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UK government wants English Premier League back “as soon as possible’’
London, April 27, 2020 UK government’s cabinet minister responsible for sports on Monday said he had been in talks with…
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Probe NDDC over N2.9 bn Lassa Fever, Cholera contract, Ijaw Youths Council demands; Seeks transparency in Commission’s Interim Management
The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) on Monday said that the opaque style being adopted by the Niger Delta Development Commission…
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Bayelsa community issues 14 days ultimatum to Agip; Decries neglect; Demands renewal of lapsed MoU
The people of Okoroma Clan in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa on Monday demanded that a lapsed agreement with…
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Borno confirms Shehu of Bama’s demise; Buhari mourns
Borno State Government has confirmed the death of His Highness, the Shehu of Bama, Kyari Ibn Umar Elkanemi who passed…
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Ibeju Lekki youths protest FG’s lockdown, restrictions …Set trucks, vehicles ablaze
There were serious protests in Ibeju-Lekki axis of Lagos State on Monday as irate youths and other residents of the…
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COVID-19: Borno finds 2 positive patients earlier at large … No more patients on the run, says commissioner
A male and female who tested positive to COVID-19 have been found on Monday in Maiduguri after they were declared…
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COVID-19: Buhari Lockdown of Lagos, Ogun, FCT to ease from May 4 -Buhari; Regrets molestation of Nigerians
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, April 27, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved a phased and gradual easing of lockdown…
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NIMASA investigates cause of dead fish along Niger Delta coastline · Cautions public
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has commenced a scientific inquiry to identify the cause of the recent…
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Random thoughts on Nigeria in a post-COVID-19 World By DAKUKU PETERSIDE
Every plague in history has an expiry date and the black swan COVID-19 is no different. COVID-19 has dramatically…
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COVID-19: New York state to reopen with phased strategy – Governor; Testing needs to be doubled before U.S. reopens economy – Fauci
New York, April 27, 2020 The U.S. state of New York will restart its economy after the peak of the…
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Buhari will determine when to lift lockdown, says Health Minister; President meets Minister, DG NCDC
By Abujah Racheal Abuja, April 26, 2020 Dr Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health, on Sunday said President Mohammadu Buhari…
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Bayelsa gets COVID-19 index case, Task Force assures on preparedness
Dr Inodu, Akpoku, Chairman Bayelsa COVID-19 Task Force implementation Committee says Bayelsa has recorded its first confirmed case of COVID-19.…
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Facebook Introduces Messenger Rooms and More ways to connect when you’re apart
Facebook has introduced new products that make it easier to spend quality time with loved ones and to deal with…
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Questions Kyari should have answered… By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 In addition to coronavirus, the demise of Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to Gen. Muhammadu Buhari,…
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COVID-19 Oil & Gas Intervention: Kano receives package … As Industry moves to build permanent medical infrastructure nationwide
Despite the supply chain constraints involved in simultaneous nationwide delivery and distribution of medical items at this period, the Nigerian…
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Guarantee security of journalists in Ebonyi, NUJ tells Gov. Umahi
By Douglas Okoro Abakaliki, April 26, 2020 The Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ),Ebonyi State Council, has…
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COVID-19: E-commerce groans under restrictions, delivery encumbrances in Nigeria
At a time when global players in the e-commerce sector have seen the peculiarities of their operations come to the…
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COVID19: Obi cautions against relaxation of lockdown
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has advised circumspection towards…
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Customs’ Covid-19 palliatives rice truly bad, unfit for consumption – Oyo Govt
The government of Oyo State said on Sunday that it rejected the 1,800 bags of rice meant as Covid-19 palliatives…
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Facebook expands Coronavirus Information Centre to 24 more African countries
Johannesburg, 24th April 2020 Facebook has announced the expansion of its Coronavirus Information Centre to 24 more countries in Africa…
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Environmentalist links dead fishes to toxic chemicals from Shell, urges NOSDRA to sit up; Shell declines comment
Mr Furoebi Akene, an Environmentalist on Sunday attributed the dead fishes littering the Niger Delta coastline to discharge of toxic…
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Lockdown: Borno quarantines 70 travellers for 14 days
By Hamza Suleiman Maiduguri, April 26, 2020 The Borno State Government has quarantined 70 travellers for defying the lockdown order…
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2 COVID-19 patients on the run in Borno – Health Commissioner says
By Yakubu Uba Maiduguri, April 26, 2020 The Borno High Powered Committee on Coronavirus (COVID-19) has called on residents of…
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COVID-19: Udo Nwere Madu Foundation hails Udo sons, daughters for running to the rescue of families in Udo, Ezinihitte- Mbaise
Udo COVID-19 Responders, a group of progressive Udo sons and daughters, home and in diaspora, on Saturday April25, 2020 embarked…
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Lagos gives 2 weeks for burial of corpses in morgues; Discharges 6 COVID-19 patients
By Oluwafunke Ishola/Florence Onuegbu Lagos, April 25, 2020 The Lagos State Government has given families that have corpses in Lagos…
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