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APC Govs’ Forum DG urges NEC to appoint Oshiomhole’s replacement
Romanus Ugwu, Abuja The Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Progressives Governors’ Forum, Salihu Moh Lukman, has told party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) and other stakeholders to appoint, on acting capacity, a replacement for the party’s national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. He also warned that retaining Oshiomhole as the ruling party’s boss will cost the
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Nigeria, Iran relations mutually beneficial – Buhari
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has described the relations between Nigeria the Islamic Republic of Iran as mutually beneficial. This is even as he noted that Iran has recorded phenomenal growth, even as a developing country. He said this on Friday at State House, Abuja, while receiving in farewell audience, the outgoing Iranian ambassador, His
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FG will leverage on ICT to create jobs –Pantami
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Pantami says the government will leverage on Information Communications Technology and Entrepreneurship to increase job creation for the youth. The minister made the promise at the inauguration of members of the Advisory Board of the Abuja Team for Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Programme supported by the Massachusetts Institute of
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Gender equality critical to human rights — UNGA President
President of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA), Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande has called on “everyone, everywhere to uphold gender equality as a necessity in upholding human rights”. “It has been 25 years since the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action, which remains the most comprehensive global agenda for achieving gender equality. “All Member States
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2 trailers collide causing gridlock on Mokwa-Jebba highway,
John Adams, Minna An accident involving two trailers along the ever-busy Mokwa-Jebba highway in Niger State has resulted in a heavy gridlock forcing computers to be stranded. The accident which occurred in the early hours of today (Friday) involved a trailer carrying bags of grains (maize) and another one carrying a container, both traveling in
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Justice Dongban-Mensem takes oath as acting president, Court of Appeal
Godwin, Tsa, Abuja The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko on Friday administered the oath of office on Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem as the acting President of the Court Appeal. Justice Dongban-Mensem took over from Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa who retired as the substantive president of the Court of Appeal after attaining the mandatory retirement
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Expert says older persons more prone to COVID-19
Dr Patrick Chinedu, a Public Health specialist, has said that all the evidence from the outbreak of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), suggest that older persons are more susceptible to the virus. Chinedu said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), on Friday in Abuja while reacting to the data from the Chinese Centre for
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Court sentences man to death by hanging for killing neighbour
A Kano High Court on Friday sentenced a 30-year-old man, Yakubu Dalha, to death by hanging for killing his neighbour, Zakariya’u Bala. Dalha, who lives in Tsangaya Village, Albasu Local Government of Kano, was convicted for culpable homicide, contrary to Section 221 of the Penal Code. Delivering judgment, Justice Yusuf Mohammed, held that the prosecution
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Attendant docked for allegedly stealing 800 litres of kerosene
A 30-year-old fuel station attendant, Bolaji Kareem, on Friday appeared in a Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, for allegedly stealing 800 litres of kerosene worth N180,000. Kareem, whose address was not given is charged with theft. He pleaded not guilty. The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Ikem Ukor, told the court that the defendant committed the
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COVID-19: Hospital expands isolation centre in Lafia
The Management of Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH), Lafia, has expanded the hospital’s isolation centre in preparatory for any reported case of COVID-19 in the state. Dr Hassan Ikrama, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of DASH, said this on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia. NAN
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Navy needs safety on Lagos waterways – Hon. Gagdi
Flora Onwudiwe The Chairman and the members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday engaged in a crucial meeting with stakeholders to secure safety maritime environment for the Nigerian Navy to operate optimally on Lagos waterways. This is coming after, the Chairman House Committee on Navy; Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi led his members, personnel of the Navy and stakeholders to tour most of the units of the Nigerian Navy, including forward operative bases at Badagry and forward operative bases at Igbokoda. The committee members had earlier replicated the same…
