The police in Jigawa have arrested a 30-year-old man in Ringim Local Government Area of the state over the death of his 17-year-old wife. The Spokesman of the state police command, SP Abdu Jinjiri, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Dutse. He said that the police in the local government area received a report from Kankaleru village on April 21, at about 8 am, that at about 6.30...

Dr. Salihu Kwaya-Bura, Secretary, Borno High Powered Response Team on Convid-19, has said that seven health workers tested positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. Kwaya-Bura, who is also the Commissioner for Health, made this known on Friday in Maiduguri while giving an update on the COVID-19 in a pandemic in the state. He said that the state recorded 15 cases include two deaths. “145 contacts of the confirmed cases have been traced and...

Amidst lockdown imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic in Kaduna state, some yet to be identified gunmen suspected to be kidnappers reportedly gun to death a student of Kaura Namoda Polytechnic, Zamfara State, who hails from a community in the Chukun Local Government Area, Kaduna State. According to reports made available to newsmen on Friday morning, a group of gunmen invaded the Kaduna community in the early hour, killed one, abducted a couple...

The Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s MTN mobile line has been hacked by unknown fraudsters today. This was made known to members of the public through a letter signed by Nnanyelugo Chidi Aroh, Commissioner for Information warning the general public to disregard any call or message emanating from the said mobile line. The hoodlums he said had called unsuspecting members of the public including government officials. He further stated that the security Agencies and the...