New research from Singapore published Wednesday showed that patients with the novel coronavirus extensively contaminate their bedrooms and bathrooms, underscoring the need to routinely clean high-touch surfaces, basins and toilet bowls. On the other hand, the virus was killed by twice-a-day cleaning of surfaces and daily cleaning of floors with a commonly used disinfectant, which … Continue reading Research shows coronavirus lingers in bathrooms, toilets →

The police in Edo State and men of the Igarra Vigilante Group on Tuesday night stormed the Ihievbe-Ago mountainous forest of Akoko Edo and rescued four lecturers and 11 students of the Geology Department of the University of Benin, who were abducted by gunmen earlier in the day. A source said the kidnappers rounded up … Continue reading Police, vigilantes rescue kidnapped UNIBEN lecturers, students →

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, arraigned a couple, Oladeji and Omotayo Henry, before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja for an alleged N555.82m fraud. The couple were arraigned alongside their company, Built Global Concepts, on seven counts bordering on conspiracy and stealing. The EFCC alleged that the couple, sometime … Continue reading EFCC arraigns couple for N555m fraud →

Dele Ogunyemi, Warri Two riot policemen from the Mopol 41 in Gombe State, were on Wednesday shot dead by gunmen at a popular nightclub, the Club 316, by the Old Ekete junction in the Udu Local Government Area of Delta State. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, also left a civilian … Continue reading Gunmen kill two policemen, one other at Delta nightclub →

Two suspects dealing in arms and ammunition, Dung Rwang and Dachollum Yohanna, have been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency with 1,360 rounds of live ammunition. The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Bauchi State Command of the NDLEA on patrol along the Bauchi-Jos Road. PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspects had boarded … Continue reading NDLEA arrests arms dealers selling ammunition for N500 →

Hip-hop artiste, Azeez Fashola, alias Naira Marley, has opposed the move by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to tender in evidence a Digital Versatile Disc said to contain the analysis of the content of his mobile phone. The EFCC attempted to tender the DVD last Friday before the Federal High Court in Lagos where … Continue reading Naira Marley tackles EFCC over phone content →

An Ado Ekiti High Court has sentenced a middle-aged man, Isa Abdulkareem, to death by hanging for armed robbery. Justice Mosunmola Abodunde, while delivering the judgment on Friday, held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubts and consequently found the defendant guilty as charged. During the trial, the prosecutor from the state Ministry … Continue reading Man to die by hanging for phone theft in Ekiti →

Daud Olatunji, Abeokuta   Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested one Ejike Okata, the suspected killer of his neighbour, at a motor park in Ijebu-Ode. Okata, 27, who hails from Onueke in the Eza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, was arrested 48 hours after he allegedly killed his 50-year-old neighbour, … Continue reading Man kills neighbour, arrested at Ogun motor park →

A man, Kazeem Mustapha, has been arrested by the police in Lagos for killing one Afeez Oluwole, an apprentice, over a misunderstanding of N500. According to spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Bala Elkana, the apprentice was stabbed with a bottle, leading to his eventual death. The victim’s boss, Rafiu Dauda, reported the incident … Continue reading Man Kills Apprentice Over N500 →

Knowing what to do during an emergency can save human lives. If one knows how to do cardiopulmonary resuscitation of people, for example, it will go a long way in averting sudden death. The aim of resuscitation is to help the failing heart come back to life or to keep it functioning while waiting for … Continue reading Knowledge of basic life support →