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8Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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Two Policemen Injured in Yet Another Attack on a Police Station in Imo

Two police officers are currently nursing their injuries they sustained after gunmen attacked the Mbieri divisional police headquarters on Wednesday night, April 7. Confirming the attack, the spokesperson of the state police command, Orlando Ikeokwu, said the gunmen stormed the police headquarters at about 10pm but the attack was successfully repelled by the police. He added that the two officers who sustained injuries during the attack are currently receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital. Police stations in Imo state have been under attack in recent times. On Monday, April 5, the state police headquarters was attacked by unidentified gunmen. The gunmen also attacked the state correctional center and released over 1800 inmates. While the police allege that IPOB members...

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29Mar By MosesianNo Comments

Sport

Man City vs Tottenham: Mourinho’s Men Lose Coin toss for Carabao Cup final

  Tottenham Hotspur have lost a coin toss decider and will now wear their dark green away kit for next month’s Carabao Cup Final against Manchester City. The FA deemed that Spurs’ traditional white-and-blue home colours clashed with City’s sky blue shirts. A club statement read: “We can confirm that we shall play this season’s Carabao Cup Final in our away kit due to a colour clash with opponents Manchester City. “With our home Lilywhite and blue kit deemed to conflict with our opponents’ sky blue and white strip, we are required to wear alternative colours for the match, as determined by the traditional toss of a coin. “This will not be the first time we have worn our away kit in a Wembley Final – back in 1982 we memorably wore our change colours in our FA Cup Fina...

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22Mar By MosesianNo Comments

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One Police Officer Dies after Gunmen Attacked Police Station in Imo

One police officer has been confirmed dead after hoodlums attacked the Divisional Police Head quarters,  Isiala Mbano, in Imo state on Saturday, March 20 at about 6.30pm. The hoodlums stormed the station in their numbers and started shooting sporadically into the air. Operatives of the Division however successfully repelled them. After the encounter, it was discovered that the hoodlums destroyed some doors and windows. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Ikeowku Orlando, said no arm(s) was taken away but that an Inspector who was on duty at the time of the attack, gave up the ghost while receiving treatment as a result of injuries sustained during the melee. During an on-the-spot assessment of the station, the state Commissione...

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19Mar By MosesianNo Comments

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Police Deactivate Bomb Planted Inside a Bush in Kano

A bomb planted in a bush at Aujirawa Alkali village in Gezawa LGA of Kano state has been deactivated by the police. The bomb which was found in the early hours of Friday March 19, was deactivated after the police was alerted. The state police spokesperson, Abdullahi Kiyawa said the explosive device was successfully defused with the use of technical equipment. He said; “On receipt of the information, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, Mr Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, raised and instructed a team of Explosive Ordnance Disposal led by CSP Haruna Isma’il to move to the scene. “The team immediately swung into action, after cordoning off the area, an Improvised Explosive Device was discovered.” Residents of the state have also been asked to report any suspicious movemen...

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11Mar By MosesianNo Comments

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394 New Cases of COVID19 Recorded in Nigeria

394 new cases of COVID19 were recorded in Nigeria on Wednesday, March 10. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Bauchi state recorded 75 new cases while FCT recorded 32 new cases. Other states with fresh cases include Lagos-36, Akwa Ibom-33, Nasarawa-29, Kaduna-26, Rivers-25, Ogun-22, Oyo-21, Edo-20, Taraba-18, Imo-17, Ondo-17, Borno-8, Plateau-7, Zamfara-4, Osun-3 and Kano-1. Nigeria now has 159,646 confirmed cases. 139,983 patients have been successfully treated and discharged while 1,993 deaths have been recorded so far. See a breakdown of the number of cases per states below

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7Mar By MosesianNo Comments

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Generator Fume Kills Two FUTO Students

Generator fume has killed two students of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) while a third person is recovering at the hospital. It was gathered that the students identified as Fred Eberechukwu, 22, Anele Stephen, and Udeagbala Kenechukwu, allegedly put on the generator in their locked room and fell asleep. The incident happened in their Jabulani Hostel, Eziobodo, Owerri West Council Area of Imo State on Thursday, March 4. Spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Orlando Ikeokwu, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday March 6, said their bodies were discovered lying helplessly in a room after the incident was reported to the Divisional Police Headquarters Nekede/Ihiagwa. “On March 4, at about 6 pm, upon a report received at the Divisio...

