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Ogun APC commends Abiodun’s first year in office, felicitates him at 60
Laide Raheem, Abeokuta The All Progressives Congress (APC), Ogun State Chapter, has felicitated the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, on the twin occasions of his 365 days in office and 60th birthday anniversary. Rising from the monthly meeting of its State Working Committee, held at the party secretariat in Abeokuta and presided over by the state …
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Court affirms powers of INEC to de-register political parties
Godwin Tsa Abuja The Federal High Court has affirmed the power of the Independent National Electoral Commission to deregister political parties which failed to comply with the provisions of the law particularly Section 225 A of the 1999 Constitution as amended. Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Abuja division of the court delivered the judgment in …
The Sun Nigeria.
COVID-19: Katsina builds 722-bed isolation centres
Agaju Madugba, Katsina Katsina State Governor, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari, says the government has begun the construction of 722-bed isolation centres across the state as part of measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the area. Already, according to Masari, one of the fully equipped centres located at the IDP camp in Katsina metropolis. Masari …
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Plateau PDP inaugurates reconciliation committee
Gyang Bere,Jos The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Plateau State has constituted a peace and reconciliation committee to reconcile all aggrieved members of the party following the disagreement that emerged from the ward, and local government congresses in the state. Chairman of the State Caretaker Committee, Hon. Yakubu Gwott Chocho who inaugurated the 7 members committee …
The Sun Nigeria.
Edo gov’ship: Edo Women endorse Obaseki, to contribute N22.5m to buy nomination form for him
Ighomuaye Lucky, Benin Ahead of the September 19 gubernatorial election in Edo State, women from all walks of life are endorsing the incumbent governor of the ruling party in Edo state, Godwin Obaseki for a second tenure in office. Declaring their support for the governor of the state in separate press conferences, Market women from …
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Airlines must pay for COVID-19 test every 14 days for flight crew -FG
Chinelo Obogo Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has released COVID-19 Pandemic Public Health Protocols for Nigerian based crew operating international flights as flight crew must now wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and observe Infection, Prevention and Control (IPC) measures for the duration of the flight. The protocol also states that the flight crew will not …
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Buhari attends UN high-level event on development financing amid COVID-19
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari is currently participating in a virtual United Nations High-Level Event on Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond. Buhari is participating at the invitation of the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. The High-Level Event is jointly hosted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada and Prime …
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Military operations kill 600 terrorists, bandits, armed militias in 3 weeks -DHQ
Molly Kilete, Abuja The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday said military security operations across the country had led to the killing of 600, terrorists, armed bandits and other criminals terrorizing the country with their activities. The DHQ gave the breakdown of the killings to include 188 Boko Haram and Islamic States of West Africa (ISWAP), …
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Breaking News: IGP appoints new CPs for EDO, Osun, Oyo, others
Molly Kilete, Abuja The Inspector General of Police(IGP), has announced the appointment of new police commissioners for Edo, Bauchi, Ebonyi, Gombe, Ondo, Oyo, states. Under the new arrangement, Undie Adie, is now the commissioner of police Osun state, Johnson Babatunde Kokomo, Edo, Lawal Jimeta Tanko, Bauchi, Philip Sule Maku, Ebonyi, Ahmed Maikudi, Gombe, Bolaji Amidu …
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COVID-19: Irregular migrants face greater risks – Group
Sunday Ani The Migrant Project (TMP) Nigeria, has raised the alarm over the fate of irregular migrants, saying, thousands of them currently face severe humanitarian conditions, due to the impact of Coronavirus pandemic. In a statement made available to the Daily Sun yesterday, and signed by the group’s Team Lead, Tayo Elegbede, over 300 migrants …
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JUST IN: CAN Chairman kidnapped
The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Nasarawa State, Joseph Masin, has been kidnapped. His kidnap was confirmed by the police commissioner in Nasarawa, Bola Longe, Thursday morning. Longe told journalists in Lafia that the bishop was taken from his house in Bukan-sidi in Lafia around 12:39 a.m. Thursday. He said the police have mobilised officers as well as hunters to free the cleric. Kidnapping for ransom has become rampant in many parts of Nigeria.
