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Teachers’ strike paralyzes Public Primary Schools in Edo
From Tony Osauzo and Ighomuaye Lucky, Benin Primary School teachers in Edo State public schools today defied the state government’s directive to resume schools and instead stayed away from the schools on the directive of state chapter of Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT). Some of the public primary schools visited by our Correspndents were bereft …
The Sun Nigeria.
2 APC lawmakers dump party, defect to PDP in Edo
From Tony Osauzo, Benin The All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers in the Edo State House of Assembly were yesterday depleted as two of the party’s three lawmakers in the House resigned from the party and defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The two lawmakers who defected are the former deputy speaker of the House …
The Sun Nigeria.
COVID-19: SON warns against under-dispensing of medical gases
Malam Farouk Salim, Director-General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has warned gas plants and dealers against under-dispensing of oxygen and other medical gases as the nation grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic. Farouk, who gave the warning in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said inadequacy in volume and dosage of oxygen and other …
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EFCC arraigns P&ID Commercial Director, Muhammed Kuchazi for money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, arraigned a Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Commercial Director, Muhammed Kuchazi, before Justice Folashade Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on eight counts bordering on money laundering. Kuchazi was arraigned alongside his company, Kore Holdings Limited, on alleged money laundering related charges. The News Agency …
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Military stages coup in Myanmar, detains Aung San Suu Kyi
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s military staged a coup Monday and detained senior politicians including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi — a sharp reversal of the significant, if uneven, progress toward democracy the Southeast Asian nation has made following five decades of military rule. An announcement read on military-owned Myawaddy TV said the military …
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Don’t skew Electoral Act for personal ambition, Wike tells NASS
From Tony John Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said amendment of the Electoral Act by the National Assembly would be mere charade, if card reader is not to be used to determine the validity of every vote cast. Governor Wike observed that several attempts to achieve a credible electoral reform had been mired by …
The Sun Nigeria.
NSCDC to deploy Agro-Rangers to curb farmers/herders crisis in Oyo
From Joseph Inokotong, Abuja The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has concluded arrangement to send personnel of the Agro-Rangers to Oyo State to protect farmers and herders by nipping in the bud further confrontations. This was disclosed by the Acting Commandant General, NSCDC, Hilary Kelechi Madu, Fsi, during a press briefing at National …
The Sun Nigeria.
FCT records 994 accidents in 2020 – FRSC
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recorded 994 road traffic accidents in 2020, Mr Gora Wobin, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in the FCT, has said. Wobin disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. He said that the figure represented 14 per cent drop in accidents …
The Sun Nigeria.
NEMA begins distribution of relief materials to 281 households in Kaduna
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Sunday began the distribution of relief materials to 281 households in Kaduna state to ameliorate their hardship. The households who were victims of recent attacks in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of the state, were given building materials and motorcycles. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that …
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Police arraign man, 24, over alleged US$600 theft
Police on Monday arraigned a 24-year-old house help, Akpan Joseph, before a Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing US$600 (N240,000) from employer. Joseph, who is of no fixed address is facing a count charge of theft. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. Police prosecutor, ASP Akpan Nkem, told the court that …
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Ex-Lagos commissioner, Kehinde Bamigbetan, loses nephew to COVID-19
Former Lagos Commissioner for Information and Strategy Kehinde Bamigbetan has lost his nephew Oladotun Bamigbetan to COVID-19. Bamigbetan, in a Facebook post on Monday, narrated how the family got to know of Oladotun’s death. The ex-commissioner said he volunteered to drive the deceased’s father to see Oladotun last Saturday because he (Oladotun) had been …
FG can’t appoint IGP based on ethnicity – Presidency
The Presidency on Monday said the appointment of the next Inspector-General of Police will not be based on ethnic considerations. Current IGP Mohammed Adamu is expected to leave office today (Monday), as he attains the retirement age and speculations have emerged on who his successor will be. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, presidential spokesman …
Garba Shehu: Nigeria’s poor corruption rating indicts Nigerians — not Buhari
Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, has said Nigeria’s poor ranking on Transparency International’s (TI) corruption perception index is a reflection of Nigerians, not President Muhammadu Buhari. On the 2020 index released on Thursday, Nigeria dropped to 149 out of the 180 countries surveyed after scoring 25 out of 100 points. The presidency had rejected the ranking, …
Govt bans use of mobile phones in classrooms
China’s primary and middle schools had introduced a ban on mobile phone use in classrooms, among wider efforts to protect pupils from internet and video game addiction. According to a circular from the Ministry of Education (MOE) on phones on campus, primary and middle school students should not bring mobile phones into classrooms, reports …
Nigeria records 685 new coronavirus infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 685 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 131,242. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle late Sunday. Newsmen report that the number of cases recorded on Sunday is the least the NCDC has …
Elon Musk says bitcoin ‘on the verge’ of being more widely accepted
Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday bitcoin was “on the verge” of being more widely accepted among investors as he expressed his support for the cryptocurrency. The comments come after the Tesla Inc CEO’s use of a “#bitcoin” tag on his Twitter profile page led to a 14% jump in the cryptocurrency on …
500 transport operators to get FG’s COVID-19 survival grant in Ogun
Olufemi Adediran, Abeokuta Commercial transport operators in Ogun State Sunday began their data capturing exercise to enable them benefit from the Federal Government’s COVID-19 survival fund for transporters. The exercise was conducted by the Road Transport Employers of Nigeria (RTEAN), Ogun State chapter at the association’s secretariat in Abeokuta, the state capital. The Federal …
US Treasury resuming steps to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill – White House
The U.S. Treasury Department is taking steps to resume efforts to put escaped slave and abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, White House and Treasury officials said on Monday, saying the move would reflect U.S. history and diversity. The redesigned bill was initially to be unveiled in 2020, but those efforts were delayed …
Kushner, Berkowitz nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for Israel deals
Former White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his deputy, Avi Berkowitz, were nominated on Sunday for the Nobel Peace Prize for their role in negotiating four normalization deals between Israel and Arab nations known as the “Abraham Accords.” The deals were announced in a four-month span between mid-August and mid-December and were the …
Euro roundup: Messi hits 650th Barcelona goal; PSG shocked in thriller
*Barça defeat Athletic Bilbao at Camp Nou *Lorient secure stunning 3-2 victory in stoppage time Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann fired Barcelona to a 2-1 win at home to Athletic Bilbao, avenging their recent defeat to the Basque side in the Spanish Super Cup final. Messi curled in a free kick after 20 minutes for his 650th Barca …
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