Latest News in Nigeria Today Friday 22nd January 2021
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Friday 22nd January 2021 .
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Google threatens to pull search engine from Australia
Google on Friday threatened to pull its search engine from Australia over a proposed media code that would require the tech firm to pay for news content. Mel Silva, managing director for Google’s Australian operations, told a Senate enquiry the code was unworkable and the company was unable to calculate the financial risk, news agencyRead More
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US Capitol: Woman accused of stealing Pelosi’s laptop blames ex-lover
A lawyer for the Harrisburg woman accused of stealing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop during the Capitol riot has accused her ex-boyfriend whose tip had focused investigators’ attention in her direction. Her lawyer, Lori Ulrich, told the court that her client was not fleeing from authorities when she left her home, changed her phone number,Read More
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Blasphemy: Appeal court overturns Umar Farouk’s 10-year sentence
Umar Farouk sentenced last year to 10 years’ jail for “blasphemy” by Sharia court in Kano had his sentence overturned on Thursday by the state’s appeal court. “The judgement of the sharia court is hereby nullified for lack of credibility and considering the appellant is a minor,” the court said in a judgement seen by AFP.Read More
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COVID-19 cases continue to surge as NCDC records 1,964 new infections
Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in Nigeria have continued to surge as the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 1,964 new cases, bringing the total number of infections to 116,655. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Thursday. Recall that the country on Jan. 21 marked a new single-day increase in COVID-19 cases and has so farRead More
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American rapper Lil Wayne grateful over Donald Trump’s presidential pardon
American rapper, Lil Wayne, has expressed gratitude to the former President of the US Donald Trump for the presidential pardon granted to him. Trump granted rapper Wayne presidential pardon in his final hours as the US President. READ ALSOFCTA alerts public on activities of fake COVID-19 inspectors The music star took to his Twitter toRead More
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FCTA alerts public on activities of fake COVID-19 inspectors
Mr Ikharo Attah, Head, Media and Enlightenment of FCT COVID-19 Protocols Enforcement Taskforce, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja. He said that fraudsters now go round to extort event planners and managers in the guise of being members of COVID-19 inspection team. Attah, who admitted to being inundated with such negative reports, debunked the rumoursRead More
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COVID-19: Ebonyi bans night clubs, drinking joints, other public places
The Ebonyi government has announced a ban on night clubs and drinking joints among others to forestall the spread of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the state. The ban is contained in a statement signed by Mr Francis Nweze, Special Assistant to the governor on Media and Publicity and made available to newsmenRead More
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Protesters storm Ebonyi court over judge’s recusal from PDP case
Scores of protesters on Thursday stormed the Abakaliki High Court complex to kick against the judge’s recusal from the suit on the dissolution of the Caretaker Committee of the Ebonyi Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The protesters, numbering at least 100 and believed to be loyal to the former Chairman of the committee, Chief Onyekachi Nwebonyi,Read More
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$1.1bn OML 17 development, operations will boost Local Content — Rewane
By Udeme Akpan THE $1.1 billion Oil Mining License, OML, 17, deal, undertaken by TNOG Oil and Gas Limited, a related company of Heirs Holdings and Transcorp will enhance Local content development in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. In an interview with British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, monitored by Vanguard, Mr. Bismarck Rewane, an economist, said:Read More
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Africa in danger of being left behind in COVID-19 vaccination — WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that Africa is in danger of being left behind in COVID-19 vaccination as prices spike due to competition in other regions. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the agency’s Regional Director for Africa, gave the warning during a briefing on Thursday. Moeti stated that Guinea was the only low-income country onRead More
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