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Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Ja’afaru Ahmed, has advised the public to discountenance reports that Maryam Sanda, who killed her husband, had been pardoned. The service lamented the news making the rounds that Sanda was among the 2,600 prisoners granted ...
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Youths seek thorough probe of AGF, CAC offices’ infernos
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has sought a full-scale investigation into the fires that destroyed parts of the office of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) and the national headquarters of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in Abuja. ...
Read More »Dickson, Diri, Ijaw mourn billionaire philanthropist, Okoko
Immediate past governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson; his successor, Douye Diri; and the entire Ijaw nation are in mourning over the death of businessman and politician, Keniebi Okoko in Lagos. Keniebi is the son of the Pro-Chancellor of the ...
Read More »Delta State begins food sharing, sends appointees on awareness campaign
Delta State government has directed all political appointees to their wards on further awareness campaign on the deadly coronavirus disease, as plans are on to commence distribution of foodstuff this weekend. The Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, said the essence was ...
Read More »Journalists should ensure factual reporting of coronavirus, says IPC, urges FG to reach assist PWDs, women, retirees
Lagos State Chapter of the International Press Centre (IPC) has urged journalists to ensure factual and accurate reporting of the COVID-19 pandemic by verifying the sources, even if they emanate from experts. It also advised journalists to eschew bias and ...
Read More »FG unveils guidelines to ensure standards at isolation, treatment centres
The Federal Government yesterday unveiled a guideline to ensure that standards are maintained at all COVID-19 isolation and treatment centres across the country. It appealed to Nigerians who test positive to comply with the requirement to be admitted at the ...
Read More »NHRC reports 105 rights abuses in two weeks lockdown
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has disclosed that it received and documented 105 complaints of human rights violations perpetrated by law enforcement agencies. It also mentioned Sexual Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), saying the report covered March 30 to April 13, ...
Read More »FG excludes Lagos, Borno, Delta from cash transfer as N’West gets biggest share
Lagos, Borno, Delta states have been excluded from the National Cash Transfer for COVID-19, while the North-West zone gets the biggest share. The National Cash Transfer Office (NCTO) infographic created on April 11, 2020, and made public by the International ...
Read More »NMA laments lack of equipped isolation centre in Cross River
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Cross River State has lamented that the state has only 33 doctors as it bemoaned lack of equipped isolation centre to fight coronavirus. NMA expressed disappointment over the manner in which the state government ...
Read More »Biafra group accuses President Buhari of dividing Nigeria along ethnic lines
The Biafra Zionists Federation (BZF) has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari administration of dividing Nigeria along ethnic lines amid the coronavirus disease. Leader of BZF, Benjamin Onwuka, said at a time when countries of the world were united in seeking ...
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