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Nigeria on Monday recorded 565 new COVD-19 cases and eight deaths, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said. The NCDC stated this on Tuesday. The centre said that this brings the total infections, since the index case in 2020, to 187, 588. The NCDC attributed the surge to the highly transmissible Delta variant and […]
The National Industrial Court, Abuja division, has ordered the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to suspend its nationwide strike. The doctors had commenced the strike on August 1 over “irregular payment of salaries”, among other issues. Efforts by the house of representatives to mediate between the federal government and NARD ended in a […]
Former Nigeria’s President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, and Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Sunday led the pack of dignitaries that attended the coronation thanksgiving of His Royal Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse III. Other top dignitaries at the church thanksgiving held at the Olu of Warri Palace were former Governors James Ibori, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says Nigeria is not a failed state and cannot go the way of Afghanistan where the Taliban has taken the rein of power. The minister stated this in Washington DC during his engagements with international media organisations including the BBC Radio and Television, Bloomberg and Politico. […]
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N658 million for the deployment of sniffer dogs at Lagos and Abuja international airports. The council gave the approval during the weekly meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday. Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, while speaking with reporters after the council meeting, said four memoranda […]
The Police in Adamawa have confirmed the arrest of 14 suspected notorious kidnappers terrorising people of the state. DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, the Police Spokesperson in the state, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Yola. Nguroje said the breakthrough followed credible information from reliable sources. “The Operatives from Adamawa Police Command attached to […]
A former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ibrahim Mantu, is dead. Mantu reportedly died in the early hours of Tuesday in an Abuja hospital after a brief illness. He was aged 74. He is said to have been sick for days and died in isolation at a private hospital in the federal capital territory (FCT). […]
Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Kayvee, has been withdrawn from the BBNaija season six show due to health issues. This was announced via a brief from Big Brother, read by the Head of House, Pere, to all the housemates on Monday. According to the brief, Kayvee has been advised by medical personnel […]
President Muhammadu Buhari says the African continent is the new frontline of global militancy. In an opinion article published in Financial Times on Sunday, Buhari said while the world is preoccupied with curbing the spread of COVID-19, terrorism is worsening. The president’s article was centred on the crisis unfolding in Afghanistan. The Taliban has […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with family of the late former President Shehu Shagari over the transition of his widow, Hajiya Hadiza Shagari, at 80. This is contained in a statement by the President’s spokesman , Mr Femi Adesina in Abuja. The president described the departed as a pillar of strength and support, holding […]
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