The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday 12 May 2021 disclosed that the so-called Indian variant of coronavirus has now been detected in 44 countries in all six WHO regions. The UN health agency based its findings on 4,500 samples uploaded on an open-access database. The variant, which is known […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved new security measures for the Southeast and South-South regions of the country. This was one of the outcomes of the series of securit meetings held in the last eleven days and concluded on Tuesday in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman […]
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The Federal Government on Tuesday denied media reports that it has introduced or re-introduced new restrictions on COVID-19. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the rebuttal at a meeting with journalists in Lagos. Mohammed said there were no new restrictions, adding that the Presidential Steering Committee […]
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The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has announced that the Ramadan fast would continue on Wednesday. This was revealed in a statement on Tuesday evening by the chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs of Sultanate Council in Sokoto, […]
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Report has it that troops of the Nigerian military repelled Tuesday’s evening attack on Maiduguri by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. According to report, heavy shootings were heard at about 6 p.m. when the insurgents attacked the outskirts of Jiddari Polo neighbourhood of Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno State. The […]
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National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 75.8kg of cannabis in Ondo and Rivers states. The disclosure was made by the agency in a statement issued by NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja. He said that operatives of the agency in Ondo […]
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In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ikeokwu Godson Orlando , the cars are listed as: TOYOTA SIENA (ASH COLOUR) LAND ROVER SUV (BLACK COLOUR)3.TOYOTA CAMRY (RED COLOUR)4.TOYOTA HIGHLANDER SUV (BLACK COLOUR)5.TOYOTA SIENA (WHITE COLOUR)6.TOYOTA HILUX (WHITE COLOUR7.NISSAN PICK-UP VAN(GREEN COLOUR). Pursuant to the above,the Command […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has been asked to declare bandits and Fulani herdsmen terrorists to show their seriousness in combating insecurity in the country. The Human Right Liberty Access and Defenders (HURIDE) which stated this in a press conference in the FCT ABUJA on Sunday 9th May, 2021, also […]
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Report reaching our News Desk says a 23-year-old drug trafficker, Okoguale Douglas, has excreted 59 wraps of heroin weighing 781.2 grammes. The report said this followed his arrest at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, while trying to board a Milan, Italy bound flight. Douglas, who hails from Uromi in […]
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Appeals to bandits, unknown gunmen, kidnappers to sheath their swords and end violence. The Chairman, Nigeria Red Cross Society, Anambra State Chapter, Professor Peter Emeka Katchy, has made a fervent and passionate appeal to bandits, kidnappers and Unknown Gunmen to stop all forms of killings and abductions going on across […]
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