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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Edo, Governors, Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Raw Politics, State News
Saturday, June 20th, 2020
The All progressives Congress (APC) says the decision by Governor Godwin Obaseki to defect to the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) did not come to it as a surprising development. Spokesperson of the APC, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu gave the reaction while speaking with journalists in Abuja. “It has not come to us as a surprise. […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Saturday, June 20th, 2020
By Timothy OmobudeThe Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has officially joined the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. PDP in a statement issued via its official Twitter page confirmed Obaseki’s defection. Obaseki announced his decision on Friday afternoon at the state Secretariat of the party in Benin City, Edo State. The opposition party expressed happiness at […]
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COVID-19, Health, Women Politics
Saturday, June 20th, 2020
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala By Morenike Taire We have been presented the opportunity to reimagine and redesign our society into a vibrant and equitable one. COVID-19 has unearthed massive inequalities within our societies and brought to glaring light the unique burdens that women carry the world over. Allocation of response resources should be targeted towards the immediate […]
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COVID-19, Headlines, Health
Friday, June 19th, 2020
Coronavirus PHOTO:Getty Images Addressing a news conference on Friday at Adeleke University, Ede, in Osun, Dr Oladipo Kolawole, Leader of the team, said the vaccine was being developed locally in Africa for Africans. Kolawole, a Specialist in Medical Virology, Immunology and Bioinformatics, at Adeleke University, Ede, however, said the vaccine would also work for other […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Friday, June 19th, 2020
China will exempt some African countries from repaying zero-interest-rate loans due at the end of 2020, state television reported on Wednesday, quoting President Xi Jinping’s speech at a summit. Under the framework of the China-Africa cooperation forum, China will further extend loan payment forbearance for some countries including African countries, Xi told the China-Africa summit […]
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Aviation, COVID-19, Headlines, Health
Thursday, June 18th, 2020
By Ifreke InyangThe Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said June 21 is no longer a feasible date, for the resumption of domestic flights in the country. The Director-General of NCAA, Captain Musa Nuhu, stated this on Thursday at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 media briefing in Abuja. Musa represented the Minister of […]
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COVID-19, Headlines, Health
Thursday, June 18th, 2020
By John Owen Nwachukwu The Federal Government has warned Nigerians that the only way not to get infected by the deadly coronavirus disease was to obey the rules laid down by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said this during the daily press briefing of the […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Thursday, June 18th, 2020
By Ifreke InyangPopular radio presenter, Daniel ‘Dan’ Foster is dead. A source told DAILY POST that the American passed away after battling with complications linked with COVID-19. Foster arrived in Nigeria in 2000 and quickly became a favourite when he joined Cool FM in Lagos. Popularly known as The Big Dawg, he also worked with […]
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Anambra, Headlines, State News
Thursday, June 18th, 2020
Herdsmen …As Ebonyi loses indigene …We weren’t aware he was killed by herdsmen – Police By Anayo Okoli & Peter Okutu WORRIED by the space of criminal activities in the state, especially, the murderous activities of the rogue herdsmen roaming about in many communities in the state, Anambra State Government has taken steps to form […]
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Africa & World Politics, House, Legislature
Thursday, June 18th, 2020
By Levinus Nwabughiogu, Abuja House of Representatives committee on Diaspora yesterday called on the Lebanese government to stop the maltreatment of a Nigerian lady Temitope Olamide who was reportedly maltreated by her employers and wrongly accused of murder. The House also advocated for similar freedom for other Nigerians undergoing same fate in the country. Also, […]
