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Back to homepageCOVID-19: Junior National Teams May Suffer As NFF Prioritises Spending On Eagles, Falcons
By Joel Ajayi All may not be well with development Junior National Teams in the country, as Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has said that it will have to focus more on the two senior national teams competitions this year. The
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COVID-19: Kano May Become Like Wuhan In China, EX-NHIS Boss Warns
By Abdul Lateef Taiwo Usman Yusuf, former NHIS Executive Secretary (right)A Nigerian professor of medicine, Usman Yusuf, has warned that Kano State may become like China’s former epicentre of Coronavirus (COVID-19), Wuhan, if the federal government should fail to quickly
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Borno Governor Disagrees With NCDC On Number Of COVID-19 Cases
By Hassan Jirgi, Maiduguri Borno State Governor, Babagana Umaru Zulum, has accused the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, of false information on the number of COVID-19 cases in Borno State. According to the governor, the Borno state response team
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Again, Kano Loses Prominent Scholar, Ex-Commissioner
By Chidozie Ogbonnaya with agency report A renowned scholar and former Head of the Department of Mass Communication, Bayero University, Kano (BUK) Prof. Balarabe Maikaba, and former Kano State Commissioner of Education, Aminu Yahaya, have passed. Maikaba died on Sunday
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Troops Sustain Onslaught Against Terrorists, Kill Scores –DHQ
The Defence Headqaurters says the Nigerian military has continued to sustain its onslaught against the Boko Haram/Islamic States of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists elements in the North East. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement
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Lockdown: Commercial Sex Workers Turn Foodstuff Sellers In Delta
By Nosa Eresoyen, Asaba Following the lockdown order including Dusk to Dawn Curfew imposed on Deltans by the state Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa to curtail the Spread of Coronavirus Pandemic in the state, Commercial Sex workers in Asaba and its
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‘NDDC Spends Over N4bn On PPEs, Health Kits’
By Raji Rahman Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) allegedly approved the payment of a multi-billion naira Education and Health projects in the region, according to a leaked memo. The Commission which was hitherto described by some Nigerians as “House of
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Ondo Governor May Prosecute Policeman Who Tests Positive For Covid-19
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, might push for the prosecution of a policeman who has been admitted at the state Infectious Disease Hospital after testing positive for COVID-19 in Lagos State. It was gathered that the Governor was peeved that
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‘Boko Haram Commanders Set To Accept Defeat, Abandons Shekau’
Credible sources in the theatre of operations in North-East Nigeria have revealed that some Boko Haram commanders have indicated interest to surrender and declare defeat, baring all unforeseen circumstances. According to a highly placed source in the theatre of operations,
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Covid-19: One Of Killers Of Afenifere Leader’s Daughter Tests Positive In Detention
One of the suspected killers of Funke Olakunrin, Pa Fasoranti’s daughter, has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). This is coming barely 24 hours after the state confirmed its fourth case on Saturday. It was reported that he was a police
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