Nigeria has recorded 25 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 135. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in new tweets on Tuesday afternoon after reporting 4 cases on Monday night and 20 fresh ones today. The new cases are spread across Lagos, Kaduna, Oyo and…
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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria has risen to 81. This was revealed on Friday night. Confirming 11 new cases, NCDC said eight of the cases were discovered in Lagos, while two were discovered in Enugu and one in Edo State. Of the…
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According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), two new cases of the COVID-19 have been confirmed in Nigeria. The report noted that the additional cases were found in Lagos State and Osun State. A statement by the NCDC reveals that both cases are travellers who returned to Nigeria in the last 7 days.…
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The Gubernatorial Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sun State, Ademola Adeleke has been detained by the Police. Frank Mba, police spokesperson, confirmed the arrest to TheCable, stating that he would be charged to court today. Adeleke was reportedly detained after he honoured an invitation at the force headquarters in Abuja. “We alert the…
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The controversy surrounding the eligibility of Senator Ademola Adeleke to contest for the Osun governorship election has been clarified as an Akure Federal Court Of Appeal today affirmed his qualification and eligibility to contest the office. The Court dismmised an appeal against the judgement of Osogbo High court which had confirmed the eligibility of Senator…
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A group of youths in Osun State under the aegis of the Osun Concerned Citizens on Wednesday protested judgement of the Osun Election Petition Tribunal on the September 22, 2018 governorship poll. Last Friday, the 3-person tribunal ruled the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship, Senator Ademola Adeleke, was the winner of the poll. According to…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared President Muhammadu Buhari winner of the election in Ekiti and Osun states. The president, who is in a clear lead in the results so far declared in the north, extended his winning streak to the south-west. He is leading in 13 of the 16 local government areas…
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The House of Representatives on Thursday, resolved to probe issues surrounding bailout funds given to states by the Federal Government. It said that it would set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the terms and conditions of disbursement of the funds. The ad hoc committee, according to the lawmakers, will investigate utilization of…
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Former Osun State deputy governor and leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Iyiola Omisore was on Sunday morning, arrested in Abuja. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had declared the politician wanted in May, in connection with a case of receiving and misappropriating the sum of over N700 million…
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Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr.Kuden Kamshak, has confirmed the detection of five cases of Lassa fever in Jos. He however added that the patients are responding to treatment. According to the commissioner, Plateau State had been identified as one of the hotbed of the ailment due to its proximity to most of the…
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