Police Launch Investigation Into Death Of 7 Women In Niger Salon
The Niger State Police Command on Sunday said it has begun investigation into mysterious deaths of seven women in a salon in the State. Seven women were found dead at a salon in Rijau Local Government Area of Niger State on Thursday. The spokesman for the State Police Command, Abiodun Wasiu said preliminary investigation revealed that […]
LASEMA Demolishes Buildings Gutted By Fire In Lagos
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said 30 shops, six bungalows destroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon in Lagos had been pulled down. The Director-General, LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made this known after the LASEMA Response Team, Lagos State Fire Service and other agencies put out the fire which started at 2 p.m. He […]
Students Will Be Tested Before Resumption – Ogun Govt
The Ogun State Government said one of the strong conditions for admittance to schools for boarding students is a COVID-19 Certificate, showing that the bearer is negative. The state government said this on Saturday in a statement by Ronke Soyombo, the Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Primary and Secondary Education. Soyombo said government, […]
FIFA Reacts As Arsenal Defeat Chelsea To Win FA Cup
FIFA has congratulated Arsenal for winning this year’s FA Cup final. The Gunners beat London rivals Chelsea 2-1 at an empty Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was the star of the show with two goals, cancelling out Christian Pulisic’s opener. Read Also: Louis Van Gaal Makes Fresh Claims About Gay Footballers The world football […]
Only A Foolish Old Man Will Marry A Young Lady – Ebenezer Obey
Music maestro, Ebenezer Obey, has lambasted old men who go after young women for marriage. He condemned such instances, noting that ladies just starting life should be left for their peers. The Nigerian legend said this in an interview with The Nation. Nicknamed “Chief Commander”, Ebenezer Remilekun Aremu Olasupo Obey-Fabiyi was born on April 3, […]
Nigeria Has No Direction, No Captain, Needs Prayers – Secondus
Uche Secondus, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has insisted that Nigeria currently has no direction. Secondus made the remark while stressing that the country needed truthful and honest leaders. The PDP National Chairman made the assertion while commissioning the party’s new secretariat in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Saturday. Secondus stressed that […]
Trump Disagrees With Dr Fauci On Why COVID Is Still Surging In US
U.S. President Donald Trump said he disagrees with the assessment of top immunologist, Anthony Fauci, on why the country has continued to see a surge in coronavirus cases while European countries have seen a sharp decrease. Fauci, while speaking before a House coronavirus panel Friday about the need for a national comprehensive plan to address […]
Lawmaker Raises Alarm As 14 Drown On Badagry Waterways
A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, David Setonji, has cried out over the drowning of 14 persons. The incident occurred on Wednesday. Setonji said the increasing use of waterways was caused by the total collapse of Lagos-Badagry expressway. Ten persons died and four others missing after a boat en route Badagry capsized […]
Abuja Tops List Of COVID-19 Cases For 3rd Consecutive Day
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has topped the list of states with new cases in Nigeria, for the third consecutive day. On Saturday night, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 386 new cases in 17 states and the FCT. While 130 new infections were recorded in the FCT, Lagos was second with 65. […]
Only Thing Nigerian Pharmaceutical Don’t Import Is Water – NAFDAC DG
The Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye has criticised the overdependence on importation in Nigeria. Mojisola, speaking on Channels Tv said the only thing Nigerian pharmaceutical companies do not import is water. According to the NAFDAC DG, overdependence on importation has affected the availability of medical supplies […]
EU Reserves 300mn Doses Of Potential COVID-19 Vaccine
The EU announced Friday that it had struck a deal with French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi for 300 million doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm which negotiated the agreement, said it would allow all 27 member countries to purchase the vaccine once it was proven to be safe and […]
Louis Van Gaal Makes Fresh Claims About Gay Footballers
Former Manchester United and Barcelona manager, Louis van Gaal, has claimed that there are only a few gay footballers. Van Gaal said this while speaking with Dutch LGBT newspaper, Gaykrant. According to him, football “is not a mirror of society”. Van Gaal, 68, who retired one year ago, however, admitted that he suspected that some […]