Some armed men suspected to be Boko haram insurgents have attacked Debiro community of Biu local government council of Borno state. The assailants reportedly stormed the community on Wednesday in five Toyota Hilluxes shooting sporadically causing panic and having locals fleeing to nearby bushes for safety. It was reported that the insurgents unleashed terror on […]
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The total number of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria rose to over 3000 on Wednesday with the confirmation of 195 new infections in the country. The new cases bring the total number of COVID-19 confirmed in Nigeria to 3145. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, which announced this in tweet said the highest number of the […]
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Pan African Financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has again given its loyal customers reason to cheer as it rewarded 100 loyal customers with N100,000 each in the UBA Bumper account draw. The draw, which took place at the UBA Head office on Tuesday, was held via the Facebook platform in strict compliance with […]
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The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), on Tuesday, confirmed 148 new COVID-19 cases in the country, taking Nigeria’s total cases to 2,950. Of the new cases, 43 are in Lagos, 32 are in Kano, while 14 are in Zamfara. Ten are in the FCT, nine in Katsina, seven in Taraba, six in Borno and […]
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Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, has appointed Alhaji Muhammad Kabir Inuwa as the New Emir of the Rano Emirate. The appointment of Inuwa was announced on Tuesday by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Usman Alhaji. According to him, Emir Kabiru was selected out of three candidates submitted. Meanwhile, Ganduje has urged the […]
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Tottenham’s shot-stopper, Hugo Lloris believes that ending the English Premier League season without declaring Liverpool champions would be “cruel”. The goalkeeper is following the English social isolation rules at home with his family in London, helping his two oldest daughters with their homework while trying to stay fit in case the reason restarts. “We’re in […]
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state, in a tweet on Tuesday, announced the discharge another 60 COVID-19 patients. Of the 60, 31 were discharged from the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, 19 from the Ibeju-Lekki Isolation Centre and 10 from Eti-Osa Isolation centre. The latest discharges raise the total number of cases successfully managed in […]
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The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to suspend the planned deployment of the Fifth Generation Network (5G) in Nigeria. The upper legislative chamber stated this after the deliberation on a motion by Senator Uche Ekwunife, drawing the attention of the senators to the status of the 5G network in the country. Ekwunife […]
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BY REUBEN ABATI This is a piece around and about what I have seen about Corona Virus in Nigeria, from a sociological perspective, and not a report of any pathogenic experience. It has been more than a month since the Federal Government placed Lagos and Ogun states, and the Federal Capital Territory on a lockdown […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has approved waiver import duty for medical equipment and supplies in order to “strengthen health infrastructure” in response to the #COVID19 pandemic. The waiver was announced in a tweet on Tuesday by Tolu Ogunlesi, special assistant to the president on digital and new media. This joins the list of fiscal […]
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