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Buratai explains continuous involvement of troops in internal security operations
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says the need to confront criminal elements with superior fire power informed the continuous involvement of troops in internal security operations. Buratai gave the explanation while presenting a paper: “Civil-military Relations: A New Paradigm of Military Engagement in Nigeria.” The army chief spoke on Tuesday in Abuja
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Kwara: Early morning fire destroys shops, other property at Owode market, Offa
Layi Olanrewaju, Ilorin No fewer than 23 shops were razed and goods worth millions of naira damaged in an early-morning inferno that reportedly wreaked havoc on Tuesday at Owode market, Offa, Kwara State. According to eye a witness account, the fire started at about 1:00 am; but before sympathisers were able to reach the fire
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Coronavirus: Delta Airlines to reduce flight operations’ capacity by 15%
Delta Airlines on Tuesday announced its plans to reduce it flight operations’ capacity by 15 per cent following the spread of Coronavirus to the country. The airline’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr Ed Bastian, stated this in a statement he issued in Lagos. Bastain said that since the World Health Organisation’s declaration of the virus
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Kenya confirms 4th case of Covid-19
Kenya on Tuesday confirmed its fourth case of the novel Coronavirus code named Covid-19. In a televised address on Tuesday, Health Minister, Mutahi Kagwe, said the patient—tested at a private hospital in Nairobi—arrived in the country from London on March 9. He, however, did not reveal the nationality of the victim, adding that tracing of
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Coronavirus: Osun Assembly tasks health ministry on intervention
Clement Adeyi, Osogbo The Osun State House of Assembly has called on the Ministry of Health to put intervention measures in place with a view to protecting the people of the state against coronavirus. The Speaker, Timothy Owoeye, made the call in Osogbo on Tuesday, during a meeting with the Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu
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Northern CAN grieves over loss of scribe Danladi Yerima
Gyang Bere, Jos The Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Northern Nigeria, Rev Dr Yakubu Pam has expressed deep shock over the untimely demise of the secretary-general of the body in the northern states, Barr. Danladi Yerima. Rev Pam in a press statement issued in Jos, described late Barr Danladi Yerima as a humble
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Unpaid salary: Abuja Resident Doctors embark on indefinite strike
Members of Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD-FCTA) have embarked on indefinite strike over non-payment of their salaries. The President of the FCT chapter of the association, Dr Roland Aigbovo, said at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja that the strike, which started on Monday, was to press home their demand for urgent
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Chad repaying $100 million debt to Angola in cows
(BBC) Chad is repaying Angola a debt of $100m (£82m) with cattle, Angola’s state-run newspaper has reported. The unusual agreement is seen as creating a win-win situation for both nations – Chad is short of cash while Angola needs cattle. More than 1,000 cows arrived by ship in Angola’s capital, Luanda, as the first payment,
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Haven Homes partners Seso Global in new estate launch
Maduka Nweke Haven Homes, a real estate developer, is now in partnership with Seso Global, a property sales and marketing company for the launch of the second phase of Richmond Pearl Estate; with popular musician and entertainer, Falz, billed as special guest at the launch. Tayo Sonuga, CEO Haven Homes, said with Phase One of
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Zenith Bank Group’s earnings hit N630.3bn
Uche Usim, Abuja Zenith Bank Group on Monday disclosed that it recorded a growth in gross earnings of 5 per to N662.3 billion from N630.3 billion reported in the previous year. This growth, it noted, was driven by the 29 per cent increase in non-interest income from N179.9 billion in 2018 to N231.1 billion in
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Coronavirus stops Edo 2020
Nigeria’s sports minister, Sunday Dare has announced that the 20th edition of the National Sports Festival slated for Benin City later this month has been postponed. According to a tweet from his twitter handle, he announced that a meeting between the Ministers of Health, himself and a few other experts “just concluded now at the Health Ministry to review the COVID-19 situation vis-a-vis Edo 2020 Sports festival towards making decision on the postponement. A final decision will be communicated shortly.” In another tweet, which followed two minutes later, he emphatically announced:…
JUST IN: Coronavirus postpones iREPRESENT International Documentary Film Festival 2020 indefinitely
