Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met the new service chiefs for the first time since he announced their appointment. The new service chiefs are Major-Gen. Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff; Major-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral Awwal Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff; and Air-Vice Marshal Isiaka Amao, Chief of Air […]
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Governor of Abia State, Ifeanyi Ikeazu has dissolved the State Executive Council. The Governor also recalled his Chief of Staff, Dr Anthony Agbazuere., who was on suspension after he was caught on video spraying money on a prophet identified as Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere a.k.a. Odumeje. This was announced in a statement issued by his Chief Press […]
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It was a bad Saturday in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State following the death of students and residents of the community who were killed by an articulated truck. The cement-laden truck which belongs to Dangote Group was said to have lost control before ramming into some open shops opposite Adekunle […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has said that the use of National Identification Number (NIN) is now a mandatory requirement for registration for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by candidates, Tribune reports. The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who made this disclosure, on Thursday, in Abuja during 2020 Ministerial press briefing, ordered the Joint […]
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The Federal Ministry of Education has said it will constitute a national committee on the harmonisation of schools and examination calendar following the disruptions by the Coronavirus pandemic. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, disclosed this at the 2020 Annual Ministerial briefing in Abuja on Thursday. Adamu said that there was a need for […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 1,964 fresh cases of Coronavirus on Thursday, 21st of January 2021. According to NCDC, the new cases were confirmed in Lagos-824, FCT-246, Plateau-166, Kaduna-128, Ogun-76, Nasarawa-74, Anambra-69, Edo-50, Rivers-45, Ondo-44, Niger-40, Oyo-38, Adamawa-35, Kano-31, Akwa Ibom-27, Gombe-19, Kwara-13, Ekiti-12, Delta-6, Kebbi-6, Bauchi-5, Ebonyi-4, Osun-3, and Zamfara-1. […]
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Elders in the South Western part of Nigeria have thrown their weight behind the governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu’s quit notice to herders to quit the forests in the state following the growing cases of kidnappings traced to criminals hiding in the areas. The elders, who also took swipe at the Presidency over the […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 1,386 new cases of Coronavirus on Wednesday, 20th of January 2021. According to NCDC, the new cases were confirmed in Lagos-476, Rivers-163, FCT-116, Kaduna-114, Oyo-68, Plateau-62, Ogun-56, Imo-55, Osun-55, Edo-51, Anambra-50, Kwara-44, Kano-17, Ebonyi-14, Cross River-10, Delta-10, Jigawa-8, Bayelsa-6, Ekiti-6, Borno-2, Taraba-2, and Zamfara-1. The agency […]
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Former US president Barack Obama congratulated his “friend” Joe Biden on Twitter, saying “this is your time”. Biden served as Vice President in Obama’s administration. Obama is slated attend the swearing in ceremony set to begin shortly at the Capitol. Sharing a picture of the pair, Obama wrote on Twitter; “Congratulations to my friend, President […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has extended the deadline for citizens to register and link their National Identification Number (NIN) to their SIM cards before February 9, 2021. This information was posted on the official Twitter handle of the NIMC (@nimc_ng). The NIMC had initially given a January 19 deadline for those with NIN and […]
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