Congregating to pray during Ramadan would endanger the lives of millions of people, the UAE said, during an announcement instructing Muslims to make supplications at home. Muslim citizens and residents in the UAE havebeen instructed to pray at home during theupcoming holy fasting month of Ramadan, in anunprecedented move for the country to navigatereligious duties […]
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Lagos has announced an increment in the hazard allowance of the state health workers who are tackling coronavirus pandemic It was a show of gratitude as Governor Sanwo- Olu increased the allowances from N5,000 to N20,000 Lagos also commended the health workers for their “doggedness and enthusiasm towards duty in all health facilities state-wide” In […]
Twenty percent of those that visited a primary health centre designated for sample taking to test Lagosians for coronavirus tested positive for the disease The disclosure was made by a medical officer at the centre, Doctor Ubani, when Legit TV visited She says test results are released 48 hours after they have been conducted One […]
-The director of a maximum-security laboratory in Wuhan has rubbished claims that coronavirus originated from the lab – Identified as Yuan Zhiming, he said it was impossible and any reports claiming such were mere speculation – China has come under fire for how transparent it has been on reporting the outbreak Yuan Zhiming, director of […]
Imo State government has assured that the crisis between herders and villagers in Ezinihite Mbaise is under control andpromised that the points of disagreement between the two parties would be settledamicably.
Former Nigeria international Sunday Oliseh has refuted reports that he will never coach the senior national team, Super Eagles ever again. Oliseh made the headlines last week when he ruled himself out of coaching the Super Eagles again after fallen out of favor with the Nigeria Football Federation. The former Ajax Amsterdam and Juventus man, […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended the use of the National Identification Number for registration for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination UTME. The registrar of JAMB, Ishaq Oloyede, who stated this while briefing journalists in Abuja on Saturday, said the move was to provide more time for candidates to get their […]
An unemployed man, Faniyi Ajibola, 27, who allegedly stole two bottles of Holy Communion wine, soaps and sachet of salt worth N46,000 from a Church in Mushin, Lagos, on Friday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. Mr Ajibola, who resides in Mushin, Lagos, is charged with theft and breach of peace, but he pleaded […]
Alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans has said he could estimate the financial value of his victims from a short distance. Evans said this in a video played during his trial in an Ikeja High Court on Friday during the cross- examination of the Investigating Police Officer (IPO) Insp. Idowu Haruna by Mr Emmanuel […]
The National Universities Commission (NUC) says it has unbundled Mass Communication into seven separate degree programmes to meet present demand. The Commission also said that degree programmes in Agriculture, Architecture and Creative Art have also been split into different ones, with the changes expected to take effect in this year in all universities in the […]
The Osun State Government has called on caterers and food vendors in the state to stop the dangerous act of using paracetamol to tenderise meat and also the use of ‘hypo’ a bleaching detergent for cassava processing to induce ‘whiteness of fufu and gaari.’. The warning was issued in Osogbo at a joint news conference […]
Nigeria National Team coach Gernot Rohr has been ranked among the top twenty national team coaches in 2019 by German-based organisation International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). The year award was won by Fernando Santos, coach of Portugal national team, with whom he won the UEFA Nations League in June 2019. Football experts […]
-University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) School Fees 2019/2020 – For All Departments has now been released. -UNN school authorities issued the School Fees for 2019/2020 session, Below is the University of Nigeria, Nsukka UNN Fee Schedule. UNn School Fees For Freshers Students. Faculty/School Fees Social Sciences – 70,700.00 Pub Admin – 70,700.00 Agriculture – 70,700.00 […]
Walk down a street in many parts of the continent, you are bound to find a good number of churches and mosques. In Nigeria a lot of the areas which boast of many churches and mosques do not have good roads, and most importantly, access to primary healthcare is a challenge for some who attend […]
Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, a former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has revealed the deep-seated reason for the unending friction between his successor, Adams Oshiomhole, and Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo. Oyegun, who described the political battle in Edo as tragic, said on Thursday, December 13, that the governor was being treated like […]
Senator Walid Jibrin, the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that some individuals believed to be supporters of former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, are after his life over the 2023 Presidential ticket of the party. The Chairman who made the allegation in a press statement in Abuja […]
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Ita Enang, in an interview in Uyo, told the people of Iboku not to resort to violence in opposing the siting of the plant in their community, saying the Federal Government would not do anything to the detriment of the people. He said […]
The Supreme leader of Indigenous people of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has announced the regions and states that will make up the proposed Biafra land if their agitation for secession or breakup is finally approved. According to the publication the map released consist of 25 initial province across the south east, south south and north […]
The Nigerian Police Force on Saturday, December 28 has arrested the founder and president of Jesus Deliverance Ministry in Abuja, Pastor Shola Akande who allegedly selling anointing oil to his Church members for one million Naira per bottle. According to the man of God, the power in the oil can make a poor man a […]
The Nigeria entertainment industry has recorded a great boost in 2019 with old and new stars taking the music industry to the next level. While some music stars recorded low performance in 2019, some took the Nigerian music industry to the world stage with their amazing vibes and lyrics. Below are the list of the […]
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