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Man searching for a job dies a day after securing one
A 30-year-old Ghanaian man identified as Andrew Adomako-Jassie has died just a day after he secured a new job with the Ghana Immigration Service. According to reports, Andrew had been in search of a job for over three years since he graduated. The day he died, the deceased had complained of headache and died hours later. According to a friend, the young man was supposed to start his job training on Monday, December 14. “My guy has been stressing for a job for the past 3 years after Uni, only to get a job and die the next day. Hmmm…
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“Don’t be hesitant. Take the vaccine” – Nigerian-US doctor says after taking Covid-19 vaccine
A Nigerian medical doctor, Akpezi Oshobe has taken to Instagram to urge people to take the Covid-19 vaccine as she explained the need for it. Oshobe who has been working in the Covid ICU, said she is one of the first 100 people to take the Covid-19 vaccine in Ohio, USA. Giving her reasons for promptly taking the vaccine, she said: “I thought of all the lives lost… death certificates I had to sign and families that have been forever affected by this horrible disease.” She advised people to continue protecting themselves as they wait to get the vaccine. “Don’t…
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By 2022 we will know if what we need is restructuring or Yoruba Presidency – Seyi Makinde
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has expressed that by 2022, the country will decide if what it wants is restructuring or Yoruba Presidency. Speaking at the handover of 33 operational vehicles and 396 motorcycles to the Oyo State Security Agency, popularly known as Operation Amotekun in Ibadan on Tuesday, December 15, he noted that what Nigeria needs is security and restructuring. According to him, it doesn’t matter who the president is as long the nation is restructured, every part of the nation will feel the impact of the government. He said; “I have heard some of our political leaders jostling…
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Nigerian Man killed by Afghan roommate in Portugal
Nigerian man identified as Henry Onyekachi, 29 was on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, stabbed to death by his Afghan roommate in Lisbon, Portugal. Onyekachi arrived Portugal some months ago as a refugee and was put in the same room with a 45-year-old Afghan refugee. On the day he died, he had a clash with his roommate over house chores and the fact that the suspect was having a negative influence on the other refugees in the apartment. The suspect got offended by Onyekachi’s confrontation as he reached for a knife and stabbed him in the back. He died from excessive…
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Aisha Buhari reportedly relocates to Dubai over insecurity in Aso rock
First lady, Aisha Buhari has reportedly relocated to Dubai, the United Arab Emirate According to Sahara reporters, she had already relocated since September after her daughters wedding as she cited some insecurity issues at the Aso villa as her reason for leaving to Dubai. Read the report from Sahara Reporters below; “First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has been in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, since September after the wedding of her daughter, Hanan, and has therefore not been involved in any government activity, SaharaReporters has gathered. SaharaReporters gathered that the First Lady is not in a hurry to return, despite spending over…
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President Buhari should leave his cows for once in preference for the lives of his fellow human beings – Oby Ezekwesili
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has called out President Buhari over the abduction of over 300 schoolboys in Kankara, Katsina State on Friday by Boko Haram members. On Saturday morning December 12, there were videos surrounding the internet of the President going to visit his cows which many Nigerians have condemned him for choosing his Cows instead of visiting the distraught parents of the abducted students. Reacting to this, Oby Ezekwesili In a series of tweets posted today December 15, asked President Buhari to stop being ‘inhuman, coldly indifferent and rescue abducted students. She pleaded with the President to…
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CJN, Tanko Muhammad, tests Positive for COVID-19
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, receiving treatment. This was disclosed by a member of the Supreme Court, Justice Ibrahim Saulawa at the unveiling of the national headquarters of the Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria (MULAN) on Tuesday in Abuja.
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World bank approves $1.5billion loan for Nigeria
The World Bank has approved Nigeria’s request for a loan of $1.5 billion. This was announced in a statement by World Bank on Tuesday noting that the facility is a five-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) that will last from 2021 to 2024. “This Country Partnership Framework will guide our engagement for the next 5 years in supporting the Government of Nigeria’s strategic priorities by taking a phased and adaptive approach,” World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, Shubham Chaudhuri said. It also added that Nigeria is at a critical juncture, hence the approval of the loan. “With the sharp fall in…
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COVID-19: Kaduna State shuts down all Schools
The Ministry of Education in Kaduna State has directed all schools in the State to close on Wednesday, 16th December 2020 following the increase in Covid-19 cases in the state. This was contained in a statement on Monday by the Commissioner of Education, Dr Shehu Muhammad Makarfi. According to him, the ministry decided to shut down the schools to contain the spread of the pandemic adding that all academic institutions must comply with the directive latest on Wednesday, December, 16. He said, “the ministry wishes to inform the general public, parents, guardians and students of the date of school’s closure…
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Boko Haram claims kidnapping of students in Katsina State
The Boko Haram sect has claimed responsibility for the abduction of over 300 students from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, in Katsina State on Friday. It was reported that the gunmen stormed the boarding school on foot during the day time, collected student belongings, and led a large number of them into the bush. Efforts by security agencies to secure the release of the boys have been ongoing since their capture with the Nigerian military stating that it has surrounded the unknown gunmen who kidnapped the students. However, in a new development, the insurgent group came out claim responsibility for…
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Abduction of the nation’s Children in the President’s home terrain is a slap across his face – Wole Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka has reacted to the kidnap of schoolboys from Government Secondary School in Kankara community of Katsina State. In a statement he titled “INFRADIG–A presidential comeuppance”, the playwright explained that the refusal of the president to appear before the house of assembly proves his theory that President Buhari is not in charge adding that the “abduction of the nation’s children” in his home terrain is “a slap across his face ” He wrote; “That, to come to the present, constituted Buhari’s response to the National Assembly’s invitation to drop in for a chat. He did not consider…
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Ede Polytechnic rector suspended for fixing a king-sized bed in his office
Rector of the Federal Polytechnic Ede, John Adekolawole has been suspended by the institution’s academic board on grounds of “sleeping at work” as he fixed a king sized bed in his office. According to the chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) in the institution, Adekunle Masopa, he said the board based its decision on 21 grounds. He said; “We tried to intervene, but members of the academic board said they had taken a decision and that their decision would stand. They, however, said a position paper would be communicated to us. The said position paper has been…
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