Day: January 11, 2022

Tinubu declares presidential ambition

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Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, says he has informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his decision to run for the office of President in 2023. Tinubu revealed this on Monday after a private meeting with Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. However, the APC leader said he had yet to publicly disclose his ambition as he was still in consultations with various interest groups across the country. Tinubu’s meeting with the President came days after he (Buhari) declared in a televised interview that he would not…

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Lassa fever: 102 dead as 17 States record 4,632 cases

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102 Lassa fever deaths has been recorded in Nigeria in 38 Local Government Areas, LGAs of 17 States. Disclosing this in its Lassa fever Situation Report, EpiWeek52: 27December–2January,2022, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, said the affected states have been alerted on the disturbing trend. The states affected include Edo (212), Ondo (175), Bauchi (39), Taraba (22), Ebonyi (18), Plateau (9), Benue (8), Kaduna (8), Enugu (5), Nasarawa (3), Kogi (3), FCT (3), Cross River (1),  Imo (1), Anambra (1), Delta (1), and Abia (1). In week 52 (December…

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