Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 624 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing its total caseload to 41,804, according to the NCDC. In a late-night tweet, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) noted that eight more persons have died from the virus as recovery numbers hit 18,764. Lagos, the nation’s COVID-19 regional epicentre, reported 212 new […]
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The bid by Senator Dino Melaye to return to the Senate was finally consigned to the dustbin on Tuesday as the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja dismissed the petition he filed for upturning of the victory of Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the November 2019 by-election into the Kogi West […]
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Manchester United should see success as winning the Premier League, not just making the top four, said Paul Pogba after netting his first goal for over a year in another comfortable 3-0 win for the Red Devils at Aston Villa. United became the first side in Premier League history to win four straight games by […]
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The family of Abiola Ajimobi, who died of complications of COVID-19 last week, has explained that it did not deliberately snub Rauf Olaniyan, the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, at the late politician’s Fidau prayer. Olaniyan was denied entry to the politician’s Oluyole residence in Ibadan, the state capital. He was said to have left […]
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A total of 544 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been confirmed in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed late Sunday. In a post on its Twitter handle, the centre said 199 of the cases were recorded in Lagos State, 65 in Ebonyi State, 47 in Oyo State, 46 in […]
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari, for approving the release of N78.9billion refund to the state government. Wike, in a widely published advertorial, describes Buhari as president for all Nigerians. He had previously accused him of bias, especially on the COVID-19 relief distribution to states. “I wish to on behalf of […]
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Volunteers have begun being immunised with a new UK coronavirus vaccine, developed by Professor Robin Shattock and his colleagues, at Imperial College London. About 300 people will have the vaccine over the coming weeks. The initial tests in animals suggest the vaccine is safe and triggers an effective immune response. Experts at Oxford University have […]
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A soldier attached to Battalion 93, Takum, Taraba State, Sgt. Ibrahim Muhammed, has confess to crashing a bus in which members of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT)were travelling after apprehending a suspected kidnap kingpin, Bala Hamisu (Wadume), on August 6, 2019. The 46-year-old member of the infantry regiment stated that he fired a shot at […]
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The Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Tuesday, arrested a man for raping a 3-month-old baby in Adogi village of Nasarawa State. In a statement by Ekunola Gbenga, Media Assistant to the Commandant General ‘NSCDC’ on Tuesday, said, Ahmadu Yaro, 27 was arrested Tuesday, for sexually assaulted and […]
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League leader, Liverpool moved closer to winning their first Premier League title in 30 years after they battered Crystal Palace 4-0 at Anfield on Wednesday. The win for Liverpool means if Manchester City fail to beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Thursday, the Reds will be crowned Premier League champions. Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah, Fabinho […]
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