Four mourners have been killed while 15 others sustained various degrees of injury in an auto accident in Benue State. The accident occured along the Gboko-Makurdi highway after the vehicle they were travelling in lost control and rammed into a tree on Thursday morning, April 7. The accident was said to have occured after the Toyota Hiace bus which was conveying some members of the Catholic Women Organisation (CWO) lost control around the NYSC Orientation Camp located at …
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Asari Dokubo, leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force (NDPSF) has said that south-east residents obey the sit-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), out of fear of being killed. Speaking during a Facebook live session on Sunday January 30, Dokubo accused Nnamdi Kanu, leader of IPOB, of causing the closure of schools and businesses in the south-east, and wreaking havoc in the region. He said; “IPOB said Igbo people should not go about their business; they …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has made a dramatic U-Turn on its claims that it is rare for asymptomatic Coronavirus patients to spread the virus after Harvard University scientists criticized the agency for creating confusion. During a news conference on Monday, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit said the transmission of Coronavirus by an asymptomatic patient is now very rare. In her words, she said: “From the data we have, it still …
In the wake of protests that erupted in different American cities over the police killing of George Floyd last week, US President Donald J. Trump on Sunday announced that the US would be designating ‘Antifa’ as a terrorist organization. Antifa, who describe themselves as an anti-fascist group, have been targeted by Trump during times of civil unrest and protests, and Trump and Attorney General William Barr have blamed ‘Antifa’ for violence and property damage during the protests. …
President Donald Trump has announced that the US is terminating its ties with the World Health Organization, WHO, and will suspend all funding to the organization. The US President made the announcement during a press conference at the White House Rose Garden on Friday May 29. He said his decision comes after WHO ”failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms”. He accused the WHO officials of helping China lie and conceal the seriousness of the ”Wuhan virus”. He …
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has said that six more members of staff of an organization in the Ibadan South West Local government area in the state have tested positive for COVID-19 in the state. 57 members of staff had previously tested positive for the virus and are currently being isolated. In an update posted on Wednesday afternoon, the governor said six more members of staff of the organization, iSON Xperiences, have now tested positive for the virus. …