Tony Okuyeme The 2020 edition of iREPRESENT International Documentary Film Festival has been postponed indefinitely. The organisers announced this in a statement saying that the festival had to be postponed in view of the coronavirus pandemic. The 2020 edition of the festival was scheduled to begin tomorrow, Thursday March 19, and end on Sunday March 22, in Lagos. The statement, signed by the Co-Founder/Executive Director of iREPRESENT International Documentary Film Festival, Femi Odugbemi, reads in part: “Over the past weeks, the world has been facing an unprecedented challenge.…
Liverpool have most valuable squad in Europe, says study
Liverpool have the most valuable squad in Europe’s major leagues, according to a study by research group CIES Football Observatory.Jurgen Klopp’s squad is deemed to be worth 1.405bn euros (£1.28bn) in the transfer market, putting the Premier League leaders top of the list ahead of rivals Manchester City, whose squad has a value of 1.361bn euros (£1.24bn), reports Sky News.Spanish giants Barcelona (£1.07bn) and Real Madrid(£1bn) are third and fourth respectively, with Chelsea (£917m) fifth despite having been banned from signing players in last summer’s transfer window.According to CIES, the value of Chelsea’s squad has “strongly…
JUST IN: Lagos confirms third case of coronavirus
The Lagos State Ministry of Health on Tuesday confirmed that there is yet another case of the coronavirus in Lagos, Nigeria.The patient is said to be an independent case not connected with the index case.The carrier, a 30-year-old Nigerian female who returned from the United Kingdom on Friday, 13 March 2020, observed self-isolation, developed symptoms and has been tested positive.She is now receiving care in Mainland General Hospital.A tweet from the verified Twitter account of the Lagos State Ministry of Health has confirmed the case.
Minister: Rev. Sister Henrietta Alokha deserves Posthumous National Award for heroic act
The late Principal of Bethlehem Girls College, Rev. Sister Henrietta Alokha deserves a Posthumous National Award, for the heroic act of sacrificing life for children under her care, the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, has said. NAN reports that Alokha was killed alongside 19 others in the Abule Ado community of Lagos on March 15. Adamu in a statement by Mr Ben Goong, Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations of the ministry, on Tuesday in Abuja, commiserated with families and friends of the victims He said that Alokha’s supreme…
Coronavirus: FAAN suspends National Aviation Conference
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has suspended the National Aviation Conference earlier scheduled for April 1 to 4, 2020, at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. A statement signed by General Manager, Corporate Affairs of FAAN, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, on Tuesday in Lagos said that the suspension was necessary to safeguard public health in view of the Coronavirus pandemic. She said that the World Health Organisation recently declared COVID 19 a global pandemic and advised individuals and organisations to avoid clustered gatherings to prevent the spread of the virus.…
Emergency workers recover 3 additional bodies from Abule-Ado explosion – LASEMA
Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), has said that an additional three dead bodies were rescued in the Abule Ado area of Lagos. Oke-Osanyintolu made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday after a recuse operation on Monday. According to him, search and rescue activities are ongoing, the response teams recovered three bodies from the scene on Monday, bringing the total fatalities to 20 and additional 32 casualties. “57 people were rescued; 47 of whom have…
Somalia, Liberia, Benin and Tanzania confirm first coronavirus cases
Tanzania, Liberia, Benin and Somalia confirmed their first coronavirus cases on Monday, as more African nations shut their borders amid fears the disease could cause their fragile health systems to collapse. The new cases mean 30 African nations – more than half the continent – are now treating nearly 400 patients with coronavirus. Somalia, which has been at civil war since 1991, is completely reliant on donors to support its meagre public hospitals. Fighting between Islamist insurgents and the internationally-backed government has forced more than 2.6 million Somalis to…
Europe plans full border closure in coronavirus battle
The European Commission is planning to ban all non-essential travel throughout Europe’s Schengen free-travel zone as more countries close their borders to try to limit the spread of coronavirus. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she would ask leaders to implement the measures on Tuesday, reports the BBC. “The less travel, the more we can contain the virus,” she said. French President Emmanuel Macron earlier said the EU’s external borders would be closed to travellers. “Concretely, all trips between non-European countries and EU countries will be suspended,” Macron said…
Coronavirus: Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson released from hospital
US actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have been released from a hospital in Australia after receiving treatment for coronavirus. The couple, who are now in self-quarantine in their Queensland rented home, announced they had tested positive last week. The couple were on the Gold Coast as Hanks made a film about Elvis Presley. Production has been put on hold. There are currently 375 confirmed cases of the virus in Australia, reports the BBC. Hanks, 63, said last Thursday on Instagram he had come down with the virus.…
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