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7Mar By MosesianNo Comments

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195 Fresh Cases of COVID19 Recorded in Nigeria

Nigeria on Saturday, March 6, recorded 195 new cases of COVID19. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos recorded 70 new cases. Other states with fresh cases include Kaduna-22, Abia-20, Edo-18, Kano-10, Akwa Ibom-9, Rivers-7, FCT-7, Borno-6, Bauchi-5, Osun-5, Oyo-5, Plateau-3, Ekiti-3, Niger-2, Ogun-2 and Zamfara-1. Nigeria now has 158,237 confirmed cases.  137,645 patients have been successfully treated and discharged, while 1,964 deaths have been recorded. See a breakdown of the number of cases per states below  

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5Mar By MosesianNo Comments

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South African Man Confesses to Killing his Girlfriend 20 Years ago, Says her Spirit has been Haunting him

A South African man who claimed to have been haunted by the spirit of his girlfriend he murdered more than 20 years ago has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Collins Lucky Maduane, now aged 52, was sentenced at the high court in Pretoria this week. He was 31 years old when he strangled Florah Mahlo to death at his Soshanguve home. She was 25. On the night of September 3 1999, neighbours had heard Mahlo’s screams coming from Maduane’s home. The next morning when they asked about Mahlo’s whereabouts, he claimed she was away, visiting relatives in Johannesburg. In the year 2000, while Maduane was detained in Bavianspoort Maximum Prison serving a 12-year sentence for attempted murder in another case, he was haunted by Mahlo’s spirit. He then called his sister and confessed, ...

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4Mar By MosesianNo Comments

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464 New Cases of COVID19 Recorded in Nigeria

464 new cases of COVID19 were recorded in Nigeria on Wednesday, March 3. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos recorded 131 new cases while Kaduna recorded 69 fresh cases. Other states with fresh cases include Akwa Ibom-33, Imo-31, Katsina-30, Kano-26, Ondo-23, Yobe-20, FCT-18, Ogun-13, Rivers-12, Kebbi-11, Ekiti-9, Osun-6, Oyo-6, Borno-5, Gombe-5, Plateau-5, Edo-4, Abia-3, Delta-3 and Zamfara-1. Nigeria currently has 156,963 confirmed cases of the viral disease. 135,831 patients have successfully been treated and discharged, while 1,939 deaths have  been recorded. See a breakdown of the number of cases per states below..

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1Mar By MosesianNo Comments

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240 Fresh Cases of COVID19 Recorded in Nigeria

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC says 240 new cases of COVID19 have were recorded in Nigeria on Sunday, February 28. Accoridng to the statistics released by the agency, Anambra had 85 fresh cases while Lagos recorded 82 fresh cases. Other states with fresh cases include Osun-17, Ogun-10, Kwara-9, FCT-8, Kano-7, Abia-6, Borno-4, Edo-2, Bayelsa-2, Kaduna-2 and Rivers-1. Nigeria now has 155,657 confirmed cases. 133,768 patients have been successfully treated and discharged while 1,907 deaths have so far been recorded. See a breakdown of the number of cases per states below

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24Feb By MosesianNo Comments

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571 New Cases of COVID19 Recorded in Nigeria

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC has said that 571 new cases of #COVID19 were recorded in Nigeria on Tuesday, February 23. According to agency, Lagos recorded 170 fresh cases. Other states with new cases include Ogun-65, FCT-45, Kwara-34, Abia-32, Enugu-32, Kano-25, Oyo-22, Ondo-21, Rivers-19, Kaduna-19, Benue-18, Bayelsa-12, Kebbi-12, Nasarawa-11, Akwa Ibom-9, Delta-8, Ekiti-6, Niger-5, Bauchi-3 and Imo-3. Nigeria now has 153,187 confirmed cases of the viral disease. 129,943 patients have been successfully treated and discharged. 1,874 deaths have been recorded from the disease. See a breakdown of the number of cases per states below..

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19Feb By MosesianNo Comments

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877 Fresh Cases of COVID19 Recorded in Nigeria

877 fresh cases of COVID19 have been recorded in Nigeria. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos recorded 273 fresh cases while Kaduna recorded 87 fresh cases. Other states with new cases include Rivers-58, Akwa Ibom-47, Ebonyi-47, Edo-46, Ogun-46, Abia-34, Imo-34, Kano-34, Oyo-26, Osun-22, Gombe-20, Ekiti-19, Cross River-15, FCT-15, Plateau-11, Enugu-9, Kebbi-8, Borno-7, Niger-6, Bayelsa-5, Nasarawa-4, Kwara-2, Katsina-1 and Sokoto-1. Nigeria now has 150, 246 confirmed cases of the viral disease. 126, 417 patients have been successfully treated and discharged while 1, 803 deaths have been recorded. See a breakdown of the number of cases per states below

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15Feb By MosesianNo Comments

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Zimbabwe receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines

President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday February 15, announced that Zimbabwe has received its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines. President Mnangagwa in his tweet also announced the country will start COVID-19 vaccination this week. He tweeted;   “The first batch of vaccines for Zimbabwe has been successfully delivered. We start vaccinating Zimbabweans this week! “The faster our country is protected against this virus, the faster Zimbabwe’s economy can flourish." Zimbabwe Health Ministry had earlier on Friday said it will begin its Covid-19 vaccination campaign this week. The ministry said it expects to take delivery of the first shipment of 800,000 vaccine doses, 200,000 of which were donated by the Chinese government.

