COVID-19: Lockdown is trapping 80m women and girls with abusers
By Lolo Cynthia Ihesie As cities observe a total lockdown in Nigeria to curb the spread of coronavirus, cases of rape and sexual assault are spiking, with about 80 million women and girls trapped with abusers. For too many, the home has become a battlefield for girls and women subjected to gender-based violence. As part […]
Covid-19: Deeper Life Bible Church donates N50m to FG
Moved by the need to support the spirited efforts of all in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, one of the most popularly churches in the world, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, has donated the sum of N50million to the Federal Government of Nigeria. Our correspondent gathered that the donation was made recently by the […]
Free electricity supply: DISCOs make u-turn, say FG will pay
The 11 electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs, yesterday, absolved themselves of taking any responsibility for the proposed free two-month power supply, saying that the Federal Government will pick the bills for all electricity to be supplied within the period.
Woman aged 107 becomes world’s oldest person to survive coronavirus
A 107-year old Dutch woman has recovered from the coronavirus, probably becoming the oldest survivor of the pandemic in the world. Cornelia Ras fell ill on March 17, the day after her 107th birthday, Dutch newspaper AD reported, after attending a church service with other residents of her nursing home on Goeree-Overflakkee, an island in the […]
We killed the victim to avenge the death of our member… ―Suspected cultists
By Esther Onyegbula Two suspected cultists Korede Pariosho and Jide Afolabi arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for murder has revealed that they killed the victim to avenge the death of their colleague who was murdered in 2017. According to the duo, who were arrested on the 7th of April 2020, “we killed Kolawole […]
Covid-19: FCT targets 600,000 residents for Palliatives
Federal Capital Territory FCT Administration has increased the daily hazard allowances of medical doctors to ₦50, 000, even as it said it was targeting 600, 000 residents for its Palliatives.
