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Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has tested positive for coronavirus. Akeredolu confirmed his status via his Twitter handle on Tuesday. The Governor tweeted: “Today, I tested positive for #COVID19. All is well. I’m asymptomatic and have been self -isolating. “Work continues. Your continued prayers over my wellbeing are most appreciated.”   Details shortly….  

The Federal government has reviewed fees for the conduct of statutory marriages in Nigeria. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, approved the recommendation of stakeholders at the sensitization conferences across the country in the third quarter of 2019 for the downward review of fees. In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary/principal Registrar of marriages in Nigeria, Georgina Ehuriah, released on the Twitter handle of the Ministry on Tuesday, the new fees were to take effect from July 1, 2020. The fees for fresh marriage license to a place of public worship was reduced from N30,000(2 years) to 6,000 (per year).   Read statement below;  

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Umar Farouq has penned a message of gratitude to Batches A and B beneficiaries of Npower, a socio-investment programme of the Federal government. In a statement released on her twitter handle, she expressed gratitude to the beneficiaries and congratulated about 109,823 beneficiaries of Batch A and B for using the opportunity to set up businesses in their communities. She noted that the transitioning and exit of batch A and B which begins today, June 30 and terminates July 31 is not a punitive action. She said, ” I want to thank the outgoing beneficiaries of batches A & B for their service. you have been worthy ambassadors of the National socio-investment programmes and I look forward to hearing and meeting many of you in the future.”   See Statement below;

The reality TV show, Big Brother Naija season 5, is set to commence July 19 after anticipation from fans. This was announced on the official twitter handle of the reality TV show. Earlier in May, the management of the reality show, announced the opening for video submissions for the upcoming season 5 of the show.

Events have occurred for the past week that have trended and also attracted a lot of reactions from Nigerians. First, was the death of former governor of Oyo state, Abiola Ajimobi , who died at 70 after battling with dreadful coronavirus disease. Ajimobi died last week, Thursday (June 25, 2020) and buried on Sunday (June 28, 2020). His death attracted a lot of reactions from Nigerians, especially when it served as an eye opener for some Nigerians who still don’t believe of the existence of the coronavirus disease in Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, hailed Ajimobi for his contributions to the development of Oyo state and Nigeria in general. Moving on from the sad demise of Ajimobi came the breaking news of the arrest of internet fraudster and Instagram celebrity, Ramon Olorunwa Abass, self-styled Hushpuppi . Huspuppi and members of his gang were arrested while sleeping at their Dubai residences. Dubai Police M...

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Bauchi State governor’s wife, Aishatu Mohammed, has reacted to criticism by Nigerians over distribution of packs of sachet water as relief materials to rural women in Futuk Community of Alkaleri Local Government Area. Chief Press Secretary to the First Lady, Murjanatu Maidawa, who spoke to the Nation on Friday, said the pure water pictures posted online were released by mischief makers to put her principal in bad light.   She added the publishers of the malicious pictures chose to highlight only the sachet water distribution to score comical points.   Miadawa, stated that pasta making machines , flour and N5000 cash were also given to the beneficiaries who were about 250 were the empowerment programme as start- ups capital.   The CPS added that the pure water bags were not given as relief materials but only distributed to those who attended the empowerment programme and were not part of the beneficiaries for them not to go back home empty handed.   ...

Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa and his wife, Edith have started 14 days self-isolation after their daughter tested positive for coronavirus.   The Governor made the announcement on his official Twitter handle on Friday.   Okowa tweeted: “Earlier today, Edith and I received the news that one of our daughters has tested positive for #COVID19.   “Hence, in-line with the laid out procedures, we are both going into isolation for the next 14-days”.   Two members of the Delta Executive Council, the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Chiedu Ebie and Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, tested positive for the virus last weekend.   They are receiving treatment at an isolation in the state according to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor, Mr. Olisa Ifeajika.

  The burial of former Oyo Governor, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi, has been postponed At his Oluyole Ibadan residence on Friday morning, his spokesman, Bolaji Tunji, told reporters that the family would soon make an announcement of the burial programme.   Tunji said: “The funeral arrangements will be announced soon by the family but it will be observed privately so as to be in accordance with the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) guidelines.”   Ajimobi died in a private hospital in Lagos on Thursday at 70.

  At least 33 people were killed on Thursday by lightning strikes as heavy monsoon storms swept India’s North-Eastern states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, officials said. According to Umesh Singh, an official at the Disaster Management Control Room in state capital Patna, 28 people were killed across various districts in Bihar.   Several others were injured as high-speed winds and rains felled trees and electricity poles and brought down thatched homes and temporary structures.   “The deaths have been reported just as the monsoon arrived in Bihar and neighbouring regions. The victims were mostly farmers or the homeless who were outdoors.   “The injured were rushed to the hospital and undergoing treatment,“Singh said.   Singh added that five additional deaths were reported in similar circumstances in two districts of neighbouring Uttar Pradesh.   However, the death toll from the heavy storms was likely to increase, as officials were col...

