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PPPRA assures of sufficient products amid declining global demand
From Uche Usim, Abuja Amid declining global demand of petroleum products worsened by the Novel Coronavirus outbreak, the Executive Secretary, Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), Abdulkadir Saidu, on Sunday assured Nigerians of sufficient supply of needed energy to operate optimally. The agency in a recent report indicated that the average petrol days sufficiency in
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Coronavirus: Ondo takes precautions against spread of disease
Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure The Ondo State Government has said that it has taken precautionary measures against the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease into the state. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo, who disclosed this in a statement issued in Akure, said the proximity of Lagos to Ondo called for the
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In fight against bandits, Niger hires naked priestess, local hunters
John Adams, Minna After months of unsuccessful operations by the combined efforts of the military, police and other security agents against armed banditry in Niger State, the state government has taken a radical turn with the engagement of a native spiritualist and local hunters to help fight the menace. In a first operation carried out
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Adesina wins 2019 African of the year award
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of African Development Bank (AfDB) has won 2019 African of the Year Award by African Leadership Magazine in South Africa. In a speech delivered by the publisher of the magazine, Ken Giami and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday described Adesina as Africa’s
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Sokoto to replace Almajiri system with Indonesian Pondok
Tunde Omolehin, Sokoto The Sokoto State Government is planning on adopting the Indonesian Pondok Pesantren Madrasah system of education as an alternative to the existing Almajiri system in the state. The state governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, stated this Sunday when he received the Indonesian ambassador to Nigeria, AVM Usra Hendra Harahap, during his courtesy visit
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NDDC interim committee is illegal, actions open to litigation – Falana
Senior lawyer and human rights activist Femi Falana (SAN) has spoken on the dangers of the Buhari administration flouting the law setting up the agencies of the federal government. Speaking at a lecture to mark the Third Anniversary of the administration of Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in Akure on Wednesday, February 27, Falana said
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Enugu Council Elections: Good turnout in Igbo-Eze North, markets shut
Aloysius Attah, Onitsha There was a good turn out of voters on Saturday for the local government election in most parts of Igbo-Eze North local government area monitored by Daily Sun. Materials for the election domiciled at the Enugu EzIke police division, Ogrute, were distributed to various wards in the local government around 10.30 am.
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Kanu, IPOB demands fresh governorship election in Imo
Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri As the people of Imo await the outcome of the Supreme Court review of electoral judgements regarding Governor Hope Uzodinma and former Governor Emeka Ihedioha on Monday, Igbo separatists the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned that nothing but a fresh election would be acceptable to the group. Handing down the
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Ortom sets up Emergency Response Committee on Coronavirus
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has set up Emergency Response Committee on Coronavirus (COVID-19. According to a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Terver Akase, the Committee is to proactively monitor, supervise and coordinate Benue State Government’s response to the dreaded disease. The statement added that the committee
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Ekiti PDP Congress: Party elders endorse Fayose’s choice, Bisi Kolawole as preferred candidate
Kehinde Adewole Ahead of the Congress of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, elders and stakeholders at the weekend endorsed the anointed candidate of former Governor Ayo Fayose, Chief Bisi Kolawole. Kolawole is vying for the chairmanship seat of the party in Ekiti State. He had been the Commissioner for Environment under the
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Japan’s crowdless sport: A prelude to a coronavirus-hit Games?
