Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Thursday 10th September 2020
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Lagos affirms Sep 14 school reopening for higher ed final-year students
Lukman Olabiyi, Lagos Tokunbo Wahab, the Special Adviser on Education to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, has affirmed that the school resumption date of September 14 in the State applies only to final-year students of tertiary institutions. Wahab disclosed this on Thursday while featuring on a private television station programme, Sunrise Daily, emphasised that …
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Novartis-powered tech predicts health risk seven years ahead
Cosmas Omegoh Low-and middle-income countries might soon leapfrog high-income countries in their adoption of new AI-enabled technologies in health, suggests a report led by the Novartis Foundation and Microsoft. Technologies such as mobile phone trading platforms, e-banking, e-commerce, and even block chain applications have often been adopted faster and more comprehensively in low-and middle-income countries …
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Boko Haram violence affecting children’s mental health in Borno – MSF
Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri International medical volunteer organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has said that the decades long Boko Haram insurgency in North-East Nigeria has inflicted mental trauma on many children in the region. The MSF Maiduguri Field Office in a report based on the account of its Mental Health Activity Manager, Kyla Storry, said many …
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Buhari meets with governors, top officials to head off major food crisis
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhmmadu Buhari is currently meeting with members of the National Food Security Council (NFSC) in the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja. The meeting, which is being attended by six of the seven governor-members, relevant ministers, Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria and other senior government functionaries, among others, is …
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Ondo 2020: PDP’s Jegede releases mass employment plan
Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure The governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, has proposed a new formula for mass employment in the State. Speaking during a courtesy call on the traditional of Ikare-Akoko, Oba Akadiri Momoh, Jegede said a government under him would partner with investors, with a joint …
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Fuel price hike: 18 SPN members, 4 journalists arrested at Ojuelegba protest
Gabriel Dike, Lagos About 18 members of the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN), including four journalists covering the protest against fuel hike and increase in electricity tariff, were arrested on Thursday by officers of the Lagos State Police Command. The protesters and journalists were arrested at Ojuelegba and taken to the Lagos State Police Command, …
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FEC approves ‘National Ethics and Integrity Policy’
Benjamin Babine, Abuja The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the National Ethics and Integrity Policy, a creation of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The policy, which was co-sponsored by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) and National Orientation Agency (NOA) , s an …
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Nigerian economy will be 21% digital by 2021 – Pantami
Benjamin Babine, Abuja The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami, has forecasted that the Nigerian economy would be 21 per cent digital by 2021. The Minister, while speaking at the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria’s (CIBN) 2020 Graduates’ Induction and Prize Award’s Day, said the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the …
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Rivers: Wife calls for prosecution of husband over 3 daughters’ defilement
TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt Mrs. Christaina Tobias has called for the prosecution of her husband, Uchenna Onyegbele Tobias, for allegedly defiling their three daugthers. Mrs Tobias has urged the Rivers State Police command to ensure that her husband, who is presently detained at Elekahia Police Station in Port Harcourt, face justice. Narrating her ordeal, the …
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Kaduna: Again, Court remands Kaduna woman who burns 14-year-old girl genitals in prison
Sola Ojo, Kaduna Senior Magistrate Court 1 sitting in Gabasawa, Taiwo Road, Kaduna, on Thursday ordered that one Mrs Yemi Awolola who is standing trial for inflicting bodily pain on a 14-year-old house help, Princess Michael, be remanded in a correctional facility (prison) until September 17, 2020, for mentioning. Senior Magistrate Court, 3 sitting in …
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UN sends troops to guard DRC Nobel winner after death threats
The UN has redeployed soldiers to protect a Nobel-prize winning doctor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after being warned that he was at risk of assassination. The Guardian reported on Monday that Denis Mukwege, who shared a Nobel prize in 2018 for his work with victims of sexual violence, had been left without protection despite receiving …
Ronald ‘Khalis’ Bell, cofounder of Kool & the Gang, dies aged 68
Ronald “Khalis” Bell, a cofounder and singer of the group Kool & the Gang, has died. He was 68. Bell died at his home in the US Virgin Islands Wednesday morning with his wife by his side, publicist Sujata Murthy said. The cause of death has not been released. Kool & the Gang grew …
Police Academy fixes Sept.17 for entrance exam
The Police Command in Kaduna, says the entrance examination into the 8th Regular Course of Police Academy Wudil, has been scheduled for Thursday, September 17, across the country. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna, reports the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). …
China accuses US of racial discrimination over visa cancellations
China on Thursday accused the United States of political persecution and racial discrimination and said it reserves the right for further reaction, after Washington said it had revoked the visas of more than 1,000 Chinese students and researchers it had deemed security risks. The U.S. move, announced on Wednesday, was a violation of …
*-for-grades-imo-varsity-suspends-two-lecturers-caught-on-video/ S**-for-grades: Imo varsity suspends two lecturers caught on video
…Sets up probe panel Steve Uzoechi, Owerri The management of the Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri has suspended with immediate effect, two lecturers who were caught in a compromising situation in a s** video trending on social media. This was disclosed to our correspondent by the spokesman of the University, Mr. Ralph …
India reports record daily jump of 95,735 coronavirus cases
India reported record jumps in new coronavirus infections and deaths on Thursday, taking its tally of cases past 4.4 million, health ministry figures showed. In the last 24 hours, 95,735 new infections were detected, with 1,172 deaths accounting for the highest single-day mortality figures in more than a month, to push the toll …
Trader bags 2 years jail term for stealing carrots
An Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama in Jos on Thursday sentenced a 25-year-old trader, Abba Arando, to two years imprisonment for stealing carrots worth N65,000. The Judge, Lawal Suleiman, sentenced Arando after he pleaded guilty to trespass, mischief and theft. Suleiman, however, gave the convict an option to pay a fine of N20,000, …
Messi helps out young blind Arsenal fan with pair of N2m OrCam glasses
Lionel Messi has come to the aid of a young blind Arsenal fan after sending the child a life-changing pair of glasses produced by OrCam Technologies. The Barcelona star has linked up with the Israel-based company to launch a partnership with them to increase awareness of the challenges faced by the blind and the …
Several people dead as blazes ravage US states
Several people have been killed in wildfires in the US, where tens of thousands have been told to flee their homes as firefighters battle dozens of major blazes across large parts of California and its neighbouring state of Oregon. There, its governor, Kate Brown, has said hundreds of homes have been destroyed and the …
ECB to take aim at strong euro with hints of more stimulus
The European Central Bank is all but certain to keep policy unchanged on Thursday but with the economic recovery losing momentum and a strong euro dampening already-anaemic inflation expectations, it may set the stage for more stimulus later. Having pulled out the stops this spring to halt a historic economic decline across the 19-country …
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