The Director General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Aliyu Aziz, has said more than 100 million Nigerians have no form of identification. Aziz, who spoke on the topic: “Strategic Roadmap for ID Development”, in a Zoom meeting with editors on Wednesday, said less than 50 percent of the country’s population is not enrolled […]
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The Nigerian Army has expressed sadness at the unfortunate incident in which suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists ambushed and killed innocent women and children in Faduma Koloram village, Gubio LGA of Borno State. In a communique by its spokesman, Colonel Sagir Musa, the army revealed that already a large contingent of military personnel have been drafted […]
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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, and Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, had an argument over the first degree certificate presented by the governor from the University of Ibadan. Oshiomhole, in Abuja at the inauguration of the APC’s screening and appeal committees for its members contesting governorship primary in […]
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The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has killed about 407,914 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1900 GMT on Tuesday. At least 7,169,550 cases of coronavirus have been registered in 196 countries and territories. Of these, at least 3,148,200 are now considered recovered. […]
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Stoke City football club of England has confirmed that its manager, Michael O’Neill, has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). City said that O’Neill tested positive for coronavirus following the latest round of testing on Monday. The Potters made this known in a statement on its official website on Tuesday night. “Stoke City can confirm […]
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The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has said the country may just be starting to experience the coronavirus pandemic. The PTF said Nigerians are avoiding being tested; a situation that is said to be responsible for the low testing ratio to the population. This was made known at the House of Representatives on Monday […]
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The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) chapter, on Monday urged the Federal Government to pay their allowances to avoid industrial action. Dr Lanre Olosunde, the branch President of ARD, in statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin warned that the strike would commence on […]
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Lagos state house of assembly (LAHA) has cleared Mudashiru Obasa, the speaker, of corruption allegations levelled against him. Recall that Obasa was accused of embezzling public funds and abusing his office. SaharaReporters had carried out an investigation on the speaker who allegedly owns more than 60 bank accounts. He was accused of using his office […]
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Ace Nigerians singers, Burna Boy, Wizkid, and Davido have topped American entertainment media brand, “Billboard” as the most streamed Nigerian Musicians in 2020. The entertainment media brand released its list for the year and the artistes listed out are the ones pushing different genres of music across the world. Topping the list is Burna Boy […]
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A 3m (10ft) great white shark has killed a surfer in Australia, police have confirmed. The attack took place off Salt Beach at about 10:00 local time on Sunday (midnight GMT Saturday). The shark bit the leg of the surfer, aged between 50 and 60, off Kingscliff, 800km (500 miles) north of Sydney. Several “heroic” […]
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