Edo: Malami directs IGP to provide security for 17 lawmakers

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, is seeking police protection for the 17 All Progressives Congress (APC) members of the Edo State House of Assembly. He has directed the police authorities to provide the lawmakers with security, following a petition from their counsel as the political situation in the […]

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AGF directive to Police IG on Edo assembly crisis illegal -PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the directive by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, to provide security for certain individuals “parading” as members-elect of the Edo State House of Assembly is unconstitutional. Malami had, in a letter dated August 5, 2020, […]

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PDP, Wike warn against plot to remove Obaseki

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has warned that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would resist every attempt to unlawfully remove Governor Godwin Obaseki from office or rig the September 19 governorship election in Edo State. This is as the Edo State Chapter of the PDP, called on the police to arrest any person or group […]

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87 stranded Nigerians arrive from Sudan

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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Akeredolu did not bribe me – Odimayo

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 […]

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COVID-19: World Bank approves $114.28m for Nigeria

The 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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Africa records over one million coronavirus cases, 21,724 deaths

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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Schools, bars, cinemas, nightclubs remain shut – FG

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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