50 die of strange disease, Kogi assembly cries for help

Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello Kogi State House of Assembly has made a distress call on State and Federal Ministries of Health to unravel the cause of a strange disease which has killed 50 persons in Olamaboro Local Government Area of the state. The House made the call at Tuesday’s plenary sitting in Lokoja following […]

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I left because PDP failed Igbo people – Umahi

Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi on Tuesday said he defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC), because the PDP his former party allegedly failed the people of the Southeast. He said he had no regrets defecting from the party, adding that it was based on his conviction and avowed […]

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Trump fires US election security official who rejected fraud claims

United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the government’s top election security official, who had rejected the president’s claims of “massive” fraud in the vote he reportedly lost to Joe Biden. He announced on Twitter the termination “effective immediately” of Chris Krebs, who led the agency that jointly declared “the November 3rd election was […]

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Security Council talks tough on #EndSARS protest

Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Abayomi Olonisakin (left); Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas and Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Tukur Buratai during a security meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja … yesterday. Vows to tackle insecurity nationwide Resolves to empower police against crime Rep asks Malami to apologise for absolving soldiers, […]

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Nigerians groan under punitive data cost

The liberalisation of the telecoms space has transformed the national economy. Its infrastructure have become enablers to other sectors thus breaking barriers to budiness. Lucas Ajanaku however, reports that punitive data cost has become a pain in the groins of subscribers. Few years ago, when Praise Jadesola, a student, got her mobile line, little did she […]

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We’ll support party that gives Igbo 2023 presidential ticket, Ohanaeze tells PDP, APC

Apex Igbo socio-cultural Organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, says their people would only support any political party that cedes the 2023 presidential slot to the zone The group further says any person or party planning to give Ndigbo the Vice presidential position in 2023 should forget it. President of Ohanaeze in Anambra State and a member of […]

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I won’t allow repeat of #EndSARS protest – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to do everything possible to ensure that youth protests such as the #EndSARS did not happen in the country again. Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi disclosed this yesterday to State House Correspondents after the quarterly meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) presided over by President Buhari at the […]

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Umahi left PDP for personal reasons — Ologbondiyan

National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Kola Ologbondiyan, says Nigerians will, “at the fullness of time”, know why Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, left the party. Stating this on Tuesday night via his Twitter handle, he wrote, “The PDP says that the Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. Dave Umahi left our party for […]

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Lagos shuts 16 health facilities for quackery, others

Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Lagos State Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency has shut 16 health facilities across the state for quackery and non-compliance with other regulatory standards The agency’s Executive Secretary, Dr. Abiola Idowu, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. The statement quoted Idowu as saying this in Ikeja while reviewing the activities […]

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