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  • Presidency: God will decide my political future — Gov. Umahi

    Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi on Wednesday said that only God will decide his next destination after leaving office as the state’s governor in 2023. Umahi made the declaration in Abakaliki while reacting to speculations making the rounds that he was eying the federal level with the aim of replicating his infrastructural strides at the…

  • Obey COVID-19 guidelines, INEC tells voters, stakeholders

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged voters, political parties, candidates, their supporters and other stakeholders to obey all its new guidelines for conduct of election during COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made the call on Wednesday in Nasarawa, during the commission’s meeting with stakeholders ahead of the Nasarawa Central…

  • Risk of nuclear weapons use high, UN chief warns

    United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned of a high risk of nuclear weapons being used “intentionally, by accident or through miscalculation’’. Guterres gave the warning in a video message at a Peace Memorial Ceremony in Japan on Thursday to mark the 75th anniversary of the nuclear bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. No fewer…

  • Toyota expects 64% fall in annual net profit amid pandemic

    Toyota Motor forecasts its net profit for the current financial year will drop 64.1 per cent from the previous year to 730 billion yen ($6.9 billion) due to the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, it said on Thursday. Japan’s largest carmaker maintained its operating profit outlook at 500 billion yen and sales are estimated at…

  • Nigerian Army to build reference hospital in South-East

    Nigerian Army says it has concluded plans to boost healthcare delivery in South-East by building a state-of-the-art Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. Col. Aliyu Yusuf, Deputy Director, Army Public Relations in 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on…

  • Canada joins `vaccine nationalism’ race

    Canada has joined other rich countries like the United States and Britain that are pre-ordering millions of potential coronavirus vaccines for their citizens. Through this move  known as ‘vaccine nationalism’, these wealthy nations are striking mass purchase deals with drug makers with promising vaccine candidates. Canada’s Minister of Procurement, Ms Anita Anand, announced on Wednesday…

  • NCDC records 457 new COVID-19 cases, total now 44,890

    The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded  457 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections to 44,890. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Wednesday. According to the health agency, 17 more people had died from the disease. The NCDC said that the 457 new…

  • Multiple taxes: Petroleum dealers in Anambra threaten shutdown, gives 21 day ultimatum

    Petroleum dealers in Anambra have threatened to shut down operations in 21 days over alleged government multiple levies and indebtedness. The operators under the aegis of NNPC Enugu Depot Community issued the warning in a communiqué issued after an all stakeholders’ meeting held in Awka on Tuesday. Members of the community included the Independent Petroleum…

  • Ex-lawmaker emerges Ondo PDP chairman

    Mr Fatai Adams,  a former member of the Ondo State House of Assembly, has been elected the new Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. Adams was elected at a state congress held at Solton Hotel in Akure on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the party’s congress produced…

  • UN, U.S. commiserate with Lebanon over deadly explosions

    UN Secretary-General António Guterres has commiserated with the people and government of Lebanon over Tuesday’s explosions in the capital, Beirut. No fewer than 70 people died while 2,700 others were injured in the massive blasts at the city’s port, the Minister of Health, Hamad Hassan, said. Officials said the two blasts originated from highly explosive…