NCDC alerts to a sharp rise in cases, deaths Laments declining testing in northern states Discloses N100m for an action plan Medical experts have warned that Nigeria would likely record frightening figures in COVID-19. A major reason for a second wave is predicated largely on the fact most people have abandoned safety precautions in the […]
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Founder of Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), has said that President Muhammadu Buhari was misled not to appear before the National Assembly to explain his government’s efforts in addressing the worsening security situation in the country. He spoke at the weekend in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, after being honoured by […]
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There was fury on the streets of Katsina yesterday as residents protested the kidnapping of hundreds of Government Science Secondary School (GSSS) students in the Kankara Local Government Area of the state. Gunmen, suspected to be terrorists had, on Friday night, attacked the school, shot a policeman in the leg, and took away the students […]
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Tunde Odesola In the beginning. They were the sons of rebellion. Rebellion fertilised by years of tragic neglect. Neglect that prizes cow life far above human lives. Human lives wasted daily without a war in sight. So, the heirs of terror turned against the land and her inhabitants. Pinheads turned into warheads. Insanity cages sanity, […]
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As part of activities marking the commencement of the 2020/21 new legal year, the Supreme Court, on Monday, conferred the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) on 72 legal practitioners. A Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Bode Rhodes-Vuvour, who performed the activity on behalf of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim […]
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Sonala Olumhense On Thursday, Justice Sylvanus Nsofor, Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States, died at 85. I condole with his family. He was a well-educated lawyer who attracted the attention of the then retired Gen Muhammadu Buhari in 2003 when he delivered a favourable minority judgment in the presidential candidate’s election appeal. When Buhari finally […]
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The Olowu of Kuta in Ayedire Local Government area of Osun state, Oba Adekunle Oyelude Makama has called on soldiers of the Nigerian army not to be demoralised by Friday’s statement of the International Criminal Court (ICC) which suggested that Nigeria’s fighting forces committed war crimes in the fight against Boko Haram. The Oba who […]
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State, has mourned the passage of the passage of the Chairman of the state’s Mulsim Welfare Board, Alhaji Khaleel Fawehinmi A statement today by the party’s Director of Publicity, Mr Steve Otaloro, said: “We received with heavy heart the demise of Alhaji Khaleel Fawehinmi, Chairman, Ondo State Mulsim […]
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By Martins Oloja Our 469 National Assembly members don’t care a hoot about their image. They would like to be addressed as Honourable Members and Distinguished Senators. But they don’t know about what it means to be prominent without being honourable and significant. They don’t know about the weight of their responsibility to the 206 million […]
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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has gone into self-isolation, the state government said on Friday. This was contained in a statement titled ‘Sanwo-Olu goes into self-isolation’ by the state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi. He said one of the close aides to Sanwo-Olu tested positive for coronavirus, necessitating the governor to isolate. However, […]
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