Shekau, Boko Haram Commanders reaching out to mediators for a ceasefire
There seems to be a crisis in the Boko Haram camp as credible sources have confirmed that the leader of the sect, Abubakar Shekau, has been making frantic efforts to seek a soft landing as he prepares to surrender. This much was gathered from top intelligence sources in the Theatre of Operations in North-East Nigeria. […]
El-Rufai speaks from isolation, says he’s still COVID-19 positive
The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday said he was still under isolation for testing positive to COVID-19 and is yet to be cleared of the disease. El-Rufai, who also chaired a virtual meeting of the State Executive Council for the first time since he was diagnosed, said he will personally announce […]
India allows rural poor to work in virus lockdown
Millions of people in rural India will be allowed back to work next week despite a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, the government said Wednesday, as it conceded the hardships of shutting its vital farming economy were too great. Restrictions on movement in the world’s second-most populous nation of 1.3 billion people — put in place in […]
Buhari challenges PTF on Covid-19 on contact tracing to avert community transmission
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19 to intensify efforts in contact tracing of those infected with the virus, to curb community transmission.
PHOTOS: Aftermath of Dugbe Alawo Market fire in Ibadan
Goods worth millions of naira were burnt in an inferno that swept through the popular Dugbe Market in Ibadan, Oyo State on Wednesday. The fire was reported to have been quenched by the state’s fire service. Below are some aftermath pictures of the unfortunate incident. READ ALSO: VIDEO: Fire guts popular Dugbe market in Ibadan Vanguard […]
Nigerian doctor dies of coronavirus after treating infected patient in Lagos
By Chioma Obinna A Nigerian doctor in private practice Wednesday morning died of coronavirus related complications after treating an infected patient in his hospital. The doctor, identified as Dr. Chugbo Emeka who died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, was said to have been admitted at the hospital Monday, after contracting the disease from […]
