The Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan says suspected bandits have killed 23 persons in attacks across five local government areas of the state. The commissioner in a statement said the attacks occurred in Birnin Gwari, Giwa, Chikun, Igabi and Kauru Local Government Areas. He said 10 people were killed and three…
Nigeria has recorded six new deaths from the outbreak of Covid-19. This was confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control in an update on its Twitter handle last night. The NCDC also confirmed one thousand, six hundred and thirty-four new infections in twenty-five states and Abuja. Lagos State continues to lead as the epicenter of the…
The passage of the Unlawful Societies and Cultism Prohibition Bill by the Lagos State House of Assembly is not going down well with some residents of the state. This is because the bill provides that parents whose children are convicted for their involvement in cultism should also be punished. The State Assembly is yet to send the…
Russia has announced that its own Covid-19 vaccine, known as Sputnik V, recorded ninety-two percent protection from the coronavirus. According to the result of the late stage trial published in The Lancet medical journal, the vaccine is said to be safe and offers complete protection against hospitalization and death. The Sputnik vaccine is said to work in…
The Inspector General of Police, IBRAHIM ADAMU, leaves office Monday, February 1, 2021, and proceeds on retirement, after completing the mandatory thirty-five years in service. However, President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has not appointed a replacement, and his spokesman, GARBA SHEHU, said he is not aware when a new Inspector General of Police would be announced. SHEHU said President…
A member of the National Youth Service Corp, SAM ABIOLA, has been charged for alleged love scam before a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin. ABIOLA was brought before Justice ADENIKE AKINPELU together with one ADEBIYI SODIQ, who is facing separate charges of love scam. ABIOLA and SODIQ are being prosecuted by the Ilorin Zonal Office…