque, Alhaji Abdufatah Enabulele, has said that the people of Edo do not want bloodshed during the political parties primary elections in Edo. Enabulele said that this plea would include the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election coming up in June. He made the call while speaking with Newsmen […]
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Spain to welcome foreign tourists back from July

Spain to welcome foreign tourists back from July

Spain, on Monday, urged foreign tourists to return from July as one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns eased, with streets gradually filling again and some pupils returning to school.

Father arrested for defiling own daughters aged 6 and 9 in Ondo

Father arrested for defiling own daughters aged 6 and 9 in Ondo

By Dayo Johnson – Akure A 48-year-old father, Femi Onifade has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Ondo State for sexually defiling his two daughters. The victims who are aged 6 and 9 lived with him at their No 27 Liberty Hospital Road, Oluwatuyi, Akure, the state capital. […]

Indonesia reports 479 new Coronavirus cases

Indonesia reports 479 new Coronavirus cases

Indonesia reported 479 new cases of the novel Coronavirus on Monday, taking the total in the Southeast Asian nation to 22,750, Health Ministry official Achmad Yurianto said. READ ALSO: Indonesia reports 949 new cases of Coronavirus, 25 new deaths Yurianto reported 19 more Coronavirus deaths, taking the total to 1,391. Indonesia has the highest COVID-19 death […]

Nigeria records 313 new cases of COVID-19, total reaches 7,839

Nigeria records 313 new cases of COVID-19, total reaches 7,839

By David Royal On the 24th of May 2020, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control announced that 313 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours. Till date, 7839 cases have been confirmed, 2263 cases have been discharged and 226 deaths […]

NDDC: Nobody is against forensic audit, says Group

NDDC: Nobody is against forensic audit, says Group

Contrary to the unsubstantiated claims by the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) that vested interests are against the Forensic Audit ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari in October last year, the Niger Delta Renaissance Coalition (NDRC) has restated that all well-meaning Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and persons across the Niger Delta region and beyond support the long-desired forensic audit.

Nnamdi Azikiwe varsity hospital records first case of COVID-19 — CMD

Nnamdi Azikiwe varsity hospital records first case of COVID-19 — CMD

Authorities of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, have confirmed one case of the Coronavirus at the hospital. Prof. Anthony Igwegbe, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, disclosed this on Monday. Igwegbe said the patient was diagnosed with the virus following a test upon getting to the hospital. According to him, […]

Hong Kong police embrace China’s security law plan

Hong Kong police embrace China’s security law plan

Hong Kong’s security chief on Monday welcomed China’s plans to impose a national security law on the financial hub, saying it was needed to defeat “terrorism” and calls for independence. Beijing plans to write a new security law for Hong Kong that bans treason, subversion and sedition after months of massive, often-violent pro-democracy protests last […]

Lagos to close Marine Beach Bridge for 5 months to enable repair

Lagos to close Marine Beach Bridge for 5 months to enable repair

The Lagos State Government on Sunday announced a plan to effect partial closure of  the Marine Beach Bridge, Apapa, to vehicular movement,  from May 27 to Oct. 21. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde,  made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos. He said that the closure of the Lagos Marine Beach Bridge […]

Nigeria confirms 313 new cases of COVID-19, total active cases now 5350

Nigeria confirms 313 new cases of COVID-19, total active cases now 5350

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Sunday recorded 313 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, taking the toll of active cases to 5350. The NCDC, on its official twitter handle, however said that no new state had reported a case in the last 24 hours. It said that a total of 7839 cases had been confirmed, […]

Election 2020: NNU appoints 10-man committee as members of NNU electoral committee

Election 2020: NNU appoints 10-man committee as members of NNU electoral committee

This is to inform Ndokwa traditional rulers , leaders of thought, elders , clan unions,  political leaders , all Ndokwa sons and daughters as well as the general public that the Ndokwa Neku Union (NNU) Executive has duly nominated and approved the appointment of the following Ndokwa indigenes as members of  Ndokwa Neku Union Electoral Committee for 2020 election of the NNU  Executive Committee since  20th March , 2020.

‘We can get it done here’: Africa’s tech scene tackles coronavirus

‘We can get it done here’: Africa’s tech scene tackles coronavirus

Watching from afar as much of the world was brought to its knees by the coronavirus, Africa’s scientists, engineers and innovators have turned to homegrown solutions to prepare for the worst case scenario. By the time the virus hit Africa, where cases have risen relatively slowly, images of overwhelmed hospitals and stories of health workers […]