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NCDC officials not wanted in Kogi – DG, Ihekweazu

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has lamented that Kogi State never accepted the assistance rendered by its official in trying to trace COVID-19 patients in the State. NCDC DG, Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu was reacting to the misunderstanding between the body’s official and the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. Bello had asked officials of […]

NCDC officials not wanted in Kogi – DG, Ihekweazu




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COVID-19: Primate Ayodele predicts when vaccine will be discovered

The founder of Inri Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has predicted that the vaccine for COVID-19 will be discovered in July this year. Scientists around the world are yet to make a breakthrough with regards to a cure for the virus, since it broke out earlier this year in Wuhan, China. In the last […]

COVID-19: Primate Ayodele predicts when vaccine will be discovered




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COVID-19: FG reveals next line of action on Kogi

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says the federal government needs to re-engage the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello so he can allow officials of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, test residents for COVID-19. Recall that the NCDC officials sent to the State had returned to Abuja after Bello ordered them to […]

COVID-19: FG reveals next line of action on Kogi




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UN: Guterres raises alarm about world happenings, coronavirus

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, says divisions and hatred still exist globally. Guterres made the remark on Friday in a video message to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The war claimed millions of lives. The UN chief warned that the coronavirus pandemic was aggravating the situation. He said it […]

UN: Guterres raises alarm about world happenings, coronavirus




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Senator Abbo accuses Adamawa Governor of ‘false claims’ over NEDC projects

Senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial district, Elisha Ishaku Abbo has accused governor Ahmadu Fintiri of making false claims over the donation of transformers to some communities in the State. The lawmaker said the transformers were donated by the newly established Northeast Development Commission (NEDC) through the intervention of his Committee. He frowned at the publication […]

Senator Abbo accuses Adamawa Governor of ‘false claims’ over NEDC projects




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COVID-19: Three health workers, four patients reportedly test positive at Ogun FMC

No fewer than three health workers and four patients at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, Ogun State, have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. DAILY POST learnt that the health workers include a doctor and two nurses. Reliable sources at the hospital told DAILY POST that the health workers possibly had contacts with a pregnant […]

COVID-19: Three health workers, four patients reportedly test positive at Ogun FMC




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Ebonyi indigenes charge police, DSS over killings, make revelations

Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in the Diaspora (AESID) has charged the Inspector General of Police and the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) to end political violence and killings in Asaga Owutu Edda in Afikpo South LGA. Governor David Umahi made a similar call a few days ago. On Monday, Ebonyi State […]

Ebonyi indigenes charge police, DSS over killings, make revelations




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COVID-19 lockdown: Gov. Wike becoming a dictator in Rivers – Senior lawyer, Adegboruwa

A frontline activist, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN, has accused the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike of turning into a dictator. He listed some attributes of dictatorship being displayed by the Governor to include the arbitrary arrest of pilots and oil workers; the closure of State boundaries and now an executive order to auction all vehicles […]

COVID-19 lockdown: Gov. Wike becoming a dictator in Rivers – Senior lawyer, Adegboruwa




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See miracle device that cures blood pressure, arthritis, strove, 50 other ailments (Sponsored)

Listen! It doesn’t matter how long you have been battling with that ailment(s), this amazing device help to completely gets rid of various chronic ailments (Including Partial Stroke, High Blood Pressure, Arthritis, Obesity, Back-Pain, Erectile Dysfunction, Irregular Menstruation, Paralysis, Toothache, etc.) without taking herbs, drugs, painful injection or pay a penny to doctors. CLICK HERE […]

See miracle device that cures blood pressure, arthritis, strove, 50 other ailments (Sponsored)




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Tambuwal sends message to Buhari

Sokoto Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for commitment to tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. Tambuwal spoke on Friday at the inauguration of the State COVID-19 Volunteers. He noted that coronavirus was being properly addressed by Buhari and the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. “I personally want to appreciate the president and the Task […]

Tambuwal sends message to Buhari




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Buhari’s Minister reveals influential Nigerians fighting for release of Chinese arrested in Osun

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, has claimed that some influential Nigerians are the sponsors of those caught mining illegally. According to Adegbite, “these godfathers” are putting pressure on the federal government to free Chinese nationals arrested for illegal mining. The Osun government on Monday, announced the arrest of 27 persons for […]

