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Yellow Fever: Gombe First Lady sensitises residents on sanitation
Abdulrazaq Mungadi, Gombe Hajiya Asma’u Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, the wife of Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has urged residents in the State to sanitise their environment against yellow fever which has reportedly claimed lives in the neighbouring Bauchi State. Speaking at the flag-off of a 2 days free medical outreach by Fidelity in Gombe …
The Sun Nigeria.
Dangote truck set ablaze for crushing barrow pusher to death in Onitsha
Jeff Amechi Agbodo, Onitsha A Dangote truck laden with salt has crushed a barrow pusher yet to be identified to death at Upper Iweka. Onitsha, Anambra. Daily Sun gathered that the truck with registration number Kano-KRY294KA lost control and ran on the victim leading to his instant death. A source said that immediately the incident …
The Sun Nigeria.
How 45 private university students from Sokoto escaped death in Ibadan
Oluseye Ojo, Ibadan Forty-five new students of Lead City University, Ibadan, who hail from Sokoto State and are on the scholarship of a former governor of the state, Senator Aliyu Wamakko, have escaped being burnt to death in a luxurious bus that conveyed them to Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The leadership of Community Development …
The Sun Nigeria.
Why I pulled out of the CAF Presidency race – Pinnick
Chinwendu Obienyi The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has explained his reason for reportedly dropping his ambition to run for the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Presidency. Pinnick had reportedly pulled out the race after throwing his weight behind South Africa billionaire, Patrice Motsepe. Speaking during the sign-on partnership with GAC …
The Sun Nigeria.
Strange illness hits Benue community
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi No fewer than 17 people have reportedly died with many persons still battling for their lives after a strange illness suddenly hit Okpeilo-Otukpa Community in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State. This is contained in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the state’s Ministry of Health and Human Service, …
The Sun Nigeria.
#EndSARS protests: Ondo PDP begins building of new secretariat
Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure The Ondo State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has laid the foundation of its secretariat following the burning of its former secretariat by hoodlums at the height of the #EndSARS protests. The party’s secretariat located at Alagbaka area of Akure, the state capital was set ablaze during the EndSARS Protest. …
The Sun Nigeria.
We’re part of the north and we ain’t going anywhere else – NCPF
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi The North Central Peoples Forum (NCPF) has insisted that the North-Central region of the country belong to the northern region and cannot part ways with the North. NCPF National Publicity Secretary Alhaji Sule Audu, who stated this in a chat with newsmen in Makurdi on Tuesday, said the NCPF believe in the …
The Sun Nigeria.
Ondo: Kidnapped traders, council officials regain freedom
Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure The seven traders kidnapped along Akure-Owo express road in Ondo State at the weekend have regained their freedom. Also, officials of Akoko South East Local Government Area who were kidnapped have equally been freed. One of the kidnapped traders, Mrs Hellen Edward confirmed their freedom. Other victims who secured their freedom included …
The Sun Nigeria.
Nasarawa panel receives 16 petitions on police brutality
Solomon Ayado, Lafia The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into activities of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Nasarawa State said it has received sixteen petitions from victims of the police brutality. The Commission on Tuesday commenced sitting in Lafia, at the State Ministry of Justice. The eight-man panel was inaugurated by Governor Abdullahi Sule …
The Sun Nigeria.
EU hits Amazon with major antitrust complaint that could cost the tech giant $28 billion
(Business Insider) The European Commission on Tuesday announced that it’s filing formal antitrust charges against Amazon over the way the tech giant uses third-party sellers’ data. The case could cost Amazon more than $28 billion in fines. “The European Commission has informed Amazon of its preliminary view that it has breached EU antitrust rules by …
The Sun Nigeria.
Obasa tackles enemies within APC as Sanwo-Olu presents N1.55trn budget
Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, Tuesday presented the year 2021 Budget of N1,155,022,413,005 named “Budget of Rekindled Hope” to the State House of Assembly. This was even as Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt.Hon Mudasiru Obasa assured that lawmakers would meticulously perform their constitutional duty before passing the budget estimate. Speaking shortly …
Nigeria near state of anarchy, say Church leaders, ministers
Church leaders and ministers in the five arms of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have raised the alarm over sociopolitical challenges facing the country, saying that the country needs prayers now more than ever before. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin during a one-day annual conference of the Church Leaders and Ministers Fellowship of Nigeria, …
Spain to get first Pfizer vaccines in early 2021, Health Minister says
Spain would get the first vaccines against COVID-19 developed by U.S. pharmaceuticals Pfizer (PFE.N) and its partner BioNTech 22UAy.DE in early 2021, Health Minister Salvador Illa said on Tuesday. The country would initially get 20 million vaccine doses, enough to immunize 10 million people, Illa said in an interview with state broadcaster TVE. According to …
Oil can’t sustain FG’s 2021 Budget – RMAFC Member
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin A member of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Alhaji Shuaibu Yamam Abdullahi, has stated that the 2021 Federal Government budget would face immense fiscal challenges, given the current global economic challenges and the country’s sole dependence on oil as its major source of revenue. Abdullahi, who was …
Oyo court orders lawyer to pay unremitted N1.8m rent to SC Justice
Sola Adeyemo, Ibadan Following his continued failure to render account of about N2mllion rent he collected on the property of a Supreme Court Justice (Olukayode Ariwoola), an Oyo State High Court has ordered an Ibadan-based lawyer, Olayinka Adeniyi Okin, to pay to the Apex Court Justice a sum of N1, 805, 500 with 10 percent interest from the judgment date till the …
JUST IN: Sanwo-Olu to abolish pension for ex-govs, deputies
Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday announced his intention to repeal the Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension Law 2007), which provides for payment of pension and other entitlements to former Governors and their Deputies. He made this known while presenting the 2021 Budget to the Lagos State House of Assembly
Gunmen kill Inspector, Corporal during night attack on Edo police station
*Hoodlums deploy dynamite, cart away guns, ammunition Cajetan Mmuta, Benin Dare devil armed men on Monday night struck at a Divisional Police Station in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State and killed two officers in the process. The heavily armed hoodlums during the attack also carted away arms and ammunition during the assault in …
Crude may hit $50 a barrel, says Vitol CEO
Oil prices will be heading into the high $40 a barrel range or even $50 in the next few months as inventories modestly draw during the winter and this accelerates during the middle of 2021, Vitol Chief Executive Russell Hardy said on Tuesday. Benchmark Brent crude LCOc1 was trading at almost $43 a barrel …
Former Mali President Toure, democratic icon toppled in coup, has died
Former Malian president Amadou Toumani Toure, who won acclaim for pursuing democratic reforms before being toppled by a military coup in 2012, has died at the age of 72, an aide said on Tuesday. Toure’s life, in many ways, symbolised the stop-start nature of democracy in Mali, where his successor Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, was …
European lockdowns weigh on global fuel recovery
Renewed restrictions in Europe and the United States to combat the coronavirus have slowed down the pace of fuel demand recovery, offsetting a rebound in Asian economies where consumption has almost returned to pre-COVID levels. As the second wave of the virus hit many Western countries, governments imposed new lockdowns, closing restaurants and bars …
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