Senate approves N346,388 billion for NDDC, for 2019 fiscal year
As against Buhari’s proposed budget of N410 Billion By Henry Umoru – Abuja The Senate, on Thursday, approved the sum of N346,388,900,000.00 for the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for the 2019 fiscal year. According to the Senate, the lifespan of the 2019 NDDC budget will elapse on 3lst May 2020. The approved sum is […]
Bethlehem’s storied Church of the Nativity closes amid coronavirus fears
The Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem was closed indefinitely Thursday amid suspicions that four Palestinians had caught the coronavirus. The Palestinian Authority’s tourism ministry also announced that foreigners would be banned from West Bank hotels during the busy Easter season, which draws thousands of visitors and worshipers. If confirmed, the […]
Yobe Govt establishes isolation center for Coronavirus
The Yobe Government has established a 20-bed capacity isolation centre and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Specialist and Yobe Teaching Hospitals in Damaturu for any eventuality on Coronavirus (COVID-19). Dr Mohammed Isiaka, the state Epidemiologist, disclosed this on Thursday in Damaturu while fielding questions from newsmen. He said that the government had procured oxygen, […]
Cattle rustling major security challenge in Zamfara ―Commissioner
The Zamfara government says cattle rustling remains a major challenge in the effort to tackle high level insecurity in the state. Alhaji Abubakar Dauran, Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs, made the disclosure on Thursday in Gusau. Dauran, who was speaking at a one-day seminar on Islamic perspectives on insecurity in the state, said that […]
Some countries are indifferent to COVID-19 — WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) have warned that some countries have not taken the COVID-19 epidemic seriously, saying their level of political commitment and actions is not commensurate to the level of the threat faced globally. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, said this during the daily media briefing on COVID-19 on Thursday. Ghebreyesus stressed […]
Coronavirus: Yobe establishes 20-bed capacity isolation centre
Yobe State has established a 20-bed capacity isolation centre and Intensive Care Unit, ICU, at the Specialist and Yobe Teaching Hospitals in Damaturu for coronavirus patients.
Oyo police parade fake soldier for rape, 44 others for cultism, robbery
The Oyo State Police Command on Thursday paraded a fake soldier for impersonation and rape while 44 others were arrested for cultism, murder, armed robbery, and kidnapping. The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Shina Olukolu, alleged that the fake military officer had carnal knowledge of a 17-year-old girl at his hideout at Papa Eleye in […]
FUOYE admits 7,500 students, fixes matriculation for March 20
The Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), on Thursday, said that no fewer than 7,500 students were admitted for the 2019/2020 academic session. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Kayode Soremekun, made the disclosure while declaring open a three-day orientation programme for the newly-admitted students, in Oye-Ekiti. The Vice Chancellor, represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor […]
Grand Princess cruise passengers will be tested for coronavirus
Dozens of people on board the Grand Princess cruise left in limbo off the California coast will be tested for the infection, the cruise liner confirmed in a Thursday morning statement. Princess Cruises said in a statement that there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 currently onboard the vessel and that the CDC has identified […]
How juveniles allegedly rob residents in Zaria ―Witness tells court
A witness, Alhaji Yahaya Ahmed of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Kaduna State, has narrated how juveniles allegedly robbed his house and other residents at Unguwar Dan-Madami in Zaria. Ahmed made this known while given evidence at the Zaria City Magistrates’ Court on Thursday. The Prosecution, Sgt. Yau Garba, had earlier said the case […]
15 abscond, 2 Corps members die in Jigawa ―State NYSC Coordinator
Fifteen corps members absconded the service while two corps members died during year in Jigawa, the state NYSC coordinator, Alhaji Ibrahim Muhammad, has said. The NYSC Jigawa Coordinator disclosed this during the Passing Out Parade (POP) ceremony for 1,521 Batch ‘A’ 2019 corps members in Dutse on Thursday. According to him, the 15 absconded corps […]
