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Student, 25, hacked to death in Nasarawa
Umar Muhammed, Lafia A 25-year-old student of the College of Health Science and Technology, Keffi, Nasarawa State, Yusuf Adi, has reportedly been hacked to death at Ugah, in Lafia, the state capital. A community leader, Mr Musa Saidu, who confirmed the incident to PUNCH Metro, said Adi was attacked by one Rabiu Omiya, while he …
10 jihadists killed in Burkina Faso – Army
Ten “terrorists” died in an offensive against a jihadist base in the west of Burkina Faso on Thursday, according to the army’s chief of staff. The West African country is battling an Islamist revolt, which has also exacerbated deadly inter-ethnic tensions. Since 2015, nearly 900 people have died and 840,000 have fled their homes. A …
Scrap security vote, NLC tells governors
Olaleye Aluko, Abuja The Nigeria Labour Congress has said the security votes in the executive arm of government should be scrapped from the budgeting system, to avert abuses in line with the reality of the COVID-19 financial constraints on the country. The NLC stated this in a communique obtained by our correspondent in Abuja on …
N30m fraud: Why we granted Bobrisky bail – Police
Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe The Nigeria Police Force says it granted cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, bail because it is “mindful of the people” it takes into custody. Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, told PUNCH Metro that Bobrisky was arrested in connection to a N30m fraud, adding that the matter was under investigation. Mba …
Buhari to receive report Sunday – PTF
Our Reporters The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, has said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), would receive more recommendations from the PTF on Sunday. He stated this during the PTF briefing in Abuja on Thursday, saying the report would be submitted in the next 72 hours after an …
Laurent Gbagbo can leave Belgium – ICC
Ivory Coast’s former president, Laurent Gbagbo, can leave Belgium under certain conditions, the International Criminal Court said Thursday, following his acquittal last year over post-election violence that killed 3,000 people. Gbagbo, the first head of state to stand trial in The Hague, and his deputy Charles Ble Goude were cleared in early 2019 of crimes …
George Floyd: Protesters set US police station ablaze
A police station in Minnesota went up in flames late Thursday in a third day of demonstrations as the so-called Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul seethed over the shocking police killing of a handcuffed black man. The station, which police had abandoned, burned after a group of protesters pushed through barriers around the …
Flagged Tweets: Trump signs executive order targeting social media
President Donald Trump signed an order Thursday seeking to strip social media giants like Twitter of legal immunity for content on their platforms in a move slammed by his critics as a legally dubious act of political revenge. The executive order calls on government regulators to evaluate if online platforms should be eligible for liability …
Madagascar drug sent to NAFDAC, others – Health minister
Our Reporters The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said the Madagascar COVID Organics has been received by his ministry. He said the formulation has been sent to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, and the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research for scientific …
FG to use hotels, schools as isolation centres
Our Reporters The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said the Federal Government would require hotels and school dormitories as quarantine and isolation centres because of shortage of hospital beds. He stated this on Thursday during the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja. The minister noted that there were four levels of COVID-19 …
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