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15Feb By MosesianNo Comments

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Prophetess Rose Kelvin a.k.a Mummy Rose Donates Cash, Food items to Widows, Orphans, Debunks Political Ambition Rumours

Prophetess Rose Kelvin popularly known as Mummy Rose, the Founder of ‘Unveiling The Veiled’ Ministry – an end time Prophetic and deliverance ministry based in Abuja, FCT has reached out to the less privileged and disadvantaged while on a Ministry Outreach to her place of birth in Osisi-Oma Local Government Area in Aba, Abia State. According to a reliable source, Prophetess Rose Kelvin’s arrival in Osisi-oma last week Wednesday, really drew mammoth of crowd who had heard about her divine mandate and the good works of touching the lives of less privileged in the society. Despite the turn out, her Ministry successfully empowered 5000 people of Abia State with 25kg of rice and other food items at the event. Prior to her visit to the State, there have been several rumours making th...

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1Feb By MosesianNo Comments

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685 Fresh Cases of COVID19 Recorded in Nigeria

685 new cases of COVID19 have been recorded in Nigeria. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos recorded 355 fresh cases. Other states with new cases include Kaduna-58, Nasarawa-46, Kano-40, Akwa Ibom-33, Katsina-26, Ogun-25, Osun-21, Rivers-16, Edo-15, Oyo-13, Ondo-12, Borno-11, Ekiti-9, Kebbi-3 and Plateau-2. Nigeria now has 131,242 confirmed cases of the viral disease. 104,989 patients have successfully been treated and discharged, Sadly, 1,586 deaths have been recorded. See a breakdown of the number of cases per states below

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1Feb By MosesianNo Comments

Crime

Six Bank Hackers Arrested Over N5m Theft in Edo

  Sixx suspected bank hackers who reportedly stole N5 million from a victim’s account, have been arrested by the operatives from the Anti-kidnapping and Cybercrime Unit of the police in Edo State. The suspects identified as David Ogunowo, Abiodun Adesina, Yusuf Ademola, Balogun Hakeem, Adetono Lukeman, and Adesola Kayode, were arrested on Friday January 29 after reportedly withdrawing N5 million from the victim's account through a Point of Sale (POS) operator in Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State. This reportedly occurred after the victim’s phone was stolen during a robbery operation in October in Benin City, with the SIM card in the phone reportedly sold to the hackers. One of the investigating officers said; “The bank account was successfully opened in Lagos. They then went to Ije...

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6Aug By BobbyNo Comments

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Minister of Power, Sale Mamman Confirms Nigeria Attained a new Record peak Generation of 5,377.8MW of Electricity

The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman on Thursday August 6 confirmed that Nigeria attained a new record peak generation of 5,377.8MW of electricity.  It was reported earlier that the new record was achieved on August 1. This surpasses the previous 5,375MW recorded on the national grid in 2019 and shows an increase of 2.8MW. Sale Mamman said the new record peak generation of 5,377.8MW of electricity was successfully evacuated to distribution load centers.  He tweeted;  On the 1st of Aug 2020 the National Grid made history, by attaining a new record peak generation of 5,377.8MW of Electricity which was successfully evacuated to distribution load centers. Kudos to all involved. We are constantly striving to make Electricity better for Nigerians....

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9Jul By BobbyNo Comments

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World’s Rarest Species of Gorillas Pictured with Babies in Nigeria

Photos have been released for the first time in years showing a group of the world's rarest species of gorillas with babies in Nigeria. Seven Cross River gorillas including infants were pictured at the Mbe Mountains Community Forest in Cross River by the Wildlife Conservation Society in May and June. The WCS in Nigeria, an international non-governmental organization, said the pictures were captured by camera traps in the mountains. According to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Cross River gorillas are the world's rarest great ape and extremely wary of humans following a long history of maltreatment. Experts have hailed the sighting as a "positive sign" for the breed and said no babies have been caught on camera before. A team of 16 eco-guards has reporte...

