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New York, Jan. 7, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday morning committed to an “orderly transition” of power on January 20. Trump made the promise in a statement after Congress certified Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the country’s next president and vice-president. “Even though I totally disagree with …

By Hamza Suleiman Maiduguri, Jan. 6, 2021 A 33-year-old suspect, Hassan Ebere, has revealed how he sold 6,000 dead poultry to residents of Maiduguri for five years so as to raise money for his livelihood since he lost his father. Ebere made the revelation while speaking with the News Agency …

Washington, Jan. 7, 2021 World leaders expressed shock at political unrest in the United States (U.S.) Wednesday which saw supporters of President Donald Trump storm the Capitol building in Washington DC. Nonetheless, many also said they had faith in the resilience of the nation’s democratic institutions. European Parliament President David …

By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto, Jan. 6, 2021 Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Wednesday swore-in Alhaji Abubakar Muhammad as substantive Head of Civil Service (HoS) in the state. Tambuwal, according to a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Malam Muhammad Bello, said the appointment of …

Lionel Messi was at the top of his game as FC Barcelona earned a 3-2 win at Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday to move up to third in La Liga. Athletic Bilbao got off to a dream start in their first match under new coach Marcelino when forward Inaki Williams latched …

 The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has eulogised Awka diocesan elderly priests, praising their contributions to the church and society at large, while calling on people to always show love to others, especially the elderly ones in the society. …

By Lydia Ngwakwe Lagos, Jan. 6, 2021 The First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has named Mrs Yemisi Edun as the Acting Managing Director of the bank in the interim, while Mr Adam Nuru is on leave. This was contained in a statement signed by the FCMB management and obtained by …

There are confusions and unease over the expiration of the extended tenures of some Chief Executive Officers (CEOs)/Heads of paramilitary outfits under the Ministry of Interior, PRNigeria has learnt. This is as the Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has been warned that the continuous tenure elongation by him for …

In the midst of challenges with the Boko Haram insurgency, countries from the west have shown more concern for the plight of Borno people than rich Arab nations whose people share similarity of religion and culture with majority of Borno citizens, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has said. Zulum stated this …

Olawale Jokotoye Abeokuta, Jan. 5, 2021 The Ogun Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man who allegedly had carnal knowledge of his 13-year-old daughter. The spokesperson for  the command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, made the  disclosure in  a statement in Abeokuta on Tuesday. Oyeyemi said that the suspect  was arrested at …

By Abujah Racheal Abuja, Jan. 5, 2021 The Comptroller-General (CG), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Muhammed Babandede, has said the Service will implement Federal Government’s directive on travel ban for passengers who fail to carry out day-7 COVID-19 test. Babandede stated this at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) briefing on …

Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has directed officials to pay visits and assess the quality of all private primary and secondary schools in Borno State with a view to identifying quack schools that exploit parents and guardians without the capacity to impact knowledge on students. Zulum gave that directive …

New York, Jan. 5, 2020 Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York on Tuesday,  said 30 per cent of medical personnel in the city’s public hospital system declined COVID-19 vaccines. Addressing newsmen, de Blasio said the vaccine hesitancy by health workers was largely responsible for the poor vaccination performance by …

William Attah, Gombe A cross section of religious and traditional leaders as well as heads of media organizations in Gombe State have pledged their unalloyed support in pursuing the course for the domestication of Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) law. According to a recent report by the Gombe State office …

turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 On Friday, January 8, 2021, Comrade Issa Obalowu Aremu turns 60. According to him, a month-long programme of events has been drawn up to celebrate the diamond jubilee. Invitations have been extended to a select few and I am counted worthy to be one of these …

By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, Jan. 5, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, received Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who updated him on the progress so far in the implementation of the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP). Osinbajo’s spokesman Laolu Akande in a statement said it was the …

Adeze Ojukwu The World Bank Group, Tuesday, issued a guarded growth forecast for the global economy this year, saying ‘a four per cent overall expansion was likely, although the recovery will likely be a “subdued” one.’ Therefore, ‘policy makers must move decisively, according to January’s Global Economic Prospects, and although …

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved immediate release of N10 million to retired members of the Nigerian Armed Forces and families of fallen heroes. The governor gave the directive on Monday in Maiduguri shortly after he was decorated with the ceremonial Armed Forces Remembrance Emblem at the …

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Monday laid the foundation for the construction of Al-Ansar University which is expected to be the first private university and tertiary institution in the state. Zulum had, months back, approved the allocation of 100 hectares of land in Maiduguri, to Al-Ansar Foundation, …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent “an urgent complaint to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention over the arbitrary detention, torture and other ill-treatment of journalist Omoyele Sowore and four other activists simply for peacefully exercising their human rights.” SERAP said: “The Working Group should request …

A cleric, Msgr Sylvester Mgbemfulu, has described the return of schools to the Church as the most fundamental, amongst other achievements of Peter Obi as the Governor of Anambra State. Msgr. Mgbemfulu, who has been in the seminary for over 40 years, 38 of them as the Chemistry teacher at …

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has signed into law, the 2021 appropriation bill passed into law by the Borno State House of Assembly. The budget was however jerked from N208b proposed by Zulum, to N248 billion, for which the assembly explained, was to cater for industrial projects by the …

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has said Nigerians may not have money or resources to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, but that they have God. The cleric added that having God is enough to protect the citizens from the pandemic. Adeboye spoke on …

#FixPolitics, a citizens-led research-based initiative, has called on the National Assembly to carefully consider a bill before it, seeking to repeal the Electoral Act 2010. #FixPolitics made the call in a document addressed to the joint Senate and House of Representatives committee on Independent National Electoral Commission and Electoral Matters. …

Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG’s General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye’s Prophecies for Year 2021 International Scene 1. Some of the things that happened in 2020 will spill over into 2021. 2. The world as a whole can only come out of the wounds when they admit the following; …