Gunmen have kidnapped four persons, including a captain of the Nigerian Army, D. Gana, along the Kabba-Auga-Akoko expressway in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State. The army captain and others, abducted on Tuesday, were said to be travelling from Abuja when they ran into the ambush laid by the kidnappers. Spokesman of the […]
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By Lanre Idowu Continued from yesterdaySocial or Physical Distancing: How realistic is it in our large, high-density neighbourhoods? Rather than mimic what obtains elsewhere, we can direct our reporting on different neighbourhoods to convey the reality of life there, interview the members on their understanding of the concept, analyse the findings in a way to stimulate […]
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Nigeria has recorded 184 new cases of the Coronavirus across various states of the country. Announcing via its official Twitter handle on Wednesday night, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated that 51 new cases were recorded in Lagos, 16 each in Bauchi and Katsina States, 23 in Jigawa State, 14 in Kano State, […]
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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed June 2, for its governorship primary in Edo State, ahead of the September 19 poll. Southsouth Bureau Chief, Bisi Olaniyi writes on the intrigues and power play. The people of Edo State are politically conscious. The September 19 governorship election will be a battle between the candidates […]
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By Kayode Okunade The pandemic disease, COVID-19, has helped in the disruption of economic, social, political, educational, agricultural and other notable events which has eventually strangulated people in all spheres of life in the global community. In this wise, what this has portend for the people is the inability of the people to go about […]
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The new Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, has said his primary allegiance would be to President Muhammadu Buhari and not the public. The Chief of staff stated this on Wednesday when he spoke briefly to State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa. He started out by thanking President Buhari for deeming […]
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By Labaran Yusuf With the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country and the wild conspiracy theories accompanying it, I am always forced to reiterate this simple fact: COVID-19 is real, and it does not discriminate between the rich and the poor nor between a northerner and southerner. It’s a disease that does not respect […]
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By Alifia Sunday Perhaps nothing would be a lesson to us if it didn’t come too late – George Elliot. The world must applaud Madagascar, the tiny country of 27.5 million people. The government of this country supports and promote research including their own local products. I think Nigeria should learn from the country that until you […]
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Expect no change in government, Balarabe Musa warns Nigerians Emir of Ilorin commends Buhari for ‘appointment’ Barring any last-minute change, President Muhammadu Buhari may officially appoint Prof. Ibrahim Agboola Gambari as his new Chief of Staff (CoS) today. The appointment will fill the space created by the death of Abba Kyari on April 17, 2020 […]
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Faced with unabated influx of migrants from other parts of the country into the Sunshine state, Ondo state government has directed that all interstate motor parks across the state must henceforth be under lock and key. This directive was given as the activities of interstate commercial drivers were circumventing the efforts of the state government […]
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