Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Boko Haram insurgents, says the group is responsible for the killing of farmers in Borno state. The farmers were killed after Boko Haram attacked them at Zabarmari community in Jere local government area of the state. Babagana Zulum, governor of the state, had said 43 residents were killed while they […]
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President Donald Trump’s controversial coronavirus adviser resigned Monday, while hopes for a first wave of vaccinations before the end of 2020 received a further boost with an announcement from US firm Moderna. Scott Atlas, a favored coronavirus adviser of the US president, who tweeted in October “Masks work? NO,” has submitted his resignation, effective as […]
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The Commonwealth is deploying a team to observe the general election in Ghana scheduled for 7 December, 2020. Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, constituted the group following an invitation from the Electoral Commission of Ghana. Members of the group include politicians, diplomats and experts in law, human rights, gender and election administration from across the Commonwealth. […]
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The Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to President Buhari, Mallam Garba Shehu, says his comment that the farmers killed in Borno state did not get military clearance to visit their farms, was a response to a question on security operations in the north-east. Recall that on Saturday, suspected Boko Haram members attacked Zabarmari community in […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced that beneficiaries of diaspora remittances through the international monetary transfer operators (IMTO) can now such inflows in foreign currency (US Dollar) through the designated bank of their choice. The apex bank in a statement signed by O.S. Nnaji, director of trade & exchange of CBN, said recipients of […]
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Pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, carted two highly coveted laurels at the BusinessDay’s Bank and other Financial Institutions Awards (BAFI) winning the Bank of the Year and the International Bank of the Year at the glamorous event held over the weekend. The bank beat other strong contenders – Zenith Bank, Guaranty […]
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The Chief Medical Director of University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Prof. Darlington Obaseki, has disclosed that stroke patients respond better to treatment when they are treated in a dedicated ward, rather than in an open ward. He made the disclosure on Thursday in Benin, at the commemoration of the 10th year anniversary of the […]
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Diego Armando Maradona died on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was reportedly undergoing rehabilitation after undergoing surgery to remove blood clots from his brain some weeks ago. Diego Maradona’s Life In 10 Key Dates From his birth in 1960 to Argentina’s World Cup triumph in 1986 and his positive drug […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Wednesday, revealed that it has reached out to the British Government over the threat by the UK Parliament, to impose sanctions on Nigerian officials over their roles in the End SARS protests. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, stated this while fielding questions from State House reporters at […]
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Ace Nigerian Singer, Ayo Balogun, popularly called ‘Wizkid’ has finally dropped his much anticipated studio album, Made In Lagos. Made In Lagos by Wizkid dropped on Oct 30th, 2020 and is made available to all his fans. The Album includes already dropped tunes such as Smile & No Stress. ‘Made In Lagos’ features international acts […]
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