The Ugandan authorities have ordered the shut down of social media platforms ahead of the country’s presidential election scheduled for January 14, 2021. According to Reuters, the Ugandan authorities have ordered telecommunications companies to “immediately suspend any access and use” of social media and online messaging platforms. Citing a letter from Irene Sewankambo, executive director […]
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Olamide Erinfolami, the widow of a police inspector who was shot dead during the #EndSARS protest, has accused her late husband’s colleagues of killing him. When she appeared before the Lagos state judicial panel on Friday, the widow said Ayodeji Erinfolami, a police inspector, was shot dead while trying to quell the #EndSARS protest at […]
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The Lagos State Government has reiterated its call on residents to avail themselves of the free COVID-19 testing services offered at approved public laboratories across the State. A statement issued by the Ministry of Information and Strategy listed the four locations as Lagos State Bio-Bank (Located inside the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba); Lagos University Teaching […]
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The Eje of Ankpa, Alhaji Shaibu Usman, an acting first class monarch in Kogi state and was kidnapped inside a Mosque on Friday morning. It was reliably gathered that the monarch from Kogi east was kidnapped inside the mosque while about to observe Zubihi at about 5.30 am on Friday. According to a source, the […]
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The federal government of Nigeria says Nigerians will receive the coronavirus vaccine by January 2021. Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, broke the news at the end of Wednesday’s federal executive council (FEC) meeting. He said a technical working group in the ministry is working on which vaccine will best suit Nigeria, considering that the country […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the immediate reopening of four major land borders in Nigeria. The four borders are Seme in the South-west part of the country, Ilela in the North-west part of the country, Maitagari in the North-west part of the country and Mfun in the South-south part of the country. Nigeria’s finance […]
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The Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed John Odigie-Oyegun, a former national chairman of the party, as Chairman of its South-South reconciliation committee. This was announced in a communique signed by Lucky Imasuen, Secretary of the committee and an APC Chieftain from the region, on Wednesday. The communique […]
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The Federal Government has announced 173 centres and 30 state government institutions for the National Identity Number (NIN) enrollment across Nigeria. This was made known in a public notice on the website of the National Identity Management Commission on Wednesday entitled: ‘Approved Data Capturing Agents (Digital Identity Ecosystem). The statement read: “The Honorable Minister of […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has assured residents of the Magboro axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway that the gas leakage occasioned by the rupturing of a pipeline in the area does not pose any danger. The pipeline, on Wednesday, was caused by activities of a company carrying out excavation work in the area. Kennie […]
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said Nigeria will vigorously engage the U.S. government to remove it’s name from its blacklist of countries over concern on religious freedom. The Nigerian government has also expressed its displeasure to the U.S. government on this development. Mr Ferdinand Nwonye, Spokesperson for the ministry, disclosed Nigeria’s position in a […]
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