Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90. President Cyril Ramaphosa said the churchman’s death marked “another chapter of bereavement in our nation’s farewell to a generation of outstanding…
Buhari, Ramaphosa launch youth dialogue for peace and security
President Muhammadu Buhari and President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday in Abuja launched the Nigeria-South Africa Youth Dialogue for Peace and Security, Youth Development and Political Participation. According to a statement by Special Adviser to President (Media & Publicity), Femi Adesina,…
343 new infections take Nigeria’s total COVID-19 cases to 68,303
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 343 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday. In a Twitter update via its verified handle, the government agency said there are now 68,303 confirmed cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus…
Ramaphosa in self-quarantine after COVID-19 scare
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has entered self-quarantine after coming into contact with a person with COVID-19, his office said on Wednesday. Ramaphosa “has begun a period of self-quarantine following the positive COVID-19 diagnosis of a guest at a…
Okonjo-Iweala elected WTO DG
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s nominee for the office of the director-general of the World Trade Organisation, has emerged winner of the highly competitive race. According to a Vanguard newspaper report, the former minister polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to…
Coronavirus in South Africa: Relief, pride and the ‘new normal’
It was hardly a “mission accomplished” moment. South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa looked appropriately dour, and sounded appropriately cautious, as he appeared on national television this week to warn of the dangers of a second wave of infections and to…
*20-year-old sells newborn for N130,000 (Nation) *Air force men lead hoodlums to demolish Lagos buildings (Punch)
20-year-old sells newborn for N130,000 (Nation) A 20-YEAR-old woman arrested by the police for selling her newborn for N130,000 to suspected traffickers yesterday said the money she took was for her upkeep and that she gave the child away because…
*Police arrest ASP, sergeant for alleged extortion (Guardian) *202 Lagos lockdown violators arraigned, 189 convicted (Punch)
Police arrest ASP, sergeant for alleged extortion (Guardian) The Lagos State police boss, Hakeem Odumosu has arrested an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and a Sergeant for allegedly extorting a woman in a viral video. The Lagos State police spokesman,…
*Lagos explosion: Three more corpses recovered (Punch) *Abule Ado blast death toll rises to 19 (Guardian)
Lagos explosion: Three more corpses recovered (Punch) Three more corpses were recovered on Monday by emergency responders combing the buildings affected by the explosion that rocked Abule-Ado in the Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. The corpses were recovered…
*Banker forges customer’s cheque, steals N22.3m (Punch) *Judge’s ex-house help arraigned for ‘stealing’ $38,000 jewellery (Nation)
Banker forges customer’s cheque, steals N22.3m (Punch) A banker with the Polaris Bank, Babatunde Keshinro, was on Monday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly forging a customer’s cheque and stealing the sum of N22.3m. Keshinro was…