The Adamawa High Court sitting in Yola has sentenced a former executive secretary, Adamawa State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, Bishop Jingi Mayo, to five years imprisonment. Mr Bello Bakori, Adamawa Commissioner, Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), confirmed the development in a statement made available to the …
Read More »BREAKING: Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari tests positive for coronavirus
Abba Kyari President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). Kyari, who had recently returned from Germany through Egypt, did not show symptoms of COVID-19. The Chief of Staff was said to have isolated himself upon return from the trip on suspicion that he …
Read More »BREAKING: Nigerian lawmaker Rose Oko dies in UK
Details have emerged on how Nigerian lawmaker died in United Kingdom. Cross River Female Senator, representing Northern Senatorial District of the state, Dr Mrs Rose Okoji Oko is dead. She was aged 63. The late Senator Oko, died last night at a UK medical facility, was a second term member of the Red …
Read More »Panic as petrol scarcity looms in Nigeria
There is panic over likely petrol scarcity in Nigeria as members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN) on Monday raised the alarm over the inability of the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketing Association (DAPPMA) to secure the Federal Government’s approval for selling the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) petrol at N125 per …
Read More »Dangote cement to issue N300bn bonds
Dangote Cement Plc, the most capitalised stock on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), has made disclosed intentions to issue N300 billion bonds. The company, in a notice to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), on Monday, announced its inaugural issuance of bonds under its N300 billion shelf registration programme. The company …
Read More »Nigerian govt shuts all courts over coronavirus
Ibrahim Muhammad, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), has ordered that all courts in the nation to suspend judicial activities in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Muhammad gave the directive on Monday evening. On Friday, the CJN had issued a circular mandating all staff and court visitors (including lawyers, litigants, …
Read More »Ecobank shuts Abuja branch after customer dies from Coronavirus
Ecobank Nigeria, on Monday, said it has temporarily closed its Wuse II, Abuja branch. This was announced in a statement released by the bank. According to the statement, the first victim of Coronavirus to die visited the Abuja branch on March 12, 2020. However, according to the bank, at the time of …
Read More »Coronavirus: FG orders civil servants to stay at home
Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan The Federal Government of Nigeria on Monday directed federal civil servants from Grade Level 12 and below to stay and work from home with effect from Tuesday, to stem the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Head …
Read More »BREAKING: Nigeria records four new cases of Coronavirus, total now 40
Nigeria on Monday night recorded four new cases of Coronavirus with three recorded in Lagos and one in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), as at 11.00 p.m. on Monday, there are 40 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. Two of them have …
Read More »Hantavirus: Man dies in China after testing positive to new virus
A man has died in Yunnan province of China after testing positive to Hantavirus. The man died while on his way back to Shandong Province for work on a chartered bus, China’s Global Times reports. Hantavirus immediately became a trend on social media following the report with people panicking that …
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