A prominent Boko Haram fighter, Malam Adamu Yahaya, AKA Saad Karami, who, according to the military, led the last attack on troops in Baga town and equally participated in attacks on Metele, Mairari, Bindiram, Kangarwa and Shetimari (Niger Republic) has voluntarily surrendered to troops of 242 Battalion in Monguno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. […]
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The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has signed an executive order to regulate social media companies. This development is coming a day after the US president threatened to shut down social media, after his tweet was censored. Recall that Trump on Tuesday tweeted that mail-in ballots were fraudulent but the claim […]
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Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike on Thursday inspected the Rivers State Cassava Processing Company located at Afam, Oyigbo Local Government Area. Wike pointed out that when company is fully operational it would employ 4,500 persons and also boost Agriculture in the state. He stated that the State Government has 70 percent equity share in the project, […]
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The United States of America has become the first country to record 100,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The US achieved the grim record on Wednesday as its death toll stands at 100,276, according to Johns Hopkins University, which has been tracking the pandemic. The North American country has recorded more fatalities than any […]
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The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has ordered an investigation into the killing of a middle-aged black man, George Floyd. Trump described Floyd’s death as very sad and tragic while commiserating with his family on the loss. The US president, who ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the US Department […]
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The Obaseki Mandate Forum, a pressure group, has purchased the expression of interest and nomination forms for Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, for the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC). At a news conference on Wednesday, Nathaniel Momoh, the forum’s chairman, said the group has confidence in the governor. The ruling party has […]
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The number of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased further on Wednesday with 389 cases reported. This is despite efforts by authorities to flatten the curve of the pandemic. The new cases were confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Twitter. The 389 new cases takes the country’s total infections to 8,733 out […]
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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Nigeria dropped to $214.25m in the first quarter of 2020 from $257.25m in the fourth quarter of 2019. The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed this in its report on ‘Nigerian capital importation’ for the first quarter of 2020 on Tuesday. According to the NBS, the FDI which stood at $247.37m […]
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The acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Kemebradikumo Pondei, has disclosed that the agency’s 2019 budget was padded with over 500 fake projects. Addressing journalists in Rivers state on Tuesday, Pondei said a huge amount of money was appropriated for non-existing projects. He was speaking in reaction to allegations of corruption […]
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The Lagos State Government has answered the call of concerned residents by demolishing a dilapidated building located in the Ojuelegba area of the state. According officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) in the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development (MPP&UD), this followed a distress call by residents of the area, after […]
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