The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 130 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 161,539. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Friday. “On the 19th of March 2021, 130 new confirmed cases were recorded in the country. “Till date, 161,539 cases have been confirmed, 147,581 cases discharged and 2,027 deaths across the country. “The 130 new cases were reported from 13 states – Lagos (46), Ogun (19), Kwara (18), FCT (12), Kaduna (10), Ekiti (six) Abia (five), Edo (three), Sokoto (three), Osun (three), Niger (two), Oyo…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Enugu Police Command on Friday, said it arrested a total of 39 suspects for various criminal offences, as well as recovered 10 assorted rifles and ammunition in the state, in one month. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Aliyu, who disclosed this said that the the suspects were arrested for offences ranging from armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism, unlawful possession of firearms, child stealing and conspiracy, car and phone snatching, house burglary, among others. Speaking in Enugu, following arrests made between Feb. 12 and March 18, Aliyu explained that the arrested suspects included 37 males and two females, who…
The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has advised Kwara state government to rename schools that have refused to obey court pronouncements and government’s directives on the use of hijab in such schools. This is contained in a statement by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola on Saturday. “It is obvious that the Kwara State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) is determined to forment trouble. It has refused to obey court judgements. It has also rejected government’s directive on the approval of hijab for female Muslim students. “Worse still, CAN incited its members in the state to occupy the schools.…
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended 18 candidates to President Muhammadu Buhari for appointment as Justices of the Court of Appeal. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of NJC, Soji Oye, on Friday in Abuja. The council said the decision to recommend the Judges for the various appointments was taken at the 94th Meeting of NJC held on Dec. 17 to Dec. 18 2020 under the Chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad. The Council further approved the appointment of eight heads of court, even as it constituted a panel to probe allegations that…
A large group of former prominent anti-Apartheid activists and leaders from religious, civil society, business and labour organisations have launched a campaign to defend South Africa’s Constitution and democracy and prevent the country from becoming a failed state. They include Reverend Frank Chikane, a top aide to former President Thabo Mbeki, former Minister Sipho Pityana, and Cheryl Carolus. They have strongly condemned former President Jacob Zuma’s defiance of the Constitutional Court. Zuma publicly defied the order to appear before a graft commission chaired by deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo, citing personal relations with him. Zondo rejected this claim, saying they…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says nearly seven million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Africa. WHO Regional Office for Africa disclosed this in a statement issued from its headquarters in Brazzaville, Congo, on Thursday. It stated that the vaccines had been administered after months of waiting on the side-lines for vaccines and many of the first wave of countries had started vaccinating high-risk groups. The statement stated that Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, spoke at a virtual press conference on COVID-19 in the regional office headquarters. The UN health agency said countries had accessed vaccines…
Former South Africa’s President, FW de Klerk, on Friday announced that he is undergoing treatment for cancer. The country’s last Apartheid-era President who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela issued the statement to mark his 85th birthday. He said he has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, which is a cancer that affects the tissue that lines the lungs. He was a heavy smoker for decades. The life expectancy for most mesothelioma patients is about 12 months after diagnosis. De Klerk served as State President from 1989 to 1994 and as Deputy President from 1994 to 1996. PANA
Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar has called on political leaders in the country to take the COVID-19 vaccine in public. Abubakar, who made the lea while speaking at a sensitisation programme on COVID-19 vaccine for Muslim Scholars and Imams in Nigeria in Abuja on Friday, said this would encourage and boost the confidence of Nigerians on the vaccines. According to him, doing that would further drive acceptance of the novel coronavirus vaccines, most especially the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, in the country. “We have seen the president take the vaccine publicly and we expect to see more political leaders take the vaccine openly.…
A former Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Walter Onnoghen has revealed why President Muhammadu Buhari removed him from office in 2019. He made the revelation at a book launch titled, “Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules, 2009, Practice, Procedure, Forms and Precedents”, authored by a renowned legal luminary, Chief Ogwu James Onoja in Abuja on Friday. According to Onnoghen, he was sacked by Buhari on the allegation he (Onnoghen) met with former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar in Dubai, preparatory to the 2019 general elections, an allegation that was not only false but fabricated in order to do what they wanted. He…
The Lagos police command say it arrested a suspected gay-rapist with nude pictures and videos of victim on Thursday. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the Command, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Friday. According to the statement, “operatives attached to Makinde Police Station, Osodi, have arrested one Jane Otubo, m, 28, of No 3, Eniola Street, Mafoluku, Osodi, a food stuff trader, who hails from Enugu state for alleged homosexuality on 18th March, 2021. “The suspected gay had invited one Francis Azeez, m, who resides at Gwagwalada Area of Abuja and paid for his transportation fare to…