A former minister of information and veteran Nigerian journalist, Tony Momoh is dead. It was gathered that Momoh died at exactly 5pm on Monday after a brief illness. He was the national chairman of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), one of the parties that were merged to form the All Progressives Congress (APC). […]
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The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Sunday disclosed that the total shutdown of the Third Mainland Bridge would be lifted at midnight of Jan. 31, 24 hours ahead of schedule. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) the contractor was able to complete the repair works on the bridge on […]
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Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has allayed the fears of residents over possible lockdown following the resurgence of Coronavirus across the globe Ganduje assured Kano residents that another lockdown was not in the works while launching the 2000 male and female Coronavirus Marshals Program in the state. The marshals are expected to see […]
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The Government of Osun State has announced the discovery of five cases of the deadly B117 strain of COVID-19 in the state. The B117 strain of COVID-19 was first recorded in the United Kingdom. This is coming barely five days after the Chairman Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, PTF, Boss Mustapha announced that Nigeria has […]
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The immediate past governor of Ekiti state has referred Buhari to be a corrupt President after the Transparency International report. He said: Transparency International has now established that under Buhari, Nigeria has become the hq of corruption. At this point, it’s illegal and morally unacceptable to refer to Buhari as Mr Integrity.He has equally failed […]
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The Northern governors have agreed to openly take the first doses of Coronavirus vaccine. Chairman of Northern Governors, Simon Lalong revealed that the move was aimed at dousing fear in the region. Lalong, who is the Governor of Plateau State, disclosed this yesterday at a teleconference organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, SABMF. […]
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The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Benue Branch, Comrade Victoria Asher is dead. This was contained in a brief statement issued on Saturday by the Secretary of NUJ Benue Council, Mr. Moses Akaahan. Mr Moses stated that Asher died at the Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi after a caesarian, around 8 a.m. on […]
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An Igbo socio-political group with the name World Igbo Peoples Assembly, (WIPAS), has requested President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government to appoint an Igbo man as the next Inspector General of Police, IGP. This is as the tenure of the incumbent IGP, Mohammed Adamu comes to an end gradually. The group also lauded the appointment of […]
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The immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai (Rtd) has claimed he left the Nigerian Army better than he met. Buratai made this statement in his valedictory speech during the Pulling Out Parade by the Nigerian Army on Friday in Abuja. He said that the army under his watch had achieved tremendous feat […]
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Indian manufacturers have rebranded the opioid Tramadol to Tafrodol to evade detection by customs officials at ports and borders in Nigeria, a report by Enactafrica has revealed. While the name change makes the drug look like Tramadol, Tafrodol contains two ingredients that should not be combined and can reportedly cause respiratory infection, coma and even […]
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