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Coronavirus: NNPC donates ambulance, medical kits to Kano

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has donated an ambulance and other medical consumables to Kano State Government to prevent…
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Akerele: The ‘poli-trics’ of Obaseki’s CoS resignation

News of the resignation of the Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, Francis Taiwo Akerele, pervaded…

Sanwo-Olu sets 209 prisoners free over rising Coronavirus cases

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the release of 209 prisoners across various Correctional Centres in the state.

Whale washes ashore in Nigeria dead

A whale has been washed ashore in Bonny Island, in Rivers State. It was dead and decomposing, provoking fears of…

Lagos to hold mass burial for bodies not evacuated from morgues in two weeks

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday said the government would conduct mass burial for bodies in state mortuaries not…

An open letter to INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu

A Nigerian writes INEC chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu on why it is difficult for INEC to publish the results of…

Buhari shocked over death of Sarkin Malaman Sokoto

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of Sarkin Malaman Sokoto, Alh. Buhari Siriddawa, describing it as ”not…

Fact Check: Did Nobel laureate Tasuku Honjo say coronavirus man made?

A statement allegedly made by Professor Tasuku Honjo, Japan’s Nobel prize winning Professor of Medicine, that Coronavirus is not natural…

COVID-19: Police officer tests positive in Lagos, sneaks into Ondo

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has expressed worries over the level of porosity of the entry points to Ondo state as a…

Tinubu mourns close security aide Lateef Raheem

The National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has commiserated with the family of his Chief Security Officer, Lateef…

Lagos records another COVID-19 death

The State Ministry of Health disclosed this via Twitter on Saturday, hours after an additional 80 cases of Coronavirus were…
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Nigerian troops kill 89 bandits, rescue 5 kidnapped victims

The Defence Headquarters has disclosed that the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have killed 89 bandits, rescued five kidnapped victims…

COVID-19: I’m afraid for core Northern States – Dino Melaye

Senator Dino Melaye, on Saturday, said that he is afraid for the core Northern States of Nigeria as Coronavirus (COVID-19)…
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Son stabs mother, sets himself ablaze

The Imo State Police Command has arrested a man, Johnbosco Ejiogu, for stabbing his mother and then setting their home…

COVID-19: WHO clears air on ‘immunity passport’ for recovered patients

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said there is no evidence that people who recovered from COVID-19 cannot be re-infected.

Dangote sends Malaria warning amid Coronavirus pandemic

Aliko Dangote, Chairman of Dangote Group, an industrial conglomerate in Africa, has warned that malaria remains a huge threat despite…
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COVID-19: Appeal Court introduces e-payment for filing processes

The Court of Appeal has introduced an alternative e-payment tagged ‘the Court of Appeal REMITA (031800300100)’ for filing of court…

Lockdown: Lagos distributes relief packages to HIV patients

The Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) said it has, in collaboration with the organised private sector, distributed over 1000…

COVID-19 : South Sudan & 2 others lowest-hit nations in Africa

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, said the number of COVID-19 cases in the…

Obaseki’s aide reacts to Taiwo Akerele’s resignation

Crusoe Osagie, the Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, has reacted to the resignation…

Coronavirus battle: Aisha Buhari distributes medical items

The wife of the President of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, has donated medical items to support the fight against the spread…

Lockdown: Police officers dismissed for assaulting woman in Osun

The Nigeria Police Force on Friday said it has dismissed two officers who assaulted a woman at the Odo Ori…
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Taiwo Akerele, Obaseki’s Chief of Staff bows out

Taiwo Akerele, the Chief of Staff to Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has bowed out from his appointment.
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COVID-19: Okei-Odumakin queries Nigeria’s lockdown policy

Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, President, Centre for Change, has queried the efficacy of the lockdown policy implemented by the Nigerian government…

Private hospital shut as Ekiti buries 3rd COVID-19 patient

The remains of the third COVID-19 patient in Ekiti State have been laid to rest on Friday according to Islamic…
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FG relief rice sent to Oyo unfit for consumption

The 1800 bags of rice donated by the Federal Government to Oyo State as COVID-19 palliatives are unfit for consumption.
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Edo APC crisis: Obaseki’s Chief of Staff resigns

Mr. Taiwo Akerele, the Chief of Staff to the Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has resigned.

Gov Oyetola appoints Amitolu as DG Amotekun Corps

Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has appointed the Chairman of Police Community Relations Committee(PCRC), Comrade Amitolu Shittu, as the…

COVID-19: Okonjo-Iweala gets WHO’s appointment

Nigeria’s former finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was named by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as its Special Envoy for…

Ramadan: Lagos directs Muslims to observe prayers at home

The Lagos State Government has directed Muslims across the State to observe their Taraweeh Prayers from home during the Ramadan…