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BREAKING: UK COVID-19 Death Toll Hits 980 In 24 Hours
Britain suffered another grim day in its coronavirus crisis today as officials recorded another 980 deaths in the home nations, taking the UK's spiralling victim count to 8,958. A further 5,706 people have been diagnosed with the disease in the past 24 hours, meaning a total of 70,783 have now tested positive. Officials managed a record 19,116 tests yesterday, a...
Rep. Sam Onuigbo Bags Dedicated Lawmaker Of The Year
Member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/South federal constituency of Abia State, Rep. Sam Onuigbo has been honoured with award of excellence in legislation by the National Assembly Press Corps as the Most Dedicated Lawmaker of The Year. The National Assembly Press Corps says it has found the lawmaker worthy of honour among National Assembly members who have contributed to legislative excellence. The group...
NBC Fines Trust TV N5m For Exposing Bandits
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has imposed a fine of N5 million on Trust Television Network (Trust TV) over the broadcast of the documentary titled “Nigeria’s Banditry: The Inside Story”, which was aired by the station on March 5,...
President Biden Places Ban On Russian Oil Imports
President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the U.S. will target "the main artery of Russia's economy" by banning the import of Russian energy products. "We're banning all imports of Russian oil and gas and energy," Biden said in remarks from the White House. "That means Russian oil will no longer be acceptable at U.S. ports and the American people will...
Stop Insulting Elders On Social Media – Senator Orji Kalu Tells Youths [VIDEO]
Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, the Senator representing Abia North, has condemned the unruly attitude of some Nigerian youths on social media, especially on Facebook. Kalu, at about 3am on Sunday, recorded and shared a video on the social networking site where he complained bitterly about youths abusing statesmen when they ought to be learning from them. https://youtu.be/pa6tBJ-hgBo Manchester United had suffered the...
Proscribed Group ‘Yan Sakai’ Murders 11 Fulani People In Sokoto
About 11 Fulani people have been killed by a proscribed Vigilante group called ‘Yan Sakai’ in Sokoto. The Vigilantes committed the gruesome in Gwadabawa LGA of the state after raiding Mammande, a weekly market in the area on Thursday. Speaking on the incident, Sokoto police PRO, Sanusi Abubakar revealed that the culprits have since been identified. It was gathered that several...
I Can Not Be Be Second Class Citizen In My Country – Wike Roars
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has declared that he would not allow himself to be treated as a second-class citizen in the country. Wike, who lost the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential primary election to the former Vice President, At...
Gunmen Kill Three, Abduct Many In Catholic Church In Kaduna
Unknown gunmen on Sunday attacked St. Moses Catholic Church, Robuh, Ungwan Aku in the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State while worshippers were winding down the first mass. In the course of the attack on the church, three worshippers were k...
Ese Brume Wins First Medal For Nigeria In Tokyo 2020
Nigeria’s Ese Brume has won a bronze medal in the Olympic Long Jump event at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Nation reports Brum qualified for the final stage on Sunday morning after she leapt to a distance of 6.76m, 1cm more than the required mark to seal her place. Brume, clinched the bronze medal with a 6.97m jump. READ ALSO: Tokyo...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 20 New Cases Of COVID-19, 4 Deaths
Twenty new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 11 in Lagos, 3 in the FCT, 3 in Edo, 2 in Osun & 1 in Ondo Two new deaths have been recorded in Lagos and Edo State As at 10:30 pm 3rd April there are 210 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
