Category: News
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Edo State Government, Group Team Up Against Coronavirus
——-Distributes Face Mask, Sanitisers, Handgloves, Soap And Fliers By Ikhili Ebalu, Benin City Edo State Commissioner for Youths, Barrister Damian Lawani, has stated that the state government is prepared to go to any length to checkmate the deadly coronavirus upsurge in the state by ensuring that the estimated figure of over 5million people in the…
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COVID-19: Kwara hails BUA Group chair, Elumelu, UBA for support
***Seeks donations from corporate bodies, individuals By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Government has commended the chairman of the BUA Group Abdulsamad Rabiu, chairman of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Tony Elumelu, and the United Bank for Africa for their financial support to strengthen the national and subnational campaigns against the spread of Corona Virus (COVID-19)…
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COVID- 19: Ex- minister distributes hand sanitisers to 3,000 Kwarans
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Former Minister of Sports and Youths Development Bolaji Abdullahi has distributed hand sanitisers to some residents of Ilorin, Kwara state, as part of efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus in the state. No fewer than 3,000 persons benefitted from the former minister’s gesture which was carried out under the aegis…
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BREAKING: Gov. El Rufai tests positive for coronavirus
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has tested positive for coronavirus. He is in self-isolation as required by the case management guidelines of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. He said, “Earlier this week, I submitted a sample for the Covid-19 test. The result came in this evening, and I regret to say that it…
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Customs: North Central Joint Border Operations Drill rakes in N802m
By Steve Oni, Ilorin It was a big haul on the part of officers and men of the Joint Border Operations Drill (JBOD) Sector 3 covering the North Central States of Kwara, Niger, Kogi and Benue as it, in the last three months, raked into the coffers of the federal government a total sum of…
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To stem COVID-19: Nigerians urged to comply with medical, govt directives
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The National Chairman, Bola Ahmed Tinubu Solidarity Vanguard (BATSV), Dr. Dare Owotomobi, has lamented that the rampaging coronavirus pandemic is worse than Ebola and HIV/AIDS, and has, therefore, admonished Nigerians to be more proactive in preventing the virus, saying prevention is always better than cure. To check the deadly virus from…
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COVID-19: Kwara hails compliance with lockdown
·***Says fuels station, banks not shut Steve Oni- Ilorin Kwara State Government on Friday commended the people of the state for the excellent compliance with the partial lockdown of movement to prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) to the state. Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Technical Committee on COVID-19 Kayode Alabi told a…
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Between EFCC, Obla, SAN and the law
28 November 2016, Chief Godwin Obla (SAN), a former prosecutor with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), was arraigned before a Lagos High Court in Suit No: LD/3671C/16 alongside the Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, then a Judge of the Federal High Court, on the allegation that he bribed the latter with the sum of N5 million to secure the conviction of the Defendant in Charge…
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South Africa’s COVID-19 cases rises to 900
The number of COVID-19 cases in South Africa on Thursday rose to 900, President Cyril Ramaphosa says as the country prepares to institute a lockdown. READ ALSO: Covid-19: FCT minister tests negative “We now have more than 900 people who are infected and we fear that it might rise even much further than that. Earlier, the…
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Covid-19: FCT minister tests negative
FCT Minister of State Ramatu Aliyu, who had earlier gone on self-isolation in line with the protocols of National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has tested negative to covid-19. Aliyu made this known on her verified personal Twitter handle, on Thursday in Abuja. READ ALSO: Court grants N50m post conviction bail to Abia ex-director of finance…