The Nigerian component of MNJTF together with other members from the Lake Chad Basin Commission has been involved in clearance operation around the Lake Chad Basin. This is the fall out of the recent past aggressive and offensive action of the Armed Forces of Nigeria in the North East specifically, Operation LAFIYA DOLE Theatre. The […]
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Lagos State’s Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has another the death of another COVID-19 patient in Nigeria. While making the announcement on Twitter on Wednesday, Professor Abayomi stated that the victim is a 66-year-old citizen of the United Kingdom. According to Prof Abayomi, the victim travelled from India via Dubai and entered Lagos on […]
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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, on Tuesday declared that he is willing to set aside his immunity to testify against persons who violate the state’s border closure regulations aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus. Speaking at the office of the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mustapha Dandaura in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, following […]
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care in hospital after his coronavirus symptoms “worsened”, Downing Street has said. A spokesman said he was moved on the advice of his medical team and is receiving “excellent care”. Mr Johnson has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputise “where necessary”, the spokesman added. The […]
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The government of Edo state, on Monday confirmed two new cases of coronavirus in the state. This means that the number of COVID-19 patient under the management of state government is now 11. The State Deputy Governor and Chairman, Edo State Response Committee on COVID-19, Comrade Philip Shaibu, disclosed this while briefing journalists on activities […]
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Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola has lost his 82 years old mother, Dolors Salars Carrio to coronavirus. Manchester City confirmed their manager’s mother passed away in Barcelona on Monday. “Everyone associated with the club sends their most heartfelt sympathy at this most distressing time to Pep, his family and all their friends,” the club statement […]
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A Magistrate Court sitting in Ikeja Lagos on Monday sentenced Nollywood actor, Funke Akindele-Bello and her husband, Abdul-Rasheed Bello (JJC), to 14-day community service for contravening the social distancing of Lagos State. The Court also ordered the couple to pay a fine of N100, 000. Akindele, and Bello had earlier pleaded guilty to flouting social […]
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NIGERIA – The minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, says there is no hidden agenda behind some countries evacuating their citizens from Nigeria. According to reports, about 637 Europeans were evacuated from Nigeria and Benin Republic on Thursday. The move had left many wondering if there is a cause for alarm. During the press briefing […]
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The secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has called on Nigerians to work together and prove the world wrong on COVID-19. The SGF, who is the chairman of the presidential task force on COVID-19, said Nigeria is seen as one of the countries that would be crushed by the virus. At […]
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A former Professor of Management Accounting at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Richard Akindele, has been released from prison after serving a two-year jail term. Akindele was jailed in 2018 after he pleaded guilty to a four-count charge filed against him at the Federal High Court, Osogbo, the Osun State capital, by the Independent […]
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