Month: January 2021
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COVID-19: PTF Cautions Nigerians Against Second Lockdown
The Presidential Task Force (PFT) on COVID-19 has cautioned Nigerians against a second lockdown in Nigeria. The Chairman of PTF, Boss Mustapha, made the call at a briefing in Abuja. Mustapha, who is also the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said this can be done by complying with the protocols released by government.…
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774,000 Jobs: FG Set-up Coordinating Committee To Monitor Implementation
The Federal Government has set-up Coordinating committees in the thirty-six states nationwide to monitor the implementation and sustainability of the 774,000 jobs under the Special Public Works programme. The Minister of state for education, Emeka Nwajuba, revealed this to newsmen in Owerri, while flagging off the extended Special Public Works, SPW, programme at Ahiajoku convention…
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ASTHMA; A life threatening disease by Elegbede Victoria
By Victoria Elegbede “He took me by surprise, I was shocked, he blocked my airways, seized my breathe, I felt life moving out of me; Tried to mutter few words but none came through. He was ASTHMA”. Asthma is a chronic disease which causes inflammation and narrowing of the bronchial tubes, it may produce mucus;…
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FG To Resume School Feeding Program February, Gives Updates on N-power
The Federal Government said it would commence the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP), in February 2021, across the country. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, disclosed this yesterday in Abuja at the 4th annual review of the scheme. “We are commencing the school feeding scheme immediately school…
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I was invited to Osun to buy car, Ex-Banker arrested for armed robbery
A former bank staff, Moses Keffi and two others were arrested for armed robbery in Osun, though the suspect denied involvement in the criminal act. Keffi, 38, was arrested last Thursday, Jan 14, on the Osu/Ile-Ife Expressway, said he was invited by a friend, simply identified as “Ibadan”, to Osun State to buy a car…
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How Suspected Kidnappers Shot FUTA Deputy Registrar Dead
Some suspected Kidnappers on Saturday evening shot the Deputy Registrar of Federal University of Technology, FUTA, Akure, Ondo State, Dr Amos Arijesuyo Arijesuyo in the chest which later led to his death. He reportedly sat in the front seat with the driver while three other occupants sat at the back seat. Family source said the…
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Hepatitis B: Medical Expert Warns Against Having Multiple Sexual Partners
A Consultant Microbiologist at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Dr Sherifat Sulaiman, has advised people against having multiple sexual partners, in order to guard against Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Sulaiman made the call on Sunday while delivering a Virtual Public lecture entitled: ” Hepatitis B: the Silent Killer, Causes and Concerns”, organised…
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Lagos Revises Academic Calendar For Public, Private Schools
The Lagos state government has scheduled the second term of the 2020/2021 academic session to run for 61 days for public and private schools in the state. According to the revised calendar for the 2020/2021 academic session released by the Office of the Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), the second term for all schools in the…
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Videos: Suspected Ritualist Den Uncovered in Ekiti
A suspected ritualist den was uncovered on sunday January 17, opposite the University teaching hospital Ado Ekiti. An elderly man was paraded by residents of the area as a suspect and some of the items found at the den include cheque books, human photos , wigs, horn, ATMs and other materials. The suspect has reportedly…
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Horrible! Car With Learner Sign Crushes Six Children To Death in Edo
Tragedy struck in Arue-Uromi, Esan-North East Local Government Area of Edo State on Friday, January 16, when six children were crushed to death by a Mercedes Benz car bearing a learner driver sign. It was gathered that the children, four girls and two boys, said to be siblings, were playing football when an approaching Mercedes…