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Pregnant Nurse allegedly beaten to death by Husband
An Eight month old pregnant Nurse, Adaeze has been allegedly beaten to death by her husband in Akure, Ondo State. It was revealed that she had a misunderstanding with her husband and he allegedly beat her up with an iron rod. The beating was so serious that she was rushed to Federal Medical Centre, in Owo, and upon examination, it was discovered that her uterus had been ruptured. The baby and the mother did not…
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Coronavirus: 16 Patients, including 3 Foreigners discharged in Lagos
Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu of Lagos State has announced the release of 16 patients, 14 males and two females including three foreigners; one Briton, one Chinese and one Polish Citizen after testing negative twice to coronavirus. He shared the development on his twitter handle; He wrote: “I have more great news from our isolation facilities. 16 persons; 14 males and 2 females including three foreigners – one Briton, one Chinese and one Polish citizen have been…
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Buhari congratulates Boris Johnson on his recovery
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson congratulating him on his recovery. Part of the letter according to Femi Adesina reads: “I received with great relief the news of your discharge from hospital after being successfully treated for Covid-19. “We all join you in appreciating the wonderful staff at both the hospital and the NHS who worked round the clock to look after you and those afflicted…
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Women protest lockdown extension in Sapele.
Some women in Sapele, Delta State have taken to the street to protest the extension of the lockdown ordered by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Tuesday. This did not go down well with the women as they stormed Timber town, Sapele. They marched out in their numbers to protest, chanting and singing as they were joined by other residents of the town including artisans, tricycle motorcycle riders, and others. “We prefer to come outside and die…
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Nigerian composer, Akin Euba is dead
Nigerian composer, musicologist, and pianist, Akin Euba is dead. He died on the evening of Tuesday, April 14, 2020 few weeks after his 85th birthday. Dr. Akin Euba was Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Music at the University of Pittsburgh until his retirement in 2011. He was professor and director of the Centre for Cultural Studies at the University of Lagos. His compositions involve a synthesis of African traditional material (often from his own ethnic…
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“Na 45k remain for my account” – Zlatan Ibile cries out
Nigerian artist, Zlatan Ibile has cried out that he has just N45 000 left in his bank account as a result of the lockdown. Sharing the news on his Instagram story, he made it known that he might be going into something dubious. He wrote: “I wan learn wire biko na 45k remain for my account.”
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Covid-19: Nigeria receives Medical Equipments from UN
The Ministry of Aviation has taken delivery of the various equipments donated by the United Nations to Nigeria to aid in the combat of coronavirus. Mr James Odaudu Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Aviation who made this known in a statement issued in Abuja, said the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika took delivery of the equipment on Tuesday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja. He expressed appreciation on behalf of the Nigerian government…
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“Now is the time to determine what will happen after Lockdown” – Adeniyi Johnson tell bitter Wives.
Actor, Adeniyi Johnson has taken to social media to advice the lot of bitter and angry wives who have vowed to deal with their husbands during this period of the lockdown. He advised them to use this time to determine what will happen in the marriages after the lockdown by using this period to win back their husbands. ”Lots are saying I’ll show him… keep showing him till you run out of colour … Now…
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Covid-19: People that top up their Phones with N100, have N5000 account balance will benefit from conditional Cash transfer – Minister
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, has made it known that poor urban dwellers who recharge their phones with N100, N200 and have N5000 in their accounts would mostly benefit from the Federal Government conditional cash transfer scheme. She made this known when she fielded questions from State House correspondents in Abuja on Tuesday, April 14. The minister revealed to the president that those saddled with the…
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Coronavirus: Quarantined Patients in Uganda engage in sexual acts.
The Ministry of Health permanent secretary in Uganda, Diana Atwine has revealed that people living in institutional quarantine in Uganda have started having sex with each other and this has caused a delay in the release of patients since they learnt about the practice. She said this during an interview on Radio one talk show, adding that most of the people quarantined at hotels now move to rooms of others to go sleep with themselves.…
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Eating Amala cannot cure Coronavirus – Kwara State Government says
The Kwara State Government has dismissed claims across the state suggesting that the local delicacy, Amala, cures COVID-19. Dr Abubakar Ayinla, the Permanent Secretary, state Ministry of Health, dispelled the claims on Tuesday, April 14, in Ilorin during the daily routine meetings of the Medical Team of the Kwara COVID-19 Technical Committee in the state. Ayinla said that the state government has set up the Risk Communication teams, among others, to manage rumours and fake…
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Covid-19: We cannot share Donations as Palliatives – FG
The Federal Government has made it clear that the monies donated by the private sector will not be shared as palliatives to citizens. According to a statement by the Minister of information and culture, Lai Muhammed on Tuesday when he featured on a Radio Nigeria programme, Politics Nationwide, he said the donations were meant to build a 30-bed isolation ward and a 10-bed Intensive Care Unit in each state in the country. “The private sector…
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