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![VP, Yemi Osinbajo & Wife Pay Condolence Visit To Late Ajimobi's Widow In Oyo State (Photos)]()
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and his wife, Dolapo today paid a visit to the widow of late Ajimobi, at the Oluyole estate, Ibadan residence of the late Governor.Recall his 40th day prayers was recently held. Photos from their visit below... ...![.]()
VP, Yemi Osinbajo & Wife Pay Condolence Visit To Late Ajimobi's Widow In Oyo State (Photos) -
![Ten Killed As Police Battle Armed Bandits In Katsina]()
The Katsina State Police Command says it has killed eight suspected bandits in Batsari Local Government Area of the state.The command’s Public Relations Officer, Gambo Isah, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Katsina.He said that on August 6, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Batsari led Operation Puff Adder to Zamfarawa village b ...![.]()
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![BREAKING! Senator Buruji Kashamu Dies Of Covid-19]()
Senator Buruji Kashamu, a former lawmaker representing Ogun East Senatorial District is dead.He died at the First Cardiology Hospital, Lagos, where a former Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari died in April. Senator for Bayelsa East in the 8th Senate and media entrepreneur, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce took to Twitter to share the news on Satu ...![.]()
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BREAKING! Senator Buruji Kashamu Dies Of Covid-19 -
![Siblings Arrested For Masterminding The Kidnap Of Their Youngest Brother (Photo)]()
The police in Imo state have arrested two brothers identified as Fortunate Osuji, 25, and Praise Osuji, 17, for conniving with other members of a kidnap gang, to abduct their youngest brother, Confidence Osuji, 14, so as to extort N7 million from their grandfather.The state Commissioner of Police, Isaac Akinmoyede, who disclosed this to newsmen, s ...![.]()
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![Tanker, Dangote Truck Kill Motorist And Woman In Lagos & Ogun States]()
A motorist and a woman were crushed to death on Friday in a separate accident in Ogun and Lagos states.The motorist was reportedly killed by a truck belonging to Dangote cement company, on the Mosinmi-Sagamu Road, Sagamu, Ogun State.The spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps in the state, Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident.Okpe in a sta ...![.]()
Tanker, Dangote Truck Kill Motorist And Woman In Lagos & Ogun States -
![Federal Government Evacuates 325 More Nigerians From US In 6th Special Flight]()
The sixth evacuation flight from the U.S. has departed for Abuja and Lagos with 325 passengers on board. In the manifest are 128 males, 174 females and 23 infants, according to the Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Mr Benaoyagha Okoyen.This brings to 1,739 the total number of stranded Nigerians evacuated from the U.S. by the Federal Governmen ...![.]()
Federal Government Evacuates 325 More Nigerians From US In 6th Special Flight -
![SAD! 27-Year-Old man, Abubakar Salisu Drowns While Bathing In Kano Pond]()
A 27-year-old man, Abubakar Salisu, has drowned while bathing in a pond at Rangaza, Inusawa village in Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State.This was confirmed in a statement signed by Malam Saidu Mohammed, Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service, saying Salisu died Friday morning. “We received a distress call from one Mala ...![.]()
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SAD! 27-Year-Old man, Abubakar Salisu Drowns While Bathing In Kano Pond -
![Bayern Munich v Chelsea : UEFA Champions League Match, Team News, Goal Scorers and Stats]()
Date :Saturday 8th, August 2020 Time : 8:00pm Stadium Ovidiu Hategan (Romania) Referee Felix Brych (Germany) Goal Scorer: Team News [size=14pt] Bayern Munich [/size]Gnabry netted twice in the reverse fixture and was the match-winner for Bayern in their friendly win over Marseille on Friday.Flick has indicated that he will f ...![.]()
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![Barcelona v Napoli : UEFA Champions League Match, Team News, Goal Scorers and Stats]()
Date :Saturday 8th, August 2020 Time : 8:00pm Stadium Camp Nou Referee Cuneyt Cakir (Turkey) Goal Scorer: Team News [size=14pt] Barcelona [/size]Barcelona will be without the services of central defender Samuel Umtiti due to a knee injury, while midfielders Sergio Busquets and Arturo Vidal are both suspended for the home side.Ous ...![.]()
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![First Lady, Aisha Buhari Reportedly Flown To Dubai For Urgent Medical Treatment]()
Aisha, wife of Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, has been flown to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for urgent medical treatment.According to SaharaReporters, the First Lady was flown to the Arabian country last weekend during the Muslim Sallah holiday after complaining of neck pain for about two weeks before that time.The neck pain was said ...![.]()
First Lady, Aisha Buhari Reportedly Flown To Dubai For Urgent Medical Treatment -
![Police Intercept Fake Nigerian Army Major Carrying Over 400packs of Weed In Delta (Photos)]()
