The Premier League has confirmed one positive Coronavirus test in the latest phase of mass testing. A total of 1,541 tests were carried out in the ninth round of testing in the Premier League, on Monday and Tuesday. The player or club staff member who tested positive will now be required to self-isolate for a period of seven days, meaning the individual will miss the latest round of matches in the Premier League taking place from Friday. …
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One person has been confirmed dead after a bridge collapsed at Oko-erin, Ilorin, Kwara State on Saturday night, June 13 after a heavy rainfall. An eyewitness said a car carrying three passengers fell into the canal after the bridge collapsed. “The bridge collapsed around 10pm on Saturday night because of heavy downfall. The driver was on the bridge when it tore apart and they fell into the canal. They died because they could not get help as people didn’t have means …
The Ogun state government has confirmed 104 cases of Coronavirus in a one company in Sagamu area of the state. Commenting on the 108 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) recorded in the state (the highest to be recorded in a single day since the index case was confirmed in February 2020), Ogun state Commissioner for Health in Ogun, Dr Tomi Coker linked it to increased population sampling and testing capacity. Coker who called for calm among residents of the state, said …
A elderly man who has been accused of raping “more than 4 girls below 10”, admitted in a video to raping one of the girls but says it happened only once. The man made this admission while activist Kenneth Nwaka was questioning him. Nwaka promised to help him if he tells the truth so the man opened up, claiming he had sexual relations with the 10-year-old girl once. When asked where he raped the girl, he said he …
Thomas Lane, one of the four Minneapolis police officers involved in the death of George Floyd, has been released from jail after posting bond. Lane, 37, who had been held on $750,000 conditional bail, was freed from the Hennepin County jail at 5:08 p.m. Wednesday, according to jail records. His family members had set up a fundraising page for the ex-cop earlier this week, asking the public for donations for his ‘defense fund’ they set at $1 million. …
A 60-year-old man, Oghenekaro Isiakpere, has been rescued from his abductors in Delta State. The victim was kidnapped by three gunmen while inside his Toyota Camry car at the site of his new building at Okomo Grace Close, Aladja Community in Udu Local Government Area, Vanguard reports. However, a police patrol team, supported by the local vigilante, pursued the gunmen. During the chase, the car of the suspected kidnappers crashed into a pavement on the road, forcing …