Undergraduate commits suicide over SARS harassment
An undergraduate of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Seyi Akinade, has reportedly committed suicide. The victim, in a lengthy post on Twitter before his death, said he could no longer live with the continuous harassment by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, which he claimed led to his decision to kill himself. His stepbrother,…
Court fines Ekiti pastors N.1m for lockdown violation
An Ado Ekiti Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday convicted two pastors, Abiodun Daramola and Sunday Akinwande, for violating the lockdown order of the state government. The Magistrate, Mr Lanre Owoleso, who found the clerics guilty of the two counts preferred against them, ordered them to pay N50,000 fine each and as well as engage in one…
Bandits kill four soldiers in Zamfara
Four soldiers were feared dead in an ambush by bandits in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Tuesday. A source said troops of Operation Hadarin were taken unawares by the bandits in the bush between Birane and Garin-Kada villages of the Zurmi Local Government Area. The soldiers were said to be conveying food to their…
FG postpones WASSCE, NECO indefinitely
The Federal Ministry of Education on Tuesday announced the indefinite postponement of the 2020 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination and the National Examinations Council slated for May and June. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, who spoke at the daily Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja, noted that 15 states…
Ramadan: Look for moon in your homes, NSCIA tells Muslims
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs on Tuesday called on Muslims to observe the practice of social distancing when looking out for the moon in the forthcoming Ramadan. The organisation specifically advised that Muslim fateful should look for the moon at their residences without going out in groups. The Deputy Secretary-General of NSCIA, Prof….
Nigeria’s COVID-19 tests hit 8,000 — but still far below Kenya, Ghana
Nigeria has so far tested 8,003 persons for COVID-19, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). This is still far below a number of African countries including Kenya, which has a population of 53 million, almost four times less than that of Nigeria. It is also below that of Ghana, a country of 39…
Kano records 23 new COVID-19 cases, total now 59
Twenty-three new cases of the coronavirus disease have been recorded in Kano State, North-West Nigeria, The PUNCH reports. This brings to 59, the total infections reported in the state. The virus has claimed one life while no discharge case has been recorded in the state. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control stated this on Monday night…
Ondo begins mass production of face masks
Following the plan to make face marks wearing compulsory for the people of the state, the Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, on Monday, said government had commenced mass production of the masks. The governor also disclosed that the military man who first contracted the disease in the state had tested negative. Akeredolu, who addressed…