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Ogun State Launches Amotekun Corps
The Ogun State Government has said that the security of lives and property, particularly in remote areas, will now become a unified effort with the full operation of the South West Security Outfit, code-named ‘Amotekun’.
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Okorocha Lauds Wike Over Rivers Govt House, Clinic Building, Others
Senator Rochas Okorocha has described Rivers State Government House Clinic as a top-class health facility that can provide quality health service most people seek abroad.
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Bartender Jailed Eight Years For Illegal Withdrawals From Employer’s Account
A 35-year-old bartender, Godwin Job, was on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, sentenced to eight years in prison for illegally withdrawing the sum of N1,079,290 (One million, Seventy-Nine Thousand, Two Hundred and Ninety Naira) from a Fidelity Bank account belonging to his boss, Olufemi Joseph Odusanya.
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COVID-19: Former Edo Commissioner, Adodo, Is Dead
The death has been announced of a former Commissioner for Establishment and Special Duties in Edo state and labour leader Comrade Didi Adodo.
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Bauchi Insists On January 18 For School Resumption
Despite the Federal Government’s decision to review schools reopening on January 18 the Bauchi State government on Tuesday insisted schools in the state will reopen for the first term of the 2020/2021 academic session next Monday.
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Nigerian Government Issues Condition For Fresh Lockdown
The Nigerian government has said that a second wave of lockdown will be considered depending on the level of compliance by Nigerians to the protocols given against COVID-19.
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Gbajabiamila Celebrates Ahmad Lawal On 62nd Birthday
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, has felicitated with the Senate President Ahmad Lawal as he marks his 62nd birthday.
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Place A Travel Ban On Trump, MURIC Tells Buhari
The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to place a travel ban on US President Donald Trump.
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Aisha Yesufu Replies Critics Who Attacked Her Support For Gay Rights In Nigeria
Popular activist, Aisha Yesufu, has called for the rights of homosexuals in Nigeria to be respected. She made this known in a tweet she posted on Monday, saying that homosexuality has been practised in Nigeria for a long time ”You do not need anyone liking your choice of sexuality. All you need is being given the right to practise your sexuality. Homosexuality was freely practiced in Nigeria for hundreds of years and I witnessed same sex marriages in the 80s. So calm down, it is not a new discovery,” she tweeted Some Twitter users opined that it is wrong for her to show support for something that God forbids. Ms. Yesufu responded to their comments as well as that of a man who asked to ”sleep with her son since she supports homosexuals.” See their exchanges below…
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Minister Tasks NAPTIP On Domestication Of Trafficking Acts
Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has urged the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to ensure domestication of the Act in all states.
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Virus Spreading Faster With Mild Symptoms, NCDC Warns
The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, has warned that the Coronavirus pandemic is spreading fast, causing mild symptoms in some victims and severe illnesses and death in others.
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Police Ban Use Of Siren, Tinted Glasses, Spy Plate Numbers
The Police Command in Zamfara has banned unauthorised use of siren, revolving light, tinted glasses, unregistered, covered and spy plate numbers.
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43 Clubbers, Strippers Arrested by Lagos Police
In continuation of its due enforcement of COVID-19 protocols/guidelines in Lagos State, the Lagos State Police Command has arrested 43 clubbers including strippers at Eclipse Night Club, Ligali Ayorinde Street, Victoria Island on Sunday 10th January, 2021.
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Lagos State Impounds 100 Commercial Motorcycles
The Lagos State government through the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit has impounded 100 commercial motorcycles.
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PDP Congratulates Obiozor On Emerging Ohanaeze Ndigbo President
The PDP has congratulated former Nigeria Ambassador to the United States, Israel and Cyprus, Prof. George Obiozor, on his election as the President-General of the Ohaneze Ndigbo
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COVID-19 Stalled Inauguration Of Lagos-Ibadan Railway – Amaechi
Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has said that the inauguration of the Lagos-Ibadan railway project was hampered by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19: ASUU Unlikely To Resume January 18 – Union
Union leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) disclosed that Nigerian Universities are not prepared for the resumption of operations due to lack of preparatory materials to handle the Covid-19 pandemic for students and teachers.
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EFCC Arrests 10 For Alleged Internet Fraud In Lagos
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, have arrested 10 persons for their alleged involvement in computer-related fraud.
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NCC Mourns Loss Of Staff, Family in Road Accident
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has expressed shock and deepest grief over the loss of its staff, Mr. Nuhu Hamman’Gabdo in a road accident.
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COVID-19: FG May Suspend NIN Registration – Mamora
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Health Olorunmibe Mamora has said the Federal Government may have to suspend the registration for the National Identification Number, NIN, due to the large crowds it attracts.
