1. [COVID-19] NCDC Records 444 Fresh Cases, 7 Deaths
The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 194,088 COVID-19 cases.
2. COVID-19: How Delta Strain Penetrated Elementary Classroom
An unvaccinated elementary schoolteacher infected with the highly contagious delta variant spread the virus to half of the students in a classroom, seeding an outbreak that eventually infected 26 people, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
3. JUST IN: FG Orders Shut Down Of Mobile Phone Services In Zamfara
EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Federal Government (FG) has ordered all telecom operators to shut down their networks in Zamfara State.
4. Breaking News: FRSC Announces Motorists Risks Six Months In Jail
EkohotBlog reports that the Federal Road Safety Corps says it remains illegal to receive or make telephone calls while driving, regardless of any wireless gadget used for such communication.
5. Lawmakers Can’t Return to Constituencies For Voting In Support of Cannabis
EkohotBlog reports that the chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa, has expressed members of the National Assembly who voted in support of the legalization of cannabis in Nigeria dare not return to their constituencies.
6. DPR Seals Scores Of Gas Plants In Lagos
EKOHOTBLOG reports that no fewer than 59 illegal cooking gas plants have been sealed off by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Lagos Zone, from January to June 2021.
7. Seven-Up At Risk Of Lagos Govt Clampdown, Commissioner Warns
Soft Drinks Manufacturer, Seven-up Bottling Company (SBC) Limited could be severely penalized in coming days if the company does not curb its activities that constitute “environment and traffic nuisance”, according to Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello.
8. Amotekun Arrest Three Herders, Seizes 40 Cows For Violating Anti-Open Grazing Law In Ondo
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, known as Amotekun Corps has arrested three herders for flouting the anti-open grazing law in the state.
9. JUST IN: Gunmen Kidnap Secretary To Katsina State Government’s Brother
EKOHOTBLOG reports that Kabir Muhammad Inuwa, a brother to the Secretary to the Katsina State Government (SSG), Mustapha Inuwa, has been abducted by unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits.
10. Nigerian Hacker Who Stole Covid Benefits Jailed In US
A Nigerian hacker, Bamidele Muraina, has been jailed in the United States for hacking into tax preparation firms and filing fraudulent unemployment benefit claims and tax returns using stolen personally identifiable information.
11. Ministers Sack: Buhari Did Great, He Should Sack Others – APC Chieftain
EkohotBlog reports that with the sack of two ministers, reactions continue to trail the removal of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Sabo Nanono and his Power counterpart, Mr. Sale Mamman; a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Garus Gololo, has charged the President; Muhammadu Buhari to sack other cabinet Ministers.
12. How Five-Year-Old Boy Drowned In A Well
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of a five-year-old boy, Yusha’u Usman, after falling inside a well at Zangon Dinya in Bagwai Local Government Area of Kano state.
13. Breaking News: Putin Expresses Hope On The Taliban
EkohotBlog reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed that he hopes the Taliban will behave in a “civilized” manner in Afghanistan to enable the global community can maintain diplomatic ties with Kabul.
14. Women Protest In Kabul Afghanistan Over Taliban’s Cruelty
Women rights activists in Afghanistan took part in a demonstration in Kabul calling for equal rights and full participation in political life.
15. BBNaija Season 6: Organizers To Carry Out ‘Kingsize Eviction’
The organizers of BBNaija Shine Ya Eye organizers have tagged this Sunday live show as ‘Kingsize Eviction’.
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