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COVID-19, Headlines, Health
Friday, January 15th, 2021
From Laide Raheem, Abeokuta Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented that the nation’s ranks of dedicated and resourceful patriotic leaders have been depleted by the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic. According to Obasanjo, resourceful patriots who served the nation in various capacities including, the late Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Godwin Kanu, rtd. had succumed to deaths through COVID-19 19. […]
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Governors, Headlines, Kogi, State News
Friday, January 15th, 2021
From Godwin Tsa, Abuja The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed the appeal challenging the election of Yahaya Bello as the governor of Kogi State for lacking in merit. In a unanimous judgment, the appellate court held that the appellants Michael Elokun, Ibrahim Sule and Hauwa Audi, who are neither members of the All […]
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Delta, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News
Friday, January 15th, 2021
From Paul Osuyi, Asaba Rampaging gunmen are reported to have killed three mobile police officers on special duty at a hotel in Ughelli, Delta State. The rampaging gunmen also carted away the service rifles of the slain police officers. Local sources gave out the identifies of the fallen officers as Inspector Madaki, Inspector Lawal and Sergeant […]
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#EndSars, Ekiti, Latest Politics, Nigerian Police, State News
Friday, January 15th, 2021
From Priscilla Ediare, Ado-Ekiti A 23-year-old woman, Afuye Christianah, was on Monday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly receiving stolen property. Christianah, whose address was not given, is facing a charge of receiving stolen property. The prosecutor, Insp Oriyomi Akinwale, told the court that the defendant committed the offence sometimes in November 2020 […]
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Corruption Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Friday, January 15th, 2021
From Godwin Tsa, Abuja The trial of the former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Mohammed Adoke, SAN, on alleged money laundering offences has been stalled by reasons of his absence in court on Monday. His counsel, also a former AGF, Mr Godwin Agabi, SAN, informed Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Abuja division of the […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Headlines, Latest Politics
Wednesday, January 13th, 2021
By Muhaimin Olowoporoku An army court-martial sitting in Maiduguri has found Trooper Azunna Maduabuchi guilty of killing his colleague and thus sentenced him to death by firing squad. Trooper Maduabuchi in July 2020, murdered Lieutenant Babakaka Ngorgi, the adjutant of his unit for refusing to grant him a welfare pass. He shot Ngorgi from close […]
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Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines, NNP News
Wednesday, January 13th, 2021
(NNP) The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has been impeached for a second time. He will be the first president in the history of the United States to be impeached twice. Trump was impeached on one article of incitement of insurrection following the mob that attacked the Congress resulting in the death of […]
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Education, Headlines
Wednesday, January 13th, 2021
The Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 on Tuesday said schools across the country will resume on Monday, January 18, 2021 pending the review by the federal government. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu had on Monday said the federal government would review the resumption date of schools as a result of rising cases of Coronavirus. “On the […]
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COVID-19, Headlines, Health, Lagos, State News
Tuesday, January 12th, 2021
By Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has raised the alarm over increasing rate at which civil servants test positive for COVID-19. Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, in a statement said the government was concerned at the increasing rate of COVID-19 positivity among civil servants. The memo addressed to all Accounting Officers, said they should […]
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Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, January 12th, 2021
By Kazeem Ugbodaga “Is Saul also among the prophets?” This is a popular Bible reference (I Samuel 10:11) referring to the first King of Israel, Saul who was seeing prophesying when the Spirit of God came upon him. When the people saw him prophesying, they were surprised and asked: “Is Saul also among the prophets?” […]
