By Festus Ahon Suspected armed robbers, Thursday night, killed a yet to be identified young man at Okotomi area of Okpanam, Oshimili North Local Government Area, Delta State, carting away from the home of a civil servant,  Mr. Aaron Edafeikpema, the sum of N295,000.00. It was learned that the hoodlums, numbering seven, had invaded the […]

As LASG describes incident as unfortunate By Chioma Obinna The Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH has began tracing and follow-up of staff of the hospital who managed the COVID-19 patient that died Friday in the hospital. Meanwhile, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi has described the incident as unfortunate. In a press […]

British light-heavyweight Anthony Yarde says his grandmother has died from the coronavirus just a few days after his father’s death as a result of the pandemic. The 28-year-old fighter appealed to people to just stay home as he announced that his grandmother had died yesterday. ‘It’s serious!’ Yarde wrote on social media. ‘People are still […]

Says bagging of food items ongoing By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Friday, complied with President Muhammadu Buhari’s order to release 70, 000 metric tonnes of grains and garri to vulnerable Nigerians over lockdown measures to contain the spread of the deadly Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. This was made […]

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc (IBEDC) says there will be no disconnection of electricity to non-paying customers during this period of lockdown in Coronavirus pandemic. Its Chief Operating Officer, Mr. John Ayodele made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Friday. According to him, this is in recognition of the current precarious […]

The Presidential Task Force for the Control of Coronavirus (COVID-19), says it is yet to receive any money from the funds donated by the private sector towards the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, a member of the committee and the Minister of Information and Culture, disclosed this on Friday when he appeared on […]

Thousands of foreign prostitutes working in Germany have been made homeless after brothels closed due to the coronavirus outbreak and borders snapped shut, making it difficult for them to return home. Authorities in the country, where prostitution has been legal for almost two decades, shut brothels last month along with other non-essential businesses like restaurants […]

  Ola Ajayi – Ibadan He said this just as he disclosed that volunteers will start training as from today. Alonge, who is the former Chief Medical Director of the University College Hospital, Ibadan said:  “As of yesterday, we are tracking close to 140 people and the concept is not to track them and ask […]

Ask FG to consider exception By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Farmers under the auspices of All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Friday, counted losses over federal and state governments’ lockdown order on containing the spread of the deadly Coronavirus, COVID-19. This was disclosed by the Vice President, AFAN, Daniel Okafor, in a chat with Vanguard, […]

Kicks against security brutality By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday condemned what it called the extra-judicial execution of an innocent Nigerian by the security operatives in Warri, Delta State, on Thursday. This is even as the party also flayed reported brutalization of Nigerians in many parts of the country […]