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Kano contniues to record death of high profile personalities

Kano State has again lost three high profile personalities to death. Their deaths on Wednesday came after about 12 high profile personalities died in the state last week. On Wednesday morning, a former Director of Finance, National Orthopaedic Hospital Dala, ...

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Court remands policaman who allegedly shot dead Rivers policewoman (photo)

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Tuesday, remanded a police sergeant, Bitrus Hosea, who allegedly shot dead a policewoman on duty in a correctional facility. The policewoman, Lovender Elekwechi, also a sergeant, was allegedly shot in ...

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Drama as Customs rejects 1,800 bags of rice returned by Oyo

A drama played out between the officials of the Oyo State Government and men of the Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo/Osun Area Command, Ibadan, on Wednesday as the Customs rejected the 1,800 bags of rice donated to the state by the ...

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Former Borno state Governor, Muhammed Goni is dead

A former governor of Borno State, Muhammed Goni, is dead. Mr Goni, who was the first democratically elected governor of Borno State, died in his 80s. A close family source who confirmed the passing of the elder statesman said he ...

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Nigeria’s population challenging to COVID-19 battle, says Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria’s massive population constitutes a challenge in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The vice president, however, said that the advantage of being able to manage the issues in smaller measures through the states by ...

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Nigeria records 196 new cases of Coronavirus

Nigeria has recorded 196 new cases of Coronavirus, the highest in a single day, with the virus spiking up in Lagos and Kano. The nation now has a total of 1,728 Coronavirus infections so far. In the figures released by ...

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Schools, churches, mosques, entertainment centres to remain close in Lagos

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday said all schools, churches, mosques and entertainment centres, such as event centres, bars, nigh clubs and others will remain shut to check the spread of Coronavirus. He said while some businesses and others ...

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Lawyer drags government officials to court for violating safety precautions at Abba Kyari’s burial

The complaint against government officials, who violated safety precautions at the burial of the late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, has been assigned to a magistrate for hearing. Magistrate Zubairu Mohammad of Court 1, Magistrate Court, ...

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Kaduna police arrest 986 violators of lockdown order

Kaduna State police command on Wednesday said it has arrested and paraded 986 people for violating the lockdown order imposed by the state government with a view to curbing the spread of the COVID 19 pandemic in the state. The ...

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Man bags 2 months, 10 strokes for stealing laptop in Kaduna

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State on Wednesday sentenced a 23-year-old man, Alkasim Abdullahi, to two months in a correctional facility for stealing a laptop and other items. The magistrate, Abdulaziz Ibrahim, also ordered that the convict be ...

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Kidnapped Ekiti Commissioner regains his freedom

Kidnapped Ekiti Commissioner has regained his freedom. After spending three days in kidnappers’ den, abducted Ekiti State Commissioner for Agriculture, Folorunsho  Olabode regained his freedom today according to multiple sources.

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Lagos discharges 49 more coronavirus patients

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu today disclosed that the state has discharged another 49 coronavirus patients after they tested negative twice for the virus. This brings to 186 the number of patients discharged so far by the state. The governor ...

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Atheist arrested for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad in Kaduna

The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested an atheist, Mubarak Bala, for a Facebook post in which he allegedly insulted Prophet Muhammad. Bala’s arrest at his residence in Kaduna followed a petition by a group of lawyers to the Commissioner ...

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Adamawa Governor Ahmadu Fintiri loses mom

  Adamawa state Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri has lost his mom. Hajia Fatimah Umar Badami, the mother of the Governor died today at the Federal Medical Centre, Yola, after a protracted illness, according to a statement from the Adamawa State Government. ...

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