APC places N22.5m fee on guber aspirants in Edo, Ondo

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says all governorship aspirants in Edo and Ondo State will pay N22.5 million as part of the requirements for contesting in the states’ governorship elections on Sept. 19 and Oct. 10. In a timetable released in Abuja on Wednesday, APC National Organising Secretary Emma Ibediro said that the party would […]

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Lagos to start home treatment for ‘mild’ coronavirus patients

Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced its plans to start managing coronavirus patients with mild symptoms at their respective homes. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, announced the move in a statement on Wednesday. The commissioner said only infected persons with severe symptoms of COVID-19 would be admitted to isolation centres in the state […]

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Ebonyi won’t welcome Almajirai – Umahi

Almajirai are not welcomed in Ebonyi, Governor David Umahi has declared. Speaking on reports of Almajirai being smuggled into the Southeast after expulsion from some Northern states in wake of the rampaging coronavirus, the Governor said they won’t be entertained in any part of the state. While acknowledging the Northern Governors for their cooperation on […]

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Lagos doctors down tools over police harassment

The Lagos State Branch of the Nigerian Medical Association(NMA) has directed its members to embark on an indefinite industrial action over alleged harassment by security agents. Lagos NMA Chairman, Dr Saliu Oseni and Secretary Dr Ramon Moronkola, issued the stay-at-home directive on Wednesday. Security agents were accused of stopping essential workers, including journalists and medical […]

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Court fixes June 2 for Orji Kalu’s application seeking release from prison

A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed June 2 to hear an application filed by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, seeking his release from prison. The motion on notice will be heard by Justice Mohammed Liman. Kalu is currently serving a 12 years jail term at the Correctional Service Centre in Kuje, Abuja for allegedly […]

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Senate asks FG to suspend electricity tariff increase

• Wants power sector privatization reversed• Seeks expansion of move against bandits, others• Urges completion of Ajaokuta Steel projects• Lawmakers amend local content law• Plan agency to boost food security “Our committee needs to investigate the trillions spent in the power sector. That is a lot of money. Try and find out what has happened […]

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WHO faces virus probe after Trump threat

This handout image provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 19, 2020, shows World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reacting at the closing session of the World Health Assembly virtual meeting from the WHO headquarters in Geneva, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus. The World Health Organization concluded its […]

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Four suspected ritualists arrested with human parts in Ogun

Men of the Social Orientation and Safety Corps Agency (So-Safe Corps), a security arm of Ogun State government, have arrested four suspected ritualists caught with a fresh pair of human arms at the Idiroko border area of the state. The suspects are Dosu Mathew, aged 32, a Republic of Benin national; John Feyisetan, aged 47; […]

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