President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday extended the lockdown in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states for another 14 days in an effort to check the worrisome spread of the rampaging COVID-19 in the country. Lagos, the nation’s commercial capital; its neighbouring Ogun State; and Abuja, Nigeria’s political capital, otherwise designated Federal Capital Territory, FCT, are the […]
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Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has denied sponsoring the crisis currently rocking the Unity Forum of the All Progressives Congress in the State. He said he is more focused on delivering good governance to the people and preparing for the primary rather than dissipating energy trying to create problem in the Unity Forum. Members of […]
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Vigilantes harass motorists Residents of Agege have cried to the state government and security agencies to rescue them from hoodlums unleashing mayhem in the area. Tension started in the area over the weekend following attacks by suspected cultists who went from street-to-street robbing and raping innocent residents. The attacks in Agege were spillover of last […]
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By Richard Akinnola When General Murtala Mohammed took over as the military Head of State on July 29, 1975, one of his main tasks was to probe cases of corruption in the overthrown General Yakubu Gowon’s regime. He subsequently, on September 16, 1975, set up a Federal Assets Investigation Panel, a panel with indicted ten […]
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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has called for the re-opening of worship centres in the face of the coronavirus disease. The Christian body expressed concern over the shutdown of churches as part of measures to checkmate the spread of the global disease. The CAN in the South-East came up to say that the Church […]
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15 firms race for cure, may okay drugs by June No positive result is absolute, expert warns How coronavirus is impeding fight against other diseases The World Health Organisation at the weekend warned against easing restrictions on social distancing too early. “WHO wants to see restrictions lifted as much as anyone. At the same time, […]
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Osun State Government has announced the commencement of School-on-air for primary and secondary school students and pupils of the State. In a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Jamiu Olawumi on Monday, government stated that the on-air education programme is to complement teaching and learning in the state. Jamiu said […]
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DisCos back move, GenCos yet to decide 90% Nigerians may miss out in the scheme A Bill announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, with the intent of waiving the payment of electricity bill worth N104 billion for consumers for two months has become a source of confusion among stakeholders in […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari will at 7 pm broadcast to the nation as the stay-at-home directive caused by the coronavirus outbreak expires on Monday. This is coming amidst concerns of the general economic downturn as citizens continue to lament the lockdown on the advice of the Presidential task force to monitor the development of COVID- 19 […]
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With global case currently put at 1.39 million and 101,000 deaths, Coronavirus is arguably the biggest challenge facing humanity today. In December 2019, a cluster of pneumonia cases from an unknown virus surfaced in Wuhan, China. Based on initial laboratory findings, the disease named Coronavirus disease 2019 (abbreviated as COVID-19), was described as an infectious […]
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