FMC Nguru CMD loses twin daughters
….Medical community mourns Hadiya, Aisha Usman By Maryam Abdul-aziz Usman, Damaturu The Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Nguru, Yobe State, Dr Hadiza Usman Abdullahi, has lost her twin daughters, Dr Hadiya Usman and Dr Aisha Usman, two days apart. Hadiya, a medical doctor, died on Friday, while her twin sister, Aisha, a […]
COVID-19: Ayade bans masquerades, restricts cross over night to 10pm
By Emma Una Masquerade displays during the New Year celebration have been banned in Cross River even as churches are ordered to restrict cross over night activities to 10 pm. A statement by Operation Akparakwu headed by Dr Walter Mboto, Permanent Secretary, State Security Advisers Office warned organisers of masquerades that if they dared to […]
Kwara: Christians ready to skip crossover night for safety
A Cross-section of Christians in Ilorin, Kwara, on Thursday expressed readiness to skip crossover night on the eve of New Year for safety purpose. Some Christians expressed the willingness in separate interviews in Ilorin. Mr Peter Abolarin said he would remain indoor and worship Christ on New Year eve rather than risk contracting COVID-19. “I […]
DSS operative kills would-be kidnapper by crashing his car in Abuja
An operative of the Department of State Services, DSS, identified as Tosin Daramola, escaped abduction by intentionally ramming his car into a culvert, leading to the death of a kidnapper and arrest of the other.
Landmines planted by Boko Haram kill 11 security personnel in Borno
Landmines planted by Boko Haram jihadists have killed 11 security personnel, including four soldiers in Borno, security sources said Tuesday. Seven hunters recruited to help the military fight the Islamist insurgents were killed on Tuesday when their vehicle hit a landmine in the village of Kayamla, outside Borno State’s capital Maiduguri. “Seven hunters died in […]
Gang violence claims one at Ogoni village in Rivers
***Two died on the spot — Community witness By Egufe Yafugborhi – Port Harcourt Police have reported suspected cult leader, Bariya Timothy, killed in a Tuesday night gang violence in Luubara, an Ogoni community in Khana Local Government Area (LGA), Rivers State. Police Public Relations Officer, Rivers Command, SP Nnamdi Omoni, said Wednesday, Timothy, 35, […]
