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A woman, Nene Steve, has been arrested by the operatives of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly killing her maid, Joy Aboel. The Madam of the house was accused of having beaten the maid to death and then went ahead to hang her in order to make it look like a suicide. The incident occurred at 18, Ogundola Street, Bariga, Lagos. Speaking on the incident, Aboel’s elder brother, Philips Ejeh, said:- “The deceased was an indigene of Benue State brought to Lagos through an agent. “She started working with her as maid January 2020 through an agent. “She reported that her boss refused to pay her and anytime she asked her boss for her salary, she will start beating her. “She was making an attempt to leave place, but due to the total lockdown, she remains there until Sunday when her boss said she caught her steal one Indomie noodle and this led to her serous beating, where her master hung her to dea...

Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi is using her Covid-19 survival story to break down stereotypes around the new virus - The Nigerian survivor in a video asked people to put their minds at ease, that the disease is not a death sentence - Oluwaseun also called on people without the virus to desist from stigmatising those who are positive Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi, a coronavirus survivor, has shared a powerful message on the disease in a short video by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Recall that it was earlier reported when Oluwaseun recovered from the disease and narrated her tumultuous journey to triumph. In the short clip, the Covid-19 survivor told people that being negative does not give them the right to stigmatise those that are positive for the virus. She said that when she tested positive, it was quite a shock and she had to struggle to accept her reality. COVID-19 will teach you to stop looking down on others - BBNaija Mike In the video also, she attempted to calm people of thei...

Spain has seen a large spike in number of new Coronavirus cases after 6,740 infections were recorded in the last 24 hours.  The thousands of positive tests bring the Spanish total from 213,024 to 219,764, the biggest increase since 7,026 were recorded on April 4.  According to Spanish authorities, the increase of cases jumped up following the use of antibody tests, which have added nearly 17,000 people to the total since they were introduced.  In other news, the daily death toll in Spain fell to 367, the lowest since March 21, taking the total from 22,157 to 22,524.  'We have achieved the goal of a deceleration and slowdown for this week but we remain in a hard phase of the epidemic,' health minister Salvador Illa said yesterday. 

A policeman who is a member of the Rivers state taskforce on COVID-19 lockdown, has allegedly killed a female colleague who is a nursing mother, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital. The incident reportedly happened inside a market at Eneka in Port Harcourt, today April 23. According to reports, the policewoman was attempting to stop the said police officer and other members of the taskforce from destroying the wares of the market women, when the erring officer opened fire. The bullet however hit the policewoman, killing her. Confirming the incident, the state Commissioner for Police, Joseph Mukan, said the erring policeman has been arrested, disarmed and subjected to orderly room trial. “A policeman attached to the taskforce did the shooting. He was shooting anyhow and in the process killed another policewoman. The policewoman was hit by a stray bullet.” he said A Twitter user has taken to the platform to narrate mourn the deceased policewoman. ...

ECOWAS leaders on Thursday appointed President Muhammadu Buhari to lead the battle against the spread of the Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic in the sub-region. Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, confirmed this to newsmen at the end of the extraordinary summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West Africa States. The summit was convened by the regional leaders to deliberate on the COVID-19 pandemic which has continued to ravage humanity worldwide. Mr aAdesina stated that the regional leaders discussed the challenges posed by COVID-19 and how best to tackle the deadly virus. “The West African leaders discussed how to tackle the period of COVID-19 and what to do post-COVID-19. “Now, at the end of it all, it was decided that there should a champion who would lead the response of the sub-region and that champion is President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria. “So, our president is going to lead the response of We...

A pregnant COVID-19 patient was told by doctors that the baby in her womb had died due to complications from the deadly virus. However, she surprised doctors when she gave birth and the baby was alive. The pregnant mother gave birth on Wednesday, April 22, after doctors told her that she has to deliver her dead baby. Fortunately, when the baby was born, she was alive. Sharing the news to Twitter, the sister of the new mum wrote: "My sister has been in the hospital due to COVID 19. She was pregnant. They told her she lost the baby and she had to deliver the (deceased) baby today. She just delivered the baby. The baby was alive. Welcome my new niece into the world y'all. My God is GOOD

A man identified as Peter Alateke has been arraigned before the Chief Magistrates’ Court, Owo, Ondo State, for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl. The defendant, who is said to be a pastor, was said to be taking care of the secondary school pupil, who is suffering from epilepsy, in his church located at Ehinogbe, Owo, but he was said to have raped the teenager, who allegedly developed complications in her private parts and anus. Alateke was arraigned on one count of having an unlawful carnal knowledge of a minor, but pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, Mr Kola Olawoye, informed the court that the state was ready to take over the case. The counsel for the defendant, Mr Remi Adetula, urged the court to grant the defendant bail as he would always be available whenever he was needed. Ruling on the application, Chief Magistrate Olubunmi Dosumu, admitted Alateke to bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties ...

A gang of armed robbers met their end when they went to rob in an estate in Lekki, not knowing that a senior police officer was in the vicinity. The men were carrying out their operation in the area while a senior police officer was visiting the estate. The officer immediately called for backup and other officers arrived in a short while and neutralized the robbers. The robbery gang involved in the operation was made up of five men. Four of the men were killed while the fifth, a young man under the age of 20, was shot in the leg and he was used as bait to lure out the rest of the gang. He also provided the authorities with information on how the gang members gather information before they begin an operation. Below is a video showing police shooting some of the suspected robbers.

