Foreign
Torch relay plan stirs concern from Japanese official
Governor of Japan’s Shimane prefecture says Olympic torch relay should be reconsidered because of coronavirus, latest setback to Tokyo 2020 Games amid the pandemic.
Author: Afonne Emmanuel
General News
Plateau Govt. to partner NAPTIP on trafficking in women, girls
Plateau Government to partner with National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to stem tide of trafficking in women and girls.
Sports
PSG thrash FC Barcelona, Liverpool win at RB Leipzig
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) hammer FC Barcelona 4-1 at Camp Nou on Tuesday in 2020/2021 UEFA Champions League.
Foreign
UN releases $15m to fight Ebola in Guinea, DRC
United Nations allocates $15 million (N5.8 billion) to fight fresh Ebola outbreaks in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Health
COVID-19: NCDC records 1,368 new infections, 16 deaths as at Feb. 16
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) records 1,368 new cases of COVID-19, bringing total number of infections in the country to 148,296.
Sports
Former Ogun Governor Gbenga Daniel defects to APC
Former Governor of Ogun, Gbenga Daniel defects to All Progressives Congress (APC), barely two years after quitting Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
General News
Shasha market mayhem: Kano govt donates N18.5m to victims
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State donates N18.5 million to 185 indigenes of the state who were victims of Shasha market mayhem in Ibadan.
Economy/Business
DPR to sanction sellers of PMS in Jerry cans
Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Niger threatens to sanction sellers of large quantity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in Jerry cans.
Defence/Security
NDLEA charges 20-year-old with 1.45kg hemp peddling
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) charges 20-year-old man, Buhari Lawal, with peddling 1.45kg of Cannabis Sativa (hemp).
Judiciary
Farmer laments in Court wife’s romance with her ex-husband
A farmer, Abdulahi Onilari, tells a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan that his wife, Rofiat, is still romantically involved with her ex-husband.