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18 killed in Canada’s deadliest shooting

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‌ In the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, a man who disguised as a police officer went on a shooting rampage on Sunday, killing at least 18 people, in the worst such attack in the country in 30 years, report says. A police officer was among those killed. Several bodies were found inside and outside one home in the small, rural town of Portapique, about 100km (60 miles) north of Halifax – what police called the first scene. Bodies were also found at other locations and buildings set on fire.…

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Richard Akinjide dies at 88

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Chief Richard Akinjide, former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, is dead. Akinjide passed on at the age of 88 in his Ibadan residence, the Oyo State capital. It was gathered that the legal icon, who died of complications from a protracted illness around 1 am, had been sick for three years. Akinjide, an Ibadan high chief, was born in Ibadan, in the early 1930s to an influential family of warriors. He attended Oduduwa College, Ile-Ife in Osun State and passed out with a distinction (Aggregate 6). The Senior…

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Covid-19: ‌Lagos state records 70 new cases

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According to data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on its website, Lagos State on Sunday recorded no fewer than 70 new coronavirus cases, highest to be recorded by any state within 24 hours in Nigeria. With the new cases, Lagos has recorded a total of 376 confirmed cases, 13 deaths, and 97 recoveries. Lagos State has the highest number of coronavirus cases, deaths and recoveries in Nigeria. NCDC tweeted, “Eighty-six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported: 70 in Lagos, seven in FCT, three in Katsina, three…

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Ministers, other Kyari’s burial attendees bared from Villa

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The Presidency on Sunday insisted on its decision not to allow those who attended the burial of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, access to the Presidential Villa for 14 days. The Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Sunday tweeted, “There is nothing extraordinary about those of us who attended Abba Kyari’s funeral being advised to distance ourselves from the Villa.” Kyari on Friday died of COVID-19 at the First Cardiologists Consultant Hospital, Lagos, where he had been undergoing treatment…

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UK plans to drop Huawei as 5G vendor, citing China coronavirus transparency

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In a major blow to China over poor coronavirus transparency, the UK is moving to drop Huawei as a vendor for the country’s 5G cellphone network. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, now recovering from COVID-19, gave the Chinese company a role in 5G infrastructure this year, squashing opposition last month by 24 votes in the 650-seat House of Commons. But now, concern about the Chinese Communist Party’s inaccurate reporting on the coronavirus has lawmakers crafting plans for a retreat. “We need to devise a proper, realistic exit strategy from relying on…

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Kano commissioner sacked over comment on Abba Kyari

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Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Kano State Governor, has ordered immediate sack of his Commissioner for Work and Infrastructure, Mu’azu Magaji. A statement signed by his Commissioner of Information, Muhammad Garba, said Mu’azu was removed due to his unguarded utterances on social media against the late Chief of Staff to the President, Alhaji Abba Kyari. Garba said Ganduje was shocked over the commissioner’s comment, which he considered frightening for a public servant, who ought to have respected the sacredness of his office and refrained from act capable of bringing government to disrepute.…

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Diplomats threaten retaliation against Chinese in Africa

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Following the racist attacks and maltreatment of Nigerians and other Africans by Chinese officials in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, African diplomats have threatened to shut down their consulates. The African Consuls-General in a protest letter to the Chinese Government noted that Africans were being denied hotel accommodation upon arrival in Guangzhou, adding that they were also subjected to an additional 14-day quarantine at various isolation centres after being cleared and issued an appropriate certificate of release by the Centralised Quarantine and Medical Observation. They warned Beijing that their home countries might…

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Residents protest against stay-at-home orders in US

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Protesters took to the streets in several states across the U.S. this week, demanding that stay-at-home orders to stem the spread of the new coronavirus be eased. Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina and Utah are among the states that saw rallies in recent days as concerns mount over the economic fallout of the measures. U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to throw his weight behind demonstrators in three states with Democratic governors. “LIBERATE MINNESOTA!” the Republican president tweeted, followed by calls to “liberate” Michigan and Virginia. A few dozen…

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Lassa fever hits Edo, Ondo, Ebonyi, cases rise to 973

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The number of confirmed cases of Lassa fever in the country has increased to 973 in the 15th week of 2020 from the 963 cases recorded in the 14th week, says the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. It said the 10 new cases were reported from Edo, Ondo, Kogi, Nasarawa and Plateau states. The centre made the disclosure in its latest situation report (Week 15) on the disease published on Friday. The breakdown of the disease’s confirmed cases showed that while 27 states had recorded at least one confirmed case…

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Imam sacked for obeying lockdown directive in Zaria

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Sheikh Sani Yakubu, the Chairman, Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’a Wa’iqamatis Sunnah, Zaria in Kaduna State, has sacked Mallam Abubakar Sarki-Aminu as the imam (preacher) at the Sheikh Mahood Gumi Centre Juma’at Mosque. Sarki-Aminu was fired for complying with an order banning congregational prayers in the state. The sect claims there is nothing like coronavirus, saying COVID-19 is a western propaganda. Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, the leader of Izala Muslim sect in Plateau State,  had  on Izala TV, insisted that coronavirus was a fabrication. The Kaduna State Government had on March 20, 2020…

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