The number of COVID-19 infections in Nigeria his risen with 499 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 30,748. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this in a tweet on Thursday. The new infections were identified in 22 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Lagos State […]
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Command in Bayelsa has confirmed 10 persons dead in a road traffic accident along Tombia-Amassoma road in the state. Mr Robert Ogom, the Sector Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Yenagoa that three persons were injured in the incident which occurred on Wednesday night. […]
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The Office of the Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday responded to a series of tweets and online publications on PointBlank News and Newsreel.com.ng credited to one Jackson Ude. The publication stated that he received the sum of N4 billion from the embattled acting chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), […]
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The Governor of Rivers State, Barr. Nyesom Wike has announced the sack of the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Sunny Okere with immediate effect for flouting and obstructing the enforcement of COVID-19 guidelines. Wike, who announced this while complaining about the failure of residents of the state to adhere to prescribed measures to curb COVID-19 protocols said […]
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Liverpool remained on course for a Premier League record points tally thanks to two goals from Mohamed Salah to win 3-1 at Brighton on Wednesday. The English champions move onto 92 points with three wins from their final four games enough to break Manchester City’s record of 100 points from two seasons ago. Jurgen Klopp’s […]
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Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 460 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, pushing the country’s total cases past the 30,000-mark. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) revealed this in a tweet via its official handle. According to the health agency, the number of total infections in the country now stands at 30,249; while […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insisted that Ibrahim Magu, the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) must be prosecuted for the allegations of corruption levelled against him. The PDP made the demand in a statement issued by Kola Ologbondiyan, its National Publicity Secretary, on Wednesday. Magu has since Monday […]
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A former Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Andrew Yakubu, who is facing tiral for alleged money laundering, says 98 per cent of the $9,772,800 and £74,000 cash recovered from a safe in his house in Kaduna State are gifts from well-wishers. He stated that the other two per […]
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended Ibrahim Magu as Acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Magu had spent the night in a police cell at the Headquarters of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) in Abuja. This comes after a six-hour grilling by a presidential panel, chaired by Justice Ayo Salami, […]
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The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for September 19th governorship election in Edo State, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, will appear in court on today (Tuesday) Ize-Iyamu is standing trial for eight counts of money laundering to the tune of N700m meant to prosecute the general election of 2015, in a case preferred against him by […]
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