Eighty seven Nigerians stranded in Sudan arrived the country via Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Air Sudan on Saturday. Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) in their official Twitter handle @nidcom_gov, stated that the evacuees arrived in the morning of August 8. It said that: “All Evacuees will proceed on a 14 days self […]
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By Banji Ayoola A former governorship aspirant on the All Progressives Congress, APC platform, Prince Jimi Odimayo, has debunked the allegation that Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu bribed him before stepping down for him in the party’s primary of July 20. The governor eventually emerged winner of the primary as APC candidate in the coming […]
Continue ReadingThe World Bank has approved $114.28 million financing to help Nigeria prevent, detect and respond to the threat posed by COVID-19 with specific focus on state level responses. According to a statement from the bank on Friday, the amount includes $100 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) and $14.28 million grant from the […]
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Coronavirus has now infected more than a million people in Africa, but hopes that the pandemic may be peaking in some countries are also leavened by fear of a second wave. Nations across the continent have recorded 1,000,054 infections and at least 21,724 deaths, accounting for around five percent of global cases, according to an […]
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By Femi Adesina There’s this hilarious video that went viral recently. A boy had offended his mother, and was about to get a beating. Tearfully, even before he got whipped, the boy tried to plead his way out. As the mother told him to stretch forth his palm to be caned, he entreated: “Mummy, it […]
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The Federal Government has declared that daycare centres and educational institutions from primary to tertiary levels must remain shut to contain the coronavirus pandemic. It also said bars, cinemas, gyms and nightclubs must also not open yet. The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu, stated this during its briefing […]
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Gboyega Akosile, Chief Press Secretary to Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his wife have now recovered from COVID-19 after one month. in isolation. He gave an explicit narration of his experience from how he contracted the virus down to the survival. Read below his full account: “Thank God I am back at my duty post! […]
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A team of policemen stand in front of Edo State Assembly on Thursday, August 6, 2020. Phoyo: Twitter/PDP The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, to immediately stop what it called the invasion and attempt to forceful takeover the Edo state House of Assembly by illegal security operatives. […]
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Members of #RevolutionNow during their peaceful protest in commemoration of first anniversary of the group, in Lagos…yesterday. Photo: Ayodele Adeniran- Police arrest, detain, charge activists Defiant group holds rally in Abuja, wants 1999 Constitution scrapped We’re back to Abacha days, says Deji Adeyanju SERAP wants arrests probed Agba Jalingo, other detainees released in Lagos Nigeria […]
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INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has warned political parties and candidates participating in the September 19 Edo and October 10 Ondo governorship elections that the polls have strict constitutional and statutory timelines that should not be derailed. It insisted that any act of violence can disrupt the election timelines […]
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