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Ogun State High Court in Abeokuta, Tuesday, sentenced a 39-year-old labourer to death by hanging for killing a two-year-old baby and attempting to kill the mother. Mohammed Ibrahim was said to have committed the offence on April 12, 2014, at Ofada town, Owode Egba in Abeokuta. The Prosecuting counsel, Oluwabumi Akinola, told the court that the labourer had followed Mrs Rabi Yakubu, who had her two-year-old son strapped to her back, as she wanted to ease herself. “On getting into the bush, she dropped her baby on the ground for her to defecate, when Ibrahim attacked her with a knife, attempting to cut…

Nigeria, Tuesday, recorded 479 COVID-19 cases and eight deaths in 24 hours, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed. NCDC tweeted on Tuesday, ”On the 2nd of March 2021, 479 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. ”Till date, 156,496 cases have been confirmed, 134,551 cases have been discharged and 1,923 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.” According to the public health agency, ”The 479 new cases are reported from 22 states- Lagos (153), Enugu (75), Rivers (50), FCT (40), Kaduna (18), Ebonyi (17), Plateau (17), Edo (17).” Others were Borno (16),…

Nigerian government has banned ban mining activities in the country’s North-western state of Zamfara over rising insecurity in the state, and placed non-state actors under surveillance.  National Security Adviser (NSA), Major-General Babagana Monguno (retd) handed down President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive while he was briefing State House correspondents. The decision was reached at a meeting of National Security Council presided over by Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday March 2. Monguno also announced that the President has declared Zamfara state a no-fly zone. Daily Trust reported that Monguno reiterated that the federal government would not hesitate to use kinetic means to…

The general overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, clocked 79 Tuesday, March 2. Folu, his wife of more than 50 years, took to social media this afternoon to thank God for giving him to her as a husband. Her post reads, ”Adeboye, 79 years ago, God brought you into this world especially just for me. He knew I will need a Champion, a King, a Priest, a Prophet, a Gentleman and He made you for me. ”I’m thankful for the love you continually show me and I love you just as much. ”You are the husband…

Nigeria, Tuesday, took delivery of 3.94 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, the much-awaited first batch of vaccines from the COVAX Facility to the country, a presidential aide said in Abuja. “Nigeria has just received the first batch of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine,” tweeted presidential aide Bashir Ahmad. With the delivery, Nigeria becomes the third West African country after Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire to receive the vaccine from the COVAX Facility. The 3.94 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in the capital, Abuja, ushered by top government officials at a short ceremony. It is the…

Zoom Video Communications (ZM)’s fourth-quarter results easily surpassed consensus estimates at the beginning of this year after market closed on Monday, Bloomberg said. Shares surged more than 10% in after-hours trading, adding to a gain of more than 9.6% during the regular trading day. Here were the main results from Zoom’s report, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg and the company’s results in the same period last year: Revenue:$882.5 million vs. $811.04 million expected versus $188.25 million year-over-year Adjusted earnings per share:$1.22 vs. 79 cents expected versus 15 cents year-over-year In its fiscal fourth quarter, Zoom benefited from an…

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigerian popular novelist, has lost her mother, Mrs. Grace Ifeoma Adichie. The mother of the renowned Nigerian novelist died on Monday, March 1, in Awka, Anambra State. She was 78 years old. “It was very sudden and we are devastated,” a family spokesperson said according to Guardian. She is survived by her six children: Ijeoma, Uchenna, Chuks, Okechukwu, Chimamanda and Kenechukwu; as well as nine grandchildren, in-laws and many relatives. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by her family. This comes just months after Chimamanda lost her father. A one-time Registrar of University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Chimamanda’s mother…

Nigerian basketball player has become the tallest ever in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). This is as a video showing him displaying his skills in the basketball turf went viral. Abiodun Adegoke, 18, is 7ft 9in and can slam dunk with his two feet on the ground. A four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal, who played at centre his entire career and used his 7ft 1in frame to dominate the scene for years.  The Nigerian is set to become the tallest ever competitor in the NBA after he went viral. A clip shared online shows the teenager working…

Despite slow spread of COVID-19 in some countries due to lockdowns and vaccination programmes, World Health Organization described as “premature” and “unrealistic” to think the virus will end in 2021.  Speaking at a press briefing in Geneva, Dr Michael Ryan, WHO’s executive director of emergency services, said vaccinating the most vulnerable people, including healthcare workers, would help remove the “tragedy and fear” from the situation, and would help to ease pressure on hospitals, the “COVID-19 is very much in control.” “It will be very premature, and I think unrealistic, to think that we’re going to finish with this virus by…

In what appeared as a monkey business, Nigeria’s schoolgirls abducted few days ago by unknown bandits have arrived at and are holed in Zamfara State Government House, Gusau, the governor said in a tweet on Tuesday. Armed gang abducted 317 girls from the Government Girls Science Secondary (GGSS) School, Jangebe in Zamfara State at around 1am local time on Friday, though seven escaped. “Alhamdulillah! It gladdens my heart to announce the release of the abducted students of GGSS Jangebe from captivity,” Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle said on Twitter. “This follows the scaling of several hurdles laid against our efforts. I enjoin…