Uganda authority said a rescue operation was called off on Monday after 13 bodies were recovered from a building that collapsed over the weekend in the nation’s capital of Kampala. “We do not expect any other survivors…” Maureen Nabuduwa from the Red Cross said, adding that four people were rescued from the rubble. Police spokesperson Luke Oweyisigire said “we think that the structure had over 20 workers who were working and sleeping there.” Oweyisigire said that...
A fire incident that occurred on Monday around 4.20p.m completely burnt down Al-Amin filling station located at Elebu area of Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that two shops inside the petrol station and a section of a building behind it were also destroyed by the fire. NAN also reports that money from sales made for the day, which was said to be kept inside one of the stores in the filing station...
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says it has recovered the corpse of a policeman killed by a ‘hit and run’ driver along Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos. Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Director-General, LASEMA, made this known in a statement in Lagos on Monday. Oke-Osanyintolu said the Response Team of the agency recovered the remains of the victim at Marwa, along Lekki-Epe Expressway. He said that the unidentified vehicle flee the accident scene immediately it occurred. “The...
France’s strict 54-day coronavirus lockdown was officially over on Monday, however many restrictions were due to remain in place. French people will now be able to leave their homes without carrying a signed declaration as to why they are on the streets and most shops and other workplaces are set to reopen. However, in a country with one of Europe’s highest COVID-19 death tolls, 26,380 as of Sunday, authorities are anxious to keep social mingling...
Kano State Ministry of Health has confirmed 26 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. The ministry said in its verified Twitter handle @KNSMOH, that the total confirmed cases of coronavirus recorded in the state stand at 602. It explained that there were 526 active cases, 50 discharged and 26 deaths. “Update as at 11:47 p.m. May 10, 2020; 26 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed. “Total confirmed cases in Kano State are now 602,...
The Bauchi State Government says confirmed COVID-19 cases in the had risen to 183 following the confirmation of 22 new cases. The state Coordinator of COVID -19 Task Force, Dr Aliyu Maigoro, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Bauchi. “On Sunday, May 10, 2020, the Surveillance Team of the Bauchi State Task Force on COVID-19 received 22 fresh confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state. “Having been tested positive by the Nigeria Centre...
Hong Kong Police said 230 people, including children, were arrested on Monday after they responded to a series of pro-independence protests. Critics, however, claimed that they accidentally caught up multiple people out for Mother’s Day. On Sunday, the Police said they responded to several small protests in violation of the law. However, critics said the action actually netted many people, who had simply been enjoying the first evening they have been allowed outside in weeks,...
The Osun Government on Monday confirmed that a medical doctor, who came into the state from Lagos, has tested positive for COVID-19. The Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, said in a statement in Osogbo that the new case was confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Isamotu said the patient was a Lagos-based medical doctor who came into Osun on Saturday to join his family. The commissioner said the...
A withering bombardment shook Tripoli on Sunday as the eastern-based forces of Khalifa Haftar fought overnight for new territory in the southern suburbs, after losing ground recently around the city. Armed men in the south had stormed one of the facilities in northwest Libya, reducing supply and adding to the misery of Tripoli residents. “My father said we should be ready to leave at any moment… the fighting last night was heavier than at any...
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) says it has arrested and detained the policeman responsible for the gunshot that killed one Solomon Eze, 52, in Karimo area of Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the FCT, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He said the Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the command, Mr Bala Ciroma, had ordered investigation into the incident. Manzah said...