Coronavirus: Ghana war veteran, 95, walks 23km to raise funds
A 95-year-old Ghanaian World War II veteran walked 23 kilometres (14 miles) in one week to raise funds for healthcare workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic in Africa. Joseph Hammond logged 3.2 kilometres (two miles) each day to reach his target on Africa Day earlier this week in Ghana’s capital, Accra. As of Thursday, he had raised almost $26,000, reports al-Jazeera. Hammond fought the war for Great Britain like thousands of Africans that came under colonial rule at the time. “I fought in the war which ended 75 years ago. Now…
China’s parliament backs controversial Hong Kong security law
China’s parliament, the National People’s Congress, approved a decision on Thursday to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong that democracy activists in the city and Western countries fear could undermine its autonomy. China says the legislation will be aimed at tackling secession, subversion, terrorism and foreign interference in the city but the plan, unveiled in Beijing last week, triggered the first big protests in Hong Kong for months, reports Reuters. Riot police were out in force in Hong Kong as its legislators debated another piece of legislation, a bill that would criminalise disrespect of China’s…
Mother, baby beheaded in Osun
A mother and her baby have been beheaded by yet-to-be identified persons in Ile-Ife, Osun State. The headless bodies were found near a primary school in Ile-Ife. The spokesperson of the Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident on Wednesday. Opaola said the corpses were dumped opposite the AUD Primary School, Isale Agbara, Ile-Ife. She said: “When the corpses were found, we contacted officials of the local government council in the town and they have evacuated the bodies and deposited them in the morgue.” She said the…
New wave of US layoffs feared as coronavirus pain deepens
Job cuts by U.S. state and local governments whose budgets have been crushed fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and more second-wave layoffs in the private sector likely contributed last week to a 10th straight week of more than 2 million Americans seeking unemployment benefits. The Labor Department’s weekly jobless claims report on Thursday, the most timely data on the economy’s health, is also expected to show the number of people on jobless benefits hitting a new record high in mid-May, reports Reuters. The report is being watched to assess how…
Democrats urge probe of allegations regarding TikTok, children’s privacy
Fourteen Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives wrote to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday to urge it to consider probing the short video app TikTok for “blatant disregard” of a consent decree related to children’s privacy. The letter from members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees the FTC’s work on privacy, follows allegations by the Center for Digital Democracy, Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and others that TikTok failed to take down videos made by children under the age of 13…
Trump to FBI: Investigate George Floyd’s killing
United States President, Donald Trump, has ordered an investigation into the killing of a middle-aged black man, George Floyd. He described Floyd’s death as “very sad and tragic” while commiserating with his family on the loss. The POTUS, who ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the US Department of Justice to expedite the probe, vowed that justice would be served on the matter, reports Reuters. “At my request, the FBI and the Department of Justice are already well into an investigation as to the very sad and tragic…
Boeing to resume production of ill-fated 737 MAX planes
Boeing has resumed production of the 737 MAX at a “low” rate following two deadly crashes that led to the aircraft’s global grounding by regulators, the company said Wednesday. The jet hasn’t flown commercially since March 2019 and is still a number of key steps away from being cleared for service by the US Federal Aviation Administration and other regulators, reports France24 Boeing said work on the MAX had resumed at the company’s Renton, Washington factory as it implements initiatives to enhance workplace safety and product quality. “We’ve been on a continuous…
Report: US preparing criminal indictment against wife of Venezuela’s President
The United States is preparing to charge the wife of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in coming months with crimes that could include drug trafficking and corruption, four people familiar with the case told Reuters. If Washington goes ahead with an indictment of first lady Cilia Flores, these people said, the charges are expected to stem, at least in part, from a thwarted cocaine transaction that has already landed two of her nephews in a Florida penitentiary. Nicole Navas, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Justice, declined to comment…
US coronavirus death toll rises above 100,000 in world’s deadliest outbreak
The U.S. has surpassed the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths as a result of the coronavirus, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, significantly more than any other country in the world. A tally from Johns Hopkins University showed 100,047 deaths as of Wednesday evening, reports CNBC. More than 5.6 million people have contracted the coronavirus across the globe, with the U.S. accounting for roughly 30% of total cases. The U.K. has recorded the second-highest number of coronavirus fatalities, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. As of Wednesday,…
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