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Yearly Archives: 2020

Ebonyi State Police Command arrest ten persons over torture of Pastor

The Police in Ebonyi state says it has arrested 10 persons in connection with the alleged torture of a cleric, Oko Chukwu Obeni. The Pastor...

NAFDAC begins testing of four virus remedy drugs

National Agency for Food Drugs and Administration Control (NAFDAC) has started working on coronavirus potential remedy drugs submitted by Nigerians, its Director-General (DG) Prof....

INEC: Edo, Ondo polls to hold

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the September 19 and October 10 scheduled dates for the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo...

Minister to Nigerians: prepare for the worst

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, on Tuesday admonished Nigerians to prepare for the worst, even as the Federal Government assiduously work to...

Makinde gets Assembly’s nod to borrow N22.5b

Oyo State House of Assembly has granted the request of Governor Seyi Makinde to borrow N20billion to fix infrastructure. The loan termed contractor financing loan...

Igbo reject Almajirai relocation to Southeast

The Igbo on Tuesday vowed to resist the influx of the Almajirai in the Southeast. Their leaders lamented the increasing relocation of the Northern youths...

Nigeria announces 226 new cases of Coronavirus

Nigeria has announced 226 new cases of the deadly Coronavirus pandemic, with total confirmed infections now put at 6,401. Lagos led the pack with a...

N76bn uncompleted building: EFCC has cleared me, says perm sec

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology, Dr Mohammed Bello Umar, who was accused of “serious misconduct” while serving as the Permanent Secretary,...

Senate demands immediate reversal of power privatisation

The Senate on Tuesday asked the Federal Government to consider a comprehensive review of the power privatisation policy with a view to reversing the...

Curfew: Against Buhari’s directive, IG bars journalists, doctors, others

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, contrary to a directive by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday ordered police commands not...

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