The Enugu State Government on Monday said that no life was lost in the collapse of an uncompleted three-storey building in Awkunanaw axis of Enugu metropolis. The state’s Chief Fire…
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Sports
Why It May Be Difficult For Victor Osimhen To Break Rashidi Yekini’s Goal Records
by Damilare Salami April 6, 2020Victor Osimhen is being backed by former Ajax star Tijani Babangida to challenge Rashidi Yekini’s Nigeria record. Yekini is the Super Eagles’ leading goalscorer with 37 strikes from 58 international…
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PDP Insists Gov Sanwo-Olu Must Be Probed Over COVID-19 Pandemic
by Damilare Salami April 6, 2020The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has insisted that the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu must be probed over the Coronavirus pandemic. Taofik Gani, Publicity Secretary of…
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‘5G is not anti-christ’, Pastor Ashimolowo counters Chris Oyakhilome [VIDEO]
by Reporter April 6, 2020Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo, the Founder of Kingsway International Christian Centre has disagreed with Pastor Chris Oyakilome over claims of a link between the 5G network, Coronavirus and anti-Christ. For the…
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The United States Mission has warned its citizens leaving Nigeria because of COVID-19, that hospitals back home are “overwhelmed”. This was contained in a statement posted on its website on…
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The Chairman of Ejigbo local government in Osun State, Hon Gbenga Ayegbayo is dead. A close associate of the Chairman who doesn’t want his name on media disclosed this to…
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Eight new Coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Nigeria, Centre foe Disease Control (NCDC) has said. This was announced by the Nigerian Center for Disease Control on Sunday night. Of…
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Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says while the federal government approved N10 billion for Lagos, his state is yet to receive any monetary support from the federal government for the…
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NASARAWA State Governor Abdullahi Sule’s Special Adviser on Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development John Waje Mamman has been abducted by gunmen. The assailants stormed Mamman’s Dari country home…
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Governor of Oyo State, Mr Seyi Makinde, has on Sunday night announced that he has tested negative for COVID-19 for a second time. He disclosed this on his official verified…
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News
FLASHBACK: Remembering The Great Ooni of IFE,Sir Adesoji Aderemi:40 Years After
by Reporter April 5, 2020His name is big. His image looms larger than life .Although he died on 3rd July 1980 making it 40 years of his remembrance,Nigerians can’t forget Sir Adesoji Aderemi in…
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Funke Akindele Arrested After Hosting Party Amidst Coronavirus Lockdown
by Reporter April 5, 2020Nollywood superstar, Funke Akindele popularly known as Jenifa, has been arrested for hosting a brithday party that defied Lagos State Government’s restriction orders. It was gathered Akindele was arrested on…
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The Lagos state government has discharged five more coronavirus patients. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, broke the news via Twitter on Sunday. “Dear Lagosians, yesterday I announced the discharge…
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Osun State Releases One Index COVID-19 Case, 109 Returnees After Testing Negative
by Damilare Salami April 5, 2020The Osun State Government has released one index case and 109 returnees from the United Kingdom and Cote d’Ivoire after they tested negative for COVID-19. Governor Adegboyega Oyetola disclosed this…
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Dr Babatunde Ipaye Reveals The Biggest Challenge Every Country ls Facing Today Battling COVID-19
by Seye Kehinde April 5, 2020Dr Babatunde lpaye is one of the best brains Nigeria has produced in Medicine. Dr Babatunde Ipaye, a Public Health Specialist was a Consultant Health Specialist with the World Bank,…
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In the wake of the global CoronaVirus (COVID-19) pandemic ravaging the universe and our dear country Nigeria by extension, we can relate with our teeming readers on the salient effects of the stay at…
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Pastor Chris of Christ Embassy has exposed some secrets Behind Coronavirus (COVID-19) READ BELOW: “Don’t think what is happening right now has to do with a virus. It’s not a…
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Queen Elizabeth II will urge people to rise to the challenge posed by the coronavirus outbreak, in a rare special address to Britain and Commonwealth nations on Sunday. In extracts…
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Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, says the lockdown in the state will be extended if the need arises. President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered a 14-day lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and…
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Mainland China reported 30 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, up from 19 a day earlier as the number of cases involving travellers from abroad as well as local transmissions increased,…
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed ten new cases of coronavirus in the country. This was disclosed on NCDC’s Official Twitter handle. At the moment, there are…
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Policeman Who Harrassed Medical Doctor During Lockdown In Akwa Ibom Demoted
by Damilare Salami April 5, 2020A policeman in Akwa Ibom State has been demoted for assaulting a medical doctor while enforcing the stay-at-home order of the state government. Dr Daniel Edet, a surgeon with the…
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Opinion
THE VEROCIOUSNESS OF CORONAVIRUS: EXPOSING THE DEFICIENCIES OF CAPITALISM AND THE INEVITABILITY OF DIALECTIC MATERIALISM By Kay Aderibigbe
by Online Source April 5, 2020Various socio-economic challenges have confronted different epochs in history; e.g, the First World War 1914 – 1918, the Spanish flu 1918, the great depression of 1930s, the Second World War…
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A VERY STRONG PLEA: THE CHURCH NEEDS SERIOUS INTROSPECTION By ‘Lolu Akinwunmi
by Online Source April 5, 2020Some will say I have come again. But I said it two years ago, I will never stop advocating if I feel uncomfortable with what I see. The Coronavirus issue…
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The attention of my office has been drawn to the public concern about the health implications of the deployment of Fifth Generation Mobile Networks (5G) in Nigeria. Based on available…
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BREAKING: Lagos Isolation Centre Discharges Another Coronavirus Patient