The police in Delta State have arrested a yet to be named man for falsely parading himself as a Major in the Nigerian Army. It was gathered that the man was arrested earlier in the week along Sapele Road in the state.He was caught with a fake military van conveying 420 packs of compressed weed suspected to be Indian hemp.A police source said the s ...![.]()
Police Intercept Fake Nigerian Army Major Carrying Over 400packs of Weed In Delta (Photos) -
![Edo Governorship Candidate, Ize-Iyamu, Ganduje Others Match to Abuja to Meet President Buhari]()
President Muhammadu Buhari is meeting with Edo All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu at the moment.Chairman of APC Caretaker Committee, Governor Mai Mala Buni, led Ize-Iyamu to the meeting.Others on the entourage of the party candidate are Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) and Governor o ...![.]()
Edo Governorship Candidate, Ize-Iyamu, Ganduje Others Match to Abuja to Meet President Buhari -
![BREAKING NEWS: FG Extends The Ease of COVID-19 Lockdown For Another 4 Weeks]()
The Federal Government has extended the second phase of the eased lockdown for another four weeks. The extension is the third for the second phase. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha made this known during the Task Force briefing in Abuja. Details s ...![.]()
BREAKING NEWS: FG Extends The Ease of COVID-19 Lockdown For Another 4 Weeks -
![Manchester City v Real Madrid : UEFA Champions League Match, Team News, Goal Scorers and Stats]()
Date :Friday 7th, August 2020 Time : 8:00pm Stadium Etihad Stadium Referee Felix Brych (Germany) Goal Scorer: Team News [size=14pt] Manchester City [/size]Manchester City will again be without Sergio Aguero due to a knee injury, while Benjamin Mendy is suspended due to the yellow card that he picked up in the first leg in the Spa ...![.]()
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![Juventus v Lyon : UEFA Champions League Match, Team News, Goal Scorers and Stats]()
Date :Friday 7th, August 2020 Time : 8:00pm Stadium Allianz Stadium Referee Felix Zwayer (Germany) Goal Scorer: Team News [size=14pt] Juventus [/size]Juventus forward Paulo Dybala, who was recently voted Serie A's Most Valuable Player for the 2019-20 season, will be hopeful of shaking off a thigh complaint in time to lead th ...![.]()
Juventus v Lyon : UEFA Champions League Match, Team News, Goal Scorers and Stats -
![Federal Government Kick Starts Negotiation For COVID-19 Vaccine Supply In Nigeria]()
The Federal Government has begun negotiations with prospective distributors of COVID-19 vaccines to Nigeria ahead of their availability.Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo kick-started the negotiations yesterday on behalf of Nigeria at a virtual meeting with representatives of the BNT162 COVID-19 vaccine candidate on the progress of vaccine development ...![.]()
Federal Government Kick Starts Negotiation For COVID-19 Vaccine Supply In Nigeria -
![Dubai Tourism Officials Debunks News That Nigerians Are Banned From Visiting UAE]()
An official from the Dubai Tourism has debunked the viral fake news that Nigerians have been banned from visiting the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Stella Fubara-Obinwa, its Director Africa, International Operations, made the clarification during a webinar organised by the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA), themed “Tourism Bus ...![.]()
Dubai Tourism Officials Debunks News That Nigerians Are Banned From Visiting UAE -
![JUST IN: Ghana Government Set To Assemble Volkswagen Cars Locally]()
Ghana government takes steps to assemble #Volkswagen cars locally across the country, it is now said that cars will be assembled annually in Ghana.As part of the first production phase, they will assemble 5000 cars annually in Ghana.The Assembly Plant in Accra will assemble VW brands like Tiguan, Passat, Amarok and others. View Photo Below: ...![.]()
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JUST IN: Ghana Government Set To Assemble Volkswagen Cars Locally -
![COVID 19: Bristow Helicopters Sacks 100 Pilots 24hrs After Airline, Air Peace Sack Over 700 Pilots]()
The management of Bristow Helicopters Limited has terminated the appointment of 100 pilots.This comes barely 24 hours after Nigerian airline, Air Peace, sacked over 70 pilots citing COVID-19 crisis.The aviation company in a statement on Tuesday said those sacked comprised both Nigerian nationals and expatriates working with the company.According t ...![.]()
COVID 19: Bristow Helicopters Sacks 100 Pilots 24hrs After Airline, Air Peace Sack Over 700 Pilots -
![UPDATE: Lebanese Defense Council Reveals Likely Cause Of Beirut Explosion]()
The Lebanese Supreme Defense Council has met over Tuesday’s massive blasts that occurred in the port of Beirut.The council stated it might have been the consequence of maintenance work at the site.President Donald Trump said United States Generals told him that the cause was a “bomb of some kind”.But Lebanese security service explained that ...![.]()
UPDATE: Lebanese Defense Council Reveals Likely Cause Of Beirut Explosion -
![WAEC Releases Timetable For 2020 WASSCE (Comprehensive Timetable Inside)]()
