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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Thursday disclosed that the country has confirmed three hundred and fifty four new COVID-19 cases.
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed state governments and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to enforce the use of face masks in public places across the country.
Gboyega Akosile, Chief press secretary to Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, has called on Lagos not to treat the COVID-19 pandemic with indifference and scant regard.
Training and empowerment of 15,000 indigenous people per year for the post- COVID-19 has been initiated by the OYO state government on Thursday.
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday sent his heartfelt condolences to President Michel Aoun over the explosions that engulfed the country.
Two men on Thursday appeared in a Chief Magistrates’ Court, in Gwagwalada in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), over alleged public nuisance charge.
The Gbegande of Ososa in the Odoogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State, Dr Adetoye Alatishe, says a large amount of land in the town has been set aside for investors.
The Police in Ogun state have arrested a traditional ruler, Rasheed Sholabi for defiling his 15 -year- old daughter, for four years.
A customary court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, has dissolved the 11-year-old marriage between Mr Adebayo Oluwafemi and his wife, Funmilayo.
Two teenagers were reportedly shot dead in Minna, Niger State, for allegedly encroaching into a farm and damaging produce.
The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has appointed a Special Assistant on unmarried women.
Farmers in Kaltungo Local Government Area of Gombe State have expressed worry over increase in cases of snakebite in the area.
An African family of five including two children have been killed in a suspected arson attack in Denver, Colorado.
Some aggrieved residents of Katsina State, on Thursday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign from office amid worsening insecurity in the country.
The Nigerian army on Thursday said Boko Haram insurgents were behind the attack on the convoy of Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state.
Trump campaign’s push to add a fourth televised clash with Democratic challenger Joe Biden, was on Thursday rejected by the US Debate Commission.
The Independent National Electoral Commission says it has set up a dedicated portal where election results from polling units can be viewed in real time.
Barely 24 hours to the re-opening of worship centres, Lagos State Government, on Thursday, released several protocols and guidelines numbering 46 that must be adhered with during services in the first phase.
Representatives of Eredo Local council development area (LCDA) traditional rulers on Thursday paid courtesy visit to the new Alara of Ilara, Oba Olufolarin Olukayode Ogunsanwo at odo/Ipebi.
Osun Government on Thursday warned individuals and institutions against indiscriminate decontamination and fumigation of public places in the state.
A baby girl dumped in a bush in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State has been rescued by police.
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi has set up a committee to refund Hajj deposits to intending pilgrims who could not travel to Saudi Arabia for the 2020 exercise.
Not everyone believes in the institution of marriage and this by no means makes those who do not believe less human or weird than those who do.
When the amazing Chief Sam Amuka celebrated his 85th Birthday on 13th June, 2020 for obvious reasons matters were somewhat restrained. At the age of eighty-five the celebrant cannot be expected to succumb to reckless abandonment of the decrees imposed by COVID-19, namely wash hands with soap; followed with sanitizer (ensure it is genuine); then the mask; ventilator is optional – and then it would be time to read “The Vanguard” newspaper of which “Uncle Sam” to many and “Sad Sam” to very many more, has been the Publisher and Editor-In-Chief for four decades. Along the line, he has been adorned with the rank of “Generalissimo” by his colleagues in journalism and media mogulism as well as the “Boma Boys” of Warri, Sapele and Port Harcourt.
The Lagos state government has disclosed the type of drugs used for COVID-19 patients in the state in order to ensure their recovery from the virulent infection.
Interest in Nigerians in Diaspora is greatly driven by the quest for national development, national unity, the need for all hands to be on deck, the need to remind all Nigerians at home and abroad, regardless of their religious beliefs and ethnolinguistic background to collectively build a new Nigeria that will be completely free from self-destruction, political recklessness and deception. Rather than seek to promote policies that can engender disintegration, efforts should be made to seek to build a nation where no one is discriminated against and oppressed.
Prof. Lateef Sanni, the Chairman, Governing Council of Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology (OYSCATECH), Igboora, has pledged the council’s commitment to the development of the institution.
The Northern Governors Forum on Thursday condemned the recent attack in Southern Kaduna in which about 22 persons were reportedly killed on Wednesday night.
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