A line of masked spectators raises muffled cheers for elite marathon runners, and a baseball bat’s thud on a ball echoes around a vast, empty stadium: Sport in Tokyo this weekend set the tone for how a coronavirus-hit Olympic Games could play out.For the first time ever, Japan’s professional baseball teams staged pre-season openers behind closed doors after the country dramatically escalated its response to the global coronavirus epidemic by closing schools and cancelling mass events, reports Reuters.In Tokyo, Sunday’s staging of the annual marathon, which last year saw close…
Euro roundup: Lazio go top of Serie A while Sancho wins it for Dortmund
• Lazio extend their unbeaten Serie A run to 21 games with 2-0 win • Dortmund beat Freiburg while Bayern match ends in farce Lazio went top of Serie A with a 2-0 win over Bologna on Saturday in one of the five weekend top-flight matches which were unaffected by the coronavirus outbreak.Luis Alberto fired Lazio in front with a low shot from the edge of the area in the 18th minute and set up the second for Joaquin Correa three minutes later as the hosts extended their unbeaten Serie A run to 21 games, reports Reuters.Bologna had two…
Coronavirus: Three Chinese quarantined in Plateau
Three Chinese have been quarantined in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau state over concerns that they may have contracted coronavirus.Nimkong Ndam, the state’s Commissioner of Health, who confirmed the development, said the men arrived the state from Ethiopia on Friday.Ndam said they were in the state for mining activities.Dan Manjang, Plateau Commissioner for information, who also confirmed the news, said the Chinese arrived Abuja on Friday and headed for Jos, the state capital, on the same day.Manjang said the trio have been quarantined and are being examined by medical experts…
MLS sees itself as world’s top league in 25 years
As Major League Soccer launched a milestone 25th season on Saturday, the mood was not one of reflection and cautious optimism but bold even outrageous predictions of a future empire.Not content to eventually become one of the most successful leagues in North America, MLS has set its sights on supplanting the UK’s Premier League and Spain’s La Liga as the world’s top soccer product by the time it celebrates its 50th anniversary, reports Reuters.A splashy 25th season kickoff event on Wednesday at a posh Manhattan hotel overlooking Central Park was…
Emirates Group sees slowdown due to coronavirus
Dubai’s Emirates Group has seen a “measurable slowdown” in business due to the coronavirus outbreak and has asked staff to take paid and unpaid leave, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.Emirates Group, a state-owned holding company that counts Emirates airline among its assets, had more than 100,000 employees, including more than 21,000 cabin crew and 4,000 pilots, at end-March 2019, the end of its last financial year.“A particular challenge for us right now is dealing with the impact of the COVID-19,” the email to staff said, using…
Everton v Man Utd: Ighalo to start as Solskjaer reveals squad for EPL clash
Manchester United striker, Odion Ighalo, is set to make his first Premier League start for the club against Everton on Sunday, the Manchester Evening News reports.Ighalo was on from the start, as United thrashed Club Brugge 5-0 in the Europa League round of 32 on Thursday.Anthony Martial sat out the game with a thigh problem and was not seen with the rest of the squad, as they arrived at The Lowry Hotel on Saturday.Ighalo last started a Premier League game on New Year’s Day in 2017.United are unbeaten in seven…
Bundesliga: Hoffenheim, Bayern end match in bizarre fashion to protest fans’ behaviour
Hoffenheim and Bayern Munich played out one of the most bizarre conclusions in the history of football as they passed the ball between each other for 13 minutes after a long delay for an offensive banner in the crowd.Bayern were 6-0 up when their travelling fans unfurled an offensive banner about Hoffenheim president Dietmar Hopp.Coach Hansi Flick and most of the players pleaded – angrily in some cases – with the fans to put it away. Sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic and board member Oliver Kahn – both former players –…
Coronavirus fears drop net worth of world’s 500 richest people by $444bn
Fears of coronavirus which have sent global stock markets plummeting in recent days have also eaten into the fortunes of the world’s wealthiest moguls.The combined net worth of the world’s 500 richest people fell by $444billion as health officials around the world struggle to contain the mysterious pathogen, reports dailymail.co.uk.The globe’s three wealthiest individuals – Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and French magnate Bernard Arnault – took the biggest losses.Their combined fortunes dropped by about $30billion, according to Bloomberg.Gates sounded the alarm about coronavirus on Friday, writing in The New…
China discharges 2,623 recovered COVID-19 patients, as US records first death
A total of 41,625 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Saturday, Chinese health authority said Sunday.Saturday saw 2,623 people discharged from hospital after recovery, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.By the end of Saturday, a total of 79,824 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 had been reported on the Chinese mainland, and 2,870 people had died of the disease. And in a related development, Governor Jay Inslee of the U.S. State of Washington Saturday declared a state…
British PM and girlfriend expecting first child
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds announced on Saturday they are expecting their first child together and are engaged to be married.The couple have been living together in Downing Street since Johnson became prime minister in July, with Symonds the first unmarried partner to live openly with a British leader in recent history.“The prime minister and Miss Symonds are very pleased to announce their engagement and that they are expecting a baby in the early summer,” the couple said in a statement.The 55-year-old Johnson took office…
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