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Sat, 16 Jan 2021 07:37:25 +0000
COVID-19: UK To Close All Travel Corridors Monday
All travel corridors to the UK will be closed from Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced, ending the quarantine exemption for arrivals from selected nations.The announcement comes after it was confirmed that a new variant of COV...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 06:38:23 +0000
Kaduna University Dismisses Lecturer For Hugging Female Student In His Office
The Kaduna State University, KASU, has terminated the appointment of Dr. Idowu Abbas of the Geography Department, over allegations of sexual harassment. The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) of the school, Prof. Abdullahi Ashafa, announced t...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 06:38:17 +0000
Two Die As Farmers, Herdsmen Clash In Oyo Community
File Photo: Herdsmen. Two farmers in Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government area of Oyo State, on Friday, were killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen after an indigene of the area, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Sunday Igboho, stormed the are...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 06:36:23 +0000
Amnesty International, Activists Raise Concerns As Amotekun Kills 11 In Three Weeks
File photo used to illustrate story. Controversy has continued to trail the setting up of the Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN), popularly known as Amotekun, following allegations of abuse against the initiative even as some states in t...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 06:35:36 +0000
$1.1bn Deal: Elumelu's Firm Buys Shell, Total, ENI Stakes In Oil Block
Tony Elumelu Three international oil companies operating in Nigeria have sold their combined 45 per cent interest in Oil Mining Lease 17 and related assets in the Eastern Niger Delta to TNOG Oil and Gas Limited, an integrated energy company f...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 06:31:50 +0000
Trump Leaves Office Wednesday Ahead Of Biden's Inauguration
Donald Trump President Donald Trump plans to leave Washington on Wednesday morning before Joe Biden is sworn in, a senior administration official told Reuters on Friday. Vice President Mike Pence will attend in Trump's place. Donald T...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:54:42 +0000
Heirs Holdings Acquires 45 Percent Participating Interest In Nigerian Oil Licence
Leading African investment company, Heirs Holdings, has acquired 45 percent participating interest in Nigerian oil licence OML 17 and other assets from the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, Total E&P Nigeria Limited...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:55:52 +0000
Some Nigerians Don’t Pray For Their Soldiers, They Only Wail — Femi Adesina
Femi Adesina The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said Nigerians who fail to commit the security situation of the country into the hands of God could be guilty of indirectly prolonging the war against...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:47:56 +0000
Policeman Beat Me Up, Seized My Phone After I Asked To Sit Beside Him In A Bus —Deacon
A 59-year-old man, Komolafe David, has alleged that a policeman brutally assaulted him and seized his phone after he asked to sit beside the officer in a bus. David, who identified himself as a Deacon of The Apostolic Church of Nigeria, narr...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 18:54:50 +0000
Uganda's Museveni Takes Massive Lead After About 50% Of Votes Counted, Bobi Wine Kicks
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has a clear lead in the presidential race following Thursday's vote, official preliminary results show. But his main challenger, pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine, said the tally was the result of the wo...



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