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An Uselu Mobile Court in Benin on Wednesday sentenced six persons to community service for violating the curfew imposed by Edo Government to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. The state government had on Sunday imposed […]

The General Overseer of a Pentecostal church in Ovwian, Udu local government area of Delta State, has been convicted alongside six of his church members for violating the lockdown order in the state. The clergyman (name withheld) in company of […]

Some lawyers in Lagos, on Wednesday described Chief Richard Akinjide’s passing as a big blow to the legal profession. The lawyers told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Akinjide’s name would continue to remain relevant “till the end”. Mr […]

After three years of struggling with diabetes, one of President Muhammadu Buhari’s bodyguards, Warrant Officer Lawal Mato, on Tuesday passed away. The President described the officer, who had been working with him for many years before he won the 2015 […]

The 22 oil workers arrested by officials of the Rivers Government have been freed, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The oil workers, who were detained at Elekahia Stadium, comprised of 20 men and two women. NAN reports that […]

Panic, gunshots and machete wielding have become the order in many Lagos and Ogun communities as residents defend their neighbourhoods from marauding robbers in the wake of the lockdown declared by the Federal Government, report KUNLE AKINRINADE & INNOCENT DURU […]

The chief of staff to the Nigerian president Abba Kyari is dead, presidential spokesmen Femi Adesina said on Saturday morning. “Funeral arrangements to be announced soon,” Adesina said. Garba Shehu, the special assistant on media and publicity to President Muhammadu […]

As the fight against COVID-19 pandemic continues globally, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says there is need for Nigerians, especially businesses to start now to plan for life after the pandemic. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC, gave […]