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22Jun By BobbyNo Comments

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93 COVID-19 Patients Discharged in Abia State

93 persons from Abia State have discharged from the state isolation centre in Amachara Specialist, Umuahia after recovering from COVID-19. This was made known by the Abia state Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu during a chat with the Daily Independent. Chief John Okiyi Kalu explained that more patients of COVID-19 who have been successfully treated of the virus, would be discharged this week if their expected negative results from the NCDC laboratory are out. On the latest report of the death of three COVID-19 patients in Abia State as published by NCDC on Sunday, Okiyi Kalu said that the patients died because their cases were bad before their arrival to the isolation centres. He said; “If the number one citizen of the state can come out publicly to announce...

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22Jun By BobbyNo Comments

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Police Rescue Abducted Philippino Lady Lured to Nigeria by a Nigerian Man She met on Facebook

A 40yr old Philippino lady identified as Irene Torento Panashas, has been rescued by operatives of the Enugu State Police Command at Neke-Uno Village, Enugu East LGA, Enugu State six (6) months after she arrived Nigeria from the Philippines in an apparent but unsuccessful search for love.? A statement released by the spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, Frank Mba, said Irene Torento Panas, an Accountant by profession and a native of Manila in the Philippines, arrived Nigeria in November 22, 2019 on a visit to one Chukwudi Odo ‘m’ 54yrs of Enugu Ezike in Igbo-Eze North LGA of Enugu State whom she met on Facebook on 8th March, 2017. Mba said the visit which was originally intended to be for 10-days, however, turned out to be a full case of abduction following Chukwudi Odo’s re...

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10Jun By BobbyNo Comments

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60-year-old Man Rescued From Kidnappers; One Suspect Arrested

A 60-year-old man, Oghenekaro Isiakpere, has been rescued from his abductors in Delta State. The victim was kidnapped by three gunmen while inside his Toyota Camry car at the site of his new building at Okomo Grace Close, Aladja Community in Udu Local Government Area, Vanguard reports. However, a police patrol team, supported by the local vigilante, pursued the gunmen. During the chase, the car of the suspected kidnappers crashed into a pavement on the road, forcing two members of the gang to flee on foot, leaving behind their gang member, Ogaga Iyeye, who was apprehended. The Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Hafiz Mohammed Inuwa confirmed the incident. He told the publication that the Police also recovered one cut to size gun, one live and one expended cartridge and ...

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7Jun By BobbyNo Comments

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Anambra Govt Announces Discharge of 8 Coronavirus Patients

<img class="i-amphtml-intrinsic-sizer" style="max-width: 100%; display: block !important;" role="presentation" src="data:;base64," alt="" aria-hidden="true" /> The Anambra State Government has announced the discharge of eight more Coronavirus patients from protective care after they showed signs of full recovery from the COVID-19 infection. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Vincent Okpala, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Awka, stating that the patients were discharged after their results for the disease returned negative, NAN reports. Okpala also said the state has successfully treated and discharged 11 coronavirus patients out of a total of 14 confirmed cases in the state. According to him, out of...

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3Jun By BobbyNo Comments

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Governor Ikpeazu, Wife and Children test Negative for COVID-19

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state,  his wife Nkechi, and their children have tested negative for COVID -19 just as two of his aides have tested positive for the virus. A statement released by the state governor says the test was carried out on his family and aides on Saturday, May 30. “Leading this battle from the front, as your Governor, I and all members of the first family subjected ourselves to COVID-19 tests on Saturday, May 30, 2020, and the results came out negative today. Unfortunately, the results of two of my aides, who also subjected themselves to COVID-19 tests were positive, while others turned in negative results. We are confident that within days, the currently asymptomatic positive patients who are now isolated will be successfully nursed back to good healt...

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25May By BobbyNo Comments

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2 Coronavirus Patients Discharged in Osun State

Two Coronavirus patients have been discharged in Osun state after recovering from the disease, testing negative twice for the virus. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, who made this known in a statement on Sunday May 24, also confirmed two new cases of Coronavirus in the state.  The two new cases bring the number of confirmed cases in the State to 44. Isamotu also disclosed that a total of 34 patients have been successfully treated and discharged from isolation centres across the State. The statement read; “Today, two COVID-19 patients were discharged from our isolation and treatment centre to join their families after they tested negative for the virus. Sadly, we also recorded two new cases bringing the number of active cases in the State to four. Thankf...

