January 2021

The court-martial sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State capital has sentenced Trooper Azunna Maduabuchi to death by firing squad. Maduabuchi was sentenced for killing the adjutant of his unit, one Lieutenant Babakaka Ngorgi. Trooper Maduabuchi was arraigned for murder after shooting Lieutenant Ngorgi in July 2020 at close range in Bama Local Government of Borno State…

The Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 on Tuesday said schools across the country will resume on Monday, January 18, 2021 pending the review by the federal government. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu had on Monday said the federal government would review the resumption date of schools as a result of rising cases of Coronavirus. “On the…

The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Garba Shehu, on Tuesday came under attack from elders across the country over his claim that the tenure of Service Chiefs was at the ‘pleasure’ of the Commander-in-Chief. They described the presidential spokesman’s defense of Buhari’s refusal to sack the security chiefs…

Matthew Kukah, bishop of Sokoto Catholic diocese, has accused Khalid Aliyu, secretary-general of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), of inciting violence against him. Kukah made the accusation on Monday while reacting to Aliyu’s claim that he launched an attack on Muslims in Nigeria. In a statement issued on Christmas Day, the cleric accused President Muhammadu…

The death has been reported of an 18-year-old student during a sex romp at the Yobe State Government Lodge, Damaturu. The development was confirmed by the police on Monday. According to available information, the student had left her friends to see a man simply identified as Dr. Albash, who claimed to work with the Federal…

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has claimed that travels, reopening of schools, businesses and religious centres, contributed to the rise in COVID-19 cases in Nigeria. There are currently over 100,000 confirmed infections in the country. With the second wave of coronavirus in full force, the government is reviewing the date for resumption of schools. …

The Presidential Task Force on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has said even though it is not threatening another lockdown due to the second wave of the virus, it may impose it if Nigerians continue to flout the laid down protocols to flatten the curve. The National Coordinator, Dr Sani Aliyu, warned that if the country…

The Federal Government is set to review the January 18 resumption date for schools in the country following rising COVID-19 cases. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed this in Abuja at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing. Adamu said the government was reviewing the resumption date for schools in the country. “On the January…

The personal doctor of Pope Francis, Fabrizio Soccorsi, has died from coronavirus complications. The 78-year-old physician was earlier admitted at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for a previous health issue on December 26. He, however, contracted the virus but later passed away due to his health issues, the Vatican’s newspaper L’Osservatore Romano reports. In August 2015, Pope…