COVID-19: FG goes tough, slams travel ban on 100 Nigerians

Can’t leave Nigeria until June for shunning post-arrival test Buhari may decide fate of states with lukewarm attitude to protocols The Federal Government on Saturday slammed a six-month travel ban on 100 passengers who failed to undergo the compulsory COVID-19 test after their return to the country. The affected persons will not be allowed to […]

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Military airstrikes crush more terrorists’ hideouts, eliminate scores

The Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has knocked down more terrorists’ hideouts, killing scores in two locations in Borno, according to the Defence Headquarters. Declaring this in a statement on Sunday, the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche said the attacks were conducted on Saturday at Kote Kura and Bulama Isamari communities […]

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Let’s resolve to crush COVID-19, CLO tasks Nigerians

The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has urged Nigerians to strive towards fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, ravaging all sectors of the country in 2021. Its Chairman in Anambra, Mr Vincent Ezekwueme, made the call in Enugu on Sunday on areas Nigerians needed to focus on in 2021. He called on Nigerians to use the New Year […]

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80 hearty cheers to Bajowa and his radio station

By Martins Oloja There are indeed some issues in one’s life time, which neither time nor event can obliterate from one’s memory. I have seen a lot of these events as a journalist, especially in and around Abuja our nation’s almost 45 years old capital. I have been writing about diverse people, places and events […]

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Eriye Onagoruwa: Women have mastered the art of putting up a smile to hide challenges

Eriye Onagoruwa is a creative writer, author, lawyer and financial literacy expert. She is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Nigeria branch). Her passion for women’s causes, especially financial literacy and investment, is the pedestal upon which she addresses some of the largest and most influential women clusters in Nigeria and across […]

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Nigerians defy COVID-19 protocols at New Year celebrations

Picnickers at Olumo Rock in Abeokuta, Ogun State during New Year holiday…yesterday. Photo: Femi Adebesin-Kuti Huge Attendance At Crossover Services Street Parties Amid Curfew Worshipers Express Fear, Say Gatherings Unsafe Taskforce Rates Churches High On COVID-19 Protocols In FCT It was an unusual cross-over night in the country, as Nigerians bid 2020 goodbye with uncommon […]

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FG approves replacement policy on phone SIM for Nigerians

The Federal Government has approved a replacement policy for subscribers whose Subscribers Identification Module (SIM) may have been lost, stolen, misplaced or damaged. Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and Mr Kayode Adegoke of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), jointly made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. […]

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Obasanjo: God spares my life from COVID-19 to serve

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday, asked Nigerians who survived COVID-19 and witness the New Year to thank God for His mercies. He said he knew the reason God spared his life to witness the New Year despite the turbulence and challenges posed to humanity in 2020 by COVID-19 pandemic. According to the ex-president, he […]

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