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23May By dthataNo Comments

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Indian Doctors Successfully Removes The Huge Tumour On Young Nigerian, Odinaka Nweke’s Stomach (Photos)

A young Nigerian man identified as Odinaka Nweke Emmanuel has undergone successful gastric cancer surgery at Batra Hospital in New Delhi, India. This was announced by the Igbos Love Themselves Charity Foundation in a post via its official Facebook account on Saturday. Foundation joyfully announced on Facebook. Findings shows that the Foundation had initially came to aid of the indigene of lkwo in Ebonyi state, and took him to India for surgery following his cry for help to help save his life. Please if you love what we are doing, If you love and proud of been an Igbo If you love the God almighty And want me to continue this work pls I want you to post this good news direct to your facebook account or page, that God have used Igbos love themselves charity foundation to sav...

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20May By BobbyNo Comments

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Doctor tests positive for Coronavirus in Bayelsa

An unnamed doctor has tested positive for Coronavirus in Bayelsa state. Governor Duoye Diri made the announcement during a meeting with members of Bayelsa state COVID-19 Task Force. The doctor who works at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Yenagoa was admitted at a private hospital before testing positive for the virus. The health official's travel history also showed that he entered the state after a trip to neighbouring Delta State. The private hospital he was admitted in has been shut down for decontamination. Governor Duoye Diri said the new case brings the number of active cases in the state to two. Five other positive COVID-19 patients had been successfully treated and discharged.

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18May By BobbyNo Comments

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Plateau Records First Coronavirus Death

Plateau state has recorded its first Coronavirus death as confirmed in a media briefing by the Governor Simon Lalong. Governor Lalong who made the announcement at the Government House in Jos, said the patient died before his test result came back positive. The Governor also lamented over the violation of the inter-state transportation ban, which he said has led to increased cases of Coronavirus in Plateau state. Lalong further revealed that they have redoubled their effort in contact tracing, isolating suspected contacts and treating the infected patients. He said; “As of today, we have successfully treated and discharged 10 infected persons including the index case who have all been reunited with their families. “The other 22 infected persons are still undergoing treatm...

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14May By BobbyNo Comments

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Nine Boko Haram Members Killed after being Ambushed by Nigerian Soldiers

Nine Boko Haram members have been killed in a gun battle which ensued after they were ambushed by Nigerian soldiers. The ambush was launched at an identified Boko Haram terrorists' crossing point at Mainok-Jakana axis in Kaga local government area of Borno state, at about 6:30pm on Wednesday, May 13. Nigerian army's spokesperson, Sagir Musa said gun trucks were recovered from the insurgents in the attack which left two soldiers slightly injured. Sagir said;   “Troops of Sector 1, Operation LAFIYA DOLE have successfully staged an ambush at identified Boko Haram terrorists crossing point at Mainok-Jakana axis in Kaga local government area of Borno state at about 1830 hours on the 13th of May 2020. “So far, 9 Boko Haram terrorists lost their lives, two gun trucks mo...

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13May By BobbyNo Comments

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26 More COVID-19 Patients Discharged in Lagos

Twenty-six more COVID-19 patients have been discharged in Lagos. A statement released by the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says of the 26 patients discharged, 13 of them are males while 13 others are females. ‘Good people of Lagos, today, 26 COVID-19 Lagos patients; 13 males and 13 females, all Nigerians, were discharged from our Yaba, Onikan and Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Isolation facilities to reunite with the society. ‘The patients, 6 from the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, 11 from Onikan and 9 from LUTH Isolation Centres were discharged, haven fully recovered and tested negative to COVID-19 in two consecutive readings. ‘With this, the number of #COVID-19 confirmed cases that have been successfully managed and discharged in Lagos state ...

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12May By BobbyNo Comments

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Ondo Discharges Five COVID-19 Patients

5 Coronavirus patients have been discharged from the Infectious Disease Hospital in Ondo state after recovering from the disease. The state's Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo confirmed this in a statement. He said this brings the total number of people successfully treated of Coronavirus in the state to 11.   The statement reads in part; “This is to announce that five patients of the dreaded corona virus have been treated and discharged. “Against this backdrop, only four active cases are currently being monitored in accordance with prescribed globally-accepted protocols at the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH).”

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12May By BobbyNo Comments

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EFCC Returns $4,040 to Brazilian Victim of Internet Fraud

  Debora Moreira, a Brazilian victim of internet fraud, has acknowledged the receipt of the sum of $4,040 which was recovered on her behalf by the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC. Moreira lost the money to  Emmanuel Tope, a convicted fraudster,  in a romance scam. EFCC commenced investigation of the scam in March 2019 and successfully recovered the money,  prosecuted, and got the fraudster convicted. EFCC in a statement released said the proceeds of crime were remitted into the victim’s account with Bank Itau S/A, Rua Americo Brasiliense, through the Central Bank of Nigeria.

