Murder at dawn: How hooded gunmen killed General’s son in Lagos
By Emma Nnadozie Like a well-scripted scene from the movies, they arrived the scene in an SUV. They were four young men with well-orchestrated plan to spill blood. They cleverly packed their SUV in an adjoining street, very close to where their target was and two of them alighted from the car while the rest […]
10 newest glamour girls of Yoruba films (3)
By Ayo Onikoyi The first installment of my serialization of “Glamour Girls of Yoruba Films” was published in 2009. A number of actresses, plying their trades in the Yoruba movie genre were mentioned for the way they changed the narrative about Yoruba films with their ultra-cosmopolitan style. Names like Funke Akindele, Doris Simon, Iyabo Ojo, […]
China admits to destroying “illegal” COVID-19 samples for safety
China confirmed Friday it had ordered unauthorized laboratories in the country to destroy coronavirus samples early in the outbreak. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has charged that Beijing refused to provide virus samples taken from patients when the pandemic began in China in late 2019 and that Chinese authorities had destroyed early samples. Liu Dengfeng, […]
Market leaders champion containment of coronavirus spread in Trade Fair
* Seek Police help to arrest defiant traders By Evelyn Usman Market leaders in Trade Fair Complex, along the Mile Two- Badagry expressway, Lagos, have put up precautionary measures to contain the spread of the Coronavirus Disease into the market. They have also, called on Police authorities to accord them the right to arrest traders […]
FG not accountable, transparent in management of COVID-19 ― Falana
By Rasheed Sobowale Prominent Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana, SAN, has on Friday stated that the Federal Government so far cannot be said to be accountable and transparent in its management of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the once governorship aspirant in Ekiti under the platform of the National Conscience Party in […]
Kano trains 350 health workers on infectious disease control
…insists on the treatment of patients suffering other ailments By Abdulmumin Murtala, Kano A first batch training of 350 health workers on infectious diseases control has commenced in Kano in collaboration with the National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje on Friday urged the trainees to give adequate attention to […]