Buhari’s Minister reveals influential Nigerians fighting for release of Chinese arrested in Osun




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APC chairman suggests why God made Orji Kalu go to prison

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi says God may have put Orji Kalu in prison to protect him from harm. Eze Nwachukwu, State APC Chairman, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abakaliki. He hailed the Supreme Court verdict which acquited the former Abia State governor. Nwachukwu called it a […]

APC chairman suggests why God made Orji Kalu go to prison




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Akwa Ibom intercepts dead body of COVID-19 victim from Lagos

The Akwa Ibom State government has disclosed that its task force has intercepted a corpse of a COVID-19 victim being smuggled into the State from Lagos State. The Commissioner of Health in the State, Dr. Dominic Ukpong, made the revelation, adding that the corpse has been buried in accordance with the COVID-19 regulations. Ukpong spoke […]

Akwa Ibom intercepts dead body of COVID-19 victim from Lagos




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Police rescue homeless mother of 4 who gave birth on Lagos road [Photos]

The Lagos State Police Command has rescued an unidentified woman shortly after she gave birth.   She delivered the baby at a section of the Lekki-Ajah expressway on Friday. Good spirited Nigerians had called operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) to the scene. The Police said the mother has four other children and are […]

Police rescue homeless mother of 4 who gave birth on Lagos road [Photos]




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Supreme Court verdict on Orji Kalu right, sound – Monday Ubani

Second Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Monday Onyekachi Ubani has reacted to the Supreme Court’s nullification of the conviction of a former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu. Also nullified was the judgement against his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited and Jones Udeogu, a former Director of Finance and Account of Abia […]

Supreme Court verdict on Orji Kalu right, sound – Monday Ubani




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COVID-19: Hold Buhari govt responsible if coronavirus escalates in Rivers – Wike cries out

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has told the people of the State and the entire Nigerians to hold the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government responsible if COVID-19 escalates in the State. Wike said this in his statewide broadcast on Friday, adding that nobody should be surprised if the coronavirus cases in the State rise […]

COVID-19: Hold Buhari govt responsible if coronavirus escalates in Rivers – Wike cries out




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Coronavirus prevented me from renovating 236 health centres in Ogun – Gov Abiodun

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has regretted how the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic scuttled his plans to renovate 236 primary health care centres in the state. According to Gov Abiodun, the COVID-19 pandemic was a surprise to him because it happened just as he was beginning to roll out plans to reform the […]

Coronavirus prevented me from renovating 236 health centres in Ogun – Gov Abiodun




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FCT discharges six COVID-19 patients

Six patients have been discharged in Abuja after they tested negative for coronavirus. The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, disclosed this on his official Twitter page on Saturday. The total number of patients discharged in FCT as at Saturday stands at 46. His tweet read: “Dear FCT residents, I am delighted to announce the […]

FCT discharges six COVID-19 patients




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Senibo Chris Finebone: Way to go in fighting COVID-19 in Rivers State(1)

It is not for nothing that it is said that two heads are better than one. Then Prof. Kimse Okoko modified it to ‘two good heads.’ I believe that Gov. Nyesom Wike should involve his entire cabinet members (as it appears he does not) in managing Covid-19 in Rivers State. If he does that, I […]

Senibo Chris Finebone: Way to go in fighting COVID-19 in Rivers State(1)




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COVID-19 : Osun records new case of coronavirus

The Osun State Government says it has recorded one new case of coronavirus in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, in a statement on Saturday, in Osogbo, said the new case sneaked in from Kano State to the Iwo area of the state before the COVID -19 taskforce was alerted. Isamotu […]

COVID-19 : Osun records new case of coronavirus




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COVID-19: Ogun records two more deaths, confirms 13 new cases

The Ogun State Government has announced the death of another two COVID-19 patients in the state. With this, the state government said a total of four persons have died of the deadly virus in the Gateway State. Last night, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced that Ogun State has recorded another 13 positive […]

COVID-19: Ogun records two more deaths, confirms 13 new cases




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Aircraft kills pedestrian on runway

Southwest Airlines in America has announced that an incident occurred after one of its planes landed on Thursday. The Boeing 737-700 (registered N401WN) operated domestic flight WN1392 between Dallas and Austin. On Friday, the airline explained that after landing at Austin’s runway 17R, the pilots spotted a pedestrian. The aircraft, however, maneuvered and came to […]