by Damilare Salami April 4, 2020A coronavirus patient receiving treatment at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba, Lagos, has been discharged. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of the state, broke the news at a press briefing on…
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Contribution to the Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID-19) Relief Fund stood at N19,488,500,000.00 (N19.488b) last night, according to an update by the group. A total of N3,400,000,000.00 (N3.400b)…
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News
CORONAVIRUS: House Of Reps Set To Ensure Free 2-Months Electricity Supply For Nigerians
by Damilare Salami April 4, 2020The House of Representatives on Saturday in Abuja said a fresh Stimulus Bill that will ensure that Nigerians get free electricity supply for two months would be considered to mitigate…
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Bayelsa State governor, Douye Diri, has signed an executive order known as the Bayelsa State Infectious Diseases (Emergency Prevention) Regulations 2020 into law as part of strategies to prevent the…
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News
COVID-19: FAYEMI NAMES AFE BABALOLA, ADEBAYO, FAYOSE, ONI, 43 OTHERS IN RESOURCE MOBILISATION COMMITTEE
by Reporter April 4, 2020The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has set up a 47-member panel of eminent citizens of the state, including three former governors, to help mobilise resources to combat…
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News
A toast to Lord Mayor at 60: Olowo Eko, omo erin j’ogun ola! BY KUNLE BAKARE
by Reporter April 4, 2020He entered with a flurry—neither noiselessly nor unobtrusively. You could always tell who was behind the door and making an entrance. The doorknob turned loudly, and the door pushed with…
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Prior to the total lockdown of Ogun State which took effect 11pm last night, I yesterday addressed the people on the COVID-19 Stimulus Package Distribution that begins today, Saturday, 4th…
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First it is note worthy to point out, that there is nothing new under the sun. As these are similitudes to some of the laid out experiences in the BibleIn…
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Bishops, Pastors, Prophets, Apostle, Evangelist, Congregation The time to repent and build according to Gods templates is now. Jesus said categorically that he will buuld his Church and the gate…
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News
Just In: UN Donates N32.5m Worth Medical Equipment To Nigeria In Battle Against COVID-19
by Damilare Salami April 4, 2020The United Nations has donated €80,000 (N32.5m) worth of medical equipment and supplies to Nigeria to assist in the fight against coronavirus. The materials include diagnostic machines and kits, reagents…
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News
COVID-19 Update: 20 Fresh Cases, 4 Deaths & 210 Confirmed In Nigeria
by Damilare Salami April 4, 2020The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced two deaths from complications of COVID-19 and 20 fresh cases. The agency broke the news in a tweet on Friday night.…
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Osun State residents panic as six persons who tested positive escaped from isolation centre at Gedu in Ejigbo area of the state. According to an unofficial public announcement the state…
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News
IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu Claims VP Osinbajo, Abba Kyari Are Critically Ill
by Damilare Salami April 4, 2020Leader of the proscribed secessionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has alleged that Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo is currently critically down with the Coronavirus disease.…
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News
Gov Okowa Hails Nigeria Army For Arresting Officers Who Threatened To Rape, Kill Delta Women
by Damilare Salami April 4, 2020The Delta State Government has commended the Nigerian Army high command for arresting two soldiers shown in a viral video threatening to rape and infect women in Warri with HIV…
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News
Danger Looms As Vandals Burst Another Pipeline In Alimosho, Lagos
by Damilare Salami April 4, 2020Just three after the Abule-Ado gas explosion that rocked Lagos and claimed many lives and properties, another explosion is already looming at Aboru in Alimosho local government area of Lagos…
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Former director-general of the Nigeria Law School Dr Kole Abayomi has died in the United Kingdom (UK) after contracting coronavirus, The Guardian reports. Abayomi died on Thursday, April 3, a…
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News
PRESIDENT BUHARI DIRECTS ARMY TO SUPPORT POLICE ACTION AGAINST BANDITS
by Reporter April 3, 2020President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Nigerian Army to join the Police and flush out bandits from forests around the country, particularly in the areas that witnessed recent attacks. The…
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Concerned by the enormous burden imposed on the populace arising from the various measures put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Ondo State Government has set up…
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Protocols,I speak with you this afternoon with a sober heart but with trust in the Almighty that no matter how dark the night is, it must break into daylight. Since…
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The attention of City People Online has been called to the story on late Adeoye Onasanya that made the rounds Online a few days back. Concerned friends have explained that,…
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Fire has gutted Maola Shopping Mall in the Ebute Ero Market at Idumota, Lagos State. The cause of the fire, which affected shops 35 and 36 in the shopping mall,…
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A media personality, Toke Makinwa, has likened herself to the “mother of gays”, adding that she has nothing against the sexuality of people around her. The 35-year-old actress-cum-author disclosed this…
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News
Akwa-Ibom Gov, Udom Emmanuel Declares Total Lockdown Over Coronavirus
by Damilare Salami April 3, 2020Akwa-Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel has announced a total lockdown of the state to contain the spread of Coronavirus. The governor made the announcement on Thursday evening during a broadcast…
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Coronavirus: Ex-Nigerian Law School DG, Dr Kole Abayomi Dies In UK
by Damilare Salami April 3, 2020Former director-general of the Nigeria Law School Dr Kole Abayomi has died in the United Kingdom (UK) after contracting coronavirus. Abayomi died on Thursday, April 3, a statement by the…
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Coronavirus Relief: FG Didn’t Promise Free Internet, Donations – NCC Warns Nigerians
by Damilare Salami April 3, 2020The Nigerian Communications Commission has warned Nigerians, especially telecoms consumers, not to fall prey to a fraudulent message being spread on the Internet by a fraudulent website. The commission, in…