Mohammed Alabed Alali, Saudi Arabia’s health ministry spokesman, addresses reporters during a press briefing about COVID-19 coronavirus disease, in the capital Riyadh on March 8, 2020 Saudi authorities on March 8 cordoned off the eastern Qatif region, a stronghold of the kingdom’s Shiite minority, in a bid to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus, the interior ministry […]
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Governors may shun meeting over ‘illegal’ procedures NWC dissociates party from emergency NEC meeting The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) appears to be taking the first step towards the resolution of the crisis rocking it. The crisis is threatening the position of the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, who was restrained by […]
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The ides of March has visited the All Progressives Congress (APC) like a thief in the night. Nigeria’s first major opposition coalition to form a government is gradually slipping into abyss unless it is saved at the last minute. The ruling party which boasted of a repeat of the 16-year record of the opposition Peoples […]
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An angry mob on Sunday damaged the SUV jeep conveying Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma But the timely intervention of security operative saved him from being being physically attacked by the angry youths at Ohaji Egbema area of the state. The youths threw stones and weapons at the governor, although none of the objects got […]
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The Police in Lagos have arrested three suspects alleged to have been responsible for the removal of a human skull from a cemetery for ritual purposes. A statement issued by DSP Bala Elkana, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos State on Sunday, said policemen from Area ‘E’ Command, Festac arrested the suspects. Elkana […]
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Despite the remarkable impact of the made-in-China Coronavirus on ‘glocal’ economy and politics and the self-inflected political virus ravaging the ruling party in Nigeria, which was expected to get to some head last night at the instance of Governors on the platform of the APC, I would like to conclude my sermon to all members […]
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Ekiti State governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has debunked reports that he is working clandestinely to prosecute his perceived 2023 presidential ambition. He said that his actions as a peacemaker and conciliator are not geared towards taking over from President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. He described as untrue, reports that he is […]
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Banknotes may be spreading the new coronavirus so people should try to use contactless payments instead, the World Health Organization has said. Customers should wash their hands after touching banknotes because infectious Covid-19 may cling to the surface for a number of days, the United Nations agency said on Tuesday. To prevent the spread of […]
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Vaccine underway as the global economy loses $50b WHO urges production of more protective items Senate laments poor preparation against the virus in Abuja Repent, seek forgiveness, JNI tells public The devastating impact of the coronavirus outbreak may make the government review its 2020 national budget of N10.95 trillion. The Minister of Finance, Budget and […]
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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiohmole, has updated President Muhammadu Buhari on the activities of the party including his purported suspension and subsequent reinstatement by separate Courts. He was on Wednesday suspended from office by an FCT High Court presided over by Justice Danlami Senchi However, a Federal High […]
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