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Buhari sacks Agriculture, Power ministers

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President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, relieved two ministers of their appointments. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Nanono, and his Power counterpart, Saleh Mamman, were sacked in a bid to reinvigorate the cabinet and consolidate legacy achievements, according to the President’s address during the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja. The two ministers were sworn in August 2019 as part of the over 40 ministers who make up the current Federal Executive Council. Though the President did not reveal the rating of the sacked ministers, many Nigerians have constantly…

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COVID-19: Nigeria records 626 new cases, 14 deaths

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Nigeria recorded 626 new cases of COVID-19 with 14 casualties on Tuesday, Aug. 31, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The public health agency, on its official website on Wednesday morning, said that the surge in infections was driven by the third wave of the pandemic. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the agency had announced 460 new infections on Monday, Aug. 30. It gave the total number of deaths from the pandemic as 2,469, with the total haul of active cases rising from 10,858 reported on…

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Woman arrested for allegedly converting home to brothel in Zaria

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Altine Abdullahi, mother of two, on Tuesday appeared in a Chief Magistrates’ Court, Kofar Fada Zaria for allegedly converting her home to a brothel. The police charged Abdullahi and Mohammed Yasir with conspiracy, adultery and abduction, contrary to the provisions of sections 59, 230 and 368 of the Penal Code Law. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Abdullahi Sarki, informed the court that the police has concluded investigation into the matter and ready to continue with the case. However, Magistrate Zainab Garba, referred the case to the Criminal Investigation Department of the…

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Fraud: Court orders interim forfeiture of assets of Ogun governor’s ex aide

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The interim forfeiture of the funds and property traced to Mr Abidemi Rufai, the suspended aide of the Ogun State governor facing wire fraud charges in the United States of America has been ordered by a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The court order, which was granted on Tuesday, covered Rufai’s property at House 11, Omodayo Awotuga Street, Bera Estate, Chevy View, Lekki, Lagos, and funds in his accounts domiciled in Sterling and Zenith banks. Justice Tijjani Ringim made the order sequel to an ex parte motion filed…

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Akeredolu signs anti-open grazing bill into law

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Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, yesterday signed into law the Anti-Grazing Bill passed by the State House of Assembly less than 24 hours after he suspended all activities in Ondo State forest reserves. According to a statement made available in Akure yesterday by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo, “the move is in line with the resolution of the Southern Governors’ Forum at its last meeting in Lagos where September 1 was set as the deadline for governors in Southern Nigeria to sign the Anti-Open Grazing Bill into…

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COVID-19: FG set to sanction Nigerians refusing vaccination

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The Federal Government, on Tuesday, hinted that it might sanction anybody who refused to take COVID-19 vaccines after they had been made available to all Nigerians. The Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, gave the hint of possible sanctions at a press briefing in Abuja. This was as a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Tuesday, barred the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, from enforcing compulsory COVID-19 vaccination in the state. Obaseki had last week said any resident of the state,…

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Brazilian model makes $600,000 bid for Messi’s tear-soaked tissue

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Luana Sandien, a Brazilian model and FC Barcelona fan, has bid a whopping $827,000 for the tear-soaked tissue Lionel Messi used when confirming he was leaving the club. Messi broke down in tears when it was time to say goodbye to Barcelona after more than two decades with the Spanish club “I don’t know if I’ll be able to speak,” he said while trying to compose himself during his farewell news conference at the Camp Nou Stadium. “It still hasn’t sunk in that I’m leaving this club, that my life…

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US willing to assist in identifying Boko Haram sponsors -Ambassador

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United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, hàs disclosed that the US is ready to help Nigeria to identify sponsors of terrorism in the country. Leonard disclosed this on Monday during a meeting in Abuja. The envoy was asked if the US was ready to help Nigeria identify sponsors of terrorism in Nigeria. She, however, said talks were ongoing on the matter. Leonard said, “That is something we are very eager to partner Nigeria on. I have had at least three conversations in the last two months on this subject.…

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Kano has 2 million drug addicts – Marwa

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Retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, NDLEA Chairman, said on Monday in Kano that the state has about two million drug addicts, representing 16 per cent prevalence. Marwa made the disclosure when he paid a courtesy visit to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje. “In Kano State, drug abuse prevalence is 16 per cent; that is, in every six persons, one is a drug addict and they are between the ages of 15 years and 64 years. “Kano State has close to two million drug users abusing tramadol, codeine and other cough syrups, rather than…

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Ortom, APC chieftains clash over call for state of emergency in Benue State

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All Progressives Congress, APC, members of Benue State chapter yesterday, in Abuja deliberated on the security situation in the state and asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately take steps to declare a state of emergency. Those who converged on the Nigerian Air Force Conference Centre and Suites, venue of the meeting to deliberate on the state of affairs in Benue include former Senate President, Ameh Ebute; Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume, who addressed the gathering; Gen. Garba, Prof. John Enyi, John Ochoga and Gen. Harrison…

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