COVID-19: Nigeria tests 199,016 samples, records 10 new deaths in 5 States -NCDC
Nigeria has tested 199,016 COVID-19 samples, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. This was contained in the COVID19Nigeria situation report for 14th July, 2020 published on Wednesday…
Gov Bello mourns Arotile, describes her death as shocking, devastating
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has mourned the late Flying Officer, Tolulope Arotile, describing her death as shocking and devastating. Arotile who was Nigeria’s first-ever Combat Helicopter Pilot died…
Chilean Police train dogs to sniff out persons with COVID-19
Police in Chile are training dogs to detect people that may be infected with the novel coronavirus by sniffing their sweat. The dogs — three golden retrievers and a labrador…
Wadume’s trial continues in Abuja, prosecutor tenders six AK47 guns as evidence
The trial of alleged kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, also known as Wadume and six others has continued in Abuja before Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako. Six AK47 guns were also tendered as…
How Gokada CEO Saleh was found murdered, dismembered in his New York apartment
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) say they found the body of Fahim Saleh, founder of Gokada, dismembered in his New York apartment. The NYPD say they found an…
Okonjo-Iweala, other WTO DG contenders to begin Pitches Wednesday
The eight candidates battling to become the next head of the beleaguered World Trade Organization, WTO, make their pitches this week, with three days of auditions starting Wednesday. The contenders…
Trump revokes order denying foreign students visas
The United States government rescinded its controversial decision to revoke foreign student visas whose courses move online due to coronavirus, a federal judge said Tuesday. The universities of Harvard and…
Senate recommends life imprisonment for kidnappers, eliminates gender restrictions in the offence of rape
The Senate has amended the Criminal Code Act which recommends life imprisonment for kidnappers and eliminates the gender restrictions in the offence of rape as Section 357 of the Criminal…
Ogun police nabs Pastor for allegedly defiling minor
Ogun police have arrested 59-year-old pastor of the Light Christian Church, Odeda, for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl. Ogun Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said in a…
Lagos House of Assembly: Lawmakers directed to undergo COVID-19 test
Lawmakers of the Lagos State House of Assembly have been directed to undergo COVID-19 test following sudden death of its member, Mr Tunde Braimoh, last Friday. Mr Temitope Adewale, representing…