Month: June 2020
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2 Pakistani soldiers injured in terrorist attack in NW Pakistan
Two Pakistani soldiers were critically injured when a remote-controlled device went off in the country’s North Waziristan district, a security official said on Saturday. The security forces men were patrolling the area on foot when they came under terrorist attack Friday night in the Mir Ali town of North Waziristan, a tribal district bordering neighbouring…
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Australians flock to tennis courts after lockdown relaxed
Australians have flocked to tennis courts in record numbers since social distancing measures put in place to contain the COVID-19 outbreak were relaxed, Tennis Australia (TA) said on Saturday. Australia has been generally successful in containing the new coronavirus, even if the populous southern state of Victoria on Friday experienced a 10th straight day of…
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Kenyan runner hit by motorcycle, suffers fractured leg
Kenyan half-marathon world record-holder Geoffrey Kamworor suffered a fractured tibia after being hit from behind by a motorcycle during a training run on Thursday, the country’s media reported on Saturday. The 27-year-old, who won the New York marathon last year, told the Daily Nation newspaper that his leg and head were injured in the accident.…
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Lagos generated N25bn during lockdown, leveraging on technology – Head ICT-LIRS
The Lagos Inland Revenue Service (LIRS) says it generated a whooping N25 billion through taxation in April when there was total lockdown. Mr Rasheed Olu-Ajayi, Head, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) of LIRS disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) via an exclusive virtual conference on Zoom on Saturday. Olu-Ajayi said the service…
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Military raid destroys terrorists’ logistics base, kills scores in Borno
The Defence Headquarters says the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed Boko Haram’s logistics base and killed scores of terrorists in an air raid in Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Saturday, said the successful air interdiction mission was executed on June 25 at…
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Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport re-opens amidst strict COVID-19 safety protocols
The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Saturday, re-opened for business with passengers duly screened, in line with safety protocols following the Coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic. The airport also witnessed strict compliance to other safety measures, aimed at curtailing spread of the virus. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that provisions were made for hand…
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Senate President refutes media report on alleged N-Power job slots
The Office of the Senate President, has denied media reports that the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, had allocated N-Power recruitment slots to the Senate President and other lawmakers. Mr Ola Awoniyi, Special Adviser (Media), to President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, made the denial in a statement, in Abuja on Saturday. “The…
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PDP Governors’ Forum debunks reports of members’ alleged defection
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Governors’ Forum, on Saturday debunked claims that about 10 governors, elected under its platform, were set to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The Director-General of the forum, Mr C.I.D. Maduabum, in a statement issued in Abuja, said there was no attraction whatsoever for any PDP member, let…
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NMA supports joint vaccine development between China and Nigeria for COVID-19
The President of the Nigeria Medical Association Professor Innocent Ujah has called for greater collaboration between Nigerian doctors and their Chinese counterparts in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Ujah who spoke in Abuja, noted that Chinese doctors have shown capacity in containing the virus after the outbreak was first reported Wuhan, China. He…
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Why PMB Deserves Support on Security, Anti-Corruption – CSOs
The Conference of Civil Society for Peace, Security and National Development has said combating insecurity and corruption is a daunting challenge that requires absolute commitment on the part of leaders and the lead to achieve. Consequently, the CSOs urged all Nigerians of good will to rally round President Muhammadu Buhari who has shown uncommon commitment…