Author: Funke Busari

Kano state government on Sunday acknowledged recent deaths in Kano, promising that the state Government is on top of the situation, as Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has already directed the state Ministry of Health to conduct a thorough investigation into the immediate and remote causes of the deaths. In a statement made available to journalists in Kano, the state Commissioner of Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, said although investigation into the cause of the deaths is still ongoing, preliminary report from the state Ministry of Health indicated that the deaths are not connected to the COVID-19 pandemic. He added that reports…

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Funke Busari There may be an explosion of COVID-19 in Ondo State as one of the suspected killers of Pa Fasoranti’s Daugther Funke Olakunrin has tested positive for Coronavirus. This might have put many government and security officials who had contact with him at risk. The State Governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu who announced the new case said the Commissioner of Police, CP Undie Adie has been dully informed. He stated further that the line tracing of police officers and others in the SARs facility where he was kept has started and their specimens are being collected. According to him, the…

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News reaching CASEFILE is that 10 more patient has fully recovered having tested negative to Coronavirus. This is according to the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Gov. Sanwo-Olu who is also the Incident Commander informed Lagosians on Friday “I am happy to inform you that 10 more #COVID19 patients; 3 females and 7 males including 3 foreign nationals, 2 Indians and 1 Filipino have been discharged from our isolation facilities at Yaba and Onikan to reunite with the society. The patients, 3 from Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba and 7 from Onikan Isolation Centre were discharged today having…

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The National Judicial Council, NJC, has recommended the immediate compulsory retirement of Acting President of the Customary Court of Appeal Imo State, Chukwuma Francis Abosi and a judge of the Bauchi State High Court, Aliyu Musa Liman for engaging in age falsification and withholding of judgement respectively. This information is contained in a statement by NJC through its spokesman, Soji Oye. Abosi was said to have altered his date of birth from 1950 to 1958 to beat his actual retirement year of 2015 when he originally attained the mandatory retirement age of 65 years. While Liman was said to have…

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Funke Busari Two members of a kidnap syndicate are now in police custody for allegedly threatening to kidnap one Alhaji Lawal Muduru, of Keraw Quarters Katsina in Katsina State.  The duo of Jarahu Salisu, 24 years and Yusuf Ibrahim, 19 years both of Muduru village, Mani LGA of Katsina State were arrested by officers of the Katsina State Police Command. Their arrest was sequel to a complaint by one Alhaji Lawal Muduru, that some persons were sending threat messages to him, asking him to deposit the sum of N10,000,000 money behind Mallam Niga filling station or risk being kidnapped.  According…

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There is a mystery over the death of a maid, Joy Okom Adole in Bariga area of Lagos. The deceased who worked for one Mrs. Nene Steve her employer was found dead hanged with rope and her employer in a report to the Police claimed she committed suicide. But the Lagos State Police Command through its Lagos State Police Public Relation Officer, DSP Bala Elkana said upon critical evaluation of the scenario, foul play was suspected. According to him bruises synonymous with torture was noticed in the deceased body. The Police Spokesperson, DSP Elkana said that the woman and her…

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The Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has now tested negative to COVID-19. He had announced earlier that he was on self-isolation as required by the case management guidelines of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC for someone not showing symptoms after testing positive to Coronavirus disease. According to a video on Facebook posted on Wednesday, Mallam El-Rufai said he is now delighted to report that after nearly four weeks of observing a strict medical regime, he has recovered from COVID-19. “I have now received the all-clear after two consecutive negative test results. My family not only…

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The General Overseer of Resurrection Praise Ministries for Africa, Bishop Samson Mustapha Benjamin alias “Jehovah Sharp Sharp” has been dragged before a Lagos Magistrate Court for violating lockdown order by the Lagos State Government. The clergyman was docked alongside Jerry Abel and Johnson Benjamin. The trio were arraigned before Magistrate Yewande Oshin at Court 1, Igbosere on Wednesday for allegedly leading about 100 persons to the Chinese Embassy in Victoria Island to protest the ill-treatment of Nigerians in China. According to the Director of Public prosecution, Dr. Jide Martins, they were brought before the court on a three count charge bordering on…

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Former Commissioner of Police CP Dan Nkem Okoro (Rtd) has been appointed by Governor of Imo State Senator Hope Uzodinma as his Special Adviser on Security. Sources revealed that the governor considered CP Okoro for the plum job after studying his profile and records of his service in the Nigeria Police Force. CP Okoro is expected to assist Uzodinma in fine-tuning policies and programmes that would help in strengthening security in the tourists state. Okoro would also bring his long years of experience in intelligence to bear and help the governor check violent crimes, kidnapping and other crimes peculiar to…

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The International Press Centre has expressed displeasure over the arrest of Vanguard Correspondent in Ebonyi State, Mr. Peter Okutu. This stance was made known by Mr. Lanre Arogundade, Executive Director IPC in a statement on Tuesday. Mr. Okutu was reportedly arrested on the orders of a local government Chairman in Ebonyi state. Arogundade had noted that the arrest of the journalist is another unbecoming act of executive lawlessness. Noting further, Arogunddade stated, “By ordering security operatives to arrest the journalist, the concerned Chairman of Ohaukwu Local Government Council of the state, Mr. Clement Odah, violated the right of Mr. Okutu…

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