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Obaseki will never get automatic Ticket, he must face Primaries – Edo APC insist
The All Progressives Congress, Edo state have insisted that the Governor of Edo state Mr Godwin Obaseki must face the party primaries as September election draws closer. The factional state chairman of the party Colonel David Imuse said this while briefing newsmen in Benin city the state capital on Friday. According to him, ‘ it is a pity that, as a governor under the same political party, you are celebrating a purported suspension of your party national chairman, not just national chairman but a man that handed government to you as a successor. ‘While they were here at Urhokpota hall…
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Togo confirms first Case of Coronavirus
Togo on Friday, confirmed its first case of the coronavirus epidemic. It was confirmed after a 42-year-old woman tested positive following her return from a trip to Benin, Germany, France and Turkey. The presidency in a statement said the index case is currently isolated in a treatment centre for infectious diseases” “From February 22 to March 2, 2020 she visited Benin, Germany, France and Turkey before returning to Togo via the land border with Benin. “All people who had contact with the patient in the country have been identified and put in quarantine,” the statement added.
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Nigerian Teen abducted on his way to School in Toronto has been found
A 14-year-old boy Nigerian teenager who was kidnapped on his way to school in Toronto on Wednesday morning has been found. According to the police report he was kidnapped as retribution for his stepbrother’s $4 million drug debt. In a tweet on Thursday evening, Toronto police said the teen is being taken to hospital for a medical checkup. Superintendent Steve Watts said in a press conference that Jolayemi’s step-brother, Olalekan Osikoya, owes money to the suspects involved in the kidnapping. The drug deal at issue is alleged to have taken place in the summer of 2019, Watts said, adding the…
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Nnamdi Kanu to lead a million man march in Virginia over killings of Christians in Nigeria
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Friday, disclosed that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu will lead a one-million-man march in Virginia to protest against the killing of Christians in Nigeria which will take place on the 20th of March. A statement by IPOB’s spokesperson, Emma Powerful said the march was aimed at creating international awareness on the killing of Christians in Nigeria. “We the global and indomitable family of the Indigenous Biafra (IPOB) ably led by our great leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu wish to humbly notify Biafrans, friends of Biafra, persecuted Judeo-Christian communities in Nigeria, victims of Fulani terrorism and…
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Coronavirus affected my 83rd Birthday plans – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo who turned 83 yesterday said a lecture programme scheduled for his birthday ceremony was cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak. Speaking in Abeokuta, Ogun State, at a symposium to mark his 83rd birthday, Obasanjo said: “When we were thinking of this celebration, two programmes came to mind. One was to see what Asian countries have done to make their continent become what they’ve become. “We would’ve spent Tuesday and Wednesday to really consider how the Asians have risen to greatness and what lessons we could learn from them. But because of coronavirus, that programme was shelved.…
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Buhari will complete Legacy Projects in S/East before 2023 — Presidency
Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, says President Muhammadu Buhari will complete ongoing legacy projects in the southeast before the expiration of his administration in 2023. He said this yesterday while receiving the editorial management of Orient Daily Newspaper led by its Editor-in-Chief, Stanley Egbochuku. He said the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had in 2018 listed 69 ongoing projects in the region, mainly roads and bridges, funded from budgetary allocations, the Sukuk Bond and the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund. ‘‘Last December, I had reason to travel to Onitsha, Anambra State and onboard the flight to Asaba, I remember the…
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Nigeria’s debt hits N33.078trn following Buhari’s Loan approval
Nigeria’s debt profile has hit N33.078trn ($108.1bn) following the Senate’s approval of a $22.7 billion (N6.923trn) loan request by President Muhammadu Buhari. The approval pushed up the nation’s total debt from $85.4bn (N26.047trn) accumulated as at the end of September 2019. The loan was approved following the adoption of the recommendations of the report of the Senate Local and Foreign Loans Committee, presented by its Chairman, Senator Clifford Ordia. The committee also recommended that the terms and conditions of the loan from the funding agencies be forwarded to the National Assembly prior to the execution of same for concurrence and…
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Breaking: Court Set aside ruling suspending Oshiomhole as APC National Chairman
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano State on Thursday set aside the ruling suspending Adams Oshiomhole as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. A Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court had yesterday ordered Oshiomhole to stop parading himself as National Chairman of the ruling party. Oshiomhole, however, appealed the ruling before Justice Lewis Allagoa-led court. Justice Allagoa, while hearing the matter set aside the ruling of the FCT High Court which suspended Oshiomhole. The judge also ordered security agencies like the police, the Department of State Service, DSS, to provide security for Oshiomhole as he resumes office.
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Senate approves Buhari’s $22.7b Foreign Loan
The Senate on Thursday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to borrow $22.7 billion despite objection from some Senators. The same loan he had requested for from the senate in 2019 but was rejected by the Upper Legislative Chamber under the leadership of Bukola Saraki. Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe earlier today had cautioned against considering all recommendations on the loan request at once but it was dismissed by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and it was agreed that the loan be approved.
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Buhari names Justice Mensem acting Court of Appeal President
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Hon. Justice M.B. Dongban Mensem as the Acting President of the Court of Appeal. Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, in a statement on Thursday, said the appointment was for an initial period of three months, with effect from March 6, 2020, when the incumbent President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, would statutorily retire from service. Shehu said Justice Mensem, who is the next most senior Judge of the Court of Appeal, will be acting pending when a substantive appointment to the position of the President of the Court of Appeal…
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First Case of Coronavirus confirmed in South Africa
The first case of coronavirus in South Africa has been confirmed. This was according to a statement by the country’s Health Minister, Dr. Zweli Mkhize on thursady that a 38-year-old man tested positive for the (COVID-19) virus in KwaZulu-Natal after visiting Italy with his wife. “This morning, Thursday 5 March, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) confirmed that a suspected case of coronavirus has tested positive. The patient is a 38-year-old male who travelled to Italy with his wife. They were part of a group of 10 people and they arrived back in South Africa on 1 March 2020.…
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Bayelsa Assembly approves N2.9bn Car Loan for Governor Diri
The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has approved Governor Douye Diri’s request of N2.9 billion loan to buy operational vehicles for him, the deputy governor and other top government functionaries. The loan which has a repayment tenure of 36 months, received unanimous support from the lawmakers before its approval. The loan was granted after the immediate past speaker, Monday Bubou-Obolo moved the motion
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