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Yearly Archives: 2020

I never called for a coup —Bishop Kukah

As reactions and counter-reactions continue to trail his Christmas message, Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has denied calling for a coup. Bishop...

Cross-over services: CAN directs Lagos churches to close by 11pm

The Lagos State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria has directed all churches in the state to close their cross-over services by 11...

COVID-19: Lagos raises the alarm over fake test results, inaugurates 10 oxygen centers

Lagos Government has raised the alarm over the sale of fake COVID-19 results in the state. Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, disclosed this during a...

GDP: IMF ranks Nigeria 1st in Africa, 26th in the world

Nigeria is ranked number one in Africa in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 2020 World Economic Outlook’s ratings of countries. Using countries’ GDPs, IMF ranked...

Reps back Trump, increases COVID-19 stimulus cheque to $2,000

In a 275-134 vote on Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives backed President Donald Trump’s demand for 2,000 dollars (N776,000) coronavirus stimulus cheque for...

COVID-19: NCDC records 397 new infections, 10 deaths

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 397 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via...

NAFDAC shuts down 6 local pharmaceutical companies over substandard, falsified products

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) announced on Monday that it has shut down six local manufacturers of finished...

WHO ex-director, Adetokunbo Lucas passes on

A medical expert, Adetokunbo Oluwole Lucas, has died at the age of 89. He was a Professor of International Health at Harvard University, Boston. For a...

Israel Adesanya wins Fighter of the Year at the World MMA Awards for the second year in a row

Nigerian-born New Zealand MMA fighter, Israel Adesanya, has been named Fighter of the Year for 2020 at the World MMA Awards. The UFC Middleweight champion,...

Saudi Arabia bans child marriages

The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Justice has banned the marriage of persons under 18 years. It also set 18 years as the minimum age...

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