The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested an atheist, Mubarak Bala, for a Facebook post in which he allegedly insulted Prophet Muhammad. Bala’s arrest at his residence in Kaduna followed a petition by a group of lawyers to the Commissioner of Police in Kano State
Ekiti State Commissioner for Health, Dr Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, said on Monday that two children were among the four persons who tested positive for COVID-19 in the state at the weekend. They are among the four contacts of the 45-year-old medical doctor who contracted the disease
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday, says non-essential inter-state travels within the country are banned till further notice as part of measures to curb the spread of the pandemic. The PUNCH had reported that the Nigeria Governors’ Forum appealed to the President to
The Berom Community in the Barki Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State has rejected the alleged conversion of a popular hotel in their domain into an isolation center for COVID -19 by the state government. The community accused the state government of not following
After one full month of total lockdown in Lagos State, Ogun State, and FCT, President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the ongoing lockdown and restriction on movement will be gradually eased starting on May 2, 9 AM. In the statement shared via President Buhari’s official Twitter, he commended
he Jukun Development Association of Nigeria, the umbrella body for residents of the Southern part of Taraba State, has condemned the shooting of two farmers, Mr. Danasabe Firiji and Mr. Inusa Audu, both of Donga Local Government Area of the state in the early hours
Nollywood actress Adunni Ade in a lengthy Instagram post she made yesterday April 26 has revealed that she feels fulfilled since converting back to Islam. The “Mama Drama” actress disclosed that she was born and raised a Muslim but converted to Christianity at a point
The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested and charged 620 persons, including 39 strippers and revelers at a nightclub, for violating the lockdown directive to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease in the state. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer,
South Korea has said that Kim Jong-un, is “alive and well”, downplaying rumours that that the North Korean leader was seriously ill after undergoing heart surgery. “Our government position is firm,” Moon Chung-in, a special adviser on national security to the South Korean president, Moon Jae-in,
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) under the supervision of the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy is calling for application for its Nigeria Covid-19 Innovation Challenge with the vision of finding solutions to the effects of the Coronavirus on the society. This opportunity
– Dozens of people were said to have died from severe malaria and typhoid fever in the state amidst the coronavirus pandemic – It is on record that, Kano state experienced a similar spike in deaths in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 consecutively A report
The management of FirstBank Nigeria Plc on Saturday confirmed the death of Abdullahi Lawal, one of its staff at its Kano Main branch. In a statement released on Saturday to mourn the deceased, Folake Ani-Mumuney, group head, marketing, and corporate communications, asked that the family
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Most people who fall sick with COVID-19 will experience mild to moderate symptoms and recover without special treatment. HOW IT SPREADS The virus that causes COVID-19 is mainly transmitted through droplets generated
South Korean officials on Tuesday disputed a news report that North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, was receiving treatment after undergoing heart surgery. Daily NK, a Seoul-based website that relies on anonymous sources inside North Korea to report on the isolated country, said late Monday that Mr. Kim received
Nigeria Records 114 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Rises To 1095 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 114 new cases of the coronavirus in the country. In a tweet on Thursday night, the NCDC said that the new cases had taken the