The Ghanaian government has promised to rebuild the Nigerian embassy in Accra, demolished last weekend by alleged private aggressors.   The country apologised again to the government and people of Nigeria over the demolition of part of its residential embassy building, stressing that Ghana-Nigeria relations was very cordial as it predates the independence of both countries.   A statement issued by Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey on Thursday, affirmed that the government was not taking lightly the demolition which was a breach of the Vienna Convention.   “Articles 22 and 30 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations stipulate that the premises of the Mission as well as the private residence of a diplomatic agent shall be inviolable.   “Thus, the incident of Friday, 19th June, 2020 constitutes a breach of the convention,” she said.   She disclosed that the Ghanaian government was t...

Immediate past Oyo Governor Abiola Ajimobi is dead. He was said to have died of COVID-19 complications at First Cardiology Specialist Hospital, Lagos. He was 70. The 70-year-old, who had been on a life support machine since last Friday at First Cardiology Hospital in Ikoyi, Lagos, after slipping into a coma following Coronavirus complications, finally died on Thursday, according to findings by SaharaReporters. According to Sahara reporters,  a source close to the ex-governor disclosed that  Ajimobi had been on life support machine after he slipped into a deep coma and may not make any recovery going by the observations of medical experts around him. The source further disclosed that the former Oyo governor had a lung surgery since being rushed to the Lagos hospital but made no progress while his kidneys had also failed. Doctors treating Ajimobi, it was reliably gathered, last Friday informed his family that his situation had defied ev...

  The Nasarawa State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a man for allegedly raping a 3-month-old baby in Adogi village of Nasarawa State. In a statement on Tuesday by Ekunola Gbenga, the Media Assistant to the Commandant General ‘NSCDC’ said, Ahmadu Yaro, 27 was arrested Tuesday, for sexually assaulted and brutally injured a three-month old baby (names withheld). ‘’Yaro, the prime suspect of Angwan Mai Angwa Muhammadu Madan Tara Adogi, was once arrested by the members of the community about two years ago but the case was discharged without the involvement of any security agency. ‘’On the 14th day of June, 2020 at about 1533hours on Sunday, we received an intelligence information that a baby of three (3) months was sexually assaulted and brutally injured by unknown person and was taken to the Dalhatu Arab Specialist Hospital (DASH) Lafia on the 27th of May, 2020 at about 0300hours. ‘’After series of examination at Dalhatu Arab Speciali...

Kenneth Imasuagbon Governor Godwin Obaseki’s only contender for the governorship ticket of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Kenneth Imasuagbon, has finally stepped down. Obaseki and Imasuagbon met in the early hours of Thursday in Government House, Benin behind closed doors. According to the Nation, Imasuagbon withdrew from the race as delegates were moving to Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin for the indirect primary election.   Efforts to speak with Imasuagbon failed as his mobile line was not connecting.   Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama and Gideon Ikhine had stepped down for Obaseki, who defected to PDP from the All Progressives Congress (APC) last Friday before getting waiver by members of the National Working Committee (NWC) to contest in the primary.   The PDP’s governorship primary is mere formality as Obaseki is unopposed.   This came few days after Imasuagbon released a statement debunking rumours of his stepping down for Obaseki. ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed Yobe Governor, Mai Mala Buni, as Chairman Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Committee of the party. This followed the dissolution of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) by the National Executive Committee (NEC). NEC’s decision followed the recommendation of President Muhammadu Buhari. Details later…

By Nneka Nowgwugwu, Abuja In a bid to enhance food security, the Nigerian Army has sought the collaboration and support of the Federal government to boost food supply in the country. The collaboration was made known when a delegation of the Nigerian Army Farms and Ranches Limited led by the Executive Director, Brigadier – Gen. Maina Kadai, paid the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja, recently . In a statement signed on Sunday by Ezeaja Ikemefuna on behalf of FMARD’s spokesperson, the Executive Director, Nigeria Army Farms and Ranches Limited, Brig. Gen. Maina Kadai noted that ‘’ NAFARL’s current structure is designed to broaden its scope and mandate to cover ranching and agriculture to support the FG’s Policy on food security as well as generate revenue for the Nigerian Army (NA), feed the entire Army Corps and contribute to the national GDP’’.   Receiving the delegates, the agric minister welco...

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Ministerial Task Team on Covid -19 seals up the popular Jabi Lake Mall indefinitely for violating   Presidential Task Force’s directives on the ban on public gatherings as part of measures to contain the spread of the dreaded pandemic Corona Virus in the territory. This order issued by the FCT Task Force on COVID-19 came a day after popular musician Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley featured and entertained fun seekers around the area.   Magistrate Hidayat Akonni granted a two week seal up order of the mall. Naira Marley came under intense criticism for performing at the concert that recorded massive attendance on Saturday evening. It was gathered that Naira Marley flew from Lagos to Abuja with Ex-BBNaija star, Kimoprah, despite the ban on interstate movement and flights.   Details shortly....

