General News
Gombe govt imposes 24-hour curfew on Billiri LG
Gombe State Government imposes a 24-hour curfew with immediate effect on Billiri Local Government Area of the state, following eruption of violence in the area.
Author: Afonne Emmanuel
Defence/Security
Anambra gets new CP
Mr Monday Bala Kuryas assumes duty as 29th Commissioner of Police (CP) in Anambra, replaces Mr John Abang recently elevated to rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police.
Education
Tax evasion: Ekiti Revenue Service denies locking up pupils
Ekiti State Internal Revenue Service (EKIRS), denies locking up pupils when its officials sealed off private Nursery and Primary school in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday over alleged tax evasion.
Environment
Nasarawa State Govt. vows to protect forest reserve, waterfalls
Nasarawa State Government warns loggers and herders not to encroach into forest reserve at Farin Ruwa waterfalls in the state.
Defence/Security
New police commissioner takes over in Rivers
Mr Friday Eboka becomes new commissioner of police in Rivers, command’s spokesman, SP Nnamdi Omoni, discloses in Port Harcourt on Friday.
Judiciary
Court: How woman slaps husband for disciplining their children
A civil servant, Oyeniyi Oyedepo, tells a Mapo Customary Court Ibadan to dissolve his 14-year-old marriage to wife, Iyabo, on grounds that she slaps him whenever he disciplines their four children.
General News
Czech Republic tightens mask-wearing rules
Czech Republic tightens mask-wearing rules, wants citizens to wear medical-grade masks in some areas, Health Minister Jan Blatny announces.
Foreign
Ukrainian minister flies to India over missing COVID-19 vaccines
Ukraine’s Health Minister, Maxim Stepanov, unexpectedly travels to India due to failed delivery of ordered COVID-19 vaccines.
Health
Africa’s COVID-19 death toll passes 100,000 mark – Africa CDC
Number of COVID-19-inflicted deaths in Africa reach 100,294 on Friday, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says.
General News
Foundation distributes N10m cash grant to 120 poor widows in Abuja
A faith-based charity organisation, ONEJ CARE Foundation distributes about N10 million to some 120 poor and vulnerable widows in Abuja as start-up grants for petty businesses.