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Coronavirus not killer disease, I’m not afraid to work with Chinese — Amaechi

Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, says he is not afraid of mingling with the Chinese in the course of work because coronavirus is not a killer disease. Amaechi spoke on Monday when he featured on Sunrise Daily, a programme on Channels Television. Coronavirus first broke out in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province in China, and […]

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Prank gone wrong: 5 arrested over claims of contracting Coronavirus in Abuja

The FCT Police Command has arrested five people who went to the Wuse District Hospital, claiming that one of them had been infected with coronavirus. All five were paraded at the Wuse Zone 3 Divisional Police station. FCT police spokesperson Anjuguri Manzah said the suspects claimed to have been playing out a script about the

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Okada ban: 40 arrested, 188 motorcycles, 78 tricycles impounded

Following the ban on motorcycles, popularly known as okada, and tricycles, also known as keke in some local governments and routes in Lagos State, 40 violators have been arrested and 188 motorcycles and 78 tricycles impounded by the state police command across the banned areas. The government has also warned all those who are planning

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Revenue from lottery can boost FG’s earnings – Kashamu

Senator Buruji Kashamu has said tax revenue from lotto industry can take Nigeria out of its economic woes if properly harnessed. Kashamu, who represented Ogun East Senatorial District in the eighth senate, revealed this during an interview with journalists in Lagos at the weekend. According to him, the failure of lotto industry operators to be

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Seven injured as cooking gas explodes in Anambra

Seven people have sustained varying degrees of injuries after a cooking gas exploded in a storey building located at No 23 Emmanuel Church road, Inland town Onitsha, Anambra State.  The building was razed down by fire after a gas cooker recently procured exploded while being used for the first time at about 10:30am today, February 2nd. Anambra State Police

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Suicide-bomber arrested at Oyedepo’s Living Faith Church in Kaduna

A suicide-bomber whose name is yet-to-be-identified has been arrested on Sunday in Living Faith Church also known as Winners’ Chapel in Kaduna State. A source, who worshipped at the church today, said the suicide-bomber was exposed by the CCTV cameras in the church’s toilet while trying to detonate the bomb. He was thereafter arrested by

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Coronavirus: WHO lists Nigeria, 12 others as top-risk African nations

The World Health Organisation has identified 13 high-risk African countries for coronavirus. They are Algeria, Angola, Ivory Coast, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. A statement from WHO said the identified African nations have direct links or a high volume of travel to China. “WHO has identified 13

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UNICAL suspends 200-level student for smoking marijuana on campus

The management of University of Calabar (UNICAL) has suspended a 200-level student of the institution who was caught smoking weed (marijuana) on campus.  The 200-level student of the Department of Physics was identified as Uzoagba Chinaemerem and it was gathered that the incident occurred on  27th November, 2019 in Hall 4 of the institution’s Male Hostel. ICYMI: Man arrested for

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US Embassy denies rejecting Bishop Oyedepo’s visa application

The Embassy of the United States of America in Nigeria has debunked reports that Bishop Oyedepo, founder of the Living Faith Church, was denied visa to the US. In a post on Twitter on Friday via @USEmbassyAbuja, the US said the information first published by Thisday Newspapers was false.  The tweet reads, “#FalseNews Alert! Be

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