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More details have emerged about the demise of Nigeria’s first female combat pilot, Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, who died at the Nigerian Air Force Base in Kaduna State on Tuesday. The 24-year-old was said to have been hit by a car driven by a former classmate who wanted to greet her. The unnamed ex-classmate was […]

Since the COVID-19 lockdown started in March this year, Mr and Mrs Ogunlola have not been able to feed and meet other obligations for themselves and their two-year-old twins. This is because they are both teachers in private secondary schools in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State and have not received salaries due […]

MTN Nigeria Plc has commenced the trial of embedded SIM services on its network as part of its drive to lead digital transformation, and improve customer experience and quality of service. During a virtual media launch of the e-SIM, the telecom company said it had received approval from the Nigerian Communications Commission to begin the […]

Police in Chile are training dogs to detect people that may be infected with the novel coronavirus by sniffing their sweat. The dogs — three golden retrievers and a labrador — are between the ages of four and five. Until now they have been used to sniff out illicit drugs, explosives and lost people, police […]

Nigerian Air Force’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Tolulope Arotile, has died in a road accident. It was learnt that Arotile sustained head injuries from the road accident which occurred at the NAF Base in Kaduna. NAF in a press statement said the flight officer died on Tuesday. The statement quoted the Chief of the […]

The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill seeking to recognise boys and men as victims of rape. The bill also prescribes life jail for kidnappers. The current maximum sentence for the offence is 10 years imprisonment. The bill contains amendments to the criminal code act. The proposed legislation, sponsored by Senator Oluremi Tinubu, is titled, […]

The Medical Guild, an association of doctors under the employment of the Lagos state government, says more than 200 doctors involved in the fight against COVID-19, have tested positive for the disease. In a statement, Oluwajimi Sodipo and Ismail Ajibowo, chairman and secretary of the guild, charged the state government to be more committed to […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said everything he did while in office was in the best interest of the country rather than for his personal gains. He also said those who claimed that he did nothing for the South-West or the Yoruba were wrong. The ex-President said he remained worried that despite Nigeria’s enormous potential […]

The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Pauline Tallen, has condemned the upsurge in rape cases nationwide. She noted with concern that no fewer than 3, 600 cases of rape were recorded during the lockdown. She said, “Reports that we received  from commissioners of women affairs across the 36 states of the federation […]

The Federal Government has asked air travellers to report at the airport at least 90 minutes before their departure time. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made this call on Monday via Twitter. Sirika also appealed to air travellers to endeavour to check-in online. “My colleagues and I have reviewed passenger facilitation at our airports, […]

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of finance, says billions of dollars were saved under her watch. She served as finance minister from 2003 to 2006 as well as between 2011 and 2015. Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s candidate for the World Trade Organisation director-general election, made the claim in an article published on Bloomberg. The article titled “To Beat Covid-19, […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says new evidence suggests that COVID-19 may be transmitted through the air. The Director General of the NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, said this during the briefing of the COVID-19 Presidential Task Force on Monday. He explained that before now the virus was believed to only be transmittable through droplets […]

The suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, could not  give a proper account of  missing 332 out of the 836 recovered  properties  in March, 2018, the News Agency of Nigeria has reported. NAN reported on Sunday that the latest allegation against the suspended EFCC boss  was contained in […]

Doctors employed by the Lagos State Government will on Monday (Today) begin a three-day warning strike. The Chairman of the Medical Guild, Lagos, Dr Oluwajimi Sodipo, at a briefing on Sunday, said the doctors were embarking on the strike after the ultimatum given to the Lagos State Government had expired. He said, “Following the emergency […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday re-imposed a night curfew and suspended alcohol sales as coronavirus infections spiked and the health system risked being overwhelmed. “As we head towards the peak of infections, it is vital that we do not burden our clinics and hospitals with alcohol-related injuries that could have been avoided,” Ramaphosa […]

The Nigeria Police Force has called for applications from suitable qualified Nigerians for enlistment into the Force as Police Constable (Recruits). A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba on Saturday stressed that applicants must have a passion for the Force. According to the statement, applicants must satisfy the following requirements: be […]

Police operatives have rescued an American citizen who was confined in a hotel in Lagos State for more than one year. In a series of tweets on Sunday, the Nigeria Police said the victim who hails from Washington DC and is a retired civil servant in the US, was held at the hotel against her […]