By Adedara Oduguwa Many in this generation might not be well familiar with the name, but for those born in the 50s, 60s, 70s and early 80s, Hubert Adedeji Ogunde was a colossus whose many works of art queries government officers’ malfeasance. He was jailed several times for standing on the part of his employer – […]
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The Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has warned that about 1.5 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Borno camps and host communities may contract Coronavirus. The Doctors without Borders raised the alarm, yesterday, in a statement by Scot Hamilton, Borno’s Communication Manager. It read: “In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, malaria, malnutrition and water-borne diseases […]
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Crisis is currently rocking the Unity Forum, one of the political groups within the Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) seeking to unseat Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN. The forum, headed by a former Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ali Olanusi had in March set up a seven-man Ad hoc committee headed by Senator Yele […]
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US President Donald Trump warned Americans to brace for a “very horrendous” number of coronavirus deaths in the coming days, ahead of a rare speech by Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday aimed at rallying hard-hit Britain. Global deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic have soared past 60,000, with Europe continuing to bear the brunt of the […]
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Nigeria’s leading opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on the National Assembly to scrutinise the overall profile of the N500 billion proposed by the Federal Government as intervention fund against COVID-19. It said in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, on Saturday in Abuja, that the call was […]
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Former Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, His Eminence, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie has described the Coronavirus pandemic as a blessing in disguise, as it has exposed Nigeria as a country where quality of leadership is of low grade. He stated this yesterday, saying that the outbreak of COVID-19 had been a dangerous, yet revelatory moment in […]
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For the female talking drummer, Aralola Olamuyiwa, popularly called Ara, Nigerians, and indeed, Africans, must not see their culture as inferior. She said they should instead hold it in high esteem. The lady, who spoke after her performance at the second edition of I Love My Culture, which held at the Alliance Francaise, Lagos, said, “I am passionate […]
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Lawan Faults Sharing Of N20,000 Largesse, Wants SIP Redefined COVID-19 Patient’s Death Creates Tension At LUTH, Relatives, Friends, Health Workers At Risk Progressive Governors Urge Adherence To Social Distancing, Other Preventive Measures Why Positive Cases May Hit 5, 000 Before End Of April The Federal Government, yesterday, asked the National Assembly to approve the establishment […]
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The Federal Government’s monthly plan to implement and re-activate a pricing template for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol set in May 11, 2016, might disrupt the current stability enjoyed in the downstream sector, as the inability of marketers to immediately align with set prices could result in product scarcity and resumption of […]
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FTCA), has designated the Asokoro District Hospital as a quarantine facility to prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. The facility was designed for isolation of persons who had contacts with those infected with Coronavirus disease. To this end, the hospital on Saturday began to suspend its Out Patient Department (OPD) […]
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