Five security personnel killed by jihadists in Borno
Jihadists killed five Nigerian security personnel in a gunfight outside Maiduguri, the main city in Borno State, security sources said Wednesday. The state is the restive northeast of the country. A joint military and police patrol came under fire Tuesday from fighters aligned to the so-called Islamic State group near Buta village, 20 kilometres (12 […]
Doctor dies of coronavirus after treating infected patient in Lagos
A doctor in private practice yesterday morning died of coronavirus-related complications after treating an infected patient in his hospital.
Kano records first death of Covid-19, as 12 additional cases are confirmed
Kano State Ministry of Health has confirmed that it recorded the first patient who died of coronavirus in the state.
Gunmen kill 9, including children, pregnant woman in Plateau
Jos—No fewer than nine persons mostly children and a pregnant woman have been killed at the Hura community, Maiyanga in Kwall district of Bassa local government area of Plateau State.
Covid-19: Sapele erupts in protest over Delta lockdown extension
SAPELE — Thousands of residents in Sapele, Delta State, yesterday, grounded the timber town in protest, demanding an end to the lockdown extended by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in the state.
COVID-19: People with over N5,000 in bank won’t get palliatives — FG
THE Federal Government said, yesterday, that people with over N5,000 in their bank accounts will not benefit from the palliatives to cushion the effect of lockdown imposed as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
