Author: Ishaq

The Republic of Madagascar has sent a consignment of herbal drug to Nigeria for the treatment of Coronavirus patients.

43-year-old Dehlia Umunna, the first Nigerian to be appointed as a professor in Harvard School of Law (HSL) is a Clinical Professor and the Faculty Deputy Director of the law school’s Criminal Justice Institute (CJI).

Nigerian military has announced that it killed 17 bandits and wounded several others in a raid carried out in Kaduna. This was disclosed in a statement on Sunday by Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche.

An Ado Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court yesterday convicted a resident of Ekiti State, Vincent Ikechukwu, for not wearing a face mask which is now mandatory in the state.

Senator Orji Uzor Kali, who regained his freedom yesterday, has narrated some of the lessons he learnt while behind bars. Senator Kalu, who has been the Senate Chief Whip, was released from Kuje Prison moments after the Supreme Court vacated the judgment which convicted and sentenced him to 12 years imprisonment.

Taraba State’s Commissioner for Cooperative and Poverty Alleviation, Hon. Naphtali Kefas, is reportedly dead. This was disclosed in a statement on Friday by Governor Darius Ishaku’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Bala Dan-Abu.

Gunmen, armed with sophisticated weapons, have reportedly attacked six (6) villages in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina state.

A nine-year-old girl has been confirmed to have contracted Coronavirus in Enugu State. This was disclosed in a statement on Friday by the Commissioner for Health in Enugu, Obi Ikechukwu who confirmed that the case involved a nine-year-old child.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has pledged to prosecute 17 Chinese illegal miners recently arrested in Osun State, the two nabbed in Zamfara State and others arrested for illegal mining.

Senator Orji Kalu, a former governor of Abia state, has reacted to nullification of his conviction by the Supreme Court today.

A housewife, Veronica Mohammed has been apprehended by personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for allegedly stabbing her husband to death out of jealousy in Nasarawa State.

The Supreme Court has nullified the judgment which convicted and sentenced the former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor-Kalu, to 12 years imprisonment.

The sacked Kano State commissioner for works, Mu’az Magaji, has tested positive to coronavirus.

Another Professor at the Bayero University, Kano (BUK) has died on wednesday. Prof. Monsuru Emiola died at the university clinic after a brief illness.

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have overpowered local vigilantes and attacked Debiro village of Biu Local Government Area of Borno State. Debiro, 48 kilometers to the local government headquarters was last attacked in the year 2018.

Abubakar Muhammad, a 20-year-old man who allegedly kidnapped and killed a five-year-old boy has been arrested by the Borno State Police Command.

Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BASPHCDA), Dr. Rilwan Mohammed has on Wednesday disclosed that four doctors tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state.

The Kano State Government has on Wednesday via its Twitter handle disclosed that 32 health workers in various hospitals across the state have tested positive for the coronavirus.

The Commissioner of Health and Chairman of the Task Force on Coronavirus in Jigawa State, Dr. Abba Zakari has disclosed on Tuesday that a six-year-old girl has tested positive for Coronavirus in Kazaure Local Government Area of the state.

Nasarawa State has recorded another confirmed case of coronavirus. This was disclosed by Abdullahi Sule, governor of the state while giving an update on the Coronavirus situation in the state on Tuesday.

An ad hoc committee was set up by the Nigerian senate to investigate the interim management committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over alleged mismanagement of N40 billion.