Nearly 25,000 email addresses and their passwords belonging to the National Institute of Health (NIH), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Gates Foundation among other groups fighting the COVID-19 pandemic have been hacked. The data dump also appears to carry email addresses and passwords for a virology centre based in Wuhan, which has given rise to a lot of conspiracy theories. According to a report in  The Washington Post , unknown activists posted 25,000 email addresses and passwords online. This was brought to light by SITE Intelligence Group, a body that monitors online extremism and terrorist groups. Robert Potter, an independent Australian cybersecurity expert, said the data was real as he could verify some of the email IDs and passwords of WHO. However, he points out it could be from an earlier attack as cybersecurity tends to be quite low at healthcare organisations. The list of IDs and passwords appeared on a message board ...

The Nigeria Center  for Disease Control, NCDC, this morning shared a photo fo the liquid mixture some Kano state indigenes are ingesting, claiming it is a vaccine against COVID19. In a tweet posted on its handle this morning, NCDC warned against consuming any of such mixtures, adding that there is currently no vaccine or drug approved for COVID19 prevention. A liquid mixture is being sold with claims that it is" #COVID19  vaccine". This is FALSE! There is currently NO VACCINE or drug approved for  #COVID19  prevention by health authorities  #TakeResponslibility  Only purchase & consume drugs at accredited pharmacies or health facilities

A Nigerian Facebook user, Adeleke Rachel Tioluwani has reportedly committed suicide 11 months after writing about "depression and suicide".  Friends who took to social media to mourn the deceased, disclosed that she was facing lots of challenges which pushed her into depression and suicide.  It was gathered that before her death, "Tioluwani who was in psychological pain and had no father-figure in her life, was practically nursing and taking care of her mum, self-sponsoring her schooling with virtually no assistance from anywhere." Tayo Fasuan wrote;  A Tribute to Adeleke Rachel Tioluwani At the height of my intense pain and sadness yesterday, I snapped, and started feeling a sense of errie calmness resulting from resignation about Tolu's demise. I'm still hoping this is a bad joke though, and she came would come to say this is her own version of April Fool. But also, I hope with this post, I would be able to exorcise all the p...

A man who has been consistently putting away 1,000 and 500 Naira notes in his saving box has lost it all after fire gutted his home. Facebook user, Kelly Mark who shared photos of the burnt notes to Facebook wrote: "Please guys this is what happened to me this afternoon, I have been saving this cash for sometime now. Only to be called dat my house is on fire.  "I ran down and after putting off the fire my saving box was burnt, after opening it I found the money inside like this. Inside this Covid 19 wahala.. am confused of what to do."

Respiratory rates change based on many health and activity factors. Normal respiratory rates also differ in adults and children. The respiratory rate is the number of breaths someone takes every minute and is one of the main vital signs, along with blood pressure, pulse, and temperature. When a person inhales, oxygen enters their lungs and travels to the organs. When they exhale, carbon dioxide leaves the body. A normal respiratory rate plays a critical role in keeping the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide even. Normal respiratory range in adults Although the normal respiratory rate can vary slightly between individuals, there is a range that doctors and nurses consider usual. The normal respiratory rate for healthy adults is between 12 and 20 breaths per minute. At this breathing rate, the carbon dioxide exits the lungs at the same rate that the body produces it. Breathing rates of below 12 or above 20 can mean a disruption in normal breathing processes. Normal res...

38 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Nigeria. According to NCDC, 23 of the new cases were recorded in Kano, 5 in Gombe, 3 in Kaduna, 2 in Borno, 2 in Abia, 1 each in FCT, Sokoto and Ekiti. There are 665 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria at the moment with 22 deaths. 168 patients have been discharged after they were treated. 

People Are now picking up used nose mask, wash and resell to unsuspecting public. Re-selling used nose mask to the general public in the mist of corona virus outbreak will definitely increase the spread of the virus. Theophiluscorner implore the general public to be careful and stop buying nose mask from traffic sellers

The people of Abuja may witness  Coronavirus cases   surge in the coming weeks, as the security personnel at Gudu cemetery announced that  Abba Kyari’s  Casket has been stolen. Abba Kyari was buried at Gudu Cemetery in Abuja amidst tons of crowd, whom are now self isolating. In addition to the crowded burial and other controversies that trailed the burial since Saturday, news broke out from the cemetery that the casket has been missing. This certainly would have exposed more people to the novel coronavirus. More details later

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Sunday said it does not warehouse all the seized bags of rice at the same location. Spokesman Joseph Attah told our Abuja correspondent on the phone that the bags of rice were warehoused at Customs commands. He said the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Services, Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Farouk, could only access 40 of the 150 trucks that President Muhammadu Buhari had directed the NCS to release to her as COVID-19 palliatives, According to him, the bags of rice are also subject to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) test and certification before their release for onward distribution and consumption. Attah said the minister must have made her comments perhaps after being to just one of the so many Customs warehouses. The spokesman, however, said the minister was also quoted out context. He said: “We are to give 158 trucks and these 158 are not in one position. This is because seizur...