The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa located in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are over 1.5 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent. The UN health agency gave the update on its regional official Twitter account @WHOAFRO on Monday. WHO stated on its dashboard that there were over 1.5 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent- with more than 1.3 million recoveries and 38,000 deaths cumulatively. South Africa, Ethiopia, and Kenya were countries with the highest number of newly reported cases. According to the dashboard, South Africa reported 1, 575 new cases as of Oct. 12…
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The accident occurred at Igbelajewa Village, along the Ilesha-Akure Expressway on Monday afternoon. Some persons have been feared dead in a road accident involving a fuel tanker in Osun State. The accident occurred at Igbelajewa Village, along the Ilesha-Akure Expressway on Monday afternoon. Residents teleported that many people were burnt in the fire. This newspaper gathered that the truck driver lost control of the vehicle which fell over and caught fire. About five vehicles including an 18-passenger commercial bus were burnt in the accident. The spokesperson of the Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the accident. The…
The spokesperson of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ajibola Bashiru has urged the federal government to close the various detention centers of the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigeria Police. The Senator who represents Osun Central constituency at the upper chamber of the National Assembly noted that this will give further credence to the readiness of the government to listen to the demands of the people. He lamented that it is rather unfortunate that the people have lost confidence in not just SARS but many government institutions. Senator Bashiru made the submission in a statement on his Twitter…
The United Kingdom has hailed the decision of the Federal Government dissolving the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force. British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, described the move as “an important first step”. Laing, who made this known via her verified Twitter handle, @CatrionaLaing1, wrote, “Welcome the government announcement on the future of #SARS – an important first sunit “The IGP’s commitment to ensure accountability for human rights violations is essential to restoring public confidence in the Nigeria Police Force. “Hearing reports of violence affecting ongoing protests. Urge authorities to respect the right to protest and protestors…
Photos by Abayomi Adeshida After several weeks of training for School Administrators and Head Teachers on the enforcement of the COVID-19 Protocols to prevent its spread in schools by the Federal Capital Territory Administration, students returned to classes at the Government Secondary School, Gwarimpa, Abuja.
Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are heading to a 2021 mega-fight for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world, with the Gypsy King’s trilogy battle against Deontay Wilder in December being abandoned. The first of potentially two Fury-Joshua blockbusters next year has been made possible by the imminent expiration of Wilder’s contractual right to a rematch following the sensational loss of his WBC world title in a second clash with Fury in Las Vegas this February. Fury will now make a warm-up defence of his belt before Christmas, while Joshua defends his WBA, IBF and WBO titles against mandatory challenger…
Less than 24 hours after his emergence as winner of the governorship election held on Saturday, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has expressed shock over the number of votes he received in three of the 18 local government areas of the State. According to Akeredolu, who described the election results of Akure South, Akure North and Ifedore local governments where he lost as a shock, he had thought that he would win across the 18 council areas of the State. The governor disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television. Recall that Akeredolu who was the…
A guest who came for a wedding and the groom were crushed on Sunday by a truck in an accident on Ibrahim Taiwo Road, Ilorin, Kwara State. While the guest died, groom’s legs were crush. It was gathered that the guest and the groom were on a motorcycle around 1pm when an SUV hit them from behind into the path of the truck which crushed the skull of the passenger, killing him instantly, while the two legs of the rider, who is the groom, were also crushed. Eyewitnesses said the man, who got married on Saturday, was…
Another Junior Secondary School 3 student has been ganged-raped in Egan, Igando area of Lagos, over the weekend. This occurred barely one week after an 11-year-old girl, who was sent on an errand was gang-raped to death in Ejigbo area of Lagos, with her assailants still on the run. At press time, the JSS 3 student, as gathered, has had her virginal stitched at an undisclosed private hospital due to tear she sustained, which resulted in bleeding. Information at Vanguard’s disposal revealed that she was lured from her parents’ house on Oremeji Street, off Isuti Road,…
The captain of the Nigeria women national team Asisat Oshoala, has incurred the wrath of some of her followers after her statement labeling Nigeria a jungle. Lending her voice to the #EndSARS campaign, Oshoala who plays for the Barcelona women’s team, wrote Sunday night on her Twitter handle: Nigeria is a JUNGLE !!! #EndSARS#EndPoliceBrutality The comment by Oshoala did not go down well with many, though some others labeled her outburst as the bitter truth about the country. A twitter user, Olumi Michael, wondered how Oshoala had the enfontry to call Nigeria a jungle going by the honours she had…