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Inspiration behind ‘Normally’ – Mawthie
Rita Okoye, Lagos Popular Nigerian rapper, singer and composer, Mawthie has revealed the inspiration behind his hit song, ‘Normally’. Speaking in a telephone chat, the Benue-stated born musician also revealed how it feels being signed to Lexa Entertainment Records, saying “it’s actually a studio vibe. When I heard the beat at first, I looked at …
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Benue govt alarmed by herdsmen flouting anti-grazing law
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi The Benue State Government has raised concerns over the continued flouting of its anti-grazing law by herdsmen and their cattle. The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Samuel Ortom on Animal Husbandry, Alhaji Shehu Tambaya, who raised the concern in a chat with Daily Sun on Monday, lamented that the herdsmen have continued …
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NDDC Interim Board: Niger Delta youth hail Buhari, Akpabio
Fred Itua, Abuja Youth leaders from the various states that make up the Niger Delta have praised President Muhammadu Buhari for extending the tenure of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). They have also hailed the intervention of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and former Minority Leader of …
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Lift embargo on union activities in Kogi higher institutions, Labour pleads with govt
Emmanuel Adeyemi, Lokoja Organised Labour in Kogi State under the auspices of Nigeria Labour Congress ( NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) has pleaded with the Kogi State Government to un-proscribe union activities in the state’s tertiary institutions so as to foster a healthy labour-government relationship. The state government had about four years ago banned …
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Lockdown: Nestlé donates N32 million relief support to Kaduna
Sola Ojo, Kaduna Nestlé Nigeria has announced a donation of food and beverages worth N32 million to support COVID-19 palliative efforts in Kaduna State. The state government had upon the expiration of the one-month lockdown on April 27th extended the stay-at-home order by another month, a development that triggered an extra palliative drive to ease …
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COVID-19: Kano-based returnee driver whisked to isolation centre in Minna
John Adams, Minna A middle-aged man identified as Mallam Yunusa Idris who sneaked into Zumba community in Shiroro local government of Niger State from Kano on Tuesday, April 28th, has been picked up by the state task force on COVID-19 and quarantined at an isolation centre. Mallam Yunusa was a driver to a former staff …
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COVID-19: Jigawa’s lone woman patient dies
Ahmed Abubakar, Dutse A pregnant woman from Zareka ward in Miga local government area of Jigawa State who was confirmed to be a COVID-19 patient died on Sunday, May 3rd, at an isolation centre in Duste, the state capital. A member of the state task force who confirmed the news to our correspondent said the …
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COVID-19 lockdown: Kwara police intercept vehicle with 50 persons beneath fruit bags
LAYI OLANREWAJU, Ilorin The Kwara State police command has intercepted an articulated vehicle loaded with fruits but still carrying 50 persons hidden beneath fruit bags. The said persons were being transported from Shinkafi in Zamfara State to Ogbomoso in Oyo state. The Kwara Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO), DSP Ajayi Okasanmi, disclosed this in a statement …
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PenCom reconstitutes board of First Guarantee Pension, dissolves IMC
Joseph Inokotong, Abuja The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has dissolved the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of First Guarantee Pension Limited and has handed the PFA over to its reconstituted Board of Directors. The new leadership is under the chairmanship of Alhaji Kashim Ibrahim Imam with Hon. Tsegba Terngu, Hon. Ahmed Salik, Dr. Pat Asadu, and …
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Niger Delta group condemns extension of NDDC IMC, terminal leave for senior staff
The extension of tenure of the Niger Delta Development Commission’s (NDDC) Interim Management Committee (IMC) has come under attack with the Niger Delta Transparency and Accountability Watchdog describing it as continued disregard for law and due process. In a statement signed by Mr Tombia Perekumo, National Coordinator, the group said it was unbecoming that an …
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French club launches petition to review Ligue 1 relegation
Amiens have launched a petition calling for France’s Professional Football League LFP to review its decision to relegate the club following the early finish of the Ligue 1 season. The club were relegated from the country’s top flight, alongside Toulouse, on Thursday following the French government’s announcement to put all major sport on hold until September, reports Sky Sports. Amiens were 19th in the 20-team Ligue 1 table, four points behind 18-placed Nimes, with 10 games left to play when the campaign was suspended in March. They believe the fairest choice…
