Ijaw People Assembly mourns Keniebi Okoko
A Ijaw People Assembly mourns Keniebi Okokodelegation of Ijaw People Assembly, IPA, aka Ijaw Nation Development Group, INDG, led by its President Dennis Banigo, says the death of Pastor Keniebi Okoko, has dealt a huge blow to the Ijaw Nation. Speaking during a condolence visit...
NCDC records 114 new COVID-19 cases in Nigeria
One hundred and Fourteen new coronavirus infections have been recorded in Nigeria. Recent tweet by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, gives the breakdown as follows: 114 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 80 in Lagos 21 in Gombe 5 in FCT 2...
Coronavirus lockdown: Court convicts 5, remands 33 others at Rivers State isolation centre
Five accused persons who violated provisions of the Rivers State Quarantine Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Other Infectious Diseases) Regulations and Executive Orders have been convicted by the Port Harcourt Chief Magistrate Court. The accused persons were convicted after they pleaded guilty to a five count-charge preferred...
Murder of female police officer : policeman, two others arrested
The social media was awash yesterday, with pictures, videos and stories about the gruesome murder of a female police officer by a trigger happy policemen attached to the Rivers State COVID-19 enforcement team. The Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni, confirming the sad incident said,...
108 new COVID-19 cases in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has reported 108 new cases of coronavirus infections in Nigeria. A tweet from the official Twitter handle of NCDC reads: 108 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 78 in Lagos 14 in FCT 5 in Ogun 4...
Policeman kills female police officer in Rivers State
A female police officer was shot dead today, at Eneka community in Obio/Akpo local government area of Rivers State. Africa Update gathered that the taskforce constituted to enforce the Executive Order of the State Governor, Nyesom Wike, had stormed the second market in Eneka, at...
Notorious Cult Leader, Jboy, Killed By Gang Members Over Disagreement
A notorious cult leader in Ugep, Cross Rivers State, popularly known as Jboy, has been killed during a clash with his gang members. A resident of the community told SaharaReporters that Jboy and his gang belonged to a certain cult group known as the Vikings...
COVID-19 death Toll: United States Records Over 2,400 Deaths In 24 Hours
Over 2,474 people died from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in the US. As of early Wednesday morning, 45,435 Americans have now been killed by coronavirus since the pandemic began ravaging the country last month. Featured image: Healthcare workers transfer the body of a...
Governors of 36 states “unanimously” agree to nationwide lockdown
Governors of the 36 States of the federation on Wednesday “unanimously” agreed to the implementation of an inter-State lockdown in the country over the next two weeks to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus from State to State. The governors, operating under the aegis...
Third COVID-19 victim is 61-year old hotel manager, Rivers Health Commissioner reveals
Rivers Health Commissioner for Health, Prof. Princewill Chile, says a new case of COVID-19 has been recorded in the state, Speaking to newsmen, he said the victim is “a 61-year old Hotel Manager who had attended to his boss, the owner of Mingi Suites who...
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