Nigeria’s confirmed coronavirus cases recorded a 117 one-day rise on Tuesday bringing the total to 782. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Lagos has the highest number of confirmed cases- 59 – after no cases were recorded in…
Soyinka reacts to Buhari’s Covid-19 lockdown order, questions legality of action
Professor Wole Soyinka has frowned at the Sunday lockdown order on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states by President Muhammadu Buhari to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country. The Nobel laureate in a Monday…
*Police nab ‘most wanted’ serial rapist in Lagos (Guardian) *Danger looms in water transportation in Apapa (Vanguard)
Police nab ‘most wanted’ serial rapist in Lagos (Guardian) The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspected ‘most wanted’ serial rapist at the Egbeda area of the metropolis.The suspect, Chuks Emmanuel, is currently being interrogated at the Area ‘F’…
Lagos, Abuja, Uyo, PH, Warri, others get new Konga stores
Foremost e-commerce giant, Konga has expanded its growing list of retail stores nationwide, further cementing its place as Nigeria’s only omnichannel retail superstructure. Apart from serving as a source of fast-moving products, the retail stores enable Konga to offer quicker…
Three suspected kidnappers burnt to death in Abuja (Guardian)
Angry Mob Monday morning burnt to death three suspected kidnappers at Dutse Alhaji area in Abuja, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The suspects were three young men and a female victim, who has been rushed to Kubwa General…
Minister cautions against attacks on plazas in Abuja (Guardian)
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Bello, has expressed shock over the raid on Shoprite plazas across the territory by protesters over recent Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. He, however, urged residents of the territory,…
All Hail Lady Donli, Queen of Naija Alté – Dami Ajayi
Lady Donli has become the name everyone wants to drop in the Alté scene. Alternative used to be the opposite of mainstream but that was until a squad of new-school bourgeois cats with international exposure and swag came by. They…
Controversy trails death of Abuja lady after fatal buttock surgery (Guardian)
The death of an Abuja lady and businesswoman who died after complications emanating from a liposuction surgery at a private medical facility in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is now a subject of controversy. The medical and laser facility where…
Boko Haram resurgence: Ex-General blames infighting among service chiefs (Punch)
A ministerial nominee from Kano State, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (retd), on Thursday said during ministerial screening in the Senate that infighting among Nigerian service chiefs was affecting the war against insurgency and other efforts against other forms of insecurity. The…
Troops kill 78 bandits, recover 16 rifles in Zamfara (Punch)
Troops of the Nigerian military under the Operation Hadarin Daji have reportedly shot and killed 78 bandits in various operations carried out in Zamfara State forests in the last two months. The operations also led to the rescue of over…
