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Coronavirus: watch as Sanwo-Olu performs ‘leg shake’ with Hamzat at Infectious Disease Hospital (Watch Video)

There was a mild drama on Sunday as Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos state governor performed a “leg shake” with Obafemi Hamzat, his deputy, during their visit to the new isolation facility built to contain the deadly coronavirus. Recalled that more than 83,774 people have been infected; 2,867 have so far died from the coronavirus, with Nigeria…

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Nigeria would have been a better place if my husband didn’t die, says Ex-First Lady Turai Musa Yar’Adua

The former First Lady, Turai Musa Yar’Adua, wife of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua has revealed that Nigeria is in a precarious state today because her husband’s regime was cut short by his sickness and eventual death. She maintained that Nigeria would have been much better if the late President had finished his tenure…

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VIDEO: ‘I’ve not been to Lagos in 2 years’- man in viral post as Uber driver to Italian coronavirus patient debunks fake news

The cab driver who was reported to have picked up the Italian man infected with corona virus to Lagos have debunked the report as fake news. The cab driver whose name was reported as Olugbenga Bodunrin was in news yesterday after break of the news. According to the report, the cab driver took to social…

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Just In: Obasanjo writes PMB open letter over insecurity in the country (Read the letter)

Dear President and General Buhari, OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT, GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARI I am constrained to write to you this open letter. I decided to make it an open letter because the issue is very weighty and must be greatly worrisome to all concerned Nigerians and that means all right-thinking Nigerians and those resident in…

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South Africa grants Ghana visa-free status, denies Nigeria

South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has added Ghana to a list of seven countries whose nationals will be permitted to enter South Africa visa-free. Nigeria was not included despite the large volume of trade between the two countries. South Africa announced in September 2018, that it was finalising a number of visa waiver agreements…

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BREAKING: Nigeria Defeat Cameroon To Clinch AFCON 2019 Quarter Finals Spot (watch highlight)

Odion Ighalo scored twice and teed up Alex Iwobi’s winning goal as Nigeria eliminated defending Africa Cup of Nations champions Cameroon after a thrilling 3-2 victory in Alexandria on Saturday. China-based forward Ighalo bundled home a scrappy opener but Clarence Seedorf’s Cameroon hit back through Stephane Bahoken and Clinton Njie with two quick-fire goals before…

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Nigerian Govt. tasked on Museum Digitization as best way to retrieve Nigeria’s stolen cultural artifacts

The Director General, National Commission for Museum and Monuments (NCMM), Abdulkerim Oshioke Kadiri (FCA) has tasked the Nigerian government on need for museum digitization as best way to retrieve the country’s historical collections illegally taken abroad. He disclosed this at the Opening Ceremony of Museum Digitization Project 2019 held at the National Museum in Jericho,…

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Ghana Immigration deports 17 Nigeria’s Yahoo boys for cybercrime

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has deported 17 out of 29 persons arrested in Ho, the Volta Regional capital for their alleged involvement in cyber crimes, known in Nigeria as ‘yahoo, yahoo’. According to The Ghanaian Times, the Nigerians were handed over to the GIS for screening, following their arrest to determine their immigration status….

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South West States rated low in PVC collection as Katsina, Taraba, Gombe, lead (See detailed state by state breakdown published by INEC)

As INEC published a detailed state by state breakdown of the number of registered voters and collected Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs), the South West states have been rated lowest in the collection of PVCs. In the rating, Osun has 75.17%, Oyo has 74.17% (below Imo State, 74.91), Ekiti has 73.25%Among the 37 states and FCT,…

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PHOTOS: President Buhari receives Special Envoy of King Salman Bin Abdulaziz,

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received in audience Special Envoy of King Salman Bin Abdulaziz, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, H.E. Ahmad Qattan, Hon. Minister of State for African Affairs, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in State House. President Buhari with R-L: Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama, Hon. Minister of State for African Affairs,…

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