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“Why Nigeria cannot produce COVID-19 vaccines”

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‌ Huge investment and technologies which are not readily available in Nigeria, are parts of the reasons why Nigeria may not be able to produce COVID-19 vaccines at present. These are the words of the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib. He said, “There are questions around why Nigeria is not producing COVID-19 vaccines. I want to put on record that the process of producing a vaccine is very complex and complicated. It requires massive investment that has not been done for many…

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AJAYI WINS THE 59TH FIRSTBANK LAGOS OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

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Ikoyi Club based category-1 amateur golfer, Ajayi Tajudeen has emerge winner of the 59th edition of the FirstBank sponsored Lagos Open Golf Championship. Ajayi closed with 1-under par 70 for a total of 7-over the course par to win the Championship by two-shots after 56-holes. Happy at the recently held golf tourney, Ajayi adduced his success to hard work, saying “I practiced a lot”. “There is no short cut to success which is why I take the sport very seriously. I was well prepared for this tournament because I practiced…

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Donald Trump’s account permanently banned by Twitter

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For repeatedly violating its rules, the social media giant, Twitter Inc, has permanently banned the United States President, Donald Trump’s personal account. “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them — specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter — we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence,” the company wrote in a blog post on Friday. The company announced the ban two days after Trump was initially suspended Wednesday for posting…

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Malami stops NDLEA’s recruitment exercise due to Covid-19

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Attorney General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has issued a directive to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA to suspend its planned screening and documentation exercise for 5,000 new recruits. Malami said his attention was drawn to a directive the NDLEA gave the 5,000 candidates to appear at its Academy, Citadel Counter-Narcotics Nigeria, CCNN, Katton-Rikkos, Jos, Plateau State for the screening and documentation exercise between January 10 and 23, 2021, at 0900 hours daily. The AGF admitted that the exercise was long overdue…

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Chief(Mrs) Eleto talks about her NGO plans for 2021

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The founder of Inclusive Social Welfare and Empowerment Foundation, Chief(Mrs.) Pat Eleto says her New Year resolution for 2021 is to build on the successes recorded last year, and to continue to spread love this year by assisting more people who are less privileged. According to the amiable woman, she said “The Covid-19 pandemic really affected a lot of businesses last year, and a lot of job losses were recorded, making the number of people who needs help to increase, but we thank God for what we were able to…

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Cocoa House elevator collapses, leaves one dead, four injured

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The elevator of the Cocoa House in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has reportedly collapsed during repairs, leaving one person dead and four others injured. It was gathered that the faulty elevator collapsed when some technicians were working on it to make it functional. When the elevator fell, one of the technicians died instantly while three others sustained injuries. Reacting to the incident, Mr Victor Ayetoro, Head, Corporate Affairs, Odu’ a Investment Company Limited, confirmed the casualty figure but added that the conglomerate was trying to change the old elevator…

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Oyo officials in court for allegedly stealing, selling COVID-19 palliatives

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A Protocol Officer in charge of palliatives, Sunday Akinleye aged 43 and a driver named Adebiyi Azeez, 50; both officials of Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Oyo State government have been arraigned before an Iwo-Road Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, for allegedly stealing and selling 40 bags of sugar from the state’s COVID-19 palliatives. It was gathered that, the defendants were charged alongside a trader, one Kafayat Babalola, for allegedly receiving and buying the stolen items. The defendants are facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, stealing, and receiving…

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Greed, jealousy made me kill my stepson, housewife confesses

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“Greed and jealousy made me to kill the son of my husband’s second wife. She had a male child and I was not happy that our husband was showing her more care,” these were the confession statement of a 24-year-old housewife, Mariam Musa. Mariam, a tailor and resident of Ede, Osun State was paraded by the new Osun State Commissioner of Police, Wale Olokode, in Osogbo. The suspect said the three-year-old boy, Rokeeb, left his mother and came to her room on the day she committed the act. She confessed…

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Actress Bukky Amos talks on her plans after ‘Sisi Marwa’ movie

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Nigerian born star actress based in the United States of America, Bukky Amos-Bello popularly known as Arewa by her fans, has revealed her plans for the New Year, after her hugely successful movie, Sisi Marwa. According to the beautiful actress cum producer, she said, “Year 2020 was very challenging for me, and I know its everywhere due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but I am grateful for the achievements recorded last year, especially with the release of Sisi Marwa; a two part movie that has attracted a lot of accolades from…

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Magistrates protest over unpaid salaries, block Governor Ayade’s office

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Armed with placards while singing solidarity songs in protest over non-payment of their two-year salaries, about 30 Magistrates in Cross River State yesterday(Monday), blocked the second gate leading to Governor Ben Ayade’s office in Calabar. The state’s Chief Magistrate, Solomon Abuo, said the protest was their last resort after several pleas and correspondences to the state government yielded no desired result. They threatened to boycott courts if the government failed to meet their demands. They also claimed that nobody from the governor’s office was willing to address the magistrates, claiming…

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