Aircraft kills pedestrian on runway




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Boko Haram/ISWAP: Nigerian military arrests 28 local, foreign spies

The Nigerian military has arrested 28 suspected spies leaking operational secrets to the Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists. The suspects, both local and foreign nationals are currently under investigation. The arrest followed attacks this week by ISWAP on the military post in Diffa, Niger Republic, located along a border […]

Boko Haram/ISWAP: Nigerian military arrests 28 local, foreign spies




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Ex-convict, ‘Aso Rock’ arrested for allegedly raping woman in Anambra

A 28-year-old ex-convict, Mr. Emeka Okeke, has reportedly arrested a 36-year-old woman (name withheld), with a fake gun, forcing her into two rounds of sex with him. The state police spokesperson, SP Haruna Mohammed, who revealed this on Saturday, said the incident happened on Thursday around Okpuno area in Awka South Local Government Area at […]

Ex-convict, ‘Aso Rock’ arrested for allegedly raping woman in Anambra




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Mortuary congestion: Ondo threatens mass burial for corpses, gives 30-day ultimatum

The Ondo State Government has given a month ultimatum for concern residents of the state to evacuate the corpses of their loved ones from morgues operated by the government for decent burial or risk being given mass burial. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Wahab Adegbenro, who disclosed this on Saturday, stated that the move […]

Mortuary congestion: Ondo threatens mass burial for corpses, gives 30-day ultimatum




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BREAKING: Osinbajo breaks silence on his whereabouts

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday, gave an insight into his whereabouts in the past few weeks. Osinbajo, who spoke through his spokesperson, Akande Laolu, disclosed that he has been attending to official matters on how to improve Nigeria’s economy. Laolu, in an Instagram post shared with DAILY POST, after he was contacted on Osinbajo’s […]

BREAKING: Osinbajo breaks silence on his whereabouts




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Supreme Court voids Orji Kalu’s 12-year sentence

Nigeria’s apex court, the Supreme Court has voided the conviction and 12-year prison sentence handed down to former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu. An Appeal Court had found Orji Uzor guilty of corruption and embezzlement and he was sent to 12 years in prison. More details shortly…

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Police collecting bribe, sabotaging lockdown in Rivers – Wike

BY EMEKA EJERE Governor Nyesom Wike, of Rivers State has accused the state’s deputy commissioner of police, DCP Adamu Abubakar of sabotaging the lockdown in the state by issuing illegal letters to companies after collecting money from them. Wike, who spoke in an interview on Thursday, said the deputy commissioner of Police released people he […]

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News that I tested positive for Covid-19 fake, misleading – Lagos health commissioner

BY EMEKA EJERE Prof. Akin Abayomi,  the commissioner for health in Lagos State has refuted reports claiming that he tested positive for coronavirus. Prof Abayomi urged people of the state and Nigerians to disregard the reports which he described as fake and misleading. The commissioner, who made the clarification in a series of tweets, said […]

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Army kills second ‘most wanted’ criminal kingpin in Benue

BY EMEKA EJERE Soldiers deployed in Benue have recorded a great feat by killing a suspected notorious criminal, Terugwa Igbagwa, during a raid operation in the state. The Coordinator of Defence Media Operations at the Defence Headquarters, Major General John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. According to him, Igbagwa whose alias is […]

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Julius Berger shares palliatives to Abuja Communities

Adebayo Obajemu As part of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc’s continued efforts to support Federal, State and the Federal Capital Territory Governments in the fight to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, the company has expanded its food donation initiative to assist the vulnerable among the indigenes and residents of Abuja. The project which is themed “Food for our Communities […]

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NSE supports fight against Covid-19 with N100m

Adebayo Obajemu The Nigerian Stock Exchange has disclosed that it has committed N100million to support the fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. N60million out of this sum will be donated to the Capital Market Support Committee for COVID-19 (CMSCC), while the balance N40million will be devoted to the “Masks For All Nigerians” campaign. The CMSCC […]

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Osun community lauds Oyetola, Oyebamiji for restoring electricity In their area

