The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has reiterated the unwavering commitment of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to the safety and security of Nigeria and Nigerians. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Daramola said Abubakar […]
A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced one Muritala Salami to death for armed robbery. Justice Adenike Coker found Salami guilty of a two-count charge of conspiracy and robbery on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The prosecuting counsel Jide Martins, a director with the Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in Lagos State justice ministry […]
Former Governor Peter Odili has approached the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt for a restraining order as the Economic and Financial begins investigating him for alleged diversion of over N100 billion belonging to Rivers State. In the suit numbered FH/PHC/C3/26/2020 and dated February 20, 2020, the applicant is seeking an order of interlocutory injunction restraining […]
A wave of worry has enveloped Enugu state since last weekend when news filtered out that a 70-year-old woman was suspected to have acquired the deadly coronavirus. The worries were not because the deadly disease was reported in the state but because of the way and manner; medical experts reacted and handled to the case […]
Corps members who have been deployed to their Places of Primary Assignment (PPAs) have expressed dissatisfaction over the suspension of camp activities, insisting that they will be safer in camp. This followed the outbreak of coronavirus, which led to the suspension of orientation course for the 2020 Batch ‘A’ Stream One corps members nationwide. The […]
Bauchi State Surveillance Support has disclosed that Lassa fever has killed two medical doctors and 14 other people in the state. Surveillance officer, Dr. Suleiman Lawal, told journalists yesterday at the Lassa Fever Camp, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), that 43 cases had been confirmed in the state since January 2020. Lawal said […]
Hours after announcing the suspension of all religious gatherings above 50 persons in the state for the next four weeks over the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced the closure of all public and private schools in the state effective Monday, March 23, 2020. A statement endorsed by Commissioner for […]