Lagos Judiciary holds first virtual court sitting
The Lagos State Judiciary led by the Chief Judge, Justice Kazeem Alogba is holding its first virtual court sitting. A judge of the Court, Justice Mojisola Dada is delivering her judgment in the criminal trial of the State against Olalekan Hammed. The proceedings which started at 11 am is still underway with so many judges and lawyers watching at different locations. A few members of the media were also invited to watch and report the proceedings. Some judges who hooked up to the proceedings include Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye, Justice…
Sokoto leads as NBS says 82.9m Nigerians living in poverty
The 2019 Poverty & Inequality in Nigeria report released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday says 82.9 million Nigerians are living in poverty. This figure represents 40.09% of the total population and excludes Borno which has been ravaged by Boko Haram insurgents. According to the report, 52.10% of rural dwellers are living in poverty while the poverty rate in urban centres is 18.04%. Sokoto and Taraba states — at 87.7 percent poverty — lead in terms of percentage of people living in poverty, while Lagos and Delta have…
Alleged fraud: EFCC to arraign ex-minister, Turaki
The EFCC will today, Monday, May 4, 2020, arraign the former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN) over multi-million fraud. He will be arraigned before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja on a 16-count charge. Turaki was the Minister for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs from 2013 to 2015. He also served as the Supervising Minister of Labour from 2014 to 2015. Others to be arraigned along with the former minister are Sampson Okpetu, who served as his Special…
COVID-19: Nigeria names drug for treatment
Nigeria has named a drug, Remdesivir, as having passed clinical trial for the treatment of the Coronavirus Disease in the country. The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, was quoted by the News Agency of Nigeria as having said this in an interview on Channels Television on Sunday. NAN reports that Ihekweazu said that since the outbreak of COVID-19, the agency had been committed to following the science, adding that it was happy about the clinical trial evidence of a drug, Remdesivir.…
Pogba: Lockdown hasn’t changed my goals
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba says the coronavirus pandemic has not changed his goals ahead of a long-awaited return from injury. Pobga has been out since Boxing Day with a foot problem and has only made eight appearances this season, but is focused on returning to full fitness during the shutdown with football in England suspended indefinitely, reports Sky Sports. “I have a little home gym in my house,” Pogba told Ask Man Utd on the club’s official website. Pogba’s last appearance was from the bench at Watford “I can…
Covid-19: Social distancing in airports would mean kilometre-long boarding queues, Heathrow boss says
Social distancing at airports would mean kilometre-long queues to board each jumbo jet, Heathrow’s chief executive has said. John Holland-Kaye warned the UK’s major airports do not have enough space for social distancing to be a solution to safe travel after the coronavirus lockdown ends, reports Sky News. “Forget social distancing, it won’t work in aviation or any other form of public transport, and the problem is not the plane, it is the lack of space in the airport,” he wrote in the Daily Telegraph. “Just one jumbo jet would require…
Coronavirus infects more than 3.5m people worldwide as death toll nears 250,000
The number of people around the world infected with coronavirus has surpassed 3.5 million, with global deaths fast approaching a quarter of a million. In just a matter of months, the pandemic has spread throughout the world, with families left heartbroken as loved ones die alone in ICUs and makeshift wards, reports mirror.co.uk. Economies are being brought to their knees with businesses shut and employment soaring, all while key workers continue to lose their lives on the frontline. The first death was reported on January 10 in Wuhan, China,…
170 new COVID-19 cases in Nigeria
*Lagos tops with 39, Kano has 29 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 170 new cases of COVID-19. The agency made the announcement via its Twitter handle in the early hours of Monday. A total of 2,558 COVID-19 cases have now been confirmed in 34 states and the federal capital territory (FCT). The number of discharged persons increased from 385 to 400, while the fatalities recorded rose from 85 to 87. Below is a breakdown of the cases recorded on May 3, 2020: 39-Lagos 29-Kano 24-Ogun 18-Bauchi…
FG: Most Kano deaths caused by COVID-19
Muhammad Kabir Kano The Federal Govern- ment’s Professional Medical Team sent to Kano to find out the causes of mysterious deaths in the state has said that their preliminary in- vestigation showed that the deaths were mostly from Coronavirus. The Team Lead of the Medical Professionals, Dr. Nasiru Sani Gwarzo, said the samples they have so far taken indicated that the deaths were mostly COVID-19 related. However, Gwarzo de- nied that he said 80 per cent of the deaths were from the pandemic. Rather, he…
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