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4May By BobbyNo Comments

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Lagos Discharges 14 Coronavirus Patients

14 Coronavirus patients have been discharged from the isolation centers in Lagos state. The patients were discharged after testing negative twice for Coronavirus. The Lagos State Ministry for Health said the patients comprised of six females and eight males. The tweet reads;   14 more #COVID19 Lagos patients; 6 females & 8 males, all Nigerians were today discharged from our Isolation facilities at Yaba, Onikan, LUTH & Eti-Osa (Landmark) to reunite with the society The patients; 7 from Onikan, 2 from IDH, Yaba, 4 from @LUTHofficial  & 1 from the Eti-Osa (LandMark)Isolation Centres have fully recovered & tested negative twice consecutively to #COVID19 With this, the number of patients successfully managed & discharged in Lagos is now 261. &nb...

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1May By BobbyNo Comments

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Kylie Jenner Celebrates her Baby’s Daddy, Travis Scott as he Turns 28

Kylie Jenner, popular American reality star and media personality, celebrated her baby’s father Travis Scott as he turns 28 today. Jacques Berman Webster II, the American rapper, known as Travis Scott turned 28 and has successfully maintained a healthy relationship with her even after they separated. Furthermore, she sharing a photo of him, shared kind words to celebrate him. Sharing on Instagram, she wrote in part: “DADA 懶 happy birthday to daddy of the year! I’m slowly but surely starting to accept the fact that storm is a daddy’s girl.”

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20Mar By BobbyNo Comments

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Ondo State Government Orders Closure of all Schools Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has ordered the closure of all primary and secondary schools as well as tertiary institutions in the state following the outbreak of Coronavirus outbreak. He gave the order in a state broadcast on Thursday night March 19th. ''We have also directed the closure of all primary and secondary schools as well tertiary institutions in the state as from Friday 20th, March, 2020 until further notice. This measure is to harvest our children into the safety net for proper monitoring and care. There is no doubt that this global pandemic poses a real challenge to all nations, yet if we all collaborate effectively, we will overcome it successfully. One major advantage that our state has is the experience and expertise we have developed over the years from our fight...

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16Mar By BobbyNo Comments

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Fire guts Otukpo Main Market in Benue

Shops and goods worth millions of Naira were destroyed after fire gutted Otukpo Main Market in the early hours of today March 16. Federal Fire Service said they arrived at the scene at 4am today to combat the inferno. @Fedfireng tweeted: "At exactly 4:00 hours, today 16/03/2020, Men of the Federal Fire Service, Zone A division, turned out to combat a raging inferno at the Main Market, Otukpo, Benue State. Fire was successfully extinguished."     However, someone whose mother's shop was affected by the fire claims the fire service didn't show up till 8am.     Photos and videos shared online show concerned residents and shop owners doing everything they could to subdue the flames that continued raging hours after it began.   ...

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10Mar By BobbyNo Comments

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Father Takes Off With Children After Raping Them Multiple Times

A man named Oluwaseun Olomo, a resident of Egbeda, a densely populated neighbourhood in Lagos, has disappeared with his two children (a male and a female) after defiling them on multiple occasions. Olomo had also successfully won over the police to aid his immoral act and obtain a favorable court order. The children had revealed to a doctor how their father forcefully had sex with them with bruises on their private parts showing forceful penetration. The matter was charged to court after it was transferred to the Gender Unit of the Lagos State Police Command but Olomo was described as a responsible man and granted the custody of the children. Meanwhile, it was discovered that the Investigating Police Officer in charge of the case, Olakunle Orebe, had altered some of the evidenc...

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29Feb By BobbyNo Comments

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Coronavirus: China has Shared Treatment Procedure With Nigeria – Minister of health, Ehanire Osagie

Minister of Health, Ehanire Osagie has disclosed that they have received the treatment procedure for coronavirus (Covid-19) from China. Osagie made the announcement on Friday February 28, while also revealing that China did that out of its good gesture and relationship with Nigeria. The Minister also disclosed that the Asian country has successfully treated over 4,000 cases of the deadly disease. He said; “China knows more about the disease and they have made some successful treatments. “We have received a lot of cooperation from the ambassador of China who had come to visit twice to reassure us of his commitment and to give us the support in anyway. “They have sent us a treatment protocol because they have succeeded in treating over four or five thousand people in their...

