Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Friday 6th November 2020
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Breaking: Buhari meets Zulum in Aso Rock
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum over the security situation in his state and environs. Details later…
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Delta attributes cause of mystery deaths to yellow fever
Paul Osuyi, Asaba Delta State Government on Friday said it has unraveled the cause of deaths of youths in three communities in Ika North-East Local Government Area of the state. About 30 youths between the ages of 18 and 25 had succumbed to a strange disease ravaging Ute-Okpu, Ute-Erumu and Idumesa communities in the locality …
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Lawmaker, Useni, Gontori calls for protection of Journalists
Gyang Bere, Jos Chairman House Committee on Navy and member representing Pankshin, Kanke and Kanam Federal Constituency of Plateau in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi has called for the protection of Journalists in the country to enable them focus more on investigating and exposing corruption and human rights abuses in the …
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Tambuwal launches $13m fertilizer plant
Tunde Omolehin, Sokoto Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has laid foundation for the construction of a $13 million fertilizer blending plant by OCP Africa Fertilizers Nigeria Limited in an industrial layout in the outskirts of the state capital. The plant with a production capacity of 200,000 metric tonnes per annum. The governor while …
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Camp resumption: NYSC begs State Govs to upgrade, expand camp facilities
Romanus Ugwu, Abuja Ahead of the proposed resumption of Orientation course, the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has pleaded with various State governments to discharge their statutory responsibilities of upgrading and expanding facilities at the states camps to adequately serve the increasing corps population. NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim made the appeal in …
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Court grant El-rufai rights to coronate new Zazzau Emir.
Abdullahi Hassan, Zaria Kaduna state high court sitting in Zaria today, dismissed application restraining governor Nasiru Ahmed El-rufai of Kaduna state from the coronation of the new Emir of Zazzau Alhaji Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, slated for 9th Nov, 2020. The Counsel to the plaintiff Ustaz Yunus Usman, SAN had earlier requested in his application …
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Gynecologist advises pregnant women to check blood pressure regularly
A Warri-based gynecologist, Dr Agnes Onotojah, has advised pregnant women to check their blood pressure regularly in order to avoid Pre-eclampsia. Onotojah gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Friday. Pre-eclampsia is a pregnancy complication characterised by high blood pressure and signs of damage to another …
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Bolarinwa remains Kwara APC Chairman – Gov. AbdulRazaq
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has reaffirmed Mr Bashir Bolarinwa as the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. AbdulRazaq stated this in a statement issued on Friday in Ilorin by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor’s reaffirmation came on the …
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FOMWAN enrolls 200 Almajiri children in school in Ilorin
The Kwara branch of the Federation of Muslim Women’s Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN), has enrolled 200 Almajiri children in a school in Ilorin to ensure a better future for them. Hajia Halimat Yusuf, Chairperson, Education Committee of the association, said on Friday in Ilorin that the children have the right to go to school and …
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AFCON Qualifier: Supporters Club official urges FG to change “no fans” decision
Samuel Ikpea, the National Chairman of Nigeria Football Supporters Club (NFSC), wants the Federal Government to change the “no fan” decision imposed on the Nigeria versus Sierra Leone game of Nov. 13. Ikpea, in a statement on Friday in Lagos, said the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and the Ministry of Youth and Sports …
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JUST IN: Biden takes lead in Georgia
…as Trump sons attack Republicans for ‘weak’ backing Former Vice President Joe Biden has taken a narrow lead in one of the crucial battle states of Georgia in the race to the White House. Following the latest results from one of the counties in the Republican state, the Biden overtook President Donald Trump to lead …
JUST IN: Police teargas, arrest #EndSARS protesters at NASS complex
Some #ENDSARS protesters have been teargassed and arrested at the gates of National Assembly by the Nigeria Police on Friday morning. The demonstrators had gathered in front of the complex to paint #EndSARS grafiti on the floor. But the peaceful protest was violently disrupted when the police officers at the premises fired teargas and …
US election: Trump alleges ‘shenanigans’ as Biden urges calm
US President Donald Trump has accused Democrats of voting “shenanigans” as the result from Tuesday’s White House election hangs in the balance. His Democratic challenger Joe Biden earlier appealed for calm as the nail-biting count drags on in five states, reports the BBC. While clinging to wafer-thin leads in Nevada and Arizona, Biden has …
Hungary will start to import Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine from December
Hungary will start importing small quantities of a Russian-made COVID-19 vaccine in December for final testing and licensing, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a Facebook video on Thursday. Budapest will ramp up Russian vaccine imports from late January and a Hungarian company may be able to switch from flu shot production to the …
US election turmoil shocks Africans
For some Africans, President Donald Trump’s actions in the aftermath of the U.S. election have been a cause for dark humour, while others reacted with dismay or disbelief. In countries whose own recent elections were marred by accusations of cheating and violence, some expressed concern about what signal Trump’s premature declaration of victory, allegations …
Europa League: Iheanacho’s double keeps Leicester on top; wins for Arsenal, Spurs
Leicester routed their nearest challengers to take control of Europa League Group G and make a sweet piece of history. Two goals by Kelechi Iheanacho and one each by Dennis Praet and James Maddison helped the club to their biggest margin of victory in continental competition. More significantly for the future, Brendan Rodgers’ team have maximum …
N1.47bn worth of petrol destroyed in tank farm inferno
About N1.47 billion worth of premium motor spirit (PMS) also known as petrol was yesterday destroyed as fire razed one of the major fuel tank farms in Lagos. The incident created pandemonium among business and house owners as well as residents of Apapa area of the city. The 10.5 million capacity tank farm belonging to …
Truck kills 5 pupils in Ebonyi
… mob lynches driver, assistant A tanker yesterday crushed five school children to death at Oshiri in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The victims were pupils of St Michaels Schools, Oshiri. The accident occurred at Onu Nworie Egu Oshiri while the water tanker was said to belong to C-Sagas Project Nigeria Limited. The …
105m Nigerians live in extreme poverty
The World Poverty Clock, yesterday, revealed that over 105 million Nigerians now live in extreme poverty. The World Poverty Clock is a tool to monitor progress against poverty globally and regionally. It provides real time poverty data across countries. According to the latest report posted on its portal, Nigeria, which has a total population of …
FG, Transcorp sign N105bn Afam Power Plant sale pact
The Federal Government has signed a N105 billion sale and purchase agreement with Transcorp Consortium for the Afam Power Plant to add about 1,000 megawatts to the national grid. Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, who signed the agreement on behalf of government yesterday at the Presidential Villa, said the investment by Transcorp in acquiring Afam Power Plc. …
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