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Magu: Presidential panel investigating EFCC boss continues sitting
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The presidential panel investigating the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, has entered its third day of proceedings at the Presidential Villa Wednesday. As was the case on Monday and Tuesday, journalists were once again barred from gaining access to the venue of the meeting. …
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N-Power: Ijebu-Ode flags-off free online registration for batch C applicants
Laide Raheem, Abeokuta The authorities of Ijebu Ode Local Government have organised a free online registration exercise for Batch C applicants of the Federal Government’s N-Power Programme. Speaking at the flag-off of the exercise held at the LG secretariat, Itoro, Ijebu Ode, on Wednesday, the Chairman, Transition Committee of the local government, Olugbenga Olugbile, said …
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Kebbi: CSOs engagement on COVID response is for better service delivery – Zainab Bagudu
Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi The wife of the Kebbi State Governor, Dr Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu, has said that the engagement of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the COVID-19 Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) is not a substitute for other ongoing response strategies. Dr Bagudu stated this on Wednesday during the NGOs/CSOs interaction on engagement …
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Ize-Iyamu slams PDP for fielding Obaseki after describing him as failure
Tony Osauzo, Benin The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Edo State September 19 gubernatorial election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has suggested that it a ‘shame’ for the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) to field Governor Godwin Obaseki as its candidate, having previously condemned and sued the governor. In a statement released by …
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Rotary Club disburses debut 2 million Mega microcredit to Lagos, Ogun indigents
Henry Uche The Rotary District Club 9110, Nigeria, has disbursed N2 million to indigent persons in Lagos and Ogun states for various businesses establishment. The disbursement took place in Lagos where the District Governor, Bola Oyebada, distributed N50,000 cheques to 27 indigents drawn from Lagos and Ogun states. Addressing newsmen, Oyebada said the gesture would …
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Reps okay establishment of Orthopaedic Hospital in Jos
Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to amend the Orthopaedic Hospitals Management Board Act, in order to create an Orthopaedic Hospital in Jos, the Plateau State capital. The bill, which is sponsored by the deputy speaker, Idris Wase, is seeking to amend the Orthopaedic Hospitals Management …
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Reps restate commitment to improve Correctional Service
Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja The House of Representatives has restated its commitment to the improvement of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), saying it is crucial to character reformation and nation-building generally. The House said it will step up its oversight functions, as well as work effectively with the NCS to ensure a comprehensive implementation of the …
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BREAKING: ‘Village Headmaster’ Okoro is dead
Veteran actor, Jimmy Johnson, popularly known for his character as ‘Okoro in the 80s NTA TV series ‘The Village Headmaster’, is dead. He passed away this morning after a brief illness at Garki Hospital, Abuja. He was 80.
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Kwara: Governor’s last contact with late Chief of Staff was in April – Commissioner
Layi Olanrewaju, Ilorin The Government of Kwara State has confirmed that Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq last had contact with his late Chief of Staff, Alhaji Aminu Adisa Logun, on April 6. Logun died on Tuesday evening of complications from COVID-19. State cabinet members, Logun’s staff and those who had had close recent contact with him have since …
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Kano Assembly pledges not to reverse allocations to health, eduction in state budget
Desmond Mgboh, Kano The Kano State House of Assembly has given assurance that it would not reverse allocations made to the Education and Health sectors of the state in the 2020 budget. House Committee Chairman on Appropriation Abba Ibrahim Garko dropped the hint when he received members of the Nutrition Working Group in his office …
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Report: Boko Haram ambush, kill 20 soldiers in Borno
*Not true, we only lost two men, killed 17 terrorists – DHQ Not fewer than 20 soldiers have been killed and several other injured when suspected Boko Haram terrorists ambushed troops’ convoys in Borno State on Tuesday, sources have said. It was learnt that the incident occurred along Damboa/Maiduguri highway at about 30 kilometers away …
Boko Haram attack on UN chopper is a grave escalation – Ekhomu
Security expert, Dr. Ona Ekhomu, has described last week’s attack on a UN humanitarian flight as a dangerous and grave escalation of the insurgency. He said that the capability and willingness to attack civil aviation which had not previously been displayed was exhibited in the UN helicopter attack and has moved the threat level to …
FG, states sidelined women in decision making, distribution of COVID-19 palliatives – Survey
A civil society group, Women Advocates Research and Documentation Center (WARDC), has released a survey it commissioned which reveals that women were majorly sidelined by the Federal Government and many states across the country in decision making and distribution of the COVID-19 palliatives. The ‘National Rapid Gender Assessment Report on Accountability in Government spending and …
COVID-19 scare: Reps Minority Leader, Elumelu, urges members to go for tests
Philip Nyam, Abuja Following reports of COVID-19 infection among lawmakers, the Minority Leader in the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu (PDP-Delta State) on Wednesday made public the results of the test conducted on him, his household and domestic staff which all tested negative. The Minority Leader therefore advised his colleagues and staff of …
COVID-19: Dana Air resumes Thursday
*Arik, Air Peace resume operations Wole Shadare Following the recent re-opening of the airports by the Federal Government, Dana Air has announced the resumption of its flight services on Thursday. The airline will operate three daily flights from Lagos to Abuja and back while the date for the addition of Port Harcourt and Owerri will be …
Chief of Staff’s death: Kwara govt officials in compulsory self-isolation
Kwara State government officials who have had contact with the late Chief of Staff Aminu Adisa Logun in the past two weeks have all proceeded on self isolation while their samples are taken for COVID-19 test. The Commissioner for Communications, Henrietta Adenike Afolabi-Oshatimehin, stated this in a statement issued in Ilorin, on Wednesday. She …
Bello swears in new Kogi Chief Judge
The Kogi State Government has inaugurated Justice Henry Olusuyi as the Chief Judge of the state. The swearing-in ceremony was held on Wednesday in Lokoja, the state capital. Justice Oluseyi was sworn in at 10:35 am after taking his Oath of Office. In attendance were Governor Yahaya Bello, the state Deputy Governor, Edward Onaja; …
Snakes have killed more than 1m people in India, says study
An estimated 1.2 million people have died from snake bites in India in the past 20 years, a new study has found. Nearly half of the victims were between 30 and 69 years old, and a quarter of them were children, the study says. Russell’s vipers, kraits and cobras were responsible for most deaths. …
Schools in Kenya to remain closed till Jan. 2021
The Kenyan Government has said all schools will remain closed until January 2021 due to rising cases of COVID-19 in the country. Final year exams, usually written in October and November, have also been cancelled. George Magoha, Kenya’s Education Minister, said students would repeat a year as schools had closed in mid-March, three months …
FBI Director: China is ‘greatest threat’ to US
The director of the FBI has said that acts of espionage and theft by China’s government pose the “greatest long-term threat” to the future of the US. Speaking to the Hudson Institute in Washington, Christopher Wray described a multi-pronged disruption campaign, reports the BBC. He said China had begun targeting Chinese nationals living abroad, …
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