Eighteen commercial sex workers have been arrested by the Ondo State Task Force on COVID-19 for violating the curfew imposed by the state government. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu had announced a dusk to dawn curfew as part of efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease. It was gathered that the violators were caught in a brothel at the Shasha ... Read More »

Two pastors, Johnson Ogundipe Johnson and Joshua Adeuyi, were, on Monday, arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for allegedly conducting a religious gathering of more than 20 persons on Sunday. State prosecutor Femi Onipede told the court that the two pastors committed the offence on April 26, between 6 am. and 8 am. at C.A.C, Oke-Ayo, Ifelere layout, Balemo Quarters ... Read More »

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has now announced that Nigeria’s confirmed cases for COVID-19 have reached 1532. The newly-reported cases, as revealed via the Centre’s Twitter on Tuesday evening, show that Lagos, the epicenter of the virus, still has the highest number with 80 patients followed by Kano with 38 cases. Other states include Ogun with 15 cases, Bauchi, ... Read More »

The Kogi State National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal has rejected a key witness called by Dino Melaye, who is challenging the outcome of last election in Kogi West Senatorial District. Melaye, who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the election held on November 16, last year is querying its outcome. The election was won by Smart ... Read More »

Sixty-four new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in NIgeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) disclosed this via its verified official twitter handle. It said 34 of the new cases are in Lagos, 15 in Fact, 11 in Borno and two in Taraba and Gombe. 64 new cases of #COVID19 reported; 34-Lagos 15-FCT 11-Borno 2-Taraba 2-Gombe As at 11:20pm ... Read More »

The National Assembly will on Tuesday resume plenary session after about five weeks of break as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Senate and the House of Representatives had in March suspended plenary for two weeks in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease. Both later extended their break in conformity with the lockdown of the Federal ... Read More »

A filling station belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), situated along College road, Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos currently burning, THE WITNESS reports. Witnesses told Newsthumb that the fire started at about 1:10pm. The fire is said to have razed down vehicles and houses around the fuel station. Efforts are currently on to put out the fire, whose cause is ... Read More »

Three more Vietnamese people have tested positive again for coronavirus (COVID-19) after full recovery, Vietnam News Agency reported on Monday. The total number of COVID-19 patients retested positive after recovery in the country has reached eight as of Monday noon. The news agency reported that the three patients included one Vietnamese citizen and two Brazilians, who had recovered earlier. Vietnam ... Read More »

A primary school teacher, Mr Patrick Ekpenisi, has allegedly brutalised his parents over a parcel of land offered for sale by the father in the Ika North-East Local Government Area of Delta State. The 78-year-old father, Benson Ekpenisi, who hails from Owan-Nta Aliosimi, said he and his wife had suffered untold hardship in the hands of their son, Patrick. Narrating ... Read More »

Polaris Bank Limited released its first audited report at the weekend with a profit before tax of N27.8 billion in its first year of operation. The result which posits a compelling narrative in the history of Nigeria’s banking industry followed from the turn-around initiatives undertaken by the leadership of the bank led by Managing Director, Adetokunbo Abiru. According to the ... Read More »