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the final international timetable for the conduct of the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).The council took to its Twitter page on Tuesday to break the news.The council, in a statement by Demainus Ojijeogu, WAEC spokesman, also enjoined the general public to d ...![.]()
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![Students Locked Out Of Schools in Enugu As Government Shifts Reopening Date]()
There was no resumption of schools in Enugu State yesterday, as some students who had gone to their schools in anticipation of the reopening, were sent back home on the orders of the state government.It was learnt that they were told to go home and await further directives on the date of resumption. Commissioner for Education, Professor Uche Eze, ...![.]()
Students Locked Out Of Schools in Enugu As Government Shifts Reopening Date -
![UPDATE: Police Arrest 34-year-old Woman, 6 Others In Connection With The Murder Of BBNaija Star, Khafi's Brother]()
7 suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of BBNaija star, Khafi Kareem’s younger brother, Alexander who was shot dead in west London.Alexander Kareem, 20, was shot close to his family house in Shepherd’s Bush, West London on June 8. He was heading home from a convenience store when he was shot in a case of mistaken identity. ...![.]()
UPDATE: Police Arrest 34-year-old Woman, 6 Others In Connection With The Murder Of BBNaija Star, Khafi's Brother -
![COVID 19: Kwara State Deputy Gov, Kayode Alabi & Wife Reportedly Test Positive For Coronavirus]()
Kwara State’s Deputy Governor, Kayode Alabi and his wife have tested positive for Coronavirus.This was disclosed in a statement by the State’s Technical Committee on Covid-19 which has been uploaded on the official Twitter page of the Committee.According to the statement, the affected deputy governor and his wife are stable and are now in self ...![.]()
COVID 19: Kwara State Deputy Gov, Kayode Alabi & Wife Reportedly Test Positive For Coronavirus -
![BREAKING NEWS! Buhari Orders NDDC to Pay Abandoned Scholarship Students Abroad]()
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that the NDDC to pay its scholarship beneficiaries studying abroad. The students, who got a scholarship from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), cried out online and accused the NDDC of abandoning them, forcing them to take on menial jobs to survive. President Buhari has now intervened and asked th ...![.]()
BREAKING NEWS! Buhari Orders NDDC to Pay Abandoned Scholarship Students Abroad -
![EFCC Secures Final Forfeiture of N827.6m From NDDC Contractors]()
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has secured the final forfeiture of N827, 679,098.32 (Eight Hundred and Twenty-Seven Million, Six Hundred and Seventy-Nine Thousand, Ninety-Eight Naira, Thirty-Two Kobo) from Flank Power Resources Limited and GMFD Ventures Limited, both of whom are firms linked to contractors wit ...![.]()
EFCC Secures Final Forfeiture of N827.6m From NDDC Contractors -
![Federal Inland Revenue Service in Fierce Loggerheads With NIPOST Over Stamp Duty]()
The Federal Internal Revenue Service (FIRS) has replied the board chairman of the Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST), Maimuna Abubakar, over her allegation the tax collection agency stole their mandate.On Sunday 2nd August, Maimuna expressed worry over the ”take over” of NIPOST’s mandate by FIRS.She alleged that FIRS did not only steal NIPOST ...![.]()
Federal Inland Revenue Service in Fierce Loggerheads With NIPOST Over Stamp Duty -
![JUST IN: Ogun Gov. Dapo Abiodun Stops Payment Of N25k By Students For COVID-19 Test Fee]()
The Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun appears to have bowed to pressure as he stopped the payment of N25,000 by students of private boarding schools for COVID-19 and malaria tests.Abiodun came under heavy criticisms parents of SS3 students in private boarding schools were made to realize on Sunday that they must pay a sum of N25,000 to g ...![.]()
JUST IN: Ogun Gov. Dapo Abiodun Stops Payment Of N25k By Students For COVID-19 Test Fee -
![Two Soldiers Among The 7-Man Robbery Gang That Attacked Bullion Van in Ebonyi]()
Nigeria Police detectives have arrested seven armed robbers including two soldiers – one serving, one dismissed, for alleged robbery of a bullion van in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.The incident caused the death of four police officers, leaving others injured.The bullion van was coming from Enugu State when it was attacked on July 29, 2020.The suspec ...![.]()
Two Soldiers Among The 7-Man Robbery Gang That Attacked Bullion Van in Ebonyi -
![COVID-19: Senator Buruji Kashamu’s Health Worsens, Moved to First Cardiology Hospital]()
There is an indication that the health of billionaire businessman-cum-politician, Senator Buruji Kashamu, who has been receiving treatment for Covid-19, has turned for the worse.According to Global Excellence magazine which earlier reported that the famous philanthropist, who was tested positive for the deadly pandemic few days ago but later confi ...![.]()
COVID-19: Senator Buruji Kashamu’s Health Worsens, Moved to First Cardiology Hospital
VP, Yemi Osinbajo & Wife Pay Condolence Visit To Late Ajimobi's Widow In Oyo State (Photos)
BREAKING! Senator Buruji Kashamu Dies Of Covid-19
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