Nigeria’s COVID deaths now 2,308, infections 199,333

Nigeria has a record of 2,308 COVID-19 deaths and 199, 333 infections as at Friday August 27 across all the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory. This is according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). It reported 10 additional COVID-19 related deaths, which increased the nation’s fatalities to 2,308 […]

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Insecurity: Soyinka appeals to United Nations to intervene

Criticises Buhari Over Obsession For Open Grazing, Son’s ‘Carnival Of Wedding’ Faults NBC’s Channels TV Query, says ‘Decree 4 Has No Place In Democracy’ Urges Benin Republic To Free Sunday Igboho Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday appealed to the international community to intervene in the security challenges rocking the country as he alleged that […]

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12,000 Nigerians die yearly from fake drugs – Experts

Country loses estimated $900m annually Unchecked influx of fake drugs into Nigeria accounts for 12,000 deaths annually and an economic loss estimated at $900m, according to experts. Medical sources described counterfeit medication popularly referred to as fake drugs as powerful and deadly, adding that well organized cabals are holding the country by the jugular. It […]

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Soyinka to Benin Republic: Release Igboho to continue his journey

Nobel laureate and playwright, Prof Wole Soyinka has called on the government of the Republic of Benin to release Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, to continue his journey. He spoke with journalists in Lagos on Friday during an interactive session titled, “Sanctions on the loose: Chasing the gnat with a […]

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Yoruba Nation agitators, others threaten mass protests over grazing reserves

Yoruba Nation agitators and other self-determination proponents have threatened that there will be a “never-seen-before mass revolt” in states that give room for grazing reserves in the Southern region of the country. The agitators, under the aegis of the Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination, NINAS, made this known in a statement titled, “Governors in […]

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Obasanjo says Nigeria’ll continue to exist whatever happens

Obasanjo, Mbang and Governor Emmanuel Odom at the occasion ‘We ‘ll continue to work for unity, peace, security and progress of this country.’ Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday did not mince words about the unity and indissolubility of Nigeria when he said the country that sprawls over 923,768 km² with over 200 million people […]

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Doctors accuse govt of insincerity as strike continues

The striking doctors on Friday accused the Federal Government of alleged insincerity in addressing their demands. Besides, they flayed the ex parte injunctions and perceived misinterpretation of the ruling of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) by government, as part of their reasons for pressing ahead withcontinued the strike. On the alleged insincerity, the […]

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PDP shuts out Secondus as Akinwonmi presides over party caucus meeting

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday prevented its embattled National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, from presiding over the meeting of its National Caucus. Rather, Elder Yemi Akinwonmi, who was ratified on Thursday by the party’s Board of Trustees, BoT, as Acting National Chairman presided over the meeting in acting capacity. Members of the party’s […]

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Bandits free 90 Tegina Islamiyya pupils, 2 others

Some of the pupils at Government House Governor confirms death of one pupil, receives 90 Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, on Friday received 90 of the pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School, Tegina, in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, who were freed by the bandits on Thursday after payment of ransom by […]

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DStv, GOtv subscribers may pay more from September

Barely one year after the last subscription fee increase, there are strong indicators that Multichoice Nigeria will increase the subscription fee across all its DStv and GOtv packages from September 2021. A source close to the company revealed that subscription prices may increase by about 10% with premium package going as high N21,000, Compact Plus […]

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