Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases surpass 4,000 with 239 new infections

Over 4,000 people have now been confirmed with the COVID-19 coronavirus in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Saturday night confirmed 286 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number in the country to 4,151. NCDC announced via…

Nigeria’s coronavirus cases rise to 2,802

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Monday night confirmed 245 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number in the country to 2,802. NCDC tweeted at about midnight that 76 of the new cases were confirmed in Lagos, 37…

Nigeria’s confirmed coronavirus cases now 873

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) Wednesday said Nigeria now has 873 cases of coronavirus after recording another 91 in the last 24 hours. “As at 11:25 pm 22nd April there are 873 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in…

NCDC confirms 16 new coronavirus cases in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Tuesday night confirmed 16 new cases of coronavirus. The number of confirmed cases of the virus in the country now stand at 254. In a tweet on it official Twitter @NCDCgov it announced,…

Neighbours rape, impregnate Katsina woman with mental illness (Punch)

Two neighbours, Nasiru Musa, 35, and Ibrahim Abubakar, 27, have been remanded in prison custody for allegedly raping and impregnating a 26-year-old woman suffering mental illness in Katsina. The suspects, who were said to be the victim’s neighbours at Goya…

Banditry: Army bans motorcycles in Zamfara, Kano, Katsina, four others (Punch)

The Nigerian Army has banned the use of motorcycles within the hinterland and forests of seven states. The states are: Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto, Kaduna, Kebbi and Niger. The Army said it observed the use of motorcycles by bandits, kidnappers,…

Guber Poll: Buhari, wife vote in Daura

President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha, have just cast their ballots in the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections. According to a report by Punch newspaper, the pair voted in Daura, Katsina State around 8.04am. Buhari, the report…

As Nigeria decides tomorrow… Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Rivers lead in voter numbers (DailyTrust)

Exercise your democratic rights, Buhari tells Nigerians “Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Katsina and Rivers states are leading in number of eligible voters as the presidential and National Assembly elections take place across the country tomorrow, Daily Trust reports. This is based…

APC understands Nigeria’s challenges and is addressing them, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Daura said the combined efforts of defectors and their backers in the opposition will not distract his administration from the good work it is doing for the benefit and development of Nigeria. President Buhari stressed…

Security: FG, governors explore decentralisation of policing in Nigeria

Short of constitutional amendment, the Federal Government and state governors have resolved to explore how the operations of the Nigeria Police can be decentralised in order to improve the level of policing and security in the country. “This is one…

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