Nigeria records 566 new cases of COVID-19, 11 deaths

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday reported 566 additional COVID-19 infections due to a surge in the spread of the Delta variant in the country. The NCDC, which made this known via its website on Friday Morning, also stated that 11 COVID-19 related deaths were recorded as of Aug. 5. According to the NCDC, 566 new infections were recorded across 11 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It stated that Lagos State, the country’s epicentre, reported 283 cases while Akwa Ibom followed with…

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Okada rider confesses to ritual killing, sold victims parts for N100,000

Onos Simon, a 25-year-old Okada rider, has been arrested for allegedly murdering a trader, plucking out her eyes and cutting off private parts, and selling them for N100,000. The suspect said he conveyed the woman on the pretext of showing her where to buy pepper. Simon stated, “My friend told me to convey the woman to a place where she could buy pepper. When we got there, I called Akpoghene Shoemaker that we were already there and he said we should come inside. “We walked into the bush; at a…

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Late President Yar’Adua’s son remanded in Yola prison for allegedly crushing four to death

Aminu Yar’Adua, a 36-year-old son of the late Nigerian President, Umaru Yar’Adua, has been remanded in prison for allegedly killing four people in an auto crash in Yola. Yar’Adua, a student of the American University of Nigeria, Yola, was charged to court for allegedly causing death by dangerous driving on 23 June, 2021. According to the police First Information Report (FIR) tendered in court by the prosecutor, Insp. Zakka Musa, the accused had, while driving along Yola bye pass on 23 June, 2021 , crushed six people as a result…

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Robbers attack banks in Osun, one reportedly killed

Armed robbers reportedly attacked two banks on Thursday in Iree Osun State, leaving a man dead. The deceased was said to have been shot dead at a police station by the robbers, who went there to disperse those on duty before they attacked the branches of two new generation Banks along Ikirun Road. Sources said the deceased, whose identity could not be ascertained, was a constabulary attached to the station and had challenged the robbers. It was also learnt that the men of the underworld used explosives to break the…

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