Category: News
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Coronavirus: FG cancels meetings, threatens religious leaders flouting safety rules
The Federal Government has announced the cancellation of the meeting of heads of states and governments of the Chad Basin scheduled for next week. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced this at a media briefing in Abuja, on Monday. He said the cancellation was part of measures being taken by the government…
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BREAKING: ASUU commences indefinite strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Monday, declared an indefinite strike over the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System and the non-implementation of the 2009 agreement. The union’s National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, announced the strike at a press briefing in its National Secretariat, Abuja. He noted that the government failed to address the…
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Alleged N4.6bn money laundering: Trial of Usman, Fani-Kayode stalled
The money laundering trial involving a former Minister of Finance, Nenadi Usman and Femi Fani-Kayode, was stalled at the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Monday due to the absence of the presiding judge, Justice Rilwan Aikawa. Although counsel were informed that the absence of the judge had nothing to do with the COVID-19, a new…
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COVID-19: LASG directs scavengers to immediately vacate dump sites
The Lagos State Government has directed all scavengers in the state to vacate all dump sites with immediate effect as a way of curtailing the spread of COVID-19 in the state. Mr Tunji Bello, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources gave the directive on Monday . Bello in a statement he…
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Montenegro records first coronavirus death
Montenegro on Monday recorded its first death from the novel coronavirus, according to the state broadcaster RTCG. RTCG reported that a 65-year old man died shortly after his arrival at a hospital in the capital Podgorica on Sunday. According to RTCG, the man had earlier travelled to Serbia. Currently, 22 people have tested positive for…
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Gov Oyetola says winning war against Coronavirus, collective responsibility
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun on Monday called on the people to cooperate with the state government to win the war against the spread of Coronavirus currently ravaging the whole world. Oyetola made the assertion while addressing the people of Osun in a statewide broadcast on the measures put in place to contain the spread…
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3 men in court over alleged breach of peace in Ogun
The police on Monday arraigned three men in an Ota Magistrates’Court in Ogun over alleged breach of peace. The defendants, Taofeek Salami, 34, Taiwo Salami, 55, and Hammed Shodunke, 27, whose addresses were not provided are facing a two-count charge of breach of peace and conspiracy. The prosecutor, Insp. Abdulkareem Mustapha, told the court that…
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COVID-19: Kwara civil servants to work from home Monday
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Concerned about the ravaging corona virus pandemic across the globe, Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed the state’s civil servants to work from home as from Monday. Same Monday, all schools across the state would be closed pending when the deadly virus would subside. In a statement personally signed by…
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BATSV appoints six Kwarans into key postions
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The National Leadership of Bola Ahmed Tinubu Solidarity Vanguard (BATSV) has approved the appointments of six people from Kwara state into the executives of the North Central Zone of the Vanguard. The National Chairman of BATSV, Dr. Dare Owotomobi, who released the names of the six appointed zonal officers from Kwara…
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Coronavirus: Buhari should address the nation now, says OPCI President
By Steve Oni, Ilorin With the worsening situation of the rampaging coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria in which not less than 22 index cases have been confirmed, President Muhammadu Buhari has been called upon to listen to the voices of reason from the Senate and other well meaning people and address the Nation without further delay.…