EKITI: SCHOOLS AND OTHER SOCIAL ACTIVITIES TO BEGIN AS FROM AUGUST 10

The Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday, announced that schools would resume on August 10 in the state for final year students in Senior Secondary School 3 private and…

ORTOM SWEARS IN IKWULONO AS NEW HEALTH COMMISSIONER

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday, swore in Dr Emmanuel Ikwulono as the new Commissioner for Health and Human Services in the state. Ikwulono replaces Dr Sunday Ongbabo, who…

COVID-19 : 306 NIGERIANS RETURN HOME FROM UAE

At least 306 Nigerians stranded in the United Arab Emirates due to the coronavirus pandemic have returned home, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has said. Announcing via Twitter on Wednesday,…

WOMAN SLUMPS: WHILE FACING TRIAL FOR FACE MASK VIOLATION IN OSUN

A woman, Tolulope Olagunju, who is standing trial before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court in Osogbo, for not wearing a face mask on Tuesday slumped during court session. Olagunju was…

UK: HIGH RISK OF COVID-19 INFECTION IN NIGERIA

The United kingdom has advised British nationals against non-essential travel to Nigeria on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.It said based on currently available information, there was a high risk of…

BREAKING :COVID-19 KWARA DEPUTY GOV WIFE TEST POSITIVE

Kwara Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi and his wife Abieyuwa have contracted coronavirus. This was made known in a statement by the state’s Technical Committee on COVID-19 spokesperson, Rafiu Ajakaye, on…

Katsina: TWO nurses arrested for Stealing Newborn Baby

Three women, including two nurses, have been arrested by the Katsina State Police Command for the alleged theft of a newborn baby girl abandoned in a private hospital in the…

NCDC APPROVES FREE COVID-19 TESTS IN OVER 50 LABORATORY

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says COVID-19 tests conducted in facilities within its molecular laboratory network are free. The centre made its position known in a message posted on…

man SUES FMC ; THREE DOCTORS FOR N159M OVER DEATH OF WIFE IN BENUE

The husband of the Public Relations Officer of the Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi, Benue State, Mrs Sabina Uyeh, has instituted a legal action against the hospital and three of its…

Nigeria COVID-19 CASES RISES : 304 fresh cases, 888 DEAD

Nigeria reported 304 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 as the death toll jumps to 888. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on its official Twitter handle on Sunday.…