The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) has confirmed 113 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The NCDC, which made this known on its official twitter handle on Saturday, stated that total infections now stand at 61,307. A total of 14 states recorded the 113 infections in the country in the last 24 hours. According to the NCDC, the new cases bring the nation’s confirmed COVID-19 cases to 61,307. The NCDC also noted that four persons died from complications resulting from the virus. It added that COVID-19 fatalities in the country increased from 1,119 to 1,123 as of Saturday night.…
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Suspected hoodlums on Saturday attacked Osogbo City Mall, vandalised shops and stole electronic gadgets, phones and laptops. Eye witnesses said that the hoodlums stormed the mall on motorcycles at about 7pm, forcing security guards and shops owners to run for safety. The attack came on the day the state governor’s convoy was allegedly attacked by #EndSARS protesters, leaving two people reportedly dead. One of the eye witnesses, who preferred anonymity, said that the fierce approach of the hoodlums sent everyone in the mall running for safety. He said that the hoodlums came in large numbers and had a free day,…
AC Milan’s 39-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who recently recovered from a COVID-19 infection, scored an early brace to secure a 2-1 win over neighbours Inter in the Serie A derby on Saturday. The Swedish striker put Milan in front after 13 minutes, tapping the ball in from the rebound after his penalty was saved by Samir Handanovic. He then struck again three minutes later after latching on a Rafael Leao’s cross. In a breathless first half, Romelu Lukaku pulled one back for inter in the 29th minute, the first Serie A goal Milan have conceded this season. Inter were awarded a…
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno on Saturday, donated building materials and cash to 1,111 displaced families from 25 villages in Jere Local Government Area. The displaced families fled their homes and took refuge in Maiduguri, when insurgents invaded their settlements three years ago. Zulum, at a ceremony to resettle the IDPs in Yawuri village, said that the gesture would assist the IDPs to reconstruct their homes, get empowered and become self-reliant. He reaffirmed government’s readiness to help the IDPs to return to their homes “in a dignified manner”. “When we resettle the communities, we shall provide them with the necessary…
Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Mueller scored two goals each as the German champions crushed hosts Arminia Bielefeld 4-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday to move within a point of top spot. Mueller scored either side of Lewandowski’s double, with the Polish striker taking his season’s tally to seven league goals from four games. The win meant Bayern moved to nine points, level with third-placed Borussia Dortmund and one behind leaders RB Leipzig, who won 2-0 at Augsburg. Mueller grabbed an eighth minute lead with a bit of luck after his first effort was saved but the ball bounced…
Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen scored his first goal for his new club as Napoli blasted four goals in a devastating 20-minute, first-half spell, thumping Atalanta 4-1 in a Serie A match on Saturday. The hosts are said to have handed the visitors a taste of their own medicine. Free-scoring Atalanta, last season’s top-scorers with 98 goals, had netted 13 goals in winning their first three games but had no answer to Napoli’s attacks in an extraordinary first half. Mexican forward Hirving Lozano, out of favour with coach Gennaro Gattuso last season, set Napoli on their way with two goals in four…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday ordered the dispatch of special teams to deliver needed assistance to 12 states most ravaged by the seasonal rains. A statement by the Spokesperson to the President, Garba Shehu said “the states to receive the teams conveying reinforcement of reliefs and other equipment through the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, include Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Kogi, Edo, Anambra, Delta, Kano, Jigawa, Rivers, Bayelsa and Adamawa. Some of the states that received first support from the Presidency are: Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Sokoto, Jigawa and Kaduna. President Buhari once again expressed the nation’s sympathy to the victims of…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) on Saturday said there would be no delay in the release of results of the just-concluded 2020 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE). The Registrar and Chief Executive of the council, Prof. Godswill Obioma, disclosed this in an interview in Lagos. The examination, which was initially scheduled to hold on March 28, was postponed following the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The examination eventually held on Saturday, Oct. 17. According to Obioma, a total of 92,591 candidates registered for the examination nationwide this year, to hold in 639 centres. He said that the figure was…
Human and vehicular traffic were grounded on Saturday on major road’s in Nsukka town, in Nsukka local government area of Enugu state, as a result of the #EndSARS protest. The large number of protesters converged at the Union Primary School Nsukka, as early as 10 am, and went through Nsukka Barracks to Achara, Aku, Enugu road among others. Speaking to newsmen, one of the protesters, Mr Chidi Onah a lawyer and human rights activist said youths in the Nsukka senatorial district, also joined their counterparts nationwide to support the #EndSARS campaign, end to police brutality, as well as calling on…
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi says President Muhammadu Buhari will be commissioning the Lagos-Ibadan railway in January 2021 to improve movement for cargoes and passengers in the country. Amaechi made this known during an oversight visit from Lagos to Ibadan to inspect the ongoing construction of the standard gauge in Ibadan on Saturday. He said that the contractors had done their best with the project, while attributing weather conditions as one of the challenges being faced by the contractors. “We have cooperation from the various communities along the standard gauge construction; the contractors have done what they could…