The family of Leah Sharibu, a Christian teenage schoolgirl abducted by Boko Haram terrorists in 2018, has demanded the release of their daughter alive, with and without baby. On Saturday, reports have it that Leah Sharibu had a baby for a Boko Haram commander in Niger Republic and that she would have been released some […]
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Quique Setien suffered his first defeat as Barcelona manager as Valencia claimed their first home win over the Spanish champions since 2007. The hosts broke the deadlock when Jordi Alba deflected Maxi Gomez’s powerful strike past Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Gomez, who had a first-half penalty saved by Ter Stegen, completed the scoring in the second […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that 29 deaths and 195 confirmed cases of Lassa fever had been reported in 11 states of the federation. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General, NCDC, who disclosed this in a statement he signed on Saturday in Abuja, explained that the current figures were as at Friday, […]
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Presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, has said the corruption perception index by Transparency International (TI) which ranked Nigeria low could be based on statements from the opposition party. Recall that in its 2019 corruption perception index published on Thursday, Transparency International ranked Nigeria 146 of 180 countries studied, two points lower than 148 the country […]
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Lasting peace and the prosperity that comes with it cannot be achieved without justice, the Commonwealth Secretary-General has declared, during a keynote speech in the Hague. Patricia Scotland was addressing the International Criminal Court (ICC) as guest of honour for the opening of the new judicial year. The distinguished lawyer and former Attorney General in […]
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The federal government of Nigeria and governors of states in the south-west have reached the agreement to draw up a legal framework for the Western Nigeria Security Network code-named: Amotekun. Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, disclosed this to state house correspondents at the end of a meeting Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo had with the six […]
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Ondo State Epidemiologist, Dr Steven Fagbemi, on Tuesday said that lassa fever has so far claimed over 16 lives in the state since its outbreak early in January. Fagbemi said this in Akure during a meeting between Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and major stakeholders, including the local government chairmen in Ondo North and Ondo Central Senatorial […]
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), on Monday explained that Boko Haram insurgents have cut off Maiduguri, Borno state capital, from the national electricity grid. TCN’s spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, said the insurgents damaged the electricity equipment serving the state capital and its environs but that the agency is making efforts to restore electricity supply in […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria’s borders were closed because of the smuggling of arms and hard drugs into the country. Speaking with Nana Akufo-Addo, his Ghanaian counterpart, at a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London, Buhari said the borders were not shut because of food smuggling alone. He said he […]
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Liverpool stretched their commanding lead at the top of the Premier League to 16 points and advantage over Manchester United to 30 as goals from Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah earned a 2-0 win over their historic rivals at Anfield. A 13th straight league win since the sides last met at Old Trafford in October […]
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