Latest News in Nigeria Today Sunday 27th December 2020
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Sunday 27th December 2020 .
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Health authorities launch massive cholera vaccination in northern Zambia
Health authorities in northern Zambia on Saturday launched a massive oral cholera vaccination campaign aimed at containing the frequent outbreak of diarrhea disease in some districts. The first round of vaccination campaign will be done in Nsama, one of the districts with high cholera incidences in which over 7,000 people will be captured, according toRead More
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Barry Lopez, author who tied people to place, dies at 75
Barry Lopez, an award-winning writer who tried to tighten the bonds between people and place by describing the landscapes he saw in 50 years of travel, has died. He was 75. Lopez died in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday after a years-long struggle with prostate cancer, his family said. Longtime friend Kim Stafford, former Oregon poetRead More
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Lagos impounds 60 vehicles for traffic offences
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) has impounded 60 vehicles from drivers who commit various traffic offences over the weekend. The chairman of the task force, SP Shola Jejeloye said this in a statement signed by its Head, Public Affairs Unit, Mr Adebayo Taofiq on Sunday in Lagos. The News AgencyRead More
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2020 defied power of science, human predictions — Engr Emmanuel Inyang
Says deserving thanksgiving to God With the inexplicable challenges of year 2020, defying all human predictions and the power of Science, Christians, deserve to thank God for life and all accomplishments. The Minister in-charge of Church of Christ, COC, No 144 Aka Road, Uyo, Engr Emmanuel Inyang, stated this earlier today, Saturday 26th December, duringRead More
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WHO chief warns coronavirus pandemic won’t be the last
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday warned that the Covid-19 pandemic will not be the last such crisis. “History tells us that this won’t be the last pandemic and epidemics are a fact of life,” Tedros said in a video released to mark the first-ever International Day of Epidemic Preparedness onRead More
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COVID-19: Nigeria reports 829 new infections, 1 additional death
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 829 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic outbreak in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that since the beginning of the outbreak in February, more than 925,215 samples have been tested inRead More
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Two feared dead at Otukpo Music Carnival stampede
By Peter Duru – Makurdi Two persons died in Otukpo Town in Otukpo Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State on Christmas Day during a stampede at a musical carnival in total disregard for the COVID-19 restrictions recently announced by the state government. Vanguard gathered from an eyewitness in Otukpo that the music carnival, whichRead More
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How I disarmed, caught my abductors, NNPC staff recounts
By Davies Iheamnachor A staff of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Barrister Tamuno Igbikiberebima, has narrated how he dispossessed two criminals who attempted to kidnap him and handed them over to the police. Igbikiberebima, who spoke in Port Harcourt, after the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Joseph Mukan, paraded the two suspects andRead More
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Christmas Day deaths rock Nollywood
…What killed Chico Ejiro, Kola Davis? …Actors, actresses mourn By Benjamin Njoku Tributes have continued to pour in following the sudden demise of two Nollywood producers, Chico Ejiro and Kola Davis, on Christmas Day. Ejiro, younger brother of veteran producer, Zeb Ejiro, died in the early hours of Christmas Day from a seizure, while KolaRead More
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FROM CHIBOK TO DAPCHI, KANKARA: How northern govs created the insecurity haunting us —Stan-Labo, ex-Army chief
*Says we have not learnt any lessons from serial abductions of schoolchildren *‘The Big Five deficits of the military in the war against Boko Haram’ By Chris Onuoha Hassan Stan-Labo, a retired colonel, as Chief of Staff, 9 Brigade, Nigeria Army Cantonment, Ikeja, superintended over OP MESA as its first Operations Officer. He has wealthRead More
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