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Drama as Aisha Buhari’s aide shuns question on First Lady’s whereabouts on television

The Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, the Office of the First Lady, Mr Aliyu Abdullah, has parried questions demanding Aisha Buhari’s whereabouts during an interview on television. While speaking on a Channels Television programme, Abdullahi had ...

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FCTA approves crossover night service for churches in Abuja

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has approved the conduct of crossover night service for churches in Abuja. But, FCTA urged churches to heed strictly to the COVID-19 protocols. Many state governments have asked churches not to hold any crossover ...

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Court grants Osun #EndSARS leader bail, seizes his international passport

A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State on Wednesday admitted a leader of #EndSARS movement in the state, Emmanuel Adebisi, arrested by the Directorate of State Service, bail. Adebisi was arraigned before the Court by DSS on four counts ...

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List of states where crossover service is restricted or banned

In a bid to reduce the spread of coronavirus, many states have either banned or restricted crossover service, a tradition by Nigerian churches in which worship is held on the last night of the year until the early morning hours ...

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Police arrest organisers of Kaduna s’ex party

Kaduna police have arrested some youths who were behind the aborted maiden edition of a Kaduna s’ex party. The youths who have advertised the event on social media platforms revealed that the s’ex party was billed to take place on ...

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Wife of top Ondo NURTW officer shot dead (Photos)

A middle-aged woman, identified as Mrs Oluwafunmilayo Folorunso, was shot dead by gunmen in the Kajola area of Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Monday.According to a source, the assailants followed the woman to the entrance of her residence before ...

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Argentina legalizes abortion

Argentina on Wednesday became the first major country in Latin America to legalize abortion. The country’s Senate voted by 38 in favour to 29 against with one abstention to approve a bill allowing the procedure through the 14th week of ...

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Osun makes U-turn, permits cross-over services

Osun State Government has rescinded its earlier decision banning churches from holding cross-over services. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday signed by the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode. In the statement titled, ‘Covid-19: Osun ...

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‘Super gonorrhea’ may increase in wake of COVID-19

The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning about the potential rise in antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea — also known as “super gonorrhea” — due to overuse of antibiotics during the COVID-19 pandemic. The news, delivered to British newspaper the Sun via a ...

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Nigeria records 749 new Covid-19 cases as total rises to 85,560

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 749 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 85,560. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday. “749 new cases of ...

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Abdulkadir Abdulsalam: Labour Party National Chairman is dead

Alhaji Abdulkadir Abdulsalam, the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), is dead. According to reports, Abdulsalam died in the early hours of Tuesday 29, December 2020 from an undisclosed ailment. Confirming his death, Mr. Kennedy Chigozie, the Deputy National ...

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RCCG cancels crossover service nationwide

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has cancelled New Year crossover service in its churches nationwide. This is coming after the Christian leadership in the country directed worship centres to respect governments’ directives on New Year crossover services. The ...

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Insecurity: Allow Nigerians bear arms to defend themselves, Sagay advises Federal Government

Professor Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), has advised President Muhammadu Buhari and Inspec­tor General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to allow ordinary Nigerians to bear fire arms in order to protect themselves. Speaking exclusively with Daily ...

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Sorrowful Nigerian lady kills self after being raped by cleric dad

A Nigerian lady, Ohirenua Giwa-Amu, who wrote an open letter to her father and popular pastor, Femi Giwa-Amu, for allegedly repeatedly raping her when she was seven years old, has committed suicide. Ohirenua’s death was confirmed by her friends who ...

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January will be tough, spike in COVID-19 infections imminent – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said that the nation’s health system is struggling to cope with the increasing number of coronavirus infections daily. The centre warned that the nation would pay in January for disregarding the health protocols. ...

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JAMB loses 3rd ex-chairman in 2020 as Prof Mohammed dies

Oga oh! JAMB has lost its third ex-chairman in 2020 ALONE as Professor Isa Baba Mohammed, Chairman of the 5th and 6th Governing Board of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) kicks the bucket. The 1st to die, Professor ...

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Benin lady single-handedly dislodge POS robbers of their gun

Two suspects who attempted to rob a Point of Sale (POS) operator have been outsmarted by a lady. The suspects, Andrew Adubu and Destiny Olu, went to the POS shop, located at the entrance of the IDP Camp, in Uhogwa, ...

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Nigeria Christian Fellowship president, Charles Adisa is dead

Professor Charles Adisa, Nigeria Christian Graduate Fellowship (NCGF) President, is dead. Rev. Samson Ayokunle, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) President, made the announcement today. In a statement he signed, Ayokunle commiserated with the family, colleagues, friends, relatives, NCGF and Think ...

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NIMC issues fresh guidelines for applicants over NIN

The National Identity Management Commission, on Tuesday, issued fresh guidelines for applicants to obtain their National Identification Number. NIMC spokesman, Kayode Adegoke, made this known in a statement titled, ‘NIMC Adopts Booking System For NIN Enrolment’. The statement partly read, ...

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First person in the world to take Covid vaccine gets 2nd dose

  A woman who became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer vaccine this month following its clinical approval has been given her second dose. Margaret Keenan was given the follow-up injection at Coventry’s University Hospital on ...

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