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28Feb By BobbyNo Comments

Health

We Beat Ebola, We are Capable of Dealing with Coronavirus- NCDC boss, Chikwe Ihekweazu tells CNN

Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director General of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said that Nigeria is more than capable of dealing with coronavirus as this has been proven in the manner in which the country handled the Ebola virus epidemic in 2014. Ihekweazu in an interview with CNN today, said “Nigeria is ready. We successfully managed Ebola and we manage outbreaks all the time and are currently managing Lassa fever. We have a strong team that is used to doing this.”  Speaking on how the Italian who has been confirmed with Coronavirus, came into the country without being detected at the Lagos airport, Ihekweazu said temperature scanners at the airport could not detect the disease because the man had no symptom when he arrived Nigeria. “We are very hopeful...

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20Feb By BobbyNo Comments

Sport

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola Speaks on His Man City’s Future after 2-0 Win Over West Ham

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has said he wants to stay at the club, whether or not they successfully appeal their two-season European ban from UEFA. There had been speculations that Guardiola and some of the players would seek to leave, if the verdict for breaching UEFA’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations stood. But speaking after City’s 2-0 win over West Ham on Wednesday, the Spaniard committed his long-term future to the club. “Personally, no matter what happens I will be here next season,” Guardiola told Sky Sports. “If the club don’t sack me – that can happen – I will stay here 100 per cent, more than ever.”

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9Feb By BobbyNo Comments

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Gunmen Abduct Daughter of Former ABU Vice Chancellor

Maryam Abdullahi Mustapha, the daughter of former Vice Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, has been abducted by gunmen who invaded her father's residence on Friday February 7. The gunmen reportedly stormed the building located at Hayin Malam Jama’a in Sabon Gari LGA at about 11:30pm with sophisticated weapons. The security guard was shot by the men before they abducted the 35-year-old mother of three who was visiting her father from Lagos. They are however yet to contact the former ABU Vice Chancellor's family to make demands for ransom. An eyewitness told The Nation; “In fact we suspected that they must have an informant who must have conducted a survey of the area. “The gunmen invaded the former VC’s residence in a commando s...

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9Feb By BobbyNo Comments

Education

Parents Contribute to Wards’ Poor Academic Performances ― WAEC

Mr Oladele Oluremi, Cross River Branch Controller of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) has blamed parents and guardians over the spate of poor academic performances of their wards in the country. Oluremi stated this at a pre-varsity forum titled ‘Admission Processing: Laying a Solid Foundation,’ on Saturday in Calabar. The symposium was organised by the Deeper Life Schools Outreach in collaboration with WAEC and the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Represented by Mr Aderibigbe Adeniyi, the Head of Result and Certificate Department of the Council, Oluremi noted that many parents contributed to their children poor performances by aiding malpractice which in-turn made them lazy. He alleged that parents pestered officials of the Council to change grades...

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5Feb By BobbyNo Comments

News

FUNAAB Student Dupes Professors & Students Of N6 Billion Via Forex Scam

An undergraduate student of the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) has successfully duped his colleague, professors, lecturers of 6billion naira in a forex scam gone wrong. This was revealed in a report by Daily Independent. It was gathered that Mr. Nwabuba Victor Ifeanyi of Vickson enterprise ran a forex investment scheme that attracts investors to receive 20% of their money back after 2weeks. The scheme has been running for about 3months now, and he has been paying out, but late yesterday it was discovered that he had plans of running away with investors’ money, which summed up to 6 billion Nigerian Naira, Daily Independent can authoritatively report. He has not been able to pay his investors for the past 2 days which got everyone involved worried as to t...

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14Jan By BobbyNo Comments

Celebs

Piers Morgan Reacts toThe Queen’s statement on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Announcement

Piers Morgan has reacted in outrage to Queen Elizabeth's statement in reaction to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's decision to step back as "senior" royals. After a meeting between The Queen, Prince Charles, Prince William, and Prince Harry at the Queen’s private estate in Sandringham, Norfolk, Her Majesty released a statement addressing Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's shock announcement. The Queen's statement reads: "Today my family had very constructive discussions on the future of my grandson and his family. "My family and I are entirely supportive of Harry and Meghan's desire to create a new life as a young family. Although we would have preferred them to remain full-time working Members of the Royal Family, we respect and understand their wish to live a more independent ...

