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Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:54:29 +0000
No one can expel Man City, Chelsea, Real Madrid from UCL – Perez
Agency Reporter The President of the new European Super League, Florentino Perez, has assured the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City that they won’t be kicked out of this season’s Champions League after signing up for the breakaway compe...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:38:05 +0000
Fresh controversy as Pantami’s verified Facebook page attacks activist
By Alao Abiodun There is fresh outrage over an attack on activist Deji Adeyanju via the verified Facebook page of Minister Communications and Digital Economy; Dr. Isa Pantami. The Nation reports Nigerians have been demanding resignation of Pantami ov...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:20:34 +0000
Fed. Govt: we shunned states request to borrow N50bn for sharing
By Nduka Chiejina, Abuja The dust raised by Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki’s claim that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) printed over N60 billion to augment last month’s allocation to the three tiers of government may take a while to settle. ...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:10:05 +0000
Gunmen kill policemen in multiple attacks on stations
By Nwanosike Onu, Awka; Sunny Nwankwo, Umuahia, Emma Elekwa, Onitsha and Nichola Kalu, Abuja Buildings, vehicles razed Detainees freed It’s terrorism, says Fed Govt More policemen and stations came under attack in two Southeast states on Monday. Gu...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:00:43 +0000
1,101,827 vaccinated, says NPHCDA
By Moses Emorinken, Abuja As of Monday, a total of 1,101,827 Nigerians have been vaccinated with the first dose in the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccination, according to the latest data from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPH...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:54:49 +0000
Health personnel, facilities overstretched, says UNILORIN V-C
Our Reporter University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem has said the country’s health care system is facing serious challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Abdulkareem disclosed this on Monday while speaking at t...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:48:54 +0000
Terrorists dislodge troops at Dikwa
By Precious Igbonwelundu, and Okodili Ndidi, Abuja Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) on Sunday night attacked troops at Dikwa, Borno State, dislodging them, The Nation has learnt. The invaders struck between...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:42:39 +0000
Mass burial for seven killed by herdsmen in Benue
By Uja Emmanuel, Makurdi Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom on Monday confirmed that seven persons were killed and five seriously injured as suspected herdsmen attacked Anune community in Makurdi Local Government area of the state. The assailants inva...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:36:45 +0000
‘Mummy slashed me with razor, put pepper in the wounds’
By Simon Utebor, Yenagoa Police in Bayelsa State have arrested a 35-year-old woman, Mrs Priye Richman, for allegedly inflicting life-threatening injuries with razor blades on her teenage daughter, Tokoye, over alleged theft of N1,500. Police apprehen...