Month: April 2020
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Northern Youths Hint of Impending Defeat of Boko Haram
A group, Northern Youth Anti Corruption Ambassadors have hinted of impending defeat of the Boko Haram insurgents in the north east following the renewed onslaught championed by the Chief of Army Staff, Brig. Gen. Tukur Buratai. According to the group, the position is based on credible sources in the theatre of operations in North-East Nigeria…
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COVID-19- Reps summon PTF, DG NCDC, Health Minister
The House of Representatives have summoned the Presidential Task Force (PTF), on COVID-19 to appear and brief it on May 5 on the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 Pandemic and its template for the intervention in all the states of the federation. Also to appear before the House were Director-General, National Centre for Disease…
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COVlD-19: Edo Govt. records 29 confirmed cases, 3 deaths – Commissioner
Edo Government says the state has recorded 29 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) with three deaths. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Patrick Okundia, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Benin on Tuesday. According to him, since the first outbreak of Coronavirus in the state, a total of 254 suspected cases has been tested as…
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FG declares May 1 public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Friday, May 1, 2020, as a public holiday to mark this year’s International Workers’ Day Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement by signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Georgina Ehuriah. In the statement, Aregbesola…
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Breaking : IPDI accuses NNS Delta of killing , indiscriminate shooting in communities
It’s a lie to discredit our crusade against illegal bunkering – Navy WARRI: Ijaw Peoples Development Initiative , IPDI, has accused the Nigerian Navy of allegedly killing an Ijaw youth , Mr Danzu Michael when it invaded Benneth island in Warri south west local government area, Delta state in search of crude oil theives …
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[BREAKING] 2020 budget: Senate approves Buhari’s N850bn loan request
The Senate has approved the N850billion loan request of the President, Muhammadu Buhari, which was read at the plenary on Tuesday. The loan request is to finance projects in the 2020 budget. The President had asked the Senate to approve N850 billion loan for the Federal Government to enable his regime to fund the 2020 budget. The…
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COVID-19: Dellta lifts lockdown, face masks made compulsory
Delta State Government on Tuesday lifted the lockdown in the state while directing that social distancing should be maintained to curb the spread of COVID-19. The State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, in a statewide broadcast also directed the compulsory use of face masks in public places. The governor declared, “As we gradually relax the restriction…
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FG’s palliative rice: PDP wants Kwara govt to test consumption fitness
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state has asked the state government to carry out test on the 1,800 bags of rice it received from the Federal Government as palliatives, to ascertain its quality and consumption fitness for the people. The party in a statement by its state publicity secretary,…
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Breaking! Shehu of Bama is Dead
The Shehu of Bama in Borno state, kyari Ibn Umar Elkanemi is passed away today Monday . Early reports did not give details, but our cirrespondent gathered that arrangements are being made for his burial tomorrow. The Shehu, of Bama is the second in heirachy, next to the Shehu of Borno. Details later
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500,000 households to benefit from Aisha Buhari’s donation in Kano
Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, through her foundation, ‘Future Assured’, has donated 16 trucks of assorted food items and for distribution to 500,000 households in Kano State. Mrs Buhari also donated Personal Protective Equipments (PPE) to the Kano State Government, as her contribution towards stopping the spread of Coronavirus in the state. News…