By Sunday Oguntuyi, Osogbo Residents of Ako community, Ikire in Irewole local government area of Osun state has expressed appreciation to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and Commissioner for Finance, Mr Bola Oyebamiji for helping to restore electricity to the area after years of darkness. Speaking on behalf of the community,  one of their leaders, Pastor Raphael […]

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Muhammad Nami: Hope rising for FIRS new helmsman

By OBINNA EZUGWU Armed with 27 years experience in tax management and advisory, Nigeria’s new tax man, the Executive Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami has shown promise in the face of heavy odds. Appointed to replace Babatunde Fowler who took office in August 2015 by President Muhammadu Buhari on December 9, […]

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FG evacuates 253 Nigerians from United Kingdom

Adebayo Obajemu The Federal Government on Friday evacuated 253 Nigerians from the United Kingdom aboard a British Airways Boeing 747 aircraft which landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The returnees were part of the second batch of Nigerians flown in under the special flights arrangements for nationals stranded abroad. An Emirates flight […]

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FBN Holdings declares N25.7bn profit in Q1 2020

Adebayo Obajemu First Bank of Nigeria Holdings (FBNH) in the first quarter of 2020 reported a profit after tax of N25.7 billion. This represents a growth of 62.74% when compared to the profit after tax of N15.79 billion reported in the first quarter of 2019. The unaudited financial statement for Q1 2020 of the big […]

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Argentina, Uruguay restoring power after massive blackout

BUENOS AIRES: Electricity services have been restored to more than 50 percent of Argentina and Uruguay following a massive blackout that left around 48 million people without power on Sunday, authorities said.




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What to expect from team Prayut

Gen Prayut was formally elected as the country's 29th prime minister by parliament. However, the military will still remain his tool to maintain a stable government and help achieve his vision for the country, says a military source close to the prime minister.




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Students join cops on beat

With only two police officers to patrol the vast Muang Ek community in Pathum Thani per shift, deterring crime had been a near-impossible mission.




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Thailand score first World Cup goal in 5-1 loss to Sweden

NICE: A couple of seconds elapsed before a disbelieving Kanjana Sungngoen raised her arms in celebration.




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Ton-up Sharma stars as India beat rivals Pakistan in World Cup

MANCHESTER: Rohit Sharma scored his second hundred in three innings as India maintained their unbeaten record against Pakistan at the World Cup with an 89-run win under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method on Sunday.




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Woodland leads Rose, Koepka by two through nine at US Open

PEBBLE BEACH: Gary Woodland took a two-shot lead over two-time defending champion Brooks Koepka and Justin Rose into the back nine at Pebble Beach on Sunday in the final round of the US Open Golf Championship.




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Pompeo vows US will guarantee passage through Strait of Hormuz

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed Sunday that the US will guarantee free passage through the vital Strait of Hormuz, as he accused Iran of recent attacks on oil tankers and the downing of a US drone.




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Humour at a premium for Hannon as Royal Ascot looms

MARLBOROUGH (UNITED KINGDOM) - Leading English trainer Richard Hannon Junior is blessed with self-deprecatory humour, but that quality will be tested by how his horses run at Royal Ascot this week.




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Businesses clamor for Trump's ear as $300 bn in new China tariffs loom

WASHINGTON - Washington is planning another tidal wave of tariffs on Chinese imports that represent a worst-case scenario for markets and major industries on both sides of the Pacific.




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Protesters control key roads after historic Hong Kong rally

HONG KONG - Holdout anti-government protesters remained in control of a major arterial road in Hong Kong on Monday a day after organisers said two million people flooded the streets in a historic rebuke of the city's pro-Beijing leader.




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El patrón de Dios para los esposos, 2ª Parte B

La enseñanza bíblica en profundidad de John MacArthur lleva la verdad transformadora de la Palabra de Dios a millones de personas cada día.




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El patrón de Dios para los hijos, 1ª Parte

La enseñanza bíblica en profundidad de John MacArthur lleva la verdad transformadora de la Palabra de Dios a millones de personas cada día.




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El patrón de Dios para los hijos, 2ª Parte A

La enseñanza bíblica en profundidad de John MacArthur lleva la verdad transformadora de la Palabra de Dios a millones de personas cada día.




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El patrón de Dios para los hijos, 2ª Parte B

La enseñanza bíblica en profundidad de John MacArthur lleva la verdad transformadora de la Palabra de Dios a millones de personas cada día.