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Buratai renovates soldiers’ apartments in Kaduna
Sola Ojo, Kaduna The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, on Wednesday, commissioned the newly renovated two blocks of 15 two-bedroom flats each for senior Non-Commissioned Officers, and 4 blocks of 36 one-bedroom flats each for Corporals and below inside Ribadu Cantonment, Kaduna. Built in 1973 by the then Chief of …
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Ilorin: Two killed in cult clash
Layi Olanrewaju, Ilorin Suspected members of two cult gangs clashed in the Okelele district of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Tuesday, with two people reportedly killed. Investigations reveal that members of one of the cult gangs had last Sunday killed a middle-aged man belonging to another gang within the premises of Okelele Junior Secondary …
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Fire outbreak at NIPOST headquarters in Abuja
Benjamin Babine, Abuja The headquarters of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) in Abuja has been gutted by fire. The fire incident, which happened on Wednesday, affected the human resources department on the second floor. The Postmaster General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of NIPOST, Ismail Adewusi, confirmed the incident. He assured Nigerians that …
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Bauchi: COVID-19 death toll rises to 5 as six patients are discharged
Paul Orude, Bauchi The death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bauchi State has risen to five, with six patients being discharged on Wednesday after their results returned negative. Governor Bala Mohammed disclosed this on Wednesday during a stakeholders’ meeting, where he pointed out that the state is yet to record any severe …
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Oyo: Makinde names company where 63 workers tested positive for COVID-19
Oluseye Ojo, Ibadan Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Wednesday disclosed the name of the company where 63 members of its staff have tested positive for COVID-19 in Ibadan South West Local Government Area. The disclosure comes as the number of infected persons in the state as of May 19th stood at 143, with …
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Bauchi lockdown, ban on congregational prayers lifted from Thursday
Paul Orude, Bauchi Bauchi State Government has announced the lifting of the partial lockdown of the state as well as the total lockdown of three local governments with effect from Thursday, May 21st. The decision was taken at a stakeholders meeting convened by the state governor, Bala Mohammed, on Wednesday, at Command Guest House, Bauchi. …
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Jigawa assembly defy court order barring Gumel member
Ahmed Abubakar, Dutse The Jigawa State House of Assembly has defied a high court order directing it to restore the privileges of a suspended member from Gumel, Alhaji Sani Isyaku. The assembly allegedly refused to formally communicate its proposed sitting to the embattled member as it had earlier refused him his salary despite payment to …
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Infectious Diseases Bill Suit: Counsels for House Clerk, AGF, IGP fail to appear in court
Godwin Tsa Abuja Hearing in the suit filed by the former senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, against the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, over the controversial Control of Infectious Diseases Bill 2020 has been shifted to June 1st by the Abuja division of the Federal High Court. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu gave …
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COVID-19: 292 stranded Nigerians arrive from Saudi Arabia
Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja A total of 292 Nigerians stranded in the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia arrived in Abuja on Tuesday evening. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed the arrival on Twitter on Wednesday. The evacuees, the minister added, were transported back to the country by the Saudi Arabian Government. Onyeama also said …
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NDA screening test for 72nd Regular Course postponed
Sola Ojo, Kaduna The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) screening test for its 72nd Regular Course earlier scheduled for May 30th as indicated on the academy’s application portal has been postponed. The Registrar of the Academy, Brigadier General A A Aboaba, in a statement on Wednesday, hinged the postponement on the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic. He added …
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Two killed as rival cult groups clash in Ilorin
From Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Suspected members of two rival secret cults clashed on Tuesday in Okelele area of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, killing two persons in the wake of the pandemonium their face-off caused. Members of one of the cult groups had last Sunday reportedly killed a middle aged man belonging to another group within the premises of Okelele Junior Secondary School, Ilorin. The Tuesday incident, which residents claimed was a reprisal attack, happened simultaneously at Kankatu and Isale-Odo areas of Okelele community. It was gathered that…
Premier League: Watford, Burnley confirm positive Covid-19 tests
One player and two staff at Watford and Burnley assistant manager Ian Woan are among six positive Premier League tests for coronavirus. The other two are at a third club, the details of which have not been revealed. Players and staff who have tested positive will now self-isolate for seven days, reports the BBC. It comes as squads started non-contact training on Tuesday, as the Premier League steps up plans for a restart. A total of 748 players and staff from 19 clubs were tested. Norwich City did their tests…
Military chopper crashes, kills all crew members
A Russian army Mi-8 helicopter has crashed outside Moscow, killing all crew members. The incident happened during a training flight around 8pm on Tuesday, the defence ministry said, according to Channels Television. “As a result of a crash landing the crew of the helicopter died of their wounds,” the defence ministry said. Russian News Agencies reports that three people died. The Defence Ministry added that the helicopter, crashed in a secluded area some 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the town of Klin outside Moscow. It said that a commission…
JUST IN: Fire outbreak at NIPOST HQ in Abuja
A fire outbreak has occurred at the headquarters of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) in Abuja. According to online newspaper, TheCable it could not immediately confirm the cause of the fire which began around 9am on Wednesday. It was, however, learnt that a large number of staff of the agency were in their offices when the fire broke out. A member of staff said the fire service was able to put out the fire “not long ago”.
