Zenith General Insurance Limited has released its full-year financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019. A review of the results showed positive improvements on a year-on-year basis with profit before tax rising by 16% from N3.16 billion to…
COVID-19: Imo, Abia hospitals hail Obi over palliatives
The management of four major hospitals in Imo and Abia states have hailed the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, for extending his COVID-19 palliatives to their various health institutions.…
5 tips to survive in Lagos every day – Lucia Edafioka
Like every Nigerian child, I went through the debate phase in Primary School where we were made to cram things we didn’t understand and make wild gestures with our hands. “Good day panel of judges, moderator, time keeper…,” you know…
216 more infected with COVID-19 in Nigeria
On a day when the Federal Government extended the easing of lockdown in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos and Ogun states, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 216 fresh COVID-19 coronavirus cases in the country. Emanating from…
Coronavirus vaccine tested in people appears safe, generates an immune response
The first coronavirus vaccine to be tested in people appears to be safe and able to stimulate an immune response against the virus, its manufacturer, Moderna, announced on Monday. The findings are based on results from the first eight people…
Michel Piccoli, renowned French acting veteran, dies aged 94
Michel Piccoli, the veteran French actor renowned for a string of celebrated performances for directors such as Luis Bunuel, Jean-Luc Godard and Louis Malle, has died aged 94. It was reported by AFP, who said his family had announced the…
Two fake soldiers nabbed for allegedly killing police sergeant in Lagos
Police operatives in Lagos State have arrested two fake soldiers, Kehinde Elijah, 45, and Eze Joseph, in connection with the killing of a police sergeant, Onalaja Onajide. Onajide, who was attached to Ilemba Hausa Division, Ajangbadi, was gunned down at…
Family accuses DPO of shooting policeman dead
The family of Sergeant Onajide Onalaja has accused the Divisional Police Officer of the Ilemba Hausa Division, Yahaya Adesina, of shooting him dead in the Ilemba Hausa area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that after Onalaja was killed, the…