Violence broke out at Oregbeni market in the Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State on Thursday as protesting buyers pounced on sellers of garri in the market. They beat and forced them to reduce the cost of garri which had been increased by over one hundred per cent above […]
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A doctor treating COVID-19 patients at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo State, has contracted the disease, the President of the National Association of Resident Doctors, Dr Aliyu Sokomba, has said. The NARD President said this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme monitored by our correspondent on Thursday. Sokomba said […]
There was tension in Abudu community, the headquarters of Orhionmwon local government area on Monday following accusations that the Odionwere (village head), Pa, Sunday Izekor, sexually assaulted a Junior Secondary School (JSS) class two student, simply identified as Gift. Pa Izekor, 82, was said to have sexually abused the teenage […]
The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 11 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria, bringing the number of cases in Nigeria to 81. This was made known via a tweet on it’s official Twitter handle @NCDCgov. NCDC revealed that there are 8 new cases in Lagos, 2 in […]
The Speaker of the Edo state House of Assembly, Frank Okiye, has tested positive to Coronavirus. This was confirmed by the Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, on Wednesday while briefing journalists. He said the state is taking measures to tackle further spread of the virus in the state. The Nation