Cameroon confirms first case of coronavirus
Cameroon’s health ministry on Friday confirmed its first case of coronavirus, a 58-year-old French citizen who arrived in the capital Yaounde on February 24. It said the man has been quarantined in the city’s Central Hospital. “All measures have been taken by the government to contain potential risks of the virus spreading,” it said in a statement. Cameroon, which is situated in Central Africa, is the fourth sub-Saharan country to report coronavirus after Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa. The total number of cases on the continent is 29, reports…
Morocco postpones Olympic qualifier over coronavirus fears
The Africa/Oceania Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualifier in wrestling earlier slated for March 13 – 15, in El Jadida, Morocco, has been postponed indefinitely by organisers over fears of the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19).The North African country, which is yet to record any case of the disease, has taken extra precautions to keep it this way with the cancellation of a number of domestic football matches.Morocco’s neighbours, Algeria announced a case of the coronavirus last week but has since deported the Italian who was the index patient.Incidentally, organisers of the Olympics…
Coronavirus: Four Danish players, 9 others in quarantine
Danish side Brondby have quarantined 13 people, including a player and their assistant coach, after former Denmark international Thomas Kahlenberg was diagnosed with coronavirus.Brondby director of communications Christian Schultz says Kahlenberg contracted the virus in Amsterdam last weekend and was at Brondby’s game against Lyngby on Sunday, reports the BBC.Defender Joel Kabongo, 21, is in quarantine alongside assistant coach Martin Retov, while Lyngby also have three players in isolation.Schultz told BBC Radio 5 Live that Kabongo met Kahlenberg after the game because they were former team-mates and they “shook hands”.Schultz…
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote told how much it’ll cost to buy Arsenal
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has been told how much it will cost to buy Arsenal.The Nigerian billionaire has previously stated his desire to buy the North London club.Dangote says he is focusing on other interests at the moment, but is targeting next year as a possible date to launch his bid for the club, reports mirror.co.uk.Back in January, he reiterated his intentions, saying: “It is a team that yes I would like to buy some day, but what I keep saying is we have $20billion worth of projects and that’s…
Tokyo Olympics hold test event without fans, top athletes
Despite the spreading virus, Tokyo Olympic organisers have finally held a test event.The recent outbreak of the coronavirus has forced them to cancel or postpone several. But they allowed a sport climbing event on Friday to go ahead, with a few restrictions: no fans and no top athletes. Instead they used amateurs to test the climbing facility.Almost all sports events and large gatherings have been shut down in Japan, reports The Associated Press.Preseason baseball is being played without fans, the soccer J-League is suspended until March 18, and a spring…
Hazard has ‘successful’ surgery on foot
Real Madrid forward Eden Hazard has undergone successful surgery on his broken foot.The former Chelsea player came off during the Spanish side’s defeat to Levante on February 23.That was only Hazard’s second start following almost three months out with a fracture on the same foot, reports the BBC.“Hazard will now remain under observation until he gets the all clear to begin his rehabilitation process,” Real said in a statement.Hazard joined Real for a fee that could exceed £150m from Chelsea last summer but has since struggled with injuries and has…
At least eight footballers die in bus crash
A bus crash has killed at least eight players from Guinean second division side Etoile de Guinee, with a further 17 injured.The accident happened just outside the city of Mamou, some 250 kilometres east of the capital Conakry where Etoile are based.The team were on their way to play in the city of Kankan, a further 400km east of Mammou, in what was meant to be the first match of the league season, reports the BBC.Details of the accident have yet to emerge but reports say that those in a…
Coronavirus: Premier League ditches pre-match fair-play handshakes
The Premier League has announced that the pre-match handshakes between both teams and officials will not take place until further notice because of fears over the spread of coronavirus.The measure comes the day after the government asked the league “to step up its contingency planning”.The teams will still line up as usual but the home team will walk past the away side without shaking hands, reports the BBC.There have been more than 90,000 cases of the virus in 87 countries.A statement on the Premier League’s website said: “The Premier League fair-play…
Coronavirus: Three quarantined in Lagos
Three fresh cases of suspected coronavirus have emerged in Lagos.The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, disclosed this late on Thursday on his Twitter handle.The suspected cases are now undergoing tests at the Lagos isolation centre.One of those involved is a Nigerian who returned from France three days ago, while a second entered the country from the United Kingdom and the third from China.The results are not yet out.Abayomi tweeted: “Breaking! #COVID19Lagos. ““We now have 3 suspected cases under isolation in our containment facility in Yaba. One from…
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