Martinez extends Belgium deal to 2022 World Cup
Belgium head coach Roberto Martinez has extended his contract to remain in charge until after the 2022 World Cup. The Spanish former Everton, Wigan and Swansea manager took over in 2016 and his existing deal was set to run out this summer after Euro 2020, reports the BBC. The tournament has been moved to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, with the next World Cup taking place in Qatar in November and December 2022. Belgium finished third at the 2018 World Cup in Russia under Martinez, 46. The Red…
Russian nurse who only wore underwear under transparent PPE gown disciplined
A nurse on an all-male coronavirus ward in Russia has been disciplined for only wearing ‘lingerie’ beneath her highly transparent protective gown. Her revealing picture went viral after being taken by a patient at a hospital in Tula, 100 miles south of Moscow, who said there were ‘no complaints’ from his bedfellows. But hospital chiefs were not amused and punished the nurse for ‘non-compliance with the requirements for medical clothing’. The unnamed medic in her 20s said she was ‘too hot’ wearing her nurses’ uniform under the gown, reports dailymail.co.uk. She told her…
Man sentenced to death in Singapore via Zoom call
A judge in Singapore has sentenced a man to death via a Zoom video-call for his role in a drug deal, one of just two known cases where a capital punishment verdict has been delivered remotely. Punithan Genasan, a 37-year-old Malaysian, was told on Friday he would be hanged for masterminding a 2011 heroin transaction, court documents showed, as the country was under lockdown to try and curb its coronavirus outbreak, reports Reuters. “For the safety of all involved in the proceedings, the hearing for Public Prosecutor v Punithan…
Coronavirus: Rolls-Royce to cut 9,000 jobs amid aviation crisis
Rolls-Royce has announced plans to cut 9,000 jobs – almost a fifth of its workforce – as the coronavirus crisis takes a heavy toll on aviation. The engine-maker said it was targeting £1.3bn in annual cost savings – with £700m of that coming from the job losses – to help it navigate the downturn caused by COVID-19 that has grounded most of the world’s airlines, reports Sky News. It said the cuts to employment would be felt worst in its civil aerospace business – adding that it had begun consultations with unions…
Air Chief boosts personnels’ morale with new facilities
Flora Onwudiwe The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal (AM), Sadique Abubakar has boosted the performance of his personnel with the commissioning of Officers’ Quarters, Air force Secondary School’s Assembly Hall, Airmen’s Studio Apartments, tailoring workshop and unveiling of SB Abubakar Golf Course sign post in Lagos on Tuesday. The Air Chief, whose speech was read at the commissioning by the, Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Logistics Command (LC), Air Vice Marshal (AVM), Lawal Alao, said that: “Completing these projects was a testimony of the pledge I made upon…
How children of Rwandan genocide fugitive Kabuga led police to hideout
French intelligence agents spied on the children of Rwanda’s most-wanted genocide fugitive to track him down to an apartment in a Paris suburb and end a 26-year-long manhunt, the head of the police unit who arrested Felicien Kabuga said. The inquiry gathered pace in March after an intelligence sharing meeting between investigators from France, Britain, and Belgium, home to some of Kabuga’s children, as well as Europe’s Europol law enforcement agency and a team from a U.N. tribunal, reports Reuters. The coronavirus lockdown paralysing most of Europe meant many…
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