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9Dec By dthataNo Comments

Love, Sex & Relationship

Ghanaian Man Buys ₦80,000 Sex Doll, Order Delivered Successfully

The new issue buzzing on Social Media now is the emergence of sex dolls replacing women soon. People agree with the idea, some claim women are flexing them too much—so a sex doll will do. Others also see it as signs of the end-times. The sex doll is reported to costs around Ghs 10,000+ (₦80,000) depending on the type and specs. SEE PHOTO

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3Jul By dthataNo Comments

Celebs

‘Timi Dakolo Successfully Disgraced His Family’ – Waconzy

Although Big Brother Naija 2019 is gradually subduing the trending story of Busola Dakolo’s rape allegations on Pastor Biodun Fatoyibo, some celebrities are still expressing their thoughts on the scandalous issue. For Nigerian musician, Waconzy, Timi Dakolo only ended up successfully disgraced his family. Waconzy whose real names are Obinna Kelvin Anyanwu, is Port Harcourt, Rivers State born. He is a singer, songwriter, record producer and philanthropist with family roots in Umuahia, Abia State. He is the founder of Dv8 Media and the Waconzy foundation.

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5Jun By BobbyNo Comments

News

Femi Fani Kayode Threatens to Move Motion for Yoruba Independence from Nigeria

Politician and lawyer, Femi Fani Kayode has threatened to move the motion for Yoruba Oduduwa’s independence from Nigeria. Femi Fani Kayode, the former minister of Aviation, Nigeria took to his twitter page to threaten to move the motion Oduduwa’s independence from Nigerian colonial rule. He recalls that in August 2nd 1958 my father, Chief Remi Fani-Kayode, successfully moved the motion for Nigeria’s independence from British colonial rule. On August 2nd 1958 my father, Chief Remi Fani-Kayode, successfully moved the motion for Nigeria’s independence from British colonial rule. If the Fulanisation and Islamisation agenda continues I shall move the motion for Oduduwa’s independence from Nigerian colonial rule. On August 2nd 1958 my father, Chief Remi Fani-Kayode, successfully moved t...

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26May By BobbyNo Comments

Sport

PSG Takes Final Decision on Tuchel’s future

Paris Saint-Germain have handed manager Thomas Tuchel a new contract until June 2021, despite a disappointing second half of the season. Tuchel replaced Unai Emery on a two-year deal last summer and helped PSG successfully defend their league title this season. Although the French champions made a fine start under the German tactician, their season nosedived as they were dumped out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage for the third straight year and also failed to retain the two domestic cups. However, the PSG hierarchy have chosen to retain Tuchel, offering him new terms. “I’m delighted to extend my contract and commitment to Paris Saint-Germain. “I’d like to thank the chairman, Nasser Al-Khelaifi and the whole club for their trust in me and my staff. “This o...

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22May By BobbyNo Comments

Sport

Nigeria’s Para-Athletes Target Qualification for Tokyo 2020 Olympics

With the 2019 National Trials concluded successfully in Lagos, the leadership of the Nigeria Para-Athletics Federation said their focus now is to ensure that a good number of Nigerian athletes qualify for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Japan with the aim of winning laurels for the country. President of the federation, Hon. Amobi Chikwendu, stated this while addressing his athletes at the end of the two-day selection trials held at the main bowl of the National Stadium Surulere, Lagos where Team Nigeria athletes to the World Para-Athletics Grand Prix holding from June 24 to July 1, 2019 in Tunis, Tunisia were selected. Hon. Chilkwendu commended the athletes for putting up brilliant performances which accounted for the improved standard recorded in this year’s championship Despi...

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11May By dthataNo Comments

News

Contractors Successfully Completed 123 Km Of 156 Km Lagos-Ibadan Rail Project

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, said 123km of the 156 km stretch of the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail project has been completed. Amaechi made the disclosure on Friday during his routine inspection of the project along Kila, Olodo, Ilugun corridor of the track in the outskirts of Ogun State. He said the project had been completed up to Kila village, a settlement on the outskirts of Ogun towards Oyo State. “We are already moving towards Ibadan, the track laying is now in Kila, a town on the outskirts of Ogun. “In less than a month from now, we should be in Ibadan with the rate the work is going,” he said. The Minister also said that he would inspect the Apapa port and its connection to the standard gauge rail to address the challenges of traffic gridlock i...

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2May By BobbyNo Comments

News

International Aviation College Plane Crash-land in Ilorin Airport

International Aviation college (AIC) Ilorin plane reportedly crash-landed at the International Airport, Kwara State, Wednesday morning. The airplane with registration Number 5N-BNH was said to have had two pilots on-board. Although, staff of the International Aviation College, including the rector and some of the airport workers were on ground to manage the situation, the incident caused panic within the airport and Ilorin community. It allegedly affected flight operations for over three hours. According to reports, the incident affected Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed who was returning to Ilorin from Abuja. His flight was delayed for hours. The Accident investigation Bureau (AIB) has reportedly opened investigation into the incident. No casualty was reported as a result of the ...

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