Combining professionalism, entrepreneurship and offering humanitarian activities to the society have been Rahma Goni’s keen interest in life as she also reflect these in her book ‘’Prisons of our Realm.’ ' In this profile interview with Nneka Nwogwugwu , the Borno-born scholar explains the need to exercise balance in life.  You've written a book and created landmark achievement for yourself. Can you, please, tell us more about yourself? My name is Rahma Mustapha Goni. I am from Borno state. I had both my primary and secondary education at El-Kanemi College of Islamic Theology in Maiduguri. I studied Geology from the University of Maiduguri and graduated with a First Class Honours in 2016. During my convocation, I got awards from Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), Unimaid’s Faculty of Science, Nigerian Association of University Women, Borno state scholarship for masters. I proceeded to the University of Manchester, UK, where I obtained my Master’s degree in Pet...

The coronavirus is being worshipped as a goddess in parts of India, as Indian media reports that believers are leaving offerings to the new deity, “Corona Mai.” Women in some villages in India’s Uttar Pradesh have started worshipping “Corona Mai,” Indian news agency IANS reported Monday. The women dug a pit in a field and filled it with water then offered nine cloves and nine laddoos, an Indian sweet, to their deity, IANS said. The villages include Tumkuhiraj, Kasia, Hata, Captanganj and Khadda tehsil in Kushinagar district, according to the agency. Other women have since joined the activity and begun to pray to Corona Mai to spare lives, the news agency added. Indian news channel CNN-News18 noted that large numbers of women at other locations had also gathered last Friday to worship the coronavirus deity. The women similarly left offerings and sang a song to appease the goddess. “We have taken shelter under goddess coronavirus. She will be pacified with w...

One of the richest oil magnates in the country, Chief Anthony Enukeme, is dead.   He was 75.   The Chief Executive of Tonimas Oil and gas group, died Monday night, after a brief illness. A family source, who spoke with The Nation, said he died because of the travel ban occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic.   He said the deceased, who clocked 75, last January used to travel overseas every year on routine health checks but couldn’t go because of the pandemic.   Enukeme had been the Chairman of traditional Prime Ministers in Anambra State for a long time   A devout Roman Catholic, he was to celebrate his 50th wedding anniversary on May 2 , which was shelved because of the global pandemic

The   Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide (OYC) on Tuesday said over 100 religious groups have been mobilized to intercede with Prayers and other traditional medium of Prayers for Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu who tested positive for COVID-19 and other infected persons in the region. They described the news of the rising cases Of Coronavirus in the South East as sad and unfortunate development. According to the Nation, the group said this in a statement issued by the President, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro and Secretary Mazi Okwu Nnabuike. The group said it has mobilized over 100 religious groups to intercede with Prayers and other traditional medium of Prayers for the governor and other infected persons in the region. The Igbo Youths group disclosed that there is ongoing 40days fasting and prayers for Governor Okezie ikpeazu led by Igbo Christian Prayer Warriors starting from today 9th June 2020 “Igbo Youths appeals to all Churches in Igboland t...

A Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) in Akwanga, Nasarawa State police command, DSP Francis Onugha, was found naked and dead in his bedroom at a police barracks after a sex romp. According to Vanguard, some reports claim he was found dead after a sex romp with a woman who snuck out when she found out he was unconscious. The woman also allegedly removed her contacts from the man’s phone before sneaking out. Police sergeant kills Inspector in Lagos The source who spoke to Vanguard alleged that “an unknown lady slept in the room with the late police officer, but sneaked out when she discovered that the man died.” The publication adds that an eyewitness claimed that the late DCO’s doors were opened and his lifeless body was found inside the room with “fumes” on his nose and mouth. “He used to wake up very early and go round duty posts to supervise police officers on duty, but that early Sunday, he couldn’t come out, we suspected something must be wrong, so when we...

President John Magufuli of Tanzania on Monday June 8, declared the East African country “coronavirus-free”. The President who attributed the claimed success over the worldwide pandemic to prayers and fasting that the people of Tanzania offered to God, also commended the priest and worshippers for not wearing gloves and masks to protect themselves from the virus. Magufuli said; “It gives me joy to be the leader of a country that puts God first, God loves Tanzania. “The works of the devil will always be defeated in Tanzania because Tanzanians love God and that is why even the corona has been defeated by God.” This is coming after the World Health Organization (WHO) expressed concern over the government’s strategy on the pandemic which includes not publishing data on the number of Coronavirus cases in the country. As at April 29 when the last official data was released, 509 cases and 21 deaths had been recorded in Tanzania. BBC reported that Mr Magufuli h...

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Account (PAC) has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) Mr Ahmed Idris. The Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Wole Oke (PDP-Osun), issued the threat over the  failure of the AGF to appear before the committee to defend the amount spent on COVID-19 pandemic response before  an investigative hearing. The investigative hearing, which sat on Monday in Abuja, was on funds so far spent on the pandemic. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Oke said that if the accountant-general failed to appear on June 15, the committee would invoke the relevant sections of the Constitution for his arrest. “The accountant general should not disrespect the parliament; he should stop disrespecting the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. “The best the President can do for him is to appoint him as chief accountant; he must appear here on June 15 or we sh...