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Day: May 18, 2020

Buhari Extends Lockdown In Kano By Two Weeks

President Muhammadu Buhari
The Federal Government, on Monday, May 18th, 2020, said President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the COVID-19 lockdown in Kano State by two weeks. The Chairman of the Presidential Task ForceRead More

50-Year-Old Man Nabbed For Allegedly Raping His Daughter For 8 Years In Lagos

Police
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have apprehended a 50-year-old man, for alleged raping his 19-year-old daughter, since she was 11. The Lagos State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer,Read More

How Police Rescued Me – Daughter Of UNIJOS Lecturer Killed by Kidnappers

Kidnapper, Ali Mohammed
The six-year-old daughter of a lecturer at the University of Jos, Joanna Drengkat, has narrated how policemen rescued her after being abducted by gunmen. The gunmen had killed her father,Read More

CBN Naira Defence Depletes Foreign Reserves By $3.17bn

Nigeria’s foreign reserves
Nigeria’s foreign reserves, which stood at $38.07bn at the end of 2019 fell to $34.9bn at the end of the first quarter of 2020. To make forex available to operatorsRead More

LASG Gives Conditions To Reopen Churches, Mosques, Others

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said government officials will be visiting churches, mosques, companies to evaluate their preparedness to fully reopen. According to him, social distancing and hygieneRead More

Five Arrested For Beating Ogun Peacemaker To Death

Five nabbed for beating Ogun peacemaker to death
Officers of the Ogun State Police Command have nabbed five persons in over the death of a 25-year-old peacemaker, Monsur Kareem, who was beaten to death during an altercation. TheRead More

Miners Ask Osun To Hand Over Chinese To FG For Prosecution

17 Chinese illegal miners arrested in Osun State
The Miners Association of Nigeria has asked the Osun State Government to hand over the arrested 17 Chinese illegal miners to the Federal Government for prosecution. The state government hadRead More

13-Year-Old Girl Commits Suicide In Cross River

Suicide
A 13-year-old Junior Secondary School 2 pupil, identified as Josephine Wonah, has allegedly committed suicide in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State. A blogger based in the area,Read More

No Need To Investigate My Husband’s Death, Says Helen Prest

Helen Prest-Ajayi and Dr. Tosin Ajayi
A former beauty queen, Helen Prest-Ajayi, says there is no need to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of her husband and Managing Director of First Foundation Medical Centre, Lagos,Read More

Coronavirus: NCDC Confirms 338 New Cases In Nigeria; 177 In Lagos, 64 In Kano, 21 In FCT, Others

5959 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed three hundred and thirty eight (338) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. Of the newly-confirmed coronavirus casesRead More