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Boko Haram, Governors, Headlines, Katsina, State News
Friday, December 18th, 2020
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has confirmed the release of all the abducted students of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. Masari, who gave the confirmation on Thursday in Katsina, said the students released were 344. The governor added that the government had already sent vehicles to convey the children to Katsina, […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines, Katsina, State News
Tuesday, December 15th, 2020
Friday Olokor, Abuja The Nigeria Union of Teachers has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike following a continued threat to the lives of its members and students. The organisation, therefore, called on government at all levels to ensure adequate security and 24-hour surveillance around schools in order not to escalate the disruption of the […]
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General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Lagos, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, December 13th, 2020
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has tested positive for the deadly COVID-19. The governor had gone into self-isolation after one of his close aides tested positive for the virus on Thursday. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, in a statement on Saturday, confirmed the development, saying that following Sanwo-Olu’s exposure to a […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Friday, December 11th, 2020
The Lagos State government has banned the burying of bodies within residential premises across the state as part of measures to prevent transmission of communicable diseases. It has also prohibited the use of residential areas as morgues, embalmment centres, and burial sites. This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary of Lagos State Law Reform Commission, […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Friday, December 11th, 2020
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has issued six to eight weeks deadline to contractor handling the Pen Cinema Bridge to complete the project. The state government had shifted the completion of the project on several occasions. During the 2020 ministerial briefing in June, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and […]
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Akwa Ibom, Governors, Headlines, State News
Monday, December 7th, 2020
From Joe Effiong, Uyo Pioneer Nigerian Governors’ Forum chairman and former Akwa Ibom State governor, Victor Attah, has condemned the presidential system of government, saying it has failed in Nigeria Consequently, he advocated a return to the parliamentary system practised in the first republic to enable communities select and elect people to represent them. As governor, Attah […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, Imo, Kogi, Lagos, Party Politics, Plateau, State News
Monday, December 7th, 2020
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja, Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa, Gyang Beere, Jos, Lukman Olabiyi The Independent Natioanl Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) won in Lagos, Bauchi, Imo, Kogi, Plateau, Kogi while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) emerged victorious in Bayelsa and Cross River states in last Saturday bye-election. The poll in Zamfara State was, however, declared […]
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Anambra, Headlines, State News
Monday, December 7th, 2020
From Aloysius Attah, Onitsha The recent Delegates Conference of the National Union of Pensioners (NUP) National Officers Southeast and South-South Zone hosted by Anambra chapter in Awka, afforded the senior citizens in the state great opportunity to share their joy and pain. But the pensioners whose motto is: ‘Rest is sweet after labour’ might not be resting in […]
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American Politics, General Politics, Governors, Kano, Latest Politics, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, December 6th, 2020
The East Carolina University (ECU), USA has debunked the report that it has appointed Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, as a visiting professor. According to the university, the said letter of appointment is from one of its faculty and was not authorised by the institution. The Special Assistant on Media, Abba Anwar, to the governor […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Latest Politics, State News
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020
From Paul Osuyi, Asaba Pope Francis has condemned the killing of farmers in Borno state, Nigeria. Speaking during his virtual weekly general audience, yesterday, the Pope commiserated with families of the slain farmers and prayed that the “hearts of those who commit such horrors” would be converted. “I want to assure my prayers for Nigeria, which […]
