Author: Our Reporter
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Gov Emmanuel restricts movement of tricycles, motorcycles in 3 LGAs in A’Ibom
Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has restricted the operation of motorcycles (popularly called Okada) and tricycles (popularly known as Keke) in Ikot Ekpene Federal Constituency of the state from 6p.m. to 7a.m. The restriction is contained in statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem in Uyo on Friday. The…
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Buhari lauds impact of APRM mechanisms on African continent
President Muhammadu Buhari, has commended the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), saying that the mechanism was impacting effectively on the continent. Buhari made this known during the 30th Summit of the Forum of Heads of State and Government of member States of the APRM. Buhari who was represented by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey…
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Akran of Badagry receives COVID-19 vaccine
Men of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Forward Operations Base in Badagry, on Wednesday administered COVID-19 vaccine on the Akran of Badagry, Aholu Menu Toyi 1 and his chiefs. Our correspondent reports that the 85-year-old traditional ruler got the jab from the Commander of the Unit, Air Commodore Morakinyo Akinyode. “Akran is the leader and father…
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Electricity restored to Maiduguri after 2 months of blackout
There was wild jubilation by some residents of Maiduguri town following the restoration of electricity on Wednesday evening after two months of total blackout. Our correspondent reports that the two months blackout was caused by the destruction of some of the towers supplying electricity to the city from the national grid by insurgents along the…
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Lagos, Edo qualify for national men’s cricket championship semi-finals
Lagos and Edo teams on Wednesday qualified for the semi-finals of the ongoing National Men’s Cricket Championship holding at the Edo Boys High School’s Cricket Performance Centre in Benin. The two states engaged in a nail-biting duel in the closing match of Pool A, but the host state humbled the star-studded Lagos side with four…
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FEC approves N82bn for Fed. Secretariat rehabilitation, others
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N82 billion for the completion of infrastructure projects in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Rehabilitation of the Federal Secretariat, Abuja is also included in the project. The Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammed Bello, made the announcement while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the council…
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World TB Day: NTBLCP sensitises community
The National Tuberculosis and Leprocy Control Programme (NTLCP) held a medical outreach to create awareness about Tuberculosis (TB) in Lugbe community of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NTLCP, in collaboration with other partners, conducted the Community TB Outreach on Wednesday, with health talks, medical tests, awareness on how to detect, diagnose and identify TB. The outreach…
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Nigeria, Switzerland inaugurate ‘Blue Bus’ project to control irregular migration
The Federal Government and the Switzerland government have inaugurated a Blue Bus Project in commemoration of the countries 10th anniversary in migration partnership to control irregular migration in the country. Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq at the inaugural ceremony on Tuesday in Abuja expressed pleasure on the uniqueness of the decade-long exemplary relationship between Nigeria and…
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Police declare 18 suspects wanted in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi Police Command on Tuesday declared 18 suspects wanted for allegedly promoting intra-communal war. This is contained in a statement issued to journalists in Abakaliki by the Command’s Spokesperson, DSP Loveth Odah. The statement noted that the suspects were wanted also in connection with murder, arson, cultism and unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.…
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COVID-19: No recorded adverse effect to AstraZeneca vaccine in Nigeria – NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency has not received any official report of serious adverse effects from the 215, 277, people who have received the first doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines. The NPHCDA Executive Director, Dr Faisal Shuaib, disclosed on the agency’s official Twitter handle. “As you are aware, AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccines have been distributed to all states…