A yet-to-be-identified woman has been confirmed dead after jumping into the lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State. It was learnt from a statement by the Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Friday that the incident occurred on Thursday around 4pm near the University of Lagos waterfront. According to him, this…
The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old woman, Rukayyah Amadu, for allegedly killing her co-wife, Asiyah Amadu, 30, by pouring hot water on her. According to the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Shi’isu Adam, in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, the incident occurred on…
The Rivers State House of Assembly has adjourned its sittings indefinitely. The decision to adjourn legislative duties indefinitely was reached during plenary, presided over by the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, in Port Harcourt on Friday. The development comes hours after the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, wrote to the Speaker, informing him of his intention to visit…
An Abuja Chief Magistrate Court sitting at Wuse Zone 6, on Thursday, issued a bench warrant for the arrest of controversial social media activist, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, VDM. The arrest order followed a criminal defamation case that was brought before the court by a renowned female gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo. In his…
The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke on Wednesday presented eyeglasses and drugs to 42,000 pupils with visual impairments in public primary and secondary schools across the state under the Imole School Eye Health Programme. The Governor also distributed multi-million naira worth of medical equipment acquired through the Osun Health Insurance Agency (OSHIA) for…
A man in Tennessee, United States, was accidentally shot by his dog after the pet got its paw stuck in the trigger of a gun, in what police have described as an unusual but accidental incident. Jerald Kirkwood, a resident of Memphis, told police that he and a woman were lying in bed with a…
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has said no fewer than forty-two thousand (42,000) pupils and Students of both Public Primary and Secondary Schools have received corrective eyeglasses free of charge so as to aid them in achieving their goals and aspirations which could have been cut short due to eye problems of various degrees….
The police command in Lagos State on Wednesday exhumed the body of a 28-year-old graduate of Lagos State University (LASU), Mr Adedamola Ogunbode. The corpse was buried in a shallow grave behind the LASU fence in its Ojo Campus. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deceased, a Political Science Education graduate, had…
Taking care of the eye seems to be an activity that is mostly overlooked According to Abrams Eye Institute, many people overlook maintaining their eye health until problems arise. Also, an eye health blog, Bright Eyes Optometry, noted that many individuals prioritised maintaining excellent physical health. Yet, they do not consider how their daily activities…
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to immediately launch a nationwide diphtheria vaccination campaign in schools to curb the spread of the deadly bacterial infection. The lawmakers’ resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by the House spokesman, Akin Rotimi, during plenary on Wednesday. The motion,…
