POLITICS

895 stranded Nigerians evacuated from UK, Dubai 0
- HEALTH, POLITICS
- July 15, 2020
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, has said that 590 stranded Nigerians have been successfully evacuated from the United Kingdom (UK) and are expected to arrive Abuja and Lagos on Tuesday. The minister also confirmed the evacuation of 305 other Nigerians from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), via Emirate Airline. The evacuees
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FG condemns UK treatment of Nigerian carrier, sets to review Air agreements 0
- Editorial, POLITICS, WORLD
- July 13, 2020
The Federal Government says it will review its Air agreements with various countries as a result of the unacceptable treatment of Nigerian carriers, especially as COVID-19 lasted. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Geoffrey Onyeama, made this known via his verified twitter handle on Sunday following the denial of landing rights to Air Peace at
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BREAKING: Lagos lawmaker, Tunde Buraimoh, is dead 0
- POLITICS
- July 10, 2020
The lawmaker representing Kosofe Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Tunde Buraimoh, is dead. Press gathered that the lawmaker died around 4 am on Friday. He died at the age of 60. It was learnt that Buraimoh, who was the Assembly’s spokesperson, had been absent from the Assembly’s Complex for two weeks.
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Ondo Assembly suspends three anti-impeachment members, leader resigns 0
- POLITICS
- July 9, 2020
The plenary session of the Ondo State House of Assembly on Wednesday ended abruptly after three lawmakers were suspended for alleged gross misconduct. The suspended lawmakers – the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, Mr Iroju Ogundeji, Mrs Favour Tomomewo and Mr Adewale Adewinle – are among the nine members of the House that opposed the
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NCDC to establish COVID-19 testing centre in Nasarawa 0
- HEALTH, POLITICS, WORLD
- July 9, 2020
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has disclosed plans to establish a molecular laboratory in Nasarawa State to enable medical experts carry out COVID-19 tests. Director-General of the centre, Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this during a visit to the state governor, Abdullahi Sule, at the Government House, on Wednesday. Ihekweazu, who said the NCDC would
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Oyo deputy governor, others denied access to Ajimobi’s eighth-day fidau prayers 0
- POLITICS
- July 6, 2020
There was a mild drama yesterday as a family of the late Governor Abiola Ajimobi denied the state’s Deputy Governor, Rauf Olaniyan, access to the eighth-day fidau prayers held for the deceased at his Oluyole Estate residence in Ibadan. Olaniyan arrived the residence at about 11:20 a.m. in a convoy of five vehicles. On getting
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